Posted on 04/22/2016 5:09:21 PM PDT by Kaslin
Trust can be a double-edged sword when it is not founded on insight. In politics as in personal relations, one can trust the wrong person or distrust the right one -- with unfortunate consequences. Political candidates almost universally craft their public image to play to the voter’s perception of their character -- the “kissing babies” syndrome. They know that their audience is susceptible to emotional manipulation and so present themselves as deeply concerned with the public welfare, as scrupulously honest and, most importantly, as likeable and trustworthy.
But let the candidate refuse to play by the rules of the electoral game, to cast politically-correct caution to the wind, and to say directly what is on his mind without hedging or skirting contentious issues, and he will immediately be trashed as a moral pariah or an unsophisticated pleb. Establishment politicians will turn against him in an orgy of vilification and horror, and a partisan media will launch incessant volleys of contempt, vituperation and slander against both his character and his candidacy, dismissing him as a demagogue-in-the-making, a Republican version of Bernie Sanders, a social barbarian, a ruthless capitalist, and so on. In an access of unconscionable blindness, even so generally astute a commentator as Carolyn Glick has fallen for this canard, erroneously claiming that Trump offers no solutions to America’s problems, merely focuses on blaming others while channeling hate. The disreputable tactic of blaming Trump for the programmatic violence of the Left -- a disingenuous maneuver of which even Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz (aka TrusTed) were not innocent -- is another instance of such malfeasance.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I’m from the government, and am here to help. Trust me.
The disreputable tactic of blaming Trump for the programmatic violence of the Left — a disingenuous maneuver of which even Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz (aka TrusTed) were not innocent — is another instance of such malfeasance.
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That was the moment that opened many eyes
That’s bright. Trust the politician before you trust yourself. Any other bright ideas?
BS.
Politicians (the lot of them) are a lower form of life. They are infinitely less honorable than prostitutes. At least with a prostitute, there is some truth in advertising on what you’re paying for.
A verbal agreement used to mean something in law. It seems to be no longer binding and thus not worth of trust.
I trust that the GOPe lies
Scoff!
Trusting a politician, any politician, is simply not wise. Not really fond of respecting them either when so few even desire to honor their oaths of office.
That’s not what this is saying. Read it again.
She’s saying don’t be suckered into hate memes.
That’s not what this is saying. Read it again.
He’s saying don’t be suckered into hate memes.
Real pity it didn't open some ears. I heard what Cruz said, and he never blamed violence in the streets on Trump.
The lie that he did, however went viral, and joins in the halls of "Everyone knows" with the likes of Sarah Palin's alleged comment that she could 'see Russia from my house' (actually made by Tina Fey).
It looks like a significant portion of the electorate has to wait for the commentators and spin doctors to tell them what was said, even if they listen to the words spoken, and then tell them what to think. All too often that commentary is incorrect.
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