We just lost the war in Iran, went to China and admitted that America is in decline, Trump is setting up a tax payer funded MAGA reward slush fund...But Rich Lowry wants you all to know that Helen of Troy, was NOT BLACK. I'm assuming this means that Rich has abandoned Christianity and accepted Zeus as his God, given that Helen was his daughter.
Seriously what the fuck is wrong with that man?
Trump is only able to get away with his actions because he maintains an extremely high level of popularity with his base. Literally no one else commands that. The moment JD Vance tried to do a 1776 Slush fund, aspiring GOP rivals would absolutely pounce on the situation so as to respond to their constituents and enhance their power/standing. I just don’t believe that anyone else will be able to do what Trump is allowed to do because the normal push and pull forces of power gaming will resume. Thats probably just how it is when you have a demagogue.
Utterly batshit and unhinged take from NR. For once the comments section is actually seeing this clearly.
37%. Still seems fairly high all things considered.
RIP to quality. Same as it ever was.
I think the story of Trump's 1.8b MAGA slush fund dropped last Thursday.
-National Review: Crickets.
-The Free Press: Crickets plus Israeli flag waving.
-The Dispatch: One mention but at least the subheadline indicates it is broadly in the context of 'American Decline' as if this process has no actors with agency. (Admittedly the article was behind a paywall so I had to go by the subhead and comments)
-Fox News: Crickets.
I just wish there was a way to actively point out through media criticism the way in which Conservative Infotainment interacts with the news of the day. Rich Lowrey is such a sniveling, sneering mouthpiece of condescension when it comes to anything any democrat has ever said or done, but he has absolutely nothing to say about MAGA corruption. There has to be a way to project that outward via media criticism. The Daily Show did a good job of this with Fox...I think someone at The Bulwark should do this for independent conservative media. Especially when it comes to individual writers. Why not just have a 'shit on Rich Lowry' week at The Bulwark. Get him on the back foot and force people like him to respond to things like the 1.8b MAGA slush fund.
I just feel like someone should be actively calling out these people who light their hair on fire over every Democratic 'anything', when they utterly ignore MAGA corruption.
When Rob Flaherty talked about the importance of a 'brand', I think this is part of that. And relatedly I think if the DNC spends money on anything it could be simple general awareness campaigns surrounding GOP corruption. Sever candidates from political messaging. Just run ads in Iowa about how much Trump is fucking them and leave out the Democrat. Put some dings in their armor.
The GOP as it exists is built on a mountain of lies and Conservative Infotainment props that up. I just think Democrats and anyone interested in 'truth' broadly need to go a little harder at that.
They cannot handle that a guy, who is pretty much the POTUS of their purported dreams at least up until Trump, is a black Democrat.
He’s moderate, thoughtful, a family man, not afraid to use force, scandal free, at least ostensibly Christian.
But they hate him so much.
I will also point out that NR is still running the computation on how to spin the 1.7b MAGA slush fund. No mention of it yet. Just Rich Lowrey complaining about kids and screens.
Looking for a clean M7 chrome in the USA. Would also consider a clean silver Zeiss Ikon.
I saw a poll where he was leading all candidates. Like, jfc...do people ever learn anything? Do we need mini me Trump representing...who? (Certainly Paul LePage has never done anything that is actually in the interest of anyone but himself)
Just curious if anyone has better insight on the state of that race.
I've been looking for a chrome M7 for a bit and coming up dry. KEH, B&H, MPB, nothing. FM forum, there is one but the condition is a little suspect...so okay that undercuts what I'm saying a bit. USA Leica stores are also completely without an M7.
It's super hard to find a Zeiss Ikon, or a Bessa these days too.
Now the Japanese stores are charging anywhere from $450-550 just for shipping.
Sort of an interesting phenomenon, when you decide you want some expensive luxury like an M7 and all the sudden it feels like they've all disappeared!
I will be brief but it's been occurring to me over the past few hours just how far in a hole Trump has gotten himself.
Iran War - We just lost.
Trying to pay himself $10b
Gas prices.
Tariffs - Never actually popular.
GOP outing themselves as massively racist (the effect of this has even woken Dark Hakeem Jefferies!)
$1b for the ballroom.
Boondoggle with the reflecting pool.
And again, we just lost the war in Iran.
I honestly think the redistricting war may have finally woken up the Process Dems who just want to abide by outdated norms. That was what I was hoping would happen in Biden's first two years but they just kept clinging to this idea that we will be rewarded for being bIpArTiSaN.
Until the GOP re-enters the atmosphere of sanity, I don't want to hear a single word about 'working across the aisle.' We've been in a cold civil war since Jan 6 and it's time we started acting like it.
Just your little reminder that our healthcare system is collapsing in slow motion. This is partly due to broad Medicaid cuts. When you cut Medicaid, the sick poor folks don’t just shrug their shoulders and get amazing jobs with health insurance. The hospitals go broke and people stay sick.
But hey let’s not get all populist.
The comments here are pretty amazing. It's like they're so close to getting it. So close, yet so far.
Glad at least one author is calling them out.
Dems discuss far fetched concept known as ‘fighting back.’
The brain damage is strong in this one.