tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post4668767094001035830..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: The Democratic AgendaAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-52512886166285623402017-08-01T15:36:02.297-04:002017-08-01T15:36:02.297-04:00Thanks TJ! I love that quote! :)Thanks TJ! I love that quote! :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-18503084336175604942017-08-01T12:55:14.680-04:002017-08-01T12:55:14.680-04:00Good article as always, Andrew. BTW, I love the P...Good article as always, Andrew. BTW, I love the Princess Bride reference.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190795207362563696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-60963036226641633842017-07-31T21:22:05.030-04:002017-07-31T21:22:05.030-04:00Well, to be off topic for a moment...I bought some...Well, to be off topic for a moment...I bought something today I've always wanted...a Ruger No. 1V in 220 Swift...I figured, what the Hell,,,like my Dad always said,,"I've never seen a bumper hitch on a hearse yet." This is for shooting across 400 yard bean fields at little furry critters...I know, I know, somewhere a liberal is crying real tears...the 220 Swift is the closest thing to a laser rifle there is...Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-82578635730472361242017-07-31T18:23:23.030-04:002017-07-31T18:23:23.030-04:00Trump has tweeted twice now that it's a great ...Trump has tweeted twice now that it's a great day at the White House. This follows on Preinus's resignation and his refusal to answer whether he was the leaker. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-56974766832980215342017-07-31T16:04:11.387-04:002017-07-31T16:04:11.387-04:00Odd. Scaramucci seemed to be Trump's Mini Me....Odd. Scaramucci seemed to be Trump's Mini Me.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-69840878467958295262017-07-31T15:49:50.390-04:002017-07-31T15:49:50.390-04:00Oh, and just in case you're keeping score. Unv...Oh, and just in case you're keeping score. Unverified reports - Trump just unhired Anthony Scaramucci for whatever position he was hired last week to do in WH. BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-53354413795906212232017-07-31T15:47:56.411-04:002017-07-31T15:47:56.411-04:00Andrew,
Colin K/Tebow were both minor talents and...Andrew,<br /><br />Colin K/Tebow were both minor talents and young players who made gestures which spoke to a group of faithful and made them major topics of water cooler conversation. The faithful said 'He's not the great, but we love him and surely our love will count for more than his lack of talent because ratings are important!'. When both men washed out their fans complained their hero had been punished for his beliefs rather than his lack of talent.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-2542898371049757122017-07-31T15:29:30.596-04:002017-07-31T15:29:30.596-04:00All I have seen so far is slogans from the Dems. ...All I have seen so far is slogans from the Dems. They're trying to see which one hits home and then they'll get to the not-too-specific "specifics" of what exactly they promise to do for everyone like...dignity, equality, egalite, fraternite...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-17007833567192446592017-07-31T14:20:37.724-04:002017-07-31T14:20:37.724-04:00Andrew, they're definitely attempting a politi...Andrew, they're definitely attempting a political redefinition of dignity with this, though I think their own foolishness is going to undercut them on this. There's nothing dignified at all about the cluster f-bomb protest signs, protesting with knit caps of genitalia on their heads, and especially not the hysterical whining that marks the perpetually aggrieved. This also isn't the first time I've heard the SJWs and Religious Right compared now that I think about it. Brad Torgerson, an author in Larry Correia's circle, often calls them Moral Majority 2.0. It's fitting in any case. ArgentGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173296751792700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-88974104688849103862017-07-31T13:08:28.598-04:002017-07-31T13:08:28.598-04:00I think there is no coincidence that Trump's b...<i> I think there is no coincidence that Trump's book was "The Art of the Deal."</i><br /><br />Good catch! I missed that. So, the Democrats see fit to mimic the tyrant-buffoon? Just proves they don't believe their own rhetoric. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-47535035487413169582017-07-31T12:02:55.993-04:002017-07-31T12:02:55.993-04:00Athony, Kapernick became much more than that.
