Now that the resounding presidential Trump election win is in the books, statements about the president-elect's victory are flying in from luminaries around the world. The latest to opine on the matter are the Obamas and the Clintons, and although both their statements expressed love for our country and our democracy (which we all know is actually a republic), neither mentioned that the four of them have been bashing half the electorate on a regular basis. It’s hard to find unity and grace when they've been calling Republicans—particularly Trump voters—a “basket of deplorables,” “bitter [folks who] cling to their guns,” blatantly fascist, “garbage,” and so much more. Yet now they want us to roll over and play nice. First, the Clintons, whose message was mercifully shorter than the Obamas' and more to the point: Billary started out with a real knee-slapper:
Positive? What was uplifting about claiming their opponents were the same as one of the most evil, mass-murdering totalitarian regimes that ever existed? Twisted.
That's lovely. I'm sure plenty of folks might have thoughts in response, but the Clintons don't want to hear it. If you try to reply, you can't:
I wonder if the reason for their closing comments is because, a little over two weeks ago, Hillary said about the now-president-elect’s closing campaign rally, “Trump [is] actually reenacting the [Nazi] Madison Square Garden rally in 1939.” Can you feel the love? The Obamas' statement was unfortunately longer-winded and full of their usual passive-aggressive tone and gaslighting. They, too, congratulated Trump and told us how amazing the failed Harris-Walz campaign was, but they also threw out some other junk that wasn’t so feel-good. I read it so you don’t have to: Barack and Michelle:
I'll skip most of the rest, but this paragraph doesn't jibe with their recent behavior:
Remember, it was just in October when Barack went into race-baiting mode and belittled black men who did not plan to vote for Harris. He basically said they were misogynists:
See: The Thrill Is Gone: Barack Obama's Scolding of Black Men Torched by Prominent African Americans It was plain to see in this election cycle that the Clintons and Obamas have all lost their former luster. They came across as nasty, bitter, and full of rage against half their countrymen. I’m not ready to talk about grace and unity just yet, thanks. I am going to need a few days to gloat over this monstrous victory. We can talk later. |
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