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George Rebane

The competition has become fierce between the Democratic leadership and President Trump.  Both are doing their best to estrange themselves from the country’s voters.  The bottom line, according to my lights, is that the president is winning this contest in the number of people he leaves disappointed, dismayed, and simply pissed in the wake of his daily pronouncements.  But let’s start with the Democrats before returning to our fearless leader.

The Democratic National Committee recently completed a post-mortem study of how and why they lost the 2024 election.  They interviewed over 300 party strategists and heavyweights from whom to assemble their conclusion.  Everyone, especially the Democrat workers in the vineyards, was looking forward to the DNC’s release of the results which would guide preparations for the 2026 primaries.  Instead we got the announcement that the DNC will not reveal what they learned from their closed-door discussions.  Massive disappointments all around.

Listening to the rightwing media, all one could hear was puzzlement from their reporters and sage commentators as to why the report would not be published.  I found it hard to believe that these keen observers of our political landscape could not draw the obvious conclusion about the DNC’s reticence.  The Democrat mavens did not conclude that their 2024 campaigns were poorly run, or underfunded, or misdirected to wrong voter blocks.  Any of those tactical mis-machinations would have been readily disseminated to their rank-and-file election workers.

However, what their mavens did discover and the DNC would never admit was that enough of the wrong message had leaked out to sufficiently tip the balance in the Republicans’ favor.  What the Democrat insiders are not yet prepared to admit is that they are neo-Marxists and proto-communists with the objective to ‘fundamentally transform’ America into a socialist-and-beyond state.  With what they have learned, from the much publicized yet isolated recent victories of their socialist candidates, is that it is not yet the time to start selling the collectivist utopia (‘this time we’ll do it right’), let alone revealing it to be their prime political objective for the United States.

Now back to our fearless leader.  From the evidence it is easy to acknowledge that Donald Trump has accomplished more for the country in, yes, ten months than any president before him.  His economic, social, and foreign policies have borne unexpected fruits.  These governance ‘victories’ would speak for themselves if only the administration’s focus would continue to highlight them with citations of the ample evidence readily available from the government’s own sources and the reports/accolades from foreign leaders.

But that is not to be.  Our president’s character and temperament drives him to continually snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.  His mouth does it all – 24/7.  Over the years someone must surely have told him that he is not naturally a loved or lovable character.  We surmise that long ago he learned being brash and braggadocio is the best way to portray and project his strength.  No doubt in the private sector, such as urban real estate deal making, such modus operandi have proved to be an asset, but unfortunately not so in politics and the public sector.

So, as we head into the 2026 primaries President Trump continues daily to supply the Democrats and their media mouthpieces all the ammo needed to cover up their deeply disappointing record of governance and their ongoing void in public policy proposals that would attract the thinking voter.  For the light thinkers and those who don’t pay attention the polls continue to confirm that proclaiming their TDS symptoms is sufficient to prevail in the political arena.

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9 responses to “Self-immolation Derby”

  1. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Coming from a person who usually votes as a Democrat, let me say first off that the DNC sucks!
    I have rarely liked a candidate that the DNC has decided to put up at the head of the ticket. I did not like Biden, and I did not like Kamala or Hillary Clinton.
    I didn’t care for the likes of Donna Brazile, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, or Tom Perez.

    What they did wrong is put Biden and Kamala up the first time,
    And then put Kamala up without enough time for her to run an effective campaign.

    Since George R. often likes to play the Commie card,
    Here is what our friendly local AI has to say on the subject…

    Communist fear mongering by the right wing in the 20th century was characterized by two major “Red Scares” that led to widespread paranoia and political repression, primarily in the United States. These periods saw conservative politicians and media outlets exploit fears of a communist overthrow to advance political agendas, target the left, and foster a climate of suspicion. 

    The First Red Scare (1917–1920)
    Prompted by the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and a wave of labor strikes and anarchist bombings at home, the first Red Scare created an atmosphere of intense nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiment. 
    * Key Figures and Tactics:
    * A. Mitchell Palmer: President Wilson’s Attorney General, a key figure in the fear mongering, used the threat of radicalism to launch his own presidential campaign.
    * Palmer Raids: Palmer orchestrated a series of raids in November 1919 and January 1920, in which thousands of suspected left-wing radicals and anarchists were arrested and jailed without due process, and hundreds of immigrants were deported.
    * Media Sensationalism: The press often sensationalized labor strikes as “Red” plots to bring down the American way of life, contributing to public hysteria. 

    The Second Red Scare (1947–1954)
    The second and more pervasive Red Scare unfolded during the early stages of the Cold War, fueled by geopolitical tensions like the Soviet Union’s development of nuclear weapons and the Korean War. 
    * Key Figures and Tactics:
    * Senator Joseph McCarthy: A right-wing Republican from Wisconsin, McCarthy became the face of this era, using sensational, unfounded accusations of communist infiltration within the U.S. government, especially the State Department and the Army. His tactics of publicizing accusations with insufficient evidence became known as “McCarthyism”.
    * House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): This congressional committee investigated alleged communist subversion, leading to the blacklisting of individuals in the film industry and academia, effectively destroying careers based on mere suspicion or association.
    * Government Loyalty Programs: President Truman, partly to appease conservative critics, established loyalty programs that led to widespread investigations of federal employees, often based on anonymous tips and minimal evidence.
    * Exploitation for Political Gain: Republican politicians frequently used the “soft on communism” charge against Democrats during elections, creating a sharp left-right political divide and fostering suspicion of liberal ideals. 

