In ‘64, before the campaign really got under way, it was decided by Democrats and powerful elites that Barry Goldwater, the only Republican with the organizational strength to get the nomination, was not going to be President.
So, the decision was to to destroy the man. Not just politically, but totally. To make him and whatever positions he espoused toxic, not just for that year, but for all history.
The general media, it's leftist tendencies even then already becoming apparent, were only too happy to go along for this giddy ride.
It was unprecedented in the annals of American Presidential politics.
And so today we see the phenomenon of what's happening to Donald Trump.
At first, his “candidacy” was taken so seriously, it's announcement was reported by the Huffpo in it's Entertainment news section.
But as the man kept talking and gaining strength, he started becoming a problem for sectors of society who have always viewed themselves as above the fray, so to speak, and definitely above the Great Unwashed (that's you and and me, brother!).
Quickly on, the decision was made to reapply the Goldwater option. I mean, who, in their right mind, and given decades of Pavlovian education applied to the aforementioned Unwashed, could even think of this man and his ideas as appealing?
So, they ran everybody and his grandmother against the guy - who still kept gaining strength. Outrageous! But the other candidates, once numbering 16 strong, fell by the wayside, despite serious efforts by the party hacks and other brave humanitarians to save the day, save the country, and most importantly, save themselves.
Then, there were just 3 left - Trump, the ruffian outsider who, unfortunately, was richer than dirt, and hence needed no outside help (outrageous!); Cruz, the stealth Establishmentarian who found himself time and again voting with the Obama Democrats on major issues of the day, and who eventually found support and solace in the Bush family and the RNC establishment in general; and Kasich, the Democrat in Republican clothing, who, beyond all reasonable claim, stays in for who knows what nefarious purposes.
The Goldwater-like destruction attempts found very ardent co-conspirators in the mainstream media, who are once again along for a giddy ride. Of course, they no longer enjoy blind fealty from large swaths of the population, but still have enough to make things interesting.
Into this smoldering, boiling cauldron we stumble, almost inadvertently, across news that indeed our votes do not count for anything, that they are subject to crass manipulation by corrupt politicians (are there any other kind in existence?) and their supporters/financiers/masters.
Each day, as new evidence becomes available (and more often than not swept under the rug by those who, if they had any degree of self-respect, should really know better) we see ever-increasing proof that America is in real danger of no longer being America, and we find ourselves afraid - not only about what is happening before our very eyes, but for our collective futures, which also seem to be disappearing before very eyes.
We are fearful, we are angry, and seemingly powerless to do anything to stop this runaway train of History-Gone-Bad.
But, alas! We've at last found someone who speaks of the very issues that most bother us, issues that NO ONE ELSE BOTHERED TO RAISE!
And suddenly, we possess that most dangerous of attitudes in a time of unrelenting Political Correctness - HOPE!
Beyond all question, for the safety and benefit of our Betters, this outrageous phenomenon must be quashed, squashed and buried for good, along with it's progenitor, one Donald Trump!
Historically, all nations and empires die. That seems to be a rule of history. But the greatest single cause of these nation deaths is suicide. Yes, we are in the midst of committing cultural suicide, and with the more than generous help of a thoroughly corrupt political system, and aided and abetted by an equally corrupt educational establishment, we don't even know it!
Time's running out. Many on the left are convinced we are finally in the long-coveted end game politically, and the rest is just a matter of time.
If Trump defies all odds and ascends to the presidency, and subsequently begins installing what his stated agenda is, this throws the time line of the Great Socialist Victory in to serious question. Hence, the ferocious attacks on not just Trump, but what he stands for.
No place for such things in modern America! Understand that, ignorant peasant?!?!?
I'm a great believer in Constitutional America, it's Founders, it's ideals.
On the very day Donald Trump announced his candidacy, I knew I was all in. I also knew he'd have an awful lot of obstacles thrown in his way, but I'm unwavering.
Donald Trump may not be perfect, maybe even far from it, but he's the last best honest hope this country has.
If you think Cruz will end up being the better candidate to be president, I offer up the historical image of America, fresh off a crushing landslide, waking up one morning in February 1965 to the terrible realization that they'd just elected a man quite inferior to Barry Goldwater to the White House. And it only got worse.
The sleaze factor here is comparable, and it's now on full public display.
Anyone out there, of course, can actively support the man (or woman!) of their choice, but I feel history is on my side, and Donald Trump's as well.
I've said it before in previous posts, and I'll say it again:
WE NEED THIS MAN!
CA....
Good luck with that. But you need to get a majority of the delegates in order to win the nomination. No matter how many impassioned speeches you give.
dittos!!!!
...” We’ve at last found someone who speaks of the very issues that most bother us, issues that NO ONE ELSE BOTHERED TO RAISE!”......
Those issues have been raised and fought in the trenches by many others while Trump was dancing, entertaining and funding for decades those very politicians and people who support them . So don’t try and shove the nonsense he’s the ONLY one...who at last.
All your comments reveal is you and others weren’t paying attention until your hero was given a theatrical media stage in which to “echo” what others were not only saying...but DOING what he now claims his.
“It’s like 1964 all over again, only worse this time.”
Thank you for the historical perspective, I was not aware of that...
I am not optimistic, but am unwavering in my support for Donald Trump...and if they succeed in stealing the election from him/us then I intend to still vote Trump this fall, but also to remove myself from contributing to this economy...watching this monster die a rotting death.