Always thought it was weird that Trump was leading the family values charge! MAGA doesn’t seem to have thought this particular variable through well… not at all.
People underestimate how significant key personnel inside the administration are in getting a message out, presenting a public image, and channeling information to the president. It appears to me that the role of Susie Wiles might have been to make sure MAGA was throttled sufficiently to satisfy the traditional donor base of the GOP, i.e. the Jeb Bush et al faction. Mission accomplished.
People also underestimate how important Charlie Kirk was for informing and reaching out to young voters, the future base of MAGA. His death was a huge setback, which only makes it even more suspicious TBH. I don't think the Candace Owens type grifters are anything more than opportunists, and possibly deliberate misinformation, using Israel and Jews as a convenient scapegoat and distraction. Nonetheless, it is not difficult to believe there was a conspiracy there when you look who benefits, deep state, neocons, status quo Republicans, i.e. the people who have been creating and maintaining enormous fortunes off the blood and sweat of Americans who work for a living and all too often die in insane wars in faraway places.
There are trillions of dollars at stake in every election, and elections are incredibly easy to rig in myriad ways. Does anyone actually think trillions of dollars in future income streams is not motivation enough for psychopaths to steal elections?
I am so old, I remember when Democrats discussed election stealing. I guess they fixed it now, right?
I was hoping for JD but now I am gravitating to De Santis and Rubio and not sure in which order. They are experienced and they are impressive. Maybe JD will figure a way to step it up but I just think he doesn't have enough experience in the politic way. De Santis has been a clear winner in FL and he's got a great wife. It's a toss up for me.
Sasha, they killed Charlie, and celebrated it worldwide. They still won last week. They have been rewarded for their behavior. Next up: the rest of us. They are irredeemable, and so are the "folks" who voted for them. A working constitutional republic requires a virtuous electorate; looks like the majority have traded their virtue for clicks and government cheese.
Trump has done an amazing job in fixing the stagnant economy. GDP grew over 3% in the 3Q, wages are up and inflation is down. Real incomes hit a high point. Manufacturing jobs are up and unemployment rate is at 4.2%, a level not hit since LBJ (whose term showed 4.1%). By the way, this is after shrinking federal employment to levels not seen since the 60s.
The remaining inflation was created with Biden's ridiculous COVID era "Inflation Protection Act" (only the Left can LIE in the title of their bills and get away with it).
The American public is plum ignorant on the economy, aided by a LYING media that WANT decline and disruption, the better to demoralize the public into granting them more control (nd the accompanying $$).
We need to BETTER MESSAGE our gains...not just the border, but on crime (also at a 100 year low).
Love you Sasha, but on this issue you are being misled.
Re. Vance, I agree with you that his turn against Trump is unwise. My support goes to the stalwart, and effective, Marco Rubio.
Coleman Hughes made the point that both parties are les popular even than Trump, people are pissed off and so you punish the one with power which happened to be the GOP.
I choose to believe gato Malo is right that they have congress but not enough to avoid vetos so now for two years they will brainlessly show Americans who they are but with limited ability to actually destroy it all.
If you follow Carlson and Greene then you’re an idiot. They’re clickbait grifters.
Unite the right? Yeah , right. The left is just better. Let them ruin the country.
I’m at the point where I don’t care anymore.
I live in NY state. My town I live in was the town I grew up in. It was deep red in the 70’s-90’s. It started turning purple 15 years ago. Now it’s deep blue.
A deep red town board are now all Democrats.
The quality of life is not the same. NY is a beautiful state but it’s gone. Hochul wants to tax Billionaires. Sure, they’ll just leave.
Anyway , as for America. 250 years was a good ride. It’s over. Let others fight.
There seems to be a view amoung Democrats to turn states blue. A Righteous Perspective -Black Conservative YouTube Channel, had some blacks in Alabama Say they want to turn it blue. He moved out of Maryland down thereto escapethe outrageous taxes and they looked at him sideways. Yeah its a thing. Fight back. We need to expose the lying media- Make it so bad they have to tell the truth.
I feel like podcasts are recycled radio shows of my youth. How do I access this Rightrous Perspective thing? While I somewhat agree with the 250 year run, I really can't totally hand over out country to a bunch of illiterate, stupid aand hateful low lifes without a little bit of a fight.
Completely agree, Mark. I have heard moderate Dems and Never-Trump Republicans meltdown about how divisive Trump was/is for ten years now. These are the same people who shrieked “resist!” And refused to even acknowledge Trump or his supporters except to deride and demean them.
These groups are the divisive ones. They will continue their bitter vendetta until the country is unrecognizable.
Here’s an example of how much these individuals have been brain washed. Even AOC appeared shocked by what this woman was demanding. We’re living in Bizzaro world.
