When I look back at my own life and see how my perspectives have evolved (not just politically, but in lots of areas), I know that everyone can, and should, change as they get older and have more life experiences. Therefore, I am also giving Trump’s picks the benefit of the doubt… for now. I reserve the right to have a poor opinion of their performance once in office, though. We’ll see what they do.
This should ALWAYS be Our Policy as Americans...Never Trust and Continually Verify.
These people operate at a different level and scale than a typical voter...we must be watchful and wary of Every Single One of them and Loudly take them to task when needed but also have their back when they are unjustly targeted by Leftists and Media Muckrakers.
I preach this same idea to my local Rep Party...we must ACTIVELY support in every way good candidates (if available) but even then let them know we are THE Lobbying group for the voters who put them in position. The Precinct Committee (based on local Caucus/Assembly participation) holds THIS power FAR more than the Executive Committee even and we NEED to wield it.
Good points. I hesitate to stretch this analogy, but maybe Bessent’s “association” with Soros has elements of Gov Abbot’s “association” with the WEF and Christ’s “association” with satan. Knowing your enemy is a strength. I have a problem with Bessent making money for Soros, but he was hired to manage money, presumably not to strictly employ or promote the Soros ethos. Surely, he can do one without the other.
I’m loath to disagree with Elon, but I seriously doubt Soros hired Bessent to bankrupt Soros. The diversity of Trump’s nominees reflects compartmentalized expertise (immune to bafflement, I hope). If Bessent has a Soros bent toward abusing consumers, Trump’s broader policies should keep him in check. Without more specifically incriminating evidence against the man, I’ll take a wait-and-see approach.
Yes! Also, I think it’s really depressing and self-defeating to just be fighting boogeymen that haven’t even done anything yet. Let Trump have his picks, give them a chance to show us what they can do with his agenda.
Heck, I was a registered Democrat until a few years ago & I guess I wouldn't trust me either. But I still worked hard on the Recall Newsom campaign here in CA in 2020 & the RFK Jr. for President over the last year & a half. Some of us are late to the party.
NewScum... I bailed on Colorado Dem Party in 1992, Not Republican til 1995 and not because they're so great that's for sure...just less competent of 2 Evils i suppose. And proven out that Dems are the More EVIL group and worldview without any doubt...a Benevolent and manipulative conniving and convincing Evil from top to bottom in my State. They are elitist, disingenuous, power mad, greedy, liars and anti-christers who delve in every form of lie, perversion, fraud and corruption on behalf of the moronic masses. Not that i blame them, they aspire to Fundamentally Transform ALL of society from the womb to the tomb.
One of the lessons my Dad taught me when I was a child that there are two parallel trains going down the track towards a cliff, and one is going 40 mph (the Republican train) and one is going at 140 mph (the Demoncrat train). It is better to be on the one going 40 mph because at least we would have a chance to slow it down, possibly change course or as a last resort, jump off and survive. I have been a constitutional conversative Republican my entire life.
But that doesn't mean that I haven't grown in my understanding of the rot on the inside (RINOs, globalists, forever war lunatics like the Cheney's, Bushes, Romney's, McConnell's, et. al.). Thank God for Ron Paul, Rand Paul, and now President Trump and his team of warriors. For the DOGE, I pray that they look at the Constitution and then at a program or agency and ask the question: Does the Constitution authorize it? and if not, just get rid of it. 50 to 75% would be gone.
Surgeon General is a figurehead position, it has no real power. Look instead at those with actual authority in the new cabinet, RFK Jr (HHS), Makarty (FDA), and Weldon (CDC). All three of these guys are hated by pharma and the medical establishment.
You guys need to give Trump some credit, just perhaps he's smarter than you.
The new *figurehead* Surgeon General was likely nominated for three reasons:
1) She's pretty hot and very easy on the eyes (important)
2) She has a television background and understands the medium
3) For whatever reason (that we have zero insight into) Trump thinks she'll stay on the reservation.
He put bulldogs hated by all the right people into the power positions. He put a hot babe into the figurehead position that the public sees. The guy isn't insanely rich, living in a mansion with gold plated toilets, and surrounded by beautiful women due to luck. He's actually a smart guy and has done far more with his life than *any* of the constant complainers on here.
I think the uniparty, and never trumpers are already hard at work trying to undercut him before he even gets started. I'd say fuck them all, only I told a woman on here who had chastised me previously for using the "F", I'd try to do better, so I will just say "F" them all instead.
That's a strong argument, Jeff C. In Trump World, policy and promotion are two different animals. Trump's SG just might be mindless enough to promote whatever she's told to promote, talented and attractive enough to sell it well.
How many times did Trump go bankrupt? He's not a genius like so many here want to believe. He got rolled by the permanent state last time. He still brags about the bioweapon. But we are bad for pointing this out. We should ignore these glaring problems because you think he is amazing.....if everyone thought like you, nobody would be pushing him to do better. That is a problem.
Is it possible you might have filed for bankruptcy once or twice making profoundly big decisions. Not everything goes picture perfect, sometimes you make a decision which doesn't work. Bankruptcy is a law which is used everywhere by businesses of all sizes - and if they didn't it was probably because they were cheating or using yours and my taxpayers dollars as their "capital" while giving kickbacks to the scum in DC. You live and you learn. Look at the portfolio the man has put together. Banks are at his beckon call. Regarding the bullshit case in NYC, Deutsch Bank said he did NOTHING wrong and they'd gladly do business with him again as he paid off his debt on time and made them a lot of money. I love all the people who live in glass houses throwing rocks. Throw rocks at the outgoing criminals who have willfully and intentionally caused disaster after disaster for not only the USA but the world. Trump is going to do great things for the country and he is picking people, who may have some warts from their past, which they too have learned from.... just like Trump, you, and me.
