Why do journalists want to punish politicians who go off script? You’d think journalists would appreciate candor.<\/p>\n
I read this Jenna Johnson article in full and I don’t see anything horrible that Trump said. I don’t see why his speech was so bad. I suspect he is right in most of the things he said. <\/p>\n
What’s important, however, is how it plays, and the MSM is doing all it can to bury Trump by making him look bad.<\/p>\n
Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n It took Trump nearly 25 minutes to read the brief statement because he kept going off on one angry tangent after another \u2014 ignoring his teleprompters and accusing Clinton of not being \u201cloyal\u201d to her husband, imitating her buckling at a memorial service last month, suggesting that she is \u201ccrazy\u201d and saying she should be in prison. He urged his mostly white crowd of supporters to go to polling places in “certain areas” on Election Day to “watch” the voters there. He also repeatedly complained about having a “bum mic” at the first presidential debate and wondered if he should have done another season of \u201cThe Apprentice.\u201d<\/p>\n As Trump ranted in this rural Pennsylvania town, The New York Times reported it had anonymously received Trump\u2019s 1995 income tax returns, which show he declared a loss of $916 million — a loss that he could use to avoid paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years.<\/p>\n The evening capped one of Trump’s worst weeks of the campaign season, one that started with his shaky debate performance on Monday night and went on to include a public feud with a former beauty queen, a middle-of-the-night tweet storm, attacks on the Clintons’ marriage and an examination of an decades-old adult film that briefly featured Trump fully clothed.<\/p>\n The rally started more than an hour and 40 minutes late because heavy fog delayed Trump\u2019s arrival. His supporters grew tired of his looping musical playlist, at one point chanting: \u201cTurn it off! Turn it off!\u201d<\/p>\n When Trump finally took the stage, it was clear that he was worked up about something as he quickly rushed through his usual talking points. He read the first sentence of the prepared statement: \u201cA new audio tape that has surfaced \u2014 just yesterday \u2014 from another one of Hillary\u2019s high-roller fundraisers shows her demeaning and mocking Bernie Sanders and all of his supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n Rather than continuing, Trump demeaned and mocked Sanders himself, saying that he has \u201ca much bigger movement than Bernie Sanders ever had\u201d and that he has \u201cmuch bigger crowds than Bernie Sanders ever had.\u201d Trump accused Sanders of tarnishing his legacy by making a \u201cdeal with the devil\u201d and supporting Clinton.<\/p>\n \u201cCrazy Bernie,\u201d Trump said at one point.<\/p>\n Eventually, Trump read a few more sentences, telling the audience that Clinton had described Sanders supporters as \u201cliving in their parents\u2019 basements\u201d and being trapped in dead-end jobs. Clinton made these comments more than seven months ago and seemed to sympathize with millennials who supported Sanders, although Republicans have tried to frame the remarks as an attack on young voters.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a really sarcastic tone because she\u2019s a sarcastic woman,\u201d Trump dryly said, going off-script.<\/p>\n He resumed his scripted spot: \u201cTo sum up\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n But he interrupted himself: \u201cAnd I\u2019ll tell you the other thing: She\u2019s an incompetent woman. And I\u2019ve seen it. She\u2019s an incompetent woman.\u201d<\/p>\n Halfway through the statement, Trump took a nearly 20-minute-long break to cover a range of topics, including these:<\/p>\n \u2014 He reflected on how his movement has \u201cthe smartest people\u2026 the sharpest people\u2026 the most amazing people.\u201d He said the pundits \u2014 \u201cmost of them aren\u2019t worth the ground they\u2019re standing on, some of that ground could be fairly wealthy ground\u201d \u2014 have never seen a phenomenon like this.<\/p>\n \u2014 He asked that the crowd if they are proud of President Obama, and they answered with a booming: \u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 He told the crowd to get a group of friends together on Election Day, vote and then go to \u201ccertain areas\u201d and \u201cwatch\u201d the voters there. “I hear too many bad stories, and we can’t lose an election because of you know what I’m talking about,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSo, go and vote and then go check out areas because a lot of bad things happen, and we don’t want to lose for that reason.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 He declared that he won Monday night\u2019s debate even though he had a \u201cbum mic.\u201d He asked the crowd if they think that \u201cmaybe that was done on purpose.\u201d They cheered.