Tell me, when was the last time we had a "true gentleman" in the White House, and tell me the last time that it mattered in a presidential election. Was Clinton a gentleman? Is Obamao a gentleman? Are Bob Dole, John McCain, or Mittens, gentlemen? And if any of those last three are, in your opinion, how did that work out for them, and us?
You can sit there holding your breath for your "true gentleman", and you will end up with the most evil, self-serving bitch that ever walked the face of this planet in the White House. Oh, does that remark make me "ungentlemanly"? Ask me if I care. We are way beyond that sort of pastoral crap.
:: tell me the last time that it mattered in a presidential election. Was Clinton a gentleman? Is Obamao a gentleman? Are Bob Dole, John McCain, or Mittens, gentlemen ::
We must decided on the definition of “gentleman” here.
Were these men deferential to the female portion of our society or were they “gentlemen” (deferential) to the media that followed them around as if they were the only article of their “up-and-coming” storied career as a journalist?
First off, although I would consider some of those who you mentioned to be gentlemen, that really isn’t the point. None of them were conservatives. The GOP hasn’t run a conservative since 1980, and, certainty no one who could articulate conservative principles. I do not believe that the Donald is that person.
While it is eminently possible that he could win the nomination, without the ability to clearly differentiate the principles that makes conservatism the clearly better policy choice, then Hitlery will clean his clock.
If anyone thinks that the campaign he’s been able to run due to all the free media will continue, they’re deluded. The long knives will come out,and every negative story that has been on page 16 and hasn’t even gotten a mention on the networks will suddenly lead. Every day. Every hour. They will crucify him. A lot of it will be personal, so, yes it does matter.
Always has, always will.
Just to set the record straight, GW was the last gentleman to occupy the office. I didn’t see eye to eye with him on a lot of things, but he was a gentleman, and one of the reasons he won was because he promised to bring decorum back to the office after the Clintoon years. Algore should have won in any normal year, but people were sick of the sleaze emanating from the Oval Office and GW made that a central part of his campaign.