By Timothy D. Naegele[1]
There is reason to believe that President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address to the American people—delivered before the Congress in the Capitol on Tuesday evening, February 5, 2019—was one of the finest by a U.S. president. It is worth watching in its entirety, uninterrupted by political commentary[2]:
© 2019, Timothy D. Naegele
[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). He and his firm, Timothy D. Naegele & Associates, specialize in Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Internet Law, Litigation and other matters (see www.naegele.com and Timothy D. Naegele Resume). He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., www.naegele.com/whats_new.html#articles), and can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com
[2] See https://youtu.be/BYU5VE2c6Ps
Also, the written text of the President’s speech is available.
See https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-state-union-address-2/ (“President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address”)
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Tim, yes, I agree. One of THE best speeches I have ever had the pleasure to watch!
I loved when our President said we must end division, resistance, revenge and retribution and imbrace cooporation, compromise and the common good. To see Ocasio Cortez face of hate, pouting, anger and her immature disposition, was sooo satisfying!!! Who in the Hell does she think she is?
A freshman 1 term congresswoman (oops) congress child with a 4th grade grasp of economics and politics) was priceless. It disturbed me however to see young people so angry and they do not even have a clue that they have been used and exploited by their liberal education. Time and time again she puts her foot, well feet, hands, any body part she can fit, in her mouth! It amazes me that she can get elected. It’s really scary ! Hoping God will continue to have mercy on the USA and shine a bright light on the rats and they will go off into the wilderness!
I would just be so excited to one day meet you and have coffee with you. peace and health to you Sir.
Thomas Simakis.
P.S.
Yes my Dad was at Normandy also and told me stories about that landing. So I was emotional during the part honoring those WWII vets.
Oh, I think Ms. Cortez said something about starting WWII a few weeks ago! Those darn liberal teachers!!
🤪🤪
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Thank you, Tom, for your comments. I agree completely.
Recently, a college professor who has taught in California, Colorado and elsewhere talked about how students are being indoctrinated with Leftist teachings.
He brought up the subject; I didn’t. Yet, they were being indoctrinated when I was in college and law schools too. Then, they meet the cold, hard realities of the outside world; and oops, often lights go on in their thinking.
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CORTEZ CONQUERED AMERICA ?
Rep. Ocasio Cortez represents the far left component of the Democratic ( Marxist) Party of America. However, a determined minority can, over time, dominate the scene. So, we should not underestimate what she represents (Communism). Ms. Cortez is the head of the spear. If not her, then someone just like her such as Senator Elizabeth Warren.
If enough voters buy-into her extremist social policies and those of her like-minded (Millineal) peers who advocate a 2% annual “wealth tax” on all your assets including IRA’s and 401 (K)’s, then a free and capitalist economy will fast disappear into poverty and dilapidation, as was the case with Eastern Europe prior to 1990.
We may never become quite as bad as Venezuela is today, but we are a candidate for another Argentina, with our very own Eva Peron to lead us to the promised land. All it takes is enough gullible and low information voters to make it happen. Don’t ever let it just happen without a fight.
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Yes, I agree, Craig.
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I think, ( hope) there are enough of us to counter those ideals of socialism and marxism. What really concerns me is there are so many of them in our government. We allowed this to happen because over the decades, we have accepted failure from our elected officials. I think Donald Trump woke a lot of people up and THAT is their fear !
No reason why everyone can prosper in the Trump economic system which is just common sense. I could not help but think Nancy Pelosi’s expressions were “ the party is over for them! I’m hoping! 🙏🏼🙏🏼💲💲👍🏼👍🏼
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Thank you again, Tom, for your thoughts.
The Dems are a vicious crowd, who will use every trick known to mankind to win.
As I have said many times, when I left the Senate and became an Independent, I concluded that the Dems were “evil” but smart, while the Republicans were “Neanderthals,” dumb and spineless.
I have never changed that conclusion.
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FEEL’IN GOOD IN THE HOOD
Besides the mountain of unpayable debt our state and Federal governments have already taken-out at low rates, the Student Loan Debt Issue needs reform, as well. There is well over $1 Trillion in Unpaid Student Loans Outstanding, 1/3 in arrears and not dischargeable under current Bankruptcy Laws.
See, e.g., https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/interest-rates/student-loans-the-economic-time-bomb/
Therefore, President Trump NEEDS to address this important pillar of our economy and release these debtors after proper legal process. If PG&E, as irresponsible as their Board of Directors are, can do it, so should Student Loan Debtors and their parents/families. Its a drag on the economy until reform occurs, as is the “Affordable” Care Act (Obama Care).
Unfortunately, at least in California, there are no current alternatives to ACA Compliant Health Insurance Policies, as the State Insurance Commissioner won’t permit non-compliant (w/ACA) insurance products to be offered in this state.
After three attempts in 2017 with Republicans controlling all three branches of government, repeal of ObamaCare proved to be a non-starter. Subsequent EXO (minor) reforms of ACA by President Trump have not changed the picture in most states. Act of Congress (Law) is hard to get around in most cases.
So, until we turn 65 (Medicare), we are stuck with this huge drag on the economy. It is estimated GDP may be -1% lower due to the financial costs of ObamaCare. ACA compliant health insurance policies are about 150% over-priced compared to pre-Obama Care passage ( prior to 2010).
Economic growth (GDP) over 3% will be very hard to come-by until more financial reforms are enacted by Congress ( A near impossibility). All that is left is to talk the talk and HOPE. However, President Trump can inspire and if enough Republicans AND Independents agree, then we get a second term of relief before the pendulum swings back to the far left and we see collectivism with a vengeance in future years. Its still waiting for us in the wings like a lion .
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Thank you, Craig, for your comments.
First, I do not believe that the student debt should be forgiven or wiped out, or that the borrowers should be allowed to go through bankruptcy. They knew the rules when the loans were taken out; and now they should be forced to live with them.
Who is at fault? The students who took on massive debt, and never realized that reality would hit some day, and they would have to pay it back; and that they might not have jobs that would provide enough income to pay down/off the loans.
Many are starting young families, and have mortgages, etc. to pay; and they are struggling. Should they be forgiven their mortgage debt too? Not in their lifetimes. The same should be true of their student debt.
Also, the colleges and universities are at fault. They pushed the student loans to increase their coffers, and fund their Leftist-tenured professors; and they saddled their students with oppressive student debt in the process.
