Friends, remember when the media DIDN'T dismiss Kanye West as a rambling mental patient? Sure, that was back before he became a Trump-supporter... It's clear that the Left is running scared. They're attacking anyone, especially minorities and women, who are fleeing the sinking ship that is the Democratic Party. So be it. The proof is in the pudding, and this November we have an opportunity to deal what could be a deathblow to modern liberalism. Onward to victory, I say! All this and much more is featured in this week's Newsmaker Show interview, featuring yours truly and Mr. Brian O'Neil. Don't miss it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aC3KxKWrt4&feature=youtu.be
Dr. Waddy: I think West demonstrated himself to be a scatterbrain running mostly on emotion or Diet Pepsi in his interview with an(I'll bet) bemused President Trump. His endorsement of the President doesn't hurt though and the outrage it has excited among leftists affirms much that is unfavorable about them. Jim Brown - I was once in the same room with him and was and am in awe of him for his football greatness; he was the second best player of all time in that formidable sport. I've read his biography and I know that he rose to prominence at a time when public adulation of black athletes was understandably regarded by them with much cynicism and jaundice. I cannot blame him one bit for his past statements of measured wariness for and hostility to white people. That said, listening to him hold forth 20 years ago was not an edifying experience. I encountered, in my prison career, one of the persons he recruited into one of his ill conceived efforts to redeem gangbangers and I saw little in the way of fundamental change. It was a surreal experience to see him in the Oval Office but again, it doesn't hurt and could reflect a very respectable outreach on his part; I know he has been very much injured in his life.
ReplyDeleteDr. Waddy: I hasten to add: "a very respectable and generous outreach on his part"
ReplyDeleteJack, I must admit -- I don't know much about Jim Brown. He's a bit before my time. Nonetheless, I don't disagree that Kanye's performance was...inarticulate and scatterbrained at times, but since when does the press consider this worthy of contempt and mockery? The Parkland "survivors" are hardly all polished speakers, nor was Christine Blasey Ford, but in the press's eyes this just enhances their "credibility". I've little doubt that, if Kanye was ranting about Trump's wickedness, the media would have an entirely different attitude.
ReplyDeleteDr. Waddy: You're right; they would have lauded his eloquence.
ReplyDeleteYou're right to be proud of this post; its well argued and documented - Rush made similar remarks yesterday.
If the Dems get the House it would be Quixotic for them to pursue impeachment of the President, as Biden so slyly suggested yesterday ("c'mon guys, let me be elected first and you'll get ALL you want, including a radical VP and assured successor, if I have to resign to do it"). They'd never get a conviction even if it gets that far.
It was humiliating the way we had to toady to the Saudis in the 70's. Everybody knew the name of the Saudi Minister to OPEC. No more of that. We were and still are a more advanced country(except for our tolerance of crime). Maybe the Crown Prince will bring about real progress benefitting all Saudis and they still do have a very important location, oil or not. Israel is much advantaged by a favorable relationship with them and that has to a vital interest for us. Still, I'll be glad when Saudi Arabia is of still much importance for us.
I think Elizabeth Warren is like people who think that if you raise your voice to a nonEnglish speaker that they will understand what you say. Radicals are so convinced of their own righteousness that they cannot comprehend anyone not automatically accepting their shibboleths ("I'm minority so don't you dare disagree with me".)Taunting leftists, as the President delights in doing, really knocks them off balance. They can do none other than to reiterate their pronunciamentos, hoping repetition will effect the hoped for intimidation and surrender.
I am very tired of slickly spoken politicians, even some conservatives. Look how smooth William Clinton was while plying disdainful and obscene lies. I'm glad the President talks like a regular guy; its refreshing and it reinforces my respect for him.
Why does the left "do the silly things it does?" Its a reflex with them; they are purely and self destructively driven by frantic emotion.
Sorry: "much less importance to us"
ReplyDeleteGlad you were finally able to access the broadcast, Jack.
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting question what the Dems would do if they actually took control of the House. Many of them would shy away from impeachment, I feel sure, but they may start to find the leftist mob knocking at THEIR door, keeping them "honest", as it were. Possibly, though, when the race for the Democratic nomination really gets cranking, impeachment will fade into the background...
I agree that we're much better off being energy independent, but the fact is that most of the Western world isn't, and thus the world economy is beholden to the Saudis. Frankly, I don't understand why the world is grinding to a halt over the killing of one man who, hitherto, no one had heard of. That goes to show you that the press feels itself to be above the fray. Everyone has rights, but they have super-rights!
I suspect you're right about Elizabeth Warren and people like her. They're so self-satisfied that they can't perceive the weakness of their own position, and, as you say, they're governed by very strong emotions, and once you're emotionally committed to a position, rationality does tend to go out the window. You and I have to guard against that danger as well! The fact that we're not wowed by ad hominem attacks is a good sign.
Dr. Waddy; Great point about the rest of the Western world (eg. nonetheless, Japan), being more dependent on Saudi oil than are we now. I'm schooled in both the geography and history of Japan and somewhat less, of Western Europe. It must inform our policy, I agree.
ReplyDeleteThe potential dynamics of the next two years in American national politics are fascinating and its relatively easy to say that knowing that our side holds a favorable advantage. Your comment on the reality of a drive for impeachment reflects that, I think. And, it supports your reasoning in cautioning against our being emotionally swayed by the vicious left. Stay the course is our best course. Confidence that the American polity will find the right path should be our guide. History strongly suggests that it will.