Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Liberals use "McCarthyism" to justify their loss of power...

If you realize nothing else from this election cycle, realize that the liberal movement has fallen so low that all they appear to have left is to engage in a modern day McCarthyism. Except, rather than call people out as "communists" as McCarthy once did, the new McCarthyism is to call people out as "alt-right". The "alt-right"?

Today I read this: 
The “alt-right” is mostly a figment of the liberal media’s imagination. I have been active in the conservative movement for decades, and know hundreds, perhaps thousands, of conservatives of all stripes. Yet I had never heard of the “alt-right” until the Democrats started promoting it during the current election season.
I've made similar statements to friends and others who have asked me (as a political person) about the "alt-right". There is no real "alt-right" movement that has anything to do with what is being described. There is no secret handshake society where millions of Americans secretly bring out their white hoods, Nazi garb, and celebrate the holocaust while engaging in conversation about the inferiority of niggers and Jews. You will find almost no utterance of the phrase prior to 2016. To any degree that it was referred to by conservatives, it was in a completely different context to how it is being described by the left.

It's nothing more or less than a smear campaign designed to delegitimize the center right populist movement that has been growing (for some time) in our country. Democrats and the progressive left are losing the arguments (largely because their arguments revolve around calling people names) and the only thing they know how to do is double down. What better way to bring their bigotry and stereotyping to a whole new level, than to create a giant make believe "white supremacy movement" and try to tie the newly elected President to that group.

These are the same people who were upset that people questioned the current President's birth place. Hypocrisy, bedrock, liberalism.

Ultimately this does nothing other than sucker the gullible into believing that our incoming administration  will be nothing more than a bunch of racists and bigots (and it really won't matter who is picked to fill out the cabinet at this point). It will further divide the country between those who want to move forward with our newly elected President and newly elected Congress; and those who want to undercut the results of the election by stirring controversy, playing on emotions, and promoting more hate.

29 comments:

Myballs said...

Nikki Haley nominated by Trump to be next US ambassador to U N.

Gee, how racist of him.

wphamilton said...

I had an out of the box idea for Trump, and it would be a political master stroke if he could pull it off. So I'll just sow the wind here.

Trump should announce that he's considering Barack Obama for the Supreme Court Justice! And seriously follow through if Obama is interested. Just bear with me, there are more vacancies coming up and if he does this he'd have practically a blank check on the others, ensuring a conservative majority. At the same time, this entire narrative is cut off at the knees. You know that he'll gain at least some support from the Obama voters who were let down, and at best uninspired and more likely don't trust the Democratic leaders right now. An potentially gaining an unlikely ally among the liberal side of the Supreme Court.

If you can get by the shock of the idea, the upside is undeniable. The Republicans won't like it, but make it a package deal and they'll go along, because they have to. I know, "package deal" is not how it works but that sort of concern hasn't stopped Trump yet, and there's always room for negotiation.

Commonsense said...

Well WP it is out of the box. I'll give you that.

However, there are a couple of questions.

Do you seriously think a Republican control senate will ever confirm anyone other than a strict constructionist to take Scalia's seat?

The first priority is to return the court to the status quo when Scalia was alive.

Do you think the Republicans would ever trust Trump again if he did nominate a liberal like Barack Obama?

Trump would be dealing with a open rebellion within his own party.

Also the window to get judges confirmed is only 18 months. There is certainly no guarantee that the Republicans will keep their senate majority after 2018.

Honest, decent, truthful Rev. said...

"I don't want to hurt the Clintons, I really don't," Trump told the New York Times. "She went through a lot and suffered greatly in many different ways." Undoubtedly, many of Trump's supporters will be disappointed to see him back down on one of his loudest and most frequently-repeated campaign promises, but they will surely feel better once they see him smash a bottle of the best champagne against the solid concrete of the newly completed border wall. -- Bates

Honest, decent, truthful Rev. said...

This could be very important.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2016/Pres/Maps/Nov23.html#item-2

wphamilton said...

I think that the Republican Senate is so used to being pushed around and led around that they'll follow Trump. He's the great deal maker, so make a deal! They have no guarantee that any of his choices for the Supreme Court will be people they can live with. Nail that down.

