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Category Archives: Donald Trump
‘Rabbi for Trump’ Gets Behind The Donald on Facebook
From the Forward: On Facebook there are “Rabbis for Human Rights,” “Rabbis for Bernie” and, until recently, “Rabbis for Hillary.” Now, these groups are joined by a rabbinical flag-bearer for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The controversial GOP front-runner’s fiery … Continue reading
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Salon: Donald Trump cites Israel’s illegal separation wall to justify banning Muslims
Ben Norton writes: Far-right Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has exploited anti-Muslim prejudice in order to appeal to American voters. In December, citing a debunked study by an extremist right-wing think tank, Trump called for banning all Muslims from entering … Continue reading
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538 Chat: The Meaning Of Donald Trump
There’s not one mention of “immigration” when discussing Trump even though that is the dominant reason for the Donald’s rise.
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Hillary seems to be hiding a major health issue
Scott “Dilbert” Adams writes: Trump is playing a different game. He is not addressing your sense of reason. He is talking to your energy, your emotions, and even your biases. By that filter (the Master Persuader filter), Iowa might be … Continue reading
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You’re Schlonged, Mate!
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2016 Election Shaping Up As Battle Of The Sexes
From the Chateau: COTW winner (repeat winner?) shartiste succinctly illuminates the battle tactics of the female id versus the male id. Hillary vs. Trump is gonna be a great source for CH. Its unrestrained man vs unrestrained woman. The unrestrained … Continue reading
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The Schlong Also Rises
Powerline blog: Donald Trump has proved himself to be a man with substantial insight into the mind of the average Republican voter, a category in which I place myself (in case that’s not obvious from my comments here over the … Continue reading
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Elites and media really hate Donald Trump’s voters
Michael Walsh writes: To hear the patronizing wise men of the Republican Party tell it, anyone who would vote for Donald Trump for president must be deranged. “Trumpkins,” they call them, mental midgets and xenophobic troglodytes who’ve crawled out from … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Can Win New York State and All Working-Class America
Wayne Root writes: Outsiders don’t understand it. But Trump is the hero of working class New Yorkers. Always has been. We love his in-your-face moxie, chutzpah and raw, politically incorrect honesty. We love it when he destroys Jeb Bush or … Continue reading
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Trump Doubles Down on “Schlong”, New Truth Movement Emerges
Josh Marshall writes: It seems clear to me – based on BR’s testimony and ones from at least half a dozen other people – that in the 1950s in Queens and the near-adjoining parts of Long Island “schlonged” was a … Continue reading
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