Discussion for article #247359
Not yet at least.
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He would, however, agree with comparisons to Count Ciano and Goering
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âI donât think Iâd be willing to go that far,â
I am.
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âWeâve observed that campaigning for President is not just something that the American people watch, itâs something that the world watches. And there are global consequences for the kinds of messages that political candidates for President basically assume when theyâre making arguments on the trail. And itâs important for people to be mindful of that.â
Well stated. As with nearly every press conference, Iâm reminded just why President Obama hired Josh Ernest as his Press Secretary. He does an excellent job.
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He should at least have said Trump is Berlusconi.
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Gov. William J. Le Petomane
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With Wasilla Kardashian as Lili von Schtupp
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âI donât think Iâd be willing to go that farâ
⌠in public.
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From the man himself.
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That hairstyle and mustache look eerily good on him.
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better than his current hairstyle
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Josh Earnest Says He Wouldnât Go So Far
As To Compare Trump To Hitler, Mussolini
I realize Trump isnât a first-rate anything.
But Josh, can we get a comparison to an Idi Amin or a Muammar Ghadafi?
Augusto Pinochet? At least a Ferdinand MarcosâŚ
jw1
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Yes, the world is watching:
A top security official in the United Arab Emirates on Friday predicted a Donald Trump presidency would escalate conflict between Western nations and Muslims in the Middle East.
Lt. Gen. Dhani Khalfan Tamim paraphrased political scientist Samuel P. Huntingtonâs theory about future wars erupting between cultures in analyzing Trump, according to The Associated Press.
âIf Trump beats [Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton] that means that the clash of civilizations created by Samuel will come to light at the hands of the candidate and [ISIS leader Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi,â tweeted Tamim, the deputy chairman of police and general security in Dubai.
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âI donât think Iâd be willing to go that far,â Earnest said.
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I would and already have. Thanks Godwin.
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OMGosh, is that Madelaine Kahn? (sorry for poor spelling, Ms. Kahn, wherever you be). Great talent, left us far too soon.
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âItâs twue! Itâs twue!â
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Godwin told NPR that comparing something or someone to Hitler isnât always bad. âWell, I never say that the comparisons shut down the argument,â he said. "Other people have said that maybe it does. And itâs certainly true that people interpret Godwinâs Law to say that once you get to the Hitler comparison, the meaningful discussion is over. [But] I donât think thatâs true. âWhat you want to see happen is people, if theyâre going to make a historical reference like that, they have to actually know what theyâre talking about. You have to ask people, âHow can you say that, or what specifically are you basing this on,â and force them to get to the facts.â - See more at: #MemeOfTheWeek: Comparing Donald Trump To Hitler | GBH
Godwin wouldnât have a problem with this, because there are historical comparisons
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This is good.
One thinks of a segment of the American population angered by the eight years of Barack Obamaâs presidency, a group that is now feeling vengeful. And one also thinks of the white supremacist, segregationist, nativist strain represented by former Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke, whose noisy support Trump was so hesitant to reject last week and for whose constituency Trump may be a make-or-break candidate.
One easily gets the sense, when trying to take seriously what little is known about the Trump platform, of a country turning in on itself, walling itself off, and ultimately impoverishing itself by chasing away the Chinese, Muslims, Mexicans, and others who have contributed to the vast melting pot that the most globalized country on the planet has alchemized, in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, into prodigious wealth.
But, as is so often the case with the United States, there is in the Trump phenomenon an element that extends beyond the American national scene. So one is tempted to ask whether Trumpism might not also be the harbinger â or perhaps even the apotheosis â of a truly new episode in world politics.
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