tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post1089067731769030302..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Donald Trump's sins vs. Hillary Clinton's sinsJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-54442106321702881662016-09-04T18:58:36.208-04:002016-09-04T18:58:36.208-04:00Susan --
Yes, always good to have reinforcements. ...Susan --<br />Yes, always good to have reinforcements. Especially with a kid who's at an impressionable age. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-91702866844510253472016-09-04T18:50:07.845-04:002016-09-04T18:50:07.845-04:00It's been helpful for my daughter (she's 1...It's been helpful for my daughter (she's 12) to have a friend who's parents are also Trump supporters. Having been around the parents a bit (she took a vacation with the family), she's had the chance to hear other adults voice some truths about the issues (e.g., illegal immigration, President Obama being a radical socialist, tax payer money supporting illegals, etc.). She's hearing the couple state some of the facts that I've complained about. She now knows that her mom isn't the only Conservative on the planet (and that Mom might actually be onto something). LOL.<br /><br />- Susan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-11967909192502206802016-05-31T21:39:49.854-04:002016-05-31T21:39:49.854-04:00I revile Hillary Rodham on the basis of her record...I revile Hillary Rodham on the basis of her record.<br /><br />But the reason I'm campaigning against her is being deathly allergic the idea of a carpet munching power monger hag putting her hand on a Bible and being sworn in as POTUS. <br /><br />And I'm an anticlerical atheist but think more highly of the prose of the First and Second Oxford, Cambridge, and Westminster Companies than that. Also Wycliffe and Tyndale. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-20722838896837321672016-05-30T16:44:34.470-04:002016-05-30T16:44:34.470-04:00Ed --
I couldn't agree with you more, every th...Ed --<br />I couldn't agree with you more, every thing you said is true, except for one thing, when you said that people at the top of the for chain don't get it. I think that in fact they do get it, they get it exactly, and that's why the middle class is suffering so much. The CEO's want what's better for them, so they import cheaper labor (or export the jobs) and that explains our current situation. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-79920394879998345822016-05-30T13:04:12.269-04:002016-05-30T13:04:12.269-04:00I support Trump's ideas on immigration and tra...I support Trump's ideas on immigration and trade. Since I've long ago cut the Cable TV cord, I rarely hear Trump speak. I read a lot of political commentary and analysis. So I understand the core of Trump's proposals, and believe they are exactly what the country needs, but rarely hear it put forth in Trump's own words. <br /><br />The media smears people like me with racism. In one definition of the word - the belief that various races have different tendencies, strengths / weaknesses, etc. - I am. But the media is implying this definition "prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior", and in that sense they are completely wrong. <br /><br />I have, and have had during my lifetime, more foreign born friends than any other native born European decent US citizen I know. I've always been interested in other cultures, the stories of people who come here, their humor, etc. <br /><br />None of that is the point of what's going on with Trump. Its about work and the economy. <br /><br />I stated working the the 80's. Jobs were plentiful. The prevailing upward mobility strategy was to work a job for about three years, then find a new job for more money with a higher title. Employers prided themselves in treating employees well. They competed to provide more friendly work environments (company gyms, work from home, flexible hours, etc.). Vacation used to start at 2 weeks /yr, with 3 at 5yr, and 4 at 10; sick time was unlimited for salaried employees. Extra hours were compensated with 'comp' time off. <br /><br />That's all gone now. Today I am on salary but punch a clock. Every minute is counted, and I am unpaid if exhaust sick / vacation time. New normals are 1 week vacation and three sick days. Three weeks vacation after 10 years employment. I am beaten on to work at least 10 hours a week of overtime, for no compensation. Today salaried employment is just like being hourly with major disadvantages. Foremost is that salaried employees are now routinely expected to volunteer their time to work extra hours for companies that are making money hand over fist. <br /><br />I am touching the surface and could write a lot more about what's gotten worse in the world of employment. It seems to me that many government workers, people from over seas, and people at the top of the food chain don't get it. <br /><br />So - why am I not 'relaxed' about Mexican immigration, or illegal immigration in general, or the awarding of H1 visas to tech workers from India / China / Eastern Europe so native born US workers can be fired while H1 holders take their place? <br /><br />Because it all undercuts the labor market. And quality of life for native born US workers has declined dramatically, and it getting worse all the time. <br /><br />The US had a great thing going. And we have given it away, at the expense of native born US citizens, and to the benefit of business owners - small through large. <br /><br />There are so many facets of this that I could write a lot more about, but stopping here.... <br /><br />- EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-5385472944177734022016-05-21T20:04:08.083-04:002016-05-21T20:04:08.083-04:00Steven --
I think that IQ is based in biology, and...Steven --<br />I think that IQ is based in biology, and that criminality is correlated (negatively) with IQ, but also has a lot to do with circumstance. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-20338306783575066352016-05-21T20:00:00.984-04:002016-05-21T20:00:00.984-04:00do you think its based in biology though, given th...do you think its based in biology though, given the first gen?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-67519646789114846532016-05-20T18:12:05.329-04:002016-05-20T18:12:05.329-04:00Rona --
