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The Patriot Post Digest 11-1-2018
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ALEXANDER’S ANALYSIS
Why They Hate Trump30
By Mark Alexander
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, “Why they hate Trump31,” David Gelernter, a professor at Yale, offered insights that I found instructive in assessing both Donald Trump32 and his vociferous adversaries.
Gelernter notes, “Every big U.S. election is interesting, but the coming midterms are fascinating for a reason most commentators forget to mention: The Democrats have no issues. The economy is booming and America’s international position is strong. In foreign affairs, the U.S. has remembered in the nick of time what Machiavelli advised princes five centuries ago: Don’t seek to be loved, seek to be feared. The contrast with the Obama years must be painful for any honest leftist. The contrast with the Obama years must be painful for any honest leftist. For future generations, the Kavanaugh fight will stand as a marker of the Democratic Party’s intellectual bankruptcy, the flashing red light on the dashboard that says ‘Empty.’ The Left is beaten.”
While I think the “Blue Wave” has been overstated in the upcoming midterm election, though certainly not to the extent of Hillary Clinton’s33 presumed victory in 2016, if the “Left is beaten,” we would expect to see “Republican Waves” as we did in 201034 and 201435. Indeed, based on the Trump administration’s extraordinary domestic and foreign policy record27, we should see Republican gains in both the Senate and House.
All Americans are MUCH better off today than they were two years ago, but that notwithstanding, Republicans will suffer losses in the House. And here is why: This election is a referendum on Democrat voter IQ and the Demo/MSM36 chokehold on their opinion — not the considerable Trump record. The result of that chokehold and Demo voter delusion37 is, as Gelernter notes, one political theme: “We hate Trump.” All the Left has to offer is fear, anger, hate, and division38.
Indeed, Gelernter observes, “What the left hates about Donald Trump is precisely what it hates about America.” They fear him because, “He has no ideology except getting the job done. His goals are to do the task before him, not be pushed around, and otherwise to enjoy life. In short, he is a typical American — except exaggerated, because he has no constraints to cramp his style except the ones he himself invents.”
Gelernter writes, “Mr. Trump reminds us who the average American really is. Not the average male American, or the average white American. We know for sure that, come 2020, intellectuals will be dumbfounded at the number of women and blacks who will vote for Mr. Trump. He might be realigning the political map: plain average Americans of every type vs. fancy ones.”
He concludes, “This all leads to an important question — one that will be dismissed indignantly today, but not by historians in the long run: Is it possible to hate Donald Trump but not the average American?”
At their core, Beltway Democrats, their Leftmedia publicists, and their wealthy elitist benefactors39 don’t like grassroots Americans40 and the Liberty41 they embrace. Unfortunately in this election cycle, we will learn how many Americans are not able to rise above the fear and hatred fomented by the Left.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/59224-why-they-hate-trump
MORE ANALYSIS FROM THE PATRIOT POST
The EU Embraces Peace at Any Price42 — Accurately describing Muhammed is condemned as “hate speech” — coming to a theater near you.
Obama’s Bergdahl ‘Trade’ Bites U.S. Military43 — The five Gitmo detainees traded for Bowe Bergdahl are now members of the Taliban’s political office.
The Truth About ‘Gun Injuries’ Among Youth44 — It has more to do with teen gangbangers using guns than a lack of gun laws.
Video: The Case Against Birthright Citizenship45 — Scholars lay out the argument for an originalist interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
OPINION IN BRIEF
Ed Feulner: “Consider what Marc McGovern, mayor of Cambridge, Mass., says: ‘Every one of these people [in the caravan] are coming from a real fear. These are refugees. These are people who really are facing real problems, and we have to let them through.’ Some people may find themselves swayed by this emotional appeal, but it’s dangerous. Our nation has specific laws in place when it comes to asylum — laws that are typically reserved for instances of state-based repression. Is that the case here? Maybe, but the point is that we have procedures in place to carefully determine such things. We don’t simply say, ‘Aww, those poor people. Just let them in.’ Mr. McGovern and others can say what they want, content to score political points because they’re publicly opposing President Trump. But immigration officials can’t worry about being fashionable, or politically correct. They’re required by law to put the safety of Americans first. The irony is, Mr. Trump’s critics don’t even seem to consider that South American left-wing parties may be manipulating the poor people in this migrant caravan.”
SHORT CUTS
For the record: “After every horrible mass shooting … there’s an immediate rush to make sure conservatives know they do not belong to that wider American community feeling the pain. Worse, there’s a constant allusion to the fact that those on the right are responsible for the slaughter. Republicans spend the time following these attacks not in mourning like they should be but beating back the sickening idea that they inspired the shooter.” —Karol Markowicz
The Trump appeal: “If President Obama can get DACA approved … we can do this by executive order.” —Donald Trump on his idea of an executive order rescinding birthright citizenship for illegals46
Non Compos Mentis I: “I think when we win, you will see evidence of [civility]. Because when we do win … we will honor the vows of our founders, E pluribus unum, from many one.” —Senate Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Non Compos Mentis II: “The research here is clear. Restricting abortion access doesn’t just harm women. It harms their children as well.” —abortion lobbying giant NARAL
From rational to anti-sovereign-nation fanatic: “In 199347, around the time Donald Trump was gobbling up tax-free inheritance money from his wealthy father and driving several companies into bankruptcy, I made a mistake. After I proposed that awful bill, my wife Landra immediately sat me down and said, ‘Harry, what are you doing? Don’t you know that my father is an immigrant?’ She set me straight. And in my 36 years in Washington, there is no more valuable lesson I learned than the strength and power of immigrants and no issue I worked harder on than fixing our immigration system.” —former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
And last… “If Democrats and media believe, as they asserted for weeks, that Kavanaugh ran a secret gang rape cartel, why’d their investigation stop the very second he secured enough votes for confirmation?” —Sean Davis
https://patriotpost.us/articles/59221-thursday-short-cuts
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