Let’s jump back in time, all the way to April 5th, 2006, during the time of Bush Derangement Syndrome, a day the Washington Post published this article
In the angry life of Maryscott O’Connor, the rage begins as soon as she opens her eyes and realizes that her president is still George W. Bush. The sun has yet to rise and her family is asleep, but no matter; as soon as the realization kicks in, O’Connor, 37, is out of bed and heading toward her computer.
Out there, awaiting her building fury: the Angry Left, where O’Connor’s reputation is as one of the angriest of all. “One long, sustained scream” is how she describes the writing she does for various Web logs, as she wonders what she should scream about this day.
She smokes a cigarette. Should it be about Bush, whom she considers “malevolent,” a “sociopath” and “the Antichrist”? She smokes another cigarette. Should it be about Vice President Cheney, whom she thinks of as “Satan,” or about Karl Rove, “the devil”? Should it be about the “evil” Republican Party, or the “weaselly, capitulating, self-aggrandizing, self-serving” Democrats, or the Catholic Church, for which she says “I have a special place in my heart . . . a burning, sizzling, putrescent place where the guilty suffer the tortures of the damned”?
That was the Unhinged Left, highlighted for all to see. They all seemed to wake up and use their festering hatred to find things to slam Bush and his people over, or others who disagree. It wasn’t healthy. It’s one thing to have a few interests you focus on as a blogger, a reporter, etc. They took it up to the legendary 11. Now, though, we get professional news outlets, reporters, and opinion writers (not too mention elected Democrats losing their minds) mimicking this very trope, as witnessed by Steve Hendrix in the very same Washington Post
‘What a crazy country’: Trump makes being a D.C. tour guide a tough gig
It started, as it often does, when the D.C. Nation Tours bus passed the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House. A many-accented murmur of curiosity was followed by a shouted question from a Peruvian visitor in the back.
“What do local people really think of him?â€
“What do local people think of President Trump?†veteran D.C. tour guide Maricar Donato repeated evenly into her microphone on a hot July morning, instantly wary of any political discord that might ding a $7.5 billion tourism industry that brings 20 million annual visitors to the nation’s capital.
“He is too reactive,†called a man from Guatemala.
“Fifty percent of the people love him and fifty percent can’t stand him,†offered a tourist from Miami.
“Fifty-fifty,†repeated Donato, a Filipino immigrant, latching on to a compromise. “That is a good answer. He is our president, and we respect that. Now look at the Corinthian columns on the National Archives on your right . . . â€
One has to wonder if this is even true, or just something that emanated from the fever-swamp, TDS infused mind of Steve Hendrix, much like the whole “plane bae” story was apparently made up because someone was bored and wanted to make a splash on social media. How did he even find this front page story?
The bus rolled on, the tourists sat back and Donato had once again deflected a tour-group tempest particular to Trump-era touring: Sightseeing devolving into slight slinging.
Some groups have erupted in boos when passing the Trump-emblazoned hotel, while others have nearly emptied the souvenir carts of Make America Great Again caps. It falls to beleaguered tour guides to keep peace on the bus during a broiling, roiling tourist season. (snip)
But as with many things, the tensions are heightened in the Trump era. Many are worried that foreign visitors in particular are being turned off — even turned away — by a trash-talking, tariff-loving commander in chief. And a strong dollar hasn’t helped, making the country harder to afford for many foreigners.
“My tours are getting smaller and smaller,†said Dutch-speaking guide Ruth Roberts, whose typical groups of 30 or so have shrunk to about 17 this summer. Three of her fall groups from Europe have already canceled as well. “The feeling has soured tremendously.â€
Isn’t it interesting how the Credentialed Media attempts to find ways to slam the U.S. when a Republican is president?
Back when she was asked where tourists could see Monica Lewinsky’s blue dress, she answered that the Smithsonian does boast a lovely collection of First Ladies’ gowns. Today, when baffled foreigners ask how come Trump is president when Hillary Clinton got more votes, she’s ready with a spiel on the electoral college.
“Fortunately, I read a children’s book about it so I can explain it simply,†she said.
And how to do they respond?
“They say, ‘What a crazy country you are.’ â€
And next time your nation needs rescuing, remember who comes to your aid…..nah, let’s not go down that route, let’s just remember, with virtually every article in major news outlets, that the writers are online and angry, and we can’t know how much is real and how much is just manufactured out of some sort of derangement syndrome. Remember the original article from 2006, and put it in context of the media today.
