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2019-11-20 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-20 03:07|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Gentlemen and gentlewomen vs. Trump

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-20 04:59|| 2019-11-20 04:59|| Front Page Top

#2 The Deep state agree with Illary that most American's are deplorable.

They should leave the taxpayer's teat.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-11-20 07:08|| 2019-11-20 07:08|| Front Page Top

#3 I woke up to a gentleman on the television news saying that President Trump is causing a flood of kidnapped Americans around the world to be released. He has been intervening personally, according to the reporter, speaking in his most serious voice, and the families of those kidnapped are aware and grateful. Someone whose daughter died in captivity — probably the young lady held as a personal rape slave of al Baghdadi (you must understand that I was just waking up, and not completely aware) — reportedly wished that Donald Trump had been president earlier, because then their child would have been returned instead of murdered.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-11-20 07:56|| 2019-11-20 07:56|| Front Page Top

#4 To be candid, when Trump was elected, I thought of him as the well-known American Archetype - a snake oil salesman. Turns out, the medicine is real.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-20 09:11|| 2019-11-20 09:11|| Front Page Top

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#4 To be candid, when Trump was elected, I thought of him as the well-known American Archetype - a snake oil salesman. Turns out, the medicine is real.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-20 09:11

That roughly parallels my own thinking at the time. When I voted for him, I was more voting against Hillary than I was voting for Trump. I didn't expect much from him.

Needless to say, my expectations have been wildly exceeded. Even if he accomplishes nothing more than he has already, he will at least have taught Republicans (except for the 'NeverTrumpers') that you might as well not bother playing nice with the Dems and the media, because they're all gonna hate you anyway unless you cave to their every demand.

Posted by Dave D. 2019-11-20 11:32|| 2019-11-20 11:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Bluster and exaggeration have always been the hallmark of the American rhetorical style. "Make the world safe for democracy." "The last best hope of mankind." "We have it in our power to make the world anew." "Religion of peace," etc etc

The difference between Trump and his fellow blusterers W, 0, Clinton, Reagan, Kennedy, FDR, and Wilson is twofold:
1) Trump never invokes God
2) Trump doesn't ever claim American exceptionalism.

#2 is very important. Trump is a Realist-- like nearly every other leader around the world. He expects Putin, Xi, et al. to act in their nations' interests, and he fearlessly and plainly states that he will do likewise.

Despite the man's twittermania and chaotic ways, there be method to his madness. He is putting a stake through 100 years of American global-exceptionalist blather and BS.

In this sense Trump is the anti-bullshitter, the voice of Realism.

Posted by Lex 2019-11-20 11:48|| 2019-11-20 11:48|| Front Page Top

#7 When Trump was elected I considered him "Not Hillary" I was right in general but wrong in the order of magnitude.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-11-20 15:27|| 2019-11-20 15:27|| Front Page Top

#8 I still think Trump's being way too kind to the Washington political establishment. I really, REALLY want to see heads on pikes, literally. I think a row of heads on the wrought-iron fence around the White House would set a STERLING example for future generations.

Posted by Old Patriot 2019-11-20 18:44|| 2019-11-20 18:44|| Front Page Top

#9 ^Second that.

Well, maybe not their ugly heads defacing perfectly good fences, but it would be good to have democrat bastiches and deepState flunkies get horribly sick and die; find themselves entrapped in scandals and Jeffried in jail.

I want the whining left con artists to feel the reality of the words they throw at conservatives. Racist, fascist, nazi etc. The bastards have made 'Nationalist' an insult. I'm hoping he will consolidate enough power in the DoJ by next term.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-11-20 20:10|| 2019-11-20 20:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Well, maybe not their ugly heads defacing perfectly good fences,

Washington DC is hot and humid in the summer so flies and stench would be a problem. Howzabout a nice Pyramid of Skulls?

Posted by SteveS 2019-11-20 20:51|| 2019-11-20 20:51|| Front Page Top

#11 ...because they're all gonna hate you anyway unless you cave to their every demand.

They’re going to hate you even IF you cave to their demands!

Posted by Fat Bob Javish1936 2019-11-20 21:30|| 2019-11-20 21:30|| Front Page Top

#12 They will hate, but respect, you if you don't cave. If you cave they will both hate and despise you.

Posted by Lex 2019-11-20 22:15|| 2019-11-20 22:15|| Front Page Top

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