Tonight, Trump gave his big speech to Congress. After watching an edge-of-your-seat Warriors vs Wizards game, I decided to wind down from the madness by switching the channel to see what this speech was going to be all about. More madness? I was determined to find out.
Now, I know that my blog is still brand spanking new and this is only my fourth piece; but by now I think it is pretty obvious what my feelings are in regards to Trump. Not a fan. BUT being the person that I am, I always like to have hope where hope seems possible. I have always been one to try and find the good in even the worst of folks. And honestly, there are a lot of people out there who are perfectly content and comfortable being the dark souls that they are, and I can’t seem to find even a sliver of good. Trump? While my heart, soul and gut feel the very negative energy that seeps out of his pores, my mind tells me to believe that he has some good hidden SOMEWHERE underneath that very thin skin. And so I decided to watch and listen tonight to his show with an open mind. And a show it was indeed.
As I watched Trump give his speech tonight and listened to the words that came out of his mouth, I couldn’t help but wonder; have these speeches always been awkward? Have I just never really paid attention to the Presidents speeches in the past? Has half of the room always given standing ovations every 3 minutes while the other half sits in their seats? Perhaps I am just a newbie to this crazy political world. I am paying attention now more than I ever have in my life. While I am very familiar with Obama’s ability to speak and truly touch peoples hearts and souls with his eloquent speeches, I can not recall specifically his speeches to Congress and what all surrounded them. Were they awkward as well? Am I the only one who felt the awkwardness tonight?
As the speech went on this evening, I couldn’t help but feel in my gut that this was all bullshit. Like, it sounded right for the most part. Certain things LOOKED right. But I couldn’t help but feel like I was watching a show. A nicely scripted, carefully thought out show. Now, you may think to yourself as you are reading this “Oh, this bitch is insensitive.” To which I would reply “No, I am not.” I absolutely sympathize with the young wife of the fallen soldier. I absolutely sympathize with the families who have lost loved ones to murder. But while this showcase tonight seemingly was all about them and honoring their loved ones, my gut couldn’t shake the feeling that this was really all about Trump and that these people were just being used. It just didn’t feel genuine. I was left afterwards feeling skeptical.
Fast forward a couple hours. I was now thinking about the speech and the comments made by news reporters afterwards. While Trump was indeed being given credit for a well-read speech, it seemed to me like I was not the only one who was feeling skeptical. After all, this is a man who time and again proves himself to be the ultimate jackass. In order for non-Trump voters to believe in him, I believe that we need to see something genuine, something of real substance come from Trump. Not just some well-written speeches being read off a teleprompter and a “new tie” that news reporters made a point to mention. A new tie does not suddenly make Trump a changed man.
So I went on social media to check out peoples reactions to the speech. And you know what I saw? A lot of BULLSHIT. Trump voters “Hahaha-ing” and throwing insults right and left. “Take that you fucking libtards,” and bullshit like that. Nothing really from the left side though. And the more I read, the more my concerns and questions regarding the speech earlier were solidified. This isn’t a competition. This isn’t about I win, you lose. So why do they keep treating this like it is? This wasn’t a genuine speech. Trump wasn’t speaking from his heart and soul. This was all a show. I feel like everything he said was just to try and make HIM look good to America and to the world.
I feel like honoring the wife of the fallen soldier wasn’t about the soldier or his wife. It was about making Trump look good after the media and even the soldiers family has been questioning his ass about this Yemen raid and the necessity of the raid. I just don’t feel like this was coming from Trumps heart. And as I just wrote that sentence, I asked myself “Does he HAVE one?”
Inviting the families of people whom were murdered by illegal immigrants was not about honoring them and their loved ones. It was about Trump and trying to justify his desires to build a wall and place travel bans on certain countries and deport illegal immigrants. Why did he not invite the families of the people murdered in church by Dylann Roof? And this VOICE program? Why the emphasis on “illegal immigrants” murdering people? This is insane! Trump is only going to divide us even further with programs like this. He is so fucking focused on “illegal immigrants”. He is only further promoting divisiveness and hate. What about all of these acts of terrorism being executed by homegrown USA citizens? Murder is murder. It is all bad. Trump wants to mention praying and blessings and God? Let me tell you something. God isn’t judging people based on the color of their skin or their country of origin when they reach the pearly gates. He is looking at what type of life they have lived and what type of person they were in the world. Trump is fueling hatred towards immigrants.
So, with all of that being said, I’m sorry but in my opinion this whole shindig tonight was a crock of hooey. I wanted so badly to see and hear something REAL, something GENUINE come from Trump. I truly had a glimmer of hope. But this was nothing more than a reality show. And for those talking crap about the “liberals” sitting down in their seats being “crybabies”? Look here. It’s not about boohooing or being crybabies or haters. I believe it’s because they can see right through the bullshit. These people are working with this man. They know this man better than we do, Trump supporters or not. They are witnessing shit that we are not able to see for ourselves. They, more than anyone else, know what is up with Trump. This is all a big show. It’s bull. And they saw it tonight and they couldn’t hide their feelings.
One news reporter said this was “the best speech of all time.” I say “You are out of your fucking mind.” Was it a good speech? Yes, the person who wrote the speech did a good job writing it. And Trump did a nice job reading it. And all the little “sentimental” touches? Good calls made by the directors but I’m sorry, I just do not believe that Trump was being genuine. I truly believe that these families were USED tonight. And it is fucked up. Where was the emotion? Where was the genuine, genuine, fucking GENUINE emotion? This was an attempt to revamp Trumps public image. Bottom line. And now we wait and watch. We sit and hope that perhaps we are wrong in our judgements. We sit and hope that we wake up tomorrow and find that Trump has given up his Twitter attacks and written “Good Morning Sunshines! No matter who you are, I hope you have a wonderful day!” instead of the usual bullying bullcrap. We sit and hope that Trump does indeed have a heart and that he will start to genuinely show it. We sit and hope that Trump does not turn out to be the narcissistic, greedy, mean little bully that he has been proving himself time and again to be. We sit and hope that, along with this brand new tie hanging around his neck, Trump is a brand new man.
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