So many people believe that if you’re financially wealthy, somehow you’re smarter and better than everyone else. Some philosophers would disagree. However, one must give him credit for his accomplishments. He may have gone bankrupt, but he recently raised 500 million dollars. That’s no easy accomplishment.
Trump is a flawed, egotistical person that married a woman young enough to be his daughter. She must shudder at the thought of his touch when night comes.
Trump will never admit that the shots are deadly or have harmed many. He wants people around him that support his point of view. I don’t see his Surgeon General as a “hot babe.” I see her as someone that shared Trump’s opinion about the shots.
I think Trump will do many good things as president, but I don’t see him as a demigod. He’s wonderful at manipulating people. He’s like a pied piper.
I think she could leave in a heart beat if she wanted to, she is a beautiful, successful woman on her own. She could probably have anyone she wants (I volunteer), yet she stays happily with DJT. He has grown a family who loves him and an immensely successful business from the bottom up. And now he wants to give back to the country which enabled him to do so well. Let him do his work and be glad he is doing it for you and for me, and for all of us.
Of course she could leave him, but she doesn’t want to give up the lifestyle that Trump, an obese man old enough to be her father, can give her 🤣😂🤣
You don’t know if their marriage is a happy one. But I’m pretty sure since she is slender and beautiful, Trump’s touch on her body isn’t something she truly enjoys. It’s only natural that she would want someone more youthful and physically fit. However, they don’t have the financial wherewithal that he has.
Or perhaps she is not the gold digger and superficial person you appear to be. You make a ton of assumptions and accusations w/o providing verifiable facts. She has her own wealth and could also divorce and get a nice settlement, but hasn't done any of it.
🤣😂🤣 If you think a woman wants to sleep with a fat, unattractive man old enough to be her father then you are delusional. You probably have a very young girlfriend. 🤣😂🤣
Also, I never said Melania was superficial. She probably is compatible with Trump in many other ways. Melania also just wanted an ultra-luxury lifestyle. I see nothing wrong with that. Many pretty Asian women married American military men to escape poverty. I don’t see anything wrong with that and know some are genuinely nice women. However, their husbands are generally unattractive
Tiger’s interracial relationship with Elin was different. They were both around the same age, attractive and both were physically fit. Trump has also cheated on all of his wives. So your argument falls flat.
I’m glad Trump won. However, so many (including you) have romanticized Trump. I look at him through a pragmatic lens. Because of Trump, millions of people have died or become permanently disabled. The survivors will never hear an apology from Trump.
I didn't say Melania was superficial, I said you are Sarah.
Thank you for admitting that Elin didn't care that woods had it all and still dumped him.
When did Trump cheat on Melania? Be careful, do your research.
You want to think I have romanticized Trump but again you are making an assumption without having facts or a clue. Trump is on a mission for the American people and people like you who want to try and take him down because of your own inadequacies and jealousy just need to shush and let him do his work. He was doing great things for the country in his first term, before they ended his first term with a coup d'etat and he will do even greater things in his second term.
A woman in love, who is truly loved/adored by her man is wonderfully capable of returning love in so many ways. You seem to not understand that, how many times have you been divorced?
One other thing to share with you. An example. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordgren. Tiger, young, handsome, worth a billion dollars easy. #1 golfer in the world. Elin, stunning gorgeous and actually loved Tiger. But Tiger couldn't keep his schlong in his pants and Elin said see ya and took about .3 billion with her. Had it all except the loving devoted man she wanted, and deserved. I'm sure you can make the comparison to DJT and Melania without me spelling it out. The great thing about women not born in nor socialized in the United States - having lived abroad in many countries for a good part of my adult life, I can speak with some knowledge - is they still believe in more than just fleeting looks and so-so sex (instead of lovemaking) and moving on to the next loser and the next loser, etc, or becoming "white supremacist lefty lesbians" with two last names and a Post Hole Digger (PHD) on grooming/trans'ing 2 yr old kids from Academia.
You’ve got Donald Trump derangement syndrome bad. 🤣😂🤣 Call me any names you like, but do your research. You know me not. I’m not preventing him from doing anything with my little comments.
As I said, your Tiger argument falls flat. They are different people and couples with different life experiences. One cannot compare the two. Many women stay in abusive relationships. Does that mean Melania is in an abusive relationship? All it means is different couples stay together for different reasons.
Anyhow,I’m done talking to you. See reason below:
Fable: DON'T ARGUE WITH “DONKEYS”
The donkey said to the tiger: - "The grass is blue".
The tiger replied: - "No, the grass is green."
The discussion heated up, and the two decided to submit to arbitration, and for this they went before the lion, the King of the Jungle.
Already before reaching the forest clearing, where the lion was sitting on his throne, the donkey began to shout:
- "His Highness, is it true that the grass is blue?".
The lion replied: - "True, the grass is blue."
The donkey hurried and continued: - "The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts and annoys me, please punish him."
The king then declared: - "The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence."
The donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way, content and repeating: - "The Grass Is Blue"
The tiger accepted his punishment, but sentencing before he asked the lion: - "Your Majesty, why have you punished me?, after all, the grass is green."
The lion replied: - "In fact, the grass is green."
The tiger asked: - "So why are you punishing me?".
The lion replied: - "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green.
The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave and intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey, and on top of that come and bother me with that question."
The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don't make sense...
There are people who, no matter how much evidence and evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.
