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Category Archives: Donald Trump
Politico Forced To Write Nice Things About Donald Trump
Glenn Thrush writes: Trump, blessed with more raw political cunning than any 2016 contender (including Clinton) hasn’t yet won a single contest, but he’s got good reason to pretend it’s already down to just the Democrat and him. That strategy … Continue reading
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Stop Rape Refugees!
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Trump as a Pool Shark Hustling the Media
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Bum hunting is the media’s preferred tactic of fighting the culture war too: Westboro Baptist, that Starbucks cup controversy guy, Dylann Roof, etc. That’s one of the funner angles on Trump. He walks, talks and … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: Bumhunting as the Economic Paradigm of the 21st Century
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Bum hunting is the media’s preferred tactic of fighting the culture war too: Westboro Baptist, that Starbucks cup controversy guy, Dylann Roof, etc. That’s one of the funner angles on Trump. He walks, talks and … Continue reading
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Is Trump Hitler?
Paul Gottfried writes: Lately I’ve been looking at the nasty stuff that the neocon-Republican establishment has been throwing at the Donald to bring down his poll numbers. Some of it is so ridiculous that it points not to any failing … Continue reading
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British lawmakers will soon debate whether to ban Donald Trump from the U.K.
I can’t wait for Donald Trump to be elected president so he can tell these pompous twits to get lost and to pay for their own defense. They’ve been sucking on the American tit for too long. Grow up mates! … Continue reading
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Salon: No, Trump isn’t the next Hitler: But his real historical comparison is still scary
The elites are nervous. America has not had a populist and a nationalist this close to the presidency in at least a century. Arthur Chu writes: If I were still in a mood to make jokes about the Trump campaign … Continue reading
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We’re All Human Beings
Cleveland Jewish News: When Donald J. Trump announced a proposal for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until the country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” criticism poured in. The condemnation came swiftly … Continue reading
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W.Va. rabbi says Trump is speaking to “small group of people” with Muslim ban proposal
REPORT: “It speaks of the broader problem that our country always has to fight against and that is ignorance, hatred and xenophobia,” said Rabbi Victor Urecki, longtime rabbi and spiritual leader with the B’nai Jacob Synagogue in Charleston. “He is … Continue reading
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How Donald Trump Stole Hanukkah
Rabbi Aaron Panken writes for HuffPo: “With Donald Trump’s suggestion of banning all Muslims from entering the United States, people of good conscience must raise the alarm. This was not some insignificant hate-monger speaking to a limited band of fanatics … Continue reading
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