Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
The Democrats and the Seesaw of Identity Politics
Update: Identity politics is nothing short of a pejorative branding as a strategy to convince others that your opponent is what he may or may not appear to be. Nazi, racist, inept, confused, narcissist and on and on, may be simple observations, but when these are used over and over again, to the exclusion of supportive facts and/or other criticisms, the result is the use of "identity politics."
Hillary Clinton's most pronounced rhetorical strategy was the branding of Trump as "unfit for office," "temperamental," "unhinged and unpredictable." At the end of the day, folks remember these accusation while having no memory for policy statements and the offer of evidence as to her claims of qualification.
Madonna at 58, still the National Queen of Slutsville and Dems everywhere love it and fight for her right to be filthy.
Update: Let's not forget that she offered free B.J. to anyone voting for Hillary. Apparently she was seen as too much a skank for that promise to be desirable.
Often, the death of a vision is the beginning of renaissance.
Ever notice how God allows a vision to die before His rescue? Able
saw nothing but death before God gave him a mark that protected him;
Israel on the edge of the Red Sea, with an army bent on its
annihilation just around the corner; after hundreds of years of extreme
captivity, surely the Jews saw the hope of deliverance as dead and gone
before they were saved; nearly 2000 years of living in a world that
hated them, only to be given their country back in 1948; It is at
its darkest and coldest just before dawn . . . . and some guy named
Trump comes along after the darkness of European One World Slavery had
been crammed down our throats in a final sense and suddenly, we all
realized that God just gave us our country back . . . . . . and I do
believe that it was a God thing . . . . . proving, of course, that
Cyrus, Samson, and the likes of you and me can be used IN SPITE of our
failed alliance to Him. Often, the death of a vision is the beginning of renaissance.
You would think our faith would be at its strongest as we stand in the midst of our darkest moments. I am no saint in this, either. I had to hold my wife, Monday evening on election eve, as she fought back tears, "knowing" that Obama's totalitarian nonsense was about to win another election. Lesson learned? probably not, but with God, we can remain stupid and saved at the same time (there is hope for my grand kids !!!!). Cool.
You would think our faith would be at its strongest as we stand in the midst of our darkest moments. I am no saint in this, either. I had to hold my wife, Monday evening on election eve, as she fought back tears, "knowing" that Obama's totalitarian nonsense was about to win another election. Lesson learned? probably not, but with God, we can remain stupid and saved at the same time (there is hope for my grand kids !!!!). Cool.
News Alert: Ford Motor Co. has made it clear that it is willing to work with Donald Trump.
What's the catch? Simple . . . . they are assuming that Trump's policies will work in favor of businesses, not only benefiting Ford, but, all of the business community. I say this, because Trump's policies cannot benefit Ford without effecting growth and jobs creation.
“We will be very clear in the things we’d like to see,” Mark Fields said in an exclusive interview at Bloomberg offices in Southfield, Michigan. “We’ll continue to advocate for currency-manipulation rules to promote free and fair trade. One of our priorities is making sure fuel-economy standards reflect market realities, tax reform in general we would be very supportive of, and the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles.”
So there you have it: Donald Trump is already a force for meaningful change two months before he actually becomes President.
"Hope and change" was what Barack brought to the table. Trump, the consummate adult, brought jobs and a work ethic that has little time for golfing and the general fun and games of being a big shot President of the United States.
The 2016 election was, truly, a change election. Hillary got beat but it was the Obama nonsense that was soundly defeated.
The blue belongs to the Progressive One Worlders (also known as "European Socialists")l the red states belong to the GOP and were red for Mitt Romney as well as Trump (except for N.C. - North Carolina). The dark red states, six total, were states that went to Obama in 2012, but, were won by Trump in 2016. Understand that outside the borders of California, 49 states total, Donald Trump won the popular vote by 1.3 million votes, giving him an electoral victory of 306 to Hillary's 232 . . . . . a 74 point electoral margin. Never mind cutting regulations and reducing crippling taxation. How about picking up the phone?
