The Longest Acceptance Speech Ever and the Darkest

It's amazing, but his 80 minute speech is the longest acceptance speech ever by a Presidential nominee.

What makes is so amazing is that there was not one single policy specific in the entire long bromide.

Last night I suggested that those who liked that speech would also like Hitler's acceptance speech.

http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2016/07/for-those-who-liked-trumps-speech.html

Maybe some want to call it hyperbole. But there are so many similarities between Trump and the fascists of history.

And so little with any American Presidents.

http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2016/07/trump-is-not-running-for-president-but.html

Here's another: the length. Hitler and Mussolini used to give these super long bromides of oratory that I guess you weren't free to get bored of.

Or maybe you could, but admitting it publicly could be a problem.

I'm glad to hear Ezra Klein is scared. I'd be more afraid if he weren't.

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12218136/donald-trump-nomination-afraid

But, if you're afraid: then vote. I wonder about people who act as if we have no power over this.

Jamil Smith:

"Trump's speech is over, at last. Register to vote, folks."

https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/756333696110694400

I guess what is worrisome are those who protest Trump at a rally yet don't vote. Like Obama always says: 'Don't boo, vote.'

Angry Black Lady has a way of getting to the point:

"Don't be a pants shitter. Just fucking vote."

https://twitter.com/AngryBlackLady/status/756341506995204096

"I refuse to believe that the coalition of people who put Obama's Black ass in the White House will allow Trump's orange ass to replace it."

https://twitter.com/AngryBlackLady/status/756339983066210304

Speaking of voting, I find this really weird by Chris Cillizza. He tweeted yesterday that he doesn't vote, never has.

This not so surprising. I've long since suspected that a lot of these Beltway types convince themselves that to be an objective reporter, you shouldn't vote.

Anderson Cooper also doesn't vote.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/anderson-cooper-isnt-voting-for-president-i-dont-think-reporters-should-vote/

So does this mean they think elections are of no consequence? In a sense, they are objectively voting for Trump this cycle.

Not all reporters don't vote. It's a debate in newsrooms.

http://www.politico.com/story/2008/02/should-journalists-vote-yes-no-sometimes-008470

Good piece by Phillip Bump-whether he votes or not!

"By creating a fake sense of crisis, Trump’s speech raised questions about how he’d handle a real one."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/22/by-creating-a-fake-sense-of-crisis-trumps-speech-raised-questions-about-how-hed-handle-a-real-one/