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Showing posts with label Trump indictments. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Polls Show Voters Believe Democrats Are Cheating

We can sit around all day and debate whether or not the 2020 election was stolen, but the reality is that we will probably never know the truth about that—even if Trump goes back to the White House. Some questions simply remain questions. 

But one thing is clear, and that's that Democrats are up to no good in this election cycle, and more and more of the American people are waking up to it. 

In a recent new national poll, 56% of voters believe that President Joe Biden is trying to jail Donald Trump simply to win an election. What's more telling in the polling is how many of those voters polled believe it is a concentrated effort coming directly from the White House itself, and at the direction of the Biden administration.

Whether or not even that happens to be true can also be debated, and even when it comes to that question, we may never have a definitive answer. But at the same time, it seems quite clear what's going on and why it is happening at all.

The Democrats are cheating—or trying very hard to.

We also know it is backfiring, and badly. In nearly every single mock general poll Donald Trump now leads in the race over Biden. And while polls can be subject to interpretation and not always reliable, the fact that most polls are weighted toward Democrats is something to keep in mind. If a Republican is winning in the polls, he's probably winning in the real world.

On top of it all, it's the things the Democrats are going after Trump for that has made more than a few people raise their eyebrows at. None of it seems—legitimate. It's a lot of innuendo and implied things, but really, where are the crimes? Where is the evidence? And why are the only people bringing any of these cases Democrats? And moreover, why are they all confirmed Trump haters?

I have said it over and over again. If the Democrats believed in the success of their time in the White House, it would be the only thing that would matter. If it's all true, and the Biden administration has been a glowing success, what would they have to fear with Donald Trump running? By their account, the Democrats have already proven they can lead the country.

Of course, the problem is, none of that is true. The Biden administration has been a complete disaster and I think even they know it. Deep down, they know it. Otherwise, what's the threat from Donald Trump?

The thing is, all of these "cases" have so many red flags it is simply hard for any thinking person to ignore, which is part of what is generating the growing consensus that Biden's going after Trump solely for political reasons.

The E. Jean Carroll case, for example, came from an allegation of a rape that occurred 26 years prior, that absolutely no evidence was provided to prove. The person who paid her legal fees was an anti-Trump billionaire. A dress she said provided proof turned out to be one not in style until two years after the alleged rape. There was also a TV interview, which was barred from evidence, where she said she was never raped.

But of course, when it comes to Trump, you don't need to prove a case in court. You don't even necessarily need to offer a conviction. Because the allegation is more important than anything else, and they know that all they have to do is accuse Trump of something and the media will run with it, call it true, and naive viewers who also hate Trump will ignore the evidence and go along with the story.

In that same poll, 67% believe that all of the indictments against Trump are politically motivated. 58% believe Biden has played a role. 52% believe that indictments were only brought because Trump was leading in polls. 58% believe that all of this nonsense should be dropped, and it should be up to the American people to decide who becomes our next president.

I think what it comes down to is that people aren't seeing the results Biden keeps saying he's gotten done and it makes them wonder more what all this Trump chasing is really about. To make matters worse, Biden doesn't talk about the supposed accomplishments. He simply talks about the dangers electing Trump poses, while at the same time working very hard to paint the former president as the Most Evil Man in America.

And what about the New York case? Sure, New York effectively won. But based on what evidence of what wrongdoing? Trump did not do anything against the law. He did not do anything outside of what other developers always do. And the prosecutor who brought the case had many on the record meetings at the White House prior to the case. What were those conversations and why don't we know what they were?

The facts are clear. The aim is to financially destroy and potentially jail Trump to get him out of their way. Because it is the only way they can win. I think there was cheating in 2020. Like I said, that can be debated, and we will likely never know the truth. But what is true is that the Democrats know they can't pull the same stunt in 2024 that they pulled in 2020. 

So, it's either lose an election or remove the guy who can actually win. And that's what they are up to. And the polls show clearly that The People know that's what the gig is.

