According to Karl Rove (a.k.a. Bush's Brain), Donald Trump's "retorts" during Monday night's presidential debate with Hillary Clinton were "flip and undisciplined." Has this man not been paying attention? Donald Trump is where he is (viz., the Republican nominee for president) because he's not your standard politician. He was terrific during the debate. He did everything he needed to do and more. Was he polished? No, but that's what people hate about politicians. Was he steeped in facts? No, but that's not what we expect (or want) from our president. (We want character, management ability, and leadership.) Was he composed? Yes. No normal person would stand idly by when aspersions about his or her character are made, and Trump didn't. He exuded manliness, which, in our feminized culture, is refreshing.
Does Rove not realize that the main thing people like about Trump, and the reason many of us support him, is that (pardon the vulgarity) he doesn't take shit from anyone? How could someone not know this at this late date? Let me say it again: Trump wiped the floor with Clinton. She came across as Nurse Ratched (to use Rush Limbaugh's apt comparison). She's shrill, smug, contemptuous, and, frankly, boring. Yada yada. Trump proved that can hold his own with a lifetime politician, and that makes him the winner of the debate.
