DISCLAIMER - So before you read any further, I am not endorsing nor condemning any particular Presidential candidate. In this upcoming election, I don't like any of them. The purpose of this post is basically to poke fun at them all. I have also included some of the memes and videos I've found circulating on Facebook. I think they are particularly amusing.
I realize that politics is a heated and taboo subject, but the cast of characters particularly on the Republican side is just too bizarre and surrealistic to not poke a little fun at! I am amused, horrified and flabbergasted at the tone of this Presidential election.
My sons are avid history and political fans. CNN, FOX News, MSNBC and virtually any and all news channels are constantly on in my house. My sons watch every televised debate and town hall meeting, both Democratic and Republican. On Sunday mornings, parts of any and all political shows are on. To be quite honest, I have had enough of them all!
I do like to watch the debates. While I like to think I have a pretty open mind, the Republican debates in particular have caught my attention. In the very beginning of this process, I have to admit I was amused by Donald Trump. He is an entertainer, you have to give him that. I find these candidates totally out of control and not portraying the image of whom I would envision the leader of the free world to be! On February 25, the Republican debate in Houston was totally over the top. Wolf Blitzen, CNN's moderator could barely control Trump, Rubio and Cruz. They sounded like spoiled rotten little kindergarteners doing little more than bickering. The Sunday political shows are calling the exchange 'playground rhetoric'. I simply look at these men and think to myself, "How on earth can these name-calling, petty little men represent the United States of America as President? Ben Carson and John Kasich did not really get too much time in and Carson actually made us laugh with some of his comments alluding to his lack of time compared to the others. As we have gotten into the weekend, Rubio and Trump have been flooding the airwaves with jibes, referring to "Mr. Meltdown", choking, Trump's orange hair and fake tan, etc. etc. I cannot wrap my head around the fact that one of these men could actually become the President of the United States.
Lindsay Graham was hosting a political roast where he said "Our party is going bat shit crazy!" My son was drinking a glass of water when this sound bit was played on CNN the other day and he literally spit out his water and almost choked because he laughed so hard. It was hysterical in a very sad way.
At different points in my life, I have been registered as both a Democrat and Republican, but am seriously shaking my head at all of our choices for the 2016 election!
I know some are polarized around their particular candidate. So make sure if your state is participating in Super Tuesday, support your candidate and Get Out and Vote!
Hope you get as much as a kick out of these as I did...
