Marie Yovanovitch is a
superstar. Who ever heard of her before all this Ukraine stuff
started? Who hasn't heard of her now?
She is a walking, talking example of dignity under fire. She
turned 61 on Veterans Day. And trump's gift was late in the mail. It didn't
arrive until Friday. The president -- Boss Blubber -- only tries to ruin
people he loves. Or fears.
If you had a choice of
having a conversation with Yovanovitch or trump, you know who you’d pick.
On the off chance that you don’t, the choice would between a bloviating tv
actor and would be Stalin and an elegant, smart woman who spoke Stalin’s
language at home in Connecticut and knows … stuff.
When you wonder what
made America great, you need look no further than Yovanovitch. She’s
educated, intelligent, dignified and looks like your mommy.
When you pit this woman
against Boss Blubber now running our country into the ground, you have to ask
yourself “where did we go wrong?” The answer is easy. Trash talking
trumps all and trump is the greatest trash talker of the modern era.
He could have taught a
master class to the NBA, which once was free of such nonsense but where it has
festered and spread to the point where it’s best to wear earplugs or earbuds
when watching a game in person or with the sound turned off if it’s on TV.
And as the NBA goes, so
goes the rest of the basketball world. Even down to high school games.
That the
windbag-in-chief tweeted trash talk about Yovanovitch while she was testifying
on live TV is more than just witness intimidation, as if that weren’t bad
enough. It’s a demonstration of the lifestyle that is turning America
into Somalia or Kazakhstan.
Make no mistake about
it, that’s the direction in which we are headed.
The other day, trump
spent two hours at Walter Reed, the Pentagon’s medical center in the DC metro
area. Why would he do that? Here
are some possible reasons.
1.
He
suffered a fatal heart attack and a body double has taken over the presidency.
2.
He
suffered a suspected heart attack due to his pointedly unhealthy eating habits.
3.
He
went there for the “official” reason which was to get a head start on his
annual physical -- which is three months down the road.
4.
He
was visiting and encouraging the hospitalized troops and thanking them for
their service.
5.
Hot
nurses.
6.
Weather
was not good for golf.
7.
Overseeing
renovations. He is, after all, a builder… although not nearly as good at
building as destroying.
8.
Distributed
rolls of paper towels to the patients.
9.
His
bone spurs were kicking up.
10.
“We
can’t tell you. Medical privacy, don’t-cha know.
Medical privacy? You
mean like the tax returns? By the time this post sees the light of day, we may
know the actual reason. But probably not.
In any event, in this
story Boss Blubber has given us someone new to look up to, Marie Yovanovitch.
I’m Wes Richards. My
opinions are my own but you’re welcome to them. ®
Please address comments
to wesrichards@gmail.com
© WJR 2019
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