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Eastwood has been misquoted in the liberal media as saying “you
just have to get over the racism”
Why
not read what he ACTUALLY said.
I
was brought up on Clint Eastwood’s characters from “Rawhide”
onward. I don’t like his right-wing Reoublican views but I don’t
much like the American ethos.
But
here he’s more right than those he criticises. When we deny the shadow and try to pretend everything's nice (when it's not) we end up with what we've got.
Clint
Eastwood: “the Pussy Generation”
ESQ:
Your characters have become touchstones in the culture, whether it's
Reagan invoking "Make my day" or now Trump … I swear he's
even practiced your scowl.
CE:
Maybe. But he's onto something, because secretly everybody's getting
tired of political correctness, kissing up. That's the kiss-ass
generation we're in right now. We're really in a pussy generation.
Everybody's walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of
being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things
weren't called racist. And then when I did Gran Torino, even my
associate said, "This is a really good script, but it's
politically incorrect." And I said, "Good. Let me read it
tonight." The next morning, I came in and I threw it on his desk
and I said, "We're starting this immediately."
ESQ:
What is the "pussy generation"?
CE:
All these people that say, "Oh, you can't do that, and you can't
do this, and you can't say that." I guess it's just the times.
ESQ:
What do you think Trump is onto?
CE:
What Trump is onto is he's just saying what's on his mind. And
sometimes it's not so good. And sometimes it's … I mean, I can
understand where he's coming from, but I don't always agree with it.
ESQ:
So you're not endorsing him?
CE:
I haven't endorsed anybody. I haven't talked to Trump. I haven't
talked to anybody. You know, he's a racist now because he's talked
about this judge. And yeah, it's a dumb thing to say. I mean, to
predicate your opinion on the fact that the guy was born to Mexican
parents or something. He's said a lot of dumb things. So have all of
them. Both sides. But everybody—the press and everybody's going,
"Oh, well, that's racist," and they're making a big hoodoo
out of it. Just fucking get over it. It's a sad time in history.
Here’s
a rant from someone I don’t always agree with.
The
media is trying to say that Donald Trump is going to drop out of the
race just when he’s at the top.
From
the Independent
If
he’d thrown away his phone and gone to a desert island for a
fortnight after the Republican convention, he’d probably be ahead
right now. Instead, his actions have led to Hillary Clinton being
ahead by ten points in a Fox News poll
How
convenient that would be to the Elite!
Shades
of reporting Erdogan turning tail and running to sap the morale of
his followers..
Two-Party-System Implodes As Top Republicans Formally Support Democrat
4
August, 2016
The list of Republicans who support Hillary Clinton is growing — quickly … Richard Armitage, Henry Paulson, Brent Scowcroft. Three big-name former George W. Bush administration officials in the past few weeks have announced that they are supporting Hillary Clinton in 2016 — all because Donald Trump is simply a bridge too far for them. –Boston Globe
Trump may be a “bridge
too far,” but why are Republicans voting for Hillary Clinton?
In fact, this
election has revealed the truth about the US two-party system.
There is only
one party: pro-war and pro-technocratic (corporatist).
The fundamental mythology
of US politics is that the Democrats are socialist-oriented and
Republicans believe in freedom and individual human rights.
But Hillary is
corporatist, not socialist.
Meanwhile Trump, whose
rhetoric sometimes adopts certain libertarian and free-market
overtones, is pilloried by Republican leaders who increasingly state
they will vote for Hillary.
More:
‘‘When it comes to the presidency, I will not vote for Donald Trump,’’ Paulson wrote. ‘‘I will not cast a write-in vote.
“I’ll be voting for Hillary Clinton, with the hope that she can bring Americans together to do the things necessary to strengthen our economy, our environment and our place in the world. To my Republican friends: I know I’m not alone.’’
He’s not. And below are the big names that are with Paulson — or, perhaps more accurately, with her (Clinton).
Members of Congress Representative Richard Hanna of New York, a moderate Republican who is retiring this year, told Syracuse.com that he will support Clinton and that Trump is unfit to lead.
Doug Elmets, former
Reagan spokesman is quoted as saying, ‘‘I
could live with four years of Hillary Clinton before I could ever
live with one day of Donald Trump as president.’’
Important Republicans
call Trump’s stances “brutal, substantively incoherent, and
authoritarian.”
Strangely, Hillary’s
actions and statements provide evidence of the very authoritarianism
and brutality that Trump is being accused of.
When she and her
husband entered the White House, one of the very first things Hillary
did was fire the staff of the travel office in order to put her own
people in place.
She didn’t just
fire the staff however, she also tried to get the head of the office,
Director Billy Dale, put in jail for embezzlement. He was
subsequently found not guilty and Hillary herself was investigated
for initiating the firings and making false accusations.
Her intimidation
and blackmailing of her husband’s lovers is well known by this
point- and thus her campaign’s emphasis on “women’s rights”
is ironic to say the least.
Her voting record
and statements reveal an individual who is most comfortable with US
serial wars abroad, no matter the reason (or lack of reasons).
Additional
accusations against Hillary and her husband include violence and even
murder of individuals whose interests diverged from theirs.
Most notably,
Hillary has been accused of orchestrating the death of Deputy White
House Counsel Vince Foster.
None of this
seems to register with Republicans who are “crossing over.”
The article quotes Mark
Salter, former top adviser to John McCain, as saying, ‘‘Whatever
Hillary Clinton’s faults, she’s not ignorant or hateful or a nut.
She acts like an adult and understands the responsibilities of an
American president. That might not be a ringing endorsement. But in
2016, the year of Trump’s s campaign, it’s more than enough.’’
The reality of the US
political system is nothing like the rhetoric surrounding it. And now
this is being actively and graphically illustrated.
Under both
Trump and Hillary, the system has imploded.
Its rhetorical pretenses have been shattered.
Conclusion: Whatever
else takes place during this federal election, the disintegration of
the credibility of the two-party system is perhaps the most important
development of all.
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