tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post436201828959210001..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: How The GOP Failed With TrumpAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-72094730470247292172016-10-21T21:36:43.705-04:002016-10-21T21:36:43.705-04:00Very well stated, Eric. I haven't gotten aroun...Very well stated, Eric. I haven't gotten around to the video part yet but it's a good summary of how the Democrats work. Now if only there was any indication at all that the GOP was at least loosening its head from its ass...<br /><br /> - DanielArgentGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173296751792700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-57077527595408099312016-10-20T23:29:10.292-04:002016-10-20T23:29:10.292-04:00Andrew and Bev, glad you like it!
Or should I sa...Andrew and Bev, glad you like it! <br /><br />Or should I say...exxxxxxxcellent!!Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-21857403873977539322016-10-20T20:18:18.672-04:002016-10-20T20:18:18.672-04:00Another thing that has happened over the past 8 ye...Another thing that has happened over the past 8 years is that every time you have a scandal in the Obama White House various conservative talking heads (and politicians who should've known better) would go on Fox News and Talk Radio and say 'This will/could bring down the Obama administration."<br /><br />The truth is, silver bullets are rare in politics. The last true silver bullet that actually brought down a presidency was probably Watergate. Presidencies are brought low by a thousand cuts.<br /><br />However, by building up each scandal (Fast & Furious, Benghazi) as the Silver Bullet those talking heads built up expectations that the Republicans could not hope to reach.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-51316295148994941022016-10-20T20:09:58.051-04:002016-10-20T20:09:58.051-04:00It is also worth noting Trump never "spoke to...It is also worth noting Trump never "spoke to America." He spoke to a certain demographic that makes up about 11-15% of the electorate, while pissing off everyone else.<br /><br />If you want an example of the reverse, imagine us nominating Jeb Bush and the Dems nominating... Sean Penn or Kanye West.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-8062662968809586512016-10-20T20:07:42.503-04:002016-10-20T20:07:42.503-04:00Andrew,
The GOP acknowledged that in their post-2...Andrew,<br /><br />The GOP acknowledged that in their post-2012 autopsy.<br /><br />Unfortunately, a plurality of the voters nominated Donald Trump, who appealed only to working class whites. Particularly Boomers. <br /><br />Why didn't they kneecap him during the primaries? None of them really believed he would ever become the nominee. I'm serious. <br /><br />And by the time they decided to start going after him he already had momentum.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-77798019955807981432016-10-20T18:32:41.689-04:002016-10-20T18:32:41.689-04:00To my wife's chagrin, I have a fair amount of ...To my wife's chagrin, I have a fair amount of lefty friends (thank God near-100% of my umpire brethren lean or are hardcore right, but the day job surrounds me with Euros and their societal and governmental lunacy), and not-so-shockingly none have so far responded to either this column, or the Threedonia one I shared a little earlier. People love to project and throw stones, but really hate to look in the mirror.EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-12525175585117099942016-10-20T18:21:37.657-04:002016-10-20T18:21:37.657-04:00Nice article there, EP. He does a great job diagn...Nice article there, EP. He does a great job diagnosing the Democratic machine.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-32262685440230858442016-10-20T18:16:35.579-04:002016-10-20T18:16:35.579-04:00Daniel, Right now there's a form of demographi...Daniel, Right now there's a form of demographic parody. The GOP controls a lot of states because the Democrats have lost so many people. That stems the bleeding.<br /><br />The problem is that a decade ago, Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Nevada were consistently Red. A decade before that, Colorado and Ohio and Florida were pretty Red, and Washington was always in play.<br /><br />So while the GOP controls a lot, it is slowly losing states. It has also all but lost the ability to win nationally at this point.<br /><br />That can all change if the GOP wakes up, but not as things are right now.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-41756865310864303942016-10-20T18:07:18.083-04:002016-10-20T18:07:18.083-04:00Daniel (and beyond), I think you'll like this:...Daniel (and beyond), I think you'll like this:<br /><br />http://www.threedonia.com/archives/3647EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-91017765969915331042016-10-20T16:56:43.581-04:002016-10-20T16:56:43.581-04:00Depressing, but accurate and well stated. At this ...Depressing, but accurate and well stated. At this point I'm just wondering what's likely to happen if the Republicans and conservatives remain impotent while the Democrats and the left keep expanding. It's a shame that nobody outside this blog actually gets it in terms of agenda and selling it. <br /><br /> - DanielArgentGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173296751792700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-61794725792901963412016-10-20T15:40:09.718-04:002016-10-20T15:40:09.718-04:00Rustbelt - I am enjoying your series too! Rustbelt - I am enjoying your series too! BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-40010100166760108222016-10-20T14:21:48.472-04:002016-10-20T14:21:48.472-04:00So looking around, I see this from Democrats... in...So looking around, I see this from Democrats... in order of behavior:<br /><br />1. Trump is candidate... mock him.<br /><br />2. Trump wins nomination... high fives all around, act like they've won.