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| Standing Athwart History Yelling, 'Stop Donald Trump!' |
| 2016-01-23 |
| [THEATLANTIC] Review publishes the movement-conservative case against the Republican frontrunner. If he gets the nomination they'll grumble he's not good enough. If he wins the election they'll say they supported him from the start. Once he's in office they'll oppose him every way they can. Once he leaves office they'll name airports in his honor. RNC cuts debate ties with National Review over anti-Trump issue [FOXNEWS] The Republican National Committee announced late Thursday that the venerable conservative magazine National Review had been dropped as a debate sponsor after it published an issue devoted to why voters should reject Donald Trump's presidential campaign. RNC front man Sean Spicer confirmed to Buzzfeed News that the magazine had been dropped as a sponsor of the Feb. 25 debate in Houston, saying "a debate moderator can't have a predisposition." "We expected this was coming," National Review publisher Jack Fowler wrote in a blog post early Friday, calling the RNC move a "small price to pay for speaking the truth about The Donald." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #15 At this point of losing the war, we need to focus on keeping the democrats out of that oval office. You are not voting "for" someone. You are voting against the Reich. Literally. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-01-23 21:30 |
| #14 and if it's Trump vs Hillary (or Bernie)? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-23 19:38 |
| #13 Trump is a train wreck. He talks a good game, but that's it. No track record - unless you count changing his mind on every imaginable issue multiple times a track record. Think Bill Clinton with a border wall ... maybe. You guys are welcome to throw a Trump party. I will not attend. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-01-23 18:09 |
| #12 They did, we didn't because we threw away what they gave us. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-01-23 16:28 |
| #11 So, they didn't get what they wanted, P2k. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-01-23 13:59 |
| #10 Does history records any cases of successful "getting back to the old system"? Yes, that's what the American revolution was about. Getting back to the benign neglect of the central government prior to the French and Indian/Seven Years War. London tried to establish its 'authority' over the colonies it hadn't prior. Thus the reaction. The Articles of Confederation were found to be too benign in face of reality and the Constitutional convention gave America a set of laws that worked for about two hundred years till once again centralized power got out of control. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-01-23 13:39 |
| #9 AND the U.S. political landscape will be too fractured to counter MAS effectively. |
| Posted by: Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 2016-01-23 12:27 |
| #8 Its happening and no one even notices. There IS a third party alternative to the Dems and the Republican party and it is rowing at an EXTREMELY rapid rate. It will grow by at least 300,000 more voters this year alone. THAT growth will be the foot hold the third party needs to continue to accelerate its power rapidly. MAS. Mualim Anerican Society openly supported by Barak Obama who will be revered by MAS as an American party founder and supporter especially during the year2016 of his presidency. What else would history expect from a president with a muslim name who fooled an entire generation of Ammerixan non-muslims so easily. Barak Hussein Obama. History will consider him one the greatest Muslim leaders of Islamic Expansionism in Islams 1400 year history. Local. State. National. |
| Posted by: Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 2016-01-23 12:22 |
| #7 you're not getting back to the old system Does history records any cases of successful "getting back to the old system"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-01-23 12:15 |
| #6 And, I need to proof read and spell check... |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2016-01-23 12:02 |
| #5 The RNC, not the GOP, is beginning to realize Trump is not going away. The GOPO will either embrace or die a slow death. Just ask the Blue dogs how resisting change went. The fact is pretty simple, even for those so call experts that all him a clown and gone in 30 days. This is a democracy, when we have had enough we will have a change in leadership, be it through voting, or if the government decides to become a tyranny through violence. We have a choice, Trump, who runs billion dollar business. He understands second order effects. Of Hillary, the elite of the elite, not a socialist or communist, but would become a dictator. Or Sanders, a devout communist/socialist. Don't like his hair, don't like his arrogance? America needs to toss out the current leadership and bring in new leaders. Starting at the top. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2016-01-23 12:00 |
| #4 As someone else posted - Did the GOP secure the border with control of the White House and Congress? NO. Did the GOP balance the budget with control of the White House and Congress? NO. Who gave us the TSA? The GOP Who gave us the Patriot Act? The GOP Who expanded Medicare to include prescription drug coverage? The GOP Who created the precursor of Common Core in Race To the Top? The GOP Who played the race card in Mississippi to re-elect Thad Cochran? The GOP Who paid Democrats to vote in the Mississippi primary? The GOP Who refused to support Ken Cuccinnelli in Virginia? The GOP Who supported Charlie Crist? The GOP Who supported Arlen Spector? The GOP Who supported Bob Bennett? The GOP Who worked against Marco Rubio? The GOP They're mad as hell. As I posted before - The Left believes the fantasy that socialism is economically viable. The Right believes the fantasy that its still a constitutional republic Both lie to themselves that if only they got the right man in power, it'll all work It's an oligarchy. As long as the power and money remain concentrated as they are you're not getting back to the old system. Those in power will not give it up politely or peacefully. You get rid of Pompey and his henchmen by backing Caesar. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-01-23 09:40 |
| #3 I love how furriners (even Aussies) think they're expert in our politics. Even our "political experts" have been stumped by Trump's campaign |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-23 09:11 |
| #2 donald trump cannot win that is because the unelected bureaucracy runs america now just like it does in the UK and Australia that is why the 2-party system is all there is - no real choice. That is why Ron Paul never got a look in because the NSA/security agencies have omniscient spy powers, the only candidate to get in will be who they want. Anybody they dont want will have dirt from the past leaked or fabricated at a crucial electoral moment |
| Posted by: anon1 2016-01-23 07:20 |
| #1 Like him or not, Pubs better get behind the Donald and as quickly as possible. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-01-23 02:16 |