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I was wrong about Donald Trump: Camille Paglia on the GOP front-runner’s refreshing candor
Salon ^ | Mar 10, 2016 | Camille Paglia

Posted on 03/10/2016 6:06:20 AM PST by TroutStalker

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1 posted on 03/10/2016 6:06:20 AM PST by TroutStalker
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2 posted on 03/10/2016 6:09:42 AM PST by Fai Mao
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From my perspective as a fervent supporter of the ruggedly honest and principled Bernie Sanders,

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha

That gem should disqualify the entire essay.

3 posted on 03/10/2016 6:10:41 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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Yep.


4 posted on 03/10/2016 6:11:15 AM PST by dasboot
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“...whether Trump’s mastery of a hyper-personalized art of the deal will work in the sluggish, murky, incestuously intertwined power realms of Washington...”

The only reason Washington is “sluggish, murky, and incestuous” is because, up to now, ALL of Washington has been complicit in creating that situation for their own benefit and screw the “little” man, the common, everyday American here in the working part of the USA....

Trump will rip them apart and bring America back to the people....


5 posted on 03/10/2016 6:13:49 AM PST by JBW1949
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LOL, she doesn’t understand the brilliance of Trump fully but she gets the gist. Trump has shown the American people that the “fact” that one has to be bought by special interests to get elected is false. One may work smart to utilize the best loud speaker there is, the national media and he is masterful in it’s use.

In regards to where he joked about the Rubio remarks about his hand size...he masterfully ended that line of insults with his little remark which was witty, tasteful and put a mirror to Rubio, for Rubio who now regrets, I think sincerely, for having lowered the discussion to that.

Too many people miss out on the nuances and the constant points being made when Trump “rambles on”...he never truly rambles he hits multiple points succinctly and right on target. It has been a privilege to watch a master negotiator and brilliant mind through out this process.


6 posted on 03/10/2016 6:15:52 AM PST by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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From my perspective as a fervent supporter of the ruggedly honest and principled Bernie Sanders...

Oh Pleeeeze. The only work Sanders has ever done in his entire miserable little life was to administer a state food stamp program. But the media won't talk about his lack of experience or accomplishment. We have in America the most fucked up and least informed electorate on the planet. Just give 'em their bags of weed, football games, fancy cars/trucks, and porn sites and they're happy. Even countries like Venezuela and Argentina have electorates with more intelligence and acuity than ours.

7 posted on 03/10/2016 6:16:15 AM PST by 4Runner
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‘From my perspective as a fervent supporter of the ruggedly honest and principled Bernie Sanders,’

“Bwahahahahahahahahahaha

That gem should disqualify the entire essay. “

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Wish she had started with that. Would have saved me the time of reading the rest.


8 posted on 03/10/2016 6:16:17 AM PST by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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Yeah she’s a flaming liberal, but had some interesting perspective about Trump. That description of Cruz’ face had me snorting my coffee.


9 posted on 03/10/2016 6:19:43 AM PST by pghoilman (Earth First. We'll drill the rest of the galaxy later.)
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“Trump may still be a carnival barker, but he’s looking more and more like a president!&rdquo....... Well for starters, Trump IS a “president”, plus the CEO of a huge and highly successful cooperation, owns numerous businesses and is NOT your stereotyped politician. He has the courage to ignore political correctness, speaks straight from the shoulder and says what needs to be said. Yes, he is "gruff" in his speaking style but does gets his message through without a lot of lawyer speak (often defined as Bull S...), which is something average Americans like considering his popularity and following. Would he make a great president, that remains to be seen. One thing I can say, he would a damn sight better than odumbo since he will at least be trying to SAVE America instead of destroying it.
10 posted on 03/10/2016 6:25:58 AM PST by DaveA37
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I’ll forgive her for saying this:

“categorizing Mexican immigrants as rapists” (he said “illegal”)

because she said this:

“Ted Cruz, whose unctuous, vainglorious professions of Christian piety don’t pass the smell test.

