The left calls masculinity toxic because it prefers weak men managing decline to strong men stopping it. But civilization still needs protectors. It needs presidents who understand force, money, oil, ships, missiles, markets, and fear. Trump’s Iran posture works because the threat is credible. His diplomacy works because the other side knows breakfast meetings can become smoking holes if they mistake restraint for weakness. Obama gave lectures. Biden gave confusion. Trump gives consequences. That is why Europe resents him, the Gulf respects him, Israel trusts him, and tyrants watch their steps. Testosterone is not the problem. Weakness is.
One of his biggest attributes is he's a problem solver. Dems create problems and then fund raise off of the problem aka homelessness. Grifting is no way to govern.
The real issue is NOT Republicans versus Democrats or even liberals versus conservatives. It's elites versus the people. And Thune and friends (Murkowski, Cocaine Mitch, Cassidy, Cornyn and others) still work for the elites. Their promises of helping the people are as phony as those of the left elites. My guess is they snicker over how they're shafting most of us as they gather at their country clubs. Mitch, Tillis, Cornyn, Cassidy will be gone in months. We need to get rid of the others at the next opportunity.
hundreds of them...the uni-party is strong and un-wavering. take kennedy as an example. his awe shucks corn pone is getting old. if you can't stand strong for the save america act...just shut up already.
well stated richard. we are of kindred spirit it seems. i didn't vote for president donald j. trump in spite of his brash and caustic demeanor but because of it. donald trump without the swagger fails...every time.
I had not made a choice during the 2016 primaries until I heard a journalist ask Trump what he would do about ISIS and he replied, “Bomb the sh!t out of them.” Talk about brash and caustic! Choice made.
That’s the thing: “civilization needs.” The West is importing - not just accepting invasion by- importing millions of military aged men who want to destroy western civilization. Further - swathes of western governance has been handed to people who have agreed to allow that to happen in their countries, and now in US cities. Islam is the problem. It’s a problem that should be named and rejected and removed so civilization can exist.
If it were not the problem I’d be hearing denunciation of the Rape Gangs from all the “moderate Muslims” that are supposed to the actual Muslims.
Liberals don’t, and never will, understand the nature of men. They use violence, yet they’ve never understood how to harness strength for good purposes. Only weak people think it’s possible to change sexes, and okay to shoot at unarmed men and women before running away to save their skin. They can inject testosterone, but never use it the way God intended—to protect and defend.
Read up-on Elizabeth Cady Stanton who created the feminist bible which began the quest towards egalitarianism. This kicked off in 1895 but didn't gain traction until 1973 in the USA. The slide since has been like going over a cliff.
That is Albert P Sweeney, a regular commenter who always ends his comments with God Bless President Trump and God Bless America, or something like that
I honestly don’t know what the heck is going on with the whole Iran situation but my “Spidey senses” keep telling me it is not about anything that the screaming pundocracy think it is about.
Trump had to get the price of gas down because he knows he’s got to win the midterms and this spoiled whiny generation wants comfort and convenience more than making the slightest sacrifices for world peace. We’d have lost WWII for sure with this bunch.
Trump said get me a piece of paper to sign saying, “yeah, whatever”, allowing Iran to crow under a false sense of security, and the usual suspects to pounce, but I don’t think he means a word of it. And he and BiBi are playing good cop, bad cop just to keep the edge alive in the process.
It’s a huge risk he’s taking but the alternatives would be an even a greater risk right now, and the people are not ready for them. We’ve got about 4 months until the midterms. A lot can and will happen between now and then. Buckle up and pay attention. It’s just beginning to get interesting.
No other President had the gonads to do what he did. He kept a tight rein on his generals so the war didn't get away from him. To say the operation was well planned and executed does not come close to how successful it was. He's got Iran on a choker chain. Iran will spew disinformation all they want but The Boss has hold of the chain and they know it.
Agree 100%. Trump is not going into a negotiation with one hand tied behind his back, i.e., the Iranians are free to lie with impunity, but the U.S. must follow every letter of the agreement. Not that Trump / the U.S. is lying, but Trump is not going to put up with any BS from the Iranians, and he's going to use world pressure, plus the lack of support from China or Russia, to force Iran into a very small corner where they either behave or suffer the consequences, and suffer them disproportionately.
