Listening to the radio this morning and heard that Bush is going to go after Trump & his policies.
Jeb... you're about to be Newt'ered!!!
I watched this happen to Newt Gingrich. How the professional political career consultants torpedo'ed a winning strategy for Newt by talking him into making an about face and attack Romney. It sunk his campaign. We lost a great person who would have made a tremendous President while the consultants just moved on to other jobs.
Now these same hacks are advising Jeb to do the same thing. Jeb will be sunk & the hacks will move on to other jobs. Republicans will lose again. Not that I'm a Jeb fan mind you. I'd rather he lost based upon his wimpy idea's than from bad, paid for, advice.
The hacks have become our modern day version of yesteryears European royal courtesans & courtiers. Another example would be China's Eunuchs. They are as much to blame for the state of our country as are the politicians (todays royalty).
I don't think they're powerful enough (yet) to overcome a personality like Trumps, which is why I'm leaning even more his way.
I had high hopes.. well, kinda still do.. for Ben Carson and/or Carly Fiorina - be careful who you hire!!!!!!!
Lets hope they don't get Newt'ered too.
Uprooted and transplanted which leads to my view of the world being, sometimes, a bit different than most. Not always right, not always wrong. I just think too much and had to find a way to get it all out of my head.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
How the GOP & Fox News are turning me into a Trumper
The more the GOP & Fox News tell me I'm stupid (derogatory on their part at best) or simply being entertained (beyond condescending on their part) for listening to Trump, the more I start to lean towards Trump.
Its getting to the point where I can't watch Fox News anymore. They are as out of touch as their rivals.... or maybe they are finally showing their true colors. Evidence that fiasco of a 'debate', nothing but a question/answer session with preening peacocks for moderators who used up a third of the time on themselves. But I digress...
I've complained about Fox News analysis in the past. Case in point, the revolution in Egypt which was hailed as an Arab spring (I knew better) by Fox pontificators and then compared it to the Berlin Wall coming down (blew a couple of blood vessels on that one). I could use more examples but I'm going to jump straight to their bewildered & befuddled coverage of Trump.
Again, they've called those that listen to Trump everything from being outright stupid to us just wanting to be entertained. Why? Because either they are:
> Not smart enough to figure it out
> Working for a GOP that has turned its back on Americans
> Completely out of touch
> Secretly wants to keep illegals in America for ratings
Pick one or all. Doesn't matter. Fox's coverage is turning me into a Trumper.
Better yet, Fox will never understand either.
Special shout out to Dana Perino who is a special kind of RINO or attack schnauzer for phony human rights! What a snarly miniature pit bull she was the other night on O'Reilly... practically spitting venom through her eyes at poor Water's World boy. But then again, holier than thou types have that type of behavior down pat.
Fox (and GOP) you're losing me. Not even Fair & Balanced anymore. Just a bunch of hormonal opinions. Getting closer to Trump every day because of you.
Its getting to the point where I can't watch Fox News anymore. They are as out of touch as their rivals.... or maybe they are finally showing their true colors. Evidence that fiasco of a 'debate', nothing but a question/answer session with preening peacocks for moderators who used up a third of the time on themselves. But I digress...
I've complained about Fox News analysis in the past. Case in point, the revolution in Egypt which was hailed as an Arab spring (I knew better) by Fox pontificators and then compared it to the Berlin Wall coming down (blew a couple of blood vessels on that one). I could use more examples but I'm going to jump straight to their bewildered & befuddled coverage of Trump.
Again, they've called those that listen to Trump everything from being outright stupid to us just wanting to be entertained. Why? Because either they are:
> Not smart enough to figure it out
> Working for a GOP that has turned its back on Americans
> Completely out of touch
> Secretly wants to keep illegals in America for ratings
Pick one or all. Doesn't matter. Fox's coverage is turning me into a Trumper.
Better yet, Fox will never understand either.
Special shout out to Dana Perino who is a special kind of RINO or attack schnauzer for phony human rights! What a snarly miniature pit bull she was the other night on O'Reilly... practically spitting venom through her eyes at poor Water's World boy. But then again, holier than thou types have that type of behavior down pat.
Fox (and GOP) you're losing me. Not even Fair & Balanced anymore. Just a bunch of hormonal opinions. Getting closer to Trump every day because of you.
Friday, August 7, 2015
Fox News Debate Farce
Guess I'm the only one that thought #FoxNews
stunk it up last night with more than a few 'gotcha' questions that had
nothing to do with the sad state of affairs in America today.
It wasn't just the many 'gotcha' questions but also how full of themselves the moderators were. Ironically, just read another article a few minutes ago timing the moderators at 32% of the talking time.
