Great piece. I was caught up in the anti-Trump bias in 2016, but did not support Hillary. And actually stopped supporting Obama after realizing that he was pro-war and not much more than a good orator. Never voted for Biden. I'm actually pro-Kennedy, but your explanation of the situation with Trump rings true. I loathe Biden. The campaign clip that you posted is absurd. Obama cocking his head toward the President as he sputters his way through another teleprompter and Nancy Pelosi trying to keep her plastic smile going. Who falls for that kind of charade??
Even if you dislike Trump, he is the only instrument available to try to dismantle the banana republic that we have become. Or at least buy time for fighting the long war ahead of us. It is the darkest time since 1861 and has the potential to be worse.
The Left and the Deep State control the voting. In a normal world Trump wins hands down. Unfortunately we’re not in a normal world. Trump lost in 2020 and there was no red wave in 2022 because the Dems control the voting system.
Don’t forget that Fetterman was elected in 2022 in PA when he was clearly brain damaged from a stroke. Kari Lake lost in AZ even though her rally’s were full and Katie Hobbs her opponents were not.
In GA you see the full machinery at play. A so called Republican State but it’s the State where they are trying to jail Trump and others on RICO violations. I pray and hope I’m wrong but “they” are running Biden because they know they can’t lose. It clear he’s not running the country.
Obama just met with Rishi Sunak a few days ago? Why? Why is an ex President visiting the Prime Minister of England? Because Joe Biden can’t, he’s not in control. In a normal word Biden would not be the candidate, but the Dems have no bench, people don’t want them but they know they can now win even with an old man with dementia.
Forget the polls, they control the voting machines and the press. Unless there’s a miracle Trump cannot win, and if they win this year, they are going to take the House and Senate. Then you will see the gloves come off. No more pretending. No bullshit about democracy, they will get rid of MAGA by jailing everyone, I mean everyone down to the person who donated $5.00 to the Trump campaign.
They’ll make MAGA illegal like the Germans are doing to the conservative AFD Party. They’ll ban all alternative media sources as disinformation sources like Canada is doing and they will eliminate the First Amendment through the Congress to save “democracy”.
This unfortunately is what’s coming. I’m just a guy, I didn’t attend any Ivy League schools, I have no connections in high places. My only advantage? I escaped a communist country with my parents as a child. I remember the stories they and their friends told. I saw the regret on their faces as they recounted how they missed every red flag that went up, and I’m seeing the same things happen in America.
It’s heart breaking and I’m praying that God willing I’ll be wrong but so far I see nothing to comfort me. We’re barreling down the track at full speed and no one seems to realize this is it.
Ms. Stone has touched upon several things which are absolutely true but has missed some central realities. It is true that many Democrats do not see the problem and toddle along in drill formation as their leaders direct. The Democrat leaders, however, are quite aware of what they are doing and are unrelenting in the assault upon American tradition and the Constitution which allows those traditions to survive and flourish.
In writing about the first Ali-Frazier fight in Life magazine in 1971 Norman Mailer made an observation about the heavyweight champion of the world: The heavyweight champion is either the toughest man in the world or he is not...but there is a very real chance that he is. That's Donald Trump as Ms. Stone is noting. I can't think of anyone else who could possibly have stood up to the daily and unrelenting media and legal barrage that he has. Not only has he withstood it but he maintains a sunniness despite it that is breathtaking. After almost a decade of assault that would have left most of us -- and I absolutely include myself -- gibbering in the corner crying for Mommy he is not only standing but inspiring millions.
He does this despite, as I type, being less than 24 hours from having a real estate Colossus -- the work of a lifetime -- confiscated as restitution for a non-crime in a process which would have made Kafka blush. May God bless and protect Mr. Trump because there are undoubted some Deep State Generals who would prefer to see him dead.
And thank you Ms. Stone for writing so movingly and comprehensively of what is happening.
Joe repeats the “Trump told us all to inject ourselves with bleach, that it was perfectly fine” lie.
