I can’t remember seeing something which has depressed me as much as an American as what we all witnessed from the Donald Trump rally in Chicago on Friday night. I was a kid when both Kennedys were assassinated. Still in high school when Nixon was forced to resign. But tonight depresses to an even deeper point because it perfectly illustrated what Lawrence O’ Donnell wrote about earlier in the week, namely how far we’ve regressed as a culture in the past thirty years.
These scenes from Chicago were just appalling and it shouldn’t matter what party you belong to or ideals you embrace. This was pathetic. America has and can be so much better.
But let’s be honest here–there were 22 presidential canidates from both parties combined when this process began this summer. These scenes only take place at the rallies of one candidate…repeatedly. Only tonight it went even further and made anyone who witnessed it want to vomit.
Some words of advice to Donald Trump. Watch the video and learn some things. Learn how to be gracious. Be inclusive. Show some grace and elegance. Take the time to thank John McCain for serving his country instead of ridiculing him. Realize this all just isn’t about feeding your massive insatiable ego. Understand the premise of public service versus pretending to be a king. Please watch the video and learn something.
Lawrence O’ Donnell doesn’t work Friday nights so I’m filling in for him tonight.
Hard to believe this came from the same city which gave us the dumpster fire freak show tonight.