Trumps is in!

[barbara]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Beats the Hell out of having a spineless weakling like Obama in the White House.

I thought you liked Trump.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by Boreas

That explains your admiration for Trump.

Trump's too thin skinned to be a Honey Badger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Beats the Hell out of having a spineless weakling like Obama in the White House.

Now sing us a chorus of "Hey Mr. Tangerine Man."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAlvBMwN_7U

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by nailer

Trump's too thin skinned to be a Honey Badger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg

Yeah, honey badgers have a hide that resists arrows, knives and repeated blows from a machete.

[Tom Joad]

I think the title of this should be changed to read "Why Trump Will Win"

http://www.newamericanjournal.net/20...ump-might-win/

Throughout the Republican primaries, pundits and pollsters repeatedly told us he’d peaked, that his most recent outrageous statement was his downfall, that he was viewed as so unlikeable he didn’t stand a chance of getting the nomination.

But in my travels around the country I’ve found many who support him precisely because of the qualities he’s being criticized for having.

A Latina-American from Laredo, Texas, tells me she and most of her friends are for Trump because he wants to keep Mexicans out. She thinks too many Mexicans have come here illegally, making it harder for those here legally.

A union member from Pittsburgh says he’s for Trump because he’ll be tough on American companies shipping jobs abroad, tough with the Chinese, tough with Muslims.

A small businessman in Cincinnati tells me he’s for Trump because “Trump’s not a politician. He’ll give them hell in Washington.”

Political analysts have underestimated Trump from the jump because they’ve been looking through the rear-view mirror of politics as it used to be.

Trump’s rise suggests a new kind of politics. You might call it anti-politics.

The old politics pitted right against left, with presidential aspirants moving toward the center once they cinched the nomination.

Anti-politics pits Washington insiders, corporate executives, bankers, and media moguls against a growing number of people who think the game is rigged against them. There’s no center, only hostility and suspicion.

Americans who feel like they’re being screwed are attracted to an authoritarian bully – a strongman who will kick ass. The former reality TV star who repeatedly told contestants they were “fired!” appears tough and confrontational enough to take on powerful vested interests.

That most Americans don’t particularly like Trump is irrelevant. As one Midwesterner told me a few weeks ago, “He may be a jerk, but he’s our jerk.”

By the same token, in this era of anti-politics, any candidate who appears to be the political establishment is at a strong disadvantage. This may be Hillary Clinton’s biggest handicap.

The old politics featured carefully crafted speeches and policy proposals calculated to appeal to particular constituencies. In this sense, Mrs. Clinton’s proposals and speeches are almost flawless.

But in the new era of anti-politics Americans are skeptical of well-crafted speeches and detailed policy proposals. They prefer authenticity. They want their candidates unscripted and unfiltered.

A mid-level executive in Salt Lake City told me he didn’t agree with Trump on everything but supported him because “the guy is the real thing. He says what he believes, and you know where he stands.”

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I still like Warren, but she has disappointed me, first by not running, thereby clearing the way for Hillary's coronation, and now by serving as her surrogate attack dog.

I agree Tom. Warren is to be admired but did misstep, as with this silly, dishonest talk that was just stupid

"What kind of a man does that?"

Any businessman. Which is why she came off ridiculous.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by noonereal

I agree Tom. Warren is to be admired but did misstep, as with this silly, dishonest talk that was just stupid

"What kind of a man does that?"

Any businessman. Which is why she came off ridiculous.

Such a heavy bundle of negative labels, hanging from such a slender thread of opinion.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by barbara

I thought you liked Trump.

Good one.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Good one.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Well, bless yer heart, Tom.