As I have written before, such educational institutions are dinosaurs, just like newspapers.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/are-colleges-dinosaurs (“Are Colleges Dinosaurs?“) (see also the comments beneath the article) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/are-colleges-dinosaurs/#comment-7616 (“Grad-School Loan Binge Increases Debt Worries”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/#comment-14564 (“Newspapers Are Dead, Not Dying“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/is-google-becoming-microsoft-or-worse/#comment-15829 (“Boycott The Leftist Wall Street Journal”); see also https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/least-educated-state-california-no-1-percentage-residents-25-and (“Least-Educated State: California No. 1 in Percentage of Residents 25 and Older Who Never Finished 9th Grade; No. 50 in High School Graduates”)
Second, what about America’s elderly poor? Surely they deserve protections and benefits more than those who are trying to shirk their student debts, which they willingly incurred.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/poverty-in-america/#comment-14447 (“Too Little Too Late: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans”)
Third, the Leftist biases on university campuses today must be eliminated, period, or not one penny in government funding should go to them ever again.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/are-colleges-dinosaurs/#comment-12550 (“86 Percent Of University Presidents Cite Negative Effects Of Liberal Political Bias On Campus”)
Fourth, what about credit card debt? Should that be eliminated too?
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/the-obama-great-depression/#comment-10570 (“Americans Have The Highest Credit-Card Debt In History”)
Fifth, what about bailing out all Americans who have incurred too much debt? Where does it stop?
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/poverty-in-america/#comment-10290 (“24 Percent Of Americans Do Not Have Single Dollar Saved For Emergency”)
A fascinating side issue is how did Barack Obama pay for his college educations (e.g., Occidental College in Los Angeles, Columbia University in New York City, Harvard Law School) and his travels in the United States and abroad (e.g., Kenya) before he earned his first penny? Most of us could not have afforded what he did, as well as supporting his extensive illegal drug habits.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-9962 (“Barack Obama’s Sex And Drugs Past”)
Lastly, we have discussed California before. It is truly hopeless, both governmentally and legally.
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Hi Tim,
The solution for the current mountain of outstanding student loan debt escapes me. For the long term any solution should take into account the unusual structure of incentives underpinning the student loan program. These are not like a normal loan with a lender and a borrower. In case of student loan lending we have the schools very much in the middle. The schools receive the money, but have no consequence if they fail to deliver a quality education that leaves the student with a skillset enabling the repayment of the loan. No one, the student borrower, the lender, or the school knows whether the classes and instruction they provide will in fact in the future result in a productive borrower able to repay the loan. And the schools don’t care because by the time of any default years have passed. One result of this is the the schools are incentivized to take in and keep as many students as possible regardless of the students performance. In fact it is difficult for a student to fail in most schools as long as they try.
The solution, therefore, over the long term is to put the schools back in the lending relationship. Specifically they should be on the hook for some percentage e.g. 5 to 25%, of the amount owed when the borrower goes into default regardless how many years in the future.
The new liability would change the incentives considerably with the schools taking an active interest in the quality of instruction, but also the content. Schools would have to approve of all loans up front and give consideration to the numbers going into particular programs. No doubt STEM would continue to be fully funded. However, how many communications majors, or women’s studies, etc could a school afford before its financial situation would be threatened?
There are broader reasons for such a change. One reason we’ve had this explosion of frivolous far left activity among academics is that it’s funded by unlimited availability of student loan debt. Attach consequences to schools maintaining these types of studies and they would be downsized if not entirely disappear within a few years. School administration would take an interest in controlling how many of these majors they produced, and would as a result drop many faculty and their departments to focus on those that will produce graduates able to repay their loans. We would still have history majors, women’s studies majors just no where as many as now and the quality would be there.
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Thank you, Don, for your fine comments and suggestions with respect to the future.
Rude awakenings may be ahead. If a significant rise in online educations occurs (e.g., as a result of existing educational institutions offering online degrees that do not require physical attendance at their campuses), this may change the “college experience” radically.
In many ways, undergraduate college educations have become “social experiences,” with actual learning/education taking place later in specialized graduate schools (e.g., law, medicine, business).
More and more Americans (e.g., the Middle Class) are being priced out of and cannot afford colleges for their kids without “crippling” their retirement years financially. At some point they may say “no more” and “enough,” and tell their kids to get cheaper online educations while working full-time.
Perhaps the bottom line is that the government should not have gotten into the student loan business. Like families who lose their homes when economic downturns occur, student borrowers and/or their families may suffer the cost and humiliation of defaulting on student loans.
“Easy money” periodically fuels homebuilding and home buyers, until economic downturns bring reality to bear with a resounding stud and, yes, heartaches. Realtors who came onboard in easy, booming times drop out and are gone from the industry.
Lastly, the colleges may “pay the piper” for having encouraged reckless student borrowing and extravagant spending. Why have professors teach the same class repeatedly when it could be taped once (or periodically, as new developments occur) and available on YouTube or its equivalent?
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P.S. Let me add some facts that you may not be aware of. At UCLA, a university that both of us know well, there were approximately 115,000 applicants for its most recent incoming freshman class. It was the most sought-after university in the nation; and a family member of mine applied with a 4.67 GPA (and outstanding activities and recommendations) and was rejected.
I was dumbfounded, and thought that perhaps foreign students made the difference, but was informed that they constituted less than 10 percent of those accepted. Also, I was informed that the school was overwhelmed, and only grades and test scores counted (e.g., no qualitative considerations mattered).
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Tim, I absolutely agree. It was his best presentation to date. I just might vote for him again. Who wrote his elegant speech?
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Thank you, Richard. Hopefully you do vote for him. 🙂
The speech has been well received.
See, e.g., https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/poll-stunner-76-percent-of-viewers-approve-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech-72-percent-approve-his-immigration-ideas/ (“POLL STUNNERS: Both CBS and CNN Polls: 76 Percent of Viewers Approve President Trump’s State of the Union Speech; CBS: 72 Percent Approve His Immigration Ideas”)
Normally, speeches like this are truly a “team effort,” with contributions from the White House staff, the Cabinet and affected agencies, with each one signing off on the final result . . . or at least providing input.
An old friend of mine was Nixon’s key speechwriter, and moved to San Clemente with him, as well as being Reagan’s key speechwriter later.
I have tried to get him to write an autobiography, but he does not need the publicity or money; and I expect he will never write it. He would have to “name names” and point fingers, and that is not his style.
I tried to get an old movie mogul friend of mine to do the same, but he begged off and never wrote it. I even offered to help him, but he graciously said no.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/jerry-perenchio-kind-and-caring/ (“Jerry Perenchio: Kind And Caring”)
Thank you again for your great article.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/26/get-out-now/ (“Disasters In Montecito: Get Out Now!”)
