GBenton
2 hours ago edited
The right understands the left. The left does not understand the right.

In sparring here with Trump haters for years I have noticed that they do not understand him. Their image of him is a simplistic charicature. In reality, Trump confounds easy categorization. He's got huge self confidence and ego and yet is unafraid to make fun of himself or get roasted. That's why he was able to thrive at the Al Smith dinner and Kamala could not - she cannot tolerate any jokes at her expense because she's so insecure and fake.

Trump is a billionaire who loves the common man and speaks in the language of the common man, including coarse language and jokes - and he's a genuine populist (where Bernie Sanders is not, trust me, he does not like the average American).

Kamala is not built for this contest. Trump is - and the things that some people don't like about his personality is part of why he is able to withstand all the hate and attacks and do things like this anyway.

Even though I make fun of losers like Billy Wallace, the truth is I feel sorry sometimes that they can only wake up and hate this man to the point of obsession. That's their right, of course, but it's still a pathetic way to go through life and warped way to experience this unique moment in American history.

He's the fighter we need to take down their Machine. He's part of the New Right that is willing to reach regular Americans where they live, unlike the Bushes and Cheneys and Romneys who look down at us (though GWB and Jeb! were somewhat better in this aspect).

Vote. Vote. Vote (even in blue districts). Let your voice be heard. Our leaders are NOT above us, they should serve us - and in this case, Trump was serving fries.

BJW#IStandWithTX GBenton
2 hours ago
You make a good point, ike they watched too many episodes of DALLAS and believed it was a documentary.

GBenton BJW#IStandWithTX
an hour ago
They love House of Cards, West Wing, Veep, Madame President, etc.

They think people on the right are the stereotype they hear about on MSNBC. And they stay in their bubble. That's why folks like Scott Jennings on CNN are so disruptive because they're speaking truth to stupid right to their faces.

What the left can't accept is that regardless of their level of intelligence, their ideology is fraudulent and their ideas are childish and quite stupid.

Their cancel culture seals the deal because they do not allow any "heretics" to stray from the narrative, which is why they get so blindsided when the people do not behave as they expect.

Tolly GBenton
an hour ago edited
"They love House of Cards, West Wing, Veep, Madame President, etc."

And this is why they have such a distorted and false understanding of how DC works and what the functions of the different branches of the government. It is their only source.

I noticed that in each of the shows you enumerate, the liberals were always portrayed as benevolent and saint like, and played by somewhat attractive actors, and the conservatives depicted as gruff, unstable, mean-spirited ogres, mostly played by the dorkiest of actors.
I wonder why that most always seemed to be the case.

Actually, I don't.

GBenton Tolly
an hour ago
They see the Republicans as fascists and tyrants and war mongers, religious zealots. And they grew up on Watergate and the fantasy that lefties are the good guys (and the ends justify the means).

They're pretty big fans of Game of Thrones, too.