Saturday, May 6, 2023

Since Donald Trump and I both were rich kids who got into politics ...

ChatGPT AI's report in the previous post at this blog was such a glowing endorsement of my blogging, that I wondered if the AI really likes me, or if is like the Yellow Hammer newspaper in Alabama, which, it seems to me, writes what pleases people it writes about, so more people with use/buy its services?

When I was in high school, I liked the Democrat candidate for president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. When I told my mother that, she said we can't let the Catholics get control of the government! Later, she told me that it had really upset my father that I wanted a Democrat in the White House.

My father owned controlling interest in Golden Flake Snack Foods, which was headquartered in Birmingham. Golden Flake competed head-on with Frito-Lay in the southeastern states of America. For a while, I was Golden Flake's marketing and advertising director, As such, I became familiar with market research, and ass-kissing, which I wasn't very good at, and with bull-shitting, of which I sometimes was guilty.

Since Donald Trump and I both were spoiled brat sons of rich white men, and since my Key West friend mentioned in the previous post at this blog belongs to the predominately white Republican Party and voted for Donald Trump, and since, egged on by my Key West friend, I ran ten times for local public office in Key West and the Florida Keys, I joined ChatGPT and asked its AI to write about "Donald Trump politician".

Here'e what the AI wrote:

Donald Trump is a former American politician and businessman who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered politics as a candidate for the party's nomination in the 2016 presidential election.

Born in Queens, New York in 1946, Trump graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. He then joined his father's real estate development company and eventually took over as its CEO. Over the course of his career, Trump built a reputation as a brash and flamboyant figure in the business world, known for his ostentatious lifestyle and his willingness to take risks.

In 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States. Running on a platform of "Make America Great Again," he quickly became a controversial and polarizing figure in American politics. He was known for his inflammatory rhetoric, which often targeted immigrants, Muslims, and other marginalized groups. He was also known for his use of social media, particularly Twitter, to communicate directly with his supporters and attack his critics.

Despite facing significant opposition from within his own party, Trump won the Republican nomination for President in 2016. In the general election, he faced off against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, whom he attacked as part of a corrupt political establishment. In a surprise victory, Trump won the election, becoming the first person without prior government or military experience to be elected President since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.

As President, Trump implemented a number of controversial policies and initiatives. He sought to restrict immigration from Muslim-majority countries, including a travel ban that was eventually upheld by the Supreme Court. He also sought to repeal the Affordable Care Act, although his efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. Trump's administration was marked by a number of scandals and controversies, including allegations of collusion with Russia during the 2016 election and an impeachment trial in 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Trump's leadership style was often characterized by a lack of discipline and a tendency to make impulsive decisions. He frequently contradicted his own advisors and made policy announcements via social media without consulting with his staff. He was also known for his use of inflammatory language, particularly when it came to his political opponents.

Despite the controversies that marked his presidency, Trump remained popular with his base of supporters. He was known for his ability to connect with working-class Americans and for his willingness to take on what he saw as the corrupt political establishment. He was also praised for his efforts to strengthen the American economy, which saw low unemployment and a strong stock market during his presidency.

In 2020, Trump sought reelection against Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The election was marked by controversy, with Trump making baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and refusing to concede the election after it was called for Biden. His refusal to accept the election results led to a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, which resulted in five deaths and widespread damage to the building.

After leaving office in January 2021, Trump remained a controversial figure in American politics. He continued to make baseless claims about the 2020 election and was banned from several social media platforms for his role in inciting the Capitol riot. Despite this, he remained popular with a significant portion of the Republican Party, and his influence over the party continued to be felt in the months and years after he left office.

I thought the AI report was fairly balanced and emailed it to my Republican friend, who replied: 

Seems pretty accurate and unbiased to me. Amazing how quickly it can write huh? Sloan and the AI! What have i unleashed on the world???? 

My Republican friend is a former US Army Special Forces combat veteran, who took an oath to defend America. 

After the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the National Capitol, my Republican friend told me the January 6, 2021 insurrectionists all should have been shot dead, and I could quote him on that. 

Although Birmingham is more blue than red, Alabama is a deep dark red state. One of its US Senators, Jeff Sessions, was appointed by President Trump to be his Attorney General.

A couple of years ago, former (as in fired) Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville, was elected to the US Senate after campaigning that he was with President Trump all the way.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey made similar remarks. 

I heard  several Alabama people say, if you want to do business with Governor Ivey, see her in the morning, when she is sober. I also heard Alabama people say Governor Ivey is told what to do and say by powerful Alabama people.

I never joined a political party, and came to view political parties as cults, religions. Over the years, discussing Donald Trump with Republicans on Facebook is like discussing the real Jesus with Christians. 

I recently posted on my Facebook page:

I saw in news reports that Trump said, if he is reelected, he will pardon all people who participated in the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol, which he has the power to do, if he is president. The thought came to me yesterday, that President Biden can use that same power to offer pardons to the same people, if they go before a notary public and are sworn in and sign a document in which they they swear before God, under penalty of perjury, that they will testify in court that they acted solely on President Trump's orders to assault the national Capitol on January 6, 2021, and if they don't so testify in court, they don't get pardoned by President Biden. Armed with such sworn documents, President Biden's Attorney General prosecutes Donald Trump in the United States District Court of Washington, D.C., for inciting insurrection against the United States of America, and for breaching his sworn oath to defend its Constitution.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

sloanbashinsky@yahoo.com

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