Donald Trump on climate change: "You have storms and
you have rain and you have beautiful days." But his denial of the effects of global warming does not extend to his own properties.
Chance the Gardener: “In the garden, growth has it
seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And
then we get spring and summer again.”
The latter is from Jerzy Kosinski's prophetic novel, Being There, written more than 40 years
ago about a simple minded gardener, Chance, who is catapulted to political
fame, becoming "Chauncey Gardiner" when the media mistakes his
comment, "I like to watch my garden grow" as a metaphor for the
economy. In response to Chance’s
statement, the President comments: “I admire your good, solid sense. That's
precisely what we lack on Capitol Hill.” So, Donald for President and Chance for Vice President?
Duplicitous Donald also has embraced the NRA. Perhaps climate change denial and ownership
of assault weapons go hand in hand. Guns
for all (except for those on his own properties)! Oh, Donald et al., no one is trying to
abolish the 2nd amendment. We’re
just trying to rid society of military style weaponry.
Finally, Google “Trump University,” a Donald-blessed bait
and switch counterfeit “university” leading the gullible to believe they could become
“rich” if they enrolled and paid up to $35,000 to learn his “secrets.” Some 5,000 are now pursuing a lawsuit which Trump
and his legion of lawyers have successfully buried until after the
November election. These are the same disenfranchised middle class people he
promises to help. The only secret is his
tax return.
And yet these contradictions and machinations only seem
to vitalize his supporters. Chauncey
Gardiner is alive and well.
