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now Trump 2, Dems 0
Bryan Dean Wright
By Bryan Dean Wright Published December 06, 2016 FoxNews.com
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Democrat says his party is anything but unifying
Following President-elect Trump's surprise phone call on Friday with the Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the response has been predictable if not disheartening. Academics in D.C. this morning are claiming that, “Trump…doesn’t have clue.” An expert at the University of California added that the call was “impulsive.”

Regrettably, my Democratic Party pushed back too. By its measure, Trump demonstrated his “incompetence” and threatened our national security. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) went so far as to say that Trump’s actions might push the nation into war with China.

What academics and my party don’t understand is that he’s not interested in starting a war. He simply recognizes that we’re already in one. And he’s giving voice to its long-suffering victims: millions of voters in places like North Carolina, Ohio, and Michigan.

To understand the battlefield, readers should travel to North Carolina and talk to the former workers at Alpha Aluminum. For decades, these swing-state voters produced foil for eventual use in cigarette packages. This past summer, however, over 100 American workers lost their jobs. The reason? Cheap Chinese aluminum imports.

The result? Carolinians are scrambling to feed their families while workers in faraway Zhenjiang collect what used to be an American paycheck.

The story of Alpha is the story of U.S. manufacturing for the past three decades. Economists in liberal enclaves pushed for “globalization,” arguing that cheap goods made abroad would fatten the pocketbooks of all us back here in the United States. Despite pleas from unions, our elected leaders happily agreed. Both Republicans and Democrats signed up for NAFTA and, later, China’s entry into the World Trade Organization.

But all did not go well. From steel plants in Ohio to furniture factories in North Carolina, American companies suddenly found themselves competing against Chinese labor that paid a few pennies to each of Joe Six Pack’s dollars. You don’t need a PhD in Keynesian economics to predict the result: U.S. companies shut down, or moved operations abroad.

One liberal gets it

In regards to WI...no surprise. I cant wait to bump into the guy at work who claimed it "was all over for Trump" and that "a box of 50K votes for Hillary was found".

These people are a combination of ignorant, delusional, and immature. All wrapped up in a dysfunctional package.

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Originally posted by parabellum:

BTW, for the Cruz fans- I'm sorry to tell you, but it was the crossover voters- those who voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012- who voted for Trump this time around. Ted Cruz wouldn't have pulled those voters. You know it's true.

Trump was the only candidate period to defeat the Clinton Machine. Nobody else came close.

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Trump was the only candidate period to defeat the Clinton Machine. Nobody else came close.

Several of us noticed this ability of his back during the primary process. The biggest clue for me was my "extended family" from the Boston area. Not only were they lifelong Democrats, but some would recognize their last name and its relationship to the Obama administration.

They were supporting Trump. Perhaps not openly to the world, but it was obvious when speaking with them.

Trump was the only Republican running would could draw as many votes as he did from both sides, and from such a wide variety of pigeonholed groups.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:

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Trump was the only candidate period to defeat the Clinton Machine. Nobody else came close.

Several of us noticed this ability of his back during the primary process. The biggest clue for me was my "extended family" from the Boston area. Not only were they lifelong Democrats, but some would recognize their last name and its relationship to the Obama administration.

They were supporting Trump. Perhaps not openly to the world, but it was obvious when speaking with them.

Trump was the only Republican running would could draw as many votes as he did from both sides, and from such a wide variety of pigeonholed groups.

Not sure I would agreed way back when but I do now.
Even though my first choice was Cruz it has become apparent that Trump was the only one who could defeat the machine.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Not sure I would agreed way back when but I do now.
Even though my first choice was Cruz it has become apparent that Trump was the only one who could defeat the machine.

Ditto on this. As much as I would have loved to see another Texan inhabit the White House, I believe to the bottom of my being that DJT was like Obi-Wan.....our only hope.

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Originally posted by ryan81986:


Gotta love how they had to sneak the word divided in there.

And there is no question whatsoever just 'how' those states became so divided. None at all.

