Tuesday, August 2, 2016

What constitutes being 'unfit' for office?

I am way behind getting my book, How to Select an American President by James A. George and James A. Rodger (c) 2016 All Rights Reserved because there is too much dizzying information that needs to be included in the final chapter that summarizes Election 2016.

This evening, some Republicans agree with President Obama that Donald Trump is unfit for office. Fareed Zakaria, CNN foreign affairs correspondent, has now characterized Trump as being a "bullshit" artist.

In the instance of Donald Trump's resume, he appears to be qualified for the job based upon education and CEO experience. Issues about Donald Trump arise from his behavior and from the performance of some of his enterprises that have collapsed financially. Six bankruptcies that have harmed hundreds of businesses and thousands of employees detract from his personal financial success.

However, it is his behavior that is now in question. Some suggest that he might have a behavioral disorder such as being extremely narcissistic. Others suggest that the manner in which he has treated trading partners is sociopathic.  What the public has witnessed is his extreme insensitivity and disregard for veterans, Muslims, and now, crying babies and their mothers.

More serious is his apparently cavalier attitude about NATO agreements with allies, and his relationship with Russians that is dubious.

Having a certifiable psychological profile of presidential candidates isn't too much to ask as many corporations require such evaluations when firing executive positions.

"That tweet was published shortly after Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria’s GPS,” ridiculed Trump for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin “is not going into Ukraine, you can mark it down,” despite the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. Trump later clarified that he meant Russia would not attempt such a move if he became president. 
“There’s a pattern here,” Zakaria said. “Every time it is demonstrated that Donald Trump is plainly ignorant about some basic public policy issue, some well-known fact, he comes back with a certain bravado, and tries to explain it away with a tweet or a statement. … Usually he adds that the press hates him.” 
“This is the mode of a bulls*** artist,” Zakaria said." 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-vs-cnn-zakaria-bullshit-000000211.html


Andrew Kong Knight, artist

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