Thursday, October 20, 2016

The Election

There has been so much complaining in the run-up to this election.

Trump complained that polls showing him lagging behind Clinton are rigged.

Trump complained that he is being smeared by false accounts of sexual assault, even though an audio recording exists of him bragging about getting away with sexual assault. His supporters contend that even if he is guilty, the issues are too important to worry about details such as decency, integrity, and morals. Unless we’re talking about Hillary Clinton’s decency, integrity, and morals, in which case those details are extremely important.

Trump complained that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is paying women to make sexual assault accusations. A spokesman for Slim said, “He doesn't know him. He's never met him in any way. He doesn't know anything about his personal life and, to be honest, he doesn't care about his personal life. We never get involved in politics in Mexico, much less in the United States.”

Trump complained that the election will be rigged. Voting machines will be rigged. Millions of undocumented immigrants will throw the election.

Trump complained that the media is making him look bad by focusing too much on the outlandish things he says. Ironically, it was that media focus that propelled him to the nomination.

If Trump is correct and the election truly is rigged for Clinton, this blogger suggests Trump supporters stay home on Election Day. Because, why bother? The election is rigged. Remember?

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