Truly Deplorable

This just showed up on my news feed, and like watching a train wreck, I had to read it. Having done so, my muse compelled me to wax lyrical in contradiction. My comments begin  below the picture.

"This is simply pathetic. The act of saying bad things doesn't make them so. The statements about family are obviously just crap. as for the "kids" they were very real and well-behaved persons compared to, say, the Bush girls - drunk in public on false IDs. Remember when the President's children were "off limits?" I Didn't think so. Ask yourself what would have happened if the Obamas had a son like Barron Trump. Yeah, sad.

 As a very senior enlisted veteran, I violently disagree with the military comments. A closer look at military spending during the Obama years (something you are apparently incapable of, preferring to insult out of blind ignorance fueled by race hatred) shows the error of your statements. In fact, during the Obama years, which included a terrible recession thanks to the housing bubble collapse, defense spending as a percentage of GDP was actually higher than at any time during Bush 43's administration. Yeah, really! For most of the Obama years defense spending in constant dollars was higher than any time during Viet Nam and most of the Reagan years. Again, you are simply ignorant. It must be hard being you, going through life not knowing what you don't know.

As for foreign relations, we were absolutely the opposite of "a joke on the world stage" and I've really been to enough of "the world" to know that. I'm guessing you haven't, or you'd know better. In fact, unless by "the world" you mean Russia and perhaps the Saudi butchers, then our international relations are now at the worst they've ever been since WII, and that includes the Viet Nam era, when half the world wondered what the hell we were doing there. Obama is the first President I've had foreigners stop me in their country to speak of positively (at Normandy, in Vienna, the UK, even Morocco!). In discussing US politics with military and civilians from numerous (17) European countries I have never heard a negative impression of Barack Obama. Never. Not one! On the other hand, Donald Trump is the butt of jokes all over Europe today. His golf courses in the UK are failing because of it. I know you don't like hearing it but it is simple truth.

So, what "damage" is Trump repairing? Since it isn’t the Military, contrary to your misstatements, maybe it’s economic. Farm exports, especially soybeans to China, were down $1.9 billion last year (you know, like 40% of "the wall" cost?) and more farms are in foreclosure than any time during the recession, due to Trump's ill-advised tariffs. Many major manufacturers, like Ford, Black and Decker, Whirlpool, Cummins Diesel, and a whole bunch more, are reporting decreased profits, increased costs and even cutting jobs for the same reason.

 Meanwhile, as Trump thumps his chest about “his” booming economy and cuts taxes on his wealthy friends, we have had two years of the highest deficits ever. In fact, when Obama, digging out of the second worst economic collapse in recent history, had high deficits due to extended unemployment and reduced tax revenues you blamed him. You and your ilk also accused him of (this was a favorite) “giving away money to those who don’t deserve it.” Remember that? That was Republicans feeding your already stoked racial bias and making you believe that Obama had high deficits because he increased welfare payments. Never happened. Not once. Barack Obama never signed any bill increasing welfare benefits - to anyone. (and the “Obama phone” was really the “Bush phone” signed into law by Bush 43 in early 2008.)  Are you holding Trump accountable for even large deficits now in a far better economy? Of course, you aren’t.

While relatively few hard drugs come over the border at places other than checkpoints, and all Trump's own people are telling him more security there and at our ports is a better use of funds than a wall, he does what he so often does - ignores their advice and sits five hours a day listening to Fox News and getting his feelings hurt when Hannity and Coulter don't stroke his ego.

 He is a failed businessman (five times) who is a notorious cheater of working persons and knowing employer of undocumented workers who hasn't done what every previous President has done, which is to be open about his taxes and business connections.

He has had a revolving door of staff which, more than anything, speaks to his incompetence in judging people. In truth, nothing he has tried to do, except incite further racial divide has worked.

The saddest part is that he cares absolutely nothing about anyone who isn't rich and can't help him. If you think he cares about anything other than votes and Donald J. Trump you are beyond help, and, yes, for your blind hatred, sheer stupidity and willingness to bend over for him, you are deplorable.