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Trump and Republicans will leave us worse off; Chuck Hammersmith (CM); Beaver County Times; June 20, 2017.
This appears to be CH’s first BCT letter. As of this writing, the Ellwood City Ledger has published at least four CH letters, all of similar quality to this letter.
Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.
“Why must it always seem like President Donald Trump is a very bad understudy for the role of Archie Bunker? His slurs, deprecations, and also praises are hackneyed, his vocabulary is grade-schoolish, and his oratorical timing is spastically awkward. Please, read from a teleprompter the speeches written a few grade levels higher, practice your delivery and stick to the script.”
[RWC] Here’s a movie quote that sums up my review.
“Mr. [Hammersmith], what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.” – Principal in the movie “Billy Madison” (1995).
“But more troubling than this lack of oratorical polish is the seeming absence of managerial rigor and competence. I’m not entirely unhappy about those failings, because I’ve found nothing acceptable in the Trumpian/Republican agenda and believe its realization will be less achievable in the face of such ineptitude. I did expect more organizational skill from a businessman (of sorts).
“Is Trump a populist? In word, not in deed. He’s certainly a gilded vulgarian, a Beverly Hillbilly with a mean, bullying streak, not the kindness and down-home wisdom of Uncle Jed. Most of that stuff about helping and protecting America and creating jobs is simply more campaign pandering, sweet-talking to the base. The ideas are simplistic. Whatever he and the Republican Party are able to tear away and destroy is going to leave us with less and worse.”
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