In the last many months as our nation’s political landscape has been torn apart by landmine after landmine, I’ve not had much to say about it in any public forum. But now with just over two weeks before the voters elect (by a landslide) the first woman to serve our country in the life of our 240-year-old republic, I would like to deeply thank Donald J. Trump for having done some great work over the last year. While there is so much to appreciate, I hold the opinion that the greatest accomplishment of his candidacy has been his views, his words, and–most of all–his actions toward women, his treatment of half of the world’s population.
Perhaps gender issues were on fuller display because of his (other sexed) opponent, perhaps his preexisting strong feelings about women brought the matter into sharper focus. It doesn’t matter though. For all the efforts Secretary Clinton and her campaign tried to make this election not about the genitalia of the two candidates, Donald J. Trump simply could not resist talking about his tiny hands and how he liked to use them to grope and grab whomever he picked out with total abandon and without shame.
Thank you, Donald J. Trump for being so utterly reprehensible that those of us who have been hurt by the tiny hands of men like you could have a way to start talking about our experiences as women in a country where we’re told that we’re equal, but when it comes to sexual assault we know that we’re both objects and targets.
Thank you, Donald J. Trump for being so bombastic in your rhetoric about your deep respect for women that those who have been offended by the empty words of men like you could hold up examples of what respect of women should look like in a country where we’re lead to believe that we can do anything, but soon realize that to get to “anything” we need to work many times harder.
Thank you, Donald J. Trump for being the true caricature of myopic stagnation that those of us who believe that freedom and the pursuit of happiness should yield more rights for the disenfranchised could come forward and use your very own words as examples of a pathetic appeal to regress to a time long since left behind, because we as a nation determined your endorsements of discrimination to be unamerican.
Thank you, Donald J. Trump for running for president and (I imagine) badly losing. You have illustrated to us all what your 1950 America–with its odd locker room looks like–and put into motion what many believe will be the great progressive era of our nation.
But most of all, thank you, Donald J. Trump, for just being you. We couldn’t have gotten to where we are today without you.
Jenna Brownson 
Oh…! Nice one, can you send this into the national newspapers? Just captures it all.!
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Done: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thank-you-djt_us_580de21be4b099c43431991e
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You are absolutely right! He’s also helped us see who else holds these – usually hidden – views.
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People I never thought would be so forgiving of such rancor have rushed to his defense over and over–both public servants and private citizens.
But again, I thank DJT for this because I think it shows who needs an education in understanding the rights and privileges afford to ALL of the huddle masses who seek freedom and liberty in the USA.
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Agree with Linda. This should be read by an even larger audience. Thank you for putting into words what may be the only positive outcome of his ugly campaign. Well done….!
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Thanks, Mom. It’s up on HuffPost.
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Great read. ❤️
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Time to examine your biases, Jenna. I believe your “looking through a glass darkly” which prevents your perception of the threats to our Constitution that a HRC reign represents.
Franc
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Well, you got me: I am biased, especially against people who have said and done so many very offensive things to women.
Unlike DJT (and maybe even yourself, Franc) who seems to think that the president is “king” of the USA, HRC is fully aware of the powers and responsibilities described in the US Constitution for the three branches of government. DJT has told people he can “fix it.” He seems woefully ignorant of what he is permitted to “fix” as president based on the Constitutional limits he would have a president. Thankfully, we will never need to wring our hands over any of this, as he is unqualified in addition to being offensive to women–which was the basis of my post, not one relative to potential Constitutional enhancement/erosion.
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Thank you, Jenna, for pointing out that however vile and disgusting this man is, he’s brought to the forefront something that needs to be addressed further in this country. He’s made it abundantly clear that sexism and misogyny still exists here.
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A conversation that we all should be having with the hopes that education will lead to enlightenment and, maybe someday, change.
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I’m so glad I don’t have kids, especially daughter. I can’t even began to imagine how hard this is for parents to be raised in a country that supported a man who is sexist, racist, etc.
Granted I am in the opinion that Hilary Clinton isn’t the greatest either, but I believe compared to him, she was a lot better.
I think it comes to what you value. I believe for women and minorities, Hilary Clinton was a better option as President.
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I meant to say, “raise children in a country that supports this man”*.
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