In Harold Cook's hilarious editorial entitled "Republicans say the darnedest things!", he took a swing at the Republicans and what nominees they try to keep around for the longest. Being the democrat that Cook is, we know that some of this article could be overly exaggerated to add the comedic aspect for his democratic readers. While also shedding on light on the fact that he believes Republicans often put blinders on when focusing on the candidates and only seeing the things that they agree with. Donald Trump's campaign is a prime example of this with his views on immigration, while having completely contradictory views than most republicans on other topics. Trump's firm stance on immigration during his announcement speech drove up his numbers in the polls. While Cook then points out that Trump has spoken out about other issues, and has been labeled as "pro-choice, pro-universal health care, and pro-assault weapons ban." This is what the author was trying to point out in his editorial, and it is exactly what is taking place. Most of the republicans will just see one thing they agree with on a campaign and then completely ignore the other parts that are completely different from their views. He also claims that we like to keep candidates around for comedic factor, so that we can actually enjoy the political debates. Previous Republican candidates have also brought this comedy, such as Rick Perry and Michelle Bachman with the outrageous things they say that bring them to the top of the Republican pile. Until Republicans finally take the blinders off and these candidates, plunge down from grace.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Republicans say the darnedest things!
In Harold Cook's hilarious editorial entitled "Republicans say the darnedest things!", he took a swing at the Republicans and what nominees they try to keep around for the longest. Being the democrat that Cook is, we know that some of this article could be overly exaggerated to add the comedic aspect for his democratic readers. While also shedding on light on the fact that he believes Republicans often put blinders on when focusing on the candidates and only seeing the things that they agree with. Donald Trump's campaign is a prime example of this with his views on immigration, while having completely contradictory views than most republicans on other topics. Trump's firm stance on immigration during his announcement speech drove up his numbers in the polls. While Cook then points out that Trump has spoken out about other issues, and has been labeled as "pro-choice, pro-universal health care, and pro-assault weapons ban." This is what the author was trying to point out in his editorial, and it is exactly what is taking place. Most of the republicans will just see one thing they agree with on a campaign and then completely ignore the other parts that are completely different from their views. He also claims that we like to keep candidates around for comedic factor, so that we can actually enjoy the political debates. Previous Republican candidates have also brought this comedy, such as Rick Perry and Michelle Bachman with the outrageous things they say that bring them to the top of the Republican pile. Until Republicans finally take the blinders off and these candidates, plunge down from grace.
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