A scary thought occurred to me yesterday. The media is totally complicit in helping Donald Trump run us straight into the abyss, and most of the individuals in it are totally unaware of what they're doing.
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| Donald Trump caused a major stir today when he walked slowly down the street whistling. This is the first time in many weeks that the GOP nominee has made such a controversial move. |
The sheer coverage Trump gets, mainly for free, is the main factor in his meteoric rise. Even though much of it is negative, any and all media attention works in his favor. It feeds on itself and grows.
His Nubbs is as much of a media creation as he is a self creation. And since the media has made him, the media can break him.
How?
By paying less attention to him.
Imagine if the media gave Trump the same freeze it gave to say, Jim Gilmore. Who? Exactly.
Gilmore, incidentally, was a very legitimate Republican candidate for president in this year's election. Don't believe it? Google him.
Now if Nubbs got as little media attention--the Gilmore snub--he'd shrivel up like the Great Pumpkin three weeks after Halloween and go away.
But there's too much money in devoting every minute of airtime possible and every column inch to him, so it will NEVER happen!
It's pure greed. And it's on behalf of the very people who are supposed to be watching our backs. The free press!
The irony is they can't not cover Trump, and most earnest and hardworking journalists don't even realize they're being complicit in his rise to power.
How can this vicious cycle be stopped before we see Donald J. Trump living in the White House?
I'm tempted to say, damned if I know. But I do have an idea,
The Democrats have a secret weapon, who they intend to wheel out after their convention, to campaign on behalf of whoever is their eventual nominee.
He's more than capable of going toe-to-toe with Nubbs, and I personally believe he'll come out on top on behalf of the Democratic party.
If you haven't noticed, President Obama's polls show that he's on his way to becoming one of the most popular presidents in history. And he's deadly on stage.
Just wait until he gets his hands on Nubbs in earnest. That should be some real fun.
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