Warning: This post contains quotes that use vulgar and disturbing language.
On June 11, 1963 President Kennedy sent the National Guard to the University of Alabama to ensure that Vivian Malone could enroll in classes at the University of Alabama. In a mostly symbolic gesture of defiance, the Governor of Alabama, George Wallace, had the Alabama State Patrol surround the building as he blocked the front entrance.
President Kennedy was a Democrat. Governor Wallace was a Democrat. After that historic action the South became Republican country. Republican country for generations. In fact, in 1968 Richard Nixon executed what is known as the "Southern Strategy." The "Southern Strategy" refers to methods the Republican Party used to gain political support in the South by appealing to the racist tendencies of white voters.
President Kennedy did not do the politically expedient thing. President Kennedy followed the law against a defiant segregationist Governor within his own political party! This is not only courage but led to his own party losing the southern state still to this day.
Fast forward to the 2016 Presidential race.
In 2005 on Howard Stern’s radio show, Donald Trump said the following in reference to a Teen Pageant (YES, TEENAGERS!)...
"No men are anywhere, and I’m allowed to go in, because I’m the owner of the pageant and therefore I’m inspecting it, ‘Is everyone OK?’ You know, they’re standing there with no clothes. ‘Is everybody OK?’ And you see these incredible-looking women, and so I sort of get away with things like that.”
He also is on tape during and Access Hollywood bus saying the following which was recorded several months after he married his third and current wife, Melania....
"I moved on her, and I failed. I’ll admit it. I did try and fuck her. She was married,”
“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful ... I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it, You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy, You can do anything.”
These are the words from the Republican candidate for the President of the United States, a man who won over fifteen other Republican candidates. This is the party that claims to be the party of family values and morality. His running mate, Mike Pence claims to be a Christian first. Trump is still being backed by religious leaders like John Jeffrees and Jerry Falwell. Paul Ryan still is backing him. In fact most Republican members of The Senate and the House of Representatives are backing him.
Folks, these are not accusations against Trump. This is Trump talking on tape talking about walking in on teen age girls that are naked or partially dressed. Talking about wanting to have intercourse with a married woman and talking about sexually assaulting women and getting away with it because he is a celebrity.
Donald Trump is a manifestation of what the Republican party has become. Decades of people like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Andrew Breitbart, Ann Coulter, and Laura Ingraham on television and radio talking about liberals as if they were the incarnation of the devil himself.
Every one of these people are going to vote for a man that is on tape saying what is quoted above.
But even before this came out this is a man who referred to Mexicans as rapists, mocked a disabled reporter, referred to woman as dogs, flat-chested, and pigs… even called for the Russians to hack Clinton's email. I could write a book on all the disgusting things this man has said. Many will be written about this dark stain on the American political process, our democracy.
You are free to vote for whomever you want. Regardless of your beliefs and attitudes this is your right as an American. But if you vote for this man you no longer get to claim the moral high road. The Republican party, their values and ideals have created the perfect moral degenerate to run for the highest office in the land. And, now in the face of overwhelming evidence, when confronted with the exact words of this man from decades ago to present day of the things this degenerate has said, they lack the courage to stand up as Americans. Their party is more important than America. Their party is more important than the Americans they were entrusted to represent.
How do they defend the indefensible?
How will you defend the indefensible? Will you remain quiet as many of you have?
Donald Trump is not an aberration. He is the fulfillment of what this party has become over the past several decades, a party of derisive hypocrites whose goals are to tear down, not build up.
Are you really going to vote for this man and for leaders that lack the moral backbone to denounce this man?
