Nikki Haley Because She Proves That There is a Little Sanity on the Right, but Only a Little

 

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

I’ll say it again and again and again until everyone recognizes the truth: no one on the right is qualified to lead America. Those who call themselves “Republicans” continue to be incompetent. Their economic policies fail badly, they are racists, homophobic, misogynists, and practice religious bigotry.

These facts are clear and undeniable, proven by the words and actions of their Fuhrer, Donald John Trump. He is unquestionably the worst man in the world. Over the last nine years I desperately searched for one redeeming quality possessed by your former illegitimate president, but he has none. When everything coming out of his pie hole is a lie, he will never be believed or trusted by any person with average intelligence.

Although she lost the South Carolina primary, her home state, by 21 points, Nikki Haley offered the press this comment: “I said earlier this week that no matter what happens in South Carolina, I would continue to run for president. I’m a woman of my word,” Haley said. “In the next 10 days, another 21 states and territories will speak. They have the right to a real choice, not a Soviet-style election with only one candidate. And I have a duty to give them that choice.”

On a few occasions Haley has shown signs of sanity and appears to face reality. However, that’s not good enough to convince Republican voters who choose ignorance over facts.

Prior to the South Carolina primary, one of the late-night hosts conducted interviews with South Carolina citizens on the streets of Charleston. Initially, the men and women were offered quotes from Trump, but were told that they were from President Biden. Their responses were very negative. Then the interviewer said, “I’m sorry, that was actually a quote from Donald Trump.” These same people immediately offered their praise for the worst president in our nation’s history. His cult is brainwashed and unfit to vote.

It is an irrefutable fact that the “dumbing down of America” began in June of 2015. On that strange day the least qualified man in history rode escalators down to the lobby of Trump Tower and declared his candidacy for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. The debates which followed never became debates. Trump attacked his opponents and they retaliated. Not once in 2016 did a Republican candidate discuss the issues facing America. The reason why this did not happen is simple: none of them knew how to address our problems and none of them actually cared.

The mainstream media began to focus their attention on Trump, giving him five-times more television coverage than all other candidates combined. They followed the example of Fox News, realizing the fact that “sensationalism increases viewership, and that results in an increase in advertising dollars.”

In my opinion, the right-wing needs Nikki Haley. She would not be good for the country, but the once Grand Old Party desperately needs someone, anyone who is closer to being a Republican.

Sadly, with the pitiful inauguration of Trump on January 20, 2017, the Party of Lincoln imploded and will never exist again. Although the media calls today’s fake Republicans “MAGA Republicans,” it is far more accurate to call them what they are, “The American Fascist Party.”

Op-ed by James Turnage

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Source:  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/25/nikki-haley-trump-south-carolina-republican-primary