When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and quiet are worth more. ❤️
Your "little comments" lack merit, so they get called out.
re: As I said, your Tiger argument falls flat. They are different people and couples with different life experiences. One cannot compare the two. Many women stay in abusive relationships. Does that mean Melania is in an abusive relationship? All it means is different couples stay together for different reasons.
Strawman full of bovine excrement. Tiger's couple didn't stay together, Melania's has and is still today strong and together.
Jealousy doesn't serve you well, makes you blinded to reality.
There are plenty of positive things about Trump. I just get annoyed when people act like he is some genius and built all of his own wealth. He inherited wealth, which enabled him to build it. Building a business is much easier when you already have capital. In fact, its nearly impossible to do if you don't, especially these days....
By the same token though, just because you inherit wealth doesn’t mean you keep it. There are many stories of people who squandered what they inherited with foolish extravagant spending and poor management of that inherited wealth.
She's terrible. We can't win them all. But I'm mainly referring to the general trends that these people do change over time. Is the Treasury Secretary pick that Jeff mentioned going to be a dud? Who knows.
It's easy to doom post so I'm trying to avoid that...
The war isn’t over, just getting started. I say we pray hard and frequently for God to work in this process of personnel selection, that Trump become aware of any traitors and poor selections (and dismiss or walk them back) sooner rather than later, and that any nefarious individuals or plots be fully exposed and dealt with. I pray a lot for Trump’s safety, wisdom, and integrity.
Good take. I'm with Jeff on this one - we need to give it time to play out. And of course we cannot win them all. It's politics and it's life. The other side has people and money, too. They have cards to play and they play them (Gaetz, eg).
These people being selected also don't have to change. They just have to do their jobs or be fired. Most of them are just figurehead politicians who will say/do what they are told or bend whichever way the wind blows. Most in politics are not principled people.
The ultimate goal is to convince others to join your side in order to create a more lasting political realignment. To win people over. Which means selecting some people the other side will find palatable to deliver your message and enact your policies (e.g., this SG pick everyone - except apparently RFK - hates). See also: RFK Jr. Not exactly a conservative's ideal partner. You can't effectively persuade the whole of the country with a small group of people that nearly half the country dislikes and distrusts.
FWIW, it looks to me like they are prioritizing some fights over others, which is going to upset many on our side. The regulatory, budget, and economic issues are clearly their top priority. Which probably makes sense b/c that is pretty dire. We have dozens of Ponzi schemes about to blow up due to demographic issues. And regulations are strangling our small and mid-size businesses. The medical freedom stuff will take more time to undo, as it's been 100 years in the making and well over half the country are fully propagandized. And the thing I personally want to most see happen - dismantling the CIA/FBI - probably isn't going to happen in Trump's term. Just reality.
RU - I especially like your last paragraph. The bloated corrupt bureaucracy has been expanding for decades, and cannot be taken down in one year. Like you mentioned, the medical establishment is deeply entrenched, and backed by propaganda and Big Pharma. But taking decisive actions will begin a process that cannot be stopped. And there really needs to be a chainsaw taken to the FBI and CIA asap.
If the economy is humming everything works better and if we get tax breaks we have more to spend. if the cost of energy goes down the price of EVERYTHING IS CHEAPER.
So all good. "Its the economy, stupid!"
CIA/FBI/"INTEL COMMUNITY" IS NOT going to get dismantled but can get seriously reformed and a lot of people held accountable.
Trump sees it all and has the where with all and incentive - after what they've done to him, his family, associates - to take them down. And with Matt Gaetz as special prosecutor, there's going to be a lot of taking down happening, its a target rich environment.
People may change over time. But does their level of intelligence change? I don't see how anyone who wasn't either evil or downright stupid could have ever thought the jabs were a good idea except possibly for those at the highest levels of vulnerability to COVID. So, that includes the SG pick, and by that standard, Trump himself, much as I hate to say it. It was all blazing red flags all over the place. We were old enough to qualify for the first round, but OF COURSE never remotely considered getting jabbed. Turns out they did more harm than good for every demographic, even the old and sick. I only have faith in those who saw through it from the beginning. Anyone who didn't is sorely lacking.
Bluster and arrogance not as good, agreed. But they're pretty powerful, given the human attraction to "strong", "leadership" qualities. Intelligence and insightfulness don't sell nearly as well to most.
Conservatives often make fun of leftists for living outside reality. Are conservatives much better when they refuse to acknowledge Trump just saying the jabs saved hundreds of millions of lives? And he said that after winning the election. I'm overjoyed he won, and have more hope than in a long time. But I'm not seeing how these picks run counter to his own ideology. His picks are mostly very good though, hopefully squishy Republicans will be afraid to buck him and vote them down.
I lean your way, SteelJ, but if politics required saints, we’d have been toast long before the Constitutional Convention. We don’t need guard dogs to repent, and doing so would only make Trump look weak to our enemies. If he’ll stay on mission, I’ll live with his character flaws.
He may not want to come right out with self-flagellation for his enormous, epic fail on his COVID response. I can see the argument for that. But he doesn't have to say his precious jabs saved hundreds of millions of lives. That is over-the-top disgusting. I'm very glad he won, of course. And as I said, more hopeful than in many years. But there is something fundamentally very wrong with this man that troubles me, to be able to say things like that. You may remember it was earlier THIS YEAR he touted the jabs as his greatest achievement. That's no indication that he gets it, seems he definitely does NOT get it.
Fundamentally very wrong is right. Hard to imagine any political or practical benefit of bragging about being top dog when all hell broke loose. I think they set him up then and will use it against him later. He should shut up about it and focus on what can be unburdened by what has been.
