The Flying Insult
John McCain said Donald Trump’s supporters were ‘crazies;’ Lindsey Graham said Trump was a ‘jackass;’ Trump called Graham an ‘idiot’ and McCain a ‘dummy’ and said McCain ‘wasn’t a war hero.’
Then, a couple of days later, when the Last Socialist (Bernie Sanders) and Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley got up to speak at the National Netroots Convention protestors paraded down the aisle and up onto the stage chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and took over the forum.
Finding himself outmaneuvered by a protest leader intent on getting her hands on a microphone, O’Malley, spotting what he took to be an opportunity, chimed in chanting, “Black lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter” – but pandering backfired. He got booed. And, later, apologized for his “insensitivity.”
No two elections are ever alike. Chemistry changes. Politics goes uphill. Or downhill. This election the politicians seem to have moved beyond the howl – to the flying insult.
The Flying Insult
John McCain said Donald Trump’s supporters were ‘crazies;’ Lindsey Graham said Trump was a ‘jackass;’ Trump called Graham an ‘idiot’ and McCain a ‘dummy’ and said McCain ‘wasn’t a war hero.’
Then, a couple of days later, when the Last Socialist (Bernie Sanders) and Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley got up to speak at the National Netroots Convention protestors paraded down the aisle and up onto the stage chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and took over the forum.
Finding himself outmaneuvered by a protest leader intent on getting her hands on a microphone, O’Malley, spotting what he took to be an opportunity, chimed in chanting, “Black lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter” – but pandering backfired. He got booed. And, later, apologized for his “insensitivity.”
No two elections are ever alike. Chemistry changes. Politics goes uphill. Or downhill. This election the politicians seem to have moved beyond the howl – to the flying insult.