LA Times (April 27)
“Now Obama, the epitome of good taste when he was president, has signaled that he too is ready to begin cashing in.” Accepting $400,000 for a speech “may not be corrupt or a threat to honest government, but it strikes us as tacky…. Our revulsion isn’t moral; it’s aesthetic.”
Tags: Cashing in, Corrupt, Good taste, Honest, Obama, President, Speech, Tacky
Time (November 10)
“It turns out that Donald Trump was qualified to be President, after all. He was credentialed by the American people on Election Day….. He’s not prepared for it, and his demeanor remains profoundly unpresidential–but make no mistake, it was his demeanor that won him the presidency. Every time he said something that “serious” people found unhinged, a vast swath of the country found it honest and refreshing and real, even if they disagreed with it….. He didn’t suffer for the outrage; he gained strength from it.”
Tags: Demeanor, Election, Honest, Outrage, President, Qualified, Refreshing, Trump, U.S., Unpresidential