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Monday, January 1, 2024

TDS and the Redefinition of Words—A Losing Battle

How does one even respond to victims of Trump Derangement Syndrome anymore? They are completely unhinged, uninterested in truth, bereft of any concept of reality, and they are simply never going to be cured. 

And I swear, if I hear the word cult one more time, I am literally going to heave up an internal organ.

It brings me to the idea of words in and of themselves, and how the liberals especially have simply rewritten numerous portions of the dictionary's definitions of them. Real definitions don't matter anymore. Why should they? Because truth doesn't matter anymore either.

If you simply believe something, it must be true, right?

I mean, think about it. We have to ask the question, "What is the definition of a woman?" with a straight face. And on top of that, we're supposed to accept the answer that, "Well, it depends," with an equally straight face.

They have redefined what a woman is for Heaven's sake, and they believe their truth is the truth independent of what we all know the truth actually is. Reality is whatever make-believe they want it to be, and when you take that into account, you can see right through their "truth," and how they get there.

Take the Russia Collusion hoax. In their eyes it is true no matter what. Because they said so. Because even though the dossier was fake, and provably so, that doesn't matter. The story was told, they sucked it all in, they believed it, and no reality can ever make it untrue now.

The story is the story and the conclusion that it never happened doesn't matter.

They use words like evidence as though simply uttering the word makes any accusation now a proven thing. They've redefined evidence to mean, "It means whatever we say is considered evidence." They don't say examine the facts. They simply say, "Look at the evidence."

But what is the evidence? Simply things they say it is. Not proven. But interpreted.

It is even the misconstruing of the power of words like impeachment and indictment, as though the mere act of doing them make it immediately clear that bad things happened to cause them. We go back to evidence as defined by those who brought it forth as being the gospel.

What evidence of impeachable things? The evidence they say it is. What evidence that merited an indictment? The evidence they say it is. Even if none of the "evidence" is evidence of anything other than what they believe it is.

Part of the problem we have here is a dishonest media whom we can no longer trust to report the truth, or even to examine it in any real way. The media is involved in the redefinition of words and in the dissemination of whatever their truth happens to want to be.

We'll have an argument with a TDS sufferer about what happened on January 6th, and they will respond with, "Look at all the evidence presented during the J6 hearings." With one huge problem being horribly overlooked.

The J6 committee was biased. It was a panel of Trump dissenters, haters and anyone who may have posed a different line of questioning was barred from serving on it.

Does that matter to anyone against Trump? Does it matter to the media? Does that truth of what made up that committee matter?

No. Only the evidence presented, true or false matters. And of course, they only could have presented the truth despite their bias—which wasn't classified as bias either. Because, you know, words don't mean what they mean anymore.

These were not biased people after all. Their bias was redefined as patriotism. And because this committee was made up of patriotic elected officials, well then, anything they said happened must have happened, because of course you rarely trust a politician unless that politician serves to prove your truth to be true.

What would have happened if they could have put Jim Jordan on that committee and what kinds of questions may he have asked of Nancy Pelosi and her own actions on January 6th had he been there? Or her for that matter? And why would his questions be considered biased if the others' on the committee weren't?

How much more convincing perhaps the seriousness of the committee could have been taken if the panel was made up of people on both sides of the question?

But you can't explain that to someone suffering TDS. Because it doesn't make sense to them. Because it doesn't follow their narrative. There is only one answer for them, and you don't need to ask questions about it to get to it. You simply need to ask questions that confirm the truth as they see it. That confirms the evidence as they define it.

The ones who support Trump are considered to be a cult. But why aren't the ones who don't support Trump also considered one? If the idea is that the "cult" will simply go along with whatever they think is the truth about Trump, why is the other side also not a cult for the same reason? 

Because the word cult has also been redefined. And it's just another way of using a different word to describe a Trump supporter because the old ones aren't fresh anymore and don't work as well. Like racist. 

No matter what there is no question in the minds of these TDS sufferers that Trump is a criminal. That he is evil. That he wants to be a dictator. That he incited an insurrection and tried to overthrow the government. That he is a danger to the country and to the world. That he is determined to destroy democracy. 

