Now that ice hockey is over and the Stanley Cup is where it belongs – in Chicago – I’ve felt a bit of a letdown because of the apparent lack of drama and entertainment we’re left to amuse ourselves with such as baseball, NASCAR and golf. So, like some of you, I turned to the Dark Side – the primary presidential election circus. And it’s not been a disappointment, mainly because of real estate tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump. Only in America could this guy be so acceptable as a possible President of the United States. Well, at least by conservatives and Republicans. A sick joke to the rest of us.
Donald Trump is the perfect representative for the modern day conservative movement. Sure, he’s offensive and has little regard for the facts, but this is the Fox News Republican party now, and Trump is the soul of it. Conservatives and FOX have been pushing this sort of agenda for years, and Trump embodies it. He says what they think and feel but unlike Trump are either too “politically correct” to say it or actually do say it.
Some may deny what I’ve claimed here, but there’s a good reason why Trump is killing it in all the polls. Conservative people who vote Republican agree with Trump, and what he’s saying is what they say. Insult Mexicans, no problem. Slander women, OK. Do some drum-beating for war, it’s fine. He can even question John McCain’s patriotism, and no drop in the polls. In fact, he seems to have gotten a bump since the first debate. Numbers don’t lie.
I know it’s only early in the primary election season, and real hockey will start in a couple of months, but right now Trump is the team to beat and the guy to watch. But for me, I say go Bernie! I wish him the same success as the Blackhawks.
Bill Vana
Durango