He's still the Miracle Vaxx president in his own mind i guess...if only one close family member of his had an Adverse Reaction (lord forbid) he may have a genuine awakening as to how they played him as the Pandemic Patsy President
Because - politics. Even Trump has to engage in the game somewhat. We all know he will not hesitate to fire anyone who disappoints him or is not loyal.
I wonder if DT didn't offer up some powerless posts that lack authority to gain support in other ways. Surgeon General has no authority at all. Possibly the same with Labor dept pick - DT got support from some big labor groups. He has the power to fire these folks if they buck his agenda.
All good pointes, and many of us have learned there is more to Trump's picks than we can see at first glance. Remember, Trump is a genius and a chess player. The nomination of Matt Gaetz is now referred to as the Gaetz Gambit. It was a calculated move that produced the desired results.
my wife is WAY bigger Trump supporter than I've EVER Been. She's a lifelong Dem and i switched in 1995 after the Gingrich Revolution to restrain the Evil Dem. Clinton-Machine of the day
I agree, people change. Even though I have always been on the conservative side, I still cringe when I think of how I supported the Bushes. They are monstrous swamp creatures. And, there are other times I joined up with the wrong side on things. Like gun control...I have young kids and there was a time I was very terrified about school shootings. I have since evolved my thinking and realized that an unarmed populace is much more dangerous than the very rare mad man situation we all fear. But there was a time when my thinking was wrong on this, is my point. I do think people can change, and should be allowed to change. It's a necessary part of ensuring we all get to the right place eventually.
Yes, people can change. And I still see it as Dream Team - Tulsi, RFK Jr, Elon, Vivek, and possibly Kash at FBI. Who would have imagined these picks a year ago? Not me. I'm extremely hopeful and elated. I didn't even really expect Trump to seriously attempt to do what he's about to do, but he's not messing around this time. I can't wait :) If Rubio does the neocon thing, Trump can fire him. If any of these cabinet picks get out of line, Trump will fire them. I suspect that will be JD's role - making sure all of these Agency/Dept heads do what they are supposed to. #winning
By the way, the pick I was most disappointed in is the Labor Secretary. That's the main confirmation hearing I want to watch. But then again support for unions keeps driving businesses and manufacturing to my neck of the woods. There is always a bright side. A Republican congress will never go for things like the Pro Act. And they've tried to unionize the Amazon dist center 20 miles away from me about 3 times, and we keep voting it down.
And the eyeballs on Trump's sketchy picks with be in the millions. They know they'll be watched and scrutinized, like a fish in a bowl. The very best kind of accountability.
Consider the alternative, nut case climate fanatic and general douche bag, "Inventor of the Internet" al gore. They are why Im no longer a Republican.... now I'm just a dyed in the wool, Christian Constitutional Conservative.
The last 12 years has been a wake up call for many people. Then from 2020 onward, with the pLandemic and stolen elections, many people said enough is enough.
I don't think Trump is democrat or republican - even though he used the Republican party as a sort of launch platform - its why the uniparty hates him. I think he is 100% Make America Great Again and is picking people who know, like Santa, who has been naughty and nice. People who will help him get to the core of the problem and destroy it root and branch. I like that. I don't categorize myself as Democrat or Republican. I am a Christian Constitutional Conservative and align myself with others like me or closest to like me.
My thought is a LOT of people will have some or major fundamental change since 2016. Some will be milder, others dramatic. Some will disguise it, others champion it.
But make no mistake, the COVID tyranny and subsequent medical catastrophes are poking holes in unconscious mental narratives all the time, and people are changing even if we can't see it from a distance.
Much depends on level of mental block to change. Hard to know what political appointees really believe if you cannot see first-hand evidence of what they actually do.
We'll know soon enough. If some are "bad," Trump needs to move swiftly to correct.
The difference between success and failure is often how quickly one recognizes and corrects mistakes. Trump should be far faster this time around to course correct. Or else...
Another one... People have tried to make a big deal that Scott Bessent worked for George Soros... I just read that he interned with Jim Rogers when he was in college. Jim Rogers is a big time Austrian Economics supporter. That's a really good connection to have.
On these sketchy Trump picks... I have patience.
People can change.
Here's Pam Bondi campaigning at a !Jeb! rally in 2016.
https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1859809282478559567
Of course JD Vance was also a never-Trumper.
Also Trump supported Hiltery in 2008.
Elon, Tulsi, RFK Jr, even Trump were Dems at one point...
When I look back at my own life and see how my perspectives have evolved (not just politically, but in lots of areas), I know that everyone can, and should, change as they get older and have more life experiences. Therefore, I am also giving Trump’s picks the benefit of the doubt… for now. I reserve the right to have a poor opinion of their performance once in office, though. We’ll see what they do.
This should ALWAYS be Our Policy as Americans...Never Trust and Continually Verify.
These people operate at a different level and scale than a typical voter...we must be watchful and wary of Every Single One of them and Loudly take them to task when needed but also have their back when they are unjustly targeted by Leftists and Media Muckrakers.
I preach this same idea to my local Rep Party...we must ACTIVELY support in every way good candidates (if available) but even then let them know we are THE Lobbying group for the voters who put them in position. The Precinct Committee (based on local Caucus/Assembly participation) holds THIS power FAR more than the Executive Committee even and we NEED to wield it.
100% on target. It was one of Reagan's best lessons that can be applied to ALL aspects of life, especially with these picks.
Agreed
I hope he will fire anyone who is a problem!
Good points. I hesitate to stretch this analogy, but maybe Bessent’s “association” with Soros has elements of Gov Abbot’s “association” with the WEF and Christ’s “association” with satan. Knowing your enemy is a strength. I have a problem with Bessent making money for Soros, but he was hired to manage money, presumably not to strictly employ or promote the Soros ethos. Surely, he can do one without the other.
