The Unchanging of the Guard

Steyn On-line ^ | May 22, 2017 | Mark Steyn

[Twotone]

For me, the most interesting parts of a Trump speech are his diversions from the script. Sometimes, if the speechwriter's got a line that tickles his fancy, he'll just riff off it for a bit. Sometimes he diverges from the prepared remarks in striking ways. This weekend in Saudi Arabia, addressing the big Islamo-schmoozefest, he did both. The President was supposed to say:

That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamist extremism and the Islamist terror groups it inspires.

Instead he said:

That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamic extremism and the Islamists and the Islamic terror - of all kinds. We must stop what they're doing to inspire because they do nothing to inspire but kill and we are having a very profound effect if you look at what's happened recently.

[Twotone]

Another excellent column from Mark Steyn. I particularly enjoy his summation of Trumpism...

"The Republican base voted for Trumpism: an end to illegal immigration, an end to one-sided trade deals, an end to the spiraling cost of and dwindling access to health care, an end to decade-and-a-half unwon wars, an end to the hyper-regulation of every aspect of American life, an end to freeloader "alliances" like Nato, an end to the toxic bargain of "globalism" wherein all the jobs in your town migrate to the Third World and all the Third World migrates to your town. Trumpism is what appealed to these people, and, if that's your bag, Trump was the only guy running on it."

[gaijin]

I agree totally.

when he suddenly does spontaneous asides that’s when I really pay attention.

he’s fantastic when he does that.

[Fhios]

Remember: [asides in parentheses are somewhat paraphrased.]

We’re going to repeal Obamacare (and replace it).

They’re [Obama administration] are stupid (or they’re following their own agenda or even something worse).

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Gold Star post of the day.

[Rummyfan]

But, beyond Trump, what of Trumpism? The guys who are seriously f**king him are the GOP. The really damaging opposition is from Trump's own party: the Disloyal Government. They seem determined to teach Republican voters that you can vote for change all you want ...but you won't get any.

Indeed. If we can dump McConnell and Ryan we'd have a better chance.

[cloudmountain]

Steyn nailed it, didn't he?

For me, it was when HRC said [paraphrasing]: Unwanted pregnancies are a health issue.

Of course she was talking about abortion. Hmmmm, fancy-schmancy double talk for murdering one of God's newest and most innocent of souls.

[Fhios]

I like using the terms Islamunist and Islamunism.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Steyn has become the best commentator on current events - standing well above all others.

[Fiji Hill]

But, beyond Trump, what of Trumpism? The guys who are seriously f**king him are the GOP. The really damaging opposition is from Trump's own party: the Disloyal Government. They seem determined to teach Republican voters that you can vote for change all you want ...but you won't get any.

Like the voters in 1952, who put Eisenhower in the White House by a resounding majority only to have him embrace the New Deal, and the Forgotten Americans who elected Richard Nixon only to see him embrace and expand the Great Society and grow the Regulatory State. If the RINOs have their way, it will be, in the words of Yogi Berra, Déjà vu all over again.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Oh man, that's the part I was going to blockquote. You beat me to it.

So, OK, it bears repeating:

"The Republican base voted for Trumpism:

• an end to illegal immigration,
• an end to one-sided trade deals,
• an end to the spiraling cost of and dwindling access to health care,
• an end to decade-and-a-half unwon wars,
• an end to the hyper-regulation of every aspect of American life,
• an end to freeloader "alliances" like Nato,
• an end to the toxic bargain of "globalism" wherein all the jobs in your town migrate to the Third World and all the Third World migrates to your town.

So there. And an end to paranoid climate-phobia, and an end to Banned Parenthood. I mean Planned Barrenhood.

There's the agenda we --- WE --- should be pushing like crazy. May I have an amen?

[Bigg Red]

That is a great description. Love Steyn.

[Bigg Red]

Amen, sister!

[enumerated]

“And “bigly” is the new “nucular”.

Crap!

For the last time, Trump never said “bigly”!
He says “big league”!

The left loves this myth and uses it as an example of Trump being illiterate, which he is not.

Then you have all the FReepers using “bigly” as if it’s an endearing Trump quote, and totally oblivious to the fact that it makes Trump look like an idiot.

To make matters worse you always get the FReepers saying its a real word in the dictionairy. Totally irrelevant - it still sounds dumb - and as Steyn points out, it is the equivalent of Bush saying “nucular”.

The only difference - and it’s a big one - Bush really did pronounce nuclear “nucular”. Trump never says “bigly” he says “big league”.

I know it’s not central to the point of Steyn’s article, but this is such an annoying misquotation of Trump - I wish people would stop.

Sorry. Feeling better now.. thanks for letting me vent.

[Twotone]

You have an amen from me. FReepers, & Trump voters, should be emailing him daily with a reminder that “THIS is the agenda we voted for, & expect from You!”