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Melania Trump Is A Real Woman, The Women Who Wore White Are Not
Emily Goodin has written for the UK’s Daily Mail:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6672183/Melania-dresses-military-style-black-State-Union.html (“Melania dresses in a $2,390 Burberry military-style black for the State of the Union in pointed contrast to Democratic women in white“) (emphasis added; biographies of honored guests and videos omitted)
[Melania Trump and Grace Eline]
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Somebody Up There Likes Donald Trump [UPDATED]
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written:
See https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/has-trump-found-the-formula-for-2020/ (“Has Trump found the formula for 2020?“) (emphasis added); see also https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/429207-trump-divides-democrats-with-warning-of-creeping-socialism (“Trump divides Democrats with warning of creeping socialism“) and https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/10/democrats-stumble-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-green-n/ (“‘Impractical’: Democrats struggle to defend much-mocked Green New Deal”—”Critics on both sides of the aisle have questioned the Green New Deal’s demand to phase out fossil fuels by 2030; retrofit all U.S. buildings; implement a federal jobs guarantee; overhaul the transportation sector with high-speed rail, and provide universal health care”)
It warrants repeating the President’s words:
As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/abortions-and-autos-kill-more-in-america-than-guns/#comment-3298 (“55 Million American Babies Killed Since Roe v. Wade“)
Lots of us began as Democrats, but will never vote for one again.
[Baby at 12 weeks]
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Trump’s 52 Percent Approval Jolts Washington [UPDATED]
David Martosko has written for the UK’s Daily Mail:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6691891/Trumps-approval-rating-likely-voters-soars-best-23-MONTHS-52-cent.html (“Trump’s approval rating among likely voters soars to his best in 23 MONTHS at 52 per cent after State of the Union address as border-wall shutdown talks intensify“) (emphasis added; graphics and videos omitted); see also http://m.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_feb11 (Daily Presidential Tracking Poll – Rasmussen Reports: ” 52% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance”—”Trump’s highest level of approval since shortly after his inauguration”) and https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/430335-why-trump-will-win-the-wall-fight (“Why Trump will win the wall fight”—”[The President’s] authority to declare national emergencies is basically unfettered”) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/trump_approval_index_mar05 (Trump’s Full-Month Approval Bounces Back to 2018 Levels)
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Will Diversity Be The Death Of The Democrats? [UPDATED]
Lots of us began as Democrats, but will never vote for one again. Many of us walked away from the party years ago. Others have left recently, or are leaving now.
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/will-diversity-be-the-death-of-the-democrats-136436 (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/the-state-bar-of-california-is-lawless-and-a-travesty-and-should-be-abolished/#comment-16042 (“The State Bar Of California Is The Most Corrupt And Diabolical Trade Association Of Its Kind In The United States, And Must Be Abolished“)
Perhaps the Democrats’ decent began in earnest with the election of the racist, anti-Semite Barack Obama.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (“Is Barack Obama A Racist?“) (see also the extensive comments beneath the article) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-12626 (“DEMOCRATS ARE ANTI-SEMITES“) and https://spectator.org/the-lefts-anti-semitism-problem/ (“The Left’s Anti-Semitism Problem“)
Seemingly it is building to a crescendo now—or nadir—the likes of which have not been seen since the days of George McGovern.
Whatever its path, the Bernie Sanders of this world must be sad. Their once-loved party has moved to the far-Left of them.
The Republicans have no reasons to gloat or celebrate, at least until they have purged their ranks of the despicable Paul Ryan and others of his ilk.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/it-is-time-for-trump-supporters-to-fight-back/#comment-15494 (“Paul Ryan: The GOP’s Devil Incarnate“)
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Socialism’s Knack For Making Grown Men Cry: Airbus’ A380 Debacle [UPDATED]
While the once-thriving Venezuela disintegrates before the eyes of the world, and America’s far-Left jockeys to take its Democratic Party farther into irrelevance, little noticed is the demise of socialist Europe’s prized endeavor: Airbus’ A380.
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. has written for the Wall Street Journal:
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbuss-lesson-for-young-socialists-11550619950 (“Airbus’s Lesson for Young Socialists“) (emphasis added); see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6762267/Stansted-Airport-closes-passenger-jet-evacuated.html (“Stansted Airport closes as [Airbus] passenger jet is evacuated“) and https://www.newsmax.com/politics/high-speed-rail-funds/2019/02/19/id/903399/ (“Trump Cancels $929M in California High-Speed Rail Funds”—”The Trump administration said Tuesday that it plans to cancel $929 million awarded to California’s high-speed rail project and wants the state to return an additional $2.5 billion that it has already spent. The U.S. Department of Transportation announcement follows through on President Donald Trump’s threats to claw back $3.5 billion that the federal government gave to California to build a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco”) and https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-trump-high-speed-rail-money-20190221-story.html (“Trump’s plan to take back $2.5 billion in California’s high-speed rail funding ‘unprecedented’”)
Meanwhile, Boeing’s highly-touted 787 Dreamliner set a speed record over Pennsylvania.
See http://www.thedrive.com/news/26559/virgin-atlantic-boeing-787-dreamliner-hits-801-mph-over-pennsylvania-thanks-to-jet-stream-tailwind (“Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Hits 801 MPH Over Pennsylvania, Thanks to Speedy Jet Stream Boost“); see also https://www.boeing.com/
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The Real Scandal Of The Trump Presidency Unravels [UPDATED]
Conrad Black—the Canadian-born, British former newspaper publisher, author and life peer—has written in the New York Sun:
See https://www.nysun.com/national/real-scandal-of-trump-term-starts-to-unravel/90585/ (“Real Scandal Of Trump Term Starts To Unravel“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/robert-mueller-should-be-executed-for-treason/#comment-16093 (“McCabe’s Shocking Claims Prove The Bloodless Coup Rolls On“) and https://www.wnd.com/2019/02/limbaugh-dems-sicker-by-the-day/ (“LIMBAUGH: DEMS ‘SICKER BY THE DAY'”) and http://news.trust.org/item/20190223105012-nj3yp (“As 2020 candidates turn left, some Democrats worry about the center“)
With all due respect to Conrad Black, “the greatest constitutional crisis since the Civil War” is not over yet. The traitor Robert Mueller—who should be executed for his treasonous conduct—has not issued his final report yet, nor wrapped up his witch hunt.
The Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have not been purged from our political process yet, and will spend the next two years trying to destroy this presidency. And the Neanderthals in the GOP like Paul Ryan have not been run out of Washington yet.
See, e.g., https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/republicans-lawmakers-trump-border/2019/02/25/id/904185/ (“Former GOP Lawmakers Urge Republicans to Reject Border Order“)
In hindsight, as Conrad Black notes, Richard Nixon should not have been removed from office. He endured a stolen election by John F. Kennedy and his Mafia cohorts. Then, he endured Watergate and the “gotcha” press of Woodward and Bernstein and other enemies of America’s democracy.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/ (“John F. Kennedy: The Most Despicable President In American History“) (see also the extensive comments beneath this article) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/it-is-time-for-trump-supporters-to-fight-back/#comment-14660 (“Woodward And Bernstein: Despicable Leftists Bent On Destroying Nixon, Like They Are Doing Now With Respect To President Trump“)
Only when the forces of pure Evil are crushed, imprisoned or executed for treason will the faith of vast numbers of Americans be restored. Until then, “the greatest constitutional crisis since the Civil War” will continue unabated.
Indeed, most American voters say “top Justice Department and FBI officials are likely to have acted criminally when they secretly discussed removing President Trump from office and think a special prosecutor is needed to investigate.”
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/february_2019/most_see_crime_in_justice_fbi_coup_against_trump_want_special_prosecutor (“Most See Crime in Justice, FBI ‘Coup’ Against Trump, Want Special Prosecutor“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/it-is-time-for-trump-supporters-to-fight-back/ (“It Is Time For Trump Supporters To Fight Back“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/20/the-american-lefts-feeding-frenzy/ (“The American Left’s Feeding Frenzy“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/should-barack-obama-be-executed-for-treason/ (“Should Barack Obama Be Executed For Treason?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/what-atrocities-did-robert-mueller-commit-in-vietnam/ (“What Atrocities Did Robert Mueller Commit In Vietnam?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/robert-mueller-should-be-executed-for-treason/#comment-15092 (“What Role Did Robert Mueller Play In The Savage Killing Of Whitey Bulger?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/robert-mueller-should-be-executed-for-treason/ (“Robert Mueller Should Be Executed For Treason“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/the-real-russian-conspiracy-barack-obama-the-clintons-and-the-sale-of-americas-uranium-to-russias-killer-putin/ (“The Real Russian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, The Clintons, And The Sale Of America’s Uranium To Russia’s Killer Putin“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/ (“America’s Newest Civil War: 2017 And Beyond“); see also the extensive comments beneath each of these articles and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“)
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ISIS’ Last March [UPDATED]
James Wood has reported for the UK’s Daily Mail:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6735849/Truckloads-ISIS-fighters-jihadi-brides-line-leave-terrorists-frontline.html (“ISIS’s last march: Truckloads of the final fighters and their jihadi brides – carrying designer knockoff bags – line up to leave terrorists’ last frontline after US-coalition airstrikes prompt their surrender“) (emphasis added; video omitted); see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6738163/Pregnant-just-10-girl-trapped-sex-slave-ISIS-capital.html (“Pregnant at just 10, girl is trapped as sex slave in ISIS capital“)
Once again, the Kurds have proven to be reliable allies of the United States and the American people . . . and ferocious fighters.
We are indebted to them for helping to crush ISIS and its human traffickers and terrorists.
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Republican Neanderthals [UPDATED]
Lots of us began as Democrats, but will never vote for one again. They have gone so far to the Left that they are not worth talking about—or listening to—anymore. They are irrelevant, totally.
As I wrote shortly after this blog began:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/about/#comment-861 (“What Is This Blog All About?”)
Needless to say, the spirit of bipartisanship and congeniality in both the Senate and House is gone now, which is not good for our great nation or the American people.
I have voted Republican in recent years, and held my nose in many cases. However, they too have gone off the deep end, and are epitomized by the despicable Paul Ryan who should be run out of Washington. He is the worst of the worst. But other Republicans seem bent on vying for the dubious honors too.
As Emily Goodin and Francesca Chambers have written in the UK’s Daily Mail:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6747921/Republicans-vote-Trumps-state-emergency-declaration-Senate.html (“Humiliation for Trump as 13 Republicans rebel in the House to vote down President’s ‘national emergency’, amid fears GOP senators will ALSO vote against it in public rebuke to POTUS“) (emphasis added; videos omitted); see also https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/senate-emergency-declaration-trump/2019/02/27/id/904665/ (“GOP Faces Prospect of Senate Loss on Emergency Declaration”—”Most Republicans who are resisting the emergency declaration are doing so on broader, constitutional grounds“)
What this article fails to mention—and what the GOP Neanderthals seem to ignore—is the following:
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_emergencies_in_the_United_States (“List of national emergencies in the United States“) (footnotes omitted)
Also, Mexico should pay for the wall ultimately, or lose the benefits of the recent trade treaty between that country, the United States and Canada—which was signed on November 30, 2018, but has not been ratified yet.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Mexico%E2%80%93Canada_Agreement (“United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/who-is-next-the-murder-of-a-young-american-and-the-harvesting-of-his-body-parts-in-mexico/#comment-15945 (“Boycott Mexico After Another Savage Killing“)
However, what are the GOP Neanderthals thinking? Surely they are not vying with Maxine Waters to be the worst in the U.S. Congress? If so, they should be driven from Washington like Paul Ryan and the Democrats.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-12626 (“DEMOCRATS ARE ANTI-SEMITES“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/it-is-time-for-trump-supporters-to-fight-back/#comment-15494 (“Paul Ryan: The GOP’s Devil Incarnate“)
[Black racist and anti-Semite Maxine Waters]
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Our President Is Loved [UPDATED]
[President Trump speaks at CPAC, Washington, D.C., March 2, 2019]
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Fox’s Juan Williams Is An Angry Leftist Wacko, But Merely One Of Many [UPDATED]
Lots of us have watched Williams over the years on Fox, and given him the benefit of the doubt, if not actually liked him. But he has gone off the rails now, and deserves zero respect today. Indeed, Fox should fire him, Shepard Smith and Chris Wallace.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/the-real-russian-conspiracy-barack-obama-the-clintons-and-the-sale-of-americas-uranium-to-russias-killer-putin/#comment-11322 (“Fox News’ Shepard Smith Contributes To Clintons’ Treasonous Cover-Up“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4698558/Fox-News-anchor-attacks-Trump-administration-s-lies.html (“‘The deception is mind-boggling’: Fox News anchor Shep Smith in blistering attack on Donald Jr and the Trump administration’s ‘lies’ about Russia”—”Smith and [his Fox News network colleague Chris Wallace] are both Democrats, masquerading as fair and balanced at Fox. Both are FAKE NEWS”)
WND has reported:
See https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/juan-williams-trump-could-refuse-to-leave-office/ (“Juan Williams: Trump may refuse to leave office if he loses in 2020“) (emphasis added; Tweets omitted)
First, what is “coming over the horizon” may shock even Williams and his fellow un-American Leftists.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/#comment-16231 (“Are We Moving Ever Closer To America’s Second Civil War?“)
Second, it is growing clearer with each passing day that our President is likely to be reelected in 2020, and quite possibly by a landslide.
