Posted on 08/22/2016 10:06:12 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Washington Post columnist Greg Sargent had to retire to his fainting couch after watching Donald Trump’s debut ad for the general election.
“This morning, Trump released his first general election ad, an ugly and dishonest production which shows he isn’t changing a thing,” wrote Sargent. “In fact, the new ad is filled with precisely the same sort of dark, dystopian themes and content – and even some of the same sort of grainy, dark footage depicting illegal immigrants as invaders – that marked one of the first ads he ran during the GOP primaries.”
“That,” Sargent declares, “says it all.”
The ad that sent Sargent running for his smelling salts was released by the Trump campaign on Friday, wrapping up the Republican nominee’s best week since the convention. In it, Trump tells a story of two possible futures.
“In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans,” the narrator says. “Syrian refugees flood in. Illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay, collecting Social Security benefits, skipping the line. Our border open. It’s more of the same, but worse.”
“Donald Trump’s America is secure, terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out,” the ad continues. “The border secure. Our families safe. Change that makes America safe again: Donald Trump for president.”
Throughout the ad, the claims about Hillary are supported with clear attributions, so while Sargent is free to express his opinion about the tone of Trump’s TV spot, he has no right to say that it’s dishonest. Those things are happening, and Hillary Clinton has not only admitted that they will keep happening, she’s running on that promise!
“Broadly speaking,” Sargent writes, “the new Trump ad echoes some of the ugliest elements of the picture Trump’s convention speech painted of what ails America and what must be done about it.”
Yes, well, it’s called a theme. Themes tend to recur, much like bad Washington Post columns.
It will not be surprising to see the mainstream media rip this ad apart until there’s nothing left; this is the truth they can’t afford to let the American people see. They can’t refute the facts; they can only ignore them while pretending that illegal immigration is the backbone of western civilization. When they jump to “RACIST,” nine times out of ten, they want to distract you from the truth of the message.
If that truth actually gains traction in the American consciousness over the next three months, Donald Trump will be the next president.
Patriots use it to start fires in the fireplace, rolled up it can be used to toilet train dogs, or democrats, and used to wipe dirty shoes and boots on, used as toilet paper by outdoorsmen, and read around campfires as comical entertainment.
Those so-called mainstream media conglomerate papers are on their way out. The lamebrains that read them are few in numbers.
This guy whining shows me the ad is good and effective
“dark footage depicting illegal immigrants as invaders”
Truth hurts.
“Ugly and dishonest” is the perfect description of 95% of the media.
This snowflake needs to stay in his safe space.
Anyone who supports Hillary knows all about ‘ugly and dishonest’.
“This guy whining shows me the ad is good and effective”
My first thought as well.
Straightforward, honest, and candid. Which I guess is why the WaPo is in such a tizzy.
It used to have a decent sports section, but even that has succumbed to politics.
Good for Trump
““Ugly and dishonest” is the perfect description of 95% of the media.”
Personally, I think your number is too “conservative”.
Faux News is the worst, pretending to be conservative so that the leftist freaks who never watch it can claim it’s “right wing”.
Stupid leftist freaks.
“Ugly and dishonest” ?
A PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF .....many MSM and journalists .
Those ugly persons are accusing others of what they are
The presstitutes, like Hillary, are for sale to the highest bidders. Hillary and Hussein Obama have bought these guys fair and square but as you probably know, some of these traitorous presstitutes would do it for free. They love Hillary's and Hussein's America.
Do the presstitutes even know what Sharia Law is?
“which shows he isn’t changing a thing,”
Well, har de har har.
Actually, Trump is quite handsome, as are his children and grandchildren.
And Trump tells the truth, moreso than any other Republican alive today.
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