Fir...Athony, Kapernick became much more than that.<br /><br />First, he became the focal point of the "white" response to black lives matters. What he did in most years would have been blown off as just being a jerk, but it became wrapped up in the defense of the cops and it drew a line that white America was going to declare certain things off-limits: you can talk about change all you want, but you need to be patriotic and we're not going to accept you smearing law and order.<br /><br />In the off-season, when he got cut and then not re-signed, other aspects began to appear. The leftist media and certain leftist black players started using him as a way to attack the public. They defined America and the right to free speech as allowing them to speak their minds <i>without consequence</i> and the fact the public chose to impose consequences was defined as racist. They also argued against opponents having similar rights.<br /><br />The leftist media then began to use him as an attempt to (1) organize players into becoming political, (2) trying to shame the public for not embracing him, and (3) trying to kowtow the NFL into letting them be political without consequence while giving up the NFL's own rights to take stands or do anything but weakly accept their politics.<br /><br />But the public has stood up to them in consistent 10-1 numbers and stopped them at every turn.<br /><br />In the process, this became the same battle you see waged on colleges over free speech and the battle of political correctness, which the GOP has been losing for decades in Washington and the media. This time though, it was the public versus the left rather than something like mealy politicians or sympathetic college administrator. And so far, the left has been crushed by the public who continue to oppose them most effectively.<br /><br />Don't mistake the significance of this because the left hasn't failed to see it. They know it's vital to their cause that they not let the public win this (especially with the BLM movement seemingly stalled by the public as well).<br /><br />Tebow was a very different issue. Tebow was a leftist media smearing a guy for his beliefs way beyond anything they would have said about anyone else. This is an actual battle to redefine the landscape of whether or not the public will be "allowed" the right to have an opinion on those expressing an opinion.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-82973865804876089022017-07-31T11:42:38.748-04:002017-07-31T11:42:38.748-04:00Andrew,
I agree the Democrats might not be able t...Andrew,<br /><br />I agree the Democrats might not be able to sell the agenda to the public but I don't think the culture wars keep parties out of office. Once the public is fed up with incumbents, they will go with anything that can be made to sound even halfway reasonable. <br /><br />It seems like after each wave the guys on the good side of the wave (and some of the ones on the bad side) convince themselves that radical change is needed for future victory, but the changes made by future nominees are rarely the 'obvious' ones (nods towards the platforms of Obama and Trump).<br /><br />Colin K was just liberal Tebow, a guy non-football fans celebrated for reasons other than football but who failed to impress people who cared about the game. I don't see electoral implications for his sidelining. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-77636308615203023992017-07-31T11:28:43.880-04:002017-07-31T11:28:43.880-04:00Daniel,
I'm not sure what to make of the dign...Daniel,<br /><br />I'm not sure what to make of the dignity yet... though I do have to laugh at the idea of having "access to dignity."<br /><br />I'm not sure if "dignity" will replace "equality" because "equality" didn't sell, or if they are just doing the more standard "promise the thing you are taking away." Or dignity might have been a word focus groups used so they are trying to work it into their slogans. Not sure yet.<br /><br />Yep, the SJWs are the new Religious Right. They scare the public.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-16239858989387493072017-07-31T11:23:50.858-04:002017-07-31T11:23:50.858-04:00Looks like my guess from the last thread (free sh*...Looks like my guess from the last thread (free sh*t, bullsh*t, and isms and phobias) wasn't too far off the mark. Just more emphasis on the BS with the I&P lurking in the background. All this talk of dignity is laughable, too. Dignity is the exact opposite of the perpetual victimhood they push and the over the top protests they do. The GOP is definitely reeling from serious failure at the moment, though... Lucky for them that the SJWs are the new Religious Right. Good call on that.<br /><br /> - DanielArgentGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173296751792700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-85164014426160439562017-07-31T11:11:46.468-04:002017-07-31T11:11:46.468-04:00tryanmax, I think there is no coincidence that Tru...tryanmax, I think there is no coincidence that Trump's book was "The Art of the Deal." They're trying to mimic him in some way.