I’m loath to disagree with Elon, but I seriously doubt Soros hired Bessent to bankrupt Soros. The diversity of Trump’s nominees reflects compartmentalized expertise (immune to bafflement, I hope). If Bessent has a Soros bent toward abusing consumers, Trump’s broader policies should keep him in check. Without more specifically incriminating evidence against the man, I’ll take a wait-and-see approach.
Yes! Also, I think it’s really depressing and self-defeating to just be fighting boogeymen that haven’t even done anything yet. Let Trump have his picks, give them a chance to show us what they can do with his agenda.
I agree! Not to mention it’s a waste of energy!
Exactly. And it even says in the Bible not to borrow tomorrow’s problems today.
Amen to that!
Heck, I was a registered Democrat until a few years ago & I guess I wouldn't trust me either. But I still worked hard on the Recall Newsom campaign here in CA in 2020 & the RFK Jr. for President over the last year & a half. Some of us are late to the party.
Welcome aboard!
Thank you for your valuable service to rid us of Gruesome Newsom, and to elevate RFK Jr. We need millions more like you. ✌️🤎🇺🇸
Millions. and God forbid a Kamala governor!
NewScum... I bailed on Colorado Dem Party in 1992, Not Republican til 1995 and not because they're so great that's for sure...just less competent of 2 Evils i suppose. And proven out that Dems are the More EVIL group and worldview without any doubt...a Benevolent and manipulative conniving and convincing Evil from top to bottom in my State. They are elitist, disingenuous, power mad, greedy, liars and anti-christers who delve in every form of lie, perversion, fraud and corruption on behalf of the moronic masses. Not that i blame them, they aspire to Fundamentally Transform ALL of society from the womb to the tomb.
One of the lessons my Dad taught me when I was a child that there are two parallel trains going down the track towards a cliff, and one is going 40 mph (the Republican train) and one is going at 140 mph (the Demoncrat train). It is better to be on the one going 40 mph because at least we would have a chance to slow it down, possibly change course or as a last resort, jump off and survive. I have been a constitutional conversative Republican my entire life.
But that doesn't mean that I haven't grown in my understanding of the rot on the inside (RINOs, globalists, forever war lunatics like the Cheney's, Bushes, Romney's, McConnell's, et. al.). Thank God for Ron Paul, Rand Paul, and now President Trump and his team of warriors. For the DOGE, I pray that they look at the Constitution and then at a program or agency and ask the question: Does the Constitution authorize it? and if not, just get rid of it. 50 to 75% would be gone.
Gary - I agree.
Welcome aboard Doug!!
LOL. welcome
to the party. And Ca friend. 🥳
Trump's surgeon general supported covid vaccines, masks, and lockdowns. She's even in one of those cringe inducing videos with dancing nurses.
Surgeon General is a figurehead position, it has no real power. Look instead at those with actual authority in the new cabinet, RFK Jr (HHS), Makarty (FDA), and Weldon (CDC). All three of these guys are hated by pharma and the medical establishment.
You guys need to give Trump some credit, just perhaps he's smarter than you.
The new *figurehead* Surgeon General was likely nominated for three reasons:
1) She's pretty hot and very easy on the eyes (important)
2) She has a television background and understands the medium
3) For whatever reason (that we have zero insight into) Trump thinks she'll stay on the reservation.
He put bulldogs hated by all the right people into the power positions. He put a hot babe into the figurehead position that the public sees. The guy isn't insanely rich, living in a mansion with gold plated toilets, and surrounded by beautiful women due to luck. He's actually a smart guy and has done far more with his life than *any* of the constant complainers on here.
Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes.... did I say Yes!
I think the uniparty, and never trumpers are already hard at work trying to undercut him before he even gets started. I'd say fuck them all, only I told a woman on here who had chastised me previously for using the "F", I'd try to do better, so I will just say "F" them all instead.
That's a strong argument, Jeff C. In Trump World, policy and promotion are two different animals. Trump's SG just might be mindless enough to promote whatever she's told to promote, talented and attractive enough to sell it well.
How many times did Trump go bankrupt? He's not a genius like so many here want to believe. He got rolled by the permanent state last time. He still brags about the bioweapon. But we are bad for pointing this out. We should ignore these glaring problems because you think he is amazing.....if everyone thought like you, nobody would be pushing him to do better. That is a problem.
Is it possible you might have filed for bankruptcy once or twice making profoundly big decisions. Not everything goes picture perfect, sometimes you make a decision which doesn't work. Bankruptcy is a law which is used everywhere by businesses of all sizes - and if they didn't it was probably because they were cheating or using yours and my taxpayers dollars as their "capital" while giving kickbacks to the scum in DC. You live and you learn. Look at the portfolio the man has put together. Banks are at his beckon call. Regarding the bullshit case in NYC, Deutsch Bank said he did NOTHING wrong and they'd gladly do business with him again as he paid off his debt on time and made them a lot of money. I love all the people who live in glass houses throwing rocks. Throw rocks at the outgoing criminals who have willfully and intentionally caused disaster after disaster for not only the USA but the world. Trump is going to do great things for the country and he is picking people, who may have some warts from their past, which they too have learned from.... just like Trump, you, and me.
Johnny-O,
So many people believe that if you’re financially wealthy, somehow you’re smarter and better than everyone else. Some philosophers would disagree. However, one must give him credit for his accomplishments. He may have gone bankrupt, but he recently raised 500 million dollars. That’s no easy accomplishment.
Trump is a flawed, egotistical person that married a woman young enough to be his daughter. She must shudder at the thought of his touch when night comes.