It’s such a Joe trademark, he assumes we are all infants with the attention span of a newt. He’ll repeat the same lie over and over and over, presumably assuming that at least one person will fall for it this time.
His contempt for us comes across like the smell of cow manure. It’s nauseating and repulsive. Just like Joe.
Referring to the comments about Trump and foreign policy, Trump stated many years ago that his strategy would be to essentially keep them guessing by never telegraphing what he would do in order to keep the enemy off balance. Foreign diplomats have made comments about his unpredictability. It was his strategy, not an accident, and was very successful.
For example, with North Korea their leader made a comment about military action against the U.S. and Trump said paraphrasing, we will wipe you off the face of the earth. The NK leader didn’t know whether he was bluffing or serious. It led to their summit. What’s Biden do, telegraph everything beforehand. Like one team handing the playbook to the other team before the game started.
There’s a reason Secretary Gates said Biden has been wrong on every major foreign policy decision. His intellectual depth is from the kiddy pool and his understanding of the use of power is non existent.
I was watching Bill Maher yesterday and he and his ilk still do not get it. Biden sucks and he is killing the middle class! I just had to take a second job because after I paid all of my bills, I had $100 left for the month to get groceries and gas. I had to wipe out my meager emergency savings and use my credit cards to stay afloat. The prices of everything has gone up, my property taxes and insurance keeps increasing and meanwhile I see the elitist Dem party smugly dismiss anyone who says the economy is bad.
I think ultimately people are feeling like they have no say in how to run their own country, and that's what the problem stems from. The Democrats want the administrative state and unelected supposed 'experts' to run the country, with little to no oversight from the electorate. That's what 'democracy' means to them. Which is not close to what democracy actually means.
It is actually quite amazing that despite the 24/7 gaslighting from the MSM, Trump is polling as well as he is. It shows how irrelevant most of the media has become to ordinary Americans who now get most of their news from other sources.
In normal times with something resembling free and fair elections, Trump would win in a landslide. The issues the Biden administration are emphasizing --phasing out gas powered cars, allowing unlimited illegal immigration, and sending billions of dollars to Ukraine -- are completely out of touch with what Americans actually want.
But these are not normal times. And our "representatives" in Congress (with a handful of notable exceptions) seem fully on board with the insane Biden agenda. There seems to be a plan among anti-Trump Republicans to hand over control of the House before the November elections. The elite that control our government will do absolutely everything in their power to stop Trump and thwart the will of the people.
I have no confidence that the coming elections will be close to free or fair and Trump will have to have a massive lead to prevail. And if he does win, the sabotage against his administration will begin immediately. People need to be aware that we are in very dark times and they need to prepare to take care of themselves, their families and their friends and neighbors.
I used to laugh at those who talked about a globalist conspiracy to fundamentally change how we live. I'm not laughing now.
My first taste of the real Joe Biden was his racially divisive inauguration speech, and next was the Afghanistan debacle, which he still claims was a huge success (while openly denying that any generals advised him not to do it that way). Next was Antony Blinken inviting the UN to do a 'racial audit' of the US. Not sure what the results of that 'audit' were, but I doubt it was done without Biden's encouragement. I've never turned back. The thought of another four years of this administration is absolutely chilling.
I have always felt a President’s main job is to project confidence and strength; the finer details not so much. So much of the economy depends on expectations. The President has to believe in his or her heart that America is the best country in the world and has to project that confidence always.
Great piece. I was caught up in the anti-Trump bias in 2016, but did not support Hillary. And actually stopped supporting Obama after realizing that he was pro-war and not much more than a good orator. Never voted for Biden. I'm actually pro-Kennedy, but your explanation of the situation with Trump rings true. I loathe Biden. The campaign clip that you posted is absurd. Obama cocking his head toward the President as he sputters his way through another teleprompter and Nancy Pelosi trying to keep her plastic smile going. Who falls for that kind of charade??
Even if you dislike Trump, he is the only instrument available to try to dismantle the banana republic that we have become. Or at least buy time for fighting the long war ahead of us. It is the darkest time since 1861 and has the potential to be worse.
