tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post2287857411351880673..comments2024-03-28T10:00:45.108-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : To Understand Trump, You Have to Understand New YorkDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-13677667385193266262016-03-08T07:28:04.614-05:002016-03-08T07:28:04.614-05:00This is still the best article on Trump I've r...This is still the best article on Trump I've read.AlgorithmicAnalystnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-42107380395365667282016-02-16T13:40:36.330-05:002016-02-16T13:40:36.330-05:00Islamists, leftists and elites share a dream: univ...Islamists, leftists and elites share a dream: universal government. Only patriotism can stop themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-71767034101800438142016-02-16T04:25:34.289-05:002016-02-16T04:25:34.289-05:00Are you aware that the links to the Point Blog fre...Are you aware that the links to the Point Blog freeze the computer screen?blnelson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12547628233109018246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-80930125810574783012016-02-15T19:05:50.692-05:002016-02-15T19:05:50.692-05:00On healthcare reform Trump has two concrete positi...On healthcare reform Trump has two concrete positions: Medicare and Medicaid will bid out drug contracts competitively (something none of the donor-supported candidates can do) and remove state lines on health insurance companies bidding (ditto). And of course you can't get much more concrete and specific than a wall and tariffs. His statement on "immigration moderation" is hardly without content.Luke Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290760894780619646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-32458848307097725222016-02-14T21:50:09.075-05:002016-02-14T21:50:09.075-05:00The reason for Trump’s popularity became evident i...The reason for Trump’s popularity became evident in the last debate when he was asked about waterboarding, Trump’s answer was simple. He said he’d do “a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding” if he was president. Ted Cruz responded to the same question by saying that he would not “bring it back in any sort of widespread use," adequate but lacking the pizzazz of Trump’s response. And that’s why Trump has been so successful. <br /><br />Y. Ben-David, the man in the White House is not just arrogant, he is also a narcissist, and that’s what makes him so dangerous. He thinks the world was created just for him. Trump is bombastic, but not a narcissist. By the way, Hillary Clinton is also a narcissist. If she is elected, we’ll have a replay of Obama’s presidency. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-85390513867910919202016-02-14T21:13:33.610-05:002016-02-14T21:13:33.610-05:00When Ann Coulter told Trump she would send a copy ...When Ann Coulter told Trump she would send a copy of her best selling book 'Adios, America' to Donald - Trump proudly stated that he "doesn't read" - kind of tells you everything, but you wouldn't read about it.Colonel Robert Nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846514965728659622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-70401889400587636532016-02-14T19:05:01.414-05:002016-02-14T19:05:01.414-05:00This country is in the process of falling apart, a...This country is in the process of falling apart, a process which cannot be stopped. Therefore, I want Trump because he is more entertaining than the rest. FuzzyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392087095939113544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-21380087969904706752016-02-14T17:02:51.361-05:002016-02-14T17:02:51.361-05:00very interesting, thanks for posting itvery interesting, thanks for posting itBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-25086986390052472322016-02-14T15:22:43.182-05:002016-02-14T15:22:43.182-05:00If you want to understand the popularity of Trump...If you want to understand the popularity of Trump you should really read this article.<br /><br />http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2015/November/39/11/magazine/article/10829676/<br />Rondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025983598195740257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-10759139736552637652016-02-14T00:56:13.594-05:002016-02-14T00:56:13.594-05:00Business and politics are two separate realms. A ...Business and politics are two separate realms. A brilliant businessman does not necessarily have the skills needed to be a successful President. A president has to understand the issues, he has to be able to persuade people who don't really agree with him to support his policies and he has to have a sixth sense to understand how the public would react to something he said or did.