One of the most insightful of today’s political commentators is Michael Goodwin of the NYP. He makes two very important points in today’s edition.

Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/opinion/tr...n-attempt/



Point no. 1: the left is violent.

Quote:The person who pulled the trigger is ultimately responsible for this heinous act, but make no mistake: Democrats identified the target.

Leftist hate rules social media after Trump assassination attempt
Their nonstop, over-the-top rhetoric put the bulls-eye on Donald Trump.

They have his blood on their hands.

This, by the way, is their rule. For years, when there was an attempted or successful shooting of a Democrat, The New York Times and other leftist outlets instantly concluded that Republican rhetoric loaded the gun and pulled the trigger, no matter the facts.

So by the same standard, Democrats did this.

The Democrats were always planning on ducking any blame for their horrendous policies and pawn it off instead on the befuddled incompetence of the soon-to-be-replaced Biden team. And the media was always going to go full in on allowing them to get away with it.

That cannot happen here. It is the left, across the board, that has made violent rhetoric their calling card. It has resulted in the attacks on Steve Scalice, Rand Paul, Brett Kavanaugh and now Donald Trump.

They are going to desperately try to run and hide from this reality. We cannot let them. From here on out, we should not be referring generally to the left. It needs to instead be to the “violent left”.



Point no. 2: Trump is a warrior:

Quote:In that moment, Trump proved himself a pure warrior. Rising in front of the American flag with blood on his face and with a fist pump and declaration to “Fight,” he justified the enormous faith in his leadership millions of supporters have.

The moment probably also won him the election.

This one does not require any activity on our part. Donald Trump’s reaction post-shooting was awesome.

I’ve never been shot at. I’d like to think that I’d keep my **** together if that happened, but I honestly have no idea how I’d respond.

We now all know how Donald Trump would respond. The man has his personality issues. But he has courage and grit. In abundance. The man needs to be our president.

(07-14-2024 06:52 AM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/opinion/tr...n-attempt/

Quote:The moment probably also won him the election.

Why do I think that a very powerful TV advert woould be 30 seconds of Biden stumbling and mumbling and bumbling, followed by Trumps, "Fight! Fight!" reaction to being shot?

Well, there goes democrat's "convicted felon" and 'he's in it for himself" propaganda.

My suspicion that in a few weeks after the shock wears off, the propaganda machine will kick back in and democrats will go back to what they are.

I bet they'll paint it as "Trump will take retribution against all democrats for this".

(07-14-2024 07:45 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(07-14-2024 06:52 AM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/opinion/tr...n-attempt/

Quote:The moment probably also won him the election.

Why do I think that a very powerful TV advert woould be 30 seconds of Biden stumbling and mumbling and bumbling, followed by Trumps, "Fight! Fight!" reaction to being shot?

The MSM and the Democrats loaded the gun and gave the inspiration - just waiting for a deranged person to pick it up and follow through. That’s the message the GOP - not Trump and his campaign- to make that message clear to all.

Harris herself talked about murdering Trump. "If the two of us got in an elevator, only one of us would come out alive." And she was not saying it to be funny.

A few more thoughts. Democrats, I believe, will fairly quickly come to the realization that the White House is lost in 2024. Before yesterday, the plan would have been to swap out Biden for some yet-to-be-named savior.

Yesterday’s failed assassination attempt changes that. Trump is now unbeatable - - as it should be. A late swap of the Democrat nominee won’t make any difference. For the first time ever, shere is actually right - - Trump really IS the Magnificent Orange Bastard.

There are two secondary fallouts from this:

—> First, down-ballot Democrats are going to start scurrying to save their own skins. Watch as they one by one start disavowing the Democrat platform and start claiming their own independence from the Biden agenda. Cowardly s.

—> Second, Biden will be subjected to the 25th Amendment, if he doesn’t sooner resign. Not to save their chances at retaining the White House. They know that knee pads is not up to that task. But instead just to minimize the further embarrassment.

Just my predictions. We’ll see if I am yet again wrong.

(07-14-2024 07:45 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(07-14-2024 06:52 AM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/opinion/tr...n-attempt/

Quote:The moment probably also won him the election.

Why do I think that a very powerful TV advert woould be 30 seconds of Biden stumbling and mumbling and bumbling, followed by Trumps, "Fight! Fight!" reaction to being shot?

I told my wife the same thing the moment I saw that video. That fist pump probably just won him the White House. I mean really, Democrat or Republican---who doesnt want a leader with that kind of mental toughness as as their president in this suddenly very dangerous world?

(07-14-2024 02:43 PM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  A few more thoughts. Democrats, I believe, will fairly quickly come to the realization that the White House is lost in 2024. Before yesterday, the plan would have been to swap out Biden for some yet-to-be-named savior.

Yesterday’s failed assassination attempt changes that. Trump is now unbeatable - - as it should be. A late swap of the Democrat nominee won’t make any difference. For the first time ever, shere is actually right - - Trump really IS the Magnificent Orange Bastard.

There are two secondary fallouts from this:

—> First, down-ballot Democrats are going to start scurrying to save their own skins. Watch as they one by one start disavowing the Democrat platform and start claiming their own independence from the Biden agenda. Cowardly s.

—> Second, Biden will be subjected to the 25th Amendment, if he doesn’t sooner resign. Not to save their chances at retaining the White House. They know that knee pads is not up to that task. But instead just to minimize the further embarrassment.

Just my predictions. We’ll see if I am yet again wrong.

Ive been saying this would be landslide for a while---but yesterdays events (and more importantly), the way Trump fist pumped after narrowly escaping death---sealed the deal. I think your #1 and #2 points are very interesting and may turn out to be amazingly prescient.