Trump is the name, and he doesn't have an answer? Really? Here is one answer: Pick up the damn phone and talk to someone. That's what Trump did. He made a phone call, worked out a deal and 1100 folks in Indiana got to keep their jobs . . . . . . . But Obama does not think that is fair to all those who lost their jobs, so our resident Smart Ass didn't even try.
What is Jill Stein and Hillary Clinton doing with this recount nonsense? You may be surprised
That famous "270" number is one half of 538 plus one, or a simple majority. If Wisconsin (10 electoral votes), Pennsylvania (20), and, Michigan (16) cannot certify their vote recount because of lack of time, it is possible that their electoral votes will be excluded, reducing the number of electoral votes from 538 down to 492. And the new simple majority would be 246 plus 1 or 247 electoral votes.
Hillary still loses with her 232 votes versus Trump's new total of 260 votes.
I do believe Hillary is attempting to steal this election via playing dirty with the electoral vote count. Make note that Jill and Hill want the recount to be done by hand . . . . . forcing a longer count time. Why? There really is only one reason, to take the three states past the December 13 deadline.
Problem, Wisconsin tells us they will finished their recount by the 12th of December. Michigan might claim it has already done a recount, and that would be true. That recount took Trump's total down from 13,000 to 10,000. And Pennsylvania is telling folks that Hillary already missed their deadline to file for a recount.
Now you know.
Hillary still loses with her 232 votes versus Trump's new total of 260 votes.
I do believe Hillary is attempting to steal this election via playing dirty with the electoral vote count. Make note that Jill and Hill want the recount to be done by hand . . . . . forcing a longer count time. Why? There really is only one reason, to take the three states past the December 13 deadline.
Problem, Wisconsin tells us they will finished their recount by the 12th of December. Michigan might claim it has already done a recount, and that would be true. That recount took Trump's total down from 13,000 to 10,000. And Pennsylvania is telling folks that Hillary already missed their deadline to file for a recount.
Now you know.
Is Stein hoping to demand a recount that will result in disqualification for the three states in question?
Wisconsin Journal Sentinal editorial:
Jill Stein may actually believe that demanding a recount of presidential tallies in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania will ensure that “democracy” is served.
More likely, she believes the Green Party will be served by her audacious PR stunt.
Either way, the Stein recounts are a colossal waste of money and energy when there is not a shred of credible evidence of fraud or error and when the final vote in these three states likely will not change very much.
Stein’s quixotic moralizing damages the credibility of the very institution she claims to protect — the sanctity of the ballot box. It could even put Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes at risk if the recount isn’t completed by the time the Electoral College meets in December to officially confirm Trump’s election. Stein wants a hand count of ballots, and sued on Monday to try to force a reluctant state government to do that.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign should have stayed far away from this nonsense. Instead, her campaign is participating in the recount.
Clinton blasted Trump for refusing to say during an October debate whether he would accept the results of the election. Her campaign wrote on Twitter at the time: “Donald Trump refused to say that he’d respect the results of this election. By doing that, he’s threatening our democracy.”
Does she still believe that? She should reaffirm that view.
Jill Stein may actually believe that demanding a recount of presidential tallies in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania will ensure that “democracy” is served.
More likely, she believes the Green Party will be served by her audacious PR stunt.
Either way, the Stein recounts are a colossal waste of money and energy when there is not a shred of credible evidence of fraud or error and when the final vote in these three states likely will not change very much.
Stein’s quixotic moralizing damages the credibility of the very institution she claims to protect — the sanctity of the ballot box. It could even put Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes at risk if the recount isn’t completed by the time the Electoral College meets in December to officially confirm Trump’s election. Stein wants a hand count of ballots, and sued on Monday to try to force a reluctant state government to do that.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign should have stayed far away from this nonsense. Instead, her campaign is participating in the recount.
Clinton blasted Trump for refusing to say during an October debate whether he would accept the results of the election. Her campaign wrote on Twitter at the time: “Donald Trump refused to say that he’d respect the results of this election. By doing that, he’s threatening our democracy.”
Does she still believe that? She should reaffirm that view.
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