I got upbraided yesterday by using the term The Trumpster. Guess I'm going to have to use "The Boss" as my term of endearment. It's not possible to like The Boss any more than I do. How would you like to be a Democrat with their leadership. A ship of fools doesn't come near to covering it. Their model is to install a sock puppet and then let the organization take over and run the place. Gotta tell ya Dems, it aint working and it's never going to work. As Kramer said to Newman, "we've officially hit rock bottom, time to retool!"
There is a video I saw this am of Macron and his wife-yes, she is a woman, Candace, waiting for Trump to arrive. No one asked any questions of Macron. He and his wife just stood there for over 7 minutes. The press ran over with all of their equipment to see Trump arriving.
Pretty funny ans very telling. Trump is the straw that stirs the drink.
Compare the Boss to the Obummer. Trump puts the fear of Allah into Iran. Obummer gives them pallets of cash and begs Iran not to spend it all on one terrorist group, at one time.
i don't really know where masculine and alpha males are headed in western civilization (doesn't seem anywhere good from where i stand) but i do know that k-12 is child abuse...and thats run by rabid hate filled hateful feminist ideologues who treat boys like second class citizens and girls like privileged princesses. i also know that k-12 administrations and k-12 teachers are 80% plus female...95% of which vote democrat 99% of the time. i also know that the other 20% are useless simps who do the bidding of their betters looking for a pat on the head as long they go along to get along. in short, k-12 is child abuse, mothers know it and fathers allow it.
i am 78 and old and i don't know much but i do know that much.
My daughters home schooled. I was wary about it because I got a good education in rural Minnesota. I was wrong and they were right. My eight grandchildren are outstanding Christian citizens. If you met them, you'd agree.
My grandkids attend a Christian Academy which is just an amazing school. I pay their tuition so that none of them will ever set foot in a government school. You should have seen their Veterans’ Day salute to our military - not a dry eye in the auditorium.
My daughter would love to home school but she is a 36 year old widow with four small children and has to be the family provider. She’s amazing too. I don’t know how she gets up on Sunday morning and gets her entire family to church by 8:30. Actually, I do know - God gives her the strength every minute of every day.
outstanding post. my mother raised two children when my dad died. my sister was seven and i was six. 1954. please tell your daughter i said hello next time you talk to her. salute'.
Thank you! I just got off the phone with her but will tell her next time. She lives about 500 miles from me so we talk and FaceTime at least twice a day and her dad and I visit every 2 months or so. Her kids are 6, 5, 3 and 9 months.
Your daughter sounds like my mom. In 1956, my deadbeat dad left her with five boys from 9 down to babe in arms. She could have collapsed and begged for government help, but no. She raised us all, with almost NO help from db dad, in spite of several attempts from the state to take us away from her, she persevered and raised us all into capable, productive men. Her strong belief in God certainly helped. She is now 100, God bless her.
So fun to watch and consider the tell of body language. DJT enters the room at Evian les Bains--the Euros already seated. Says, "Hello, I'm the Boss." walks by, without looking at, and even walks away from (makes noticeable distance from) Friedrich Merz, who remains seated. Walks past Keir, who remains seated, but gives him a pat on the shoulder without looking at him. Emmanuel alone rises, extends his hand, DJT shakes it, facing Macron.
I think the Boss has solved the middle east problem. At least for the moment. What problem is he going to tackle next. Lawfare? Election cheating? Fraud? Cuba?
My vote is for election integrity. Though he sent the cheaters into fits with his directive to the post office regarding mail in ballots. Love to see it.
My gut says that is the way we should go, but the rational part of my brain says “ give Trump’s way a chance.” Iran cannot be trusted, period. But with enough economic pressure from their neighbors, maybe they will not have time to continue being evil bastards.
