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Category Archives: America
Obscure Deep Stater Tapped to Stump Trump
Comments at Steve Sailer: * CIA, CFR, Goldman Sachs. Have you know sense of decency, Sir? * The Mormons had their chance with Romney twice and lost. They ought to just get out of the way like the Evangelicals appear … Continue reading
Why Would Minorities Want To Vote Republican?
Richard Spencer writes about the futility of conservative outreach: The question people like Rick never ask is whether non-Whites actually want or like “conservatism,” and whether voting for Democrats is not a rational choice to increase their quotient of money … Continue reading
Which Republicans Are Breaking Up With Trump?
The Washington Post nails it: “Every Republican who has bucked Trump can be pretty easily categorized. A clear pattern emerges: The less directly and immediately accountable to Republican base voters an elected official is, the more likely he or she … Continue reading
LAT: Six new CBS series, six white male leads. With prime-time diversity growing, how did the network fall behind?
The MSM’s onslaught against whites is relentless. I bet Israel does not bemoan Israeli TV series with Jewish leads. I bet Japan does not bemoan TV series with Japanese leads. Los Angeles Times: “Few of its fall programs in the … Continue reading
Who Is More Privileged: Trump, Stephens, or Zakaria?
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Fareed Zakaria was the son of the number 2 person behind only Indira Gandhi in the ruling Congress Party of India. A friend who worked with Fareed recalls him as a Princeling of Privilege in … Continue reading
Does Social Media Predict A Trump Victory?
From Gateway Pundit: Facebook Trump: 10,174,358 Likes Clinton: 5,385,959 Likes Trump has nearly double the amount of ‘Likes’ that Clinton has! When comparing recent ‘live streams’ on Facebook: Trump Live Stream Post — 135,000 likes, 18,167 shares, 1.5 million views … Continue reading
The Paul O’Neal Shooting In Chicago
Comments: The Paul O’Neal shooting will be getting a lot of press. Here is the raw footage without any narrative. They let the family trial lawyer get first crack at the story, who called it a police murder. My guess … Continue reading
Can Trump Win?
Comments: * The two “black swan” events that can still sink Hillary are: – Wikileaks release of her “deleted” private server emails. – Major health problem revelation. Otherwise, Trump has a long, uphill slog even if there are multiple terrorist … Continue reading
Will Trump Go Nuclear?
Comments at Steve Sailer: * It’s like a replay of the LBJ attack ad on Goldwater in which a little girl was picking the pedals off a daisy while a voice was counting down from 10 in a nuclear launch. … Continue reading
Was Trump Wrong To Reply To Khan?
Comments: * One of the things that disturbs me most about the US is the cult of military worship that pervades the country. Trump didn’t pick some family out at random and attack them, he rightfully (but crudely) responded to … Continue reading