Posted on 10/08/2018 12:58:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
To many, Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the US Supreme Court is not just a victory for President Donald Trump, but for Trumpism at large. And it is this fact that unsettles so much of the nation.
Trump's presidency is marked not by political ideology but by personality. As former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, told CNN's Fareed Zakaria, "We the people" has been replaced by "me the president." This Trumpian way of operating values winning over decency and power over unity. It is also a force that has proven to be both effective and infectious, and its malevolence is terrifying.
The infectious quality of Trumpism was demonstrated in Kavanaugh's weepy, indignant and self-righteous response to serious allegations of sexual misconduct in his youth. He railed against liberals and announced that he was the victim of "a calculated and orchestrated political hit." Kavanaugh even badgered Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (for which he later apologized) and argued that his troubles were tantamount to a "national disgrace."
Kavanaugh's display, unworthy of anyone seeking a seat on the Supreme Court, was fully Trumpian in its emotion and intellectual distortions. He was joined, almost immediately, by a finger-wagging Sen. Lindsey Graham, whose snarling complaints came right out of the Trump playbook. "You're looking for a fair process?" Graham asked in a fit of pique. "You came to the wrong town at the wrong time, my friend."
No one personifies the triumph of Trumpism more fully than Graham. Formerly a leader of the more rational faction of the GOP, Graham once said, "You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell." But since the death of his friend and mentor, John McCain, Graham has embraced the Trump style in his rhetoric and approach to politicking....
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“Trumpism is winning, and that’s terrifying”
There are 195 countries in the world. Choose one that’s to your liking, Michael. I don’t think The Donald will hinder you.
If it terrifies liberals, I am all for it, of course!
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Me the President was Obama. Never spoke unless to say “ me, I, my”! Trump never does that he is “We the people”. Bowel Powel is such a liar.
Total loser and Trump hater!
I posted his photo.
Colon (sic) Powell is terrified? “its malevolence is terrifying” (referring to the many Trump supporters) Hmmm...
I believe that every step up the ladder in his story - Militarily and especially politically; was because he was given all the perks of ‘affirmative advancement’.
He was an ass-kissing lackey; simply owned and used as a prop, because of his color. He ain’t nothing but a punk.
P.S. He was chosen not exclusively for his blackness (very light skinned) but his unlimited capacity for obsequiousness was a factor, as well.
Colin Powell should have kicked out of the Army for his complicity in the My Lai massacre.
The President's daily approval rating is at 51%. I'd say that the majority of the nation is pretty happy right now.
Wasn’t this sort of thing okay when they had children singing Obama songs, and they were making an Obama salute?
It's both. That's why it's so powerful. He is role modeling a strong leader and delivering what he promised as best as he can. Those deliveries are based on a very clear political ideology that was articulated and then followed through on unabashedly after the election.
The more these yahoos devalue the president and the conservative values the more they miss the mark of how to move forward successfully.
Only to brain dead Maoist fascist wanna bes.
While it's good to have Graham (or anyone else in the Senate) on the side of the President's agenda, I find his psychology disturbing. Lindsey has some emotional need to latch onto and play sidekick to an alpha male - any alpha male - it used to be McCain, now it's Trump. In other words, Lindsey's stated political positions have nothing to do with ideology or even partisan politics, but are just a function of what alpha male he develops an off-putting emotional attachment to.
Because, as Sun Tzu said:
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“...serious allegations...? These whores are so transparent.
They were Nothing-burgers with Non-fries and a Non-cola.
Beyond flimsy- entirely fictitious crap from a total Fraud.
This cannot be sluffed off
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