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David French’s Nod Seals Kamala Win
David French has offered a deeply pathetic NeverTrump manifesto just in time for the election. It rehashes French’s ongoing themes of (a) his morality superiority (b) the irrelevance or nonexistence of perfidy on the left and (c) the betrayal of all Republicans and evangelicals who do not think exactly as he does. Nothing you did not already know about the Gospel of St. David. I read it so you don’t have to. You’re welcome.
The bottom line is that St. David forbids you from making the determination that whatever his past sexual indiscretions, unfortunate traits, and departures from GOP orthodoxy, it is a certainty that
(a) A Trump administration is vastly more likely to appoint judges who will not help ideological leftists and the deep state undo the Constitutional order.
(b) A Trump administration will not forbid men so-inclined to wear dresses or surgically mutilate themselves, but will not let government order us to pretend they are women, nor mutilate minors and nor impose that doctrine in every classroom.
(c) A Trump administration will not open the borders with the cynical, illegal, traitorous intention of installing waves of dependent illegal voters to displace American voters while sending us the bill for the care of the invaders.
(d) A Trump administration will not persist in the sick fantasy that deference and submission to Iranian mullahs is the key to world peace.
(e) A Trump administration gives us a fighting chance of stemming the debt, getting DEI out of the military, and defunding the woke assault on Western culture.
However, you may not think that way about any of that when you vote. David French’s loathing of Trump is the only issue.
David French says you are a hater, but openly sides with those who make no pretense about their contempt for you and your values and willingness to “cancel” you in any way they can. David French condemns the supposed falsities common in right-leaning media but has never had the moral fiber and consistency to condemn his current employer’s (NYT) dishonest handling of Hillary’s campaign dirty trick and the abuses of power in support of it, nor their deliberate deceptions regarding Hunter’s laptop, nor anything else—and there is a lot to choose from. Whereas you owe David a personal apology for not condemning any and every exaggeration or bombast by Trump or any spin on the FoxNews channel or RedState. He proudly mocks a Tennessee man for not being able to cite any particular NYT falsehood. Call on one of us Ricochetti next time, David.
The bottom line is that you failed to reject Trump when St. David told you to do so. Now you must suffer whatever depredations a hard-left corrupt, permanent state chooses to inflict on you as punishment. The end of religious freedom, parental rights, quality education without indoctrination, gun rights, economic liberty and energy sanity are the least sanctions you deserve for your sinfulness. And while all that happens, be sure not to hate your oppressors.
David French refuses to allow you to take into account the nature of Trump’s opponent. You must pretend that the sheer evil of Trump, or more accurately the David French declaration of that evil is the sole issue. The irony of the enormity of French’s ego as he condemns Trump’s unforgivable levels of self-regard is lost on him. He is a ridiculous man.
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Darn, it seems as though I’ve disappointed David French once again. If only I could be as pious as he is. A real Luke 18:11 guy.
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In the now distant past, French made a modest living defending the Constitutional rights of underdogs. In the future he will probably make a lot more fighting alongside those who want to take them away.
Any relation to Branch Davidian?
I’ve enjoyed reading many of your commentaries over the last few years, but you missed the boat on this one.
Hitler had an infatuation with his half-niece, Geli Rauble, 18 years younger, that lasted from 1925 to 1931 when she supposedly died of suicide. She had moved to Munich to study there and moved in with him there. Hitler forced her to pose nude so he could make pornographic sketches of her and engage in sadomasochisitic sex as providing him with “Golden Showers”.
When she started having an affair with Hitler’s chauffer, Hitler made her a virtual prisoner, unable to go out on her own. She was planning to escape when she and Hitler had a violent argument, possibly because she was pregnant. When her body was found, the apartment was locked from the inside. It was claimed that she died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. However, there was speculation that Hitler had killer her, or had someone else do it for him and the Nazi party covered it up.
In fact, a book, in 1988, titled Hitler & Geli, author Ronald Hayman revealed a lot of inaccuracies and conflicting statements in the documents that were studied.
The suicide occurred in 1931 and the German election, that elevated Hitler to prominence, was coming up in 1932.
Raubal, Geli (c. 1908–1931) | Encyclopedia.com
I think this is the thread where people are talking about if she really wants to win. Hugh Hewitt was highlighting her podcast interview with Shannon Sharp. Shannon Sharpe is not political so he’s just handing her softballs and she totally screwed it up. They waited roughly 3 days to post the interview and they likely timed it with that nut that made the joke about Puerto Rico because they wanted to bury it. She is a train wreck in multiple ways. She could have been Senator forever.
(a) It is not a scandal if nobody knows about it. (b) The remark was tongue in cheek to allude to the rather selective character criteria used by Trump’s critics rather than an exoneration of Hitler.
I have no real idea about Hitler’s sexual proclivities. If the old OSS profile is accurate, he had some rather odd fetishes and an inability to form an adult relationship. But then there is Eva Braun… That he was predatory, sadistic and homicidal would not be much of a surprise.
I am of the opinion that the silly Steele dossier included a fictional account of Trump receiving ‘golden showers’ from prostitutes in Moscow precisely because Hitler reportedly had that fetish. Comparisons to Hitler would be just the sort of thing Steele’s client would like to hear.
FJB was supposed to save democracy in 2020
here is an example of it
David French would declare an FBI attacking its citizens is both Christian and Conservative
Has J. Edgar Hoover’s Spy Program Been Resurrected? – HotAir
(a) Even though the Nazis tried to cover up the story, there were things that were irregular that couldn’t be swept under the rug.; 1. there was no autopsy performed; 2. there was no official report made of the death. This aroused suspicion and led to numerous rumors. Surely, the opposition newspapers would have taken it up and there was one scathing report by a journalist whose efforts eventually led him to be killed by the Nazis. How much the scandal affected the upcoming 1932 election is hard to say, but the Nazis lost 2 million votes from the prior election and the scandal could have played a part in it.