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| Trump is the anti-Obama in every way |
| 2016-02-13 |
[SPECTATOR.ORG] In February 1980 the Republican establishment said that a staunch conservative Hollywood actor could never be president and he won two landslide elections. Trump isn’t Reagan — but he’s one of the most talented retail politicians in modern times. For nine months everyone has been underestimating this man, saying that he was surely going to go away. He’s not going away. He’s rising and proving his critics on the left and right dead wrong. That’s Reaganesque. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 An appallingly low percentage of my posts get green lighted, so I'll put this here. Probably the best dissection of the Trump phenomenon. Written by Charles Murray - long and well worth the read. An except: "But the central truth of Trumpism as a phenomenon is that the entire American working class has legitimate reasons to be angry at the ruling class. During the past half-century of economic growth, virtually none of the rewards have gone to the working class. The economists can supply caveats and refinements to that statement, but the bottom line is stark: The real family income of people in the bottom half of the income distribution hasn’t increased since the late 1960s." |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-02-13 13:28 |
| #6 Compared to Bernie Sanders, Clinton, and Obama Trump appears to be the next Ronald Reagan. A reflection of how far left this country has drifted. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2016-02-13 10:29 |
| #5 In negotiations, you have positions and needs. You change positions but your needs remain your needs. With Trump the question is do you believe that conservative values are his needs, or are they only positions? |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-13 09:39 |
| #4 "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts..." We'll see if he has any follow-thru. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-02-13 07:23 |
| #3 He certainly gets a 'GO' at the Obama station. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-02-13 05:11 |
| #2 Also the guy seems to genuinely like America and Americans. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2016-02-13 03:08 |
| #1 Are you sure? |
| Posted by: newc 2016-02-13 01:25 |