Secondly, the Senate is not going to join hands and sing kumbayas while Obama sails through confirmation, with the celebrations of the masses. The Republicans will fight it, it will drag out, and that's all according to plan. Ginsburg and Kennedy are both over 80. Breyer is 78. Don't you suspect that they may be less reluctant to retire with Trump nominating Obama? When they do, the Republicans get what they want. There's no reason to keep the leadership in the dark over that.

Everyone gets what they want. The Democrats get one of their own in the Court, their worst fears ablated. Even the bitter fight is good for the Republicans because it's high profile, standing their ground, defending their principles. Even when they "lose" that fight, the fight itself is a win.

wphamilton said...

Transition is by nature a period of instability. Of course Trump is avoiding any conflict at this time.

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

Obama Soars In The Polls!

President Barack Obama's approval rating has soared to its highest level since his first year in office, according to a new survey released Wednesday, two weeks after the election of Donald Trump.

The CNN poll found that 57% of respondents approved of Obama's job performance. It marked a slight uptick from late October and the highest level of satisfaction in Obama since September 2009, when 58% of the adults who were polled approved.

C.H. Truth said...

Amazing Roger -

So the only Democrat acting decently towards Donald Trump and asking Americans to give him a chance... has seen his approvals go up?

I wonder if there is a lesson in all of this?

Anonymous said...

Roger Amick said...
Obama Soars In The Polls!
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and i'll expect his approval rating to be in the 90's on 01/20/2017.

the worthless piece of shit can't leave us soon enough.

Anonymous said...

If you can get by the shock of the idea, the upside is undeniable.
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wp, i get the strategery of your idea, but the fact is i could not abide rewarding the guy with a lifetime appointment to the USSC after his absolutely disastrous 8 years as president.

liberals fail upward all the time, but the GOP should never be complicit in it.

Anonymous said...

On the surface, the message from the University of Michigan's final reading of consumer sentiment for November is that President-elect Donald Trump will fix what ails the nation — fast.

The consumer expectations index of the survey rose by 8.4 points from October to 85.2 — a one-month gain last exceeded in the December 2011 — a testament to households' optimistic view on the outlook for the U.S. economy and their own pocketbooks.

And 'optimistic' might be an understatement. According to the latest report, in some cases, Americans are the most hopeful they have been in more than a decade. For the first time since 2006, 37 percent of households said they expect their personal finances to improve in 2017. Also hitting decade highs: real income expectations, as wage growth continues to gain strength in a broadening swath of the economy.

It’s not just on the personal finance front either. The index tracking households' expectations for changes in business conditions over the next year rebounded strongly after tumbling in October, with the share calling for an improvement in this area registering its biggest one-month gain last exceeded in 2008.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-23/soaring-consumer-confidence-are-americans-happy-it-s-trump-or-just-happy-it-s-over


americans are ecstatic that the era of 0linsky is almost over. it's no wonder the asshole's approval ratings are up.





wphamilton said...

wp, i get the strategery of your idea, but the fact is i could not abide rewarding the guy with a lifetime appointment to the USSC

Even if it ensured that the next 2 - or even 3 - were 2nd Amendment anti-abortion tax hating judicial activist squashing constitutional literalists, and he'd only ever be writing the minority opinion?

C.H. Truth said...

Well WP - Here's how it would go...

Trump names Obama to the court, then you get a weekend at Bernie's style situation as the left tries to keep Ginsburg and Stephens alive and well for the next several years. I can already see people propping Ginsburg up by stapling her to a hidden two by four under her robe while gluing her eyelids open while listening to arguments.

The only way something like that works, is if you can convince Ginsburg, Stephens, and Kennedy to all step down at the same time, and allow both sides to pick two nominees. The left can have Obama and whoever, while the Right can have Ted Cruz and whoever. I doubt the left "would" agree to that, and there would be no such reason for the right to agree.

Anonymous said...


yes, wp. even if all that were assured plus some.

in fact, i see no reason for trump to attempt to strike a conciliatory chord at all with the left. the GOP needs to start playing by the rules for radicals established by the left. scorched earth, take no prisoners, complete and utter devastation every day at every turn. ignore their phony reaches across the aisle, ignore them entirely and treat them like they don't exist and do not matter. those are the conditions the GOP is forced to live under when the dems are in power.

fuck them. if trump is smart he wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.

wphamilton said...