(07-14-2024 02:43 PM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  A few more thoughts. Democrats, I believe, will fairly quickly come to the realization that the White House is lost in 2024. Before yesterday, the plan would have been to swap out Biden for some yet-to-be-named savior.

Yesterday’s failed assassination attempt changes that. Trump is now unbeatable - - as it should be. A late swap of the Democrat nominee won’t make any difference. For the first time ever, shere is actually right - - Trump really IS the Magnificent Orange Bastard.

There are two secondary fallouts from this:

—> First, down-ballot Democrats are going to start scurrying to save their own skins. Watch as they one by one start disavowing the Democrat platform and start claiming their own independence from the Biden agenda. Cowardly s.

—> Second, Biden will be subjected to the 25th Amendment, if he doesn’t sooner resign. Not to save their chances at retaining the White House. They know that knee pads is not up to that task. But instead just to minimize the further embarrassment.

Just my predictions. We’ll see if I am yet again wrong.

Took you long enough.

Sorry. Had to do it.

In all seriousness, you're absolutely right. Provided some completely out-of-left-field miracle for the Dems, Trump will be sent back to the White House. And I agree with you on the first point. It's all about the Dems down the ballot trying to salvage their political careers. As to your second point, well, we'll see. I think Biden ultimately stays in and takes the loss in November because, as you said, they don't have a chance to beat him after yesterday. Not even Moochelle My Bell has that much of a chance now, in my opinion.

(07-14-2024 09:48 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

Exactly. If 2016 me had seen this, I would've bought in and voted for him back then.

(07-14-2024 07:45 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(07-14-2024 06:52 AM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/opinion/tr...n-attempt/

Quote:The moment probably also won him the election.

Why do I think that a very powerful TV advert woould be 30 seconds of Biden stumbling and mumbling and bumbling, followed by Trumps, "Fight! Fight!" reaction to being shot?

#gimmePutt

however, you know what I think about ye ol' tally ... again, it's still 7* states - 30 counties that matter...

@>270EVsBlueBakedInn(586) and/or moo-moo-chelle (aka big mike) if all else fails by Aug. 22, 2024 ... (AM)

(07-14-2024 07:09 PM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(07-14-2024 09:48 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

Exactly. If 2016 me had seen this, I would've bought in and voted for him back then.

Thats a really good point. Almost no politicians anymore are actually willing to die to advance the agenda of their constituents. Certainly few Republicans would---and ABSOLUTELY ZERO GUTLESS RINOs would risk death to advance the conservative causes.

(07-14-2024 07:17 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(07-14-2024 07:45 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(07-14-2024 06:52 AM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  Link: https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/opinion/tr...n-attempt/

Quote:The moment probably also won him the election.

Why do I think that a very powerful TV advert woould be 30 seconds of Biden stumbling and mumbling and bumbling, followed by Trumps, "Fight! Fight!" reaction to being shot?

#gimmePutt

however, you know what I think about ye ol' tally ... again, it's still 7* states - 30 counties that matter...

@>270EVsBlueBakedInn(586) and/or moo-moo-chelle (aka big mike) if all else fails by Aug. 22, 2024 ... (AM)

Dude got shot in the ear. Stood up defiantly shouting fight fight with his fist raised high.

That is some John Wayne shite right there.

(07-14-2024 02:43 PM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  A few more thoughts. Democrats, I believe, will fairly quickly come to the realization that the White House is lost in 2024. Before yesterday, the plan would have been to swap out Biden for some yet-to-be-named savior.

Yesterday’s failed assassination attempt changes that. Trump is now unbeatable - - as it should be. A late swap of the Democrat nominee won’t make any difference. For the first time ever, shere is actually right - - Trump really IS the Magnificent Orange Bastard.

There are two secondary fallouts from this:
We
—> First, down-ballot Democrats are going to start scurrying to save their own skins. Watch as they one by one start disavowing the Democrat platform and start claiming their own independence from the Biden agenda. Cowardly s.

—> Second, Biden will be subjected to the 25th Amendment, if he doesn’t sooner resign. Not to save their chances at retaining the White House. They know that knee pads is not up to that task. But instead just to minimize the further embarrassment.

Just my predictions. We’ll see if I am yet again wrong.

Dude. I know that was hard

Wait wait wait..... I have been learned that the left is the "Party of Tolerance"

(07-14-2024 07:45 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Well, there goes democrat's "convicted felon" and 'he's in it for himself" propaganda.

My suspicion that in a few weeks after the shock wears off, the propaganda machine will kick back in and democrats will go back to what they are.

I bet they'll paint it as "Trump will take retribution against all democrats for this".

BC doing his Nostradamus impersonation!

(07-15-2024 07:48 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  Wait wait wait..... I have been learned that the left is the "Party of Tolerance"

I know that you are being facetious - - you are masterful at that - - but this really is one of the most important impacts of the failed assassination attempt.

We've all known that the left is marinated in violence. But for too long our Big Media has completely ignored uncontrolled hatred, destructiveness and basic meanness from the left, all the while trumpeting constantly about inconsequential, and sometimes invented, thought crimes from the right.

They are still trying to get away with a "both sides" approach. But it will no longer work. The failed assassination is a game changer in that regard.

The left is the source of violence. For those who want to preserve a peaceful and civilized nation, the right is the only option.

(07-14-2024 07:17 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  #gimmePutt

however, you know what I think about ye ol' tally ... again, it's still 7* states - 30 counties that matter...

@>270EVsBlueBakedInn(586) and/or moo-moo-chelle (aka big mike) if all else fails by Aug. 22, 2024 ... (AM)

and 15+ million illegal registered "voiders" already pre-filled out...with more illegal hoards crossing the Democras "border" and being bussed, flown and gven taxpayers' hard-earned money across the US and swing states daily...