Zelizer holds almost unlimited admiration or so he portrays it for Lee Atwater, one of the most morally-bankrupt political opportunists ever to accuse the other side of Socialism and bereft of any hint of taste, honesty, or any real American way. (CNN: Dirty campaigning? He perfected it.)
Right from the top, the article is bullshit because you can't 'perfect' dirty campaigning, you can only make it worse and that's precisely what's happened in the current state of the unwashed abattoir of unrestricted filth coming from Donald Trump relentlessly.
Update: the above, in my view, is not even exaggerated as he's been badmouthing one woman after the other, Mexicans are thieves and rapists, and wouldn't you like to be able to punch people in the mouth. From the mouth of a would-be President, I view this as filth.
Zelizer further commends the way Trump took apart Marco Rubio, etc as if this was some exceptional accomplishment when that shavetail has no more political savvy, likely less, than Trump and his only real attribute was being the only rookie candidate any female might actually like to screw. Unfortunately for Rubio, the bone factor didn't contribute many votes. Trump didn't take apart Rubio but rather he fell apart for the same reason as the others: nothing whatsoever to say of any substance.
Donald Trump apparently cackles he hasn't even started on Hillary Clinton yet and that will be a genius tactic as he will incense the world's femmes and they will eat his lunch. Unfortunately, that gets some sympathetic victim play for Clinton which, frankly, we find seriously revolting in that abomination of a political predator but likely that's what would come of Trump's amateurish and mindless bluster.
To Zelizer we say, go back to reporting baseball scores. You're out of your league.
Note: he is a political professor who has written of Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society. Are you going to read his crap to find whether he has any mention of Salvador Allende, the Gulf of Tonkin abomination, or the murder of Che Guevara. After seeing this article, there's no chance I will waste any time to discover what's in his book. I need history, not cheerleaders.
Update: after reviewing this, I don't consider it overstated. We are being insulted brazenly by the wanton behavior of the Presidential candidates and Zelizer has, in effect, whitewashed that type of evil campaigning. Do you seriously see Mister Smith Going to Washington for this because I don't.
In fact, Mister Smith did go but he's Bernie Sanders rather than Jimmy Stewart this time. The treatment he gets is roughly the same.
Right from the top, the article is bullshit because you can't 'perfect' dirty campaigning, you can only make it worse and that's precisely what's happened in the current state of the unwashed abattoir of unrestricted filth coming from Donald Trump relentlessly.
Update: the above, in my view, is not even exaggerated as he's been badmouthing one woman after the other, Mexicans are thieves and rapists, and wouldn't you like to be able to punch people in the mouth. From the mouth of a would-be President, I view this as filth.
Zelizer further commends the way Trump took apart Marco Rubio, etc as if this was some exceptional accomplishment when that shavetail has no more political savvy, likely less, than Trump and his only real attribute was being the only rookie candidate any female might actually like to screw. Unfortunately for Rubio, the bone factor didn't contribute many votes. Trump didn't take apart Rubio but rather he fell apart for the same reason as the others: nothing whatsoever to say of any substance.
Donald Trump apparently cackles he hasn't even started on Hillary Clinton yet and that will be a genius tactic as he will incense the world's femmes and they will eat his lunch. Unfortunately, that gets some sympathetic victim play for Clinton which, frankly, we find seriously revolting in that abomination of a political predator but likely that's what would come of Trump's amateurish and mindless bluster.
To Zelizer we say, go back to reporting baseball scores. You're out of your league.
Note: he is a political professor who has written of Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society. Are you going to read his crap to find whether he has any mention of Salvador Allende, the Gulf of Tonkin abomination, or the murder of Che Guevara. After seeing this article, there's no chance I will waste any time to discover what's in his book. I need history, not cheerleaders.
Update: after reviewing this, I don't consider it overstated. We are being insulted brazenly by the wanton behavior of the Presidential candidates and Zelizer has, in effect, whitewashed that type of evil campaigning. Do you seriously see Mister Smith Going to Washington for this because I don't.
In fact, Mister Smith did go but he's Bernie Sanders rather than Jimmy Stewart this time. The treatment he gets is roughly the same.
8 comments:
You are just as angry as your brother
Easy to say but it doesn't make it true. It's also easy for me to deny ... precisely because it is true.
Read the article Zelizer wrote. He sounds like he will fall to his knees in front of that disgrace, Lee Atwater.
Are you seriously going to tell me you support or want this kind of election?? Really??
I'm not angry, seriously. I just wish people would wise up and show some sense.
of course you believe you arent angry. And you certainly believe he is
P.S. I'm seriously not trying to birddog him as it's been happening since we were kids. He has always been pissed off with someone. Something really bites his ass and he's never really said what it was.
There was a lot of stuff about accountability last time but that was kind of so what as we've all been smashed-up and all wobble now, some more than others. I never took anything from anyone and I can't say that was any particular pride to me, it just isn't what we (i.e. Frasers) do.
I really don't get the anger ... something ripped him off?? Life for him and the family looks kind of peachy from here but it wouldn't be my business to know if it isn't. I really do hope his life does just fine beyond the obvious hassles of medical and anger remains in its current state of mystifying rather than sources back to some horrible thing.
It was the same deal with all the sister combat as I never really got why and what a boatload of anger. For much of my life I could stay out of it but that didn't last. It's not like I'm some virgin but I never wanted all this raging ... I've been running from that all my life.
Maybe he isnt angry. Maybe just passionate on his politics.
I dont know I dont know of his life. Last real contact I had with him was when he was down here and he got a clock and an AMX that he restored.
Perhaps I'm just seething with anger and reefer masks that but I really don't believe it. There's a lot of agitation in me, no doubt there, but there's zero desire to go cracking heads nor take any vicarious pleasure in anyone else doing it on a large or a small scale.
My reasons for writing are passionate but I wouldn't be anywhere near a computer if I had the means, as all the regulars have seen while blasting around Europe. Updates get posted but that's about it. Now perhaps I'm deep inside angry I don't have the means and therefore I rant and rage in blogs but that's just a wee bit too Doctor Spock to me. I do what I can do within my ability to do things, trying to push beyond that as I can. I do believe rage would be indicated much more solidly by giving up than continuing.
If I write much more even though it's usually my inclination to blather endlessly, it will only look defensive and then it goes to pleading ... no, no, no, I'm not being defensive (larfs).
When I write those 'larfs' there is usually at least a smile on my face. Stuff really does amuse me, not necessarily because I wrote it but the situation strikes me funny.
Ela, ela, this long-running anger situation is hardly a surprise. There were always some pairings in the family who weren't talking. I have no particular accusation, I just don't get it. He wasn't the only one who if pissed-off could possibly stay that way for years.
I can get that way too and you saw some shots coming my way which drew major blood. That's going to stay for a while but still they didn't matter much in the grand scheme. I consider that now and the only thing to come to mind is wtf, category of things which don't make sense, quite a large category, that one.
Well your writings come across and angry You seem to larf at the little things inside your writings but you come across as hating the other side. And the other side is the opposing viewpoint to your writing
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