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reggieandlee's JournalBTRTN: Loose Bannon... Watch Fox Get "Primaried" by Breitbart
Born to Run the Numbers speculates on Steve Bannon's plans for Breitbart:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/08/loose-bannon-watch-fox-get-primaried-by.html
Excerpt: "Perhaps Bannon’s brief and unsuccessful tenure in the White House and Ailes’ demise may have made Bannon realize that what he really wants to be is the next Ailes: the kingmaker who controls the Republican Party by functioning as the conduit to and from its ever-more animated bedrock conservative base.
In Trump, Bannon had the perfect vessel: a powerful demagogue who had an intuitive sense for populist rage, bigotry, and fear… but who lacked an organized, coherent philosophy through which he could turn voter support into actionable legislative programs. Bannon disciplined Trump into core campaign themes: economic nationalism, military isolationism, and unrelenting savage attacks on Hilary Clinton’s trustworthiness. Trump’s campaign had been in shambles when Bannon arrived, and Bannon has every reason to believe that he was the reason that Trump won.
Like Ailes before him, Bannon sees the opportunity to institutionalize this role as “kingmaker” by controlling the media that connects with the base. This means building Breitbart News as rapidly as possible, and challenging the pre-eminence of Fox News as the voice of the right. If that’s indeed the goal, here are five things one might can expect from Bannon in the very near future..."
BTRTN: Loose Bannon... Watch Fox Get "Primaried" by Breitbart
Born to Run the Numbers speculates on Steve Bannon's plans for Breitbart:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/08/loose-bannon-watch-fox-get-primaried-by.html
Excerpt: "Perhaps Bannon’s brief and unsuccessful tenure in the White House and Ailes’ demise may have made Bannon realize that what he really wants to be is the next Ailes: the kingmaker who controls the Republican Party by functioning as the conduit to and from its ever-more animated bedrock conservative base.
In Trump, Bannon had the perfect vessel: a powerful demagogue who had an intuitive sense for populist rage, bigotry, and fear… but who lacked an organized, coherent philosophy through which he could turn voter support into actionable legislative programs. Bannon disciplined Trump into core campaign themes: economic nationalism, military isolationism, and unrelenting savage attacks on Hilary Clinton’s trustworthiness. Trump’s campaign had been in shambles when Bannon arrived, and Bannon has every reason to believe that he was the reason that Trump won.
Like Ailes before him, Bannon sees the opportunity to institutionalize this role as “kingmaker” by controlling the media that connects with the base. This means building Breitbart News as rapidly as possible, and challenging the pre-eminence of Fox News as the voice of the right. If that’s indeed the goal, here are five things one might can expect from Bannon in the very near future..."
BTRTN: Flake News... The Republican Turning of the Screwed.
Born to Run the Numbers on the two weeks that historians may view as the inflection point in the Trump White House:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/08/flake-news-republican-turning-of-screwed.html
Excerpt:
Two months ago, we dismissed the odds of impeachment simply because of the math. Even if articles of impeachment could be squeezed through the House, the odds of reaching the 67 Senators required for conviction seemed remote.
And yet in these short two weeks, we’ve seen Republicans in Congress begin to change their tune.
Perhaps, in their hearts, they realize Jeff Flake’s flake news is actually the real deal: that this President has no overarching political philosophy, vision, or goal other than the veneration and glory of Donald Trump.
Perhaps they are now realizing that the President’s unmitigated fear of and hostility toward the Special Prosecutor is in and of itself an admission of guilt.
Perhaps they are tired of a President who blames and insults them for his own failures of leadership, most notably on the central campaign promise of the Republican 2016 platform.
Perhaps they have finally seen that he is perfectly willing to hang them out to dry for his own ineptitude.
But we sense a sea change, a moment when Republicans in Congress realize that that their leader is fighting a very different battle from the rest of them, particularly as 2017 marches inexorably towards 2018 and the midterm elections. His is a battle for survival, and they are just so much collateral damage.
Call it the turning of the screwed.
BTRTN: Flake News... The Republican Turning of the Screwed.
Born to Run the Numbers on the two weeks that historians may view as the inflection point in the Trump White House:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/08/flake-news-republican-turning-of-screwed.html
Excerpt:
Two months ago, we dismissed the odds of impeachment simply because of the math. Even if articles of impeachment could be squeezed through the House, the odds of reaching the 67 Senators required for conviction seemed remote.
And yet in these short two weeks, we’ve seen Republicans in Congress begin to change their tune.
Perhaps, in their hearts, they realize Jeff Flake’s flake news is actually the real deal: that this President has no overarching political philosophy, vision, or goal other than the veneration and glory of Donald Trump.
Perhaps they are now realizing that the President’s unmitigated fear of and hostility toward the Special Prosecutor is in and of itself an admission of guilt.
Perhaps they are tired of a President who blames and insults them for his own failures of leadership, most notably on the central campaign promise of the Republican 2016 platform.
Perhaps they have finally seen that he is perfectly willing to hang them out to dry for his own ineptitude.
But we sense a sea change, a moment when Republicans in Congress realize that that their leader is fighting a very different battle from the rest of them, particularly as 2017 marches inexorably towards 2018 and the midterm elections. His is a battle for survival, and they are just so much collateral damage.
Call it the turning of the screwed.
BTRTN: Topping the Fall Reality TV Line-Up... Constitutional Crisis
Born to Run the Numbers on how the events of this past week point toward an inevitable constitutional crisis... both in the legal sense, and in the sense of our national constitution: our will, and our character.