I am not even saying we need to change their minds about that. I am simply saying, as I have always said, let's make sure we ask the right questions. Let's make sure we use words correctly and let's examine everything with a clear head and with honesty.

When I talk to most Trump supporters the thing I come away with from those exchanges is that they are examining the evidence with far more scrutiny and thought than anyone suffering TDS is. They are stepping back from everything and giving each detail careful consideration. By contrast, when I talk to Trump haters, they simply spout off the narrative with no question in their mind whether or not it happens to be true.

He's guilty. That's it. No ifs ands or buts because they said he is. Period. End of story. No need for further explanation. It's cut and dry and the case is sealed, signed and delivered.

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Donald Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth

I recall being captivated and mesmerized by the ever evolving and twisting plot lines of that TV show, House of Cards. Even if the show was pure fiction, one wonders how much of it was actually true? Not the story itself. But how politics really operates. Behind closed doors. What really goes on?

Especially in our current times.

A show like that gives us a deeper look into what power actually looks like, and what people may be willing to do to get it and hold onto it. It's a dangerous place, Washington D.C. And perhaps if House of Cards had any basis at all in fact, I'll be damned if wasn't a fictionalized documentary somewhat loosely based on the life and careers of the Clintons.

What we have unfolding before us now is a new show. Except that this one isn't fiction. It's a reality show unlike any other one we have seen before. And people are glued to their screens. There are twists and turns at every corner. And the plots seem to get crazier than ever.

It started at the first scene when Trump came down his escalator at Trump Towers to announce he was running for president. The fire of politics was set ablaze and the powers on both sides' insides churned. Perhaps the threat wasn't truly appreciated at first. Until one-by-one Trump toppled what would have been top contending opponents on the debate stage and all along the campaign trail.

He had to be stopped.

And they tried everything to do it. The GOP scrambled to find a reason to bar him being nominated. Even when it was clear he would be the nominee, they tried to find ways to deny it. The Democrats were already in talks long before Trump even won the election about impeachment in case he actually did win.

Ultimately Trump did get the nomination of course. In the end to deny it would have been a form of political suicide for the Republican party. "But he won't win," they thought and talked about in closed circles. "We'll just have to deal with the reality that Hillary will be the president and we'll work on the next election."

But he did win. Not by the popular vote. But he won the electoral college, and in the end that's all that matters. And he won despite what all the polls suggested that it was a practical shoo-in for Hillary Clinton.

The party had no choice but to rally around him. The people decided he was not only the president, but the presiding face of the Republican party.

But of course, his presidency was fraught with one challenge after another. He was caught in the crosshairs of investigations, impeachment hearings, a media onslaught and a long list of what became known as Never-Trumpers within his own party.

Not a single accomplishment would go without scrutiny and even denial it ever occurred. The Democrat party all but censured Trump, not by vote, but by their actions, dismissing nearly everything he tried to do, claiming his presidency was not only illegitimate. But that he stole it with the help of the Russians.

Without question, I don't think anyone can deny that Trump's presidency was perhaps the most sensationalized of any presidency ever. The entire term ran like a TV show right down to a Speaker of the House ripping up a State of the Union speech—something you would have thought you would never see in real life except on TV.

And then there was the election fallout. People went to bed with Trump clearly in the lead only to wake up the next morning and discover that Biden had won. And there were all sorts of controversy surrounding that. And then there was the "insurrection." 

This was a made for TV series of events unlike any other even the best writers could ever have dreamed up. And now we have all the king's horses and all the king's men once again trying to deny Trump's ability to even run with states sending cases to their state supreme courts to deny primary ballot access.

And of course, there are all the wild accusations of criminal intent and indictments stacked up against him—whether or not there is any merit to any of it isn't what matters. It's made the entire process a show that is impossible not to watch.

Because it's that power we're seeing coming front and center for us all to witness first-hand. This is the true nature of politics, or at least what it has become. 

It has been the greatest show on Earth, and we don't know how it ends yet. We're just in season 7. 

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