The job of President of the United States is a serious one. There is little room for those who go through life with a simplistic worldview. In watching Donald Trump during his first term and his behavior during his election bids I can’t help but feel that Kamala Harris called it right when she called him an “unserious” man. He has used divisive rhetoric in order to fire up his right wing base, but has not thought through the possible negative ramifications of his words. Pushing the idea that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, OH are eating the pets of residents, leading to multiple bomb threats does not help the residents of that town, and makes him a laughingstock.
But there is a serious and dangerous underlying hate fueling this story that Trump is using as a prod for his base.
Immigration reform is a serious issue, a bi-partisan bill had been agreed upon, before Donald Trump tanked it so that he could use that issue as a political tool in his campaign.
The war in Ukraine is a serious issue, to those who are living it, to those whose future may be affected by it. Trump has made it clear that he does not support Ukraine. Was Routh influenced by this?
We have serious issues in this country, in this world, that need a serious response, by a serious person. Gun violence, immigration, a war in Ukraine, a war in Gaza are not reality TV. Hateful, ill informed, simplistic rhetoric will not help. It can also be dangerous.
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While we're on the subject of unserious people in this particular story. Ryan Routh seems to be a particularly inept assassin, unprepared for contingencies, but quick with the GoPro camera.
I was thinking the same thing. Some in the media suggested he knew what he was doing, but it looked amateurish to me.
If Trump is worried about assassination attempts it is really the state actors, like Iran, whom he should be concerned about, not the lone wolf type.
It sounds like someone exploded thousands of pagers in Lebanon, causing deaths and injuries. Apparently it was meant for Hezbollah operatives.
I didn't know anyone used pagers anymore or that an external party could use them as a weapon. Makes you wonder what else could be used?
I was vaguely aware of the move by Hezzbolla (and Hamas) towards lower tech communications. I was not aware the Israel could cause the batteries on pagers to overload.
They are saying that the Israelis intercepted the pagers in the supply chain and planted explosive devices in the pagers, creating mini-IEDs.
Walkie-talkies. My earlier question was just answered.
I think I would be concerned about any device I carried.
Reporters were telling that Hezzbola was furious over the pager attacks. They could not come to grips with having been so clearly outsmarted and embarrassed.
They will not rest any easier on the idea that, having been once outsmarted they then walked into the same trick a second time.
It sounds like Trump and or Vance are going to be visiting Springfield, OH. Something officials there want as much as a sore thumb.
I guess stupid really is as stupid does.
I wonder if Hezzbolah will ever wise up and start checking any communication devices?
"It sounds like Trump and or Vance are going to be visiting
Springfield, OH."
If I were guessing, I'd guess it'll be Vance. He's all but admitted (in bits and pieces in different interviews) that he's trying to 'create' a story 'bout the horrors of the Haitian invasion of Springfield, successfully make up the story out of whole cloth and successfully launch it out into the real world. (That's audacious even for Trump.)
The person who originally posted the pet eating story on Facebook has backed off of it. Trump & Vance seem to be playing a misbegotten game of telephone that won't die.
So Isreal is now launching strikes in Southern Lebanon to "degrade Hezbollah's terrorist capabilities and infrastructure."
Israel apparently hasn't learned much either.
Mistake #2.
"Trump & Vance seem to be playing a misbegotten game of
telephone that won't die."
Obviously you misunderstood me. It's important to them that the story not be true. Vance wants to "create" a story, then sell it mainstream. He's apparently convinced Trump that now's the time to test run this dark power. (It's not important that one of them came up with the story in the first place, but it is important that it not be true. Otherwise the 'test' is worthless.)
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