Trump will never admit that the shots are deadly or have harmed many. He wants people around him that support his point of view. I don’t see his Surgeon General as a “hot babe.” I see her as someone that shared Trump’s opinion about the shots.
I think Trump will do many good things as president, but I don’t see him as a demigod. He’s wonderful at manipulating people. He’s like a pied piper.
I think she could leave in a heart beat if she wanted to, she is a beautiful, successful woman on her own. She could probably have anyone she wants (I volunteer), yet she stays happily with DJT. He has grown a family who loves him and an immensely successful business from the bottom up. And now he wants to give back to the country which enabled him to do so well. Let him do his work and be glad he is doing it for you and for me, and for all of us.
Daniel L,
Of course she could leave him, but she doesn’t want to give up the lifestyle that Trump, an obese man old enough to be her father, can give her 🤣😂🤣
You don’t know if their marriage is a happy one. But I’m pretty sure since she is slender and beautiful, Trump’s touch on her body isn’t something she truly enjoys. It’s only natural that she would want someone more youthful and physically fit. However, they don’t have the financial wherewithal that he has.
Or perhaps she is not the gold digger and superficial person you appear to be. You make a ton of assumptions and accusations w/o providing verifiable facts. She has her own wealth and could also divorce and get a nice settlement, but hasn't done any of it.
I think someone is just jealous Sarah.
Daniel,
🤣😂🤣 If you think a woman wants to sleep with a fat, unattractive man old enough to be her father then you are delusional. You probably have a very young girlfriend. 🤣😂🤣
Also, I never said Melania was superficial. She probably is compatible with Trump in many other ways. Melania also just wanted an ultra-luxury lifestyle. I see nothing wrong with that. Many pretty Asian women married American military men to escape poverty. I don’t see anything wrong with that and know some are genuinely nice women. However, their husbands are generally unattractive
Tiger’s interracial relationship with Elin was different. They were both around the same age, attractive and both were physically fit. Trump has also cheated on all of his wives. So your argument falls flat.
I’m glad Trump won. However, so many (including you) have romanticized Trump. I look at him through a pragmatic lens. Because of Trump, millions of people have died or become permanently disabled. The survivors will never hear an apology from Trump.
I didn't say Melania was superficial, I said you are Sarah.
Thank you for admitting that Elin didn't care that woods had it all and still dumped him.
When did Trump cheat on Melania? Be careful, do your research.
You want to think I have romanticized Trump but again you are making an assumption without having facts or a clue. Trump is on a mission for the American people and people like you who want to try and take him down because of your own inadequacies and jealousy just need to shush and let him do his work. He was doing great things for the country in his first term, before they ended his first term with a coup d'etat and he will do even greater things in his second term.
A woman in love, who is truly loved/adored by her man is wonderfully capable of returning love in so many ways. You seem to not understand that, how many times have you been divorced?
One other thing to share with you. An example. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordgren. Tiger, young, handsome, worth a billion dollars easy. #1 golfer in the world. Elin, stunning gorgeous and actually loved Tiger. But Tiger couldn't keep his schlong in his pants and Elin said see ya and took about .3 billion with her. Had it all except the loving devoted man she wanted, and deserved. I'm sure you can make the comparison to DJT and Melania without me spelling it out. The great thing about women not born in nor socialized in the United States - having lived abroad in many countries for a good part of my adult life, I can speak with some knowledge - is they still believe in more than just fleeting looks and so-so sex (instead of lovemaking) and moving on to the next loser and the next loser, etc, or becoming "white supremacist lefty lesbians" with two last names and a Post Hole Digger (PHD) on grooming/trans'ing 2 yr old kids from Academia.
Daniel Donkey,
You’ve got Donald Trump derangement syndrome bad. 🤣😂🤣 Call me any names you like, but do your research. You know me not. I’m not preventing him from doing anything with my little comments.
As I said, your Tiger argument falls flat. They are different people and couples with different life experiences. One cannot compare the two. Many women stay in abusive relationships. Does that mean Melania is in an abusive relationship? All it means is different couples stay together for different reasons.
Anyhow,I’m done talking to you. See reason below:
Fable: DON'T ARGUE WITH “DONKEYS”
The donkey said to the tiger: - "The grass is blue".
The tiger replied: - "No, the grass is green."
The discussion heated up, and the two decided to submit to arbitration, and for this they went before the lion, the King of the Jungle.
Already before reaching the forest clearing, where the lion was sitting on his throne, the donkey began to shout:
- "His Highness, is it true that the grass is blue?".
The lion replied: - "True, the grass is blue."
The donkey hurried and continued: - "The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts and annoys me, please punish him."
The king then declared: - "The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence."
The donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way, content and repeating: - "The Grass Is Blue"
The tiger accepted his punishment, but sentencing before he asked the lion: - "Your Majesty, why have you punished me?, after all, the grass is green."
The lion replied: - "In fact, the grass is green."
The tiger asked: - "So why are you punishing me?".
The lion replied: - "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green.
The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave and intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey, and on top of that come and bother me with that question."
The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don't make sense...
There are people who, no matter how much evidence and evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.
When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and quiet are worth more. ❤️
One of us is deranged and it aint me.
Your "little comments" lack merit, so they get called out.
re: As I said, your Tiger argument falls flat. They are different people and couples with different life experiences. One cannot compare the two. Many women stay in abusive relationships. Does that mean Melania is in an abusive relationship? All it means is different couples stay together for different reasons.
Strawman full of bovine excrement. Tiger's couple didn't stay together, Melania's has and is still today strong and together.
Jealousy doesn't serve you well, makes you blinded to reality.
