Mrs. Clinton’s assertion in the debate that the Islamic State was “showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists” amounted to something of a turning point.
Though journalists and Republicans found no evidence of such videos, Mrs. Clinton’s aides refused to walk back her assertion. Mr. Trump, so often called on to admit to a falsehood or apologize, demanded a retraction from Mrs. Clinton.
.. “Long-term, we need to be careful of not unifying the Republicans” against Mrs. Clinton, said Stephanie Cutter, a former senior adviser to President Obama, “when they’re doing a good job of knifing each other.”
Trump Is the Good Guy: by Conrad Black
There does not seem to have been much effort to see the Trump candidacy in any sort of historic context. For the first time in its history, the United States has had four, and arguably five, consecutive terms of unsuccessful federal government
.. It is a corrupt and vulgar system and virtually all Americans know it,
.. In the circumstances, it is little wonder that the country is looking elsewhere than the ranks of its elected officials to find a possible president.
.. The liberal media establishment is frenzied in its animosity to Donald Trump, and their hysteria is becoming more vociferous and desperate as he utters clangorous violations of the normal parameters of political discourse.
.. I suspect that in the end the elected Republican politicians will stand on each other’s shoulders and deny him the nomination, while making profound concessions to his policy preferences.
.. My view, as persevering readers know, is that it all started to go horribly wrong with Watergate, when one of the most successful administrations in the country’s history was torn apart for no remotely adequate reason and the mendacious assassins in the liberal media have been awarding themselves prizes and commendations for 40 years since.
.. But the desperation prayer of the liberals — that he will split the Republicans — will not happen: He was never going to run as an independent, and the Republicans recognize how great a bloc of voters he can bring to them.
The First Five Rules of Trump
- Manage expectations
- “Overrated” is the best way to describe a critic who is undeniably prominent. When “loser” doesn’t work
- “Nice” is the preferred term for people who praise Donald J. Trump on television.
- “Think about it” invites the reader to imagine a conspiracy, any conspiracy, whatever conspiracy comes to mind.
- Donald J. Trump hears things – and he knows they sound better when he doesn’t reveal the source.
Scott Adams: A Voter’s Guide to Thinking
1. If you are comparing Plan A to Plan B, you might be doing a good job of thinking. But if you are comparing Plan A to an imaginary situation in which there are no tradeoffs in life, you are not thinking.
.. 6. Analogies are not an element of reason. Analogies are good for explaining things to people who are new to a topic. If I am busy as a beaver, that does not imply that I also build dams by gnawing on wood. It just means I’m busy.