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Category Archives: Donald Trump
Trump & Proud
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The Trumpening
Comments: * My thoughts on the Frum piece, as they occurred: – tribalism (fissures) within the parties mirror the more lurid colour-coding of America race-wise, under Obama, doesn’t it? – immigration… as now constituted looks a lot like slavery; elites … Continue reading
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WP: Donald Trump’s ‘schlonged’: A linguistic investigation
There is no such sin as sexism or racism or homophobia. These are made-up moral categories that did not exist prior to the 20th Century. Washington Post: “Republican frontrunner Donald Trump used a campaign stop in Michigan on Monday to … Continue reading
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WP: How America’s dying white supremacist movement is seizing on Donald Trump’s appeal
Washington Post: The same rhetoric that frightens critics (“Trump has really lifted the lid off a Pandora’s box of real hatred and directed it at Muslims,” said the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mark Potok) draws praise from supporters such as … Continue reading
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Do Trump & Adelson Have A Deal?
Steve Sailer writes: Adelson, like Trump, is a casino-owner. Trump may be saying something like this to Adelson: – We both have a financial interest in cracking down on online gambling in favor of making people go to specific places … Continue reading
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Are You Scared?
Comments: * Seems in tandem with the media’s effort to dislodge Trump is an effort to convince everyone that dissenting from the left’s agenda is nothing more than being childish–namely, being irrationally “fearful” and “anxious”. There is no shortage of … Continue reading
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Dems like a Muslim ban much more when it’s not Trump’s idea
REPORT: Democratic voters are much more likely to support temporarily banning non-U.S. Muslims from entering the country when the idea is not associated with GOP front-runner Donald Trump, according to a Fox News national poll released Friday night. Only 25 … Continue reading
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WP: Donald Trump scores with Miss Universe disaster
Washington Post: It was the moment that could have broken Donald Trump’s presidential ambitions: In June, he likened immigrants to rapists, prompting Univision to ditch his beauty pageants and NBC to cut ties with him. “At Univision we see first-hand … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Seems Like A Gambler
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Though Trump-as-Hitler meme is tarded, I think Trump has something in common with Fuhrer. He is a gambler. Many said Hitler had no chance, that he was finished after this or that scandal or setback … Continue reading
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Trump Needs A Radio Show
Comments to Steve Sailer: From the Baltimore Sun: Tuesday night’s GOP debate on CNN was another ratings juggernaut with an audience of 18 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast National ratings. … CNN also live-streamed the production to CNN.com, its … Continue reading
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