I have been observing the latest complete and total misread and\u00a0 pointlessly hopeless discussion of the actions of our President and my tolerance for bemused avoidance has hit it’s limit.<\/p>\n
I even stopped by the old neighborhood for the first time in a while , using a web proxy to avoid detection and the take there is as deludedly useless as ever.<\/p>\n
I have heard the pundits, the media , the Never Right and\u00a0 running mouths like Sasse and McMullin\u00a0 all describe the situation as:<\/p>\n
Erratic, immature, inappropriate , counter productive, unbecoming, childlike, impulse control problem all centered around Trump’s conflict with the media .<\/p>\n
Ryan has acted concerned, Lindsey Graham has tut tutted and so forth.<\/p>\n
Some people look at the activity and see a strategy and tactical operation to remove the biggest obstacle to Trump’s success.\u00a0 I operate on the theory that people at that level do nothing without thinking it through and everything contributes to the goal. Some works, some does not, but there is will and intent behind all actions.<\/p>\n
Step back for a short rant:<\/p>\n
Our society has in the last few decades begun to create a class of people in positions of influence who have what my Grandfather described as “second hand experience”.\u00a0 We have moved the study of other people’s actual accomplishment and thought above actual accomplishment and thought.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Hence our media class thinks they can talk about the world authoritatively despite never having done anything in the world other than stand at a distance from those who do.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n My father used to call such people “Feather Merchants”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n End Rant:<\/p>\n Here is what I see when I observe Trump’s actions. Since election, he has met with almost every GOP senator and many House Reps. I expect he sized them up fairly well.<\/p>\n The biggest obstacle to Trump and his agenda is the GOP Congress actually making radical changes (radical by Washington Swamp standards). I expect he has determined the root cause of their fears is negative media exposure causing them to lose their next election, along with donor service.\u00a0 The Dem’s are now the arm of the Media, since they lost power, so the Progressive forces now act through the media.<\/p>\n Looking at the opposition, the NYT and WaPo are still regional papers, influential in the beltway and Dem strongholds. Not a big threat for a GOP senator.\u00a0 The old broadcast networks are still less risk taking than their cable allies, and local stations are more influential in house and senate races for the GOP. Trump has determined the biggest adversary is CNN, since they exist in all GOP house and Senate districts and have the mantle of a real news organization. They are the carrier groups of the Progressives, mobile and able to project power as needed.<\/p>\n Trump is going after CNN because they are the biggest problem. If they are diminished, the GOP Senators and Reps can act more boldly.<\/p>\n MSNBC had only one semi influential outlet , and that was inside the beltway. Morning Joe was their sole source of credibility in the swamp, so they were a minor target for takedown.<\/p>\n Trump also knows that his attacks are like operating a cable channel. He has to have a constant stream of\u00a0 stuff that gets a heavy reaction so that every tweet is read and dissected.\u00a0View the outrageous tweets as tracer rounds.<\/p>\n Last week achievements and outrages were last week. He needs some level of discrediting takedown every week to destroy the CNN brand.<\/p>\n He also knows the major influence of the old broadcast networks is their morning shows, and those will be respected and treated like royalty.<\/p>\n Or maybe the impulse control problem idiot just won the 757 by playing video poker and got lucky. My God, we are smothered with Feather Merchants.<\/p>\n I have been observing the latest complete and total misread and\u00a0 pointlessly hopeless discussion of the actions of our President and my tolerance for bemused avoidance has hit it’s limit.<\/p>\n I even stopped by the old neighborhood for the first time in a while , using a web proxy to avoid detection and the take there is as deludedly useless as ever.<\/p>\n I have heard the pundits, the media , the Never Right and\u00a0 running mouths like Sasse and McMullin\u00a0 all describe the situation as:<\/p>\n Erratic, immature, inappropriate , counter productive, unbecoming, childlike, impulse control problem all centered around Trump’s conflict with the media .<\/p>\n Ryan has acted concerned, Lindsey Graham has tut tutted and so forth.<\/p>\n Some people look at the activity and see a strategy and … Continue reading