Posted on 07/31/2015 1:17:04 PM PDT by WilliamIII
At this point in the 2016 presidential campaign, the noble, elusive stag of political rhetoric is pretty much road kill.
This judgment is unfair to a few candidates — Rick Perry, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio come to mind — delivering thoughtful speeches. But in portions of the Republican field, the normal limits of civility have been crossed and recrossed in the relentless search for viral attention. Mike Huckabee compared the sitting president to a Nazi prison guard. Ted Cruz accused the Senate majority leader of being a liar. Donald Trump, well, opens his mouth. His opponents are invariably “clowns” and “stupid” and physically ugly. He mocks a war hero and reveals the cellphone number of another candidate.
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Dan’l Boone’s wife used to cut their boy’s hair with a bowl and a bowie knife too/
DUH!!! What does he think we want? The GOP hasn't been doing any of us any favors.
This is the same Washington Post who thinks Obamaland is a success. :)
To be completely fair, they never said who it was successful for.
DC too, and half the candidates have that look.
Most have that polished little boy look and most don’t appear to have done a single day of physical work in their entire lives.
They males have children’s faces on adults bodies.
Another CNN follower who totally misses the point. People have had it with career politicians and they respond to a person who doesn't say one message to one group and then say the opposite to another group. People want to hear a position, unchanged, stated clearly and without weasel words thrown in so they can back out if they want to. If you disagree, fine, vote for the other guy. Immigration policy? We have one, but no one bothers to enforce it. Voters are pissed off that Paco can sneak across the boarder and not only get all kinds of benefits, the Dems want to let him vote. People are fed up with politicians who don't enforce the law and if the GOP doesn't change to the party that does care about the law and the Constitution, screw 'em. I'm not giving them a dime.
I guess this pompous clown isn't bothered by a president who has lied shamelessly to push all his major policies, and has turned the executive branch into one big lying, stonewalling, cover-up operation to conceal the illegal and immoral behavior that he and his key cabinet members and agency heads have engaged in from day one.
All the evidence destroyed by the IRS and Hillary alone should land several dozen in prison. But with the entire executive branch engaged in cover-ups, including and especially the Justice Department, who knows if any justice will be done.
We should have had several special prosecutors at work on these scandals.
Hey Mr Gerson,
Some of us are worried more about America
It’s just too much fun watching them splutter and fume, isn’t it?
Loving it. Thoroughly.
Ugly!
DC is an amazing pocket of prosperity supported by the hinterland taxpayers.
All the boys have thousand dollar suits, and the girls 400 dollar dresses, shoes, and handbags.
Says it all.
Very presidential. Trump 2016!
I understand the mega mansions and home prices in and around the DC camp are some of THE most expensive in the entire country. What a surprise.
Going on local info I will predict Trump will win the Old Bleepers vote. Tired of politicians, they are. Just left a big meeting of money folks here on the east coast of Florida and it is hard to fathom the support Trump is gathering
This article should cause a +2 rise in the Trump polls.
Mercy. No wonder these people are bitter.
? This is journalism?
Nope—trump will win and it will shock the world—Progressive leftists are DONE. The nation is swings to the Tea Party and the right. Even the Rinos will not survive.
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