There are only the flawed, which is the point, in essence and perhaps it is or should be so that someone who is flawed and knows it, can make what flaws them stronger, wiser and more empathetic, the better positioned they are to be president. Lincoln had his foibles, TR as well, Reagan way more complicated a man than portrayed. Maybe the question to ask is what would the ancients like Aristotle advise. He likely would advise that we all be wise, considered in our thoughts, take time to listen. Be disciplined, mindful. Knowledgeable but willing to bring in bright people around him or her, that can be given free run and certainly able to debate, deliberate and create consensus. When we look at the current benches left and right it looks a bit dim. Out of the ashes of Charlie Kirk, his loss was so profound and sad, for so many reasons…maybe a much younger person arrives to pull us out of the fire. First the flood and now clearly the fire. We need a fireman.
The thing with Reagan is that he picked Bush as the VP and Bush sold us out because he was never a conservative nor was his son. Imagine what a Reagan could have accomplished with a Newt Gingrich led House of Representatives
I personally am not convinced that Vance is the best choice to lead us forward. But I think Sasha misjudges his suggestions of distance from Trump. Anybody who seeks to be trusted as a leader has to demonstrate independence. In this respect serving as VP can be a handicap. DeSantis doesn’t have that handicap, which is why he can say that Trump would win the nomination without sounding merely obsequious. Obviously MAGA will not embrace the leadership of someone who *repudiates* Trump, but that is not what Vance is doing. That said, the content of his statement makes me look for alternatives.
There is no cure for inflation. Best we can do is slow it down. Last time I checked the dollar was 3% of what it was when Fed was established. Sadly, it is going to take a collapse. What happens after that is anyone's guess. Reagan and Volker stopped it but at the cost of a recession but did not roll it back.
The biggest problem is the teachers unions.
They have become indoctrination centers fueled by excessive real estate taxes.
We’re funding our own demise through teachers union dues that are fed directly to candidates that don’t like our country.
Sasha, thank you for the clear-eyed perspective. Quite the vision. You’ve had plenty of time to think about this on the road.
We need Christianization. We have become the savages, darkened of understanding.
Always thought it was weird that Trump was leading the family values charge! MAGA doesn’t seem to have thought this particular variable through well… not at all.
People underestimate how significant key personnel inside the administration are in getting a message out, presenting a public image, and channeling information to the president. It appears to me that the role of Susie Wiles might have been to make sure MAGA was throttled sufficiently to satisfy the traditional donor base of the GOP, i.e. the Jeb Bush et al faction. Mission accomplished.
People also underestimate how important Charlie Kirk was for informing and reaching out to young voters, the future base of MAGA. His death was a huge setback, which only makes it even more suspicious TBH. I don't think the Candace Owens type grifters are anything more than opportunists, and possibly deliberate misinformation, using Israel and Jews as a convenient scapegoat and distraction. Nonetheless, it is not difficult to believe there was a conspiracy there when you look who benefits, deep state, neocons, status quo Republicans, i.e. the people who have been creating and maintaining enormous fortunes off the blood and sweat of Americans who work for a living and all too often die in insane wars in faraway places.
There are trillions of dollars at stake in every election, and elections are incredibly easy to rig in myriad ways. Does anyone actually think trillions of dollars in future income streams is not motivation enough for psychopaths to steal elections?
I am so old, I remember when Democrats discussed election stealing. I guess they fixed it now, right?
Yes, the message sure got out!
DeSantis
I was hoping for JD but now I am gravitating to De Santis and Rubio and not sure in which order. They are experienced and they are impressive. Maybe JD will figure a way to step it up but I just think he doesn't have enough experience in the politic way. De Santis has been a clear winner in FL and he's got a great wife. It's a toss up for me.
Sasha, they killed Charlie, and celebrated it worldwide. They still won last week. They have been rewarded for their behavior. Next up: the rest of us. They are irredeemable, and so are the "folks" who voted for them. A working constitutional republic requires a virtuous electorate; looks like the majority have traded their virtue for clicks and government cheese.
Did Dems even know who Charlie was before he was shot?
Trump has done an amazing job in fixing the stagnant economy. GDP grew over 3% in the 3Q, wages are up and inflation is down. Real incomes hit a high point. Manufacturing jobs are up and unemployment rate is at 4.2%, a level not hit since LBJ (whose term showed 4.1%). By the way, this is after shrinking federal employment to levels not seen since the 60s.
The remaining inflation was created with Biden's ridiculous COVID era "Inflation Protection Act" (only the Left can LIE in the title of their bills and get away with it).
The American public is plum ignorant on the economy, aided by a LYING media that WANT decline and disruption, the better to demoralize the public into granting them more control (nd the accompanying $$).
We need to BETTER MESSAGE our gains...not just the border, but on crime (also at a 100 year low).
Love you Sasha, but on this issue you are being misled.
Re. Vance, I agree with you that his turn against Trump is unwise. My support goes to the stalwart, and effective, Marco Rubio.
?
I think you are overthinking it and panicking.
Chill and enjoy your ride.
Coleman Hughes made the point that both parties are les popular even than Trump, people are pissed off and so you punish the one with power which happened to be the GOP.
