TRUMP: CLEANSING THE AUGEAN STABLES

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TRUMP: CLEANSING THE AUGEAN STABLES

https://www.c4dt.com/trump-cleansing-augean-stables/

Thomas Ertl
September 10, 2016

In the final stretch of a heated presidential election there are often significant political transformations and paradigm shifts that take place, but are overlooked. One such major shift has occurred, the steady removal of tares from the conservative movement.

I was reminded of this recently when a good friend from Switzerland emailed me the question: “Is Donald Trump cleansing the Augean Stables in preparation for his presidency?” Of course my answer was “yes,” adding, “the Augean Stables, what perfect symbolism for the Trump phenomenon!”

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In their own misjudgment and arrogance, the “Gang of 50” revealed themselves to the world as American policy failures. They mistakenly thought the gathering of 50 signatures of prominent policy men protesting Trump would actually have had an effect on the race. In their effort to destroy Trump they in turn have destroyed themselves by their own devices.

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The Trump phenomenon did appear overnight, but not in a political vacuum. It was built on the foundation of previous movements over 52 years. First, it was Goldwater in 1964, then Reagan. Then came Perot and Buchanan, which later gave way to the Tea Party and its rebellion against the Republican Establishment. Historically, peaceful political revolutions are always established in a process over time.

Senator Sessions described the modern political awakening best in a recent ­­­­­campaign speech. “Something big was happening — the people are taking their country back.”

The forces are lining up and picking sides. One side is a massive middle-class rebellion against the ruling Establishment looking to reestablish a true functioning democracy in a restored American republic; the other is the powerful forces of the dark side pushing for global government and the end of American sovereignty.

[Frank Cannon]

TRUMP: CLEANSING THE AUGEAN STABLES

Donny would be the perfect expert for this because he is full of horseshit.

BTW, I see ol' Tommy Ertl hates him some Jews. The piece is littered with anti-semitic code words like Neo-Con.

[corbe]

   Again with the Tommy Ertl trump seminar, I'll admit I didn't read this one, the last one was obviously beyond my very conscience.

   Canon encapsulates the argument perfectly, only someone that's full of crap should be thinking of cleaning stables.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Senator Sessions described the modern political awakening best in a recent ­­­­­campaign speech. “Something big was happening — the people are taking their country back.”

This is journalism?  I've seen better writing in a high school newsletter.

“Something big was happening — the people are taking their country back.” is THE BEST way anybody could describe the modern political awakening.

for insistence...

“Something extraordinary was happening — the people are taking their country back.”

Now it's just too wordy...too polysyllabic.

I'm also glad the author pointed out all those other times the people took back their country...Perot, Buchanan, and the Tea Party...Just to be clear Trump is taking the country away from the Tea party.

[Frank Cannon]

This is journalism?  If seen better writing in a high school newsletter.

It most certainly is not. This is some guy in FL that builds home who writes long-winded and strange screeds on a blog in his spare time. I decided to jump down his rabbit hole to see what he was all about. He is all about Neo-cons, Monsanto conspiracies and a nice smattering of Cruz bashing.

I get the impression that Tommy's custom homes are wrapped in tinfoil, free of charge, to keep the space rays from effecting the new homeowners.

[Longmire]

Just to be clear Trump is taking the country away from the Tea party.

Sarah Palin was the closest thing the Tea Party has had to a national leader and she's riding on the Trump train.

Try again.

[jmyrlefuller]

In their effort to destroy Trump they in turn have destroyed themselves by their own devices.

And the Trump campaign's effort to discredit and silence dissidents continues.

[Mod1]

As this is an opinion/blog piece, it has been moved to the appropriate forum.

[DCPatriot]

This is journalism?  I've seen better writing in a high school newsletter.

“Something big was happening — the people are taking their country back.” is THE BEST way anybody could describe the modern political awakening.

for insistence...

“Something extraordinary was happening — the people are taking their country back.”

Now it's just too wordy...too polysyllabic.

I'm also glad the author pointed out all those other times the people took back their country...Perot, Buchanan, and the Tea Party...Just to be clear Trump is taking the country away from the Tea party.

LOL!  Writing style aside....I'm an original Tea Party 'member'. 

You can put a photograph of a Tea Party event next to a photo of ANY Trump event...anybody can see they're the SAME PEOPLE.

It's the TEA PARTY people that are the group that wouldn't abandon Trump if.....why if he were to shoot somebody on 5th Avenue.

THAT'S how much we love our country.  THAT'S how much we believe the Leftist Democrat Socialist need to be stopped.

