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Posted on 09/28/2025 10:09:08 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
An extraordinary week for America
It was an extraordinary week. The slumbering giant of America is awakening.
Americans forced Disney to put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. Over 6 million people watched Kimmel’s Tuesday monologue assailing Trump’s attempt to censor him. Another 26 million watched it on social media, including YouTube. (Kimmel’s usual television audience is about 1.42 million.)
Trump’s dictatorial narcissism revealed itself nearly as dramatically in the criminal indictment of former FBI director James Comey, coming immediately after Trump fired the U.S. attorney who refused to indict him.
As did Trump’s demand that prosecutors go after philanthropist George Soros, Senator Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and other perceived enemies.
As did Trump’s order yesterday, directing the “Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth” to use “full force, if necessary” to “protect War ravaged Portland” Oregon and any “ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.” He is escalating his use of the U.S. military against Americans.
There was also his bonkers speech to the United Nations telling delegates that their nations are “going to hell.” His attribution of autism to Tylenol, even though doctors say it is safe for pregnant women in moderation. His unilateral imposition of tariffs as high as 100 percent on imports of pharmaceuticals and kitchen cabinets.
Friends, his neofascism and his dementia are both in plain sight.
Americans — including independents and many Republicans — are appalled by what we’re seeing
His polls continue to drop.
Voters are turning against him and his Republican party. On Tuesday, Democrat Adelita Grijalva won Arizona’s 7th Congressional District in a special election — leaving House Republicans with a majority of just five.
Grijalva’s victory comes on the heels of another Democratic win: James Walkinshaw’s in Virginia.
Two more special elections are...
(Excerpt) Read more at robertreich.substack.com ...
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Americans forced Disney to put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air.
Americans didn't force it. The Deep State did.
And his ratings are already back in the tank and his show continues to hemorrhage $40,000,000 a year.
oh, that little turd... musta fallen outa Hillarys diaper.
Yup! So much stoopid for a little person.
Yup! So much stoopid for a little person.
Yup! So much stoopid for a little person.
Robert Third Reich ought to just hightail it to some communist country if he wants Marxism so badly.
“Over 6 million people watched Kimmel’s Tuesday monologue assailing Trump’s attempt to censor him. Another 26 million watched it on social media, including YouTube. (Kimmel’s usual television audience is about 1.42 million.) “
Now do the numbers for the 5 hour Charlie Kirk remembrance....
LOL
Slumbering giant? Thbbbbbp! You’re more like a sleepy Lilliputian.
Robert Reichhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-shuh = Delusional Little Commie.
Robert Reichhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-shuh = Delusional Little Commie.
Must have got punched in the face by another lawn jockey.
Hah, Twitter suspended my account for comparing Robert Reichhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-shuh to fictional tv character evil dwarf mad scientist , Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless , played by Michael Dunn.
They said it was hurtful and harmful .
Reminds me a little of Jeff Dunham with his Achmed.....
VO Key’s concept of latent opinion
In his 1961 book, Public Opinion and American Democracy, Key’s idea of latent opinion suggests that public sentiment acts as a kind of political constraint.
Public as a “sleeping giant”: Similar to the “slumbering giant” idea, Key argued that the mass public is often inattentive to policy-making but can become an electoral force when aroused. In this view, politicians and political elites must remain aware of latent public opinion because it can be activated by events.
Political elites are constrained: By acting in anticipation of potential public backlash, elites are constrained by the public’s underlying, unstated views. In this way, public opinion influences policy even when it isn’t overtly expressed.
“Opinion dikes”: Political scientist Robert Weissberg describes this constraining effect using the metaphor of “opinion dikes”. The public does not directly guide policy (not a faucet), but it establishes boundaries that politicians cross at their own risk.
It’s uncanny that most of the weird deviants wind up in the democrap party.
..stopped reading right there.
“Robert Third Reich ought to just hightail it to some communist country if he wants Marxism so badly.”
i don’t think Robert reaches the minimum height requirement that most countries require for legal immigration ...
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