Trump’s Foreign Policy: Bad, Incoherent But Not Novel

Ken AshfordElection 2016, Foreign AffairsLeave a Comment

Trump gave a rambling, incoherent and contradictory speech on Wednesday on foreign policy, that was notable because it was a prepared speech which he read off the teleprompter.  That means he actually thought about what he was going to say, and it still came out horribly.  And almost everyone agrees.  Here’s Lindsey Graham’s tweets: Trump’s theme was “America First”, a slogan which … Read More

Serious Ratf*cking

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Wikipedia: Ratfucking is an American slang term for political sabotage or dirty tricks. It was first brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in their book All the President’s Men. Here’s what The Hill is reporting: Multiple Facebook pages supporting Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders were abruptly removed from the social media network late last night following … Read More

Five Primaries Today

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Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, and Rhode Island. The delegates in each state are distributed proportionately on the Democratic side.  Expect Clinton to widen her lead in each state and overall. On the Republican side, the states delegate count methods vary, but this will be a good evening for Trump. The media is breathless about Cruz and Kasich creating an alliance … Read More

Is Trump Being Himself? Or Is It An Act?

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As the New York Times reported on Friday: Donald J. Trump’s newly installed campaign chief sought to assure members of the Republican National Committee on Thursday night that Mr. Trump recognized the need to reshape his persona and that his campaign would begin working with the political establishment that he has scorned to great effect. Addressing about 100 committee members … Read More

Tim Robbins Needs A Time Out

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Hey NYTimes, CNN. Are you saying that 2+2=5? Are you really OK supporting a candidate with these numbers?#VoterFraud pic.twitter.com/LrxqLTaKbC — Tim Robbins (@TimRobbins1) April 25, 2016 So there’s that.  Tim Robbins thinks there is voter fraud because exit polls don’t match with actual results. Never mind that historically, exit polls are usually pretty inaccurate.  And never mind how 10% of … Read More

Why I Am An Elitist

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I’ve been called an “elitist”, which is a nice way of saying “snob”. And I totally fess up to being an elitist.  I do.  I think the masses are dolts.  Look at the Republican Party.  The candidates being thrown up as the leaders did not come from a bunch of party regulars smoking cigars in the back room.  They were elected … Read More

Pity Ted

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Ted Cruz sent out the fundraising letter a couple of days ago: Poor poor man  He wants to be the most powerful man in the world, and it’s HARD! Elizabeth Warren laid into him: Honestly, Cruz could not have teed it up better if he tried.

New York Primary

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It went as I said. Clinton and Trump victories. The average poll had Clinton winning by 12 points. She won by 16 points. The Bernie upset never materialized. It never had a chance.  Let’s hope Bernie doesn’t burn the house in the next few weeks. The average poll had Trump by 32. He won by 35.  Kasich, not Cruz, came … Read More

Start Spreading The Non-News

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It’s the day of the New York primary, y’all!! And while the media has been trying its darnedest to make this an interesting primary day, the results are obvious to anyone paying attention:  Trump wins, Clinton wins. Twas ever thus.  Seriously.  They were ahead when all eyes turned to NY, and they’re still ahead now. But now you can enjoy a … Read More

Anyone Can Whistle

Ken AshfordElection 2016Leave a Comment

And it’s not hard to hear the dog whistle Trump is sending to his supporters: “I hope it doesn’t involve violence. I hope it doesn’t. I’m not suggesting that,” Trump told reporters on Sunday here in Staten Island. “I hope it doesn’t involve violence, and I don’t think it will. But I will say this, it’s a rigged system, it’s … Read More

Oh, The Tone!! It Burns!

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I haven’t bought into the media narrative about the alleged acrimony between Clinton and Sanders.  I thought it was media hype — sort of wishful thinking to boost ratings by making the Dems seems as “entertaining” as the Republicans. I know it exists among the supporters of Clinton and Sanders.  I know many of the Sanders supporters are just plain belligerent, … Read More

Not Mincing Words

Ken AshfordElection 2016, Right Wing Punditry/IdiocyLeave a Comment

Must be hard to be a true conservative these days.  Conservative blogger Jeff Goldstein blows a gasket: If you are a Trump supporter you learned nothing from this site, nothing from me, nothing from conservatism, nothing from Classical Liberalism, nothing from constitutionalism, nothing from the entrenched establishment dominance over our vote and our lives, nothing about federalism, nothing about a … Read More