Presidential hopeful Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL |
It happens all the time and you will see it in nearly every
political speech you hear. Rubio is by far not the only offender, or the worst.
Politicians from Mike Huckabee to Hillary Clinton say things that make the
crowd scream and lose their minds and say afterwards “I’m voting for that one,”
and of course, that was what the speaker, either Jeb Bush or Donald Trump, was
trying to do. But if you look back at the statement that created all the
ruckus, it often was either untrue, misleading, or simply pointless.
Hillary Clinton shouting “we are the party of people!” and
the crowd goes nuts. But what on earth does that mean? The party of people?
Animals aren’t allowed to vote? I doubt that’s what she was talking about, but
she never did clarify. Or Republicans saying “I stand for traditional values!”
and people say later “He is anti-gay marriage, I’m voting for him.” But of
course, the politician never said whose traditional values he’s backing, or how
he will make sure they are protected.
Donald Trump making his racist , disgusting, and desperate
comments in the last few weeks is a prime example of rhetoric gone wild as politicians,
(yes, Donald is one, whatever he may say) screaming nonsense hoping someone
will like it enough to vote for him. Nobody likes illegal immigrants coming
here and killing American citizens, so Trump is lying when he says some people do want it.
And Donald Trump doesn’t really believe that Jeb Bush’s wife
is an illegal immigrant, like he has said. But those out there who are Trump
supporters love it. And the sorry excuses for human beings in this country who
are racists like it too. So the Donald screams nonsense to bait them to his
side.
When choosing a candidate in the coming months, be certain
you watch out for those on both sides of the aisle who will say things without
meaning or talk about fixes they can’t deliver, in hopes of getting your vote.
Politicians who throw red meat (pandering to the far wing of
their party with high flown rhetoric) aren’t dumb, they are really smart, like
Bernie Sanders, a Socialist, who knows he can’t possibly deliver on his
promises of free college for all, but says he can hoping for votes. But when
someone throws red meat to you so you’ll bark and go crazy, they aren’t worthy
of your vote anymore. They just treated you like a dog.
Andrew C. Abbott
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