But really, does anyone think the media would want it any other way. Chaos and bloodshed sell, and that's all the media is interested in.

Reports coming in that Trump selected Gen. John Kelley (ret.) as the next head of Homeland Security. A sight better than the one we have now I'd say.

http://www.oann.com/trump-to-p...meland-security-cbs/

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Originally posted by ryan81986:
Gotta love how they had to sneak the word divided in there.

The propaganda machine must run 24/7/365 or it has no chance to be effective.



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The depths of ignorance

At the one minute mark:

Idiot: He racist- only likes his kind.

Watters: If Trump only likes his kind, why did he marry an immigrant?

Idiot: Oh, see, me I ain't know that. That jus' sum'n new I just find out by you.

Then, go to the 2:18 mark to see the same imbecile confiuse Trump with Sanders. No, really.

Good Lord that's painful to watch.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
The depths of ignorance

At the one minute mark:

Idiot: He racist- only likes his kind.

Watters: If Trump only likes his kind, why did he marry an immigrant?

Idiot: Oh, see, me I ain't know that. That jus' sum'n new I just find out by you.

Then, go to the 2:18 mark to see the same imbecile confiuse Trump with Sanders. No, really.

The butchery of the American English language goes on. I had to read that twice in order to understand what the idiot said.

Love this: A self-described "smarmy liberal elitest" was fired from his job at the oil and lube place down the street:

http://heatst.com/culture-wars...mp-suckin-pond-scum/

My favorite part (except for a minimum wage oil jockey referring to himself as an elitist):

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Social media users were so angry with Bonner’s post they actually sent photos of him to the FBI, claiming he was the one who started the fire. This led to rumors that he was an official suspect and that police were looking for him, although the rumors were false.

wcb6092, thanks! I never get tired of watching those compilations.

The new First Dog?

Meet Patton the Goldendoodle



https://www.washingtonpost.com...me-trumps-first-dog/

The recount was never about overturning the election. If it was, the Clinton camp would be pushing it. They know they lost, and that a recount wasn't going to change the results.

The recount campaign (as opposed to the recount itself) is about raising Jill Stein's profile and building a war chest, likely for a outsider run at the Democratic nomination in '20, much like Sanders' (who BTW before this election was an independent Socialist) attempt this go around.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
http://www.foxnews.com/politic...ns-in-wisconsin.html

Feel better?

Trump, the Twitter President

Newly-elected President Donald Trump will soon take the helm of the world’s most-powerful job. He’ll command an expansive nuclear arsenal, an unparalleled military and a Twitter account with 16.9 million followers.

That last item gives Trump the unique ability to go around the major media. It makes him a one-man super power – able to push policy agendas, compliment allies and critique the press.

The American media are terrified of Trump. They are freaked out by his ability to talk directly to the American public.

Even more, they are enraged over his willingness to attack them – the people who think they are “truth tellers.”

In slightly less than a month since the election, Trump has already passed the benchmark of the first 100 Tweets of his new administration. More than one-fourth of those more than 100 tweets has criticized the biased media.

Trump has blasted the “failing” New York Times 10 times, and knocked “one-sided, biased” "Saturday Night Live" and the “highly overrated” play "Hamilton."

According to Socialbakers.com Trump's followers have skyrocketed since the election, from roughly 13 million followers to nearly 17 million.

Monday, he aimed his tweets in a full broadside at the traditional news media:

“If the press would cover me accurately & honorably, I would have far less reason to "tweet." Sadly, I don't know if that will ever happen!” he wrote.

Trump had told "60 Minutes" that he would cut back on Twitter as president just days after the election. “I’m going to be very restrained, if I use it at all, I’m going to be very restrained,” he explained to correspondent Lesley Stahl.

That appearance was cited by CBS News on Monday night. But they seem to have forgotten what else he said during the earlier interview. “I have a method of fighting back,” he added.

He’s right. And he needs it to even the odds against the press that is still campaigning against him.

