Thoughts from Matthew Continetti on Trump’s media skills, and his vulnerability to others who share them.
As I noted on twitter, it’s stupid to think that the hush money was a campaign contribution, because for many Trump supporters, the notion that he was shtooping porn stars and playmates was part of the appeal.
This is just nuts. I hope he’ll come back to Twitter.
[Update a few minutes later]
More PC stupidity: The sins of the father shall be visited on the child.
…you have to like men.
It might be enough to just not hate them.
Yes, it was in fact an allegory against all they love.
[Update a couple minutes later]
As Gail Heriot (from whom I got this link) notes, they would never have destroyed that ring; they’d have used it. For our collective good, of course.
Sarah Jeong’s tamed Twitter feed is, intentionally or otherwise, hilarious.
…visits the half of the country that the media hates:
For an entire year, I embedded myself with the other side, standing in pit row at a NASCAR race, hanging out at Tea Party meetings and sitting in on Steve Bannon’s radio show. I found an America far different from the one depicted in the press and imagined by presidents (“cling to guns or religion”) and presidential candidates (“basket of deplorables”) alike.
I spent many Sundays in evangelical churches and hung out with 15,000 evangelical youth at the Urbana conference. I wasn’t sure what to expect among thousands of college-age evangelicals, but I certainly didn’t expect the intense discussion of racial equity and refugee issues — how to help them, not how to keep them out — but that is what I got.
Two issues with the piece: My usual complaint that there is nothing “liberal” about these fascists, and he’s not hard enough on his former colleagues. But it’s a nice start.
Jonathan Last writes that we should hope that there is no tape. Unfortunately, I certainly wouldn’t bet on it.
Is it the future of the Democrats?
I hope so, because if so, it means, finally, the death of this old horrific, racist, and now totalitarian political party.
An interesting candid interview, with bonus knowledgable commentary on the crudeness of Trump.
[Update late afternoon]
Sorry about originally misspelling his name “Gillette.” Guess it’s because I’ve always thought he was a pretty sharp guy.
If you have an hour or so, an interesting discussion between Nick Gillespie and Jonah Goldberg.