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Conrad Black: Trump is grating, but he's a true leader — and America needs him
The National Post ^ | June 22, 2018 | Conrad Black

Posted on 07/25/2018 3:37:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Despite his liberties with the truth, Trump has amassed the most faithful record of modern U.S. presidents in doing what he promised to do

I was just reminded of Canada’s odd view of the United States by returning, for I think the third or fourth time, to Steve Paikin’s The Agenda on TVOntario, to respond to his questions about my recent book, Donald J. Trump, A President Like No Other (embarrassed descent to crass self-interest: please buy it). It is widely thought, and believed by most Canadians, that we know the United States better than anyone because we are so close and in many respects similar, to Americans. It is true that Canadians understand the American national character and tastes better than Europeans do. But we have no great aptitude to judge the United States in its role as an immense nation functioning at a level of influence on the world that had never been imagined to be possible prior to America’s emergence as a great world power a century ago, or the United States today as the world’s only superpower, rising to face the challenge of China, as it did to threats of Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and in economic terms, corporate Japan. In these respects, only the small community of America’s geopolitical specialists know what it is like to be the United States.

Steve Paikin is always well-informed and polite and I was delighted to be reminded that I was his very first guest on The Agenda, 13 years ago. (The program will be aired on Tuesday.) Paikin faithfully reflects the feed from the national U.S. media, which is almost entirely hostile to President Trump, because they are at war....

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TOPICS: Canada; Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: canada; conradblack; mediawingofthednc; nationalpost; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; trump; trumpleader
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To: robowombat

When asked about illegal aliens, Trump said, “Im sorry, but they have to go.”

A radio broadcaster said, “you know you are going to get in trouble for that.”

Trump replied, “I don’t care.”

We can not spare this man, he fights!


21 posted on 07/25/2018 6:09:58 PM PDT by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives. Do nothing, they win and we lose.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I haven’t thought of him as grating yet.

All smiles here.

Best election ever.

Best president ever.

So... much... WINNING!

6.5 years to go...

Thank heaven.


22 posted on 07/25/2018 6:53:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This is such a great picture:


23 posted on 07/25/2018 7:06:31 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A New Yorker is grating? Where did they get that urban legend, The problem is that the press can dish it out, but can’t take it. Bunch of immature 4 year olds wetting themselves. Finally showing the world that they cannot lead in any way shape or form.


24 posted on 07/25/2018 8:37:50 PM PDT by Bommer (Jesus is God! Deal with it.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Despite his liberties with the truth...
...Conrad Black is not quite shilling for the Demagogic Party. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.

25 posted on 07/25/2018 10:29:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This is all I want to hear from Canadians.
26 posted on 07/25/2018 10:42:18 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

I still remember that from Junior High School.


27 posted on 07/25/2018 10:48:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Phil DiBasquette
More NeverTrump nonsense, “despite his liberties with the truth” WTF is wrong with these people?

NeverTrumpers spend too much time focusing on the molehill and ...missing the Mountain...(irrational focus). Sometimes they get a small glimpse of reality... and for that we should applaud them - small flash of light in their total blindness - a step in the light direction..

28 posted on 07/26/2018 8:47:31 AM PDT by GOPJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-s1_nfs7f4 STOP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-IsingvI_I)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ditto. The sentiments apply even more today


29 posted on 07/26/2018 11:57:04 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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