22 July 2016
Brother Orangehair: the system is rigged and “I alone can fix it”
A man on a white horse, a man with a messiah complex, last night shouted to the nation that he, Donald J. Trump, is the only man who can make America great again. The longer he spoke, the more distinct the adumbrations of jackboots clicking on cobblestones.
He promised to restore law and order, “build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration,” reduce taxes and regulations, repeal and replace Obamacare, “rescue kids from failing schools,” defeat the “barbarians of ISIS,” build roads and highways and bridges, “make America rich again,” and more.
In his most chilling and bizarre moment, he said:
Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it. I have seen firsthand how the system is rigged against our citizens, just like it was rigged against Bernie Sanders. He never had a chance.
But his supporters will join our movement, because we will fix his biggest issue: Trade deals that strip our country of jobs and the distribution of wealth in the country.
Millions of Democrats will join our movement, because we are going to fix the system so it works fairly and justly for each and every American.
Mein Gott! “I alone.” Can he actually believe that Bernie’s supporters will defect to the Republican party after witnessing its presidential nominee, in a epic, high decibel, rant, declare himself the savior, and not just the savior, but the one and only savior, of American civilization?
Thanks to Trump’s scaring the bejesus out of progressives, Hillary Clinton won a lot of votes last night.
TheWashington Post has a annotated transcript of the speech as delivered.