Sunday, May 21, 2017

"HE CHOKED!" REDUX

I'm amused by this story on the reaction to the president's Saudi Arabia speech:
... President Donald Trump is ... taking heat from his avid supporters....

His crime?

Calling Islam “one of the world’s great faiths.”

That double hit — ducking [the phrase] “[radical] Islamic terrorism” while praising the religion — was not received very well on Twitter....



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I'm reminded of Joe Scarborough's reaction to Trump's meeting with Mexico's president back in September:
On "Morning Joe," the host said Trump's refusal to press [President Enrique] Peña Nieto in person about funding a border wall between the US and Mexico demonstrated Trump's lack of confidence as a leader.

"If that's the center of your campaign, how do you not get the job done when you're there?" Scarborough said.

He added: "He had the guy in front of him and he choked. He choked! I can't stand people who choke under pressure."



What happened to the tough guy all these Trump voters thought they were electing? The two-fisted, doesn't-back-down "blue-collar billionaire"?

But it occurs to me that one of the best-known songs about standing up to an adversary -- a classic to many people in Trump Country -- is actually about not having the nerve to stand up.



I'd give the shirt right off of my back
If I had the guts to say

Take this job and shove it
I ain't working here no more....
That's Trump -- he acts as if he's ready to tell his enemies where to get off and his fans don't even realize that as soon as they're face to face, he'll back down.

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UPDATE I cut the tweet from Vic Berger IV. I'm informed that he's an anti-Trump mocker.

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