A fool wrote a rather inane article (and his editors ran it) about how the class of poohbah politicians (a crowd of venal mediocrities) and the rapacious suckerfish of "K Street," the lobbyists and fronts of corporate power that manipulate Congress to do their bidding, are supposedly totally in the dark about Donald Trump, because they haven't personally met him. (Yes, and no one knows what Adolf Hitler was all about since no one has met him.) [1]
GOP hack and political barnacle Lamar Alexander, Senator from Tennessee, an egotist who thinks he should be president, is put at the core of the article. Here's how it starts:
"WASHINGTON — Senator Lamar Alexander has run in elite national political circles for decades, sought the presidency twice and served as governor of Tennessee, cabinet secretary and university president. He does not know Donald J. Trump.
“'Never met him,' said Mr. Alexander, a Tennessee Republican now in his third term."
Well, two things are subliminally implied to us already. Lamar Alexander is a Very Important Person, and Trump is such a Nobody that Alexander has never even met him. (The subtle dis is a Times specialty.)
The thesis of the piece, if we can call it that, is that the GOP elite is having such an awkward time with Trump because they just aren't acquainted with him. (Maybe they just don't like some boorish political carpetbagger crashing their political party and taking over their power game.)
The piece is written from the viewpoint of the corrupt (in every way) DC power elite, the politicians, lobbyists, and corporate power fronts that control the country and much of the world from their seat of power. Yet the content is banal, focused on the lack of personal acquaintanceship with Trump that these arrogant world-rulers have.
Here is a gem from this example of thumb-sucking "journalism:"
"That experience and track record [of knowing "one another from years of rubbing shoulders"] provide those in the political world a working knowledge of whether candidates are true to their word, are willing to compromise, know the subject matter, can keep a confidence — all among the important things to weigh in making political judgments."
Really? These are mysteries about Trump?
There is a voluminous public record, now decades-long, that conclusively answers all these questions, as does Trump's ubiquitous public performances since last year.
True to his word? What is his word?His word is constantly changing. And he blatantly lies, denying he said things he's been recorded on video saying.
He has a history of double-crosses and broken promises. Then there was "Trump University," which defrauded thousands of people.
Willing to compromise? A little, I suppose. But he plays hardball and always tries to get the maximum advantage for himself. So the only thing that can force him to compromise is leverage and power. But there's no guarantee he'll live up to any compromises he agrees to. He rewrites history and "reinterprets" things a lot.
Know the subject matter? Please. His ignorant on all matters of substance has been obvious and transparent. He doesn't actually know anything. Anyone who does know something can see that.
Can keep a confidence?
Ask Lindsey Graham about Trump publicizing Graham's private cellphone number. Enough said. Oh, and this is a guy who likes to boast. Trust him with a confidence? Be my guest!
Finally, other "important things to weigh in making political judgments."
I guess some other "important things" might be temperament, tact, ability to satisfy competing interests, and political experience. Trump's experience in dealing with politicians and bureaucracies is bribing them.
Trump is used to being The Boss. Period. His notion of the presidency isn't as head of one of three co-equal branches of government. He thinks he'll be Boss of the USA.
That'll be fun.
P.S. If the NY Times wasn't so snobbish, they could find out a lot about Trump from the Village Voice. The Voice publishes the facts the Times won't, for its own inscrutable reasons. (You might want to peruse some of the 500 articles about Trump on the VV website.)
1] "‘Who Is This Guy?’ In Connected Political World, Few Know Donald Trump," Carl Hulse, New York Times, May 16, 2016. Hulse is "deputy bureau chief" in the Times' Washington, DC, bureau. As he works for a pillar of the establishment, the NY Times, that makes him part of the power structure of the Empire's capital. Of course he would vehemently deny that. (He'd also insist the U.S. isn't an empire. Credible guy, huh?)
GOP hack and political barnacle Lamar Alexander, Senator from Tennessee, an egotist who thinks he should be president, is put at the core of the article. Here's how it starts:
"WASHINGTON — Senator Lamar Alexander has run in elite national political circles for decades, sought the presidency twice and served as governor of Tennessee, cabinet secretary and university president. He does not know Donald J. Trump.
“'Never met him,' said Mr. Alexander, a Tennessee Republican now in his third term."
Well, two things are subliminally implied to us already. Lamar Alexander is a Very Important Person, and Trump is such a Nobody that Alexander has never even met him. (The subtle dis is a Times specialty.)
The thesis of the piece, if we can call it that, is that the GOP elite is having such an awkward time with Trump because they just aren't acquainted with him. (Maybe they just don't like some boorish political carpetbagger crashing their political party and taking over their power game.)
The piece is written from the viewpoint of the corrupt (in every way) DC power elite, the politicians, lobbyists, and corporate power fronts that control the country and much of the world from their seat of power. Yet the content is banal, focused on the lack of personal acquaintanceship with Trump that these arrogant world-rulers have.
Here is a gem from this example of thumb-sucking "journalism:"
"That experience and track record [of knowing "one another from years of rubbing shoulders"] provide those in the political world a working knowledge of whether candidates are true to their word, are willing to compromise, know the subject matter, can keep a confidence — all among the important things to weigh in making political judgments."
Really? These are mysteries about Trump?
There is a voluminous public record, now decades-long, that conclusively answers all these questions, as does Trump's ubiquitous public performances since last year.
True to his word? What is his word?His word is constantly changing. And he blatantly lies, denying he said things he's been recorded on video saying.
He has a history of double-crosses and broken promises. Then there was "Trump University," which defrauded thousands of people.
Willing to compromise? A little, I suppose. But he plays hardball and always tries to get the maximum advantage for himself. So the only thing that can force him to compromise is leverage and power. But there's no guarantee he'll live up to any compromises he agrees to. He rewrites history and "reinterprets" things a lot.
Know the subject matter? Please. His ignorant on all matters of substance has been obvious and transparent. He doesn't actually know anything. Anyone who does know something can see that.
Can keep a confidence?
Ask Lindsey Graham about Trump publicizing Graham's private cellphone number. Enough said. Oh, and this is a guy who likes to boast. Trust him with a confidence? Be my guest!
Finally, other "important things to weigh in making political judgments."
I guess some other "important things" might be temperament, tact, ability to satisfy competing interests, and political experience. Trump's experience in dealing with politicians and bureaucracies is bribing them.
Trump is used to being The Boss. Period. His notion of the presidency isn't as head of one of three co-equal branches of government. He thinks he'll be Boss of the USA.
That'll be fun.
P.S. If the NY Times wasn't so snobbish, they could find out a lot about Trump from the Village Voice. The Voice publishes the facts the Times won't, for its own inscrutable reasons. (You might want to peruse some of the 500 articles about Trump on the VV website.)
1] "‘Who Is This Guy?’ In Connected Political World, Few Know Donald Trump," Carl Hulse, New York Times, May 16, 2016. Hulse is "deputy bureau chief" in the Times' Washington, DC, bureau. As he works for a pillar of the establishment, the NY Times, that makes him part of the power structure of the Empire's capital. Of course he would vehemently deny that. (He'd also insist the U.S. isn't an empire. Credible guy, huh?)
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