Daniel 🫏 💩
🤣😂🤣 You’re a joke and a loser. Please stop bothering me.
There are plenty of positive things about Trump. I just get annoyed when people act like he is some genius and built all of his own wealth. He inherited wealth, which enabled him to build it. Building a business is much easier when you already have capital. In fact, its nearly impossible to do if you don't, especially these days....
Thanks for your thoughts Sarah Anne!
By the same token though, just because you inherit wealth doesn’t mean you keep it. There are many stories of people who squandered what they inherited with foolish extravagant spending and poor management of that inherited wealth.
Agree RL, and I would add "inheriting wealth" is Rockefeller or Walton type wealth, not the million or so Trump turned into billions.
LOL. I cannot love this more. Fantastic insight. I’ve been waiting for Jeff Childers to comment on her.
She's terrible. We can't win them all. But I'm mainly referring to the general trends that these people do change over time. Is the Treasury Secretary pick that Jeff mentioned going to be a dud? Who knows.
It's easy to doom post so I'm trying to avoid that...
The war isn’t over, just getting started. I say we pray hard and frequently for God to work in this process of personnel selection, that Trump become aware of any traitors and poor selections (and dismiss or walk them back) sooner rather than later, and that any nefarious individuals or plots be fully exposed and dealt with. I pray a lot for Trump’s safety, wisdom, and integrity.
Good take. I'm with Jeff on this one - we need to give it time to play out. And of course we cannot win them all. It's politics and it's life. The other side has people and money, too. They have cards to play and they play them (Gaetz, eg).
These people being selected also don't have to change. They just have to do their jobs or be fired. Most of them are just figurehead politicians who will say/do what they are told or bend whichever way the wind blows. Most in politics are not principled people.
The ultimate goal is to convince others to join your side in order to create a more lasting political realignment. To win people over. Which means selecting some people the other side will find palatable to deliver your message and enact your policies (e.g., this SG pick everyone - except apparently RFK - hates). See also: RFK Jr. Not exactly a conservative's ideal partner. You can't effectively persuade the whole of the country with a small group of people that nearly half the country dislikes and distrusts.
FWIW, it looks to me like they are prioritizing some fights over others, which is going to upset many on our side. The regulatory, budget, and economic issues are clearly their top priority. Which probably makes sense b/c that is pretty dire. We have dozens of Ponzi schemes about to blow up due to demographic issues. And regulations are strangling our small and mid-size businesses. The medical freedom stuff will take more time to undo, as it's been 100 years in the making and well over half the country are fully propagandized. And the thing I personally want to most see happen - dismantling the CIA/FBI - probably isn't going to happen in Trump's term. Just reality.
RU - I especially like your last paragraph. The bloated corrupt bureaucracy has been expanding for decades, and cannot be taken down in one year. Like you mentioned, the medical establishment is deeply entrenched, and backed by propaganda and Big Pharma. But taking decisive actions will begin a process that cannot be stopped. And there really needs to be a chainsaw taken to the FBI and CIA asap.
Lots of great insights RU! Nice post!
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If the economy is humming everything works better and if we get tax breaks we have more to spend. if the cost of energy goes down the price of EVERYTHING IS CHEAPER.
So all good. "Its the economy, stupid!"
CIA/FBI/"INTEL COMMUNITY" IS NOT going to get dismantled but can get seriously reformed and a lot of people held accountable.
Trump sees it all and has the where with all and incentive - after what they've done to him, his family, associates - to take them down. And with Matt Gaetz as special prosecutor, there's going to be a lot of taking down happening, its a target rich environment.
People may change over time. But does their level of intelligence change? I don't see how anyone who wasn't either evil or downright stupid could have ever thought the jabs were a good idea except possibly for those at the highest levels of vulnerability to COVID. So, that includes the SG pick, and by that standard, Trump himself, much as I hate to say it. It was all blazing red flags all over the place. We were old enough to qualify for the first round, but OF COURSE never remotely considered getting jabbed. Turns out they did more harm than good for every demographic, even the old and sick. I only have faith in those who saw through it from the beginning. Anyone who didn't is sorely lacking.
Trump TRUSTED the DEEPSTATE and Swamp too much. Bluster and Arrogance not as powerful as Belief and Intuition
Bluster and arrogance not as good, agreed. But they're pretty powerful, given the human attraction to "strong", "leadership" qualities. Intelligence and insightfulness don't sell nearly as well to most.
but WHY CANT WE "WIN THEM ALL"??? Why is trump picking these losers with ideology counter to his pledges??? wtf
Conservatives often make fun of leftists for living outside reality. Are conservatives much better when they refuse to acknowledge Trump just saying the jabs saved hundreds of millions of lives? And he said that after winning the election. I'm overjoyed he won, and have more hope than in a long time. But I'm not seeing how these picks run counter to his own ideology. His picks are mostly very good though, hopefully squishy Republicans will be afraid to buck him and vote them down.
I lean your way, SteelJ, but if politics required saints, we’d have been toast long before the Constitutional Convention. We don’t need guard dogs to repent, and doing so would only make Trump look weak to our enemies. If he’ll stay on mission, I’ll live with his character flaws.
He may not want to come right out with self-flagellation for his enormous, epic fail on his COVID response. I can see the argument for that. But he doesn't have to say his precious jabs saved hundreds of millions of lives. That is over-the-top disgusting. I'm very glad he won, of course. And as I said, more hopeful than in many years. But there is something fundamentally very wrong with this man that troubles me, to be able to say things like that. You may remember it was earlier THIS YEAR he touted the jabs as his greatest achievement. That's no indication that he gets it, seems he definitely does NOT get it.
