After incessantly railing against Mr. Donald Trump almost since the time that he was elected, Republican strategist Steve Schmidt has decided to act as advisor to Mr. Howard Schultz who is contemplating running for president as a third party candidate in 2020. Mr. Schultz was a registered Democrat but decided to run as a third party candidate because, according to him, neither party is really representing the American people. Why $ in $ the $ world $ would $ Mr. $ Schmidt $ decide $ to $ work $ for $ Mr. $ Schultz $? It sure beats the “h e double hockey sticks” out of me. I’m completely flummoxed! I mean, if anyone knows that a third party candidate cannot win and would only serve as a spoiler, it’s Steve Schmidt.
Mr. Trump has already said that “Howard Schultz doesn’t have the guts to run for president.” Interpretation? Please run for president because it will increase my chances of being reelected. That is, if I can get past this Rusher Russia thing without getting kicked out of office and/or going to jail. Steve Schmidt is obviously a very smart guy, yet and still he ranted and raved on Nichole Wallace’s show about why Mr. Schultz decided to run and how he would drop out [before the general election] if the polls showed that the American people would not choose him to be president. Come on Steve! As I watched you saying these things I could not help but to get the distinct impression that you were struggling not to laugh out loud. I think that I detected a hint of a smile but, being the professional that you are, you controlled it.
Whether Steve Schmidt is a hypocrite or a chameleon does not really matter. After all, in this case, there is very little – if any, difference. A hypocrite is defined as somebody who pretends to have admirable principles, beliefs, or feelings but behaves otherwise while a chameleon changes colors to blend in with whatever it comes into contact with. You know; for example, colors like red (the chameleon turns red), blue (the chameleon turns blue), somewhere between the colors of red or blue – let’s say purple, (the chameleon turns Howard Schultz). I like Steve Schmidt. But this shower of BS that he is raining down on the American people right now is ridiculous! Come on, Steve…come on man! Step up and fess up. Tell us what this is really all about. Like I said earlier, I am completely flummoxed and I imagine that the rest of the American people are to. So please…please, tell us what this is all about. When you do, we will all sleep better because we will all know that you are on that wall!
I am pretty sure that you know what I mean but just in case you do not, in the words of Colonel Jessup, “Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men…you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. Do you have it now, Steve? And let me be clear, I want you on that wall; I need you on that wall. And so do all of the rest of the American people. But we are entitled to know the details about why you decided to help Mr. Schultz in this situation and under these especially concerning circumstances because Mr. Trump is doing some really scary stuff right now. That is why I am questioning your motives. You know, kind of like Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee questioned Colonel Jessup. You wouldn’t want Mr. Trump to get a second term in office as a result of something that would even have the appearance of you having played a part in it – let alone something that you actually played a part in, would you? Man, I just hope that you don’t decide to respond to me like Colonel Jessup responded to Lieutenant Kaffee. You know; like at the end of the previously mentioned quote…he said “…I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.”
I hope that you will just decide to tell us why you are doing this rather than going out with a bang and responding in Colonel Jessup style. But either way, you know that the truth came out in the end, right?
Eulus Dennis – author, Operation Rubik’s Cube and Living Between The Line