Unfortunately, I think you go too easy on FOTUS. There is so much about him ans his would that points toward his love ans admiration of Putin as well. Maybe revisit the Mueller Report that was misrepresented and essentially buried by Bill Barr.
I agree with you on most points, Frank, but I think that you give Vance too much credit and Trump not enough. By credit I actually mean blame. I believe that Trump has been compromised by Russia for many years and that his hubris is being weaponized against the west by Putin. Putin is a great manipulator and he has a willing and pliable fool to manipulate in Trump. Trump has compromised the Republican Party into subservience which Putin was not able to do on his own. Now that that is done Putin has complete control of the country via his useful idiot. Vance is an opportunist who is waiting for his turn at power which he will never see. All the rest are lining their pockets while the getting is good.
Donald Trump is a traitor and so are all the people who work for him. Donald has been a Russian asset since JD Vance was a child. JD is a person with no diplomatic skills and needs to shut up and sit down while in the Oval Office and everywhere else as well.
It's a sad concept of the country I live in is now heading for a dictatorship. How very upsetting that we fought so hard and so long to make our country free from the effects of the king. Lives lost to the fight and here we are!
All of this is great it needs to be said, however Trump wouldn't be in office if it weren't for the billionaires funding the corruption of SCOTUS,MSM, Universities, Churches beating the incessant drumbeat of the Government is bad, deep state, democrats are evil, democracy isn't working. Everything the billionaires have accomplished is to destroy our government, strip "We The People " of their ownership of the Constitution that we determine our own futures.
Also: McConnell first condemned Trump for leading an insurrection on Congress. But when he had the chance not once, but twice, to convict Trump in the Senate, he waffled. If not a traitor to the Constitution, McConnell is still a contemptible coward.
Thank you for this jeremiad. I do not agree with all you say, but much of it needs to be said. I have been wondering if Vance planned it and provoked DT as part of a plan to show DT's mental issues. You are probably right that the American President should turn on Vance. But he won't because they are both servants of the War Criminal, Putin. They are all Sons of the Father of Lies and they are reducing the USA to the status of Belarus. I pray daily that God will change their hearts, but I am concerned they would not listen to His urging.🙏🙏🙏🇺🇲🇺🇦
This is all about money. Trump is getting money for all of this. Directly or indirectly. And therefore for JD Vance and the rest of congress and the Senate. Don't think for a minute this has anything to do with anything else. Whether the money from Russia is being laundered thru a business property or via a crypto coin. Or he is getting it from the Far Christian Nationalist organizations. Sure Trump has some big ego and writes his own reality. Ultimately it is the almighty dollar and folks enriching themselves.
Thankyou, Frank, a wonderful piece and so thought provoking.
As a UK citizen I have been a spectator to United States politics from a comfortable 4,000 miles, but now it's on our doorstep.
I was reminded of the ancient Turkish saying. 'When a clown enters the palace he does not become a king, the palace becomes a circus'
What we witnessed last night in the Whitehouse has shaken us to the core. Donald Trump threats his presidency as a reality show...yes the most powerful man in the world.
It was mildly amusing when he proposed to turn Gaza into a golf course, although not for the Palestinians. A resort, incidentally, sitting on $500 billion of fossil fuels.
But J D Vance and Carlson have shed a very sinister light on this and I am indebted to you for your insight.
Separation of Church and State is essential but your future constitution must include separation of State and Entertainment...don't you think?
For now, Europe, including the UK, will have to unite to defend itself and Ukraine. You have the wealth and the technology. You even have a nuclear power, France, if, heaven forfend, it should come to that. You must simply bury your differences, and rise to the occasion. With U.S. support lacking for now, Europe and all the other allies must come together to defend democracy.
I love you Frank, and always appreciate your stance....being a 68 year of person of ex faith. What happened was disgustingting.......even for moi a non american. I hav been a fan forever from buying and giving your books to friends all those years ago.........I too believe and then again I don't. In a general sense i see myself as woke, in terms of it being more caring and empathetic than not being so. I am happy with that gentle understanding about the term and my position on it. I find it concerning that your 'woke ' bashing aligns with the comments and attitudes of the coalition government here in New Zealand, politicians that command no respect and are undoing at a great rate things that protect the environment and LGBTQ issues plus lots more. 'woke' is continually bashed by parties that play to a fearful and narrow minded base...........for their existence and support. So in the light of whats true in what you say about yesterday...........and I value totally your perspective..............your vehemence against 'woke' here and the lefts failure because of it...........I have my 1st hmmmmmmm and healthy moment of okay....so not all the words of Frank are going to become a part of my truth. And that's a good thing............ at least the coalition government of schmucks here in New Zealand have come out to support Ukraine.....in the midst of all their anti woke statements and agendas. 'Woke' may be a pendulum swing.............but I am happy swinging on it rather than watching it. Appreciate you Frank,I have from a distance sort of known you and your family from Addicted To Mediocrity, The Myth of Neutrality, and all your mum and dads books............and appreciate where you are now. I guess I thought you might be a little bit woke like me......... Graham Hughes. Aotearoa New Zealand
Thank you for your candid “shake us awake” commentary.
Unfortunately, I think you go too easy on FOTUS. There is so much about him ans his would that points toward his love ans admiration of Putin as well. Maybe revisit the Mueller Report that was misrepresented and essentially buried by Bill Barr.
Otherwise, thank you for calling this out.
I agree with you on most points, Frank, but I think that you give Vance too much credit and Trump not enough. By credit I actually mean blame. I believe that Trump has been compromised by Russia for many years and that his hubris is being weaponized against the west by Putin. Putin is a great manipulator and he has a willing and pliable fool to manipulate in Trump. Trump has compromised the Republican Party into subservience which Putin was not able to do on his own. Now that that is done Putin has complete control of the country via his useful idiot. Vance is an opportunist who is waiting for his turn at power which he will never see. All the rest are lining their pockets while the getting is good.
