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Irregular commentary on whatever's on my mind -- politics, sports, current events, and life in general. After twenty years of writing business and community newsletters, fifteen years of fantasy baseball newsletters, and two years of email "columns", this is, I suppose, the inevitable result: the awful conceit that someone might actually care to read what I have to say. Posts may be added often, rarely, or never again. As always, my mood and motivation are unpredictable.

Buster Gammons















Wednesday, September 2, 2015

The Donald: With Us, Against Us


Donald Trump has always been an egotistical, overly-opinionated media whore with way too much to say about everything, especially himself.  But, once upon a time, he was capable of occasional moments of good sense.









With Us:

  • Trump has said he supports women's rights and is "strongly pro-choice."  
  • He has been in favor of single-payer national health care.
  • He has acknowledged the need for higher tax rates on higher incomes.
  • Has said that Hillary Clinton "would be good" as a leader.
  • Has said he is "more of a Democrat than people might think."
  • Has said he has "no idea" why he's a Republican.












Against Us:

  • Those comments are from some time ago.  Sadly, today's Trump has reversed his positions on all of the above.  
  • Recent surveys show that the large majority of his supporters believe that Obama is a Muslim who was not born in the U.S., want to repeal the 14th Amendment and eliminate birthright citizenship, and are in favor of deporting all immigrant children immediately.
  • Which means most of Trump's supporters are low-information idiots and racists.



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