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Notes on a Phenomenon
Steyn On-line ^ | Jan. 9, 2016 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 01/09/2016 11:39:30 AM PST by Twotone

On Tuesday night, my daughter and her friends went down to Claremont, New Hampshire to see Donald Trump in action. She and her chums range from the not terribly political to those with the usual enthusiasms of youth, so they went mainly because Trump's a hot ticket, and we don't get a lot of those in the Granite State. Her only other candidate encounter this season was at the North Haverhill Fair last summer when Lindsey Graham pounced outside the 4-H barn, no doubt with an eye to recruiting her for one of his "rotating first ladies".

(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: burlington; phenomenon; trump
A particularly excellent Steyn column.
1 posted on 01/09/2016 11:39:30 AM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

That was a fun read.


2 posted on 01/09/2016 11:41:27 AM PST by exist
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To: exist

You read it all in two minutes ?


3 posted on 01/09/2016 11:47:45 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

I saw it yesterday.


4 posted on 01/09/2016 11:48:33 AM PST by exist
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To: exist
Say what you will about Trump, but one thing is undeniable by all sides.

Trump stirs passion on all sides of the debate.

And a multi-party America First coalition that breaks all known political models scares the hell out of everyone in the world...except for the America First believers.

5 posted on 01/09/2016 12:02:23 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: passionfruit

Brilliant commentary


6 posted on 01/09/2016 12:07:31 PM PST by holyscroller ( Without God, America is one nation under)
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To: exist

Thanks. I was thinking you had to be the fastest speed reader on the planet.


7 posted on 01/09/2016 12:07:45 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Twotone

Posted here, as well....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3381611/posts


8 posted on 01/09/2016 12:08:56 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Twotone

I love reading Mark Steyn articles and listening to him the times he is on the radio. Steyn has a wonderful grasp of the English language and has such a headful of knowledge that he can riff off a speech or response that sounds as though it’s a Winston Churchill quote.


9 posted on 01/09/2016 12:12:13 PM PST by RicocheT (Only a few prefer liberty--the majority seek nothing more than fair masters. Sallust, Histories)
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To: exist

Indeed, a very fun read!


10 posted on 01/09/2016 12:14:55 PM PST by acapesket (all happy now?)
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To: Jane Long

People shouldn’t change the title. I searched on it as it was posted on the website & didn’t see it. Irritating...

But maybe a few more people got to see it.


11 posted on 01/09/2016 12:15:07 PM PST by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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To: Twotone

Enjoyable account of the event.


12 posted on 01/09/2016 12:15:55 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: All

A bossy girl of vaguely sapphic mien


Classic Steyn.


13 posted on 01/09/2016 12:32:56 PM PST by pluvmantelo (They are BORN radical retards!)
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To: Twotone

Agreed.


14 posted on 01/09/2016 12:38:00 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: Twotone

Thanks for posting this.

I alway enjoy Mark Steyn and this article spoke to me very loudly. No platitudes, just analysis of observed events.

The GOPe should take note as they are soon to be irrelevant in American politics except as the democrat house boy.

About time. Go Trump.


15 posted on 01/09/2016 12:39:39 PM PST by GOPBiker (Thank a veteran, with a smile, every chance you get. You do more good than you can know.)
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To: RicocheT

When I read his prose, the added benefit is him reading it to me in my head. When he guest hosts on Rush I try and never miss it.


16 posted on 01/09/2016 1:07:42 PM PST by Glad2bnuts (Go Cruz GO, scare the RINO's to death)
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To: Twotone

BTTT


17 posted on 01/09/2016 1:23:00 PM PST by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: Twotone

Steyn is incredibly smart.
I totally admire the guy.


18 posted on 01/09/2016 1:24:23 PM PST by mowowie (`)
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To: Twotone
The candidate is clearly having the time of his life, and that's infectious, which is why his supporters are having a good time, too.

Hence the phenomenon. What a great, great piece by Steyn.

19 posted on 01/09/2016 1:44:21 PM PST by Company Man (I say we take off and Trump the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.)
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To: Twotone
Excellent column. My favorite part:

If the national GOP is a vehicle for ensuring that John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have a car and driver and a Gulf emir-sized retinue, then it's very effective. If it's a vehicle for advancing conservative principles, then it's a rusted-up lemon on cinder blocks.

How I wish the purists here understood that when you vote for the most conservative candidate uber alles, you'd better make sure he can do anything about it. A) win non R voters and B) have the power to smash the two party cabal.

20 posted on 01/09/2016 2:22:21 PM PST by Yaelle (Since PC is not actually "correct," it should be renamed Political Pandering.)
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