Fundamentally very wrong is right. Hard to imagine any political or practical benefit of bragging about being top dog when all hell broke loose. I think they set him up then and will use it against him later. He should shut up about it and focus on what can be unburdened by what has been.
He's still the Miracle Vaxx president in his own mind i guess...if only one close family member of his had an Adverse Reaction (lord forbid) he may have a genuine awakening as to how they played him as the Pandemic Patsy President
Because - politics. Even Trump has to engage in the game somewhat. We all know he will not hesitate to fire anyone who disappoints him or is not loyal.
He's a homo married to a man who two adopted kids. 6 billion humans to choose from and Trump picks this guy. Curious
I wonder if DT didn't offer up some powerless posts that lack authority to gain support in other ways. Surgeon General has no authority at all. Possibly the same with Labor dept pick - DT got support from some big labor groups. He has the power to fire these folks if they buck his agenda.
Let her try that again and see where it gets her. We are awake.
That’s one pick I have a big OH NO about!!
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All good pointes, and many of us have learned there is more to Trump's picks than we can see at first glance. Remember, Trump is a genius and a chess player. The nomination of Matt Gaetz is now referred to as the Gaetz Gambit. It was a calculated move that produced the desired results.
One thing it did was identify the republican back stabbers that were questionable. Now we know for sure.
So true Carolyn!
Precisely correct and I wish everyone would read your post Dave.
I`m MAGA yet still a registered Demonrat Staying under the radar for sabotage and infiltration purposes
Lilfe-long member of Republican Party, but two years ago considered fairly seriously changing status to Dem so that I could "sabotage and infiltrate".
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
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my wife is WAY bigger Trump supporter than I've EVER Been. She's a lifelong Dem and i switched in 1995 after the Gingrich Revolution to restrain the Evil Dem. Clinton-Machine of the day
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I agree, people change. Even though I have always been on the conservative side, I still cringe when I think of how I supported the Bushes. They are monstrous swamp creatures. And, there are other times I joined up with the wrong side on things. Like gun control...I have young kids and there was a time I was very terrified about school shootings. I have since evolved my thinking and realized that an unarmed populace is much more dangerous than the very rare mad man situation we all fear. But there was a time when my thinking was wrong on this, is my point. I do think people can change, and should be allowed to change. It's a necessary part of ensuring we all get to the right place eventually.
Good for you Jen. Thats what we hope all are - able to think reason and change. Not sheeple!
Yes, people can change. And I still see it as Dream Team - Tulsi, RFK Jr, Elon, Vivek, and possibly Kash at FBI. Who would have imagined these picks a year ago? Not me. I'm extremely hopeful and elated. I didn't even really expect Trump to seriously attempt to do what he's about to do, but he's not messing around this time. I can't wait :) If Rubio does the neocon thing, Trump can fire him. If any of these cabinet picks get out of line, Trump will fire them. I suspect that will be JD's role - making sure all of these Agency/Dept heads do what they are supposed to. #winning
By the way, the pick I was most disappointed in is the Labor Secretary. That's the main confirmation hearing I want to watch. But then again support for unions keeps driving businesses and manufacturing to my neck of the woods. There is always a bright side. A Republican congress will never go for things like the Pro Act. And they've tried to unionize the Amazon dist center 20 miles away from me about 3 times, and we keep voting it down.
And the eyeballs on Trump's sketchy picks with be in the millions. They know they'll be watched and scrutinized, like a fish in a bowl. The very best kind of accountability.
CAN we even IMAGINE without feeling an impulse to leap from a 5 story building, a KoupMala Cabinet forming before our eyes???
I remember when I supported W and Cheney. Yeah, I’m sorry.
Consider the alternative, nut case climate fanatic and general douche bag, "Inventor of the Internet" al gore. They are why Im no longer a Republican.... now I'm just a dyed in the wool, Christian Constitutional Conservative.
lol…what changed your mind on them?
I supported Obama until he picked his Citi Bank cabinet and voted for the FISA bill.
The last 12 years has been a wake up call for many people. Then from 2020 onward, with the pLandemic and stolen elections, many people said enough is enough.
I don't think Trump is democrat or republican - even though he used the Republican party as a sort of launch platform - its why the uniparty hates him. I think he is 100% Make America Great Again and is picking people who know, like Santa, who has been naughty and nice. People who will help him get to the core of the problem and destroy it root and branch. I like that. I don't categorize myself as Democrat or Republican. I am a Christian Constitutional Conservative and align myself with others like me or closest to like me.
My thought is a LOT of people will have some or major fundamental change since 2016. Some will be milder, others dramatic. Some will disguise it, others champion it.
But make no mistake, the COVID tyranny and subsequent medical catastrophes are poking holes in unconscious mental narratives all the time, and people are changing even if we can't see it from a distance.
Much depends on level of mental block to change. Hard to know what political appointees really believe if you cannot see first-hand evidence of what they actually do.
We'll know soon enough. If some are "bad," Trump needs to move swiftly to correct.
The difference between success and failure is often how quickly one recognizes and corrects mistakes. Trump should be far faster this time around to course correct. Or else...
I think Trump is way ahead of all the doomsayers. As always.
Totally agree with you.
Either one, or both, of two things happen:
They've learned enough to know they've seen too much; either that, or they've finally grown out of their childhood mentalities.
Another one... People have tried to make a big deal that Scott Bessent worked for George Soros... I just read that he interned with Jim Rogers when he was in college. Jim Rogers is a big time Austrian Economics supporter. That's a really good connection to have.
Check out this video about Trump’s picks. I’m still holding out hope, but it’s not looking good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1mCWo9_hCU
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