In the initial The
Events article, I described the relevant events as examples
of “corruption, insults, ineptitude, the investigation into Russian
interference in the 2016 election, and certain astonishing actions
and/or policy decisions enacted,” specifically relating “to the
President, his family, his Cabinet, his spokespeople, his lawyers,
and all other people he has chosen to work with both past and
present.”
But there are some events highlighted
by the media, which I consider unworthy of notice. For instance,
while I don't believe even a bit that Melania Trump is “the
most bullied person in world,” there are a number of people
assaulting her, online and on Twitter, in ways which would have
provoked vitriolic outrage from the same people if similar behavior
was directed at Michelle Obama. Family members, unless they engage
in outright political behavior (such as Don Jr. and Ivanka) should to
be granted immunity from political attacks. What Melania thinks
about whether her husband has committed one or multiple infidelities
is a private matter, while implying she's a captive of her husband
and a secret member of the Resistance is disrespectful (even if the
Late Show can construct some hilarious sketches with this theory),
and the only particular instances of her actions which rightfully
deserve attention were the two examples of plagiarism and the “I
really don't care, do U?” fiasco. What the First Lady wore
on a foreign trip, even if it was in poor taste, does not deserve the
outrage and hate it has generated.
Reviewing the goal for The Events
articles, it's important to clarify another issue. While I disagree
with many of the actions the President has taken, there are a few I'm
uncertain about, and one or two I may even like. And these actions I
like could be on the Events, because the list isn't composed of
choices I dislike, but those I find astonishing, and everyone can
agree this President makes a remarkable number of outrageous actions
and policies. Voters, who disagree strongly with the President could
be surprised to discover one or two of his astounding actions in line
with their opinion.
Trump's ability to confound, to choose
the irrational, is in direct contradiction to Obama, who mostly did
many reasonable things which Republicans strongly criticized him for,
and also a significant number of politically acceptable, but terrible
actions, which neither political party cared to complain about.
On a final note. For the month of
September, my computer was non-functional, and I had to collect the
articles on a different machine. Even though the final, readable
form is in Google Sheets, the list is normally compiled in OpenOffice
Spreadsheets. Google doesn't accept cutting and pasting of titles
from new sites. So, for the month of September, the titles a reader
sees in the Google Sheets were created by me, and are not the titles
as composed by the news sites.
With this revelation, follow this link
to The
Events of September.
Next week, Awkward Mixture returns
to other political fare.
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