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How a Febrile Press Whipped Up Anger At Trump, for Nothing
NYSun ^ | May 9,2018 | Conrad Black

Posted on 05/12/2018 5:38:57 PM PDT by Hojczyk

The Never Trumpers are retiring in dozens, led by Messrs. Ryan, Flake, Corker, and the ailing John McCain (who helped stoke up the Russian-collusion fraud and called Mr. Trump’s Arizona supporters “crazies”). The president has risen fairly steadily in the polls to between 45% and 50%, and ahead of where President Obama was eight years ago, despite the most intensive press sandbag-job since that which overwhelmed Richard Nixon in 1973–74.

Support for the Mueller investigation is steadily declining. The president’s approval rating is more than twice that of Congress and almost thrice the press’s. The White House Correspondents Dinner last week was a self-destructively embarrassing disgrace.

It is easy to find Donald Trump distasteful. Those who do, though, should not only recognize the emerging correlation of forces and the President’s policy successes, but be aware also that before he was president, he accomplished more than any previous occupant of that office other than Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Grant, and Eisenhower. The longer his enemies try, in their snobbery and partisan spite, to criminalize policy differences, the more bone-crushing will be their defeat. They have sown, and they shall reap.

(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: desperatedems; dncstrategy; donaldtrump; potus; tds; trump; trumprussia
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To: rockrr

Why are you here slurring Trump?


21 posted on 05/12/2018 6:44:17 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: TexasGator

No, Grant, the brilliant general and leader of men.


22 posted on 05/12/2018 6:48:15 PM PDT by Timmy
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To: Timmy

Missing .... (/ s)


23 posted on 05/12/2018 6:49:16 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: Hojczyk

Good summary of the current situation. Conrad Black is always worth reading.


24 posted on 05/12/2018 7:04:32 PM PDT by TChad (Leftthink: Reality is sadly out of touch with the higher truth.)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

Theodore was New York City Police Commissioner, where he is credited with totally transforming it, Governor of New York State, Deputy Secretary of the Navy(which he overhauled and greatly enhanced). Not to mention Theodore and his Rough Riders and their great adventure in Cuba. On top of that he is one of the greatest naturalists this country has ever seen. His exploration of the Amazon alone, which nearly cost him his life, stands(together wit his huge scientific and expedition to Africa) as some of he greatest geographic/scientific achievements of his generation.
In fact whether he’d been president or not, Theodore would stand as one of the greatest Americans that ever lived.


25 posted on 05/12/2018 7:12:39 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: TexasGator

Grant’s life is an all time great story.

He was an alcoholic, but in all probability quit long before the Civil War.

His habit during the War was cigar smoking.

Calling him a drunk shows you know very little about his life.


26 posted on 05/12/2018 8:10:43 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: Hojczyk

DJT was my last choice among the early Republican field. I thought he was a big mouth, a braggart, and a New York Real Estate Developer, playboy, billionaire so he has GOT to have illegality in spades up his sleeve.

And who with those creds could stand up to the left ops that the Democrats would unleash on them?

I have to say considering all the illegal spying done on Trump and his top officials, the guy is squeaky clean. Whodda thought a New Your Billionaire Playboy would be so clean, like a vestal virgin?


27 posted on 05/12/2018 8:16:00 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: Hojczyk

DJT was my last choice among the early Republican field. I thought he was a big mouth, a braggart, and a New York Real Estate Developer, playboy, billionaire so he has GOT to have illegality in spades up his sleeve.

And who with those creds could stand up to the left ops that the Democrats would unleash on them?

I have to say considering all the illegal spying done on Trump and his top officials, the guy is squeaky clean. Whodda thought a New Your Billionaire Playboy would be so clean, like a vestal virgin?


28 posted on 05/12/2018 8:16:01 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: Moonman62

“He was an alcoholic, but in all probability quit long before the Civil War.”

Must be the alcohol talking!


29 posted on 05/12/2018 8:27:24 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Same here. My main concerns were his NY personality, and the danger of starting a trend of nominating celebrities and the hyper-wealthy. Those problems are still present, but the massive benefits to the nation of the Trump Presidency have made me more than happy to admit that I should have been on the bandwagon sooner.


30 posted on 05/12/2018 8:31:42 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Moonman62

Rush discussed something similar the other day where Grant was practically the only Presidential business fellow Trump has.


31 posted on 05/12/2018 8:35:42 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Teacher317

>> a trend of nominating celebrities

Arnold Terminator pretty much laid that concern to rest.


32 posted on 05/12/2018 8:43:31 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: TexasGator

Read Grant’s memoirs. He was a very good writer, and the story is enjoyable. It only takes a few hours to read.

Grant wrote them as he was dying from throat cancer so his wife would have money. They were published by Mark Twain.

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4367/4367-h/4367-h.htm


33 posted on 05/12/2018 8:44:55 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: Moonman62

“He was a very good writer, “

Dude, he didn’t write them!

You REALLY should not post fake news.


34 posted on 05/12/2018 8:57:05 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: Moonman62

“...so his wife would have money.”
___________________________________________

And Grant succeeded. His two-volume autobiography was a best seller and made his family a great deal of money.

I have one volume of the original set from the 1880’s in mint condition. I will eventually find it’s companion volume.


35 posted on 05/12/2018 8:57:22 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Washington is NOT a swamp.....It's a cesspool!)
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To: Moonman62

At the time there was no presidential pension and no Secret Service protection.

That came later.


36 posted on 05/12/2018 9:00:31 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart For)
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To: TexasGator

Bless your heart.


37 posted on 05/12/2018 9:04:35 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: Verginius Rufus

We had that song by Johnny Horton when I was a kid. On a 45 RPM record.


38 posted on 05/12/2018 10:46:06 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: JohnnyP

Or was it a 78? 1959 was a while ago.


39 posted on 05/12/2018 10:52:05 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: Moonman62

Exactly that...


40 posted on 05/13/2018 5:49:53 AM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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