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-11333940793211330662017-07-31T11:10:09.645-04:002017-07-31T11:10:09.645-04:00tryanmax, That's not accurate for liberals. ...tryanmax, That's not accurate for liberals. Below is more accurate for liberals. As for Hillary's book, don't forget that she's usually waaaaaay behind the curve:<br /><br />0. Gloating<br />1. Denial - legal action <-- "A Better Deal"<br />2. Anger - sabotage opponent<br />3. Rage - tantrums, lashing out at public<br />4. Pretend acceptance - mental break downs<br />5. Scapegoat<br />6. Claim it never happened/really did win/socialism has never been tried/Hitler was a right winger/Bush cheated/etc. and start over without change.<br />AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-55924819093504257142017-07-31T11:03:36.200-04:002017-07-31T11:03:36.200-04:00Critch, Attention spans are short. How about &quo...Critch, Attention spans are short. How about "Gimme!"AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-81048436734677169752017-07-31T11:02:47.638-04:002017-07-31T11:02:47.638-04:00Anthony, Excluding the Trump factor... I don't...Anthony, Excluding the Trump factor... I don't think the Democrats can sell this to the public. The reason is that they aren't selling it in a vacuum. This is a bland and possibly sellable agenda, BUT the public will weigh that against the anti-straight/white/male agenda the left is selling. I don't think a vague hope of a better economic situation will overcome the fears of what the Democrats will try to do once in power.<br /><br />It's the same effect that the Religious Right had on the GOP. Whatever the GOP was promising was not better than the public's fear of the RR.<br /><br />This is why I talk about Colin Kapernick from time to time. He represents the public coming down hard on someone who has embodied the hard-left anti-white, anti-cop agenda, and it freaks the leftists in the media out, which is why they obsess about him. They hate the idea that the public would pass judgment against them, refuses to say "oh well, he has a right to believe that, we shouldn't hold it against him," and won't forgive. That is a huge red flag to them as to the public rising up against their agenda. At an even more fundamental level, it marks white America saying that they will no longer give a pass to black militantism, which is what the left is pushing. That terrifies them because that's really all they have left to offer.<br />AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-47743636925280789242017-07-31T11:01:54.279-04:002017-07-31T11:01:54.279-04:00"A Better Deal" sounds reminiscent of &q..."A Better Deal" sounds reminiscent of "The New Deal." Everyone is doing remakes these days. But it could sell. The youngest FDR voters would be 90 today. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-75664283666362768982017-07-31T10:52:14.307-04:002017-07-31T10:52:14.307-04:00LL, From everything I've seen they have simply...LL, From everything I've seen they have simply run out of ideas for the real world. Sure, they have race hate and they have vague promises of "equality" (read: "we'll make you less worthless"), but they have no clue what to offer to get there. The only policy they still believe in is the $15 minimum wage.<br />AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-87239966263785087292017-07-31T10:51:04.846-04:002017-07-31T10:51:04.846-04:00Kübler-Ross grief model
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Barg...<b>Kübler-Ross grief model</b><br />1. Denial<br />2. Anger<br />3. Bargaining <-- "A Better Deal"<br />4. Depression<br />5. Acceptancetryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-78986104666557700392017-07-31T07:55:10.293-04:002017-07-31T07:55:10.293-04:00Democratic Party Motto: Hey there's a taxpayer...Democratic Party Motto: Hey there's a taxpayer, let's take their money...<br /><br />Republican Motto: Let them.Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-39001423273921465682017-07-31T05:03:24.544-04:002017-07-31T05:03:24.544-04:00Impossible yet bland promises short on details. W...Impossible yet bland promises short on details. Wearyingly familiar. Perhaps the right salesman could sell the agenda to the public. Given the results of our last couple presidential elections I rule nothing out. <br /><br />Of course, a prerequisite to the opposition getting a chance is the incumbent party demonstrating incompetence and failing to live up to its promises. So yeah, the pendulum is swinging the Democrats' way. It is inevitable, the only question is how fast it swings.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-79217691938755330812017-07-31T00:56:02.668-04:002017-07-31T00:56:02.668-04:00They ignore the years of ObamaNation and make bold...They ignore the years of ObamaNation and make bold, unrealistic and unattainable promises. The great unwashed may be stupid enough to bite.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com