Dear Will:
It’s Jeff Pearlman here from the Truth OC. We DMed via Instagram a few times. You told me you’ve read some of my books. I appreciated that. Very cool of you.
Soooo … awkward question, but wondering whether you’ve seen this video from earlier in the week …
That’s Donald Trump—the dude you and yours have surrendered your values for and sold your souls to. You’ve probably already heard what he said. But, just in case you’re feeling deaf or lazy or a tad nauseous, I’ll sum it up: Once again he’s being a heartless monster, talking shit about a man who’s dying of cancer; a man who—when Trump was “shot” in the ear—both called to make sure he was OK and openly prayed for his recovery. That guy.
Will, you weren’t always a take-no-prisoners MAGA type. You were just a regional political figure, concerned about taxes and traffic and palm trees. A nice dude. Well-regarded across the political spectrum. But then … I dunno. Something happened, and now you stand behind this … thing. This piece of dog excrement. This orange ghoul.
And I wonder—sincerely—Ain't you tired, Miss Hilly? Ain’t you tired?
How will you ultimately explain this to your son and daughter? How, if they ask, will you rationalize your lessons to them about kindness and empathy while handing over your spine to a man who is entirely about cruelty? A man who cheats on taxes, cheats on wives, created a phony “university” to cheat on customers? A man who has mastered meanness in ways we’ve rarely seen from so-called leaders? How is this OK?
Will, can you imagine Donald Trump actually caring about another human? Do you think he’s ever enjoyed an ice cream cone? Think he’s ever affectionately pet a golden retriever? Can you picture him watching the sun set over the Pacific and thinking how romantic it all seems?
Watch the video, Will. Please. Have your pals watch it, too. You are better than Donald Trump. You are kinder, warmer, more empathetic, more compassionate. I am begging you to reconsider this path, and ask yourself whether a morsel of power is worth the pride you are submitting at the door?
I don’t know you—but I know you.
This ain’t you.
Sincerely,
Jeff Pearlman
NYT this morning did a piece on voter trending and how a lot more regions are trending red than are trending blue. Dems are growing "almost exclusively in America's wealthiest and most educated areas. Republicans are trending in less wealthy and less educated regions. 8.1 million people live in blue trending regions. 42.7 million live in Red trending regions. How do we duplicate Jeff Pearlman and place a JP avatar in every right trending counting in the country? Such great work!
Several years ago I read James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty and a comment he made, almost as an aside, still terrifies me. Comey said “I’ve never seen Donald Trump laugh.” This observation alone should reveal to anyone paying attention his bone chilling, sociopathic, lack of empathy and humanity (mix in his forced and disingenuous “smiles” - smirks just makes one’s flesh crawl).