See, e.g., http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/trump_approval_index_mar05 (Trump’s Full-Month Approval Bounces Back to 2018 Levels) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/march_2019/voters_say_impeachment_unlikely_trump_reelection_instead (“Voters Say Impeachment Unlikely, Trump Reelection Instead“)
Third, the same allegations being leveled against President Trump have been made about Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, by his political opponents.
See, e.g., https://news.yahoo.com/why-bibi-netanyahu-never-quietly-070020832.html (“Why Bibi Netanyahu Will Never Go Quietly“)
I have never been a fan of Netanyahu—and indeed, I have been an outspoken critic of his much of the time—but a madman he is not. Neither is our President; and both have had a good relationship for perhaps decades.
Fourth, to write this much about Williams and his ultra-Leftist, wacko views is more than he deserves.
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Now Is Time For the Real 2016 Scandal
This is the title of an article by Conrad Black—the Canadian-born, British former newspaper publisher, author and life peer—which appears in the New York Sun:
See https://www.nysun.com/national/its-now-time-for-the-real-scandal-of-2016/90596/ (emphasis added)
There is no question that Black is correct.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/it-is-time-for-trump-supporters-to-fight-back/ (“It Is Time For Trump Supporters To Fight Back“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/20/the-american-lefts-feeding-frenzy/ (“The American Left’s Feeding Frenzy“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/15/the-department-of-injustices-inspector-general-is-complicit-in-the-deep-state-cover-up/ (“The Department Of Injustice’s Inspector General Is Complicit In The Deep-State Cover-Up!“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/should-barack-obama-be-executed-for-treason/ (“Should Barack Obama Be Executed For Treason?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/what-atrocities-did-robert-mueller-commit-in-vietnam/ (“What Atrocities Did Robert Mueller Commit In Vietnam?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/robert-mueller-should-be-executed-for-treason/ (“Robert Mueller Should Be Executed For Treason“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/the-real-russian-conspiracy-barack-obama-the-clintons-and-the-sale-of-americas-uranium-to-russias-killer-putin/ (“The Real Russian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, The Clintons, And The Sale Of America’s Uranium To Russia’s Killer Putin“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/ (“America’s Newest Civil War: 2017 And Beyond“) (see also the extensive comments beneath each of these articles); see also http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/trump_approval_index_mar05 (Trump’s Full-Month Approval Bounces Back to 2018 Levels) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/march_2019/voters_say_impeachment_unlikely_trump_reelection_instead (“Voters Say Impeachment Unlikely, Trump Reelection Instead“)
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California’s Corruption: A Microcosm Of The Nation?
And what about Hollywood, with its century-long “Harvey Weinstein/Roman Polanski/Bill Cosby and others of their ilk” culture?
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Can The United States Be Saved?
In a recent article, Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—posited that the United States’ destruction may be at hand.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/illegal-immigration-the-solution-is-simple/#comment-16333 (“America’s Destruction Is At Its Doorstep“)
Buchanan has added:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/how-middle-america-is-to-be-dispossessed-136645 (“How Middle America Is to Be Dispossessed“) (emphasis added)
President Trump is being attacked by the NeverTrumpers within his own party; by the despicable Democrats, and especially by those on the far-Left; by others within his own White House, or those who have left it; and of course by the traitor Robert Mueller, who should be imprisoned for life at the very least.
Is there any hope for the United States after our President’s tenure in office is completed? Is there anyone who can fill his shoes?
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America: The Most Powerful Force For Freedom That The World Has Known [UPDATED]
These are the words of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that are quoted in an editorial by the editors of the New York Sun, which deals with Brexit:
See https://www.nysun.com/editorials/brexit-what-would-thatcher-do/90616/ (“Brexit: What Would Thatcher Do?“) (emphasis added; video omitted); see also https://www.nysun.com/foreign/britain-would-be-happier-with-us-canada/90619/ (“Britain Would Be Happier With U.S., Canada“)
Of course Thatcher was correct. As I have written before:
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/#comment-14154 (“GERMANY: TRUMP IS RIGHT, AGAIN!“)
The bottom line is that the UK must follow through with Brexit, just as the United States must reject its Leftists who would destroy our great nation if given half a chance.
Barack Obama took us partway down that path; and Donald Trump has instituted “course corrections” that will change the future of America, just as Abraham Lincoln did.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/ (“America’s Newest Civil War: 2017 And Beyond“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (“Is Barack Obama A Racist?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/illegal-immigration-the-solution-is-simple/#comment-16504 (“Is Diversity A Root Cause Of Dual Loyalty?“)
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Democrats in 2020: Unelectable Nonentities
Conrad Black—the Canadian-born, British former newspaper publisher, author and life peer—has written for AmericanGreatness:
See https://amgreatness.com/2019/04/03/democrats-in-2020-unelectable-nonentities/ (emphasis added)
We can only hope that Hillary adds to the circus.
And yes, lots of us began as Democrats, but will never vote for one again.
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2020: Socialist America Or Trump’s America? [UPDATED]
This is the title of an article by Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—who states:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/2020-socialist-america-or-trumps-america-136794 (emphasis added); see also http://m.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_apr05 (“The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 51% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance“)
It is worth repeating, and emphasizing:
Joe is toast; the handwriting is on the wall. Thus, the socialist takeover of the Democratic Party is here already; that much is certain.
And yes, as I have written many times, I began as a Democrat, but will never vote for one again. Like Ronald Reagan before me, the party left me; I did not leave the party.
The rabid, vicious beasts are at the gate, like the Goths who besieged and overran Ancient Rome. And our enemies around the world are salivating and celebrating.
Americans beware. . .
