“Will You Shut Up?” Where Have I Heard That Before?

That’s one of the more memorable (and least offensive) remarks that has been echoing in my mind since Tuesday night, when millions of Americans sat through one of the most dispiriting telecasts in the history of television. We watched in disgust as Donald Trump exhibited outlandish oafishness in what was supposed to be a dignified debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. He was unrelenting in his refusal to let Biden clearly complete a sentence or two, badgering him, interrupting him, talking over him and generally making a fool of himself until Biden, understandably, could take no more. It wasn’t that far into the show when Biden turned to Trump and said, with great control, “Will you shut up, man?”