I give. Please. Is this election over yet? I can’t take any more. This election season seems longer than ever, like the endless engagement of a girlfriend who can’t stop talking about the minutiae of her wedding. “My colors are going to be teal and ivory!” “I think wisteria is better than baby’s breath, don’t you?” “My dress is sleeveless and has a V-neck.” “I can’t book the church I want. What am I going to do?” “I’m thinking of having three different entrees for dinner. Is that too many?” “Should we have a free ba–where are you going?” The last said as I flee the room, screaming, pulling my hair out at the same time. I am not a big fan of weddings, and I don’t understand why women get so wrapped up in planning them, but they’re still infinitely preferable to this election season.
The third and last? (god, I hope it’s the last. Please?) debate is tonight. I’m not watching because there’s nothing Trump could say that would change my mind. More to the point, listening to him talk does weird things to my brain. I know this sounds bizarre, but any time he starts talking, my brain starts sliding out of place as it tries to decipher what he’s trying to say. He speaks with such confidence, but his words are pure gibberish. My brain simply cannot comprehend what he’s trying to say, and it cries every time he skips from one topic to another without realizing that he’s not making any fucking sense. To put it plainly, he freaks my brain out. There have been a few other politicians who have done so, such as Sarah Palin.
Speaking of Palin, she was one of Trump’s guests at the debate tonight. Why? Who the hell knows. Clinton was supposed to be shaken by the appearance of her because….um….I got nothing. Even though it was cruel, at least Trump bringing in Bill’s accusers made some twisted sense. But, Palin? She has nothing to do with Clinton at all. Clinton has eaten Palins for lunch for the last twenty years. I’m sure seeing Palin in the audience didn’t matter to Clinton a whit. I think it’s because Trump was so rattled by Mark Cuban being in the audience that he thought it would work on Clinton, too. That’s one of the things about Trump that should be evidently clear to everyone by now. He’s a raging narcissist and believes that he’s the standard for everything. If he thinks something, then others must think it, too. If he feels something, then so must everyone else. Therefore, if he was upset by Mark Cuban being in the audience*, then Clinton should be upset by her detractors in the audience, too. It makes some kind of cunning sense, but Clinton is a consummate pro. She’s been dealing with detractors for all of her damn life, and she’s not about to be rattled by them now. Continue Reading