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/07/topping-fall-reality-tv-line-up.html
Excerpt:
"By week’s end it had become apparent that Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for firing Robert Mueller, and, in all likelihood, doing anything and everything he perceives to be within his power to cripple the Russia investigation permanently.
If this comes to pass, the United States could very well face the gravest constitutional crisis in its history. But there is constitutional crisis – as in, the unwillingness of one branch of government to accede to the limits of its constitutional authority – and then there is a crisis of our national constitution … a challenge to our character and will as a people. Once the facts are established that Trump is overstepping his constitutional authority, are we as a people willing to act in order to force our representatives to rein in or remove a President who is brazenly and nakedly intent on subverting a vital investigation into the most serious threat to our democracy in the history of our republic?"
BTRTN: Topping the Fall Reality TV Line-Up... Constitutional Crisis
Born to Run the Numbers on how the events of this past week point toward an inevitable constitutional crisis... both in the legal sense, and in the sense of our national constitution: our will, and our character.
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/07/topping-fall-reality-tv-line-up.html
Excerpt:
"By week’s end it had become apparent that Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for firing Robert Mueller, and, in all likelihood, doing anything and everything he perceives to be within his power to cripple the Russia investigation permanently.
If this comes to pass, the United States could very well face the gravest constitutional crisis in its history. But there is constitutional crisis – as in, the unwillingness of one branch of government to accede to the limits of its constitutional authority – and then there is a crisis of our national constitution … a challenge to our character and will as a people. Once the facts are established that Trump is overstepping his constitutional authority, are we as a people willing to act in order to force our representatives to rein in or remove a President who is brazenly and nakedly intent on subverting a vital investigation into the most serious threat to our democracy in the history of our republic?"
BTRTN: World's Worst Brand Spokesman... Ever
Born to Run the Numbers, reporting on impressions from a recent trip to Europe, seeks to answer the question of whether Europeans think that the election of Donald Trump represents an aberration or a fundamental change in the American character:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/06/worlds-worst-brand-spokesperson-ever.html
Excerpt:
"What are the true 'brand values' of the United States? That democracy is great. Freedom is great. The rule of law is great. The right to pursue life, liberty, and happiness is great. Freedom from religious persecution is great. The right to free speech and an independent press are great. We are willing to fight to protect, defend, and perpetuate those ideals. When the United States enjoys broad admiration – yes, perhaps even the perception of greatness – it is when we were most actively advocating and living our brand values.
But when a President refuses to investigate a tainted election, does not respect the rule of law or the judicial branch of government, and urges religious persecution, he is not aligned with the brand values of the United States of America...When a President refuses to honor the nation’s prior commitments, insults our allies, and attempts to curtail free speech and an independent press by slandering those who disagree with him as 'fake news,' he is not aligned with the brand values of the United States of America."
BTRTN: World's Worst Brand Spokesman... Ever
Born to Run the Numbers, reporting on impressions from a recent trip to Europe, seeks to answer the question of whether Europeans think that the election of Donald Trump represents an aberration or a fundamental change in the American character:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/06/worlds-worst-brand-spokesperson-ever.html
Excerpt:
"What are the true “brand values” of the United States? That democracy is great. Freedom is great. The rule of law is great. The right to pursue life, liberty, and happiness is great. Freedom from religious persecution is great. The right to free speech and an independent press are great. We are willing to fight to protect, defend, and perpetuate those ideals. When the United States enjoys broad admiration – yes, perhaps even the perception of greatness – it is when we were most actively advocating and living our brand values.
But when a President refuses to investigate a tainted election, does not respect the rule of law or the judicial branch of government, and urges religious persecution, he is not aligned with the brand values of the United States of America...When a President refuses to honor the nation’s prior commitments, insults our allies, and attempts to curtail free speech and an independent press by slandering those who disagree with him as "fake news," he is not aligned with the brand values of the United States of America."
BTRTN: The Most Damning Testimony... the Words Not Spoken
Born to Run the Numbers on the Comey testimony. What mattered most was what was not said:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/06/the-most-damning-testimony-words.html
Excerpt:
"Indeed, this is an excellent example of the law of unintended consequences: Senator Risch had "hoped" to defuse the impact of Comey's testimony by questioning his interpretation of Trump's phrasing. Instead, his line of inquiry accomplished three things: (1) it provided an extended laser focus on the precise phrase that is ground zero for a charge of obstruction of justice, (2) it served to seal the fact that the Republicans wholly accept Comey’s transcription of the exact language, and (3), it provided the perfect forum for Comey to spell out exactly how he interpreted the meaning inherent in the words."
BTRTN: The Most Damning Testimony... the Words Not Spoken
Born to Run the Numbers on the Comey testimony. What mattered most was what was not said:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/06/the-most-damning-testimony-words.html
Excerpt:
"Indeed, this is an excellent example of the law of unintended consequences: Senator Risch had "hoped" to defuse the impact of Comey's testimony by questioning his interpretation of Trump's phrasing. Instead, his line of inquiry accomplished three things: (1) it provided an extended laser focus on the precise phrase that is ground zero for a charge of obstruction of justice, (2) it served to seal the fact that the Republicans wholly accept Comey’s transcription of the exact language, and (3), it provided the perfect forum for Comey to spell out exactly how he interpreted the meaning inherent in the words."
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