TV has always been my lifeline.
I watch television everyday, from morning til night.
All kinds of TV really, but I am consistently drawn to personable talk show hosts, news, sports, movies and all manner of episodic programming, especially cop shows, medical shows and legal dramas.
Watching Donald Trump since 2015 is like observing the co-option of my lifelong comfort tool. His use and misuse of television to secure his own political objectives is astounding, outrageous and impressive.
The impact he has wrought on American life as a result has created the swamp he campaigned to drain. And he has filled his swamp with a Motley Crue of creatures cloned to resemble his son in law Jared, Trump’s Lead Swamp Thing.
Now, it is true that television taught me decades ago not to trust most things. Trump just confirmed those instincts in spades.
My point here is that we are all now witnessing in real time a genuine three card Monty of distraction unequaled by any other public figure. Trump is selling snake oil on TV everyday and so far his customers have loved it.
Why then is Joe Biden beating Donald Trump by eleven points?
I submit it has a lot to do with the avoidable deaths of 100,000 Americans over the past few weeks.
TV gives and TV takes away.
ByeBye Trump!
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