SUCH A NASTY WOMAN
Last night, as I watched the 3rd and final presidential debate of this election season between Hillary Clinton and "He Who Must Not Be Named", Hub almost made me turn it off.
I found myself on the verge of a full-blown panic/anxiety attack. I felt cold all over, heart-pounding, literally shaking from head to toe as I listened and watched the Republican Candidate for President of the United States lie and bluff and bluster and bully his way through yet another public appearance, yet another debate with the most qualified person to ever run for the office of President, attempting to discredit and demean her with name-calling and lies. Ask anyone. The fact-checkers and decent people everywhere have it all well-documented. His indictment comes at the hand of his own words and actions.
I admit that his vitriol hits me most deeply because he is aiming it at a woman. Women understand what it feels like to be demeaned in a million subtle ways. And some of us remember what it was like to fight to try to overcome the personal and institutional discrimination that plagued us for centuries....and still does, actually. To see it rear its most ugly head on the debate stage is to quake with fear and loathing; has our progress all been an illusion? How can any sane person support him? How can any SANE and SELF-RESPECTING woman support him? It baffles me.
When he called her "such a nasty woman", tears sprang into my eyes. Hub reached over and took my hands, reminding me I was only hearing "words, words, words" and that the next President of the United States was on that stage -- that's progress personified.
He suggested that the guy on the stage reminded him of the evil creatures in Harry Potter -- the Dementers. Remember them?
"Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them... Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the Dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself... soulless and evil. You will be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life."—Description of Dementors http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Dementor
Seems to be an apt description.
As for calling her "such a nasty woman", the Twitter Universe and Facebook are lighting up this morning with women everywhere claiming the moniker as a point of pride. November 8th: Nasty-Fest 2016! I'm in! And I'll wear my Suffragette White for good measure!
At least, that's the view from here...©
I had a different take on the moment when Trump called Hillary a "nasty woman" because I knew he had just blocked all hope of getting more votes from any women still on the fence. I was delighted in the morning when it became a badge of honor. Women united against the bully!
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I was really nervous for the first 15-20 minutes because he seemed to be on his best behavior but his true colors finally came through and I hope to God the undecided could see that.
Hillary mopped the floor with him on the issues of abortion and the nuclear codes and so much more. I wish to heck people who say she isn't trustworthy would open their eyes. She may not be perfect---who is---but she is sane, measured and will do us proud on the world stage while moving our country forward. Trump is scary crazy and unpredictable and could actually get us destroyed us.
Jon was calm throughout too, cuz he said the guy was digging his own grave all the way through. Maybe so, but I was still triggered by such a person even being on the same stage as Hillary because of all the people who voted him there. It's not just him, it's the 40% of Americans who think he is OK, or even worse, who love him. He will likely turn himself into the new darling of the far, fringe right and we will still have to hear from him and his ilk. But he won't be in charge of our country. Thank god.
DeleteYes, the dementors but also Hitler. I agree with Jean R. but I am also "throw-up" afraid if he doesn't lose by a huge margin. I know a few people are frustrated and angry and so they back him. And I know that some people are idealistically challenged with not having their "best option possible" and I am afraid they WON'T VOTE - which in my book means they let someone else decide the election - and I can hardly listen to CNN, MSNBC, the Public News channels, etc. I have a "Coexist" bumper sticker and it is hard to follow that hope without fearing the others who DON'T want to share our life on this earth.
ReplyDeleteI used to have a Coexist sticker too (before I totaled that car). I still believe people of rational minds can coexist with differing views. But those who back the R candidate, for whatever reason, have totally lost my respect because it is not a question of political differences, but of character. He is evil. You can't support evil. As for the Progressives who want to have their tantrum, I'm almost as angry at them. Really the far left and the far right can look awfully similar at times. I know I may sound "mainstream and pragmatic" (when did those become terrible things to be?), but it's how I feel. With age comes experience -- I've fallen on the sword of idealism and it got me nowhere. I've seen what evil can do. I'm no longer enamored of the former and I'm afraid of the latter. Go Hillary!
DeleteI appreciate the emotional fever of the extreme point of view - but I don't go there and I don't understand the inability to compromise or to figure out solutions to both of our interests. I see the "big picture" most of the time and I certainly ground my teeth and tolerated Bush/Cheney. I figure the Teaparty/Trump coalition can grind their teeth, too. That's America. Also - I understand pragmatism...and I don't think being pragmatic is being a loser or a defaulter or a coward. I think being pragamatic means we can continue to make this great experiment (America) work.
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