Donald Trump, the centrist, has attracted an army of disaffected patriots

Only Conrad Black could imagine that Donald Trump is a centrist, he is an evolving conservative but of what variety remains to be seen. He could choose a more libertarian approach than some expect, but I think many of us are probably watching out for signs of an authoritarian shift. I don’t base this on the wall or the no-Muslim-immigration policies, those are more like delayed but necessary responses to correct past mistakes of other policy sets entirely. But anything that might involve massive oversight of the internet, for example, would be troubling.

I would imagine that in a different time, without those two issues on the agenda, Trump would be a fairly routine laissez-faire capitalist much like Conrad Black.

But centrist? cmon, Conrad, in American political terms somebody like Mitt Romney perhaps is a centrist.

This is the point — four consecutive terms of presidential failure and congressional failure, in almost every area.

More like 27 years, 3 months, 17 days, 1 hour and 25 minutes.

But who's counting?

In Canada, I would think it was 1968 also, except for these clues:

1. Instead of free love, now free lawsuit.

2. Toronto Maple Leafs suck.

3. wrong Trudeau.

4. can breathe the air in Hamilton.

More signs of a bad economy:

I was going to fire my investment advisor but he starved to death last week. The Nobel Prize for economics just went to the Finance Minister of Greece. Syrian refugees are pushing boats out into Long Island Sound. Mexico is building a wall and firing on anyone approaching it from the north.

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Selected Trump articles on FR, from 12:00 AMM to 2:15 PM EDT, 5/7/16:
Democrats tie Trump to senators seeking re-election, in bid to control Senate –FoxNews
Trump Promises to Reshape General Election Map – Priebus Agrees –DCWhispers
Woo hoo!! FReepers unite to defeat the godless America-hating Marxists!! –Jim Robinson
Who should Trump choose as Vice President? [FREEP this poll] –Hannity
Trump reaches out to Teamsters union –TheHill
Pelosi Plotting with Mexican President to STOP TRUMP –ProgressivesToday
Donald Trump, centrist, has attracted army of disaffected patriots –Conrad Black
Trump turns his scorn to 'goofus' Elizabeth Warren –DailyMail
Trump: Clinton Took Calls from Blumenthal, but Not Benghazi Ambassador –RCP
Pierson: Ryan not fit for speaker if he can't back Trump –WMUR
Many Republicans are now eating their nasty words about Trump –WaPo
A night with Trump (Saturbray) (freeper bray’s rally AAR)
Metro-Sexual Paul Ryan Needs Time for Hurt Feelings to Heal over Trump Victory –TruthFeed
Paul Ryan’s Betrayal – DumpPaulRyan.com –paulnehlen.com
Through The Shattered Looking Glass [why Trump can win] –Polizette
Trump Slams Hillary Clinton as 'Nasty, Mean Enabler' of Husband's Affairs –NBC
You Had a Horrible Killing in Omaha (Trumpcated) –OmahaWorldHerald
Top allies break with Ryan over Trump –Politico
PETITION: Remove Paul Ryan as the RNC Chairperson at the convention –iPetitions
2 Live Trump Rallies 5/07 Spokane, WA 12pm and Lyndon, WA 3pm PDT (3 & 6pm EDT) –RightSide
Unlike Trump, Hillary Lacks Simple, Clear Economic Message –NPR
Leftist Groups Registered 2,000 Virginia Felons to Vote in Two Weeks –Katie McHugh
More Republicans Voted against Romney 2012 than Vote against Trump 2016 –Sundance
Trump Is a 'Hot Wet Rag Applied to Infected Wound' –NewsBusters
Trump scorns Republican opponents as well as Democrats –AP
Trump’s Ascent Has Conservatives Wary –WSJ
Romney met privately with Kristol to discuss third-party candidate –CNN
Yeah, That’ll Show ‘Em: Hillary Deems Trump ‘Dangerous Donald’ –Mediaite
Trump to Israel: Keep Building Settlements –IsraelToday

You are oh so right!!! The American people have had their eyes opened as never before in our history!! We see the enemies within and we revile them.

We owe it to our military to give them a CIC worthy of their sacrifice. Likewise, we owe it to our military to not allow the person who left our men behind in Benghazi to ever get close to our WH again.

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This is bizarre.

They call Trump a ‘centerist’ and yet as far as I can tell he’s running on the most conservative platform since Reagan in 84.

Is this a social issues thing, or just trying to split us more?

His signature positions are definitely ‘centrist’, if one defines it as being in the political center.
His coalition is slightly right of center, but the center has moved right after 10 straight years of Pelosi/Reid/Obama.

‘Centrist’ is much better than the ‘fringe’ meme our own corrupt media is trying to implant on their sheep.

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