<br />Lincoln, at the height of the civil war, would keep open a couple of hours every week to talk to ordinary citizens, who usually came to the White House looking for jobs. His secretary asked him why he spent precious time on this seemingly insignificant task. Lincoln replied that he would talk to the people about what they thought of his policies and this kept him in touch with the grassroots.<br />Similarly, Truman said upon Eisenhower's election: "poor Ike, he is going to sit at this desk and say 'do this, do that' AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN!" He was saying that being a good general was not necessarily a good preparation for being President (actually Ike already had experience in politics as Supreme Commander so he knew how to be President).<br />Thus, I view Trump as completely unqualified to be President. After having an arrogant, polarizing figure like Obama in the Oval Office, do the American people really want a replay?Y. Ben-Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-25651727905275729082016-02-13T19:32:34.431-05:002016-02-13T19:32:34.431-05:00Yes, there are definitive Schwarzenegger parallels...Yes, there are definitive Schwarzenegger parallels. I hope it's not the case, but the history is there. Arnold is campaigning for Kasich "sweet spot between Hillary Clinton and Sanders" now.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-36842298130372683002016-02-13T10:59:29.257-05:002016-02-13T10:59:29.257-05:00Is anyone else having frozen computer from linking...Is anyone else having frozen computer from linking to the Point Blog?blnelson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12547628233109018246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-90307227305311770652016-02-13T03:08:07.022-05:002016-02-13T03:08:07.022-05:00On the mark article with great analysis Daniel. T...On the mark article with great analysis Daniel. Trump is easy to figure out because as a successful business man he consciously faces reality and he tells us what we already know.While the others are elitist and lawyers who make up lies and argue their lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-41247676879752598262016-02-13T02:16:30.665-05:002016-02-13T02:16:30.665-05:00Thanks, that explains something that I would not k...Thanks, that explains something that I would not know, since I have had very little NYC contact. I suspected this about Trump, but now it is clear.<br /><br />That being said, I still have a great distrust of Trump for several reasons. First, he reminds me of the disaster that Schwarzenegger turned out to be. Big tough talk, call people names, get nothing accomplished. When he finally figured out that he could not bully the legislature into doing his command, he gave the progressives a lot of what they wanted. He was a RINO and a liberal at heart.<br /><br />Next, I am concerned that he is used to doing things the way he does in his business, but DC is not his boardroom. He cannot just wildly fire people he does not like or want around.<br /><br />Lastly, business people get a lot done by finding some way to compromise so that both parties get something they like. Unfortunately, for the past few decades the political version of this game has been for conservatives to give into liberal pressure with a promise to reciprocate. The return favor never happens. Reagan gave away the farm (AKA amnesty) in return for a secure border. We are still waiting while we get overwhelmed by illegals and terrorists. Obama gets his supreme court and federal court justices, but Democrats blocked attempts by Bush to fill court seats.<br /><br />As far as people like Sharpton hanging around him, if Trump did not have money falling out of his nose, these two-bit street punks would not give him the time of day. If Big Al Sharpton thought the Donald would give him and his two bit extortionists more stuff and money than Hillary, Sharpton would jump on the Trump wagon so fast, Hillary would get whiplash watching him.<br /><br />You are right, we get a lot of feel good talk, but no plans. That is exactly what we got from Arnold, other than an illegitimate kid to support. Arnold had a real Republican opponent that was articulate and had real plans with real numbers and real common sense. The pundits told California "you can't vote for him, he won't get elected because no one will vote for him." California bought the tautology and voted, as demanded by the MSM, for Arnold.<br /><br />Ultimately the US has no one to blame but us for voting in the same frauds, liars, and party hacks year after year. My best guess is regardless of how these next few weeks go, we will ultimately end up with Bush 3 v Clinton 2. The fix is in. Tweedle dum and Tweedle dee. Hope I am wrong. Just a common 'taternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-4153391104830957032016-02-12T14:07:03.028-05:002016-02-12T14:07:03.028-05:00yes, Trump certainly has that New York attitude/pe...yes, Trump certainly has that New York attitude/personality...it goes without saying...and it's good for sales<br /><br />what amazes me is that everyone attempts to analyze Trump as if he was a politician, (which he is not).