Posted on 01/08/2025 7:45:39 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
There was talk of the rising number of beached whales in Massachusetts, the victim, the president-elect said, of those windmills that have been erected off the coast. They “are driving the whales crazy, obviously.”
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Great line. I'm stealing it.
Guaranteeing and securing U.S. shipping lanes for the free flow of oil, LNG, security measures, and all other goods addresses countless domestic problems.
I totally acknowledge your points about Trump 1.0 not meaning it’ll be the same as Trump 2.0.
People learn. Someone said Trump the CRE guy dealt with sharks, but President Trump was dealing with demons. It’s a different skill set.
And to be fair, Diamond Dave has some vocal chops. He wasn’t Roger Daltrey or Jon Anderson, but he could belt out a tune. Similarly, Trump gave us three decent SCOTUS picks and a jammin’ economy.
But I still maintain that America doesn’t want a policy wonk, or even a master administrator. DeSantis got wasted in the primaries but, frankly, he’s a killer governor. We want a Frontman, more than anything.
And we got the best Frontman ever. I just hope his Human Resources skills are better.
Greenland has 57,000 residents. They have had home rule since 1979. Trump is a master of the art of the deal. He could offer a very sweet deal, financial and otherwise, to the 57,000 residents of Greenland in return for their voting to become a US territory or state.
In case some people haven’t noticed, none of the discredited media hosts are attacking Trump’s cabinet appointments anymore, are they?
We’re singing from the same hymnal.
I’m not a Van Halen fan and don’t really know the band or their music but I like your analogy.
For many years I’ve said that the main job of President is as America’s cheerleader. I think I like Frontman better but it takes longer to explain
If you give me a band you like, I’ll give you a tailored analogy.
It’s a very flexible framework.
:)
Wow didn’t know Trump was already in office!
“Chaos” = “Gutting the Bureaucracy”
Chicago: Peter Cetera replaced by Jason Scheff, then by someone else.
Terry Kath replaced by some blond haired guy, then by Bill Chaplin then someone else.
The entire band replaced by Leonid and Friends
Ah, perfect.
There is a basic reality in terms of the Presidential candidacy, and the Executive himself.
Over the years, The Presidency went from a job where the nation wanted a guy who had ideas and leadership qualities, to sort of like deciding if we want MTV or radio driving the music of our generation. (Yes, I know MTV isn’t really about videos anymore…work with me.)
Consider Chicago. The killer tunes encapsulated on Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits are legendary. It’s one of the greatest “hits” albums ever.
But then MTV came along. And Chicago the band leveraged that medium so much that the album Chicago 17, which had a feel that was MUCH different from the Terry Kath wra, sold millions and made the band millions.
Trump is MTV.
In 2024, America wasn’t voting for competency, or Colour My World. We wanted our MTV, and Hard Habit to Break.
In this contest, the nation and populism and normal people wanted video to kill the radio star. Video and Trump won.
Your mileage may vary.
Nice.
I had Chicago IX when I was a kid. It’s always been one of my favorite albums and they have always been a favorite band.
Like most, I far prefer the earlier era and not the David Foster Presents Chicago stuff.
FUNYT
Me too.
But in terms of album sales…
CHICAGO IX - CHICAGO’S GREATEST HITS sold a respectable 5MM. A lot of older albums also did well.
But Chicago 17 sold 6MM (their best selling album) and their GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 album sold 5MM.
Again, the tastes and needs of their fans changed. They exploited these changes and profited handsomely.
Trump did the same. I doubt if Reagan could get elected vs Trump nowadays, but then Trump would have gotten trashed by Reagan in 1984.
And it is what it is.
Can’t disagree with that. Foster and Cetera made them all pretty rich.
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