El Presidente (Opinion by me .. usually an independent)
I didn't want to keep blogging about President Trump... but he won't stop tweeting and writing Presidential memos. For instance: today, he:
Warned Chicago that he would bring National troops in to quell the gun violence.
Warned "Safe" Cities that they would lose government funds if they continue helping illegal aliens.
Warned EPA folks that they would no longer be allowed to publish, ... including researchers.
Warned EPA researchers that all of their work would have to be reviewed and cleared first by the Trump Administration.
Started work on the "wall."
Meanwhile, an expert on drug trafficing talked to NPR today, and said that no matter how tall the wall, pilotless aircraft will be able to fly over it. This aircraft can carry up to 300 pounds of heroin.
Also, for one million dollars, Mexicans can build a state-of-the art tunnel under the wall, and one trip through the tunnel with dope, can net the one million dollars to cover the construction.
As I read more about the "Hitler Empire" and review a six disc audio course on that subject ... I am struck and disheartened by the similarities between Hitler's takeover and Mr. Trump's takeover. That is not to say that I think Trump is a maniacal bigot like Hitler, just that his tactics appear to me to be similar. Time will tell a lot about Mr. Trump's presidency.
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Opinion by Peter Wehner (Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.. a loyal Republican.)
Some Trump supporters make the following argument:
Mr. Trump is preferable to Hillary Clinton.
His cabinet appointments have been "reassuring."
The nominee to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court is certain to be more of an originalist than a Clinton appointment would be.
The Republicans are in charge, and they can control Mr. Trump.
But......"Mr. Trump has continued to demonstrate impulsivity and narcissism.... Trump is a transgressive personality. he thrives on creating disorder, in violating rule, in provoking outrage. He is a 'shock jock.'".
Peter also says in conclusion: "...Donald Trump has given us many reasons to worry. A man with illiberal tendencies, a volatile personality and no internal checks is now president. This isn't going to end well."
Opinion by John McWhorter, famous Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia .. and expert on the English Language
Some of Trump's phrases:
"America is totally unstoppable."
"We will bring back our borders."
The "very sad depletion of our military."
John says that Trump talks the way some people would talk over drinks. We have to realize that his talking style isn't as "exotically barbaric as it looks on the page."
Mr. McWhorter quotes a person who listened to bubbly Teddy Roosevelt as if listening to a 6 year old.But McWhorter says: "Linguistically, I listen to the man who is now president as if he were roughly 12 years old. That way, he is always perfectly understandable." (INSIGHT!)
Enough!!
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