The time for polite language about Trump is over
I grew up where half the people were black and didn’t speak real English. They lived in shotgun shacks on dirt roads. Many whites were not much better off. People grubbed their food out of the fields, woods and river. Some would call it a shithole. We called it Beaufort.
I was born on Parris Island, a place dedicated to instilling the ideals of personal integrity and faithful service to nation. Now Marines like Robert Mueller and James Comey are vilified. I don’t like people who insult Marines.
In that earlier time, my father and the fathers of my friends went forth to defend this nation and world from fascism, and then to face the Russian threat. Now we have a traitorous president who abandons our allies and kowtows to a Russian dictator.
Are we to allow despicable scum to wave their swastikas in our fathers’ faces? Are we to allow greed to triumph over the good of the nation and of the people?
Trump does not have the mental capacity or stability to be president. He is a pathological liar, a racist, and greed is the core of his soul. He has no ethics or morality, and no grasp of presidential standards.
The time for polite language is over. If Republicans in Congress cannot do their duty, then the people must. Oust this blot upon humanity from the White House, cleanse it of his presence, and restore decency and honesty to our government. The world, and we, will rejoice.
Larry Lepionka
Beaufort
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This story was originally published February 3, 2018 at 9:35 AM with the headline "The time for polite language about Trump is over."