224: The Drumbeat For Trump Goes On, Unabated

As I enjoy the Memorial Day holiday here in rural northern Minnesota, the only contact with the media circus comes through the internet, like a re-run of Meet The Press, on-line news programs from the Lib media, and of course articles from NYT from morons like Charles Blow.  Today, Mr. Blow called President Trump a "degenerate."  Can anyone imagine the uproar if BO had been referred to in the same terms as Trump?  People would lose their jobs.

Former officials from the BO administration fill the airwaves with dire opinions, reports, and stories from un-named, but highly placed sources.  It's no wonder that some of us, hell, lots of us, admire the new Montana representative that reacted to some twit reporter by tossing him on the ground.  I would love to see more idiotic talking heads (Chuck Todd) get slapped around.

The oh-so-lame, mainstream media has long abandoned any pretense of fairness or journalistic integrity.  It has simply declared war on Trump.  While I have repeatedly expressed my distaste for the President's personal style and proclivities, I nevertheless completely endorse his statements, actions, and policies that diminish the power of dishonest politicians and press.

223: There Are Lots Of Stupid Questions

Whoever coined the phrase, "There is no such thing as a stupid question," obviously died before the advent of so-called "TV journalism."  I would venture to say that at least 90% of the questions put forward by these entertainers are stupid, inane, self-serving, and/or repetitive.  Oftentimes, the questions are not questions at all, but rather little speeches, full of editorializing.  Even after asking the question, the entertainers usually pay no attention to the answer.

I wish a guest would be honest, and say, "That's a really stupid question that doesn't deserve to be dignified by an answer."

222: Long Knives Out To Get Trump

A couple of weeks ago I commented on Twitter (I hate anyone who uses the word "tweet" as a verb) that the long knives were out to get Trump, and will not stop until he is politically dead.  Included in the knife wielding group are:  all Democrats, the entire federal bureaucracy, 98% of the broadcast, print and internet media, and all Republicans who oppose term limits.  This is a powerful group.  This is ruling political establishment that has kept itself ensconced in power by presenting the ruse that we have a two party political system.  This of course is pure bullshit.  The ruling political establishment orchestrates a game designed to empower and enrich itself.

At some level most ordinary Americans understand that the politicians and media are screwing us.   But as long as the politicians don't take too much of our money and resources, we seem to be able to tolerate the game.  We don't like being screwed, but we put with it.  Somehow, Trump tapped in to the long simmering dislike of the media and politicians.  Somehow, he got elected president.  And now the ruling political elite is having its raison d'etre exposed.

I do not have confidence that Trump will prevail over the elite.  Health care reform, tax reform, and regulatory reform will be the casualties.