Freedom unifies the soul': Trump's State of the Union speechwriters have thrown in the towel

[usaf-vet]

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Source: The Guardian

The US reality-TV president has shown a stubborn resistance to playing the role of a normal commander-in-chief

There’s only one political body that is more incompetent than the Iowa Democratic party. That body was delivering what could be its last State of the Union speech on Tuesday.

For the fourth year, Donald Trump pretended to address Congress like his presidential predecessors, with some kind of legislative agenda worthy of the chief executive of the most powerful country on the planet.

But our reality-TV president has shown a stubborn resistance to playing anything like the normal role of a commander-in-chief. This time last year, he threatened war if Congress continued to investigate his many varied scandals, crimes and impeachable abuses.

“If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation,” he said in a nonsense rhyme that sounded like the vaguely ominous threats of a childish bully armed with nuclear weapons. “It just doesn’t work that way!”



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/04/freedom-unifies-the-soul-trumps-state-of-the-union-speechwriters-have-thrown-in-the-towel

[Laelth]

1. Excellent article. Thanks for the link. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[gab13by13]

2. His speech wasn't written by Steven Miller,

it was too toned down for Trump, as bad as it was.

[JohnnyRingo]

3. Must read in full

Wolfe is an excellent editorialist.

Thanx for posting.

[GP6971]

4. Wrong forum.

This is an opinion piece. Please repost in GD.

[usaf-vet]

6. Done

[GP6971]

7. Thanks...I'll lock this thread.

[Kali]

5. "It's only a matter of time before he declares a war on Islamist atheists."