While the New York Times ridiculed Sarah Palin’s speech endorsing Donald Trump yesterday as “mystifying,” a big portion of it was a non-mysterious, coherent attack on big money politics. It’s worth reading that whole portion:
[Trump] is beholden to no one but we the people. ...
Trump, what he’s been able to do, which is really ticking people off, which I’m glad about, he’s going rogue left and right, man. That’s why he’s doing so well. ...
The permanent political class has been doing the bidding of their campaign donor classand that’s why you see that the borders are kept open. For them, for their cheap labor that they want to come in. That’s why they’ve been bloating budgets. It’s for crony capitalists to be able to suck off of them. It’s why we see these lousy trade deals that gut our industry for special interests elsewhere.
We need someone new, who has the power, and is in the position to bust up that establishment. ...
His candidacy, which is a movement. It’s a force. It’s a strategy. It proves, as long as the politicos, they get to keep their titles and their perks and their media ratings. They don’t really care who wins elections. ...
And the proof of this? Look what’s happening today. Our own GOP machine, the establishment, they who would assemble the political landscape, they’re attacking their own frontrunner. ...
We, you, a diverse dynamic, needed support base that they would attack. And now, some of them even whispering, they’re ready to throw in for Hillary over Trump because they can’t afford to see the status quo go. Otherwise, they won’t be able to be slurping off the gravy train that’s been feeding them all these years. They don’t want that to end.
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I wish Trump had established more of a precedence in conservatism throughout his history in the public forum like Reagan did when he shifted from the Democrats to Republican party. The fact is, he has a history of placating right and left candidates in order to pursue his business interests. While he is not owned by special interests (other than his own) he has gotten into bed with some unsavory types like Pelosi and Clinton from time to time.
ReplyDeleteI do believe in his passion to restore America's exceptionalism and greatness. I believe he's authentic in this; however, I wish his 'record' had been more focused on one side verses another rather than a bag of mixed views and stances. It's hard to tell his true economic creed based on his previous actions and statements.
Carter was the ultimate historical un-establishment candidate but his presidency was a disaster.
ReplyDeleteA vaudeville act.
ReplyDeleteTrump already is a third party...engineered by the failures of both republicans and democrats. His success exposes both the power of grass roots support, and the weakness of those party leaders who believed this could never happen. Trump is no conservative, but the great majority of Americans are a mixed bag of opinions...and, I believe the great majority of Americans are good, regardless of who they choose to support.
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