The Goat Pen

I don't know who is writing for the national review but I quit reading them along time ago - but I have seen countless links where they have gone off on Trump - I mean hard core stuff - end of times if you elect him - stuff.

Matter of fact the RNC cut their ties with them they went so over the top.

George Will.

George Will wrote that?

Jesus Christ

That think they can write that stuff because only the intellectuals will read it and comprehend it.

I think its a huge mistake to believe that only blue collars are supporting Trump

I found that Kevin Williamson article - or at least one on the National Review discussing it and a Vote for Ted Cruz popup appears on my screen

wow...I'm still stunned at that article.

Back to the pile!

aTm wrote:Back to the pile!

they dook ur yawbs!

here is an article someone representing China's viewpoint wrote in the Global Times
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Donald Trump, front-runner to be the GOP's candidate for the upcoming US presidential election, encountered a major protest at his campaign event in Chicago on Friday evening. Over a thousand people, both his supporters and opponents engaged in a physical confrontation, which was quelled by police who arrested a number of people.

Fist fights among voters who have different political orientations is quite common in developing countries during election seasons. Now, a similar show is shockingly staged in the US, which boasts one of the most developed and mature democratic election systems.

Trump's mischief has overthrown a lot of conventional norms of US political life.

His remarks are abusively racist and extremist, which has left an impression on the US public that he is intentionally overthrowing political correctness.

Trump's rise was not anticipated by most analysts and observers. At the beginning of the election, Trump, a rich, narcissist and inflammatory candidate, was only treated as an underdog. His job was basically to act as a clown to attract more voters' attention to the GOP. However, knocking down most other promising candidates, the clown is now the biggest dark horse.

Trump is the last option for the GOP establishment. If he wins the primaries, the GOP will face a bitter dilemma. On the one hand, it will be a big compromise to GOP values, and the party takes a major risk of losing the game if they choose Trump as their candidate for president; on the other hand, if the GOP refuses to choose Trump, he might run as an independent candidate and split the vote, in which case, the GOP will also stand no chance in the final game.

The rise of Trump has opened a Pandora's box in US society. Trump's supporters are mostly lower-class whites, and they lost a lot after the 2008 financial crisis. The US used to have the largest and most stable middle class in the Western world, but many are going down.

That's when Trump emerged. Big-mouthed, anti-traditional, abusively forthright, he is a perfect populist that could easily provoke the public. Despite candidates' promises, Americans know elections cannot really change their lives. Then, why not support Trump and vent their spleen?

The rise of a racist in the US political arena worries the whole world. Usually, the tempo of the evolution of US politics can be predicted, while Trump's ascent indicates all possibilities and unpredictability. He has even been called another Benito Mussolini or Adolf Hitler by some Western media.

Mussolini and Hitler came to power through elections, a heavy lesson for Western democracy. Now, most analysts believe the US election system will stop Trump from being president eventually. The process will be scary but not dangerous.

Even if Trump is simply a false alarm, the impact has already left a dent. The US faces the prospect of an institutional failure, which might be triggered by a growing mass of real-life problems.

The US had better watch itself for not being a source of destructive forces against world peace, more than pointing fingers at other countries for their so-called nationalism and tyranny

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compromise on GOP values ? that's how messed up it is - that they don't believe that illegal immigration and trade gap are not conservative values (although I'll admit trade gap isn't clearly defined due to modern conservatives)

eCat wrote:George Will wrote that?

Oops, I'm sorry. I don't know who wrote it. I'm was just saying George is a contributor to the editorial board of the National Review.

Heh...

This one, too, is right in my talking points

“It’s absolutely revolting, and I can’t believe they would run something like that on television,” said Dorothy Chalmers, a Dillsboro, NC mother who saw the ad with her three small children. “I immediately turned it off, of course, but I had to talk with my kids about what we had just seen. It was so nasty and unpleasant, my youngest one started to cry. Is this the kind of low-blow campaigning we can expect to endure through November?”

you know on second thought , I guess I'm not so stunned on that article

while I don't agree that those communities deserve to die, there is an undertone of personal responsibility that I do agree with.

And perhaps in part that's why I relate to Trump - he isn't getting into the weeds on this but at the surface level he is essentially saying economics are the issue here and a starting point where we can make a difference is to stop flooding this country with cheap labor that competes with these "underclass" people who need jobs.

"This is just like Clarence Thomas needed to understand after Scalia's comment in his adjudication of the University of Texas v Fisher case.."

Please elaborate...

Bklyn wrote:Heh...

This one, too, is right in my talking points

“It’s absolutely revolting, and I can’t believe they would run something like that on television,” said Dorothy Chalmers, a Dillsboro, NC mother who saw the ad with her three small children. “I immediately turned it off, of course, but I had to talk with my kids about what we had just seen. It was so nasty and unpleasant, my youngest one started to cry. Is this the kind of low-blow campaigning we can expect to endure through November?”

they should absolutely do that

talking about letting the voters decide

"They "deserve to die.""

That's probably true, actually...

hedge wrote:"This is just like Clarence Thomas needed to understand after Scalia's comment in his adjudication of the University of Texas v Fisher case.."

Please elaborate...

During oral arguments in the Fisher v UT case, Justice Scalia suggested that Blacks belong at "slower" colleges so they can be educated at a proper pace and not fall behind, like they would at more rigorous programs. Clarence Thomas, Yale graduate and unquestionable beneficiary of an affirmative action admittance, is at least hit by the shrapnel of that comment IMO.

Lots of MILFs in Escalades at my polling place. I love tennis skirts.

mine had donuts

hedge wrote:"They "deserve to die.""

That's probably true, actually...

And I hope they burn in hell!

Let's talk about something important, even though this should be on the hoops thread (take it there if you prefer): What are A&M's chances in the tourny? How far should I put them in my bracket? I can see them getting beat by Texas but I can also see them in the FF. Your thoughts...

Get your boyfriend to help you out.