The left calls masculinity toxic because it prefers weak men managing decline to strong men stopping it. But civilization still needs protectors. It needs presidents who understand force, money, oil, ships, missiles, markets, and fear. Trump’s Iran posture works because the threat is credible. His diplomacy works because the other side knows breakfast meetings can become smoking holes if they mistake restraint for weakness. Obama gave lectures. Biden gave confusion. Trump gives consequences. That is why Europe resents him, the Gulf respects him, Israel trusts him, and tyrants watch their steps. Testosterone is not the problem. Weakness is.
One of his biggest attributes is he's a problem solver. Dems create problems and then fund raise off of the problem aka homelessness. Grifting is no way to govern.
the gop does it too. thune bucks trump at every turn and it ain't because he's lazy or dumb. the guy is a shill for the anti-american cabal.
The real issue is NOT Republicans versus Democrats or even liberals versus conservatives. It's elites versus the people. And Thune and friends (Murkowski, Cocaine Mitch, Cassidy, Cornyn and others) still work for the elites. Their promises of helping the people are as phony as those of the left elites. My guess is they snicker over how they're shafting most of us as they gather at their country clubs. Mitch, Tillis, Cornyn, Cassidy will be gone in months. We need to get rid of the others at the next opportunity.
hundreds of them...the uni-party is strong and un-wavering. take kennedy as an example. his awe shucks corn pone is getting old. if you can't stand strong for the save america act...just shut up already.
A pox on all their houses.
Tell that to Newscum. He announced the DOJ investigation, and then immediately begged for money. Worthless creep.
Testosterone built the world - not just part of it, ALL of it. Nobody, including Toxic Feminists and Soy Boys, should ever forget that.
forget that? hell jimmy, they don't even know its true.
They know it's true and it enrages them.
well stated richard. we are of kindred spirit it seems. i didn't vote for president donald j. trump in spite of his brash and caustic demeanor but because of it. donald trump without the swagger fails...every time.
i stand with trump.
I had not made a choice during the 2016 primaries until I heard a journalist ask Trump what he would do about ISIS and he replied, “Bomb the sh!t out of them.” Talk about brash and caustic! Choice made.
exactly.
That’s the thing: “civilization needs.” The West is importing - not just accepting invasion by- importing millions of military aged men who want to destroy western civilization. Further - swathes of western governance has been handed to people who have agreed to allow that to happen in their countries, and now in US cities. Islam is the problem. It’s a problem that should be named and rejected and removed so civilization can exist.
If it were not the problem I’d be hearing denunciation of the Rape Gangs from all the “moderate Muslims” that are supposed to the actual Muslims.
It’s the old saying, Mom: “Radical Muslims want to kill you. Moderate Muslims want radical Muslims to kill you.”
People sleep peacefully at night because rough men are prepared to do dastardly things.
And God bless them.
Amen.
unfortunately Greg, not enough of them.
take Houston’s Cyclops, for example. he was a man once, then got elected to Congress and was easily seduced by the Swamp’s mistress - money.
the Texas Cyclops lost his way along with his gravy train. Oops.
Liberals don’t, and never will, understand the nature of men. They use violence, yet they’ve never understood how to harness strength for good purposes. Only weak people think it’s possible to change sexes, and okay to shoot at unarmed men and women before running away to save their skin. They can inject testosterone, but never use it the way God intended—to protect and defend.
Read up-on Elizabeth Cady Stanton who created the feminist bible which began the quest towards egalitarianism. This kicked off in 1895 but didn't gain traction until 1973 in the USA. The slide since has been like going over a cliff.
over 50 years of complete bilge and they're gaining leverage. fox news has become almost unwatchable.
All of us need to get on our knees and thank GOD Almighty that both the Hildebeast and the Kameltoe were denied the reins of power.
It was bad enough with 8 years of the empty suit and 4 years of the empty head.
May GOD Almighty continue to bless and protect President Donald J. Trump and these United States of America
APS
APS, I love the way you always include your closing sentence!
Me too.
We thank him for his attention to that most important matter. ☺️
Hah! I was NOT just going to post the same thing! LOL!
Sorry I have to ask, but what is APS?
That is Albert P Sweeney, a regular commenter who always ends his comments with God Bless President Trump and God Bless America, or something like that
Wonderfully said,Albert. God has this. Just trust and follow His will.