“Unctuous” and “vainglorious”. Perfect descriptions.


11 posted on 03/10/2016 6:27:30 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( If the word, "SENATOR" is before his name, he is part of the PROBLEM.)
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I’m just glad she didn’t describe Bernie as “ruggedly handsome.” Then I’d know she’s lost it, lol.


12 posted on 03/10/2016 6:48:50 AM PST by Prince of Space (Be Breitbart, baby. LIFB.)
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Camille inhabits a strange and un-natural world.


13 posted on 03/10/2016 6:49:43 AM PST by WorkingClassFilth (Go Ted!)
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” This guy doesn’t know who the hell he is—and the White House is no place for him and us to find out.”

She gets Cruz. Anybody that can jettison their values so fast that they hire Neil Bush from one day to the next has no business in the Whitehouse.


14 posted on 03/10/2016 6:50:26 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Usually like what Paglia has to say. Loving this description of Cruz:

“Ted Cruz, whose unctuous, vainglorious professions of Christian piety don’t pass the smell test. Trump is a blunt, no-crap mensch, while Cruz is a ham actor, doling out fake compassion like chopped liver. Cruz’s lugubrious, weirdly womanish face, with its prim, tight smile and mawkishly appealing puppy-dog eyebrows, is like a waxen mask, always on the verge of melting. This guy doesn’t know who the hell he is—and the White House is no place for him and us to find out.”


15 posted on 03/10/2016 6:50:39 AM PST by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State)
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When politics means whether you survive or not, people pay attention.

That is why people in Argentina and Venezuela pay attention more.

The success of the American system, combined with the “progressive” media, did a great deal to dumb down the electorate.

Maybe they are waking up now.


16 posted on 03/10/2016 6:50:42 AM PST by marktwain
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Camille is doggedly liberal, but even with her bent world view, she frequently sees and writes the truth. What she writes is generally worth reading.


17 posted on 03/10/2016 6:51:58 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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That description of Cruz’ face had me snorting my coffee.


Have you picked on liberal efforts to demonize Cruz? They are almost always very personal. They include mocking his looks, saying he has no friends, saying his children find him disgusting, etc. In short, it’s all below the belt stuff you’d expect in High school (or well before). Of course, the statements about his children are particular odious, because a candidate’s kids are supposed to be off limits (or at least that is the rule for Democrats).

Why am I not surprised?


18 posted on 03/10/2016 6:59:02 AM PST by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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Camille Paglia nails it once again—too bad some Trumpsters can’t see that their candidate is making even center-left and socialists rethink their positions. Instead they choose to dismiss the messenger altogether by attacking the messenger’s previous positions that are in the process of being rethought.
Ironic, coming from supporters who routinely dismiss Trump’s flips and flops all over the political spectrum.

If Trump wins the Oval, he should give Camille a position in his administration, along with Milo Yiannopolous.
Paglia, Yiannopolous, and Katrina Pierson would be a Triumvirate whose pugilistic punch lines would induce mass ‘splody head syndrome in the PC crowd all over the US.
It would be totally awesome. Ratings would be YUGE.

The real jobs in the administration-—re-masculinizing the military and foreign policy, rebuilding the economy, and judicial appointments—all these should be hard line Conservatives.
Meanwhile the Triumverate distracts the libtards and gives them so much to complain about, they won’t notice the country is being turned around.
Make Politics Fun Again!


19 posted on 03/10/2016 7:02:21 AM PST by mumblypeg (Reality is way more complicated than the internet. That's why I'm here.)
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The success of the American system, combined with the “progressive” media, did a great deal to dumb down the electorate.


Ditto. I’ve been saying that for years. We have become especially complacent about national security. It is our amazing prosperity that allows us to have this fantastical notions that seem to get more loony every year.

Unlike the past, much of our prosperity these days is built on debt. Eventually that will come back to bite us in the a$$ and could be the great equalizer. A real economic crash (without a safety net) will wake a lot of people up to reality.


20 posted on 03/10/2016 7:02:51 AM PST by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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