Meanwhile...back at the ranch, your side is still fighting long-lost battles....still stuck on Super Tuesday.

 

[DCPatriot]

[goatprairie]

TRUMP: CLEANSING THE AUGEAN STABLES

Donny would be the perfect expert for this because he is full of horseshit.

BTW, I see ol' Tommy Ertl hates him some Jews. The piece is littered with anti-semitic code words like Neo-Con.

I think Trump might be pretty good at discovering a lot of the gov. corruption, because he spent so many years helping corrupt the place. How many pols did he bribe to get his way with his various projects?  Probably can't count them.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

LOL!  Writing style aside....I'm an original Tea Party 'member'. 

You can put a photograph of a Tea Party event next to a photo of ANY Trump event...anybody can see they're the SAME PEOPLE.

It's the TEA PARTY people that are the group that wouldn't abandon Trump if.....why if he were to shoot somebody on 5th Avenue.

THAT'S how much we love our country.  THAT'S how much we believe the Leftist Democrat Socialist need to be stopped.

Meanwhile...back at the ranch, your side is still fighting long-lost battles....still stuck on Super Tuesday.

 

I have no doubt there is some cross over appeal for the Tea Party crowd and Trump supporters...especially those who distrust the 2 party establishment.  However I believe the Tea Party evolved from 2 main issues Taxed Enough Already and opposition to Obamacare.  I don't see Trump courting those voters much.  I believe Trump has talked, out of both sides of his mouth, both about raising taxes and replacing Obamacare with Trumpcare.  I saw the Tea Party at it's roots as a conservative movement.  IMO Trumpism is a populist America First movement.  You feel comfortable in both groups, but I would not assume that all, or even most, conservatives and Tea Party heroes like Marco Rubio and Pat Toomey (neither has endorsed Trump) agree.

We will know soon enough my friend and I will be ready to come back for several pieces of humble pie as long as it is served by you with a YUGE grin.

[Cripplecreek]

I'm not sure I understand what Glenn Beck's 2010 Restoring Honor rally have to do with Trump

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2648241/posts

[ABX]

So now we're comparing Trump to Hercules. And people don't find this a bit silly?

[GrouchoTex]

I have no doubt there is some cross over appeal for the Tea Party crowd and Trump supporters...especially those who distrust the 2 party establishment.  However I believe the Tea Party evolved from 2 main issues Taxed Enough Already and opposition to Obamacare.  I don't see Trump courting those voters much.  I believe Trump has talked, out of both sides of his mouth, both about raising taxes and replacing Obamacare with Trumpcare.  I saw the Tea Party at it's roots as a conservative movement.  IMO Trumpism is a populist America First movement.  You feel comfortable in both groups, but I would not assume that all, or even most, conservatives and Tea Party heroes like Marco Rubio and Pat Toomey (neither has endorsed Trump) agree.

We will know soon enough my friend and I will be ready to come back for several pieces of humble pie as long as it is served by you with a YUGE grin.

I would add a 3rd tenet to the original TEA party movement, along with taxed enough already and Obamacare.
That would be the stimulus and bail-outs. Fed money going out to decide which businesses survive or fail.

None of these three things, with the exception of some tax code tinkering, seems to be high on the Trump agenda.
We've heard there would be health care reform, but how much?
He has already said he would sign off on a larger stimulus package than Hillary has.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

I would add a 3rd tenet to the original TEA party movement, along with taxed enough already and Obamacare.
That would be the stimulus and bail-outs. Fed money going out to decide which businesses survive or fail.

None of these three things, with the exception of some tax code tinkering, seems to be high on the Trump agenda.
We've heard there would be health care reform, but how much?
He has already said he would sign off on a larger stimulus package than Hillary has.

Very good points.  Thanx for adding them to the debate.

[geronl]

Trump is the stuff you clean out of the stables

[Longmire]

I'm not sure I understand what Glenn Beck's 2010 Restoring Honor rally have to do with Trump

@Cripplecreek If you attended the rally in 2010 then you would have heard Trump supporter Sarah Palin as a keynote speaker, MLK niece and Trump supporter Alveda King was another keynoter, Lone Survivor / Trump supporter Marcus Luttrell was honored and spoke there as well. Prominent Trump supporter Jerry Falwell Jr. was in attendance at the rally and defended Beck publicly when questions about he faith arose.

In fact...besides the sad little clown himself, pretty much the whole program from the 2010 Restoring Honor rally is now proudly supporting Trump in 2016.

So the real question ought to be...what the hell happened to Glenn Beck in the interval?