The Left and the Deep State control the voting. In a normal world Trump wins hands down. Unfortunately we’re not in a normal world. Trump lost in 2020 and there was no red wave in 2022 because the Dems control the voting system.
Don’t forget that Fetterman was elected in 2022 in PA when he was clearly brain damaged from a stroke. Kari Lake lost in AZ even though her rally’s were full and Katie Hobbs her opponents were not.
In GA you see the full machinery at play. A so called Republican State but it’s the State where they are trying to jail Trump and others on RICO violations. I pray and hope I’m wrong but “they” are running Biden because they know they can’t lose. It clear he’s not running the country.
Obama just met with Rishi Sunak a few days ago? Why? Why is an ex President visiting the Prime Minister of England? Because Joe Biden can’t, he’s not in control. In a normal word Biden would not be the candidate, but the Dems have no bench, people don’t want them but they know they can now win even with an old man with dementia.
Forget the polls, they control the voting machines and the press. Unless there’s a miracle Trump cannot win, and if they win this year, they are going to take the House and Senate. Then you will see the gloves come off. No more pretending. No bullshit about democracy, they will get rid of MAGA by jailing everyone, I mean everyone down to the person who donated $5.00 to the Trump campaign.
They’ll make MAGA illegal like the Germans are doing to the conservative AFD Party. They’ll ban all alternative media sources as disinformation sources like Canada is doing and they will eliminate the First Amendment through the Congress to save “democracy”.
This unfortunately is what’s coming. I’m just a guy, I didn’t attend any Ivy League schools, I have no connections in high places. My only advantage? I escaped a communist country with my parents as a child. I remember the stories they and their friends told. I saw the regret on their faces as they recounted how they missed every red flag that went up, and I’m seeing the same things happen in America.
It’s heart breaking and I’m praying that God willing I’ll be wrong but so far I see nothing to comfort me. We’re barreling down the track at full speed and no one seems to realize this is it.
Excellent commentary. Keep telling it like it is. People love to hear it.
The version of Trump the media sells is as an angry, evil, frothing tyrant. That’s why so many of them call him “authoritarian” and “Hitler-esque.”
The problem for the nation’s socialist ‘Democratic’ authoritarian party is that the people see through the projection.
They realize the people that want to censor them, grab their guns, and take their property are on the fringe, fascist far-left.
They are angry, evil, frothing tyrants, the authoritarians and “Hitler-esque,” and they are being rejected by the people.
Ms. Stone has touched upon several things which are absolutely true but has missed some central realities. It is true that many Democrats do not see the problem and toddle along in drill formation as their leaders direct. The Democrat leaders, however, are quite aware of what they are doing and are unrelenting in the assault upon American tradition and the Constitution which allows those traditions to survive and flourish.
In writing about the first Ali-Frazier fight in Life magazine in 1971 Norman Mailer made an observation about the heavyweight champion of the world: The heavyweight champion is either the toughest man in the world or he is not...but there is a very real chance that he is. That's Donald Trump as Ms. Stone is noting. I can't think of anyone else who could possibly have stood up to the daily and unrelenting media and legal barrage that he has. Not only has he withstood it but he maintains a sunniness despite it that is breathtaking. After almost a decade of assault that would have left most of us -- and I absolutely include myself -- gibbering in the corner crying for Mommy he is not only standing but inspiring millions.
He does this despite, as I type, being less than 24 hours from having a real estate Colossus -- the work of a lifetime -- confiscated as restitution for a non-crime in a process which would have made Kafka blush. May God bless and protect Mr. Trump because there are undoubted some Deep State Generals who would prefer to see him dead.
And thank you Ms. Stone for writing so movingly and comprehensively of what is happening.
Is it just my imagination or did I just listen to a 9-minute speech by Robert F. Kennedy with the theme Make America Great Again?
OMG that clip with Joe and O and Kamala.
