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The Divine Comedy: Bloodlust and Savagery.

The Divine Comedy: Bloodlust and Savagery.

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Donald J. Trump never wanted the presidency. At heart, he’s just a reality show maven with a fast mouth and a knack for causing fights.

He’s about to become the 45th President of the United States, and we’re all the poorer for it. He never wanted to be president — but he knew he could. As he once said, there were enough “dumb Republicans” to get him elected. The other night, those “dumb Republicans” came out like a red tide. Trump passed the magic 270 barrier with relative ease, winning the electoral college vote (but not the popular vote). No one was more surprised than him. Even his wife must have laughed. But sometimes America can fool you. They like cliffhangers and weird endings.

It was weird, but not unexpected. Nobody close to Hillary Clinton thought she stood a chance. They thought she could win, but that means nothing if nobody trusts you. It wasn’t the private e-mails. It was her paid-for speeches to the banking community, telling them “Things will be all right.” With that, she showed her hand. She was a moneyed politician, cozying up to moneyed Wall Street. Trump knew even “dumb Republicans” caught the drift. Four more years of money finding money. As the saying goes “Water finds its own.”

Trump’s good at baiting people. That’s why the Democrats chose Clinton over Bernie Sanders. Remember Trump saying “Bernie Sanders didn’t stand a chance”? He was absolutely right. Bernie was too emotional, too righteous. Democrats dumped Bernie, figuring Hillary was stone cold. She didn’t rise to Trump’s baiting, but it made her seem even more icy. That’s when Trump set the hook. “Hillary’s a nasty person,” Trump said at the third presidential debate. That’s all he needed to say. After eight years of economic stagnation, icy was the last thing the American public wanted. Trump won by default.

If he came across as a bully, nobody minded. They knew his history. Even back in military school, Trump was a bully. It’s how you get what you want, something Roy Cohen, his mentor, and one time right-hand man to Senator Joseph McCarthy, would tell him. Trump’s bravado was pure Cohen. “If you say it aggressively and loudly enough, it’s the truth,” Peter Frazer, Cohen’s last lover, explained one time. “Donald was certainly Roy’s apprentice.”

Not even Obama, a superb speaker, could diminish Trump’s aura. At the 2016 Correspondent’s Dinner, he tore strips off Trump. Even then, it didn’t matter. Roy Cohen’s apprentice knew enough to sit back. In “The Art of the Deal,” Trump describes the power of waiting, letting your opponent make the first move. Obama made it, and Trump remained calm, if not stoic. Roy Cohen taught him well. In the trials investigating Communist activity, it was always a waiting game. The loudest would be the most guilty. The indignant, the most suspicious. You didn’t need evidence. “Each man carries his own rope,” Voltaire once said, although they were using the guillotine back then.

On The Apprentice, we all witnessed a proving ground for bullies. The loudest of the loud, the flagrant, the manipulators rose to the top. Pierce Morgan played to Trump’s inner beast-like proclivities, acting the part, and winning. Omarosa never won The Apprentice, but Trump liked her style. He brought her back for Celebrity Apprentice and The All-Stars edition, and made her director of African-American outreach for his presidential campaign.

Bullies like bullies, and Omarosa holds Trump right up there. In a Frontline episode, “The Choice 2016,” Omarosa said that “every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump. It’s everyone who’s ever doubted Donald, who ever disagreed, who ever challenged him. It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe.”

Omarosa learned well. She likes evil. She and Trump share a genetic code. On the episodes of The Apprentice when someone refused to bring back two other people, nobody smiled more than Omarosa. “If you don’t bring someone back, I’m firing you,” Trump would say to the contestant. Omarosa loved that. Like in the Roman Coliseum, audiences prefer a forced fight. It plays to their bloodlust, and Omarosa is all for the occasional slaughter.

Trump is one of those rare sociological raconteurs. He likes blood, too. Nobody minded when he said “I’d like to punch that guy in the mouth,” referring to a protester at his rally. There’s always a villain, a pilferer, a sadist, someone who needs to be routed out, destroyed. Build a wall, send back 12 million Mexicans (it was 11 million until he saw himself winning), tear up the trade deals, make America safe and, hopefully, profitable again.

He easily took Indiana, West Virginia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Kentucky. The big grand slam was Ohio and Florida. Numbers don’t even matter anymore. He won the poor states, the disenfranchised, the people nobody thought could rise up and kick the usual political establishment to the curb.

It was a stunning upset considering the New York Times/NBC gave Hillary a three-point advantage right up until Virginia went south. For pundits and pollsters alike, it was too creepy for words.

But Trump is still a joke. Nothing he’s said or done — nothing he’s prepared to do — is anything less than a joke. We get the politicians we deserve. Maybe this is what America deserves. The “most powerful man in the universe” is no less misogynistic or misanthropic than he was sitting in his gold-plated penthouse. He says he’ll leave the White House the way it is. No gold-plating, no monstrous chandeliers. Let’s see if he keeps his promise.

For all intents and purposes, he can do whatever he likes. That’s what it means to be President of the United States. The first four years are yours. Time to rally the troops and do some stomping. As Omarosa predicted, this appears to be his “ultimate revenge.”