<br /><br />3. Clinton can't pull ahead... demonize Trump.<br /><br />4. Demonization doesn't work... go insane demonization.<br /><br />5. Pre-debate... groupthink hate at Trump, wish him into the cornfield.<br /><br />6. Post debate... curl up in corner and cry that Trump is a meanie who will destroy the world.<br /><br />Weirdos.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-67659304195015213082016-10-20T13:10:07.724-04:002016-10-20T13:10:07.724-04:00Also, Rustbelt, I would take Monty Burns over some...Also, Rustbelt, I would take Monty Burns over some ineffective named Rinse Pre-Bus.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-76830581610219417282016-10-20T13:09:18.099-04:002016-10-20T13:09:18.099-04:00Rustbelt, I'm enjoying the series very much. ...Rustbelt, I'm enjoying the series very much. Lots of interesting information!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-1875110257091985032016-10-20T13:08:11.915-04:002016-10-20T13:08:11.915-04:00Kit and LL, His neighbors are batshit crazy. I do...Kit and LL, His neighbors are batshit crazy. I doubt he wants to bring them into the country. Seize some territory, sure, but not the people.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-89765708236415530822016-10-20T13:07:08.267-04:002016-10-20T13:07:08.267-04:00P.S. Bev, I keep waiting for one of those Russian ...P.S. Bev, I keep waiting for one of those Russian rust buckets to sink... or hit something.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-75717476644542064392016-10-20T13:06:16.404-04:002016-10-20T13:06:16.404-04:00Bev, It's Trump's fault don't you know...Bev, It's Trump's fault don't you know? Obama's genius foreign policy which looks a lot like the failures he accused Bush of but in whole new countries would have worked except for Trump somethingsomething.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-29494616290605828532016-10-20T13:05:07.986-04:002016-10-20T13:05:07.986-04:00tryanmax, Excellent point and if conservatives had...tryanmax, Excellent point and if conservatives had entered the ranks of journalism like liberals, conservative journalists at places like NBC would have asked Clinton that very question.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-35746426970112024542016-10-20T13:04:22.793-04:002016-10-20T13:04:22.793-04:00LL, Speaking to America is key. If there is one t...LL, Speaking to America is key. If there is one thing the GOP really needs, it's people who understand the public. The GOP seems to be run by sheltered kids who view American culture with horror and terror. That makes it impossible for them to reach people.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-27981374023192840102016-10-20T11:17:32.917-04:002016-10-20T11:17:32.917-04:00In case you haven't heard, the "Rooskies&...In case you haven't heard, the "Rooskies" are having a show of force by bringing 10 warships to the English Channel. Of course, this is after countless "fly-overs" in/around Scandinavian countries since that "reset button". <br /><br />Just checking, are we supposed to blame GWB for this or just jump right to Trump? I am not sure anymore. BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-65585782509135792132016-10-20T10:49:56.402-04:002016-10-20T10:49:56.402-04:00LL, I'm still ruminating over Trump's perf...LL, I'm still ruminating over Trump's performance.<br /><br />One of my grade school teachers, near the end of the school year, offered a counterpoint to the adage about first impressions. She told the class, "A last impression is a lasting impression." For many voters, this will be their last impression of Trump before election day.<br /><br />I can't help but note the shifting standards the media places on Trump. For months, they've declared that the break-out candidate needs to "tone down." Last night was the lowest-key Trump on record, so naturally the morning headlines say he failed to break-out. <br /><br />Of course, much is being made of how <b>dangerous</b> is it for Trump to suggest the electoral system is rigged. Meanwhile, Hillary openly states that the Russians are rigging the US electoral system. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-16168849307880606472016-10-20T07:17:25.962-04:002016-10-20T07:17:25.962-04:00I can't believe it's come to this, but I&#...I can't believe it's come to this, but I'm actually yearning for the Republican Party as portrayed in the Simpsons. At least Chairman C.M. Burns would play for the win by releasing the hounds.Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-81388433955489712992016-10-20T01:29:02.194-04:002016-10-20T01:29:02.194-04:00Erdogan is trying (hoping?) to see if he can reboo...Erdogan is trying (hoping?) to see if he can reboot the Ottoman Empire. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-46746208997729444212016-10-20T00:45:08.976-04:002016-10-20T00:45:08.976-04:00Turkish President Erdogan restated Turkey’s intent...Turkish President Erdogan restated Turkey’s intention to create a 5,000 sq. kilometers (1,930 sq. miles) safe zone in northern Syria. He cited claims from the Ottoman Empire that Mosul, Syrian Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan are Turkish territories, as justifying Turkish participation in the liberation of Mosul. I haven't heard the Obama Admin talk about that, but it's a first class goat rope in the making for the US.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-67438773193738370522016-10-20T00:37:05.050-04:002016-10-20T00:37:05.050-04:00Side-news: The Iraqi Army and a motley crew of var...Side-news: The Iraqi Army and a motley crew of various tribal militias and peshmerga fighters are beginning the campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State with assistance from the US. <br /><br />If they succeed it will be the biggest defeat ISIS has faced since they grabbed up large chunks of Syria and Iraq in 2014. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.com