Public officials have to be able to be deal with all public opinions in a professional manner!
By flpoolbum
@flpoolbum (2978)
United States
September 5, 2017 9:46am CST
Since the days of our first President, George Washington, those who are in the office of the President of the United States, have had to deal with negative comments, harsh headlines, and hatred. It's how they deal with it, in part, that tends to define them as Presidents. Most of our former Presidents, regardless of their party affiliation, have chosen to rise above, or simply not comment publicly. Some have even joked about it. After being the butt of jokes repeatedly on The Smother's Brothers TV show, President Lyndon Johnson wrote them a letter basically stating that it is part of the job being "targeted by clever satirists". He went on to say that "You have given the gift of laughter to our people. May we never grow so somber or self important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives." That's a respectable, appropriate and classy way to address the issue. President Johnson was treated much worse than any other President since.
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@CodenameFStop (99)
• United States
5 Sep 17
It just boggles my mind how unprofessional our president acts nearly ALL the time. His continual attacks on news publications like NYT, WaPo and CNN is childish. The way he attacked the Morning Joe cohosts, John Oliver and other TV personalities was embarrassing beyond belief. He was quick to ruthlessly jump on Jeff Sessions after he recused himself from the administration's investigation (which was legally the correct thing for Sessions to do).
But when a white nationalist runs over 20 peaceful protesters, killing one in Charlottesville, we get silence from him for nearly 48 hours. If only he treated events like that with as much importance as Nordstrom's dropping Ivanka's clothing line.
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
5 Sep 17
@CodenameFstop ~The man was born with a silver spoon in his month and is accustomed to people treating him like royalty. Having rarely been challenged before, he doesn't have the patience, desire or feel the need to monitor his reactions or control his temper. Perhaps he has a medical disorder that doesn't allow him to filter his reactions in a way that is acceptable in our society. Perhaps it was never noticed or diagnoised because he has always been able to do as he pleased. Irregardless, other wealthy men have served as President and have managed to maintain a level of decorum required to behavior appropriately.
Just out of curiosity, @CodenameFstop, are you a photography enthusiast?
@CodenameFStop (99)
• United States
5 Sep 17
@flpoolbum That's what blows my mind about those who I've met who are his ardent supporters. These rural people who have told me Trump won because the Democratic party is "out of touch with that part of America", but yet, I can't think of someone more removed from them than Trump. It's a bizarre.
And yes, I am a photography enthusiast! I've been getting into portraiture recently, and have found I've enjoyed doing it very much as a hobby recently. What about yourself?
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Sep 17
Just because they should be able to deal with all public opinions of them doesn't mean that they always will be
@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
5 Sep 17
@thislittlepennyearns ~In most cases, 44 U.S. Presidents have managed not to embarrass themselves and our country when responding to negative comments.
@topffer (42156)
• France
5 Sep 17
It is better for a president to accept satires and caricatures, but it is not given to all of them. We had one in France, Casimir Périer, who resigned in 1895 after only 6 months because he was not accepting the violence of the caricatures about him. He had a lot in common with Trump : he was a filthy rich, pretentious, and had even managed to offend some members of his government and the National Assembly.
