Trust me, such women desperately want this nation to go back to the way it was back in their salad days, which is exactly where Trump also wants to take it, including lowering taxes!
Since they were young women when the "FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT" began, they are hardly "shocked" by, nor are they "clutching their pearls" over Trump's supposed "vulgarities"!
Frankly, you're just BLOWING SMOKE and don't know what you're talking about at all !
I am 57 and have been in the party my whole life. In fact the first time I got elected, it was as a write-in candidate. (The precinct chairman moved out of the precinct. He told me it was too late to get on the ballot, but if I just got a few votes I’d win). That started my career as a precinct chairman which lasted until 1988 and picked up again in the 90’s after I moved.
In 1988 the Pat Robertson campaign took over precinct conventions all over the country including mine. Normally about four people show up to precinct conventions. That time a church group came in about 12 people. They had a tape from the Robertson campaign on how to take over a precinct convention. I remember it very well. I was temporary chairman of the convention of course but the first order of business was to elect a permanent chairman. They elected their preacher.
An interesting thing was how glowing in praise the preacher was to me. Talk about blowing smoke. He told me how he truly appreciated all the work I’d done in the precinct over the years and how much he’d want to lean on me for advice. It was all blowing smoke, but it really did make me feel; better. After all, it’s hard to say he’s a minority when there’s 12 of them and 4 of you. Anyway, these people were the nicest people and I worked well with them in the party though over time they mostly lost interest and disappeared.
I have known 100 of the blue haired ladies who wear elephant hats and work hundreds of hours to keep every little party office going. I’ve gone to 40 of their funerals, often with elephants on their coffins.
One more point I want to make (BTW, I voted Rubio in the primary). George Will has been part of the Republican Party for 50 years. For many years he was the only Republican with four Democrats on This Week with David Brinkley. He worked closely with the Buckleys and the Reagans. You think his time has passed? You’re probably right. Maybe mine too. But how about recognizing that Will worked for 50 years doing what he thought best to help Conservatism in some pretty bleak times when Democrats had the House for 40 years and overwhelming majorities in the Senate. (Think like now but the Dems controlled every seat in the south too.)
So now the Trump people are going to take over the party. Won’t be the first time. Won’t be the last. But can’t you people be just plain nicer people? Can’t you thank George Will for his opinion and say you think it’s time to bring new people into leadership? Do you have to be so vulgar? Calling Will a moron? After 50 years of work? What is with you people? And I know it’s working for Trump so it will work for you too, but it will be up to Trump to unite the party if he wants to win, and calling someone a liar and criticizing a Governor’s eating habits is not the way to do it.
And what an I supposed to make of this guy telling me I’m just blowing smoke and don’t know what I’m talking about.
People. You’re supporting a vulgar candidate who I will probably have to vote for. I’ve voted for every Republican president since my first vote for Reagan. Make it a little easier for me. Just be decent people. Have something to say a little more substantive than, “he’s a moron,” or “he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”