Charles P Pierce: They ate the monkeybrains long ago & the disease has reached its terminal stage

[kpete]

Donald Trump Is the GOP's Disease in Its Terminal Stage
What nearly four decades of conservative politics hath wrought. ​ BY CHARLES P. PIERCE

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Oh, it's a mess for them all now. Up in New Hampshire, Senator Kelly Ayotte, who saw Susan Collins of Maine beat her to the last lifeboat off the listing hulk on Monday, is caught in an impossible position, having endorsed El Caudillo de Mar-A-Lago long ago. Newt Gingrich thinks everything's dandy because Andrew Jackson. Sean Hannity seems to be steadily losing what's left of his mind.

It's a gloriously floundering death for a politics that has done so much damage to the rest of the country. And, even with all that, none of them get it—that nearly four decades of conservative politics, and the techniques those politics used to attain and maintain power, made someone like He, Trump inevitable. They ate the monkeybrains long ago, and this is what happens when the prion disease reaches its terminal stage. You don't even remember how you got so crazy in the first place.

For example:

Donald Trump once said that he saw Muslims dancing to celebrate the 9/11 attacks.
Ronald Reagan once said that he helped liberate Nazi concentration camps.

Donald Trump once said that Mexican rapists were pouring over our borders, threatening our national security.
Ronald Reagan once said that the Nicaraguan Army could be in Brownsville, Texas in two days, threatening our national security.

Donald Trump once said the global climate crisis was a hoax made up by the Chinese.
Ronald Reagan once said that trees caused more air pollution than automobiles.

Yeah, Trump is a real outlier.

More details as the day progresses, I'm afraid.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a47511/trump-2nd-amendment-reaction/

[yellowcanine]

1. "Newt Gingrich thinks everything's dandy because Andrew Jackson."

Yeah what is with that anyway?

For one thing, Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act to make room for more immigrants. Not that I think that is what Newt was referring to.

[malaise]

6. John Meacham said this morning

that people must not use Gingrich as a reference - it was hilarious

[BeyondGeography]

2. Massively good fun

Not least because it hits the center of the target.

[Jopin Klobe]

3. "El Caudillo" ...

... ah, yes ...

... the Orange Franco of The US ...

[kentuck]

4. Kick for the truth !

[Chicago1980]

5. Chilled?

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[LuckyLib]

7. Right on target and some good laughs as well.

Thanks for posting!