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Victor Davis Hanson: The Case For Trump
YouTube ^ | 4/19/2019 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 04/23/2019 4:45:54 PM PDT by rlmorel

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To: MacNaughton

Sigh. I can’t do that anymore. I have grown to detest ideological purity, and I think we have to give people room to change their minds on things.

God knows, the older I get the sillier I feel about many mind sets I once had. We all have to have the courage and the right to admit when we were wrong, and we should also have the grace to accept others with a handshake when they find they were wrong but are strong enough to recognize and admit it.

But thanks for the link...I will watch it tomorrow!


21 posted on 04/23/2019 10:38:47 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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That was my favorite part too. To my money, that was the heart of the entire talk...that and the examination of why the never-Trumpers are the way they are.

This speech got at the very nub of the Trump experience.

Given all this, it makes one think that there is more going on in this country right now than meets the eye. Something metaphysical perhaps--a divine intervention--was needed to set us back in the general direction of the "right track."

22 posted on 04/24/2019 1:13:52 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Exactly...in summary, Trump is upsetting the gravy train.

Which is something that is needed, and from reading your posts over time, I suspect you agree.


23 posted on 04/24/2019 5:32:24 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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To: rlmorel

I haven’t seen this one yet, but another VDH interview this week, with Epoch Times, was epic and has gone viral with over a half million views:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn9q7JEscqY


24 posted on 04/24/2019 5:36:30 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: rlmorel

The Epoch Times interview is actually a fair bit more recent.


25 posted on 04/24/2019 5:38:23 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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“I think Bill Whittle has been doing a lot of the best framing of issues on the right”

I agree, and have been following him for years, and wonder why he isn’t more popular. I’ve thought he would be an interesting guest host for Rush once in a while.


26 posted on 04/24/2019 5:42:44 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: MayflowerMadam; GSWarrior; TrumpisRight; spokeshave; bigbob; RoosterRedux; Rummyfan; ...
I have always liked Rush, but Rush seems more a populist talk radio guy than a political pundit with the solid ideological underpinning. Not meant as an insult, either, because he has his part to play, both as a historic innovator and current day commentator on issues.

But Bill Whittle most definitely approaches the issues from a well thought out conservative ideological core.

One of the things I have that I got for becoming a Bill Whittle member is a set of DVDs titled "Firewall: What We Believe" that are astonishingly good. I was so blown away, I was going to purchase about $500 worth of them to distribute to people, until I found out they were available on YouTube for free...:)

I am posting these here for anyone who has not seen them. They are not long, they don't need to be watched in order, and every single conservative who I have ever sent these links to has enthusiastically lauded them:


Bill Whittle's Seven Part Series: What We Believe

Part 1: Small Government and Free Enterprise

Part 2: The Problem with Elitism

Part 3: Wealth Creation

Part 4: Natural Law

Part 5: Gun Rights

Part 6: Immigration

Part 7: American Exceptionalism

27 posted on 04/24/2019 5:55:37 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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To: 9YearLurker

Thank you, 9YearLurker...I will check that one out!


28 posted on 04/24/2019 5:56:11 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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To: rlmorel

Thanks for the links!


29 posted on 04/24/2019 6:57:12 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Rummyfan

You bet Rummyfan!


30 posted on 04/24/2019 7:21:15 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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Thanks for posting. I believe I’ve seen a couple of them.

Re your comments on Rush, in many ways Limbaugh and Whittle are alike in that their early backgrounds were more in entertainment than politcs. Now they’re political geniuses.


31 posted on 04/24/2019 11:33:00 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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The comparison is interesting. Bill Whittle’s Firewall videos are spectacular, and they drill down to the conservative bedrock on which the specific issue is relevant to.

I have always thought he was far more focused in that respect than Rush Limbaugh (who I like) because Rush seems to relate to current societal trends and currents.

Interesting comparison you make, that they both started in entertainment.


32 posted on 04/24/2019 11:38:20 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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Bill Whittle...DVDs titled "Firewall: What We Believe"... are astonishingly good. I was so blown away, I was going to purchase about $500 worth of them to distribute to people, until I found out they were available on YouTube for free...:) I am posting these here for anyone who has not seen them.

Many thanks, rlmorel! I respect your opinion and will take a look when I can.

33 posted on 04/29/2019 6:46:40 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (In war, there can be no substitute for victory. --Douglas MacArthur)
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To: Albion Wilde

Made my conservative heart sing to hear Bill Whittle explain those aspects of conservatism!

Best explanations I have heard, very postive and uplifiting.


34 posted on 04/29/2019 7:27:26 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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To: rlmorel

Bookmark


35 posted on 04/29/2019 7:33:05 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: rlmorel

bookmark for later viewing


36 posted on 04/29/2019 7:46:27 PM PDT by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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