Posted on 12/19/2015 6:47:11 PM PST by pboyington
Donald Trump was on fire this week, stating that he would kill families of terrorists, a statement that caused Wolf Blitzer to choke on his beard and was even more inflammatory than last week’s “stop all Muslims from coming into the country line.â€
Just as Reagan made statements that horrified the left about how he would destroy the Soviet Union, Trump horrifies the liberal media by stating how he would shut down immigration for Muslims and furthermore, would take out the families of terrorists.
Trump is the voice of the times. He represents every frustrated feeling Americans have now on everything from fighting ISIS to the economy to unrestricted illegal immigration.
Trump is a master of the PR game. The more bombastic his statements, the more non – PC his speeches, the more right-wing and patriotic his shredding of the press, the higher his poll numbers go.
Jeb! can’t figure it all out. He always looks like he’s thinking, “Who let this man into the grill room of the club?†Trump has money, like the people Jeb plays Round Robin tennis with at the club, but the Donald is that greatest of all social faux pas’, the nouveau riche guy, who instead of just nosing his way into club membership and the course with loud pants, is now infiltrating the GOP. Heavens no! Trump is like Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack, walking through the dining room, throwing cash at the band and making comments which drive the Republican establishment crazy and cause George Will’s glasses to fog up.
Jeb doesn’t even know how he is being beaten. He smiles at Trump like a 80 year old librarian stamping your copy of Henry Miller’s, Tropic of Cancer. He seems just horrified that Trump wants to actually take the fight to ISIS, like Reagan took the fight to the Russians and flayed them alive.
With Trump as President, have no doubt, ISIS will be vanquished.
Because Jeb is the true GOP candidate representing the establishment, he is the most offended by Trump. Cruz, Rubio, Carly and Christie laugh it all off. Carson just gives Trump that smile and probably dreams of both of them singing Ebony and Ivory at the GOP convention podium as 10,000 balloons drop.
Kasich reminds me of a frog in a blender on a permanent setting of marinate. I don’t even know if Kasich realizes that other candidates are actually up on the stage with him. What the heck is wrong with that guy?
Paul, no comment: his dad is a legend, so the son gets a pass. Knocking Rand is like knocking Fredo Corleone, which you wouldn’t do, in deference to Don Vito.
There’s one man who loves Trump. That man is Vladimir Putin.
Putin must have been watching the GOP debate this week in between channel surfing between WWE wrestling and Jonny Quest reruns. Putin stated that Trump, “Is a bright and talented person without any doubt,†adding that Trump is “an outstanding and talented personality.â€
Trump, responded by saying, “It was a “great honor†to be complimented by “highly respected†Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond,†the GOP presidential front-runner told supporters at a rally in Columbus, Ohio.
“I have always felt that Russia and the United States should be able to work well with each other towards defeating terrorism and restoring world peace, not to mention trade and all of the other benefits derived from mutual respect,†he added.
Frankly, I think Trump and Putin would get along well. Trump would invite Putin to the White House, which in a Trump presidency would be decorated like a gold and silver Christmas ornament. Putin and Trump would realize that each guy while full of it, is not full of it.
The Ukraine, the Baltic States, Syria, Iran, ISIS, the Artic, it would all be worked out. Trump would be serving Putin deals on everything, along with the Beluga caviar and Dom Perignon champagne.
The next day, the two would hit the weight room, toss a medicine ball around, do some fencing, play some electronic football; everything Putin has wanted to do with Barry, but has been brushed off by the Kenyan constitutional scholar.
Putin’s first trip to the US would end with a Trump White House gift bag complete with a Trump Towers snow globe, a guarantee not to bother him in the Ukraine, in exchange for help to blow ISIS off the planet and the complete Star Wars set in Blue Ray. Trump might even throw in a Jedi light saber for Vlad to practice with on the long ride home.
There would be handshakes, high fives, low fives and maybe that old WWII vet half hug, with some promises to visit Vlad in Moscow where a little pick up hockey would be in order.
Yes, there is a Bromance out there just waiting to happen.