<br /><br />they don't get him, can't figure him out<br />Trump is interpreted as a joke, a huckster, a clown...<br /><br />all out of ignorance<br /><br />his actions/strategies/tactics are reflective of a multitude of business/sales/negotiation techniques, in force 24/7, and are applied to something as silly as politics...<br />fairly easy for a fellow businessman to recognize <br /><br />Examples: getting his opponents to turn on each other, rather than having to attack them himself...<br />which would not be good for image, not good for sales...<br />but a very effective tactic<br /><br />making outrageous statements for the purpose of staying the center of attention...<br />the more they attend to me, the less they attend to you...<br />all pretty basic stuff<br /><br />and the dolts he's running against have/had fallen for this for months...Jeb will be scratching his head for years to come trying to figure it out <br /><br />he is a businessman...and a pretty successful one<br />it is what he knows...it is what he does...and it's working<br /><br />the media should start looking at him from that point of view if they really want to understand him<br /><br />the hacks in the Lame Stream Media (CNBC, CNN, SeeBS) wouldn't know a business tactic if it poked one of their myopic eyes out<br /><br />and they will be shocked next January...and they still probably won't get it<br /><br />and please be advised that the LSM comments above ABSOLUTELY do not apply to this blog!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110209455298898002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-3938044686746678792016-02-12T13:14:35.463-05:002016-02-12T13:14:35.463-05:00The refreshing thing about Trump is that he's ...The refreshing thing about Trump is that he's so rich that he can say what everybody's thinking and not lose his financial backing, allowing the adoring crowds to flock to him. But not really, since he's borrowed big bucks from Wall St. banks and I don't see him knocking them like Bernie does. Could it be he's Wall St.'s answer to Bernie? The other troubling thing is that Trump easily flip-flops on every issue at will, so how long after he's in the White House till the next flip-flop? If he fails to deliver on his promises during his first Hundred Days, then what? Still, his win-win image couldn't hurt the U.S. after what Obama did. <br />http://historyscoper.com/trumpscope.htmlHistoryscoperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821885034444628101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-47428477848612106902016-02-12T11:20:53.895-05:002016-02-12T11:20:53.895-05:00This is a good and different analysis of Trump and...This is a good and different analysis of Trump and it does explain a lot about his popularity. I too believe this "connecting with average voters" strategy is so important and that few Republicans manage to do it properly and certainly none in recent history have done so the way Trump has.<br /><br />Our society plays a big role in this too in that we have lost the common understanding of the importance of the Constitution and that no matter which political philosophy you favored, individual liberty must be at its core. <br /><br />Trump never mentions our Founding Fathers nor the importance of the documents they created, nor the evils of too much power concentrated in the Executive Branch and why would he, he is the epitome of a "strong man" leader who craves power and people should trust he will not abuse it because, well he is Donald Trump and will make America great. His diehard followers see no problems with this, in fact seem they seem to relish getting a tyrant in office as long as he is on their side.<br /><br />I write more about this here if anyone is interested, https://freedomthroughempowerment.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/what-is-a-conservative-hint-not-trump/Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022614785641217434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-41353849019959730752016-02-12T09:04:19.501-05:002016-02-12T09:04:19.501-05:00Excellent article. I agree that Cruz is the best ...Excellent article. I agree that Cruz is the best candidate. He is and has been more consistent than the other candidates. He is a Constitutional Conservative and if we have any hope of survival as a Sovereign Nation, we need to preserve and UPHOLD our Constitution.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372548195627563662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-40697735460904095722016-02-12T01:59:05.241-05:002016-02-12T01:59:05.241-05:00There is one other trait you learn while growing u...There is one other trait you learn while growing up in NYC and that is skepticism. The reason Mr. Trump is running in the 70% unfavorable range with New Yorkers is his three card monte game that is so intricate to his campaign. He refers to it as "the art of the deal" while in reality it's targeting your mark. All of his policies come with details T.B.A. and his remarks are equivalent to the character Chance Gardner in the movie "Being There". D.D,Maonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-39648238412086324342016-02-12T01:45:52.232-05:002016-02-12T01:45:52.232-05:00Neo-fascim is not a solution just because the cand...Neo-fascim is not a solution just because the candidate espouses some legitimate conservative or pro American policies. Trump's "I am going to do stuff' is just as bad as Sander's and Clinton's "I am going to give you stuff".