I choose to believe gato Malo is right that they have congress but not enough to avoid vetos so now for two years they will brainlessly show Americans who they are but with limited ability to actually destroy it all.
So just start working toward 2028.
Have a nice trip. It’s not over.
If you follow Carlson and Greene then you’re an idiot. They’re clickbait grifters.
Unite the right? Yeah , right. The left is just better. Let them ruin the country.
I’m at the point where I don’t care anymore.
I live in NY state. My town I live in was the town I grew up in. It was deep red in the 70’s-90’s. It started turning purple 15 years ago. Now it’s deep blue.
A deep red town board are now all Democrats.
The quality of life is not the same. NY is a beautiful state but it’s gone. Hochul wants to tax Billionaires. Sure, they’ll just leave.
Anyway , as for America. 250 years was a good ride. It’s over. Let others fight.
Sorry.
There seems to be a view amoung Democrats to turn states blue. A Righteous Perspective -Black Conservative YouTube Channel, had some blacks in Alabama Say they want to turn it blue. He moved out of Maryland down thereto escapethe outrageous taxes and they looked at him sideways. Yeah its a thing. Fight back. We need to expose the lying media- Make it so bad they have to tell the truth.
A Righteous Perspective is my favorite podcast. If only there were more Celestes and Brother Wises in the world.
I feel like podcasts are recycled radio shows of my youth. How do I access this Rightrous Perspective thing? While I somewhat agree with the 250 year run, I really can't totally hand over out country to a bunch of illiterate, stupid aand hateful low lifes without a little bit of a fight.
Completely agree, Mark. I have heard moderate Dems and Never-Trump Republicans meltdown about how divisive Trump was/is for ten years now. These are the same people who shrieked “resist!” And refused to even acknowledge Trump or his supporters except to deride and demean them.
These groups are the divisive ones. They will continue their bitter vendetta until the country is unrecognizable.
Let others fight.
I am still in shock from the midterm voting, who woulda thought??? We are almost unrecognizable now. Very very close.
I'm with you. At 70, I think you're right. Somebody is going to have to fight. I hope I taught my kids how
Here’s an example of how much these individuals have been brain washed. Even AOC appeared shocked by what this woman was demanding. We’re living in Bizzaro world.
https://fb.watch/KOjnOKZAv5/?fs=e
We can't keep doing this.
We can't keep recycling the failed collectivist ideas of the ancient past.
There is something about hitting that proverbial rock bottom that brings you perfect clarity.
It gives you a chance to reassess and decide how to rebuild for the fight ahead.
We don't know what the plan is for the next few years, but we have to consider what we know of the past and develop a new strategy for the future.
That is the mandate.
Can we all just agree to start all of our comments with "Motherfucker" so they'll all be consigned to "Hidden" status?
Mothertrucker.
Close enough
There are only the flawed, which is the point, in essence and perhaps it is or should be so that someone who is flawed and knows it, can make what flaws them stronger, wiser and more empathetic, the better positioned they are to be president. Lincoln had his foibles, TR as well, Reagan way more complicated a man than portrayed. Maybe the question to ask is what would the ancients like Aristotle advise. He likely would advise that we all be wise, considered in our thoughts, take time to listen. Be disciplined, mindful. Knowledgeable but willing to bring in bright people around him or her, that can be given free run and certainly able to debate, deliberate and create consensus. When we look at the current benches left and right it looks a bit dim. Out of the ashes of Charlie Kirk, his loss was so profound and sad, for so many reasons…maybe a much younger person arrives to pull us out of the fire. First the flood and now clearly the fire. We need a fireman.
The thing with Reagan is that he picked Bush as the VP and Bush sold us out because he was never a conservative nor was his son. Imagine what a Reagan could have accomplished with a Newt Gingrich led House of Representatives
I personally am not convinced that Vance is the best choice to lead us forward. But I think Sasha misjudges his suggestions of distance from Trump. Anybody who seeks to be trusted as a leader has to demonstrate independence. In this respect serving as VP can be a handicap. DeSantis doesn’t have that handicap, which is why he can say that Trump would win the nomination without sounding merely obsequious. Obviously MAGA will not embrace the leadership of someone who *repudiates* Trump, but that is not what Vance is doing. That said, the content of his statement makes me look for alternatives.
Wouldn’t vote for Vance in a million years. And I voted for Trump three times.
Well, I wouldn't vote for a Democrat in a million years. I think Vance has a lot of good qualities. But I think there are better options.
When you make a statement like that, you need to follow up with WHY? and why not? etc.
There is no cure for inflation. Best we can do is slow it down. Last time I checked the dollar was 3% of what it was when Fed was established. Sadly, it is going to take a collapse. What happens after that is anyone's guess. Reagan and Volker stopped it but at the cost of a recession but did not roll it back.
Yah I agree. I don’t see prices coming down. This country is in big trouble. Just hope I can live to get to retirement.