ADJECTIVE
2.exceptionally clever or talented: "a brilliant young mathematician"
synonyms: bright - intelligent - clever - smart - astute - intellectual
Seems to me “bright and vivid” are easily translated as “brilliant.” Nothing can be brilliant without being bright and vivid.
I don't have any books on Patton, but I do know some things about him.
No, Trump did not say Putin said he was brilliant. He said it tongue in cheek.
“Russia’s got plenty of problems, but I’ll tell you what, if Putin likes me, and if he thinks I’m a good, smart person, which I hope he believes - actually he’s right, I am brilliant,’ GOP front-runner Donald J. Trump said at a rally on Saturday.
It has become a farce.
The mediots are throwing everything they have at Trump and it only makes him more popular.
And then... I/we are expected to believe that Hillary will beat Trump? If past performance is indicative, Hillary and her mediot sycophants will accuse Trump of some crime against PC, Trump will return fire by accusing Hillary of some real criminality and then double down and he will become more popular.
I don’t see the general election trajectory changing if Trump is the nominee. The only way it changes is if Trump is not in the picture and the mediots re-assume control of the “narrative”.
...”Trump and Putin are both alpha”...
Yes indeed! ...Largely, it’s testosterone.
Alpha males not only hold the power to influence others’ thinking, opinions, perceptions, and actions, but they seem to grasp and hold onto all of the best things for themselves: money, success, status, friends, and women.
I love Military history. Have quite a few on various commanders, including Rommel. Patton is my all time favorite and I’m fond of Napoleon too. I consider Rommel’s withdrawal from El Alamein to be one of the all time greatest military feats. Napoleon at Austerlitz is something to stir the senses as well. On the home front nobody ever speaks of Dan Morgan who was a military genius. He defeated the arrogant Tarleton at Cowpens, for me really the decisive battle of the Revolution. OOOOOPS......sorry, but sometimes I get a little wound up. I’m currently reading Patton’s Ghost Corps. It’s amazing how history repeats itself.
Putin’s quote on Trump...
“He’s a very flamboyant and very talented person, without any doubt. .... It’s not our job to judge his qualities, that’s a job for American voters, but he’s the absolute leader in the presidential race as we see it today.”..... ....adding that Russia would work with “whomever the American voters choose”.
Afterwards Putin added.....”He says he wants to move on to a new, more substantial relationship, a deeper relationship with Russia, how can we not welcome that? Of course we welcome that.”
I'm more interested on the ancient generals: Julius Caesar, Hannibal, etc. and people like William the bastard/Conqueror, etc., but each to her or his own, I say.
You’ve got it...you truly understand the dynamics of this political season!
I’m not as up on Caesar and Hannibal as I should be, but do appreciate Leonidas and know that Socrates was a soldier. I intend to study a bit about Genghis Khan and have an acquaintance with Attila due to his attempts to conquer portions of France. I find Alexander fascinating as well. As Shucks, guess I just like to learn about things that really happened. History is fascinating and I love it. Am attempting to write a book of my own....actually two. Thee first should be finished shortly.
“You’re also fluent in Swahili too ? WHY ?”
You never know when you might take a side trip to the east coast of Africa.
You probably are NOT fluent in Russian nor Swahili. If you did knows Russian, you would have replied something snide ( knowing you )about what I posted in Russian, for starters! LOL
I was always interested in Hannibal, but he was covered in third year Latin ( it was all Cicero, all the time and written in the damned subjunctive case. spit! ), so I got hooked on him too.
Then there's Attila, and being of Hungarian descent...LOL, what need I add about that? :-)
Alexander is also another ancient general I find fascinating.
LOL...I love reading factual history too, but have certain favorite eras...WW I, not WW II....Ancient, Medieval, the 100 Years War, Napoleonic, Victorian and Edwardian.
Good look with your book !
Russian is a fun language. I’m low-conversational level myself.
Dom arigato (that is “Thank you” in Japanese.) :o)
Boldog Karacson.
Do you know any Swahili, or Japanese? (Do not tell anyone I do not know Russian or Swahili or Japanese.) :o)
I know some Russian, some Spanish, and a tiny bit of English. :)
It was fun talking to you about languages. I actually do know some French.
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