Compare https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6886705/Is-America-Godless-number-people-no-religion-rose-266-three-decades.html (“Is America becoming Godless? The number of people who have no religion has risen 266 per cent – one third of the population – in three decades“) with https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-and-where-is-god/ (“What And Where Is God?“)
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Will The Democrats And America’s Left Go Extinct? [UPDATED]
This is a question that is being asked in Israel and the United States today about the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu’s political opponents on the Left, after his resounding victory.
Will Israel’s election and Netanyahu’s political triumph be a sign of things to come in the United States next year? Will the American Left be decimated, similar to what happened when George McGovern ran for president in 1972?
See https://news.yahoo.com/king-bibi-perennial-survivor-netanyahu-comes-ahead-132954335.html (“‘King Bibi’: perennial survivor Netanyahu comes out ahead”) and https://theweek.com/articles/834287/there-no-left-left-israel (“There is no left left in Israel”—”Center-left social democratic parties have been in sharp decline in recent years across the Western world. But nowhere has the collapse been more stunning than in Israel, whose founders and ruling class for the first 30 years of the country’s existence were very deeply linked with the labor movement. Labor has been in retreat ever since the collapse of peace negotiations with the Palestinians in 2000. But its showing on Tuesday was truly astonishing: With 5 percent of the vote, the Israeli Labor Party is now less than two percentage points away from failing to clear the minimum threshold (3.25 percent) for winning seats in the Knesset. The party is approaching the possibility of extinction”—”Meretz, a social-democratic and green party, had pulled in a barely viable 3.3 percent of the vote”—”[I]n an electoral sense, there is no Israeli left. It exists now primarily in the minds of the right — as an existential threat”—”[T]he right in Israel holds most of the cards, the center is its only opposition and viable alternative, and the left is well and truly dead”) and https://mondoweiss.net/2019/04/zionists-political-partnership/ (“‘It’s a very black morning, and the Israeli left has received a serious blow.’ Yael Patir, a leader of the liberal Zionist group J Street, was frank today about the huge defeat the Israeli left suffered last night. Jeremy Ben-Ami, the head of J Street, was just as direct. The left suffered a ‘radical defeat.’ The liberal Zionist camp of ‘Jewish democratic values we all believe in . . . that camp received the fewest votes that it’s ever received and shows real signs of potentially going extinct in Israel’”) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McGovern (“George McGovern“)
Only time will tell for certain, but the Democrats are veering so far to the Left that Bernie Sanders seems to be almost a centrist.
And yes, lots of us began as Democrats, but will never vote for one again.
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Get Out Of The Middle East Once And For All [UPDATED]
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/where-trumps-and-bibis-interests-clash-136842 (“Where Trump’s and Bibi’s Interests Clash“) (emphasis added)
Next to the tragic Vietnam War—in which more than 55,000 Americans died, and many more were “maimed” both mentally and physically for the rest of their lives, and trillions of dollars were wasted for nothing—our military “adventure” in Iraq stands out as a colossal waste of precious lives and resources. “Never again” should be the mantra and clarion call of Americans today.
We don’t need the region anymore, for oil or anything else. It has been a burden without benefits.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-16342 (“America Is Set To Surpass Saudi Arabia And Become The World’s Leading Exporter Of Oil, For The First Time Since The 1950s“); see also https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/approval-rating-rasmussen-reports/2019/04/09/id/910902/ (“Rasmussen: Trump’s Approval Jumps to 53%”—”Trump has a significantly higher approval than former President Barack Obama, at 47 percent, had at this point of his administration”)
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Potentially Disastrous Economic Consequences For America If Trump Is Not Reelected
Ira Stoll has written for The New York Sun:
See https://www.nysun.com/national/political-risk-in-us-may-be-factor-for-investors/90658/ (“‘Political Risk’ Emerges as Factor For U.S. Investors”) (emphasis added)
If Hillary Clinton has been elected president in 2016, it is likely that the U.S. economy would have gone into a nosedive, or economic spiral or tailspin. If Donald Trump is not re-elected next year, this may become a self-fulfilling prophecy and inevitable.
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Is The United States Being Pushed Into Its Next Tragic Middle East War? [UPDATED]
[USS Abraham Lincoln]
Newsmax.com has reported:
See https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/iran-carrier-bombers-bolton/2019/05/05/id/914652/ (“US Deploying Carrier, Bombers to Middle East in Warning to Iran“) (emphasis added)
The warmonger John Bolton is an Israeli shill, like the equally-despicable neo-cons who pushed the United States into the tragic Iraq War—in which more than 5,000 Americans died and many more were maimed, and trillions of dollars were wasted, for nothing.
As I have written:
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/illegal-immigration-the-solution-is-simple/#comment-16504 (“Is Diversity A Root Cause Of Dual Loyalty?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-16306 (“Anti-Semitism Is Rife In America And Worldwide“) and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/bolton-tests-his-boundaries-and-trump-s-patience-in-growing-role (“Bolton Tests His Boundaries and Trump’s Patience in Growing Role“)
It has been reported that Israel warned the White House of a possible Iran plot against the United States before Bolton’s threats. This smacks of Israel’s claims that Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), which was used to push America into the tragic Iraq War.
Never again, even if Israel’s survival is at stake. The Middle East is not our fight. We are becoming the dominant energy producer in the world again, and energy independent; and we do not need the region anymore, for anything.
See https://www.axios.com/israel-warned-trump-of-possible-iran-plot-bolton-34f25563-c3f3-41ee-a653-9d96b4541984.html (“Israel warned White House of possible Iran plot before Bolton’s threats“)
Vast numbers of Trump supporters have embraced our President because of his commitment to keep the United States out of foreign wars, especially in the Middle East. They may desert him in record numbers if trust in him is broken.
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Trump Set Up For A Big Win In 2020
This is the title of an article by Conrad Black—the Canadian-born, British former newspaper publisher, author and life peer—who has written in The New York Sun:
See https://www.nysun.com/national/trump-set-up-for-a-big-win-in-2020-vote/90675/ (emphasis added); see also https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/gallup-trump-approval-rating-ticks-up-to-new-high-of-46-percent/ (“Gallup: Trump Approval Rating Ticks Up to New High of 46 Percent”—”Barack Obama’s job-approval rating was 44 percent in Gallup polling at the same point in his presidency (April 2011)”)
First, the very last thing that Trump supporters can do is become complacent. This is what Hillary Clinton did in 2016, and she lost the election.
Second, the Democrats are unrelenting and vicious. Richard Nixon won by a landslide in 1972, and they forced him out of the presidency. This must never happen again.