I don't think he has to negotiate with the Democrats on this, just the Republicans and the 2 or 3 geriatrics. The way I'd play it: the Obama appointment is hung up until 1 or 2 of those guys retire. Game it out from those Justice's point of view, assuming they care. Retire now and Obama gets a chance with the President's support, or try to hold on for 4 years or 8 years, and immediately deal with a mouth-breathing ideologue getting the job, and soon another, and then another ...

It wouldn't be overt, because I wouldn't rob the Republicans of "fighting the good fight" and I wouldn't want it known that I "rigged" the rest of the nominations with them, but they'd all know the score.

Anyhow, I'm hoping this idea winds its way back to the Trump team, considering how closely they watch the blogs and social media ...

wphamilton said...

I think we'd get more Justices quicker my way, and at worst you're trading Obama for Sotomayor, upgrading two or three to strict constructionists. Do it your way and those guys will hold out forever.

wphamilton said...

RRB I understand holding a grudge and a lot of them have it coming, but a government needs an opposition party. If you don't have an opposition keeping you honest, you'll wind up with stale policies, un-vetted harebrained schemes, and no competition of ideas and objectives. Without competition, innovation tends to stagnate.

You also need to keep the opposition's natural constituency engaged in politics, to always have a voice and a vote even if you intend to override them with your own priorities.

Indy Voter said...

The term altrnative right has been around for about a decade. It's used by its members, including Richard Spencer, who named his own publication that back in 2010.

And it is not a center-right movement.

Anonymous said...


well wp, one of the left's relatively prominent and completely delusional pundits disagrees with you:


FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE

Dems Can’t Afford to Say Yes to Trump

The few last times Democrats were in the oppositional spotlight, they were excessively accommodating to Republican presidents. The party can’t risk that now.

Michael Tomasky

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/21/dems-can-t-afford-to-say-yes-to-trump.html

remember the dozen or so amendments the GOP offered up for the ACA? completely dismissed out of hand. no conciliation, no consideration, no nothing.

i just don't think that, after 8 years of obama, we owe democrats ANYTHING, including the time of day.

let them reap what they've sown. since they are economic imbeciles and foreign policy doves, they have nothing to offer anyway.

KD, Jane is a petty little diaper wearer said...

James said...
This could be very important.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2016/Pres/Maps/Nov23.html#item-2

November 23, 2016 at 10:58 AM"


I am sure I am the only one here that bothered to cut and paste your link to read it.

So Jane, I see you are calling for the Electors to over throw the will of WE THE PEOPLE and Select Hillary.

At least your honest in your Hate for the US Constitution and WE THE Deplorables.

KD said...

Jane did you see that the winner of the US Presidential Election was Hillary, no, really she is up by 2 million Votes.

CA
Clinton
7,230,699
Trump
3,841,134

But wait, how can she ONLY have won the Election by Two million as reported on the major Fake News Channels.

She leads, for now , in CA by 3,389,565.

So because she leads in CA which according to the still in the USA HB, even though he said he and his wife would leave IF Trump WON, believes CA should own 199 electoral votes.

wphamilton said...

KD an intriguing idea is just let them have her. Clinton as President of California, with open borders for all of the illegals that Trump deports from the now 49 States of the union. Since the margin in CA is more important than the rest of the USA, and all.

Heck the CA tech companies can export jobs to the USA to their hearts' content and no one will care. Sounds like win-win.

KD, This is Sooo Much Fun said...

I enjoyed reading your OUT OF THE BOX post. TY

There is a movement in CA that takes them out of the Union.

So Hillary would be the logical first President of CA.

Calexit?

Caliphate4vr said...

Happy Thanksgiving! 5am and time to fire up the Big Green Egg to smoke the turkey.

Anonymous said...


happy thanksgiving cali and everyone!

Commonsense said...

Happy Thanksgiving Cali!

Commonsense said...

A question for WP.

If the notorious RBG didn't retired during Obama's administration where her replacement would be guaranteed a liberal, what makes you think she'll retire with Trump as president?

She has made it pretty clear that the only way she'll leave the court is feet first.

wphamilton said...

A question for WP.: what makes you think she'll retire with Trump as president?

That's one of the reasons to dangle Obama or someone like him as bait. She's old, and Trump might be there for another eight years. What if Trump waits her out, isn't that worse for the Court from her perspective than retire now and get Obama?