New idea: Quick take on the news.

The rationale behind the idea.

 

  There's so much going on, and there's so many "irons in the fire", so to speak. It's a time management thing. So, with that thought in mind, here goes:

QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS:

  Fake news on the rise again?   Trump up among Latinos?   Mixed messages on this one.   There's folks saying the immigration issue may cost the midterms because of the Latino vote.  Then, there's this poll that says Trump's polls among Latinos is way up.  The Latino polls are all over the map.  So what's the real story? In my opinion, long established Latinos will respond well to Trump.  It may well be the case that Latinos are probably pretty well split based upon how long they've been here.  It's probably more accurate to figure on self-interest.  Since the newcomers have to compete with the established residents, that leaves you with the answer as to why they'd split on their votes.

Government Shutdown Avoided?

Looks like a deal has been struck to prevent a government shutdown.

  What's with this inordinate fear of government shutdowns?  This latest deal between Schumer and Trump looks like a cave-in.  Why would you sacrifice anything to the Democrats over their shutdown antics?  It just doesn't make sense. This isn't hurting Trump.  Heck, it may well be helping him.  Why give in to the Democrats over THIS???



Info-ops and controlled opposition

Note: No links for the following semi-rant:

  I'm noticing quite a bit of negativism on some of the "right-wing" sites. I suspect ALL media. This looks like a subtle, very subtle info-op.

  Examples: CFP has some anti-Trump links. What gives with that?  I count more than one.  One on trade deficits.  Another on border policies and the mid-terms. Another one about the border wall.

  What about all these "spokesmen" for MAGA, like Tucker Carlson, MTG, et al. --They don't speak for MAGA.  They don't speak for anyone, except perhaps their followers.  I don't particularly give a flip about Tucker Carlson and a few others of these people who seem to get their names in the news.  Just because the talking heads in the news doesn't have to mean that you check your brain in at the door.  If you're really MAGA, then you should think for yourselves.



Joy Reid Strikes Again

  This link is about something to the effect that all MAGA people are racist.  My point is that you don't have to be all-consumed with race to be MAGA.  MAGA isn't about race, as I understand it.  Therefore, the accusation is projection; either of the subconscious kind, or the conscious kind.

  The subconscious kind is pathological.  In other words, CRAZY.  Just because you believe in merit, it doesn't make you a racist.  Communists don't believe in merit.  Unless of course, if their idea of "merit" is how loyal you are to the party. Commies can turn their positions on a dime.  Which means that they really don't believe in what they're saying at the time they're saying it.  In that case, it is the conscious kind of projection.  The kind that uses slander as an offensive weapon in order to keep an opponent off-balance.  Either way, it is bad.  It means that either you are a liar, or a sicko.