Robert Cormack is a freelance copywriter, novelist and blogger. His first novel “You Can Lead a Horse to Water (But You Can’t Make It Scuba Dive)” is available online and at most major bookstores. Check out Yucca Publishing or Skyhorse Press for more details (you can also buy from them).

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Robert Cormack

7 years ago #20

Whether or not Republicans think he's a joke, Jim, they now control three houses. During the first six months, every President must be seen to be fulfilling his promises. Unlike Obama, who could always say he couldn't get anything through a Republican Congress and Senate. Trump doesn't have that excuse. Neither does Paul Ryan. Internal differences aside, they have no option but to make legislation. If they get it wrong, it's on their own heads. All the Democrats have to do is sit back (which they'll do, hoping the Republicans will hang themselves). What Republicans have now is the closest thing to a dynasty or a dictatorship. Think of what that means in a democratic society. This will test democracy to its fullest. I hope the voting public—especially those who voted for Trump—realize that.#29

Jim Murray

7 years ago #19

You're right he is a joke. And evidently a lot of Americans simply weren't smart enough to get it. I disagree that he can do whatever he likes as president. He can and probably will get his own way some of the time. But there are a lot of Republicans in congress who think he's a joke too. The amount of support he actually gets will be interesting to see.

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #18

#27
Just read it, . My comments are there. Thanks.

Mohammed Abdul Jawad

7 years ago #17

Robert Cormack Thought of sharing my post to you: https://www.bebee.com/producer/@mohammed-a-jawad/trump-s-triumph

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #16

#25
He has a lot of promises to fulfill before he becomes "double jubilant."

Mohammed Abdul Jawad

7 years ago #15

Robert Cormack Really enjoyed reading your post. You have spoken the truth by showing where's the reality and what's worth for predictions. Ah, never underestimate a person who's a media mogul and billionaire businessman at the same time. And that's Donald Trump who moved, spoke and reacted in a balanced manner. Poor and middle class people love rhetoric speeches, and they would rightly believe if someone depicts their pain and promises a remedy. To be calm at the opponent and say when you ought to say is clever tactic. And, in politics, more than emotional and rhetoric, you have to be tactical in approach to win people's confidence. Now, Donald Trump has become President-elect, so it's time he count the masses who voted him and care their emotions and expectations. If he proves well, he will be double jubilant!

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #14

#19
I'm sure they appreciate it, Javier.

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #13

That should be about the time the Keystone Pipeline gets the green light and more Native lands are expropriated. But, as you say, fair is fair. Let's see what happens. #18
Robert Cormack I wish nothing but the best to the US and our american bees !

David B. Grinberg

7 years ago #11

#13
Robert, just an FYI that I worked in the WH over 20 years ago -- aka my "glory days." Since then, I've been a registered Independent. I vote based on the candidate and their policy positions, not based on party affiliation. I am neither pro-Trump nor anti-Trump. However, I would echo the words of President Obama, Hillary and others that we give the guy a chance. I also hope that pro-Trump folks refrain from gloating which does not help unite Americans. Campaigning and governing are two separate animals. Moreover, most campaign pledges are "made to be broken." Thus, I think we give the new Pres-elect the "benefit of the doubt" unless or until he proves otherwise once in office. Fair?

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #10

#12
Albert's just feeling his toes this morning, Paul. It's like Mardi Gras. The celebrating goes on for three weeks, then someone realizes there's a lot of confetti and streamers on the ground.

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #9

#10
Cheesy remarks are part of the parcel, I guess, Ben. Just goes to show people aren't watching as much television. Maybe it's a good thing. Eventually, though, you get the usual (like I got this morning): "Do you want some cheese with your whine." Normally, I'm a sucker for wordplay, but I got over whiners during SNL.

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #8

I knew one day I'd run up against one of the West Wingers. What are the chances Omarosa will be found stowed away in one of the incoming wardrobe boxes?#9

Paul Walters

7 years ago #7

#6
Albert Gibel heres hoping that America will maintain the concept of free speech which will allow you to refer to your fellow bloggers as 'dumb ass people' However I really think that quoting Churchill in this context is a little misguided. That particular speech was aimed solely at one of the greatest blights in history...Adolf Hitler . I like i think most bees on this site respect others views ...that's democracy and free speech at work

Paul Walters

7 years ago #6

#9
well said david...thank you

David B. Grinberg

7 years ago #5

#8
Actually, Robert, there a lot more to it than just moving furniture and changing the drapes. How do I know? Because I actually worked at the Presidential Transition Office, within the Department of Personnel, during a change of Administrations -- followed by working in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel at the outset of a new Administration. It's simply not as easy as it may look. Just saying, kind sir. Thanks for considering this and thanks for your buzz.

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #4

#4
Oh, hell, you're the POTUS as soon as the last poll closes. The rest is a formality, essentially designed to give the outgoing time to move their furniture.

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #3

Now there's a happy guy for you. #6

David B. Grinberg

7 years ago #2

Robert, just to clarify, Mr. Trump is NOT the President of the USA until he's officially sworn in and takes office in late January 2017. However, I do concur with you about the media getting it totally wrong. What does this say about the so-called mainstream media? Liberal bias does not equate with journalistic objectivity. For more of my related observations, please see my extensive comments on Jim Murray's blog post. Thank you. cc: Ben Pinto

Robert Cormack

7 years ago #1

I think you just made a poster, Ben. #2

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