Joe repeats the “Trump told us all to inject ourselves with bleach, that it was perfectly fine” lie.
It’s such a Joe trademark, he assumes we are all infants with the attention span of a newt. He’ll repeat the same lie over and over and over, presumably assuming that at least one person will fall for it this time.
His contempt for us comes across like the smell of cow manure. It’s nauseating and repulsive. Just like Joe.
Referring to the comments about Trump and foreign policy, Trump stated many years ago that his strategy would be to essentially keep them guessing by never telegraphing what he would do in order to keep the enemy off balance. Foreign diplomats have made comments about his unpredictability. It was his strategy, not an accident, and was very successful.
For example, with North Korea their leader made a comment about military action against the U.S. and Trump said paraphrasing, we will wipe you off the face of the earth. The NK leader didn’t know whether he was bluffing or serious. It led to their summit. What’s Biden do, telegraph everything beforehand. Like one team handing the playbook to the other team before the game started.
There’s a reason Secretary Gates said Biden has been wrong on every major foreign policy decision. His intellectual depth is from the kiddy pool and his understanding of the use of power is non existent.
I was watching Bill Maher yesterday and he and his ilk still do not get it. Biden sucks and he is killing the middle class! I just had to take a second job because after I paid all of my bills, I had $100 left for the month to get groceries and gas. I had to wipe out my meager emergency savings and use my credit cards to stay afloat. The prices of everything has gone up, my property taxes and insurance keeps increasing and meanwhile I see the elitist Dem party smugly dismiss anyone who says the economy is bad.
I think ultimately people are feeling like they have no say in how to run their own country, and that's what the problem stems from. The Democrats want the administrative state and unelected supposed 'experts' to run the country, with little to no oversight from the electorate. That's what 'democracy' means to them. Which is not close to what democracy actually means.
Funny that RFK Jr articulates MAGA in that nostalgic ad. He and Trump would make a powerfull duo.
What are some Democrat lies that they just keep throwing out there no matter how many times they are clearly disproven?
“He told us all to run out and inject ourselves with bleach!”
“Fine People on both sides”
“51 different FBI agents agree Hunter is innocent”
“I created 17 million jobs”
“I created an economic recovery!”
“Bloodbath!!”
“Insurrection!!!”
He makes Slick Willy look like an honest man by comparison.
It is actually quite amazing that despite the 24/7 gaslighting from the MSM, Trump is polling as well as he is. It shows how irrelevant most of the media has become to ordinary Americans who now get most of their news from other sources.
In normal times with something resembling free and fair elections, Trump would win in a landslide. The issues the Biden administration are emphasizing --phasing out gas powered cars, allowing unlimited illegal immigration, and sending billions of dollars to Ukraine -- are completely out of touch with what Americans actually want.
But these are not normal times. And our "representatives" in Congress (with a handful of notable exceptions) seem fully on board with the insane Biden agenda. There seems to be a plan among anti-Trump Republicans to hand over control of the House before the November elections. The elite that control our government will do absolutely everything in their power to stop Trump and thwart the will of the people.
I have no confidence that the coming elections will be close to free or fair and Trump will have to have a massive lead to prevail. And if he does win, the sabotage against his administration will begin immediately. People need to be aware that we are in very dark times and they need to prepare to take care of themselves, their families and their friends and neighbors.
I used to laugh at those who talked about a globalist conspiracy to fundamentally change how we live. I'm not laughing now.
My first taste of the real Joe Biden was his racially divisive inauguration speech, and next was the Afghanistan debacle, which he still claims was a huge success (while openly denying that any generals advised him not to do it that way). Next was Antony Blinken inviting the UN to do a 'racial audit' of the US. Not sure what the results of that 'audit' were, but I doubt it was done without Biden's encouragement. I've never turned back. The thought of another four years of this administration is absolutely chilling.
I have always felt a President’s main job is to project confidence and strength; the finer details not so much. So much of the economy depends on expectations. The President has to believe in his or her heart that America is the best country in the world and has to project that confidence always.