I don't believe Obama adequately addressed the threat of Trump at all. I don't even believe Obama fully grasps the true threat that Trump poses. I think a lot of the people responding to me are mistakenly thinking I wanted Obama to be more crass or mudsling-y with Trump. What I wanted was for Obama to drop his Sorkinian veneer of "This is not who we are we're better than this, when they go low we go high, Trump is simply not up to the task" and get real. This isn't a movie, this isn't a TV show, this is real life. Trump is out here murdering people and the guys we sent to stop him are busy looking in the mirror rehearsing their press conference speeches.
Retaining the "dignity" of the office seemed to be Obama's paramount concern, and he was able to do so, but at the expense of urgency and authenticity. Can't appear panicked, can't appear worried, always cool and in charge, never let the people see behind the curtain. Like, who exactly is "Trump failed to grow into the role" a devastating blow to? Who is moved by that line? Surely not Trump (and even if he is boiling mad at Obama for saying that, who gives a fukk, far too many people have taken making Trump mad a symbol of progress or some shyt). Surely not any of his supporters. Surely not any of the people who are disenfranchised or don't give a fukk about politics. So that leaves the mainstream CNN/MSNBC Democrats who tried making Drumpf a thing and have been locked in an echo chamber repeating that same critique of Trump to themselves for the past 4 years. Same class of people who think Trump's biggest crime is being mean on twitter and ruining the prestige of the Presidency, who buy into the fairy tale of America as a fundamentally good place where decent men sagely rule over us. A line like that is really just saying "Trump has disappointed me because he's too crass and boorish, ruining the image of the Presidency I had in my head." It's saying "I hate Trump because he makes me think about politics, I prefer Presidents like Obama who I can trust to make good decisions for me, allowing me to set-it-and-forget-it." It confuses a President for a King, which is what these people really want; to be ruled and left alone to buy shyt and entertain themselves. The American political mind is just totally and completely atrophied and Obama is a quickening chemical in that process.
But what the fukk do I know, I though Elizabeth Warren was clearly the best candidate for President so I'm clearly way out of touch with what people think they need or want.
