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Welcome to Our Post-Literate Political Culture
National Review ^ | March 24, 2016 | Ian Tuttle

Posted on 03/24/2016 3:24:11 PM PDT by Steelfish

Welcome to Our Post-Literate Political Culture

By Ian Tuttle March 24, 2016

Donald Trump’s decision not only to threaten Ted Cruz’s wife but, now, to double down and mock her is the most loathsome moment yet in a campaign characterized by vulgarity and bullying. About Trump’s penchant for bullying I wrote yesterday.

But about his misogyny, an additional thought. The caption to Trump’s repulsive retweet reads A picture is worth 1000 words, which is generally a stupid thing people say to excuse themselves from the hard work of plumbing their mind for words. In reality, the pictures of Mrs. Trump and Mrs. Cruz reveal nothing.

But, naturally, Trump thinks they do, because Trump works almost exclusively in the realm of images.

Consider Trump’s liberal use of the word “beautiful.” His wife is beautiful, and his daughter. But so are his hotels. So are “American tax dollars,” Trump campaign t-shirts, and standing ovations. So are his websites, and the door he’s going to build into the wall (also “beautiful”) that he is going to erect between the U.S. and Mexico. So is air.

None of those things is beautiful (and describing tax dollars as beautiful is borderline certifiable). But Trump calls them beautiful, because he’s all about appearances. The determinative factor is how things look. It’s the category in which he thinks. As he told Esquire in 1991: “You know, it doesn’t really matter what [the media] write, as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.” (snip)

It doesn’t matter as long as everyone sees that you’ve got a young and beautiful “piece of ass.” Trump does not care about actual elegance, class, or beauty, which require cultivation to be able to discern. (His various construction projects are evidence enough of this. The Taj Mahal is beautiful.

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1 posted on 03/24/2016 3:24:11 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Trump is classless vulgarian who has no business carrying the Republic banner of Reagan. Rush is right. Cruz is the only true, proven conservative, and anti-establishment in this race. But all that aside, his crass is providing ample fodder for a criminal and crook like Hillary to beat him in landslide and wreck the future of this nation.


2 posted on 03/24/2016 3:24:39 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Hope you doubled up on a flamesuit- you’re gonna need it-


3 posted on 03/24/2016 3:25:50 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Steelfish

unfortunately I agree...the average American woman voter sees trump as a bully. If we lose the female vote...we lose the election...


4 posted on 03/24/2016 3:27:58 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Bob434

I know its a post-literate culture (Trump after all loves “the least educated”) but you may try giving the article a serious read.


5 posted on 03/24/2016 3:28:08 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Bless your heart. LOL.


6 posted on 03/24/2016 3:30:10 PM PDT by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: Steelfish

I’ve read the article- I repeat- I hope you have your flame suit ready because trumpies are going to barbecue you for posting something less than flattering about trump- take it for what it’s worth


7 posted on 03/24/2016 3:31:03 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Jan_Sobieski
the average American woman voter sees trump as a bully

I wouldn't bet on it.

8 posted on 03/24/2016 3:31:36 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown, are by desperate appliance relieved, or not at all)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

You are damn right on. Trump is going down in flames losing to Hillary by as much as 18-points (wipeout); has a 68% negative rating; is 33 points under water with women who make up 53% of the electorate. It’s not his asinine comments on women and pushing the nuclear button so much as the nightmare of losing a pivotal election.


9 posted on 03/24/2016 3:31:42 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

I would not vote for him if he were running for dog catcher. Vote Trump.


10 posted on 03/24/2016 3:31:45 PM PDT by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: Steelfish

Donald Trump’s decision not only to threaten Ted Cruz’s wife


Funny, I got ten words in, thought to myself “I bet this is NRO”, confirmed, and didn’t bother reading anymore.

Propelling leftist “Trump is violent” narratives means NRO is no different than Salon and MSNBC at this point. They can go to hell, I can’t wait until their rag folds.


11 posted on 03/24/2016 3:32:03 PM PDT by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: Steelfish
Trump is classless vulgarian who has no business carrying the Republic banner of Reagan. Rush is right. Cruz is the only true, proven conservative, and anti-establishment in this race. But all that aside, his crass is providing ample fodder for a criminal and crook like Hillary to beat him in landslide and wreck the future of this nation.

Well said.

12 posted on 03/24/2016 3:36:05 PM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: Steelfish

If Trump wins, feminism is basically over. I’m cool with this.


13 posted on 03/24/2016 3:36:14 PM PDT by ksm1
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I am suppose to give this a serious read when he says, piece of ass? Who is really the classless one here? Give me a break. People only wish they had a beautiful, smart woman as Donald.


14 posted on 03/24/2016 3:37:44 PM PDT by STARLIT ((Tea Partier))
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To: Steelfish

I think the attack ad against Melania is the most loathsome, evil, under-handed thing done this election season...


15 posted on 03/24/2016 3:41:21 PM PDT by freespirit2012
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To: Bob434

LOL Right you are!


16 posted on 03/24/2016 3:41:58 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Steelfish

Similarly, you may try giving Bob434’s post a serious read. Otherwise, you might look like a post-literate jerk.


17 posted on 03/24/2016 3:42:10 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Steelfish

I am not a Trump fan, but in all fairness, Trump’s comment on Cruz’s wife was a counter-punch.


18 posted on 03/24/2016 3:44:52 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The Democrats are going into full Alinsky mode against Trump.)
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To: freespirit2012

The attack back wasn’t very nice. Heidi is a very beautiful woman, too. I just don’t like her husband lol.


19 posted on 03/24/2016 3:45:13 PM PDT by Aliska ("No bank is too big to fail, and no executive is too powerful to jail." HRC 1/24/16)
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To: NIKK

Who’s the classless one? You do know thsoe were trump’s words, right?

“You know, it really doesn’t matter what they write, as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.”

“she does have a very nice figure. I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”

“Must be a pretty picture, you dropping to your knees.”

“Women. You have to treat them like sh@#.”

http://freebeacon.com/politics/our-principles-ad-rips-trump-offensive-quotes-women/


20 posted on 03/24/2016 3:45:50 PM PDT by Bob434
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