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2016-05-10 Home Front: Politix

Conrad Black: Donald Trump, the centrist, has attracted an army of disaffected patriots

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Posted by Fred 2016-05-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 US. leads a desultory alliance that is allied with Iran and Russia in what is left of Iraq and opposes Iran and Russia (ineffectively) in the remnants of Syria..

LOL.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-05-10 00:33|| 2016-05-10 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 "... an army of disaffected, economically-vulnerable patriots."

Bingo.

Nobody has better expressed why so many Americans of so many persuasions support this strange but compelling truth-teller.

Posted by Threating Hitler6999 2016-05-10 01:46|| 2016-05-10 01:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Trump has taken all sides of all issues at one point or another.

The fear is that
a) he hasn't a clue what he really wants;
b) he knows what he wants but won't say cause that just gives enemies a clear target;
c) he knows and it would scare off any supporters.

In other words he is the same type of blank slate that Commander Zero was.

All we can do is pray. Is the devil you don't know, Trump, a safer pick than the devil you do know, Hillary?

Posted by AlanC 2016-05-10 09:34|| 2016-05-10 09:34|| Front Page Top

#4 If you are wondering if swillary is a "safe pick," you are already lost...

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-05-10 09:45|| 2016-05-10 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 The only advantage to Trump is that the press won't cover for him.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2016-05-10 10:36|| 2016-05-10 10:36|| Front Page Top

#6 My first choice was scott walker, due to him having Union blood on his "political" knuckles. Then Carson, then Cruz. My thinking is that Hillary is a slower version of Sanders, and sanders is faster version of Hillary. Voting democrat means voting for sure poison. Given the situation, voting for Trump is certainly an act of desperation, but the odds are somewhat better in favor of the country going where I want it to than voting Democrat, or not voting at all.

Posted by ptah 2016-05-10 11:05|| 2016-05-10 11:05|| Front Page Top

#7 If you don't get immigration under control you won't have any nation left to worry about. The Republican party is powerless in California because the demographics have been so radically and quickly changed. It will happen in other states. It is coming to a state near you. So if Trump says he will build a wall that's what I want to hear. If he gets elected and then doesn't build it I will vote against him the next time around. Sure, that might be too late. But with Hillary we are most certainly screwed.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-10 12:19|| 2016-05-10 12:19|| Front Page Top

#8 If he gets elected and then doesn't build it I will vote against him next time around.

EU6305, unless Trump is willing to fund construction costs out of his personal account there is zero chance a wall will be built on the US southern border. Congress has been reluctant to even appropriate funds for border enhancement without major immigration concessions. And as far as Mexico "paying for it"...well it makes for a good comic book anyway.

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-05-10 14:40|| 2016-05-10 14:40|| Front Page Top

#9 In other words he is the same type of blank slate that Commander Zero was.

But, for our side?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-05-10 15:40|| 2016-05-10 15:40|| Front Page Top

#10 And as far as Mexico "paying for it"...well it makes for a good comic book anyway.

That's why Vicente Fox is so unconcerned, right?

Seems to me like the people who say Trump can't build the wall are the ones who have a vested interest in leaving the border wide open. Take, for instance John Kerry, who just last weekend told graduates at some college commencement to get ready for a borderless world. He didn't say who's gonna be running this borderless world. Maybe he thinks he will but I'd bet on Xi Jinping.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-10 16:19|| 2016-05-10 16:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Congress has been reluctant to even appropriate funds for border enhancement without major immigration concessions.

Eric Cantor could not be reached for comment. Next up: Paul Ryno

Posted by regular joe 2016-05-10 16:34|| 2016-05-10 16:34|| Front Page Top

#12 As the fiscal situation of the federal govt gets worse, I see more states trying for a federal bailout, including Puerto Rico. The federal govt cannot do this because it is broke. If it tries, then responsible states will refuse to stand by and be fiscally raped for the irresponsible states. As this standoff gets worse, I see the gradual, or even rapid disintegration of this country.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-05-10 17:21|| 2016-05-10 17:21|| Front Page Top

#13 There are walls and then there are walls. Upon the Persian invasion, the Delphi Oracle said a wooden wall would protect Athens. Athens itself was occupied and burned. However, the wooden wall, the Athenian fleet would destroy the Persian fleet, isolating the Persian army in Greece, resulting in its destruction.

Declare all lands and incorporated areas of less than 2000 within one mile of the border to be restricted military areas and subject to controls as per existing governing laws, to repel the invasions. Recall what you need from overseas to defend the homeland, to include practicing the (Bill) Clinton doctrine of invading countries that dump their citizens on us, ie Haiti.

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2016-05-10 17:32|| 2016-05-10 17:32|| Front Page Top

#14 Take, for instance John Kerry, who just last weekend told graduates at some college commencement to get ready for a borderless world. He didn't say who's gonna be running this borderless world. Maybe he thinks he will but I'd bet on Xi Jinping.

I'm sure Xi will let him have the bottled water concession while the rest of us find out what it's like to be Tibetan.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-05-10 18:43|| 2016-05-10 18:43|| Front Page Top

#15 Recall what you need from overseas to defend the homeland

Oh, I like that idea because the real war on terror is here not there. No more fantastically expensive nation building in nations where the people hate us and you will save enough money to build the wall.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-10 18:43|| 2016-05-10 18:43|| Front Page Top

#16 BTW, I think old Vicente is running scared because he knows damn well that Trump really will build the wall.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-10 18:48|| 2016-05-10 18:48|| Front Page Top

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