Great points. Trump does NOT seem like a g...Rona --<br />Great points. Trump does NOT seem like a guy who holds grudges, he's actually become borderline statesmanlike in his recent comments about Cruz and Rubio and Megyn Kelly, etc. <br /><br />And yes, he does seem like a very loyal guy. Most of his employees, and more tellingly, his ex-employees, seem to speak quite highly of him. Even his ex-wives speak well of him, and that's a rarity.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-17927912159059089252016-05-20T18:09:16.395-04:002016-05-20T18:09:16.395-04:00Steven --
Hey, sorry for tho slate reply. Yes, it&...Steven --<br />Hey, sorry for tho slate reply. Yes, it's true, traditionally the first generation who comes over here does so to work hard for minimal (if not minimum) wages, and they keep their noses clean. It's the second generation and beyond who join the Latin Kings, or the Mexican Mafia, or MS-13, etc. <br /><br />I've liked practically all of the Latinos I've ever known; but there's no denying that their crime rate is higher than that for whites, overall. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-45694617571435499862016-05-20T14:24:48.136-04:002016-05-20T14:24:48.136-04:00@Lucian Lafayette
Good observation about emotiona...@Lucian Lafayette<br /><br />Good observation about emotional voters getting worked up over his public persona, I agree. And given how long Trump has been in public eye and his impulsive personality I'm surprised they haven't found something actually scandalous rather than a few rude comments.<br /><br /><br />@Yeah, Trump can't take a joke well. He seems thin skinned and is overly offended sometimes, especially given how quick he is at throwing insults. However, I get a sense that it's as easy to make up with him as it's to get into a fight. <br /><br />Doesn't seem like a guy holding grudges forever, it's dominance game to him, you can see how much he enjoys the whole thing.<br /><br />One thing I like is his loyalty. He doesn't throw people under a bus because it's currently advantageous. I also like his butler, a total edgelord. Refused to apologize for offensive tweets.Ronanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-56563067305626691942016-05-20T10:17:36.930-04:002016-05-20T10:17:36.930-04:00He was. I'm now doing a bit of research on thi...He was. I'm now doing a bit of research on this and I've found that its the American born children of Latino immigrants that have elevated crime rates, rather than the immigrants themselves. <br /><br />White men born in America are twice as likely to end up in jail than men born abroad (as a whole I guess). Immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico are incarcerated at lower rates than white American men who with high school diplomas or less.<br /><br />El Paso, which is 80% Latino has the lowest homicide rate of any American city with over 500,000 residents. I also looked at crime rates of cities with a population of over 250,000 and out of 80 of them, I only found 3 with a lower homicide rate than Chula Vista, California, which is 50% Latino. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_crime_rate_(2014)<br /><br />Additionally, American crime rates as a whole have decreased over the past 30 years, including through the 90's and 00's when there was lots of Latino immigration.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-34556322857176403552016-05-20T08:37:58.369-04:002016-05-20T08:37:58.369-04:00Steven --
I've often wondered about that, not ...Steven --<br />I've often wondered about that, not just in the context of Mexicans coming to the US, but any group going anywhere. By definition, it's never the upper classes who emigrate, and since IQ generally correlates with class, that means it's the lower IQ's who leave. The same could be said for the Brits who came to America (though not the Puritans, who came to this country because of "religious persecution," as my elementary school textbooks said; it was only later that I realized it was because they weren't allowed to persecute the other Brits to their heart's content). But a lot of Brits came over here as essentially serfs, as well. And the Irish came over because of the potato famine, but are they noticeably dumber? An even stronger case can be made about Australia, whose original set of Brits were convicts. Are they dumber, on average? I honestly don't know. They look the same as other Brits, and the ones I've met haven't struck me as any dumber. <br /><br />As far as Mexicans, I suspect that the blogger you're communicating with is really comparing living in a Hispanic community to living in a black community, not in a white community. The Hispanic rates for murder, rape, etc in this country are higher than white rates, though lower than black rates. And the average Hispanic IQ in this country is supposed to be something like 92 or 93, midway between blacks and whites. <br /><br />I agree that the Euros are in more danger from the Muslims than Americans are from Mexicans. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-37889370903625283492016-05-20T08:35:09.967-04:002016-05-20T08:35:09.967-04:00The two of them would sell their own country for p...The two of them would sell their own country for personal profit (which they've proven they're capable of). The dead bodies in their wake is another telling sign.<br /><br />- SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-28755881586568155702016-05-20T08:23:23.450-04:002016-05-20T08:23:23.450-04:00That is the first time I've read the full quot...That is the first time I've read the full quote about Mexican immigrants. This is the quote that does the rounds on social media:<br /><br />"They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people".