Those damned "Hollywood types"

        In the current political atmosphere, where we are deluged with superlatives from POTUS , primarily describing his status as the self proclaimed Great I AM,  it's surprisingly easy to get overwhelmed by the claims  he makes, especially those he makes regarding his largesse, compassion, and heartfelt concern for those less fortunate than he. That constitutes about 99.99 percent of humanity. A principal conduit, he claims, for this charitable giving is the eponymous (like most things Trump) Donald J. Trump foundation.  Of course when dealing with this individual, specifics are more usually than not, simply not available. What is offered are adjectives preceding generalities. "Millions and millions,"  for example, might well mean $2 million to Trump where it means a minor contribution to Bill and Melinda Gates, who, unlike Trump, are transparent and open about their good works, but eschew the public acclaim and adoration Trump so desperately needs.

        The same group of people who support Trump with worshipful zealotry which falls barely  short of adration are, un-surprisingly, a societal segment for whom he has shown disdain on numerous occasions, but whose racial biases are congruent with his, ergo the bond of hatred. These same persons are almost unfailingly conned into believing that all "liberals" and "Hollywood types" are their enemies, and while they talk about good works and charity, they don't do much. This point of view is furthered by op-ed writers such as the loathsome Michelle Malkin and others. Lest you think I apply "loathsome" unreasonably, reflect that Malkin, born while her parents were in the US on temporary work visas, is in truth a member of a group she has denigrated on numerous columns, and as recently as two weeks ago. This "anchor baby" (yes, that's essentially what she was, having been born here to non-citizens, but obtaining citizenship at birth), has consistently railed against the "Dream  Act," while apparently having no difficulty resolving the fact that she might well fall into that group today herself.

          I cite Michelle Malkin as merely representative of  many Trump supporters who have sold their souls (and their critical thinking skills) to the devil. Malkin is also frequently vile and derogatory re: "those Hollywood types" for almost any reason imaginable. An recent example is her brutal criticism  of Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "allowing her son to attend Northwestern." Why the hatred? Well, sir, As it turns out there was a recent "false rape" accusation there , and while the star's son was in no way involved, she, Louis-Drefyus, was a horrible person because he was one of the uninvolved 21,000 students. And of course, she's "one of those liberal Hollywood types."  By the  journalistic standards Malkin uses, or more correctly, doesn't apply, any student on any campus is guilty by association of any crime committed by another on campus.          

        As a matter of fact, it was while eating lunch that I was inspired to actually critically compare  the self acclaimed largesse of the current POTUS with the largely underpublicized legacy of one of "those Hollywood types" who would, given the opportunity beat him to a pulp. That rascally liberal, would be the late Paul Newman. My epiphany occurred as I scooped his delicious "Newman's Own" chunky spicy Salsa (yeah, that's a plug!) onto corn chips. I read the small print on the jar, and discovered that Newman's foundation, over the past 35 years, has donated to charity about half a billion dollars, all generated by sales of products made entirely in the United States. To put this in perspective, Trump's total donations over the last fifteen  or more years, most of which was actually other people's money, are hard to specifically pin down (there's a surprise) but,  by the most generous estimate possible, are less Newman's foundation has contributed in any single year! He (Trump) has done (or not done) this with profits from products almost exclusively made outside the United States. In fact the largest single verified donation which the Trump foundation has made was $3 million, all of which was actually donate to the foundation by Vince and Stephanie McMahon for Trump's endorsement of WWE, and represented zero actual cash from Trump himself, who didn't even kiss it on the way by.

        If you still think this man is a righteous guy, take yourselves, your camo baseball hats, duck calls, and sheets  out behind the barn and kick your own asses. I have no use for you.