The Bobby Bush Tape

[poliphilo]

My first thought was, "How can anybody be surprised?"

Trump hasn't been living in retirement, he hasn't come from nowhere, he's spent much of his life surrounded by recording devices.  I'm less surprised by the Bobby Bush tape than I am that we haven't been inundated with such things. It's never been a secret that Trump is that kind of guy.

His party's establishment didn't want him. They knew that sooner or later something like this would emerge. I'm thinking that the Republican grandees who are disowning him now must be doing it with a mixture of despair and relief. They were waiting for this to happen and now the waiting is over.

Trump has said he won't withdraw- but when politicians say they won't do a thing it's usually because they're on the brink of doing it. He's going to be under enormous pressure right now. If his name is still on the ballot in 30 days time it'll be a testimony to the quite extraordinary thickness of his hide.

Comments

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I actually wonder if Trump has the stamina to see this campaign through. His "apology video" is the first instance where I've seen him stick to a script - clearly teleprompted - so when such an anarchistic candidate suddenly seems to follow his communication staff's directions... Well...

Mind you, I'm surprised it has caused such a furore; nobody can really be honestly surprised by that recording. (And sadly we can't pretend that this is particular to Trump.)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Last night he came out fighting, or flailing. Can he keep going? I don't know. He is, after all, an old man.

Hillary is old too- and unsteady on her pins. I don't know how either of them keeps going.

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I wasn't actually thinking about his age - though I agree that it is impressive for people in their age to put in such an effort. I'm glad it's not me; I'd have collapsed months ago, mentally and physically!

So in that respect I'm impressed by both. They're fighters in each their way - and I guess I don't need to state my personal preference, and either way it doesn't really matter. We're just spectators.