Third, lots of us began as Democrats, but will never vote for one again.
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Is John Bolton Steering Trump Into War with Iran? [UPDATED]
This is the title of an article by Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—who has written:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/is-bolton-steering-trump-into-war-with-iran-2-136946 (emphasis added)
As I stated previously:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17120 (“Is The United States Being Pushed Into Its Next Tragic Middle East War?“)
Even more importantly, will a nation-ending EMP Attack be launched against Israel and/or the United States?
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/#comment-15839 (“Will The United States And Israel Cease To Exist?“) and https://www.timesofisrael.com/democrats-warn-trump-is-leading-us-toward-war-with-iran/ (“Democrats warn Trump is leading US toward war with Iran”—”The liberal Mideast advocacy group J Street put much of the blame on Bolton, who is known for his hawkish views. . . . ‘John Bolton was instrumental in pushing the US into a disastrous war of choice with Iraq,’ said J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami, ‘and now he’s using the same playbook to try to instigate a new confrontation with Iran’”)
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Warmonger: Enemy Of The American People [UPDATED]
John Bolton is an Israeli shill, and an enemy of the American people. Like the neo-cons who pushed the United States into the tragic Iraq War—in which more than 5,000 Americans died and many more were maimed, and trillions of dollars were wasted, for nothing—Bolton is determined to push us into a war with Iran, which will doom the Trump presidency. But since Bolton is beholden to a foreign state, such considerations escape him.
He must be jettisoned from the Trump presidency, and returned to his foreign sponsors, who will pay him well until he is of no further use to them. Indeed, query how much money Bolton received directly or indirectly from Israel before he entered the White House?
Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes have written in the New York Times:
See https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/world/middleeast/us-military-plans-iran.html (“White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War“) (emphasis added); see also https://www.axios.com/iran-military-troops-john-bolton-1d4a714c-ea52-483f-b392-2ac2af01f423.html (“Iran tensions: Pentagon presented plan to deploy 120,000 troops in case of escalation“) and https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9069070/us-deploy-troops-middle-east-iran-iraq-war/ (“US ‘plans to deploy 120,000 troops to Middle East’ if Iran attacks American forces in chilling echos of Iraq War“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17129 (“Is John Bolton Steering Trump Into War with Iran?“); but see https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military/trump-denies-u-s-military-considering-120000-troops-to-counter-iran-threat-idUSKCN1SK1YM (“Trump denies U.S. plan to send 120,000 troops to counter Iran threat“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7037549/Air-Force-deployed-20-missiles-fry-military-electronics-North-Korea-Iran.html (“[U.S.] Air Force has deployed 20 missiles that could fry the military electronics of North Korea or Iran“)
This is utter madness.
The United States is becoming the largest energy producer in the world once again, and we do not need the Middle East—or Israel—for anything anymore. Also, an overwhelming number of Americans elected Donald Trump to keep us out of foreign wars, not to embark on new ones. His most loyal supporters may desert him in next year’s election (or stay home and refuse to vote) if he embarks on the despicable Bolton’s Folly: another tragic Middle East proxy war for Israel.
Indeed, query whether the attacks on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates over the weekend were the work of Israel, just as it attacked the USS Liberty?
See, e.g., http://www.naegele.com/documents/USSLibertyMemorial.pdf (“USS Liberty Memorial“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do“)
Lastly, it is worth repeating a paragraph from the New York Times article cited above:
This is so so true. America’s priorities and interests are not in the Middle East.
See, e.g., https://www.businessinsider.com/trade-war-trump-mulls-more-tariffs-300bn-china-peoples-war-2019-5 (“Beijing calls for a ‘people’s war’ against the US as Trump threatens tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese goods in all-out trade battle“)
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Who Wants This War With Iran? [UPDATED]
[USS Abraham Lincoln]
This is the title of an article by Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—who has written:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/who-wants-this-war-with-iran-137040 (emphasis added); see also https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/bolton-houthis-pompeo-yemen/2019/05/17/id/916481/ (“War With Iran Would End Trump Presidency“)
The answer to Pat Buchanan’s question, of course, is Israel—and its despicable shill in the White House, John Bolton.
As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17209 (“Warmonger: Enemy Of The American People“); see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/zionist-organization-of-america-gives-john-bolton-defender-of-israel-award/ (“Zionist Organization of America gives John Bolton ‘Defender of Israel’ award“) and https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israels-inside-man-how-john-bolton-sabotaged-us-foreign-policy-israels-favour (“Israel’s inside man: How John Bolton sabotaged US foreign policy in Israel’s favour“) and https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/16/john-bolton-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-danger (“Is John Bolton the most dangerous man in the world?“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-7045689/MICHAEL-BURLEIGH-Trumps-warmonger-chief-trying-drag-conflict-Iran.html (“How Trump’s warmonger in chief is trying to drag the US into conflict with Iran”—”It is time for Trump to . . . give warmongering Bolton the boot”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7073157/After-sumo-golf-Trump-Abe-business.html (“‘We’re not looking for regime change’ in Iran Trump”)
[John Bolton]
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Does This Sicko Speak For President Trump And Americans? [UPDATED]
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/do-trumps-hawks-speak-for-trump-137106 (“Do Trump’s Hawks Speak for Trump?“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17261 (“Who Wants This War With Iran?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17209 (“Warmonger: Enemy Of The American People“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-a-blow-to-maduro-russia-withdraws-key-defense-support-to-venezuela-11559486826 (“In a Blow to Maduro, Russia Withdraws Key Defense Support to Venezuela“)
. . .
Finally, the warmonger and Israeli shill, Bolton, is gone—none too soon.
See https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/10/john-bolton-out-national-security-adviser-trump-tw/ (“John Bolton out as national security adviser, Trump tweets services no longer ‘needed'”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-18141 (“The Middle East Is Not America’s Fight“)
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America’s Global Might [UPDATED]
An editorial of the UK’s Economist states:
See https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/06/06/america-is-deploying-a-new-economic-arsenal-to-assert-its-power (“America is deploying a new economic arsenal to assert its power“) (emphasis added); see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7121879/Emanuel-Macron-warns-Boris-Johnson-39bn.html (“Emmanuel Macron warns Boris Johnson that his plan to withhold £39bn Brexit divorce payment would be a sovereign debt default with DIRE consequences for UK economy“)
The conclusions of this editorial reflect defeatist and cowardly attitudes in the UK, which have blocked Brexit and would have lost World War II if the United States had not saved the Brits, French and others. Indeed, they would be speaking German today, instead of merely being controlled by Germany through the EU and euro.
