The Shakeup

By Omar Calderon

There has never been an election in history that has focused itsgoal on character assassination.  So much so that as we watch the election unfold somewhere in the back of our minds, we forget it’s an election.  No one is talking about the economy, security,American values, or our dream of America’s future.  The Trump campaign and the Clinton campaign are in full swing as this election comes to a close.  There is no doubt, this one is for the books, thanks in part to Donald Trump.  When he first ran for the presidency 8 months ago he left Americans scratching their heads, and laughing.  Somewhere down the line we weren’t laughinganymore, he has singlehandedly set the tone of this election as an all-out war on the media, women, minorities, and let’s not forget his own republican party.   Did Donald Trump forget he was supposed to win an election? It makes you wonder who is voting for him.  

There is no doubt that the basics of campaigning are lost on the republican candidate known as billionaire Donald Trump and he is dragging his opponent to follow the same suit. Eight months ago no one saw the events that were to come in election 2016, this experience was the farthest thing from anyone’s mind. The concept of reaching out to the people is not a part of his agenda, we have to ask ourselves why?  As I sit and watch on a daily basis the destruction of Donald trump and the republican party, a basic question entered my mind, does Donald trump have friends’ A confidant he can confide in, A piece of human contact that allows us to believe he can bridge the gap between countries, fix the economy, reach out to the young and old and address many of our social issues at home.  I just wonder how can Donald trump possibly can expect Americans to believe he’s our man sitting alone in a room with a laptop tweeting pieces’ vicious hate as his only device for winning the election, as he desperately tries to defend himself against sexual allegations.  There is no doubt he is his own kryptonite, yet there stands Trump alone at the top of his own creation. 

What is it about Donald trump that makes the media, the republican party feel like they are changing the diapers of a baby and don’t know how to do it? There is a certain uncomfortableness with trump and his campaign, it’s a cringing sour lemon campaign where his only weapon is his mouth.  On the other hand, if we look at Hillary Clinton, she is the perfect rival for Trump.  Hillary Clinton has never been well liked by the public, she was seen as pushy, untrustworthy, impersonal and yet America has yet to chastised her for telling lie after lie to the American people, and yet we keep trying to give her as many chances as we can and refuse to let her go.  Bill Clinton’s presidency was based on chances and perhaps that is the magic of the Clinton legacy, the question as to how many chances is a person supposed to get? The answer, asmany chances as a person is willing to take. Somehow the Clintons have the power to get Americans interested enough to be pulled into their own personal fire and we are more than happy to join them.  Maybe Americans sheepishly root for the Clintons because they have just enough knowledge, and personality to sway us and there is something about the Clintons we see in ourselves.  They seem to be the only presidential candidates who have just the right amount of likability to reach all parts of the United States, and America has shown time and time again that we are addicted to the Clintons even though we refuse to admit it.  Perhaps America is addicted to the concept that flawed individuality has a place on the top of the shining hill and the Clintons are a reminder that greatness is an illusion in humanity, while we should strive for greatness, it’s ok to settle once in a while. There is a problem with that philosophy, it takes away from the natural progression of the human being to evolve that’s one reason why we vote, the other is Hope.

It is Americas decision to settle, that has also caused America not to celebrate the fact that she maybe the first female president elected, shame on us.  The reality is, The Clintons have played out their time in politics, perhaps that is Donald Trump’s true political purpose to tell Americans subconsciously of course, it’s time for the Clintons to go, maybe this election needs a narcissistic self-centered, bizarre candidate like Donald Trump to shake up this country and get serious about its candidacies.  There is no doubt this is the saddest election in history, with two candidates who have questionable likability one candidate who has the likability of acactus and the other simply has no morals.  America is thirsty for real change, unfortunately the water is polluted, but we will drink it because we have no choice.  When Donald trump says “What Have you got to lose?” Has anyone ever wondered maybe we already lost?

The Truth About Trump Part 2 (Or The Karma Of Clinton)

As I sit and watch the media report on Donald trump, his campaign is quickly unraveling before our eyes, CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS are all on the attack to report trump’s latest vocal exercise and the results there of. There are too many to mention, his comments on Kahn, not supporting Ryan or McCain, sexual harassment comments, his private war on Muslims and Mexicans, the president stating he is not a fit candidate for the presidency, and let’s not forget telling a woman to get rid of a baby during one of his speeches, the list goes on.  Trump has single handedly turned the election into the Donald trump White House reality show, and the ratings are going through the roof. But what’s the truth about this man, is he really insane or is he a political genius, who seems to anger an educated America who can’t or won’t accept the fact that he has survived all sorts of ridicule and still comes out on top.  Never before in the history of elections has there ever been a need by the American people to see an underdog win no matter what the cost.  In all the hoopla has anyone ever asked themselves why, how is this possible? It could be format, If it’s one thing Donald trump knows how to do its change the name of the game, Trump runs the election like he runs his businesses, it’s not about what you know it’s how you present what you want people to know.  The irony is it’s working.  Even now, no one knows what Donald trump stands for, not completely anyway, he is the first candidate with the ability to get away with not giving us the whole picture. Americans who are against Donald trump, and I’m one of them, See him as an incompetent moron.  As much as I can’t stand him, He maybe a political genius, he doesn’t have any real republican support, his campaign staff are clueless as to how to help put him in a positive light, there’s no supported campaign money for him in the future and yet he keeps on going and going like the energizer bunny, is it possible that his mouth is powerful enough to win him this election?  Everything so far says yes. But why him? Why does it not work for Hillary?  Could it be that Donald trump is frustratingly entertaining? Personally, I can’t bear the thought of him as president but at the same time I can’t help but enjoy the stupidity.  Perhaps that’s difference as much as we see Hillary Clinton as a serious candidate for the presidency, She is simply not likeable in any way, shape or form.  Some us were old enough to remember when she was first lady, she was never funny, it was better not to see on camera with her husband, she could get her hair right, It was a running joke that she wanted the presidency even more than Bill back then, and she single handedly destroyed healthcare for Bill Clinton during his first term and almost cost him his second run remember that? Could it be That this entire election is in some way Karma for Clinton? A slow way to see her bleed is to have her up against Donald Trump, A man who stands for nothing, A man who possibly believes in nothing, an absolute detestable human being who sole purpose in life is to rile people up with hate and make money, so far the American people are saying yes, let’s try that maybe he’s the answer.  Think about it, If McCain, Gingrich or even Ted Cruz were the front runner at this point in time, it would be a very different election, Maybe Clinton would be kicked off the ticket.  Yet here she stands a serious candidate up against A man who reminds us of Morton Downey Jr. with an uncontrollable mouth Remember him? The reality is Clinton Should be annihilating Trump, But she’s not! Even after all these years her inability to be unlikeable seems to get the best of her.  There is no doubt that if she wins this election that aura will follow her into the white house and it will affect her ability to govern.  What does this all mean in the end? We have 2 candidates, one who is completely untrustworthy, unlikeable but possibly qualified and one who is a moronically entertaining.  America Those are the choices, take your pick.

To Conclude,  I see Donald trump as the Houdini of American politics, we all paid our ticket to see his greatest illusion, Unfortunately, we have to wait 96 days to him do more than pull a rabbit out of a hat.  We’ve seen that trick done too many times. As For Hillary Clinton, Just don’t send her any emails we won’t have a problem.