Trump’s tweets have been widely criticized in the media, including on "Saturday Night Live." Liberal actor Alec Baldwin mocked Trump in the skit saying his “brain is bad,” explained Townhall. "‘I just retweeted the best tweet. I mean, wow, what a great, smart tweet,’ Baldwin says after sharing a 16-year-old high schooler’s tweet -- which actually happened last month.” "The View’s" Whoopi Goldberg urged simply: ““Stay off Twitter and do your job now.”

So-called journalists are just as bad. CNN’s Chris Cuomo admitted to Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway the press is “distracted from a little bit of analysis of the cabinet by the tweeting once again.” Cuomo listed a few of the topics Trump had targeted on Twitter and asked her, “Is this really how he's going to spend his time as president?”

The Times ended up confused, wondering, “If Trump Tweets It, Is It News? A Quandary for the News Media.” The news organization that has 32 million followers on Twitter, isn’t sure if Twitter is a legitimate form of communication?! The paper inadvertently made Trump’s case for using Twitter, amidst its internal angst: “Mr. Trump’s Twitter account — a bully pulpit, propaganda weapon and attention magnet all rolled into one — has quickly emerged as a fresh journalistic challenge and a source of lively debate.”

The Times quoted liberal Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel urging news outlets to limit covering what Trump said. “Media would be wise to stop hyper-coverage of Trump’s tweets — they distract, distort and debase,” she whined.

Not everyone agrees that Twitter is bad, even on the left. White House Press Sec. Josh Earnest told reporters defended Trump’s use of Twitter “President Obama has found Twitter to be a useful mechanism for communicating with the American public and providing some insight to all of you about what he’s thinking about,” he told the press corps.

What many in the left and the news media don’t seem to understand is that Trump is doing his job.

Former vice president Dick Cheney gets it. He told a defense forum recently that Twitter is “sort of a way around the press.” Cheney added: “He’s at the point where we don’t need you guys anymore.”

And that’s what really scares journalists. That he doesn’t need them. Why deal with an activist, left-wing news media that is continuing its campaign against him?

Nancy Reagan became famous for the slogan, “Just say no.” In Trump terms, that should become: “Just tweet no.”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-h...ties-trump-election/

Hollywood publicity powerhouse Sunshine Sachs has cancelled its glitzy, star-studded annual holiday celebrations

“We’ve been talking a lot about how to protect the things we care about, post-election,” Sunshine Sachs CEO Shawn Sachs

“I felt the morning after was nothing compared to how I felt talking to people in this office, those who felt their citizenship — in a matter of moments — was gone or had been lessened,” Sachs said of the election. “Being the diverse workplace we are, many of us felt under assault.”

Sunshine Sachs represents screen stars from Natalie Portman to Leonardo DiCaprio, and also works with major tech companies like Facebook.


The firm spends big to host holiday parties in New York City and Los Angeles, usually attended by the journalism and Hollywood elite. But the election of Donald Trump marked a change for the company.

In lieu of its annual parties, the firm will donate the budgets to pro-abortion, LBGT rights, and immigration organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Human Rights Campaign and the Immigrant Defense Fund. Sunshine Sachs will also donate money to gun control advocacy groups like Everytown for Gun Safety, as well as the Environmental Defense Fund and Muslim Aid America.

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a bit ironic: "Being the diverse workplace we are" and

"holiday parties in New York City and Los Angeles, usually attended by the journalism and Hollywood elite"

doesn't sound like many "bitter clingers" attend

Originally posted by ryan81986:
"Gotta love how they had to sneak the word divided in there."

And divided we are, just not how the media thinks we are. Forget the state maps of the election, look at the county maps. The city-states are commie-metro utopias with lattes, bike lanes, ironic hair cuts and other perfections of man kind. The county just outside the commuter hub is feeling abused and lied to.

Somewhere in my imagination I feel that the beast's comment on her basket of deplorables was also the sound of the dagger being pulled from its sheath, the one she was going to stab herself in the heart with. It was the message to the non-metro population that she really didn't like them and saw them as vote-serfs, there to vote for her but otherwise to STFU.

Somewhere right in there the worm turned.