{"id":1282,"date":"2015-08-10T07:27:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T07:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomzom.com\/blog\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2015-08-23T06:40:24","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T06:40:24","slug":"what-donald-trumps-not-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tomzom.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/10\/what-donald-trumps-not-nice\/","title":{"rendered":"What? Donald Trump’s Not Nice???"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First —<\/strong> Let me be very clear and say that\u00a0I have\u00a0been\u00a0closely following (and liking) for a long time\u00a0the following list of republican candidates which include —\u00a0Ted Cruz, Scott Walker,\u00a0Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina,\u00a0Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Perry. Here’s why.\u00a0I simply like them, and\u00a0feel good about what they’ve done.\u00a0Also, I like what they\u00a0say and how they say it.<\/p>\n

Second —<\/strong> And, bottom line? Any one of these\u00a0candidates would be preferable to the alternative. Let’s be perfectly clear about that.<\/p>\n

Now, having said that,\u00a0let me offer\u00a0my unsolicited thoughts about Donald Trump.\u00a0One very important thing to know\u00a0is that I’m not going to NOT like Trump just because there are others out there who don’t. I’m also not going to NOT like him simply because he rubs people the wrong way,\u00a0or isn’t very nice\u00a0when\u00a0dishing\u00a0back\u00a0at someone’s hate and sarcasm!<\/p>\n

In fact, let me just take the liberty here and remind everyone that ‘nice’ doesn’t cut it anymore —\u00a0not in the todays\u00a0politics. And, anyone with even a modicum of observational\u00a0ability knows this. Once again,\u00a0[nice] and statesman-like\u00a0doesn’t work — not when you’re looking to win against a nasty toned liberal democrat.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, todays voting public seems to prefer a great deal of spiritedness in their elected leaders, and democrats are more than willing to go there — all the way if necessary!<\/p>\n

So, what does this have to do with Trump?\u00a0Well, first of all, it seems to me that the folks who don’t like Trump — feel that way mostly because\u00a0he\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0present himself\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0politically correct, nice and classy\u00a0statesman. The problem\u00a0is — playing\u00a0[nice] hasn’t worked (at all) in the recent past for any of the Republicans. They’ve lost at almost every turn because they chose instead to come across ‘nice’ and take the high road, while on the other hand, being snarky and coming across extremely nasty to the opponent\u00a0has worked quite well for the Democrats. It\u2019s the reality of the game. They\u2019ve discovered that being mean and cutting works \u2013 so, they remain mean and cutting, and conservative Americans\u00a0suffer greatly as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s interesting to see that Trump is still leading in the polls — perhaps not because he’s the most qualified statesman, but rather because he’s the only one [THE ONLY ONE]\u00a0willing to forfeit\u00a0the political love, and actually take on all the risk involved in getting down and dirty, and putting on the necessary dog and pony show while scrapping with his opponents. Obviously, according to the polls,\u00a0this is\u00a0a very necessary and effective thing to do!<\/span><\/p>\n

I can assure you that the Democratic opponent won’t even blink an eye when it comes to dishing out\u00a0the nastiness and humiliation, which, unfortunately, the general public will just eat up. So, like it or not, we need a Trump (of some-kind), simply because\u00a0no one else is willing to go there (like he has) and\u00a0openly push back at the opponent.\u00a0They’ve kept aloof from such doings\u00a0for\u00a0fear of not coming off nice. Trump showed that he\u00a0understands this principle\u00a0when he stated “this great country’s in trouble and\u00a0we don\u2019t have time for tone, or to play nice!”<\/span><\/p>\n

He also showed\u00a0his economic leadership and general understanding of things when he said: “We’re losing at every turn.” “We always end up on the short end of every negotiation.” “We’ll soon reach 21 trillion in debt.” “We look weak.”\u00a0“Our military\u00a0has been drastically downsized and needs to be built back up,\u00a0and we’re doing a terrible job in taking care of our\u00a0vets who were willing to fight for our freedom.” “China and Mexico are beating us \u2013 all because of our stupid politicians.\u201d \u201cThis country needs someone like me,\u00a0a tough,\u00a0experienced,\u00a0savvy businessman and negotiator, and someone who knows —\u00a0and has dealt with politicians for years, to get in there and fix it,\u00a0and make this country great again!”<\/span><\/p>\n

