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The GOP’s deeply flawed field
The Washington Post ^ | August 18, 2015 | Katrina vanden Heuveleditor, publisher, and part-owner, The Nation

Posted on 08/18/2015 7:44:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Donald Trump continues to bring comic relief and mean-spirited bombast to the Republican campaign trail. But while Trump is a continuing spectacle, he also makes (a tiny bit) more sense than his rivals when he indicts U.S. trade policies or scorns the influence of big money that turns politicians into puppets.

Nevertheless Trump, despite his current lead in the polls, isn’t likely to be the Republican presidential nominee. William Galston, the Wall Street Journal’s designated Democratic pundit, last week suggested that there were five “plausible” Republican candidates — Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Ted Cruz (Tex.), Govs. Scott Walker (Wis.) and John Kasich (Ohio) and dynast Jeb Bush. In the most recent edition of his 2016 candidate rankings, conservative Charles Krauthammer, while not dismissing Trump, suggests that Walker, Rubio and Bush stand in the first tier of the Republican run-off.

But these “plausible” Republican candidates hold views that are dramatically at odds with interests and values of the vast majority of Americans.

Take climate change. The scientific consensus that human activity is causing extreme and accelerating climate change is virtually unanimous. The Pentagon already terms it a clear and present national security threat....

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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Donald Trump continues to bring comic relief and mean-spirited bombast to the Republican campaign trail."

And the Hildebeast continues to demonstrate the banality of Evil. The computer server of the Secretary of State - containing much if not most of the classified information entrusted to her care - situated in her toilet? Not to mention that it was unsecured. I guess Putin and the Chinese, Norks and Iranians could observe her every movement.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

21 posted on 08/18/2015 8:05:23 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Katrina Van Den Hooters is a joke, like The Nation.


22 posted on 08/18/2015 8:05:37 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

comments on the washington compost?

yea. it’s full of sh.....


23 posted on 08/18/2015 8:07:20 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: RitaOK
--Too fun for words that only Trump can give her the vapors...


24 posted on 08/18/2015 8:10:08 PM PDT by JPG (What's the difference between the Rats and the GOPe? Nothing.)
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To: JPG

Ooo. Very nice! Thx.


25 posted on 08/18/2015 8:27:02 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: ConorMacNessa

God bless you, Conor! Awesome photo! Thank you.


26 posted on 08/18/2015 8:28:56 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

Oh goody Katrina is drooling again


27 posted on 08/18/2015 8:37:29 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The scientific consensus that human activity is causing extreme and accelerating climate change is virtually unanimous.

Well, not quite unanimous...

IPCC's abuse of science 2

28 posted on 08/18/2015 8:44:47 PM PDT by DrewsDad (Environmental Extremism Eventually Endangers Everyone)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This needs more pumping of Rubio’s bomb everything foreign policy so people think McCain was a gentle candidate.


29 posted on 08/18/2015 8:47:40 PM PDT by Read Write Repeat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The deeply flawed Washington Post


30 posted on 08/18/2015 9:11:37 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

by Katrina vanden Heuveleditor, publisher, and part-owner, The Nation

The Nation as a LONG history as a commie magazine.


31 posted on 08/18/2015 9:12:46 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s Hurricane Katrina vanden Heuvel. Pretty sure she is afraid Bernie Sanders is a little too right leaning for her.


32 posted on 08/18/2015 9:18:32 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“...Charles Krauthammer, while not dismissing Trump, suggests that Walker, Rubio and Bush stand in the first tier of the Republican run-off....”
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Ahh...so three SINGLE-DIGIT-MIDGETS “stand in the first tier of the Republican run-off”? Sure, we believe you Charles...really we do...pay no attention to our raucous laughter and our rolling on the floor.

Krauthammer, in his every appearance on Fox lately, looks like someone who is enraged that he is becoming COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH. He doesn’t have a clue...the only thing he knows is what and who are in his small bubble.


33 posted on 08/18/2015 9:49:01 PM PDT by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ...

The author is a partisan media shill.
...William Galston, the Wall Street Journal's designated Democratic pundit... conservative Charles Krauthammer, while not dismissing Trump... climate change. The scientific consensus that human activity is causing extreme and accelerating climate change is virtually unanimous.
Quotes a Democrat from the WSJ; Krauthammer's been insulting and dismissive of Trump, and "virtually unanimous" means "we only listen to the views of those who say its real".
34 posted on 08/18/2015 11:13:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Post Trump, these papers have lost their Invisibility Cloaks! They stand out as scared liars now.

Trump is just a clown? Ohh, but the talking heads and writing weenies who are making Depends stock rise are SERIOUS JOURNALISTS, so objective.

The country gets it now. The old media is desperate and clinging to the power they can only have if the Ruling Class remains. This article is proof.


35 posted on 08/18/2015 11:21:05 PM PDT by Yaelle (The election isn't the main thing. Stopping the 2 party oligarchy and their media IS.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
They sure seem to be worried about our "deeply flawed field"....

I guess it's easier to make up bad stuff about our side than to manufacture good stuff about their side - notice how they never seem to find room to support their side while they attack ours????

36 posted on 08/19/2015 3:18:56 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: House Atreides

I fully agree with you posting! CKraut has recently become unbelieveable in his predictions.


37 posted on 08/19/2015 5:15:17 AM PDT by octex
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Republican candidates are bad because of their anti climate (hoax) stances? That is the number one problem they have to the WaPo?


38 posted on 08/19/2015 5:22:18 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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