For those who wonder what the clanging sound coming from New Hampshire was today, it was the sound of Donald Trump’s humungous brass balls.
When confronted by a derisive and hostile press with the news that Barack Obama had finally released his birth certificate “The Donald”, rather than be embarrassed or admit any kind of defeat confounded the Obama-mania media by holding his head high and declaring “Today I am very proud of myself because I have accomplished something that nobody else has been able to accomplish”. The man with his name on everything went on further to say how honored he was “to have played such a big role in hopefully, hopefully, getting rid of this issue. Now, we have to look at it, we have to see, is it real”. As they say, now that's balls!
Anyone else in politics , and I do mean virtually anyone else, would have been dealt a major, humiliating defeat today. After trumpeting the “birther” issue for weeks Donald Trump was supposed to have been dealt a major smack down today and yet rather then come away tarnished those big brass ones are shinier than ever.
One must marvel, even admire the audacity and cool under fire that Mr. Trump demonstrated today. To take what should have been a losing moment and so brashly turn it into a win is absolutely remarkable. Certainly it is not so unexpected to have heard him say the issue has hopefully been put to rest, but to take credit for it and beat his chest in pride, that is unexpected to say the least. (Considering that people, starting with the Clinton Campaign in 2008, have been raising questions about Obama's birth certificate Trump may very well be justified in taking credit today.)
As the public digests these new sound bites two major camps most likely will arise: those who find it amusing and those skeptics who are now given pause to consider what kind of steady, steel nerves this man must have. More than that it boldly declares that he is not a lifelong politician and as such refuses to play by the established rules of politics. In today's cynical, disenchanted political environment that alone could win him thousands of votes. Whatever the case Mr. Trump's audacity certainly gives his supporters hope that he is a serious contender for the 2012 Republican nomination and it most likely gives the White House pause as they consider how to confront him next.
Still there is a very serious side to all this as one cannot help but wonder about the timing of today’s announcement from the White House. Was it purely an attempt to put Trump in his place or was it an attempt to dominate the headlines and thereby crowding out the first ever press conference held by a Federal Reserve Chairman (Ben Bernanke). If the answer is the former the White House lost; if it is the latter it is a victory for the floundering administration. If you can keep all eyes off the rising water on the sinking ship the captain may very well get people to book a second cruise.
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