My latest in PJ Media:
It’s a day ending in a y, so CNN is once again in high dudgeon over Donald Trump’s appalling, dictatorial, megalomaniacal, proto-fascist misrule, noting with outrage and indignation that all we hold dear is threatened, for “on Sunday night, President Donald Trump tweeted out a picture of himself standing in front of Mount Rushmore — an image that made him look as though he was the fifth presidential bust on the iconic monument.” Even worse, “he tweeted out a sort-of denial of a New York Times report that he had spoken with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem about the possibility of adding his own visage to those of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.”
Even after three years, CNN’s writers don’t know when Trump is winding them up, but actually adding him to Mount Rushmore is not a bad idea at all. After all, Mount Rushmore is supposed to celebrate presidents who are American heroes. Rating America’s Presidents: An America-First Look at Who Is Best, Who Is Overrated, and Who Was An Absolute Disaster evaluates the presidents on the only basis upon which they ever should be evaluated: were they good for America and Americans? On that scale, Trump has a very good record indeed.
In his inaugural address, Trump announced that “today we are not merely transferring power from one Administration to another, or from one party to another—but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the American People. For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished—but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered— but the jobs left, and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. … That all changes—starting right here, and right now, because this moment is your moment: it belongs to you.”
But the guardians and beneficiaries of the old order were not going to give way easily.
There is much more. Read the rest here.
Roland says
Let history decide. Wait 50 years.
Yohanan says
Yes, much time needed, at least after Covid-19 pandemic is controlled to get perspective on the actual histioric Pres Trump for good and bad. Spencer’s new book sounds more like campaign fodder than serious history. I follow JW for Spencer’s insight on Islamic jihad but not for his or Horowtiz’ politics. On democracy and dictatorships I recommend following Garry Kasparov, who is the former chess champion and current Russian dissident and human rights advocate.
Carl says
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Yohanan,
You MAY have point! But it’s a very rounded point. Because fighting the devil means you fight dirty. That is, if you can call the truth fighting dirty.
So far Robert Spencer has ONLY wrote the truth!
And this President has given many hope for this Country’s survival through his bravery and truth telling.
He ain’t perfect, but just the best we’ve had in a long time–equals Mount Rushmore.
Mike says
if it pisses off the left then do it
ONLY if the left is elected all beats are off
they are HANDING this country over to the United Nations
who is the puppets of China and Iran
tgusa says
And from their basement headquarters the pissed off biden campaign is blaming Trump for the destruction caused by blm and antifa in democrat cites. Yes, Trump whipped them in to a frenzy gave them their mission and set them loose on a path of destruction.
And Trump didn’t do a thing to stop it, wait, democrat un-leadership in those cities didn’t do a thing to stop it. If you want do nothing representation, if you prefer a politician incapable of governing vote for your local card board cutout governaphobe democrat. And the great thing is when bad things happen in your city your chosen representatives can always blame it on someone else.
Of course they would hand this country over to the United Nations somebody got to govern it, they cant.
Keith O says
What a bunch of wankers.
You can go to the photo albums of people who have visited Rushmore since it was finished and find photo’s of ordinary people doing the same thing, hell who wouldn’t, just for the fun of it!
BUT, when Trump does it,, the MSM goes into meltdown with a dose of Trump derangement syndrome.
IDIOTS!!!
gravenimage says
Yes–just about everyone does this.
anonymous says
Fox News reported back in 2005 that one of the Christmas trees at the White House contained an ornament featuring a clipped image of President Obama pasted on a picture of Mount Rushmore.
Here’s what Newsweek reported on August 22, 2019:
“At a rally in 2017, Trump said, “I’d ask whether or not you think I will someday be on Mount Rushmore.”
“But, no—here’s the problem. If I did it joking, totally joking, having fun, the fake news media will say, ‘He believes he should be on Mount Rushmore!'””
The story also featured a doctored image showing a fifth buste on Mt. Rushmore – that of President Obama. No indication that this might be inappropriate.
The Atlantic can an article back in 2013 (Jan. 13) with the title “5 Reasons Why Obama Isn’t Ready for Rushmore”.
It describes a discussion, but it’s a serious discussion, not a mocking one.
Westman says
Radical liberals and radical Muslims have the same deficiency – no sense of humor.
Trump must enjoy rattling the liberal chain, it’s so easy.
Media1: “Don’t pay any attention to him!”
Media2: “Look what he did!”
Media1: “Get a reporter over there, right now!”
Rufolino says
It isn’t just “radical moslems” and “radical liberals” who have no sense of humour.
The Left in its entirety has almost no sense of humour. And it makes them so boring ! When did Bernie S. last make someone smile, not to mention, laugh ?
But it also has to be said, “extremists” of any persuasion tend to be deficient in humour. Come to think of it, most politicians are also equally boring.
We should laugh as often as we can, if it’s real. It’s effective therapy. We like like people who make us laugh. Bores like Bernie can actually give us a physical pain in the solar plexus.
mortimer says
When President Trump said he would transfer power back to the American people, he meant it. That is not the speech of a dictator. He thereby declared war on the Deep State and its naïve acolytes.
gravenimage says
Trump on Rushmore? Yeah, Great Idea.
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Meanwhile, the Left is actually talking about pulling down Mount Rushmore:
“My great-grandfather carved Mount Rushmore on sacred land. Now is the time to remove it.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/07/10/take-down-rushmore-presidents-my-great-grandfather-carved-column/5401088002/
tgusa says
If the left want to deify the Indians that inhabited the land before the white man came we need never jail our Soldiers Sailors Airmen or Marines for war crimes. No more double standards. From here on out everything is a two way street. The various tribes of American Indians were never bffs as the left would have us believe and they conducted operations against each other in a way that would land our guys in prison for 10 years to life. In those operations they did not distinguish between men women or children. We won, they lost, they need to get over it.
Idol and Icon says
So true Trump winding then up! And so funny! I love this about President Trump, its about time the media were seen for what they are. More leaders should stand up to the media. They just beg to be mocked!
Larry says
I love it. He owns these Leftists like the brainless, little wind-up toys they are. TDS is worse than COVID.
Kepha says
Mt. Rushmore leaves me with very mixed feelings. Yes, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and TR were great men, and should be remembered by Americans. However, carving up a whole mountain to commemorate a few men strikes me as more than a little Pharaonic–and the Book of Exodus is sacred to me.
As for Trump, he’s better than what the Democrats are offering, but that’s not a very high bar.
yiyoya says
“the Book of Exodus is sacred to me.”,
then put your sacred where your feet are and exodus to Israel. Our American pharaohs set you free long ago. I don’t want you to remain in bondage in America one moment longer.
gravenimage says
Kepha is Christian, not Jewish. And the idea that all Jews have to leave the United States is appalling, in any case.