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Category Archives: Donald Trump
Donald Trump Vs Neo-Cons
Boyd D. Cathey writes: Let’s go deeper: various authors and historians, including Prof. Paul Gottfried, Prof. Claes Ryn, and Gary Dorrien (in his path-breaking volume, The Neoconservative Mind) have documented that the present-day “Mainstream Conservative Movement,” is, in fact, composed … Continue reading
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National Review, Donald Trump and Moral Bank Accounts
Dennis Prager writes Jan. 26, 2015: National Review’s special issue, “Against Trump” was courageous and important. There is no way to do good in this world without risking making enemies. That National Review was prepared to do that — among … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Game
From the Chateau: Check out this video of O’Cuckly interviewing Trump yesterday about Trump’s wise decision to forego the FoxNews GOP debate moderated by the extremely biased and unprofessional shit stirrer Megyn Kelly, (skip to 14:25). TRUMP: Don’t ask me … Continue reading
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Can’t Stump The Trump
From the Chateau: Johnny Redux explains, “Trump has so much game, and the general public (and especially libtards) have not seen great game in a White male public figure (especially a politician) in such a long time (maybe a generation), … Continue reading
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From 2013: Trump on immigration: Let in white Europeans
From SFGate.com on March 15, 2013: Republicans are on a “suicide mission” if they back a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the United States, and should be encouraging immigration by white Europeans, real estate mogul Donald Trump told … Continue reading
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Politico: Donald Trump Is Shocking, Vulgar and Right
Tucker Carlson writes: Consider the conservative nonprofit establishment, which seems to employ most right-of-center adults in Washington. Over the past 40 years, how much donated money have all those think tanks and foundations consumed? Billions, certainly. (Someone better at math … Continue reading
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Trump vs. Fox, Round 7
Mickey Kaus should be Trump’s VP pick. Mickey blogs: Like many others, I’m not sure the latest Trump vs. FOX fight is quite over. (One obvious way to grease a face-saving deal is for Fox to agree to give a … Continue reading
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Imagine If Hitler Had Liked Jews
David Goldman writes: “Imagine if Hitler had liked Jews,” I told an Israeli politician recently who asked me to characterize the Republican frontrunner. The comparison seems more apt every day. The title of this note refers to Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 … Continue reading
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Is Trump The Republican Bill Clinton?
Comments to Steve Sailer: * It’s because liberals fundamentally misunderstand what Trump is all about. They think he’s some sort of far-right extremist. In the modern liberal mind, signaling that you’re friendly to minorities is *the, single, issue* that matters, … Continue reading
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How Did Nate Silver Miss The Rise Of Donald Trump?
Comments to Steve Sailer: * It’s really very simple! Best forecasting is able to remove most personal biases. Nate knows it very well. Alas, it is very hard to do in practice. There is no defending him on this: he … Continue reading
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