Posted on 07/24/2015 6:22:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Welcome back, everyone. This column went on hiatus last week, so we could attend Netroots Nation. So we've got two whole weeks to cover today, just to warn everyone in advance.
Two weeks ago, we kind of went out on a limb (the polling evidence was not all that clear when we wrote it) and subtitled our previous column: "Donald Trump, Frontrunner." Since that time, such a statement has gone from being a wild prediction to becoming an equally-wild reality. The first Republican presidential debate is happening in less than two weeks, and Donald Trump is not only guaranteed one of the ten slots, he will quite likely be at the center of the stage, since his poll numbers currently dwarf all the other GOP contenders.
Our reaction to this new reality is much the same as many Democrats: "Couldn't have happened to a nicer political party."
Snark aside, though, it is amusing as all get out to watch the Republicans try to cope with the whirlwind that is Donald Trump. He says outrageous things on a daily basis, so it's hard to even keep up with them. In the last two weeks alone, Trump dissed John McCain for being captured, and said McCain's not a war hero in Trump's own mind. His campaign tweeted out a photo with Nazi soldiers superimposed over the American flag. He read out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number to a rally. And that's only a quick rundown -- there were other moments of outrageousness emanating from the Trumpster's mouth as well. Oh, and Huffington Post announced that Trump news will now be found on their "Entertainment" pages....
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...
Yes, that Ronald Reagan, the actor, cowboy, empty suit, non-intellectual, not wonkish, sportscaster, blah blah...
View this article through the eyes of a young low information voter!
Huff is doing The Donald a favor
They all are, and they can’t help themselves. I estimate that he gets $10-20 million dollars in free publicity every 24 hours, but I may be lowballing it.
They’re working so hard to marginalize Trump you sort of begin to doubt that they really believe that he’ll do it himself without their help.
I’m in a weird place where I can’t imagine Trump getting elected and can’t imagine him failing to do so. America is in a state I never could believe if I didn’t see it with my own eyes.
Didn’t Huffington Post proclaim they wouldn’t cover Trump?
I got pist at their "amiable dupe" slur, thinking "What a bunch of pompous twits" at the time. My opinion of them since then has sunk even lower.
You are correct. He knows how to use the media to get attention (special on Hannity’s tonight - entire hour
Did you see where he pulled the credentials of the DeMoine paper who disted him last week? Message to media. Don’t mess with Donald
From the article.
Welcome to my world.
At least he didn't tweet classified information. Maybe he will by mistake before all this is over. It looks like he has a pretty sharp assistant, but one can never be sure.
That's one smart-assed bastard right there.
I can't wait to shove these folks written words down their throats...figuratively, of course.
I kind of hate to see Huff pay no price for relegating Trump to the Entertainment Section.
But, if that’s all the leverage they have against catching magic in a bottle, so be it.
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