Posted on 08/21/2016 3:36:58 PM PDT by HokieMom
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
One by one, the #NeverTrumpers will fall, as they realize the only two people who have a shot at winning the White House are GOP nominee Donald Trump or his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Brad Thor, who has been in the #NeverTrump camp since the beginning and is a respected conservative author, came to this realization on Tuesday, throwing his support behind Mr. Trump. It wasn’t a pretty endorsement, but it was an endorsement all the same.
“Yesterday, Dr. [Hugh] Hewitt tried (yet again) to help guide America to the best (and only) option available to us. I lost a lot of sleep last night reading and then re-reading his words. I awoke this morning with a more nuanced view. Drug #1 (Hillary Clinton) will kill us — no question. Drug #2 (Donald Trump) might kill us, but it also might: A) Slow the cancer, or even B) Cure the cancer,” Mr. Thor wrote in HotAir.com, a conservative site that is part of Townhall Media.
“It’s a lot to hope for, I know, but hope is all we have left. We have exhausted every other avenue. Make no mistake — I believe one hundred percent in standing on principle. Principle, in this case though, will not cure cancer. Sadly, that crappy clinic south of the border is starting to look like our only option,” he wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Never heard of him.
Richard Viguerie @RichardViguerie
.@CNM_Michael I was all in for #TedCruz now I urge my friends to Please Join Me & Unite Behind #TrumpPence16 http://tinyurl.com/gp952n3
Who is Richard Viguerie? A conservative activist from way back.
https://twitter.com/RichardViguerie?lang=en
Like Trump, The Founding Fathers Weren’t PERFECT EITHER!
A few months ago, I wrote and posted a defense of Donald Trump entitled “Why Would We Elect as President a Guy Who...? In it, I attempted to point out that MANY of those we have elected to the White House (as well as the myriad men and women who occupy high positions) have been – like ALL of us – frail, flawed and fallen fellow human beings and, yes, sinners.
My defense of Trump – but, more critically, the vital need to keep the most corrupt candidate to run for the office in my lifetime OUT of the White House – has led me to do further research into the personalities and character some of the men who played pivotal roles in the formation of this country. I wanted to try and learn if some of THEM would have sparked #nevertrump like groups to spring up in opposition. I cite below some of the fairly well documented historical information I have uncovered.
(For the sake of brevity, I have omitted footnotes. If anyone wishes them, please request via email and I’ll send them.)
“The Father of Our Country, George Washington began producing rye whiskey at Mount Vernon in 1797, reaching a peak production of over 11,000 gallons per year by 1799. He was the largest producer of whiskey in the Colonies. Imagine this fine Christian gentleman becoming a producer of – HORRORS – WHISKEY!! You can still buy his original recipe from the folks now running Mt. Vernon. Search on-line for “George Washington Rye”.
Mt. Vernon is regularly picked by #neverwashington and Christian Temperance groups.
“Whatever qualities define a Founding Father in the minds of many Americans, Thomas Paine probably lacked most of them. He was, according to one acquaintance, ‘course and uncouth in his manners, loathsome in his appearance, and a disgusting egoist.’ And yet this new immigrant from England became the voice of the early Revolution.’ His outspokenness at times got him in trouble, and he often found himself enmeshed in colonial scandals.”
“If Ben Franklin was the elder sage of the Revolution, Washington its heroic warrior and Jefferson its rarefied intellect, John Adam was its messy, tenacious, disputatious, verbose conscience. The powerful French minister the Count de Vergennes once told Congress that Adams ‘...has a rigidity and arrogance and obstinacy that will cause him to foment a thousand unfortunate incidents.’ Adams himself once said ‘Popularity was never my Mistress, nor was I ever, or shall I ever be a popular Man.’”
When the 5 man committee to draft the Declaration of Independence was formed, they assigned Jefferson who “...had a reputation of a masterly pen” the task of writing the document. Years later Adams admitted that he removed himself from consideration as he was “obnoxious, suspected and unpopular.” As we all know, despite being “obnoxious, suspected and unpopular” Adams went on to become President.
His enemies often referred to Alexander Hamilton as the “bastard boy” . From the West Indies, his mother, estranged from her legal husband, bore him in a relationship with another man. Hamilton went on to provide invaluable service to the new nation, creating and standing up numbers of institutions that exist to this day.
At 70 years of age when he participated in the drafting of the Declaration, Benjamin Franklin was the elder statesman of the move for independence. A successful businessman and widowed in 1774, he was also later renowned as a lady’s man – and the younger the better. During his frequent visits to Europe, first to England before the Revolution to plead the cause of American independence then to France to enlist French aid in the war with George, III, the stories of Dr. Franklin’s love of the freely given attentions of the ladies were legendary. As what we now call a “senior citizen” it’s doubtful that Dr. Franklin was “up” to return their affections in a more than grandfatherly manner. That said, some things are best left unknown.
While I COULD go on longer, here I shall end this truncated tale of the strong, intelligent, principled, yet FLAWED men who loved America – the IDEA – enough to risk death at the hands of a tyrannical king.
If you cannot draw a parallel between them and the strong, intelligent, principled, yet FLAWED man who also loves America – the IDEA – enough to leave his successful and affluent PRIVATE life in what could well be the last opportunity to snatch America back from the tyrants of today, I fear that I have just wasted the 2 hours it took me to compose it and the 10 minutes or so it took you to read it.
And for that I humbly apologize.
Dick Bachert
8/20/2016
Excellent. A lot of people have sworn off buying his books. I just borrowed his latest novel from the library.
His lead character is a covert agent who has a job. Find America’s enemies, usually Muslims and exterminate them with no remorse.
Thor is a patriot and I’m glad he came to his senses.
I don’t know of him but let me say that while I didn’t like fighting with the Russians, I enjoyed our killing and defeating the Nazis. I don’t like joining the Never Trump establishment but we can all enjoy the greatest blow ever delivered to progressive socialism and the spoils will be relished by all. Come on in Never Trump no more people. The water is warm and fine!!
Hmm, I seem to remember him chatting with Becks the Clown about the need for a patriot to kill Trump. It will not be forgotten. Screw him and his endorsement. I’m never buying another one of his books.
“I lost a lot of sleep last night”
The only thing this guy lost was the attention e was getting being a Never Trumper. Have to give credit where it’s due, Hugh Hewitt has been a strong voice for Trump the past month.
I have some church friends I am praying will come around, too....
I think Todd Starnes is rapidly moving out of the #neverTrump camp too.
^^
That should be FAMILY and church friends...
Yes, that article/column is posted here on FR. Some nutty people/ideas have been associated with Glen Beck over the years.
Pretty good conservative based author, but his allegiance to Beck has hurt his standing. This is a huge departure and it appears the only domino to fall now is Dana Loesch. Beck has just about cut the last of the legs of those who became acolytes of his from the show.
VERY NICE post THANK YOU for taking the time to write it and for your research into our founders temperaments !!!
Excellent analogy.
How special for him. Now Beck is beating him up over it
Kit Cat, Thank you for the kind word!
Kit Cat, Thank you for the kind word!
Thor want to sell his new book. NeverTrump buyers kitty is tiny. Now jerk is courting Trump supporters.
Thor along with Beck call for Trump assassination.
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