<br /><br />It does make some difference that he prefaced that with they're not sending their best.<br /><br />But then that begs the question, are Mexican immigrants negatively selected? And if so, does that mean Mexican-American IQ scores are lower than the Mexican average? The centre for immigration studies lends credence to this: "For 2010, we estimate that 80 percent of adult illegal immigrants have not completed high school or have only a high school education. Other research has found similar results." http://cis.org/immigrant-welfare-use-2011 That does not sound like a representative sample of Mexicans.<br /><br />The achievements of the indigenous central Americans are notable....fancy stone architecture, pyramids, complex writing systems, very impressive astronomical knowledge, agriculture, metallurgy. And it all arose independently of developments in Eurasia.<br /><br />Just a thought. <br /><br />I don't think Mexicans are stupid and I don't mind their culture and I know from an intelligent, real talking blogger that living in a poor Mexican populated town in California is fairly safe and livable. Plus there are 223 million white Americans and only 118 million people living in the whole of Mexico, with significant European admixture. <br /><br />I don't think some Mexican immigration is the disaster people think. If I were American, I think I'd be relatively relaxed about it.<br /><br />Europe has to deal with a far more worrying and threatening problem of Islamic extremism from our immigrants. <br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-29624565436792974332016-05-20T07:24:54.191-04:002016-05-20T07:24:54.191-04:00Thank you Susan. I used to think that Hillary was ...Thank you Susan. I used to think that Hillary was not a sociopath, but was merely corrupted by her proximity to Bill and by having access to power. I've long since changed my mind on that. <br /><br />They should both be in jail. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-61975170674831816302016-05-20T07:17:36.845-04:002016-05-20T07:17:36.845-04:00Good post. I really believe that Hillary and her ...Good post. I really believe that Hillary and her husband, Bill, are two peas in a pod, sociopathic personalities. In the end, they deserve each other. Hillary is a criminal who is greedy for power and control, what most disordered people want. We should not give her what she wants.<br /><br />- Susan<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-81852512421515699802016-05-20T06:05:47.455-04:002016-05-20T06:05:47.455-04:00Luke --
Everything you said is true, except, I hop...Luke --<br />Everything you said is true, except, I hope, your last sentence. <br /><br />I know the oddsmakers are favoring Hillary right now. But Trump's numbers are rising, and he's always outperformed his polls. I have the feeling a lot of people, in the privacy of the voting booth, are going to think to themselves, do I REALLY want that that corrupt harridan's face for the next four years, or would I rather take a chance on a guy who might actually do something? And maybe they'll pull the lever for Trump. <br /><br />But I could just be kidding myself, I don't know.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-66803347180334606752016-05-20T05:59:01.871-04:002016-05-20T05:59:01.871-04:00Rona --
I just watched the entire 26 minutes of th...Rona --<br />I just watched the entire 26 minutes of that video. Yes, Trump is funny, no question. But his humor is that of a guy who's been a CEO his entire life and is used to having people laugh at his jokes and never has had to pay a price for being a littlest of a bully. He'd be a lot more charming if every now and then his humor were directed at himself; but that's just not his nature. <br /><br />As far as McCain goes, he crashed four planes during his career as a naval pilot, and you have to assume there was some carelessness involved there. But his behavior as a POW was heroic; he endured under torture, and turned down a deal for early release unless the rest of the prisoners were released as well. There's just no way that's not heroic. And as far as I'm concerned, anybody who signs up to put his life on the line in a combat position is a hero to begin with. <br /><br />Trump has my vote; I think, as someone who recognizes that demography is destiny, that he's America's last hope. But I do wish he'd rein himself in at times. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-2581825556933317062016-05-20T05:56:16.180-04:002016-05-20T05:56:16.180-04:00One of the more interesting comparisons between Hi...One of the more interesting comparisons between Hillary Clinton and Trump pop is that his "negatives" are based on feelings about his attitude and public persona. Hillary's, are based on quantifiable actions she has taken in the past. This also reflects one of the great divisions of the voting population: those who vote based on emotions and those that vote based on facts and data. Unfortunately, the former are in the majority and are growing. Hillary will likely be the next president.Lucian Lafayettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911874470258949777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-84102152232165461012016-05-20T04:50:09.116-04:002016-05-20T04:50:09.116-04:00I don't know if it's possible to find a po...I don't know if it's possible to find a politician more corrupt than Hillary but it's impossible to find one more shameless.<br /><br />Trump is hilarious. Rude, crass but definately doesn't seem like a bad guy. <br /><br />His way of complimenting his opponents in some regard only to insult them nonchalantly after cracks me up every time. I'm not an American so can't put myself in your shoes with regards to McCain's war hero status but I loled at "He's a war hero, he's a war hero...sure...(but) I like people that weren't captured", and this "I didn't like his as much after..." is one of the best put downs.<br /><br />https://youtu.be/dDmb4pd3VNQ?t=1029 <br /><br />Not sure how he'll be as a president but as a dinner party guest you can't do better.<br /><br />RonaRonanoreply@blogger.com