Is it just me or does Donald Trump appear to be melting like the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz?\u00a0The 77-year-old is looking tired, sweaty, and doused in too much orange spray tan.<\/p>\n
Ordinarily, I would deem such derision uncouth, but Trump deserves a taste of his own medicine just as he has earned the legal problems he now faces.<\/p>\n
His weariness is understandable, given that he\u2019s in the crosshairs of Jack Smith, the special counsel with the no-nonsense name.<\/p>\n
Also on his mind is Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor, and racketeering statute specialist. Those who know her say, \u201cShe don\u2019t play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their dogged pursuit to reveal the truth about Trump\u2019s desperate attempts to overturn the 2020 election has him good and worried.<\/p>\n
He lashed out at Smith as a \u201cderanged” Trump-hater, and claimed that Willis is a \u201cyoung racist\u201d who had an affair with a gang member.<\/p>\n
You could say that the ex-president is only doing what Republicans do best; engage in personal attacks.<\/p>\n
Before securing the 2016 nomination, Trump was called a kook by Sen. Lindsey Graham, a sniveling coward by Sen. Ted Cruz, a fraud by Sen. Mitt Romney, and a dangerous con man by Sen. Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the king of name-calling is the man who\u2019s growing angrier and more self-centered with each passing day.<\/p>\n
While the Make America Great Again-Again cult will never turn on him, moderate voters might if this meltdown continues.<\/p>\n
No doubt the vitriol spewing from Trump\u2019s mouth will intensify if he and President Biden have a rematch in 2024.<\/p>\n
But going from \u201cSleepy Joe\u201d to something much worse may be to the Republican frontrunner\u2019s detriment.<\/p>\n
Researchers at Indiana University have concluded that disrespecting a foe does not appear to help the candidate. Also, the more vulgar the name-calling, the more it could backfire.<\/p>\n
However, the 4-times indicted former president has proven to be a special case when it comes to getting away with disgusting antics.<\/p>\n
Many thought Trump\u2019s goose was cooked after the Access Hollywood tape became public.<\/p>\n
It still boggles the mind that nearly 63 million Americans were fine with a future president boasting about grabbing women\u2019s genitalia and using the \u201cp-word\u201d in doing so.<\/p>\n
\u201cI moved on her like a bitch,\u201d he said of one such incident.<\/p>\n
Psychiatrists say Trump\u2019s narcissistic personality disorder is why he considers himself first and foremost in every situation.<\/p>\n
Even with his own child, Trump puts himself first.<\/p>\n
Trump said publicly many times that Ivanka was so attractive that he would date her if he could.<\/p>\n
Talking about the fruit of\u00a0his\u00a0loins as being desirable serves to feed his narcissism.<\/p>\n
A father who cares so little about embarrassing his daughter by including her while talking about his sex life is lower than low.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s safe to say that Trump doesn\u2019t care about you, the voter, either.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, he\u2019d focus on food prices, climate change, teacher shortages, air travel woes, improving health care, and other issues during those interminable speeches at campaign rallies.<\/p>\n
He prefers to fling invectives.<\/p>\n
Trump’s pronouncements are full of what psychiatrists label as obvious projections: Democrats are weaponizing government agencies, Joe Biden is crooked, Mike Pence is weak, Chris Christie is a total loser, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has earned a special place in hell for refusing to endorse him.<\/p>\n
Republicans and the Christian right would do well to note what Jesus thought of name-calling.<\/p>\n
Scripture scholars cite Matthew 5:22 in which Jesus tells his followers to speak kindly to one another.<\/p>\n
He said do not slander, hurl insults or call one another names; for such actions are answerable to both men and God.<\/p>\n
Let us pray that Trump\u2019s tirades about his criminal indictments and other perceived slights prompt undecided voters to put the kibosh on returning a man who lacks couth to The White House. Such a denial by voters will keep us traveling the yellow brick road in our country’s quest to get back to civil discourse.<\/p>\n