One part political, one part media: In August, I wrote on Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/hassgocubs/posts/10153187434937648> "Unless the GOP kicks him out, [Trump's] going to Cleveland. Book it." When I wrote that, I thought that the GOP would kick him out just because someone would realize how bad this could look (and this was after a couple of "Okay, *now* Trump has gone too far"s). At this point, I am completely comfortable in doubling down and saying unless the GOP kicks him out, Trump's their nominee. He is, fundamentally, everything the actual followers of the party stand for. Paul Ryan can stand up and say "That's not conservatism" (which everyone has generously interpreted as "the public stance of the Republican Party", since the Republican party has long since left conservatism for whatever the hell it is), but it's worth noting that of the three remaining candidates who are polling >=10%, not one of them has come out to say anything that comes close to "Trump is wrong, and I do not agree with him."
Meanwhile Buzzfeed EIC emailed his staff to clarify their social media policy when it comes to Trump and I think one line says it all: "It is ... entirely fair to call him a mendacious racist." https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedBen/status/674417675813019648 On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 11:51 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Donald Trump is not going to be president of the United States, and he is > not going to win the Republican Nomination. But as Trevor Noah pointed out > last night, he is having a lasting impact on American culture - > legitimating a brand of ignorant, hateful No-Nothingism that existed long > before him, but that we had managed to make most Americans feel embarrassed > about. Long after Trump fades from this campaign, social and political > zombies he has unleashed will be walking among us. > > I recognize that Trump is ratings crack (though I have never understood > the appeal; Trump and Dr. Phil were the two guests that would make me skip > a Letterman show), but it is time for entertainment shows to ignore him, > and news shows to treat him with the contempt he has earned. > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> TheWrap >> <http://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-slams-time-magazine-for-person-of-the-year-snub/> >> (link): "They picked [the] person who is ruining Germany," he tweeted about >> winner Chancellor Angela Merkel. >> >> Watch him get sliced and diced. >> >> B >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
