Welcome to the official blog for Dr. Nicholas L. Waddy, political commentator, historian, patriot, novelist, and wise man extraordinaire! Here you will find Dr. Waddy's latest musings on the political scene, as well as links to published articles, tv/radio appearances, and more...
Friends, the Trump-Musk friendship seems only to deepen with time. In fact, Trump is now apparently referring to Elon as his "adopted son"! On the surface, these men seem so different in terms of temperament, so how is it that they've developed such synergy? I don't pretend to understand it. I just find it endlessly amusing and...hopeful, since the mental and corporate resources of Musk, allied to the political genius of DJT, could make the world a far better place.
Happy Thanksgiving, fellow right-wing deplorables! We have so much to be thankful for this year. Most of all, each other! Also, the election, of course, and the wide vistas of opportunity it has opened up. Success is not guaranteed, and our achievements may fall short of our expectations, but then again at least we have opportunities in store rather than, say, four years of lamentation and lunacy, as may be the case with some of the other people sitting at our Thanksgiving dinner tables. I say give them extra cranberry sauce this year. They're gonna need it!
Here are DJT's Thanksgiving wishes to the nation:
And here is a story about Mark Zuckerberg, who came on bended knee to dine with The Donald. This too is probably a good sign!
Friends, we live in exciting times. Old verities and ossified institutions are falling by the wayside, and I couldn't be happier! Rumors that MSNBC might be sold by its parent company, Comcast, have Elon Musk and Joe Rogan speculating on what it might be like if the former bought the cable news network and turned it into...something that doesn't spew toxic leftist propaganda. I, for one, would love to see this happen. Indeed, it can't come soon enough! MSNBC has turned millions of our fellow countrymen into woke zombies, and it's about time someone -- maybe Elon -- came to their rescue.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-rogan-take-rachel-maddows-job-elon-musk-buys-msnbc
Although the leftist monopoly on higher ed is mostly holding, there are subtle signs that the winds of change are beginning to blow in academia. Witness this innovative new college in Austin, Texas:
Finally, now that the Democrats have blown it in '24, they have to circle the wagons and come up with a strategy for success in '26 and, more importantly, '28. A surprising number of them seem to think the best path forward involves...the exact same path as before. I'm referring, of course, to Kamala Harris, whose presidential ambitions remain unsatiated, and who is thus considering another run for the presidency. I say: YES YES YES!!! A thousand times yes! Please, Democrats, double down on Kam-Kam. I don't see what could possibly go wrong...
Friends, the Newsmaker Show is back after a brief hiatus, and it's better AND Trumpier than ever before! This week Brian and I digest Trump's incredibly bold cabinet picks, and we consider the risks and opportunities inherent in each of them. Also, is WWIII imminent? You might want to listen in and find out. This week only: a special bonus!!! Operation Uranus. And no, that isn't a double entendre. Get your mind out of the gutter!
Friends, perhaps like me you saw this one coming: Matt Gaetz will not be America's Attorney General. He withdrew himself from consideration because he said he was becoming a "distraction" from Trump's MAGA magnificence. Well, I guess that's true, but I also suspect that Gaetz would have stuck it out if he thought he had a chance to be confirmed in the post. In all likelihood, he didn't. This makes one wonder what Trump was thinking when he nominated him. Was Gaetz a feint all along? Did Trump nominate him only to pry him out of Congress, where he might have been a nuisance to the slim Republican majority in the House, and especially to Speaker Johnson? Maybe. Was Gaetz meant to attract the incoming fire that might otherwise have been directed at RFK, Jr., Pete Hegseth, et al.? Maybe. If so, he served his purpose admirably, although not for very long. In any case, ole Matt will now have to reinvent himself as a private citizen. My guess would be that he'll have a bright future in talk radio. He sure knows how to lob a rhetorical hand grenade!
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8511148187940933062/1551732021359088213
In other news, this article gives us some needed perspective on how Republicans, and Trump specifically, managed to transform the playing field of American politics this cycle. They may have been at a financial disadvantage, but for a change they weren't necessarily at an organizational and tactical disadvantage. That's extremely important.
Friends, last time I checked the Doge was the head of state in the Venetian Republic, but now, all of a sudden, DOGE is the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, and it's promising to cut government waste in legendary fashion. Can it? Many people, including me, have profound doubts. No one has ever succeeded in slashing the federal bureaucracy and federal regulations before, and that's because there are massive legal and institutional obstacles to doing so. Nonetheless, Musk and Ramaswamy sound like they've thought this conundrum through, and they expect both President Trump and the Supreme Court to uphold their decisions. I wish them well! There are hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, for sure, but more importantly the culling of the bureaucracy will effectively restore democracy itself, as power is returned to the people and their elected representatives. Godspeed, super-nerds!
