I spent some time last evening reading some political-type websites and read a lot of opinions about Donald J. Trump and Hillary R. Clinton. Since I want Trump to lose and lose badly, I was amazed at how often I winced at cheap and juvenile attacks on the man. There were plenty about Hillary of course, but there's something really wrong when I think someone's being unfair to a man I don't think has a fair bone in his body.
I won't quote any of them but perhaps you've seen these Naked Trump statues that some artist made and is installing in major metropolitan areas. I get the message but I don't think it's much more profound than an eight-year-old calling someone a doody-head.
You do understand, I hope, that I am not calling for censorship. People have a right to do that kind of stuff. I have the right to say I wish they wouldn't do that kind of stuff.
Then this morning, I awake to read that Trump said…
Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that. And believe it or not, I regret it. And I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues.
Well, of course he regrets it. He's seen the polls and what he was doing has him on the verge of losing big and maybe being widely disowned by his own party. And of course, an apology that vague — not specifying what is regretted — is pretty worthless. Sounds to me like the new strategy of the Trump campaign is Good Cop/Bad Cop. Others will call for Hillary Clinton to be hanged in the public square while Trump himself tries to look presidential. Anybody going to buy this? Anyone?