The Republican debate was like watching the “Wizard of Oz.” Playing the “Cowardly Lion” was Ron DeSantis who fears Parents and Teachers, and Disney…….OH MY! DeSantis continues to engage in LGTBQ fearmongering. He calls out teachers for “grooming” children, adults who want to lower the age of consent, parents who allow and encourage it, and Disney for endorsing it. He wants you to worry about boys using girls’ bathrooms and playing girls’ sports.
Vivek Ramaswamy shined as the “Tin Man” trying to look tough and wield a big axe. He vowed to fight the “Deep State” claiming that “Big Tech” stole the 2020 election. He will confront the “Climate Change Hoax” and protect Whites from “Replacement Theory”. He claimed that Nikki Haley is corrupt and attacked Chris Christie for being overweight. His words rang hollow, and he seemed to have no heart (compassion).
Chris Christie filled the role of the “Scarecrow”. Not because he lacks intelligence. He has a brain, he just has a hard time making it up. The man who once endorsed Donald Trump is now his worst enemy. He was the only one to talk about the “Elephant NOT in the Room” and referred to him as Voldemort — “He who should not be named” from Harry Potter. What will he think six months from now?
Stealing the show was Nikki Haley starring as “Dorothy”, the only real person in a land of fantasy. The difference between her and the other three was striking. She really did seem like the only adult in the room. Even Christie gave her credit calling her “a smart accomplished woman” when Ramaswamy hurled one of his many insults.
Maybe she can get past all the “smoke and mirrors” to expose Donald Trump as the “Phony Wizard” and win the Republican nomination.
Randall Rousselo
Roscommon, MI
