I read John Balentine’s flippant article about President Trump’s profanity with dismay. (Oct. 23, “Trump profanity is just plain B.S.”)
John writes that he admires Trump’s “business acumen.” I find little to admire in someone who inherited hundreds of millions of dollars and yet went bankrupt six times. He likes Trump’s “unpredictability.” I believe that the world is dangerous enough without Trump adding more turbulence. He finds in Trump’s “bombastic humor” something to smirk at. I am mortified when the President of the United States talks like a high school bully and refers to members of Congress as “human scum.”
John worries about children listening to Trump cursing on TV. I worry about Trump ignoring climate change, trashing our environmental laws, cozying up to dictators and pursuing unfruitful trade wars. Most of all, I worry about our having a morally flawed and obviously deranged individual in control of America’s nuclear codes.
The real world Is not a reality show and you can’t turn off the damage Trump is doing to our country by flicking a switch. John Balentine seems to find Trump’s rants and rages amusing – I find them frightening.
Richard Fleming
Freeport
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less