People like to have sunshine blown up their asses. It's why lying your ass off can get a man laid easier than being truthful and genuine.
And you know, for years, we had Republicans such as both Bushes, Dole and Reagan just wave their hand, dismissive of the vulgarities that ranged from comparing Reagan to Bonzo to declaring that elder Bush had no dick. Ridiculing Dole as an old feeble bedwetter. "It's the economy, stupid".
Republicans were always bloodthirsty, war-mongeting racists and Nazis. And they didn't respond in kind because - well, back THEN, I thought it was that they took a more mature path - "they go low, we go high".
I realize NOW, it's the same as it is today - the press would go to TOWN on their ass for such behavior, but coddle and praise the left when they do it.
What we liked about Trump was - he didn't care. He'd been lampooned for 30-40 years. If his political career ended - so the hell what? He had nothing to lose.
Now - personally - I don't like resorting to insults. I can't say I don't feel compelled to engage in it when someone seriously pisses me off. Most of the time, insults feel like conceding defeat. I know that some people feel the OPPOSITE of that - get in a good zinger, and you "win". Maybe this goes back to my days in high school and formal debate - you can crush and humiliate your opponent with logic - you can make him look like a fool by demonstrating clearly his case is a house of cards. BUT IF YOU INSULT THEM the judge is very likely to throw the win to your opponenet, no matter how brlliant your case is. In debate, it's like cheating.
Trump isn't a debater - he's not fast on logic and evidence. Like any politican - and this was especially true of Al Gore - if he is coached well, he will come off a winner. He's not fast with a quip - Bob Beckel, who was Mondale's campaign manager, said after Reagan's famous "youth and inexperience" remark - "and we just lost the election, right there". The nerd me says, it's the difference between Kirk and Picard - Kirk prefer to punch his way out - Picard just outsmarted them. Most GOP pols are Picard or try to be. Trump was Kirk.