As an American I wake up today shamefully of the treason performance of trump and vance
Donald Trump is a traitor and so are all the people who work for him. Donald has been a Russian asset since JD Vance was a child. JD is a person with no diplomatic skills and needs to shut up and sit down while in the Oval Office and everywhere else as well.
You can get an "Amen" from me!
It's a sad concept of the country I live in is now heading for a dictatorship. How very upsetting that we fought so hard and so long to make our country free from the effects of the king. Lives lost to the fight and here we are!
All of this is great it needs to be said, however Trump wouldn't be in office if it weren't for the billionaires funding the corruption of SCOTUS,MSM, Universities, Churches beating the incessant drumbeat of the Government is bad, deep state, democrats are evil, democracy isn't working. Everything the billionaires have accomplished is to destroy our government, strip "We The People " of their ownership of the Constitution that we determine our own futures.
Also: McConnell first condemned Trump for leading an insurrection on Congress. But when he had the chance not once, but twice, to convict Trump in the Senate, he waffled. If not a traitor to the Constitution, McConnell is still a contemptible coward.
Thank you for this jeremiad. I do not agree with all you say, but much of it needs to be said. I have been wondering if Vance planned it and provoked DT as part of a plan to show DT's mental issues. You are probably right that the American President should turn on Vance. But he won't because they are both servants of the War Criminal, Putin. They are all Sons of the Father of Lies and they are reducing the USA to the status of Belarus. I pray daily that God will change their hearts, but I am concerned they would not listen to His urging.🙏🙏🙏🇺🇲🇺🇦
This is all about money. Trump is getting money for all of this. Directly or indirectly. And therefore for JD Vance and the rest of congress and the Senate. Don't think for a minute this has anything to do with anything else. Whether the money from Russia is being laundered thru a business property or via a crypto coin. Or he is getting it from the Far Christian Nationalist organizations. Sure Trump has some big ego and writes his own reality. Ultimately it is the almighty dollar and folks enriching themselves.
Thankyou, Frank, a wonderful piece and so thought provoking.
As a UK citizen I have been a spectator to United States politics from a comfortable 4,000 miles, but now it's on our doorstep.
I was reminded of the ancient Turkish saying. 'When a clown enters the palace he does not become a king, the palace becomes a circus'
What we witnessed last night in the Whitehouse has shaken us to the core. Donald Trump threats his presidency as a reality show...yes the most powerful man in the world.
It was mildly amusing when he proposed to turn Gaza into a golf course, although not for the Palestinians. A resort, incidentally, sitting on $500 billion of fossil fuels.
But J D Vance and Carlson have shed a very sinister light on this and I am indebted to you for your insight.
Separation of Church and State is essential but your future constitution must include separation of State and Entertainment...don't you think?
For now, Europe, including the UK, will have to unite to defend itself and Ukraine. You have the wealth and the technology. You even have a nuclear power, France, if, heaven forfend, it should come to that. You must simply bury your differences, and rise to the occasion. With U.S. support lacking for now, Europe and all the other allies must come together to defend democracy.
I love you Frank, and always appreciate your stance....being a 68 year of person of ex faith. What happened was disgustingting.......even for moi a non american. I hav been a fan forever from buying and giving your books to friends all those years ago.........I too believe and then again I don't. In a general sense i see myself as woke, in terms of it being more caring and empathetic than not being so. I am happy with that gentle understanding about the term and my position on it. I find it concerning that your 'woke ' bashing aligns with the comments and attitudes of the coalition government here in New Zealand, politicians that command no respect and are undoing at a great rate things that protect the environment and LGBTQ issues plus lots more. 'woke' is continually bashed by parties that play to a fearful and narrow minded base...........for their existence and support. So in the light of whats true in what you say about yesterday...........and I value totally your perspective..............your vehemence against 'woke' here and the lefts failure because of it...........I have my 1st hmmmmmmm and healthy moment of okay....so not all the words of Frank are going to become a part of my truth. And that's a good thing............ at least the coalition government of schmucks here in New Zealand have come out to support Ukraine.....in the midst of all their anti woke statements and agendas. 'Woke' may be a pendulum swing.............but I am happy swinging on it rather than watching it. Appreciate you Frank,I have from a distance sort of known you and your family from Addicted To Mediocrity, The Myth of Neutrality, and all your mum and dads books............and appreciate where you are now. I guess I thought you might be a little bit woke like me......... Graham Hughes. Aotearoa New Zealand
As Jane Fonda recently said, “Empathy is not weak or woke. And, by the way, “woke” just means you give a damn about other people.”
oh, i love that……
Amen from me too! Let’s get the word out there now.
You Are Such A Moron.
We, America Loving Citizens Totally Think JD Vance is Exactly What Country Needs As A VP.
He Is A Fantastic American Story. From Humble Start, He Rose To VP.
Obama was Putin's Fool You Idiot. He Wad Caught On A Hit Microphone Telling Russian Politician To Say, When I Get On I Can Do More.
Jerk, When Obama Was President, Russia Invaded Crimia. Under Babbling Idiot, They Invaded Ukraine.
The CIA, FBI Under Biden Told America That The Hunter Biden Lap Top Was Russian Hoax.
Sell Your Traitorist Comments On CNN, MSDNC, NBC, ABC or Other Fake News Outlets.
https://substack.com/profile/279325664-john-shane/note/c-99654016
Lol we Republicans will vote for Vance. We want peace not war, you warmongers