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Category Archives: Donald Trump
Trump Has Judged The Moment Better Than I Expected!
Again. I’m stunned by the lack of a response to his latest provocation. A friend says: Just think of him as Crocodile Dundee on steroids. I never thought that Trump could relate to ordinary folks the way he has. Although … Continue reading
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Bibi Netanyahu’s Two-Faced, Brutish, Boorish Reaction To Trump
Ilana Mercer writes: Nationhood is for Jews, but not for gentiles. This is what disgusts me about Israeli politicians, pundits and now Bibi Netanyahu, worshiped by neocons. The prime minister and his Knesset take as a given that Jews should … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Understands The Fear Of Terrorism Better Than Barack Obama
John* says: “See these two articles. Adams’ post explains how Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims resonates with Latinos, and Mercer explains the reason that Obama’s cost analysis of living with terrorism while working to defeat it using the strategy as … Continue reading
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What Mr. Trump knows is a mystery to the U.S. bipartisan elite
Michael Scheuer writes: The current clouds of hot and noxious gas being huffed and puffed about by the U.S. governing elite, media, academy, and the immigrant-worshiping Christian churches regarding Donald Trump’s suggestion that the national government temporarily ban the entry … Continue reading
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THE VIEW FROM OLYMPUS: REGISTER MOSLEMS? GOOD IDEA.
William S. Lind writes: Donald Trump apparently was misquoted when he reportedly called for registering all Moslems in the U.S., but the idea is a good one. We are going to have to do it eventually, so we might as … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s views on Islam consistent with the warnings of Rabbi Meir Kahane
Blog: Rabbi Meir Kahane was murdered by Muslims while giving a speech in New York many years ago. Kahane would have to be one of the best experts on Middle Eastern policy ever heard. Kahane was a legitimate right wing … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s Shock & Awe Campaign
Comments to Steve Sailer: * The liberal reaction to this is either 1) feigning surprise that so many “racists” are lurking in the GOP, or 2) acting like they knew the GOP was full of “racists” all along. Of course … Continue reading
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Have you noticed anything surprising in the reaction to Trump’s Muslim Immigration ban?
A friend says: I think Scott Adams made the best point. But before I get to that the first question is whether there is really a problem. We have let another 1.5 million Muslims into the U.S. since 9/11 and … Continue reading
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Trump Bashed at White House Hanukkah Party
Elite Jews, like gentile elites, hate Donald Trump because Trump is a nationalist and the elites are globalists with no particular loyalty to nation-states. Normal Jews are busy with work, family and communal obligations. They don’t have much time to … Continue reading
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MSM Vs Donald Trump
The MSM hates Trump, and trashes him at every opportunity, and it just makes him stronger. Washington Post: Tuesday’s edition of the “NBC Nightly News” closed with a video editorial by the newscast’s former anchor, Tom Brokaw, who said that … Continue reading
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