Why Trump Won

- He is genuine in thought and action

- He is a patriot and loves his country

- He identified many issues* that were being ignored by our betters

- He promised to fix them ... and the voters believed him

- He said he would make America great again

- He knew that Washington was corrupt to the core

- And promised to “drain this swamp”

- He identified our fake media ... something that many suspected

- He wasn’t Hillary

* uncontrolled immigration, unfair trading pacts, anemic economic growth, Chinese hegemony, pointless international nation building, tolerance of terrorism at home and abroad, NATO slackers, climate change hoax, Obamacare disaster, liberal courts, insane Iran nuclear deal, North Korea nuclear and missile problems

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Kinda neat ... kinda ...

Headlines

Trump’s 2020 strategy: A never-ending war with the states

Google, Apple, Amazon and Tesla slam Trump’s immigration crackdown

President heads to Arizona, an emerging presidential battleground ...

Trump: 10-year prison for people attacking statues

‘I don’t kid’: Trump says he wasn’t joking about slowing coronavirus testing

Coronavirus update: Tennis great Novak Djokovic tests positive, U. of Michigan won’t host presidential debate

7.4 mag quake Mexico ...

Whistleblower: Claims Chinese Communists pay Vatican $2 billion in bribes

Miami mayor says presidential debate might not have audience

BET founder Robert Johnson urges Black Lives Matter to form own independent political party

Declining dollar could happen at warp speed ...

Nolte: Mount Rushmore doomed to 1619 riots

Obvious Truth

White or black, never trust anyone who carries the moniker “Bubba.”

More on Voter Fraud

Lawyer John Hinderaker points out how the Democrats collude with the courts to steal elections ... this time in Minnesota ... see: Powerline Post.

I can just see them professing their innocence, “Who us?”

Fractured Definition

Tipping point — usually about the time one is paying the restaurant bill

Headlines

WHO: Sunday was a record day for coronavirus infections

All 8 Ivy League schools won’t require standardized testing next year

President Trump to rally in Arizona and Wisconsin next week

Joni Ernst proposes to disclose lawmakers’ PPP loans

Supreme Court gives Trump a win on his steel tariffs

There’s nearly $5 trillion parked in money markets as many investors  are still afraid of stocks

Sarah Sanders says Bolton was drunk on power

Kudlow: ‘There is no second wave coming’

Trump ways he’ll only meet with Maduro to discuss him stepping down

Coronavirus updates: Hospitalization rise in some states, Gottlieb says Northeast states unlikely to see spikes

Black Lives Matter founders describe themselves as Marxists

At least 100 shot on Father’s Day weekend in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago

Fluffy

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Shouldn’t have done its business!

Virtue Signaling

I hesitate to point this out, in the midst of our current racial hysteria, that the “noose” that was found on the only black NASCAR driver, Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at the Taladega Speedway over last weekend was nothing more than a garage door pull-down rope ... the same as was found on all the other garage stalls for the white drivers ... see: Conservative Treehouse Entry.

The unanimous hand-wringing response to this obvious overblown normality seems like nothing more than a opportunity to virtue signal by the other NASCAR drivers ... since they must all realize the actuality of this event.

In other words, to have pointed out the truth, like above, would have labeled one a “racist” by much of our manic media. So what does one do?

Understandably, just go along to get along. Kinda like the passive crowd standing around, watching the Salem witches being burned at the stake.

Afterward: Pity the poor maintenance person who put up that particular garage door pull-down ... maybe even years ago.

The Truth

Your initial reaction to a news story is that which the reporters and editors wanted you to have ... and is probably misdirected. Good reason to seek out multiple sources before you can uncover the truth ... something that the internet allows you to do ... a happy plus to this technological cesspool.

(Of course, Google does like to lead you by the nose to those internet sites that it wants you to see.)