Ever wonder how our most esteemed and "trustworthy" professional pollsters got three presidential elections in a row wrong, and how, even after that miserable performance, they can look down their noses at the small number of pollsters who consistently got it right, or right-er? This article will blow your mind. The malpractice in the polling business is simply stunning. It mirrors, not surprisingly, the malpractice in "journalism" itself.
https://www.racket.news/p/how-americas-accurate-election-polls
Friends, my latest article, which appears in the Olean Times Herald, is an updated version of my plea to Republicans, conservatives, and Trumpers to express some kind of remorse for their (largely evidence-free) questioning of the integrity of the U.S. election system. We'll see if I get any hate mail in response!
In other news, Ukraine has used its U.S. missiles -- which, in all likelihood, may well be U.S.-operated too -- on targets deep inside Russia, and Russia has already updated its nuclear doctrine in a manner meant to suggest that it could nuke Ukraine -- or the U.S.! -- in response. We'll see about that, but there's no question that Joe Biden is going out with a bang in terms of our stance in Ukraine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mzjm7knw7o
Ole Sleepy Joe, who we've grown to know and love as our bumbling Commander-in-Chief, has made comical headlines for apparently wandering off into the Amazon rain forest. I fully expect some indigenous tribe to acclaim this fine specimen of a man as their god!!!
Finally, in a sign that a tiny amount of sanity might return to the nuthouse that is MSNBC, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski made a pilgrimmage to Mar-a-Lago, potentially presaging a reconciliation between Trump and two of his bitterest critics. Personally, I see no evidence that the MSM is laying off Trump, but I see plenty of signs that the American people and corporate America may be sick and tired of the MSM.
Friends, Trump made a triumphant return to Madison Square Garden last night, alongside his entourage, of which Elon Musk is now an integral part, apparently! My man RFK was there too. Trump's visceral connection with ordinary Americans was on full display, and I'm sure the progressive intelligencia hated every minute of it. Expect a lot more crass populism in the years to come!
Was the 2024 election symbolic of a profound "realignment" in American politics? The short answer is yes, although elements of that realignment have been percolating for years, and sometimes decades. For instance, the growing rift between the working class and Democrats is something that's been a persistent theme going back at least to the presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon. Republicans have been making inroads with minority voters since the presidency of George W. Bush, although periodic backsliding has sometimes obscured that fact. Perhaps most interestingly, the most affluent and highly educated voters have drifted decidedly towards Democrats, making the party vulnerable to charges of elitism. It's a rich tapesty, indeed! Also note the sanctimonious New York Times piece about how "Republican" pollsters aren't to be trusted. Guess what? Those pollsters were a lot more accurate in this cycle than the alleged professional pollsters working for the mainstream media, and that's been true for a long time -- the New York Times just doesn't want to hear it. With any luck, though, fewer and fewer people will be reading the Times as well as watching CNN and MSNBC. It appears that MSNBC's ratings are circling the drain already, which is extremely good news. Meanwhile, ad revenue is starting to flow back to X, after a concerted effort by lefties to smother the platform. Let's hope more corporations see the writing on the wall and shift their ad spending from the mainstream media to social media, especially X, and alternative media. It would be the smart thing to do, surely.
https://www.patrickruffini.com/p/the-realignment-is-here?r=cyqk&triedRedirect=true
https://x.com/ggreenwald/status/1857897129076777108
https://www.adweek.com/media/advertisers-returning-to-x/#
https://apnews.com/article/trump-democratic-states-blue-states-346dbbd11111f9558b69ed137321c630
Friends, President/President-Elect Donald Trump is off to a fast start in naming his new cabinet and key advisors. Of course, good ole Elon is in the mix, but some of the other names are downright obscure -- suggesting that Trump is more concerned about loyalty, competence, and ideological synchronicity than he is with star power. In particular, early signs are that he means business when it comes to enforcing our border laws and deporting illegal immigrants. Fine by me! Also reassuring is the fact that he plans to move aggressively to prohibit federal government interference with free speech. Amen to that, I say! The toxic marriage between the bureaucracy and media and social media censors has to end, once and for all.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2m1ey10rxo
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/11/editorial-trump-takes-censorship/
Friends, the good news is that Trump won the election, and he's already calling on some excellent people to join his incoming administration. Elise Stefanik, a fellow New Yorker, is one of them. She will be Ambassador to the United Nations, which is a great honor, assuming you think the U.N. does anything important. The bad news, however, is that Stefanik, and some of Trump's other picks, are current Republican House members, and the Republican majority there is mighty slender. Every Republican who resigns his (or her) seat must be replaced via a special election, and every special election is an opportunity for the Dems to snag another seat for themselves. You better believe they'll be giving it their all and spending ungodly amounts of money in the attempt. So, to summarize: we've got a magnificent opportunity to change Washington, the nation, and the world in the next few months, but also a rather small margin for error legislatively. Gird your loins, right-wing warriors!
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/11/2024-republicans-take-control-house-representatives/
