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Why the Left Should Be Terrified of a Trump Presidency
The Observer ^ | November 16, 2016 | Michael Malice

Posted on 11/16/2016 2:04:53 PM PST by OddLane

Over the weekend President-elect Trump announced how he plans to staff his administration. Reince Priebus will represent the establishment as chief of staff, traditionally a non-ideological position whose role is enforcing the president’s will. It is with the other names that we finally start to see what Donald Trump’s presidency will look like: Rudy Giuliani, Jeff Sessions, Steve Bannon and even possibly Sarah Palin as secretary of the interior.

The big fear among Trump advocates and critics alike was that the man is a loose cannon, far too volatile to be allowed near the nuclear button. What we see instead is that he is weaving together a basket of dependables. For better or for far worse, each and every person named is a visionary (or an ideologue, if that is more palatable) who views the American left not as the loyal opposition but as Public Enemy No. 1...

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: defundtheleft; liberals; theleft; trump; trumpagenda; trumptransition
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To: Paladin2

Defund the Left.

Amen, brother. I’ve long believed this should be the top priority of any conservative governance.

Watch Leftist institutions wither and die on the vine when having to compete in the real marketplace of ideas and merit.


41 posted on 11/16/2016 5:43:04 PM PST by Senator Goldwater
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To: Senator Goldwater

There is SO much to be done. So many layers of the onion to peel.


42 posted on 11/16/2016 6:01:16 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: dragnet2

The Overton Window or “Window of Discourse”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

It is the range of ideas that the public will find acceptable at the time.


43 posted on 11/17/2016 5:50:05 AM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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