Ben Stein:Trump’s Blast Off

american spectator ^ | Ben Stein

[RoosterRedux]

Let’s not kid ourselves. That was a super speech. Not flowery, except that in parts it was eloquent without being flowery. Not poetry, except that it was poetry. It was a blast from the heart of the heart of America. It was as if Mr. Trump did not even have to use words. His sincerity and power in touching what Americans want to hear was beyond prose.

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I have been a speechwriter since I was 18. First for Senator Joe Tydings (D-Md.) and then for Mr. Nixon and Mr. Ford and for decades for myself. I listen to all speeches carefully and with an ear to their music. Sometimes, as with Jimmy Carter, there was a dull thud. Recently, there was the wild self-mockery of Mr. Obama talking to whites like a Cambridge, Mass. Don, and a few hours later to black people in Philadelphia as if he were raised with hands bleeding from picking cotton in the Mississippi Delta.

Tonight’s was an early Mozart symphony —far better than we could have expected, hitting every right note, and with the promise of still greater to come. This man is a fast learner. And as my pal, John Coyne, an ace speechwriter himself, said to me recently, “His heart is in the right place.” He’s off and running.

[stilloftyhenight]

Free trade, Ben? What an oxymoron! We have manipulated trade and the citizens of our nation are always the losers!

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

“This man is a fast learner.” The best is yet to come.

[cpforlife.org]

My 4 word commentary on President Trump's address last night, and his job in office thus far:

I LOVE MY PRESIDENT!

It's Morning in America, once again!

The sun is just over the horizon.

Thank you President Trump!!!!

God bless America.
Martina McBride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUJ98uftF5o

“The United States of America is the greatest, the noblest and,
in its original founding principles,
the only moral country in the history of the world.”
~ Ayn Rand

January 20, 2017
A Rebirth of the American Republic.

[stilloftyhenight]

They look silly, like a nasty little 12 year old girl’s clique!

[Bryanw92]

Good article, but he is dead wrong about this:

“His stance on immigration from this hemisphere is wrong. We need those workers desperately. “

We do not need those workers desperately. They are a luxury for cheaper lawn and child care and for people who remodel their bathrooms and kitchens often. But the “need” is far from desperate.

[Always A Marine]

If only Mr. Stein had seen the light earlier. His failure to do so, spoke volumes about him.

The same could be said of St. Paul, Whittaker Chambers and Ronald Reagan, all late converts to their causes. It is often the late converts who are are most thoroughly convinced, because they know precisely why they had been wrong and what convinced them of the truth. We should always be wary of insincere late joiners who will ride the bandwagon as long as it is convenient, but without converts our political causes will never succeed. I think Ben Stein's praise of President Trump's speech before Congress speaks volumes about him.

[Steely Tom]

They look like the Manson girls at his trial.

[Timocrat]

It is often the late converts who are are most thoroughly convinced, because they know precisely why they had been wrong and what convinced them of the truth.

Your description reminds me of David Horowitz, a red diaper baby, who is now one of the most ardent advocates for Liberty and the American way of life.

[Neidermeyer]

Isn’t white Muslim garb?
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They folded up their pointy hats and kept them in their handbags.

[Cobra64]

I hate the expression, "free trade." Nothing is "free."

"Fair trade"suggests a win-win for both parties.

[SaraJohnson]

This guy is a mile wide and an inch deep.