<\/p>\n \u2014 He recounted how the \u201cdopes at CNN\u201d and \u201cphony pundits\u201d refused to acknowledge how well he was doing during the primaries. \u201cThen we started getting 52 percent, 58 percent, 66 percent, 78 percent, 82 percent,” Trump said, not making clear what those numbers mean. “And they just didn\u2019t understand what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 He said Clinton could not fight bad trade deals or Russian President Vladimir Putin because \u201cshe can’t make it 15 feet to her car,\u201d alluding to video that showed Clinton buckling as she unexpectedly left a 9\/11 memorial service early. Her doctor later said she had pneumonia. Trump then imitated Clinton by flailing his arms and jostling side to side. He walked unsteadily away from the podium as if he were about to fall over. \u201cFolks, we need stamina,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe need energy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 He claimed that he has a \u201cwinning temperament\u201d while Clinton has \u201cbad temperament.\u201d Trump continued: \u201cShe could be crazy. She could actually be crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump read one more sentence of the statement and accused Clinton of saying that \u201cmost of the country is racist\u201d because she said at the debate that \u201cimplicit bias is a problem for everyone, not just police.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDid anybody like Lester Holt?\u201d Trump said, naming the debate moderator as his crowd booed.<\/p>\n Trump read one more sentence of the statement, then brought up Clinton\u2019s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.<\/p>\n \u201cShe should be in prison, let me tell you,\u201d Trump said. \u201cShe should be in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n The crowd cheered and chanted: \u201cLock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd she\u2019s being totally protected by The New York Times and The Washington Post and all of the media and CNN \u2014 Clinton News Network, which nobody is watching anyways so what difference does it make,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n Trump accused Clinton of \u201clies and lies.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow many people have acid-washed or bleached a tweet?\u201d Trump asked the crowd. \u201cHow many? That you deleted? So you deleted it but that\u2019s not good enough. No, this is getting crazy. Our country is becoming a third-world country.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump read the final sentence of the statement but by that point, he had overshadowed his campaign\u2019s planned headline with numerous other ones. And he kept adding to the list.<\/p>\n Trump called Clinton a \u201clousy speaker\u201d and accused her of giving away the jobs of hardworking Pennsylvanians to please her donors.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re unsuspecting,\u201d Trump said. \u201cRight now, you say to your wife: \u2018Let\u2019s go to a movie after Trump.\u2019 But you won\u2019t do that because you\u2019ll be so high and so excited that no movie is going to satisfy you. Okay? No movie. You know why? Honestly? Because they don\u2019t make movies like they used to \u2014 is that right?\u201d<\/p>\n Trump yelled at the media to show his crowd, which he said would make for \u201cbetter television,\u201d pledged to win Pennsylvania and called supporters of international trade \u201cblood suckers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, I could be doing the \u2018Apprentice\u2019 right now,\u201d Trump said at one point, seeming to harken back to a happier time in his life. \u201cI loved it \u2014 14 seasons. How good was that? Tremendous success. They wanted to extend \u2014 I could be doing the \u2018Apprentice\u2019 now. Somehow I think this is a little bit more important. Do we agree? Just a little bit?\u201d<\/p>\n [How reality TV gave us reality candidate Donald Trump]<\/p>\n As he spoke, dozens of people left the rally early, tired from standing for hours and hoping to beat the traffic. Those who remained leaned against walls, barricades and each other. One woman rubbed her knees. Another took a phone call: \u201cI\u2019m still here\u2026 He started an hour and a half late\u2026 I\u2019ll call you whenever we get out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t need to do this, folks,\u201d Trump said of his candidacy. \u201cBelieve me. This is tough work\u2026 This is hard work. Believe me, folks. This is hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump told the crowd he\u2019s beholden to his supporters and no one else.<\/p>\n \u201cHillary Clinton\u2019s only loyalty is to her financial contributors and to herself,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI don\u2019t even think she\u2019s loyal to Bill, if you want to know the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n The crowd gasped and many shouted: \u201cOhhhhh!\u201d<\/p>\n Trump shrugged.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd really, folks,\u201d Trump continued, \u201creally, why should she be? Right? Why should she be?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why do journalists want to punish politicians who go off script? You’d think journalists would appreciate candor. I read this Jenna Johnson article in full and I don’t see anything horrible that Trump said. I don’t see why his speech … Continue reading