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-67535113664107632742016-02-12T00:44:19.046-05:002016-02-12T00:44:19.046-05:00Trump has hit a nerve--big money wants open border...Trump has hit a nerve--big money wants open borders for cheap labor, votes, and George Soros has bought Clinton, Sanders, Rubio, Bush, and kasich, directly or through his partners, who will all be obligated to leave borders open if elected. Americans will continue to loose jobs, suffer stagnant wages, high crime rates, drug addiction, and islamic terrorists to make the top 1% wealthier. Trump is the only candidate not beholden to Soros who can stop the immigration threat to our safety and economy. Cruz, although i can find no ties to Soros, will be obligated by religion money to insert their bias into law, defunding women's health care available through planned parenthood, and attempting to replace supreme court justices with those who would take away a woman's right to choose, or not, abortion, due to health concerns, rape, incest, etc, and deny legal rights to gay, lesbians to marry. not as evil as the "religion" of islam, but still does not belong in our separation of church and state government. I am elated to know we finally have a choice, and hope the trump movement continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-9808216956990226222016-02-11T23:40:00.942-05:002016-02-11T23:40:00.942-05:00Daniel, this was an excellent piece explaining Tru...Daniel, this was an excellent piece explaining Trump. I wrote my own piece on this but not exactly on Trump, more on the zeitgeist of the country in regards to both Republicans and Democrats, our ruling class as they have utterly failed this nation. And they've done it for far too long while betraying their supporters, the constitution, and the rule of law with outright impunity. <br /><br />My advice to all Americans in regards to this coming election is to be no longer the dupes and property of the hypocrites and traitors to our country who make up the ruling class. We must conserve what we have left before it is soon gone as whatever the betrayers of our country get, we the people must lose; and what is worse, must lose a great deal more than the others can get; for the ruling class cannot successfully remain in power without destroying, perverting, and corrupting that which is left of our America. http://politicallyshort.com/2016/01/24/americas-ruling-class-vs-all/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13914350540036304774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-77678622385534210392016-02-11T23:30:37.628-05:002016-02-11T23:30:37.628-05:00It's all about NYC; again? Lots of Presidents...It's all about NYC; again? Lots of Presidents from N.Y.?<br />You gotta be kiddin' me.<br />Nobody from NYC is trusted outside the City, and Trump, Bloomberg, and Sanders are not exceptions. Sorry to break it to you.<br />Regards,DenisOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-9488412142923321572016-02-11T23:05:39.892-05:002016-02-11T23:05:39.892-05:00In some ways, Trumps hearkens back to the type of ...In some ways, Trumps hearkens back to the type of Democrat that existed in JFK's time, when Dems believed in American exceptionalism, the free market, and fighting for their country. The political spectrum has shifted so far to the Left over the last 50 years that the Sons of Che now believe they're centrists. <br /><br />If I recall correctly, JFK Democrats were about as conservative as Republicans today---just read the Democrat Party platform of 1960. Republicans of 50 years ago would hardly recognize the corrupt pansies passing for 'conservatives' these days. They'd fail their own litmus test.<br /><br />At this critical point in our history, when we're about to lose our country, I'd like to give a shot to someone with a completely different perspective, a strong and effective leader who loves America. Trump has enough crossover appeal to get Ds and Rs of good will to work together. He made his chops getting disparate interests to work together while the so-called conservatives were throwing away our society and feeding us to the Left. <br /><br />And a guy who can get us to agree about the important things is just what we most need right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-6640263711214711662016-02-11T21:10:42.598-05:002016-02-11T21:10:42.598-05:00Thanks, very enlightening article.Thanks, very enlightening article.Algorithmsnoreply@blogger.com