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Trump did not get elected because he was a nice guy

Trump did not get elected because he was a nice guy

First Niece Mary Trump has followed up her anti-Uncle-Donald book with the release of tapes in which she secretly taped her elderly Aunt Maryanne Trump Barry in phone conversations about the President.  The tapes are in stark contrast to the kind words and support Trump’s sister – a retired federal judge — has expressed in the past.

I have two problems with the tapes.  The first is what sort of nasty person secretly tapes family conversations?  I mean really.  In private conversations, we all say things that may seem intemperate if given wide publicity.  And if you are saying to yourself, “not me,” you are either a liar or hopelessly stupid.

People often tell others what they think they want to hear.  Did Mary Trump encourage negative talk?  And more importantly, do the snippets the niece-from-Hell reflect all their conversations – or did she take what she wanted out of context?  We can probably guess the answer to that one correctly.

But then there is the matter of the content.  Trump’s sister – with whom he has been reported to have a close relationship – did have some harsh words in describing her sibling.  “No principles,” “liar” and “thinks only of himself.”

Those comments make Trump sound like he is not a very nice person.  Well, guess what.  He is not – at least not in the opinion of people like me.  I have been a constant critic of his public persona and pugnacious style.  I have written commentaries about Trump’s ineffectiveness as a communicator.  Of the 16 Republicans running for the presidential nomination in 2016, Trump was my 17th choice.  While I voted for him in 2016 – and will again in 2020 – it has nothing to do with his personality.  It is the ISSUES stupid.

Oh, I do wish that Trump were more like an “Honest” Abe Lincoln, “I like Ike” Eisenhower, or the “ Great Communicator” Reagan.  But I had to make a binary choice between Trump and Hillary Clinton and all the folks she would put into positions of power – and more importantly what they would do with that power.  It was not a happy choice, but an easy one.

I voted for the conservative principles of limited government, lower taxes, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, a strong military, free-market capitalism, de-regulation, a strong economy, cuts in federal spending, legal immigration, law and order, school choice, and federal judges who adhere to the constitution.  And I get none of that from the left-wing big government Democrats no matter who is on top of their ticket  — and this time, it is worse than ever.

Shocking as this may be to those locked in perma-hatred for Trump, I voted for him in the past – and will again – because I honestly and deeply believe that he — and his people and policies — are better for the country than the radical left agenda of the Democrats.  In fact, I think the current Democrat party is even a greater threat to the values I value than were the old Clinton establishmentarians.  So once again, I need to trump the Trump personality in favor of the far more important issues.

The left has assembled around former Vice President Joe Biden as the personification of their get-Trump-at-all-costs strategy.  And once again, they are focusing on the personality – those things that Mary Trump wrote about in her book and surreptitiously recorded in conversations with her aunt.

 

Mary Trump’s book and tapes do not change my opinion of the President.  He is what he is.  It also does not change my devotion to core conservative principles that are at risk with a Democrat administration.  It does not change my vote.  It does, however, reaffirm my earlier opinion that Mary Trump is a pathetically nasty individual.   She is not a nice gal.

The President may be her primary target because of his prominence, but we should not forget that Niece Trump has demonstrated a visceral hatred for most of the Trump family in her book — her grandfather, her recently deceased Uncle, her Aunt Maryanne and even her own father.  And it all has to do with money that she apparently thought she deserved but did not get.

Oh … and by the way … despite the image-polishing work of the biased news media, Biden is no Mother Theresa.  He has his own anger management issues.  You will recall how he called a young female student a “lying pony soldier” and how he threatened to duke it out with a voter who asked about Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine.  Before he was re-invented, Biden had a reputation for being hot-headed.

Biden has had a long history of being incapable of distinguishing his own words from those of others – with several episodes of plagiarism.  In a display of monumental ego, he paraphrased Christ’s “I am the light” language to describe himself.  And as far as corruption and inappropriate behavior are concerned, there are lingering issues regarding his son’s foreign entanglements (including Papa Biden’s role) and those complaints from several women – including one sexual assault accusation — are still hanging out there.  Biden’s personal claim to all the achievements of the Obama administration is a misrepresentation tantamount to a lie.

Any differences we may judge in the characters of Trump and Biden are not as stark as the Democrats and the collaborative Fourth Estate would have us believe.  On the other hand, the differences in policy, programs, legislation are stark.  And that is what gets my vote.

So, there ‘tis.

 

About The Author

Larry Horist

So, there ‘tis… The opinions, perspectives and analyses of businessman, conservative writer and political strategist Larry Horist. Larry has an extensive background in economics and public policy. For more than 40 years, he ran his own Chicago based consulting firm. His clients included such conservative icons as Steve Forbes and Milton Friedman. He has served as a consultant to the Nixon White House and travelled the country as a spokesman for President Reagan’s economic reforms. Larry professional emphasis has been on civil rights and education. He was consultant to both the Chicago and the Detroit boards of education, the Educational Choice Foundation, the Chicago Teachers Academy and the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts. Larry has testified as an expert witness before numerous legislative bodies, including the U. S. Congress, and has lectured at colleges and universities, including Harvard, Northwestern and DePaul. He served as Executive Director of the City Club of Chicago, where he led a successful two-year campaign to save the historic Chicago Theatre from the wrecking ball. Larry has been a guest on hundreds of public affairs talk shows, and hosted his own program, “Chicago In Sight,” on WIND radio. An award-winning debater, his insightful and sometimes controversial commentaries have appeared on the editorial pages of newspapers across the nation. He is praised by audiences for his style, substance and sense of humor. Larry retired from his consulting business to devote his time to writing. His books include a humorous look at collecting, “The Acrapulators’ Guide”, and a more serious history of the Democratic Party’s role in de facto institutional racism, “Who Put Blacks in That PLACE? -- The Long Sad History of the Democratic Party’s Oppression of Black Americans ... to This Day”. Larry currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida.

9 Comments

  1. sudarshan Gupta

    Larry Horist,
    Country comes first even you have to expose your corrupt brother. This is no time to play nice to that despot just because he is your brother. Mr. Horist, I am afraid that you are as corrupt a journalist as your patron trump.

  2. Peggy Dyer

    Don’t post anything on my phone ever again , I don’t like him I will not vote for trump. I pray That people will come to their senses before Election Day

    • Larry Horist

      Peggy You seem conflicted. I can understand that you do not like Trump. I understand that you will not vote for him. But in my view, if your prayer that folks come to there senses is answered, Trump could win in a landslide. Did you even consider that you could be wrong?

    • John W Dendy

      And I hope you come to your senses, although I doubt there is much chance of that, dummy.

  3. Shell

    Mary, nothing good will come from you hatred of your Uncle, nor will anything good for your Aunt, because hearts filled with hatred hurt no one else but the hater.

  4. Tony Barreda

    Millions have known trump to not be a nose guy. We all remember that he got elected with a major support from Russia. We remember how he duped his followers with lies after lies. We remember how insidiously he began to dismantle the moral fiber of our government and how he began dividing our Country. Yes, not a mr. nice guy. EVIL PERSONAFIDE!!!

    • Richard U

      Hey Tony, I bet that 8th grade diploma looks great on your wall!

    • John W Dendy

      poo

  5. Dan Tyree

    Piggy Dyer you need help. You would rather have an idiot like joe? Wow!!!

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