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Trumpism is winning, and that's terrifying
CNN Politics ^ | October 8, 2018 | Michael D'Antonio

Posted on 10/08/2018 12:58:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

To many, Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the US Supreme Court is not just a victory for President Donald Trump, but for Trumpism at large. And it is this fact that unsettles so much of the nation.

Trump's presidency is marked not by political ideology but by personality. As former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, told CNN's Fareed Zakaria, "We the people" has been replaced by "me the president." This Trumpian way of operating values winning over decency and power over unity. It is also a force that has proven to be both effective and infectious, and its malevolence is terrifying.

The infectious quality of Trumpism was demonstrated in Kavanaugh's weepy, indignant and self-righteous response to serious allegations of sexual misconduct in his youth. He railed against liberals and announced that he was the victim of "a calculated and orchestrated political hit." Kavanaugh even badgered Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (for which he later apologized) and argued that his troubles were tantamount to a "national disgrace."

Kavanaugh's display, unworthy of anyone seeking a seat on the Supreme Court, was fully Trumpian in its emotion and intellectual distortions. He was joined, almost immediately, by a finger-wagging Sen. Lindsey Graham, whose snarling complaints came right out of the Trump playbook. "You're looking for a fair process?" Graham asked in a fit of pique. "You came to the wrong town at the wrong time, my friend."

No one personifies the triumph of Trumpism more fully than Graham. Formerly a leader of the more rational faction of the GOP, Graham once said, "You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell." But since the death of his friend and mentor, John McCain, Graham has embraced the Trump style in his rhetoric and approach to politicking....

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To: gibsonguy
Isn’t the colon very near the end of the digestive tract😎
21 posted on 10/08/2018 1:16:28 PM PDT by theoldmarine (Revival, America's only real hope!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Trumpism is winning, and that’s terrifying”

There are 195 countries in the world. Choose one that’s to your liking, Michael. I don’t think The Donald will hinder you.


22 posted on 10/08/2018 1:18:10 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If it terrifies liberals, I am all for it, of course!


23 posted on 10/08/2018 1:18:23 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Agatsu77
He's a "Biographer", a professional Trump hater, a soy boy, a professional Trump hater, an Obama worshiper and a professional Trump hater. Some of his drivel:

The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and the Men Who Think Like Them) Will Rule the Future (2013)

Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success (2015) (reprinted as The Truth About Trump, 2016)

A Consequential President: The Legacy of Barack Obama (2017)

24 posted on 10/08/2018 1:18:50 PM PDT by Free in Texas (Celebrate diversity. Own firearms of every caliber.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Me the President was Obama. Never spoke unless to say “ me, I, my”! Trump never does that he is “We the people”. Bowel Powel is such a liar.


25 posted on 10/08/2018 1:18:55 PM PDT by nclaurel
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To: 2ndDivisionVet


This is the mind-numbed hater that wrote this hysterical hit piece!
ONLY a certified idiot could possibly believe one sentence of the tripe written in this shameful column.
Not one critical thought is expressed that would even begin to challenge the veracity of the Demonic-rat's side.

26 posted on 10/08/2018 1:19:04 PM PDT by onyx (JOIN 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 MONTHLY! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WINNING WAY!)
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To: Agatsu77

Total loser and Trump hater!
I posted his photo.


27 posted on 10/08/2018 1:20:51 PM PDT by onyx (JOIN 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 MONTHLY! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WINNING WAY!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Colon (sic) Powell is terrified? “its malevolence is terrifying” (referring to the many Trump supporters) Hmmm...

I believe that every step up the ladder in his story - Militarily and especially politically; was because he was given all the perks of ‘affirmative advancement’.

He was an ass-kissing lackey; simply owned and used as a prop, because of his color. He ain’t nothing but a punk.

P.S. He was chosen not exclusively for his blackness (very light skinned) but his unlimited capacity for obsequiousness was a factor, as well.


28 posted on 10/08/2018 1:20:58 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Colin Powell should have kicked out of the Army for his complicity in the My Lai massacre.


29 posted on 10/08/2018 1:23:25 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
And it is this fact that unsettles so much of the nation.

The President's daily approval rating is at 51%. I'd say that the majority of the nation is pretty happy right now.

30 posted on 10/08/2018 1:24:42 PM PDT by NutsOnYew
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
some text
31 posted on 10/08/2018 1:29:43 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
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To: z3n

Wasn’t this sort of thing okay when they had children singing Obama songs, and they were making an Obama salute?


32 posted on 10/08/2018 1:32:55 PM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
No wonder why people now dislike the Establishment Media.
33 posted on 10/08/2018 1:33:09 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

34 posted on 10/08/2018 1:33:47 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Haha! Terrifying😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😁
35 posted on 10/08/2018 1:37:17 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Trump's presidency is marked not by political ideology but by personality

It's both. That's why it's so powerful. He is role modeling a strong leader and delivering what he promised as best as he can. Those deliveries are based on a very clear political ideology that was articulated and then followed through on unabashedly after the election.

The more these yahoos devalue the president and the conservative values the more they miss the mark of how to move forward successfully.

36 posted on 10/08/2018 1:38:44 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Only to brain dead Maoist fascist wanna bes.


37 posted on 10/08/2018 1:40:47 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
No one personifies the triumph of Trumpism more fully than Graham. Formerly a leader of the more rational faction of the GOP, Graham once said, "You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell." But since the death of his friend and mentor, John McCain, Graham has embraced the Trump style in his rhetoric and approach to politicking.

While it's good to have Graham (or anyone else in the Senate) on the side of the President's agenda, I find his psychology disturbing. Lindsey has some emotional need to latch onto and play sidekick to an alpha male - any alpha male - it used to be McCain, now it's Trump. In other words, Lindsey's stated political positions have nothing to do with ideology or even partisan politics, but are just a function of what alpha male he develops an off-putting emotional attachment to.

38 posted on 10/08/2018 1:42:01 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: TakebackGOP
Why post this?

Because, as Sun Tzu said:

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

39 posted on 10/08/2018 1:44:23 PM PDT by Maceman (We need a temporary ban on Muslims just until churches and synagogues can be built in Mecca.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“...serious allegations...? These whores are so transparent.

They were Nothing-burgers with Non-fries and a Non-cola.

Beyond flimsy- entirely fictitious crap from a total Fraud.

This cannot be sluffed off


40 posted on 10/08/2018 1:45:36 PM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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