Our adversaries have only seen a small portion of America’s vast economic might. For example, by denying use of the SWIFT payments system to Russia, we can bring the pygmy economy (smaller than Italy or Brazil) to its knees. Also, as the United States regains its dominant position in the world’s energy markets, Russia loses. And China’s economy is not in great shape today either.
Like Abraham Lincoln before him, Donald Trump is asserting America’s preeminence and dominance, unapologetically. And yes, the United States is at war, albeit it is not a shooting war at this time.
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With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided
[Donald Trump’s America]
This is the title of an article by Timothy Williams in The New York Times:
See https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/state-legislatures-partisan-polarized.html (emphasis added)
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Another Warmonger, Tom Cotton Of Arkansas, Advocates Attack On Iran
[John Bolton and Tom Cotton]
The last thing that Americans need is another tragic war in the Middle East, brought to us by Israel’s shills who gave us the Iraq War in which more than 5,000 Americans died and countless more were maimed, while trillions of dollars were wasted . . . for nothing.
Cathy Burke has reported for Newsmax.com:
See https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/pompeo-iran-attacks/2019/06/16/id/920577/ (“Pompeo: ‘Unmistakable’ That Iran Behind Tanker Attacks“) (emphasis added); see also https://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/tom-cotton-perpetual-warmonger/ (“Tom Cotton, Perpetual Warmonger“) and https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2017/11/30/tom-cotton-most-likely-to-start-world-war-iii (“Tom Cotton: ‘Most likely to start World War III’”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17512 (“Does This Sicko Speak For President Trump And Americans?“)
Whatever presidential ambitions that Cotton ever had just died with his advocacy of war against Iran—as another pitiful shill for Israel.
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Texafornia: America’s Future? [UPDATED]
An editorial of the UK’s Economist observes:
See https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/06/20/texafornia-dreaming (“Texafornia dreaming“) (emphasis added); see also https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/20/texas-hispanic-population-pace-surpass-white-residents/ (“Texas’ Hispanic population is on pace to surpass white residents”)
This editorial sets forth a British perspective, which is distorted at best. After all, there is still a monarchy in the UK, which is a colossal anachronism unto itself.
The British people voted for Brexit—a withdrawal from the draconian EU—and their politicians have screwed it up to a fare-thee-well. The UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May is gone because of it; and one wonders whether the UK’s political system is worse than that in America today. Presumably they are neck and neck, reaching new bottoms with each day that passes.
Politically, California is a complete basket case. Its new governor Gavin Newsom is a looney; its U.S. Senator Kamala Harris was former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown’s ho; Congressperson Maxine Waters is an unrepentant racist; another Congressperson Adam Schiff, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, is a looney too; homelessness, filth and diseases are rampant in its two largest cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles; and the eco-Nazis seem to govern the state. Businesses and Californians are leaving in droves; and the state’s only “salvations” are its wonderful climate and unsurpassed natural beauty.
See https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/americas-top-states-for-business-2019.html (“America’s Top States for Business 2019: The full list”—California is dead last out of 50 states, in terms of the ‘cost of doing business'”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/06/18/the-u-s-supreme-court-is-a-tragic-pathetic-joke/ (“The U.S. Supreme Court Is A Tragic, Pathetic Joke“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/ (“A $34 Trillion Swindle: The Shame Of Global Warming“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/abortions-and-autos-kill-more-in-america-than-guns/#comment-16844 (“Tesla On The Brink Of Failure“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/06/18/the-u-s-supreme-court-is-a-tragic-pathetic-joke/#comment-17720
Clearly, New Yorkers and other Americans would take umbrage with the assertion that “Texas and California are the . . . most important states in the union.”
Lastly, we have a federal system, in which the states are subservient to the federal government. That is a fact of life.
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The Middle East Is Not America’s Fight [UPDATED]
The United States is essentially oil and energy independent, and we do not need the Middle East for anything anymore. Indeed, it is absurd that we are defending the shipping lanes of the region, or threatening Iran.
Yes, the regime in Tehran is evil, but it is up to the Iranian people to replace it—NOT the United States or the American people. After all, Israel and its neocon shills pushed us into the Iraq War, in which more than 5,000 Americans died and many more were maimed, and trillions of dollars were wasted, for nothing.
NEVER AGAIN, even if Israel’s existence is at stake.
The Middle East is not America’s fight. We are not the policemen or protectors of the world. If the shipping lanes of the Middle East are being threatened, it is up to those countries that are affected to protect them. NOT US.
The idea of having U.S. carrier task forces in the Middle East, or American troops, or our fighter jets, is absurd. It is simply a provocative recipe for disaster, and something that is being promoted by the likes of Israel’s pathetic, un-American shills in Washington—such as John Bolton who should be jettisoned from the Trump Administration immediately.
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7260923/US-general-says-work-aggressively-enable-free-passage-Gulf.html (“Trump will send 500 troops and F-22 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to counter Iran“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17694 (“Another Warmonger, Tom Cotton Of Arkansas, Advocates Attack On Iran“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17512 (“Does This Sicko Speak For President Trump And Americans?“)
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written an article entitled “Is a New US Mideast War Inevitable?”:
See https://buchanan.org/blog/is-a-new-us-mideast-war-inevitable-137324 (emphasis added); see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7271855/Britain-mourns-Royal-Navy-took-Falklands-Ex-admirals-join-growing-criticism-cuts.html (“Iran tanker seizure: Ex-admirals join criticism of Royal Navy cuts“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7271655/Israeli-minister-boasts-country-one-thats-killing-Iranians.html (“Israeli minister boasts his country ‘is the only one that’s been killing Iranians'”)
Again, I repeat: The Middle East is not America’s fight. The United States is essentially oil and energy independent, and we do not need the Middle East for anything anymore.
. . .
Indeed, if the Middle East “blows up,” the United States may benefit immeasurably by tapping its vast energy resources and turning the “spigots” wide open, and shipping oil and other energy products to Europe, China and elsewhere.
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Echoes Of The Despicable John Bolton
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written:
See https://buchanan.org/blog/after-bolton-trump-goals-remain-unrealized-137495 (“After Bolton, Trump Goals Remain Unrealized“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-17512 (“Does This Sicko Speak For President Trump And Americans?“)
Bolton was and is a despicable neocon shill for Israel. He should be investigated to determine what benefits he has received, directly or indirectly, from Israel since his career began . . . and indicted.
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