Posted on 12/31/2017 11:28:39 AM PST by upchuck
As this appalling year limps to a close, with President Trump consistently underperforming even the lowest of expectations, a note of holiday cheer: Our country’s institutions and values have, so far, proven remarkably resilient.
This outcome was not a given; complacency that it will continue would be dangerous. And yet, after nearly a year of Trump, the warnings about incipient fascism and the insidious ways strongmen acquire power feel overblown. I suspected so from the start, but I wasn’t sure — nor should we be cocky about the future.
Still, for now, there are reasons for optimism in the performance of the media, the courts and, yes, even the Republican-dominated Congress — undergirded and reinforced by the American people.
On the media: How scary it is to have a president who derides us as “the enemy of the American people.” To have a cable news network that inflames his worst instincts and recklessly flings suggestions of a “coup” by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. To have nearly half the public, egged on by Trump’s bellowing about “fake news,” believing that reporters simply invent negative stories about the president.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Detachment from reality and duckspeaking are job requirements at the Compost.
If only they asked Trump about what is best in life, if only for this answer:
“To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women”
Wa-Poop.
nuff said.
The foolish negativity like with Ms. Marcus reminds me of a quote “when you stare at the abyss, the abyss stares at you”
biggest displays of chutzpah ever was Obama’s attacking the US Supreme Court Justices sitting right in front of him during his 2010 State of the Union over Citizens United.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Only possible because they sat on their hands and refused to stand for the Constitution.
Barack Obama is not a natural born citizen.
What’s really scary is for we-the-people to face the reality that it is true. The Associated Press “wire” is a continuous virtual meeting of all major American journalism. Adam Smith predicted the dolorous result of such a thing:People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible indeed to prevent such meetings, by any law which either could be executed, or would be consistent with liberty and justice. But though the law cannot hinder people of the same trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such assemblies; much less to render them necessary. - Adam Smith, Wealth of NationsA conspiracy? Against the public? What! Of course no one could believe any such thing of wire service journalism.Unless of course such journalism became politically monochromatic, systematically libeling American society and promoting a political party which nominates shady characters for high office on a consistent basis . . .
Not only that, he may not even be "Barack Obama".
Neither do the urban black-RATs. Republicans freed the slaves, paid for their freedom with blood and lives.
Apparently, that’s not important right now.
We are witness to mass delusion.
Nearly half our country is insane and they are fighting for their right to be ignorant.
And they are winning.
That is so well said, should be required reading for anyone going wobbly or a NeverTrumper! We are so lucky this man has chosen to take on this massive mission, every day I wake up smiling and looking forward to what nuggets our President has tweeted over all their heads today!Thhank you my fellow FReeper!
That tells je that you Liberated it.
True, he could still be Barry Soetoro, Indonesian citizen.
FWIW,
I love when Ann Coulter predicted Trumps win well before all others.
She is/was also correct when she said, regarding the middle east, “We should invade their country, kill their leaders convert them to Christianity”
He could be somebody nobody ever heard of, who was brought in to replace the real one. Whoever he is, he appears to be a chronic identity thief.
“We should invade their country, kill their leaders convert them to Christianity”
But, ahem, in self-defense, of course.
ROCKLOBSTER wrote: Not only that, he may not even be "Barack Obama".
Always in “Self defense”
I agree. I have asked before: When was his name changed, LEGALLY, to ‘Barack Hussein Obama’?
I actually don't know. Anyone, please tell me when and where.
AFAIK, once adopted he was ‘Barry Soetoro’.
And even then, I don't trust the Usurper's Official Birth Narrative.
But, admittedly, I am skeptical of ALL things used to prop up this obvious con-man / agitator / destroyer.
Yer hunnert Larri
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
