Michael Sneed, a veteran columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times, recently informed her readers of ongoing communications between Donald Trump and former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka, also known affectionately as "Da Coach." Rumors abound that Ditka may be invited to speak at the Republican National Convention in behalf of the party's likely standard-bearer.
No one should be surprised. The guy who led the Bears to the 1986 Super Bowl and The Orange Caudillo have been blowing metaphorical kisses at one another for quite some time now. Not only do they share many of the same hateful values, but they also possess the common bond of being senior citizens who've never grown up.
Examples of The Donald's childish behavior are legion, such as his warped regard for women as "bimbos", and his crude behavior toward demonstrators at his rallies, even as they're being manhandled by his fans --- Get 'em outta here! Da Coach also has a history of immature antics in the public eye, though not nearly as prominent. During his tenure with the Bears, he was known to stick wads of gum on the camera lenses of photographers who'd get in his way, making him all hissy. Sometimes he'd even hurl a spittle-ravaged gob of well-chewed product at an offending journalist's head.
I knew guys like that in high school: Towel-snapping jocks who'd refer to those of us who were less athletically or socially gifted as losers and spazzmos! At a recent high school reunion, I met some of those same guys. Guess what! They had all grown up. As for The Donald and Da Coach, not so much!
Love is never having to say you're sorry, guys.
Mike Ditka has turned down Trump's invitation to speak at the Republican Convention in July. They may be similar, but Ditka is a tiny bit better, IMO, than Trump...at least he's not running for any elective office!
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