DDB
I honestly don’t know what the heck is going on with the whole Iran situation but my “Spidey senses” keep telling me it is not about anything that the screaming pundocracy think it is about.
Trump had to get the price of gas down because he knows he’s got to win the midterms and this spoiled whiny generation wants comfort and convenience more than making the slightest sacrifices for world peace. We’d have lost WWII for sure with this bunch.
Trump said get me a piece of paper to sign saying, “yeah, whatever”, allowing Iran to crow under a false sense of security, and the usual suspects to pounce, but I don’t think he means a word of it. And he and BiBi are playing good cop, bad cop just to keep the edge alive in the process.
It’s a huge risk he’s taking but the alternatives would be an even a greater risk right now, and the people are not ready for them. We’ve got about 4 months until the midterms. A lot can and will happen between now and then. Buckle up and pay attention. It’s just beginning to get interesting.
No other President had the gonads to do what he did. He kept a tight rein on his generals so the war didn't get away from him. To say the operation was well planned and executed does not come close to how successful it was. He's got Iran on a choker chain. Iran will spew disinformation all they want but The Boss has hold of the chain and they know it.
GMTA Jake !
Indeed, and if they try jerking the chain, they know that they will get something more than a harshly worded letter.
I read that even the Iranian leadership, those that survived, were impressed with the precision of the U.S. / Israeli strikes in Iran.
Your first paragraph is spot on, Suzie.
To note: OPEC is over.
America is in the process of replacing it.
Thanks, Suzie. My take as well.
Can’t like this take enough. No one knows what/how this is going to play out, but if this ship goes down, I going with it.
You nailed it.
Agree 100%. Trump is not going into a negotiation with one hand tied behind his back, i.e., the Iranians are free to lie with impunity, but the U.S. must follow every letter of the agreement. Not that Trump / the U.S. is lying, but Trump is not going to put up with any BS from the Iranians, and he's going to use world pressure, plus the lack of support from China or Russia, to force Iran into a very small corner where they either behave or suffer the consequences, and suffer them disproportionately.
don’t like giving CFP kudos, but Kane’s staff linked to a good analysis by Mark “Flea” Levin about Iran.
I got upbraided yesterday by using the term The Trumpster. Guess I'm going to have to use "The Boss" as my term of endearment. It's not possible to like The Boss any more than I do. How would you like to be a Democrat with their leadership. A ship of fools doesn't come near to covering it. Their model is to install a sock puppet and then let the organization take over and run the place. Gotta tell ya Dems, it aint working and it's never going to work. As Kramer said to Newman, "we've officially hit rock bottom, time to retool!"
was it here that someone called you out for using 'trumpster'? i trust you smoked them but good. i know i would have.
respects from another trumpster.
I was going to write "lighten up Francis". I let it pass. It's the Norwegian in me.
We'll keep rowing our Longboatsand telling Francis ti lighten up.
the Trumpster sheds disparaging remarks like a duck sheds water so, ‘lighten up, Psycho.’
It’s a term of endearment in my eyes.
Rush respectfully called him the Trumpster.
Lot of Rush ears in Surberville.
That's where I got it. A term of endearment, not ridicule.
Oh my. I said the same before reading down to this. Spooky!
and affectionately…
I like the Trumpster term . Keep using it. The Boss works as well but might be confused with that washed up rocker Springsteen.
I completely agree with your comment about PDJT being called "the Boss" and someone confusing that reference with Springsteen - ugh!
Not anymore.
Unfortunately, "The Boss" reminds me of what Bruce Springsteen calls himself.
Springsteen is the BINO, Trump is The Real Boss.
I concur. And I say that as someone who likes a lot of his music.
"He walked into the G7 Summit meeting like he was walking onto a yacht."
Was he wearing an apricot scarf?
His hat strategically dipped below one eye…..
Pretty good at the gavotte too.
Boy, you ladies are as old as me….
an ink pen.
There is a video I saw this am of Macron and his wife-yes, she is a woman, Candace, waiting for Trump to arrive. No one asked any questions of Macron. He and his wife just stood there for over 7 minutes. The press ran over with all of their equipment to see Trump arriving.
Pretty funny ans very telling. Trump is the straw that stirs the drink.