    Long-Term Impact
    This history of fear mongering had profound and lasting effects on American society, politics, and culture. 
    * Suppression of Civil Liberties: The intense climate of fear led to the violation of civil liberties, including freedom of speech and association, as people were hounded by law enforcement, alienated from their communities, and fired from their jobs.
    * Political Shifts: The anti-communist sentiment pushed American politics further to the right, forcing the left to constantly defend its patriotism and leading to the exclusion of effective radical organizers from mainstream organizations.
    * Enduring Legacy: The Red Scares are often cited as historical examples of how unfounded fears can compromise constitutional rights, and the legacy continues to influence American political debate, with terms like “socialist” or “communist” still used as political attacks.

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  2. ScottO Avatar
    ScottO

    “Over the years someone must surely have told him that he is not naturally a loved or lovable character.”

    Such as myself.

    I posted this a while back but for the new readers and those with poor reading skills and/or memories:

    If I was at a function with Trump and he was running his mouth per usual about himself, I would probably wish him to immerse his head in the punch bowl.

    But that isn’t why or how we decide who we want as Commander In Chief and POTUS.

    I’m not interested in Feelz or who will be my Bestie or who will hold my hand and promise to fix all my problems.

    Trump is the easy choice over the insane and lunatic Dems who claim that Biden was “sharp as a tack” when in fact he was demented when he first ran against Trump. When they claim that men don’t possess any physical advantage over women and that men can become pregnant. That sex is “assigned” at birth. That the govt can just create wealth out of thin air and distribute it out to the voters who have zero skin in the game.

    Every time.

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  3. ScottO Avatar
    ScottO

    “Senator Joseph McCarthy: A right-wing Republican from Wisconsin, McCarthy became the face of this era, using sensational, unfounded accusations of communist infiltration within the U.S. government, especially the State Department and the Army. His tactics of publicizing accusations with insufficient evidence became known as “McCarthyism”.

    House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): This congressional committee investigated alleged communist subversion, leading to the blacklisting of individuals in the film industry and academia, effectively destroying careers based on mere suspicion or association.”

    Actually, it turned out that McCarthy was correct. But he over-played his hand and he pissed off Eisenhower. After the fall of the USSR, documents uncovered he was totally on the right track. If Hollywood wanted to ban commies from their ranks it seems they had every right to. It was the same right that current lefty Hollywood folks claim now.

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  4. ScottO Avatar
    ScottO

    “And then put Kamala up without enough time for her to run an effective campaign.”

    Yeah – that’s it! She needs to have years and years to bray like an ignorant donkey!

    She has run in primaries before and gotten nowhere. Saying they have “put her up” is telling. She has almost no actual voter support.

    Go ahead – run her again. Maybe you can even fabricate some proof she was even able to fry potatoes at Micky-Dees!

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  5. Rebane Avatar

    RH 22dec25 – Both ‘Red scares’ you cite were real. International communism was on a tear to expand after the Bolshevik revolution, during our Depression, and during WW2 when Stalin was our ally. History has vindicated McCarthy, regardless of his brash methods.

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  6. fish Avatar
    fish

    “Coming from a person who usually votes as a Democrat, let me say first off that the DNC sucks!
    I have rarely liked a candidate that the DNC has decided to put up at the head of the ticket. I did not like Biden, and I did not like Kamala or Hillary Clinton. I didn’t care for the likes of Donna Brazile, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, or Tom Perez.”

    I feel you brother…..it seems that you are suffering from a case of “Ronn Owens Syndrome” late of the unlamented Bay Area radio staple KGO810 am (a veritable font of “valuth’s”)! It is is said that Ronn would agonize over the ballot every election, carefully comparing and weighing the merits of the competing candidates and various spending measures….and then voting the straight democrat ticket ……every single time!

    Oh well! What’s a good progressive to do?

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  7. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Sounds like the Heritage Foundation is self-immolating. What a hoot!

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  8. ScottO Avatar
    ScottO

    Bag-O-Wind governor Pritzker is saying they are “gathering evidence and will hold ICE accountable”. What ‘evidence’ he has and what ICE will be ‘accountable’ for is quite the mystery as he couldn’t seem to come up with a single illegal act or even evidence of such an act. And now there’s a commission that’s investigating with “experts”. One might think that Pritzker would have a commission to deal with the on-going violent crime wave in Chicago or the insolvency that his state faces, but no – going after fed law enforcement while they enforce the law is way more fun.

    https://news.meaww.com/video/jb-pritzker-promises-democrats-will-hold-ice-agents-accountable

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  9. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Cali’s new year resolution should be for an audit –

    How California spent over $100 billion and still has no bullet train | Watch

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