What a difference an A makes
The Idiot-In-Chief is at it again:
Do I honestly believe that Donald J. Trump does not know there is a difference between heel and heal? No. The issue here is not a typo. The issue is that this is a man who doesn't think before acting or reacting.
Remember this?
“The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, nephew-nazi [sic] and all extremist groups. He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together.”
Again, a typo. But these things keep happening. Why? Trump doesn't care about being accurate. Not because he's a charter member of the frequent liars club. He sees, he tweets and then he waits for the praise he is certain he is entitled to for his wisdom.
He will not admit to any kind of misspelling, let alone a misstep or a mistake. In his own eyes, he is perfect. Not conceited, but convinced. Completely convinced that he is better at anything and everything that anyone else.
Remember these comments from 45?
"I watched those (referring to the events at Charlottesville) closely, much more closely than you people..."
On the size of his inauguration crowd and photos proving it was much smaller than the crowd at President Obama's inauguration, "“I had a massive amount of people here. They were showing pictures that were very unflattering, as unflattering -- from certain angles -- that were taken early and lots of other things. I'll show you a picture later if you’d like of a massive crowd..."
A biographer says that 45 told him "...his experience at the New York Military Academy, an expensive prep school where his parents had sent him to correct poor behavior, gave him 'more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.'"
Are his boasts that he is better than the rest of us part of what he described as "truthful hyperbole" in his first book The Art of the Deal, or does he really believe his own hype?
* * *
Donald J. Trump is not a man who thinks things through before acting/speaking. That may be fine for him in his business world bubble, where he is insulated from reality by an army of "Yes-People" and his willingness to ignore the terms of deals he himself proposed and signed. It is not a good thing in the leader of a nation.
These small errors and lies are indicative of larger issues. I don't know how 45 feels about retired General Colin Powell, but maybe he should take a page from General Powell's experience. Back when General Powell was the commander of TRADOC (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command), prior to his appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was interviewed for Parade Magazine. The interviewer noticed a small list of "rules" on Powell's desk and asked for permission to include them in the article. Here they are:
1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
2. Get mad, then get over it.
3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
4. It can be done!
5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it.
6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
7. You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.
8. Check small things.
9. Share credit.
10. Remain calm. Be kind.
11. Have a vision. Be demanding.
12. Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Trump fails to follow most of these dictums. He certainly fails to check small things, or we would not have that typo that began this blog to laugh at.
Problem is, it isn't really that funny. It is in fact, tragic.
Do I honestly believe that Donald J. Trump does not know there is a difference between heel and heal? No. The issue here is not a typo. The issue is that this is a man who doesn't think before acting or reacting.
Remember this?
“The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, nephew-nazi [sic] and all extremist groups. He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together.”
Again, a typo. But these things keep happening. Why? Trump doesn't care about being accurate. Not because he's a charter member of the frequent liars club. He sees, he tweets and then he waits for the praise he is certain he is entitled to for his wisdom.
He will not admit to any kind of misspelling, let alone a misstep or a mistake. In his own eyes, he is perfect. Not conceited, but convinced. Completely convinced that he is better at anything and everything that anyone else.
Remember these comments from 45?
"I watched those (referring to the events at Charlottesville) closely, much more closely than you people..."
On the size of his inauguration crowd and photos proving it was much smaller than the crowd at President Obama's inauguration, "“I had a massive amount of people here. They were showing pictures that were very unflattering, as unflattering -- from certain angles -- that were taken early and lots of other things. I'll show you a picture later if you’d like of a massive crowd..."
A biographer says that 45 told him "...his experience at the New York Military Academy, an expensive prep school where his parents had sent him to correct poor behavior, gave him 'more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.'"
Are his boasts that he is better than the rest of us part of what he described as "truthful hyperbole" in his first book The Art of the Deal, or does he really believe his own hype?
* * *
Donald J. Trump is not a man who thinks things through before acting/speaking. That may be fine for him in his business world bubble, where he is insulated from reality by an army of "Yes-People" and his willingness to ignore the terms of deals he himself proposed and signed. It is not a good thing in the leader of a nation.
These small errors and lies are indicative of larger issues. I don't know how 45 feels about retired General Colin Powell, but maybe he should take a page from General Powell's experience. Back when General Powell was the commander of TRADOC (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command), prior to his appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was interviewed for Parade Magazine. The interviewer noticed a small list of "rules" on Powell's desk and asked for permission to include them in the article. Here they are:
1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
2. Get mad, then get over it.
3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
4. It can be done!
5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it.
6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
7. You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.
8. Check small things.
9. Share credit.
10. Remain calm. Be kind.
11. Have a vision. Be demanding.
12. Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Trump fails to follow most of these dictums. He certainly fails to check small things, or we would not have that typo that began this blog to laugh at.
Problem is, it isn't really that funny. It is in fact, tragic.
posted by me at 5:35 PM
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