Earl R. Smith II's Blog, page 23
November 11, 2019
Doing the Landgrebe
First a bit of history. Earl Frederick Landgrebe defined the modern version of the party of Lincoln . A politician and businessman, Landgrebe served as an Indiana state senator and then as a member of the US House of Representatives from the 2nd district. His place in history and as the father of the modern […]
November 8, 2019
Rudy Under the Bus
The arrangements are being made. The news is being spread around. Giuliani Associates urged Ukraine’s prior president to open investigations of Hunter Biden and Ukraine interference in the 2016 election. Can you hear the bus revving up Rudy? It seems that months before Trump pressed Ukraine’s newly installed leader to investigate Joe Biden’s son and […]
The Bell Tolls for Thee
A primary rule of a crime family is that the Don must be protected at all costs. The enforcers in Trump’s mob are getting ready to throw another set of characters under the bus to protect their deity. And this latest group of victims is uncomfortably close to their Don. The closer to you get […]
November 6, 2019
Donald Trump Finally Explained
There has been a burr under my saddle. It’s not “how did Trump become President” or “Why is this guy President”. Those are surface issues best dealt with in the shallow waters inhabited by talking heads. The irritation went much deeper than that. How was Trump-for-President created, by whom and for what purpose? I tried […]
October 24, 2019
The ugly world of the information-light voters
It is sometimes difficult to separate out the opinions of a talking head from the sources he is referencing. In a recent op-ed piece in the Washington Post, Hugh Hewitt suggested that “If Republicans don’t stand by Trump, they risk losing their base forever.” Is Hewitt opining that Republicans need to remain solid members of […]
The fantasy world of the information-light voters
In a recent op-ed piece in the Washington Post, Hugh Hewitt suggested that “If Republicans don’t stand by Trump, they risk losing their base forever.” Early in the piece, he claimed that there is, “an advantage in talking with radio listeners and not many lecturing readers or tweeting at followers or opponents.” Beginning his diatribe […]
October 19, 2019
News You Can Muse – Trump’s Evaporating Hold on the Republican Party
The rule is clear. If a Don is to keep control over his crime family, he must maintain a level of fear that overrides his soldiers’ sense of morality, fair play and allegiance to any other power. Once some of his soldiers become fearful of some other thing, such as losing their power, position or […]
October 14, 2019
The Sorrow of Abraham Lincoln
People like Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell are depending on your lack of either knowledge or interest in American history. In this Twitter and Facebook age – when truth is what agrees with your prejudice – (which means, by the way, to pre-judge a matter without inquiring into the facts) – the great […]
If You Are a Republican – Yours is the Religion of Hatred and Trump’s Your God
I get tired of these talking heads who attempt to have it both ways. Some come on as a ‘Republican strategist’ and attempt to paint the bulk of their party as reasonable, moderate, considerate human beings. Others pontificate as retired federal prosecutors who certify their latest great white hope of Trumpism as an institutionalist who […]
October 8, 2019
News You Can Muse – What Would Happen If …
Michael Schmidt wrote in the Hew Your Times: The Trump administration directed a top American diplomat involved in its pressure campaign on Ukraine not to appear Tuesday morning for a scheduled interview in the House’s impeachment inquiry. The decision to block Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, from speaking with […]