The way I see it — he’s doesn’t miss the mark\u00a0by much in what he says. Have you ever really listened to him?\u00a0As a matter of fact, I’ll confess that much of what he says, and the manner in which he says it really hits home with me,\u00a0like it has\u00a0with so many\u00a0others. 24% can’t all be wrong. I’ve\u00a0heard from many of them, and have concluded that\u00a0they’re\u00a0not just a bunch of weak simpletons who can be blown with any wind. These are extremely smart people who are simply tired of lying\u00a0Casper-milk-toast politicians who give away the elections simply because they’re afraid of being seen as anything other than nice. Once again, Trump seems to understand this — and guess what? He fights fire with fire, and he wins! And,\u00a0it’s a refreshing thing to see!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh sure, there are definitely\u00a0the other republican candidates that I dearly love, and will fully support if they\u00a0end up being the\u00a0republican nominee.\u00a0But, my concern is — can they win??? Are they willing to fight hard to the extent of getting down dirty in front of a general public who’ll clearly reject even the slightest notion of a weak politician? As unfortunate of a\u00a0thing as\u00a0it is —\u00a0it’s simply the reality of where we’re at in\u00a0our society.\u00a0People are looking toward anyone who seems outwardly willing to make a blatant\u00a0stand, even if making such a stand requires some edgy, less than classy sounding abrasiveness. And, so far \u2013 Trump seems to be that person!<\/span><\/p>\n

And, for all of\u00a0you “he’s never held a political office” types — remember this:<\/p>\n

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  1. He’s been\u00a0dealing with, and negotiating with politicians\u00a0for years. I believe that he’s plenty familiar\u00a0with the political realm, and how\u00a0things work at that level.<\/li>\n
  2. He’s successfully built an extremely large business\u00a0and has employed thousands of people.\u00a0How many other\u00a0candidates have done\u00a0this?<\/li>\n
  3. He’s negotiated large money deals that very few of us can even understand much\u00a0less duplicate. He is extremely competent\u00a0at the negotiating table, and at getting\u00a0what he\u00a0deems is in his best interest.\u00a0So, would\u00a0it not stand to reason that he would be just as competent\u00a0at negotiating and getting what is in America’s best interest?<\/li>\n
  4. He’s established himself as a\u00a0formidable figure who owes no one. He knows exactly how special interest works, and\u00a0remains free and clear\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0clutches and control of it.\u00a0No other candidate will have that\u00a0luxury.\u00a0This is perhaps one of the greatest\u00a0items of political leverage that Donald\u00a0Trump\u00a0would possess while making decisions as the President of the United States.\u00a0Any fear of having\u00a0to appease some special interest group based on some pre-election monetary agreement\u00a0simply wouldn’t exist with Trump. He simply doesn’t need their money to get elected.<\/li>\n
  5. He’s experienced, and very good\u00a0at working the media — both in front\u00a0of — and behind the camera.<\/li>\n
  6. In any setting\u00a0where he is presiding, there’s\u00a0no doubt\u00a0who the leader is.<\/li>\n
  7. He’s not afraid to fight —\u00a0out in the open if necessary,\u00a0even if it involves taking the gloves of political correctness off. He’s already shown this.<\/li>\n
  8. In spite of\u00a0being on his third marriage, he still seems to come off like\u00a0a caring patriot and\u00a0loving family man — and those who personally know him\u00a0report to like him —\u00a0a lot!<\/li>\n
  9. He’s an American success.<\/li>\n
  10. He understands freedom and the economy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Regardless of how I feel\u00a0about the other republican candidates, my question\u00a0is this —\u00a0why\u00a0would anyone ever refer\u00a0to Donald Trump as a\u00a0Joke? I think he’s a lot of things (as stated above), but\u00a0I certainly don’t consider him a\u00a0joke.\u00a0Furthermore, I’m not going to consider him to be a joke simply because that’s a popular attitude to take.<\/p>\n

    My Country has been\u00a0hijacked, and I want\u00a0it back. Whoever\u00a0we end up\u00a0sending to go up against Hillary (or whoever their candidate happens to be), I want that person to be able to WIN — and not just [kindly] give away the election. So,\u00a0since the others aren’t really showing any of the necessary fighting spirit (just yet), and Donald Trump is, of course — I’m watching him right now (like many others) with a great deal of interest!<\/p>\n

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    -TomZom<\/p>\n

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