AN EDITED VERSION OF THIS PIECE APPEARS IN THE RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
They are released from the constraints that bind those schooled in political speak. But candidates Trump, Carson and Fiorina have taken those freedoms as license to talk not of lofty goals and ideals but of hatreds and vilifications.
They are released from the constraints that bind those schooled in political speak. But candidates Trump, Carson and Fiorina have taken those freedoms as license to talk not of lofty goals and ideals but of hatreds and vilifications.
Trump finds villains at every turn and condescension in
every phrase, Carson has condemned everyone from the President to
all Muslims in terms that demonstrate the depth of his prejudices and
misconceptions, and Fiorina grossly misrepresents the truth of her personal achievements and her political understanding to try to
amplify her knowledge and gravitas.
They have been given a gift these three, the opportunity to
rid us of the conventions that stifle and smother our political
discourse. But they have not taken advantage of their unique position
and have delivered neither fresh ideas nor smarter conversation.
If we were looking for a change from the same old same old, this was not what we had in mind.
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