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Josh Cripps photographer

Solar eclipse in Dubai

Headlines

Trump allies see a mounting threat: Biden’s rising evangelical support

U.S. reports 30,000 daily coronavirus cases, highest number since May 1

AOC brags that Trump’s Tulsa turnout was sabotaged by ‘teens on TIKTOK’

Black preacher to BLM: ‘Planned Parenthood #1 killer of blacks’

Schiff hopes ousted U.S. attorney testifies before Congress

Coronavirus cases spike in Alabama: ‘We are extremely concerned about these numbers’

Experts say that judge’s ruling opens the door for Bolton to be sued or prosecuted

Pollak: ‘The 2020 election is now about China’

Former Ukrainian president says Biden never pressed him on Burisma

The demise of American malls could deal a blow to the towns that depend on them

Trump tells Xi and Modi he would act as mediator in China-India border conflict if necessary

One dead, 11 injured in Minneapolis shooting

Today’s Poser

How much more tattered will the fabric of our nation need to become before some more patriotic tailors step forward to mend things?

Rex

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Get me a coupla sixpacks of Bud ...

Headlines

Broken windows and Molotov cocktail: DOJ finds creative ways into local rioting cases

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Berman refuses to leave after Trump says SEC chief Clayton will replace him

One dead and another wounded from shooting in CHAZ/CHOP

Black Lives Matter co-founder: ‘Our goal is to get Trump out’

Fox News poll: Voters say campaign rallies are a bad idea

The stock market might be pricey, but it is nothing like the genuine market bubbles of the past

Rioters in California tear down statue of Francis Scott Key, composer of The Star Spangled Banner

Poll: 8-in-10 have ‘favorable’ view of people who wear masks

Trump rejects Fauci’s warning about football’s return

Judge denies Trump administration’s attempt to block John Bolton’s book

Iran unsuprisingly found to be engaging in secret nuclear work

Barr: I would have preferred grand jury, completed investigation in Brooks case

Beanbag

“Politics ain’t beanbag.” — Tip O’Neill

Was visiting a friend yesterday and he had some sports channel on the TV. Dunno which one. Guess what sport was being featured?

Beanbag!

Wow! We (and he) are really getting desperate for competitive TV action ... any kind of action amid our COVID-19 shutdowns — vintage SuperBowls, old English Soccer League games ... even contemporary axe-throwing competitions.

Dr. Fauci says we won’t be having any football this Fall. Wanna bet?

COvID Deaths

Social Distancing

Everybody has their favorite measure of what is happening with the progress of COVID-19 in the United States: new cases, percentage testing positive,  new hospitalization, new ICU admissions, new deaths, etc. Since COVID has become a political issue, the measure selected often depends on your political party.

My preferred measure is new deaths ... which it seems should be a lagging indicator ... but, I suspect is now a leading one ... due to the rapid increase in testing, possible mutations in the virus itself or possibly even better therapeutics. Nonetheless, this is my preferred metric ... see: Washington Post Graphic.

These numbers there suggest to me, despite what one reads or sees in the media, the opening up of our economy seems to be moving apace.

We shall see.

Giddy

Trump’s rally in Tulsa on Saturday night did not fill the 19,000 seat arena ... even though there were an estimated million applications for tickets (even if some were fake). His handlers blamed protesters blocking access and national media coronavirus scare tactics for the shortfall of maybe 7,000 attendees.

Anti-Trump forces were giddy about this shortfall even though Trump got a rousing reception. The lesson to the Trump administration is to be careful about overpromising and underdelivering crowd sizes ... especially during a pandemic ... where older adults ... much of his base ... might be more chary about assembling in groups.

And the lesson for the Democrats is to be careful about jumping up and down too much about this shortfall. The real benefit here is the data collected by his re-election committee during the ticket application process. This data will be used during the actual election ... and, I expect here will be more rallies to come ... maybe in smaller venues ... but bigger than Biden’s basement.

Headlines

‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection

Ford, Fiat-Chrysler returning to pre-coronavirus production levels

Amy Klobuchar drops out of Biden VP contention — endorses ‘woman of color’

Portland: George Washington statue torn down, draped in bunting U.S. flag

California enacts November mail-ballot law — with surprising GOP support

U.S. coronavirus cases surge by more than 27,000 in a day

Congress plans to target Big Tech for circulating Chinese propaganda

Anthony Fauci: Americans ‘don’t believe science’ or ‘authority’

Fox News poll: Biden extends lead over Trump amid protests

Trump administration considers executive order to suspend certain work visas

Oklahoma National Guard activates 250 solders for security at Trump Tulsa rally

Abrams pitches for VP: ‘I understand the moment’ I was an activist

Nostalgia

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