I say. I say. Obama Biden Bushes Ford and Carter…about as sharp as bowling balls.
I still have the same thought about George W. as I did on 9/11/01 - thank God Gore didn't win.
Both daddy-dearest and son stepped-up when pushed, but DD stumbled mightily listening to the chicken-$hit pacifist, Colinoscopy Powell.
Compare the Boss to the Obummer. Trump puts the fear of Allah into Iran. Obummer gives them pallets of cash and begs Iran not to spend it all on one terrorist group, at one time.
i don't really know where masculine and alpha males are headed in western civilization (doesn't seem anywhere good from where i stand) but i do know that k-12 is child abuse...and thats run by rabid hate filled hateful feminist ideologues who treat boys like second class citizens and girls like privileged princesses. i also know that k-12 administrations and k-12 teachers are 80% plus female...95% of which vote democrat 99% of the time. i also know that the other 20% are useless simps who do the bidding of their betters looking for a pat on the head as long they go along to get along. in short, k-12 is child abuse, mothers know it and fathers allow it.
i am 78 and old and i don't know much but i do know that much.
My daughters home schooled. I was wary about it because I got a good education in rural Minnesota. I was wrong and they were right. My eight grandchildren are outstanding Christian citizens. If you met them, you'd agree.
i'm sure of it.
My grandkids attend a Christian Academy which is just an amazing school. I pay their tuition so that none of them will ever set foot in a government school. You should have seen their Veterans’ Day salute to our military - not a dry eye in the auditorium.
My daughter would love to home school but she is a 36 year old widow with four small children and has to be the family provider. She’s amazing too. I don’t know how she gets up on Sunday morning and gets her entire family to church by 8:30. Actually, I do know - God gives her the strength every minute of every day.
outstanding post. my mother raised two children when my dad died. my sister was seven and i was six. 1954. please tell your daughter i said hello next time you talk to her. salute'.
Thank you! I just got off the phone with her but will tell her next time. She lives about 500 miles from me so we talk and FaceTime at least twice a day and her dad and I visit every 2 months or so. Her kids are 6, 5, 3 and 9 months.
Your daughter sounds like my mom. In 1956, my deadbeat dad left her with five boys from 9 down to babe in arms. She could have collapsed and begged for government help, but no. She raised us all, with almost NO help from db dad, in spite of several attempts from the state to take us away from her, she persevered and raised us all into capable, productive men. Her strong belief in God certainly helped. She is now 100, God bless her.
Wow! God bless her indeed!
Home school. Speaking as one who was in that public education (secondary) world from 2000-2021 (and also, 1974-77--an entirely different world).
My son and daughter-in-law and going to home school their 3.
tally ho.
Once upon a time our family had a Corgi. Ellie was a superior herder:leader. Starmer might be somebody's b1tch, but he's no leader.
He's complicit in the rape gangs.
So fun to watch and consider the tell of body language. DJT enters the room at Evian les Bains--the Euros already seated. Says, "Hello, I'm the Boss." walks by, without looking at, and even walks away from (makes noticeable distance from) Friedrich Merz, who remains seated. Walks past Keir, who remains seated, but gives him a pat on the shoulder without looking at him. Emmanuel alone rises, extends his hand, DJT shakes it, facing Macron.
Chairman Xi’s fortune cookie say: you better think twice about Taiwan.
If Kamala was president the average IQ of Americans would drop 20% in the first year. It would herald the age of idiocy.
I love the way “The Boss” is herding all the Eurotrash “leaders” around.
I think the Boss has solved the middle east problem. At least for the moment. What problem is he going to tackle next. Lawfare? Election cheating? Fraud? Cuba?
My vote is for election integrity. Though he sent the cheaters into fits with his directive to the post office regarding mail in ballots. Love to see it.
Guess we'll just have to wait and watch. Trump is always full of surprises - the good kind
All of the above?
Smithereens, Iran…😂
My gut says that is the way we should go, but the rational part of my brain says “ give Trump’s way a chance.” Iran cannot be trusted, period. But with enough economic pressure from their neighbors, maybe they will not have time to continue being evil bastards.