Way to go for being more like #CNN everyday! Even before I knew CNN was praising the performance of the debate, I congratulated Fox News on how CNN-like they had become. More irony.
The first debate was masterfully done compared to the main event since we actually got more out of the candidates, who they were and their positions without the snark. And those that know how much I hate Bill Hemmer will know how hard it is for me to admit this. It too was not a debate but at least it had useful information.
The main event was a farce. It was about the moderators showing off how they could, or tried to, trip up the candidates on issues that make no difference whatsoever as to the sad state of affairs in this country... well, except for Abortion. But even when that subject was touched it wasn't expounded upon as to not only what a barbaric, nazi-esque practice it is.... also how it destroys the soul of the country. I take that back, Huckabee did a wonderful job on it and actually had an impressive answer to it. Since I've always believed Abortion (and our Education system) are Human Rights violations, he nailed it. Makes me re-think Huckabee.
Despite the inane questions, there were a few standouts. Like I mentioned, Huckabee impressed me but so did Carson & Cruz.
Another standout comes from the first (non)debate- Carly Fiorina. Impressive.
I was expecting a lot more out of Trump & Kasich, with bad questions what do you expect. But then again, its the opportunity to overturn the tables on the bloviating moderators. The rest aren't even worth a mention.
Hannity's interviews afterwards gave us more than the actual 'debate'.
Despite some impressive performances, especially by Fiorina & Carson, the (non)debate screamed 2012 all over again!
Fiorina & Carson were the most impressive of the group though.
They get it. This election is not about jobs or material wealth. Its about why our way of thinking is better than theirs. Both candidates spent quite a bit of time speaking as to how our current thinking is destroying us & what we need to believe in to be great again.
What we believe is what is going to save or sink us. I think they get that.
One more thing I would say is that people are looking for something to believe in not their next job.
The America of Today is not worth believing in but the America of the Past (sans its mistakes) was worth believing in & defending. Seeing an American flag fluttering in the wind used to bring a tear to my eye. Corny but true.
Hopefully their political handlers don't throw these candidates off course like they did Newt Gingrich.
America is an idea, not a place.
Then again, I think the next election is pointless (unless the arguments change just like Carson & Fiorina have done)... but more on that later.
It wasn't just the many 'gotcha' questions but also how full of themselves the moderators were. Ironically, just read another article a few minutes ago timing the moderators at 32% of the talking time.
Way to go for being more like #CNN everyday! Even before I knew CNN was praising the performance of the debate, I congratulated Fox News on how CNN-like they had become. More irony.
The first debate was masterfully done compared to the main event since we actually got more out of the candidates, who they were and their positions without the snark. And those that know how much I hate Bill Hemmer will know how hard it is for me to admit this. It too was not a debate but at least it had useful information.
The main event was a farce. It was about the moderators showing off how they could, or tried to, trip up the candidates on issues that make no difference whatsoever as to the sad state of affairs in this country... well, except for Abortion. But even when that subject was touched it wasn't expounded upon as to not only what a barbaric, nazi-esque practice it is.... also how it destroys the soul of the country. I take that back, Huckabee did a wonderful job on it and actually had an impressive answer to it. Since I've always believed Abortion (and our Education system) are Human Rights violations, he nailed it. Makes me re-think Huckabee.
Despite the inane questions, there were a few standouts. Like I mentioned, Huckabee impressed me but so did Carson & Cruz.
Another standout comes from the first (non)debate- Carly Fiorina. Impressive.
I was expecting a lot more out of Trump & Kasich, with bad questions what do you expect. But then again, its the opportunity to overturn the tables on the bloviating moderators. The rest aren't even worth a mention.
Hannity's interviews afterwards gave us more than the actual 'debate'.
Despite some impressive performances, especially by Fiorina & Carson, the (non)debate screamed 2012 all over again!
Fiorina & Carson were the most impressive of the group though.
They get it. This election is not about jobs or material wealth. Its about why our way of thinking is better than theirs. Both candidates spent quite a bit of time speaking as to how our current thinking is destroying us & what we need to believe in to be great again.
What we believe is what is going to save or sink us. I think they get that.
One more thing I would say is that people are looking for something to believe in not their next job.
The America of Today is not worth believing in but the America of the Past (sans its mistakes) was worth believing in & defending. Seeing an American flag fluttering in the wind used to bring a tear to my eye. Corny but true.
Hopefully their political handlers don't throw these candidates off course like they did Newt Gingrich.
America is an idea, not a place.
Then again, I think the next election is pointless (unless the arguments change just like Carson & Fiorina have done)... but more on that later.