Tag Archives: Donald Trump

The Invisible Government

Posted on March 28, 2016 by camelotkidd

I welcome the political awakening I see among friends and co-workers, caused in great part by the rise of Donald Trump as the leading Republican candidate, and Bernie Sanders as a challenger to the Democratic establishment candidate, Hillary Clinton. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Carey, apolitical blues, banana republic, Bernie Sanders, corporate propaganda, Donald Trump, Edward Bernays, free trade, Ian Welch, invisible government, manichean, NAFTA, Paul Krugman, plutocracy, Taking the Risk Out of Democracy, TPP, unions | Leave a comment

We Live in a Political World

Posted on March 15, 2016 by camelotkidd

Economic insecurity does strange things to a society. When both political parties pursue economic policies that benefit the 1% at the expense of the rest of the population those who are left behind turn to an alternative. Welcome Donald … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barak Obama, Charles Pierce, Donald Trump, economic insecurity, foam the runway, global labor arbitrage, GOP, Little Timmy, monkey brains, NAFTA, neoliberalism, One Market Under God, political world, Republicans, Ross Perot, Thoma Frank, Timothy Geithner, TPP, wall street crash, What's a Matter With Kansas? | Leave a comment

Kindness is a Revolutionary Act

Posted on March 8, 2016 by camelotkidd

The Frankenstein candidacy of Donald Trump has been brought to life by neoliberal economic policies pursued by Republicans and Democrats alike. To be sure, Trump’s rise is predicated on his appeal to racial resentments and xenophobia. Normally this racism … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barak Obama, culture of meanness, Donald Trump, economic insecurity, Emmanual Goldstein, FDR, Flint, Hillary Clinton, Hitler, Ian Welch, kindness is a revolutionary act, lead poisoning, Michigan, Mussolini, neoliberal, New Deal, savage race to the bottom, social-Darwinism | Leave a comment

Queen of the Neocons

Posted on March 2, 2016 by camelotkidd

Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has a neocon problem. Clinton has just been endorsed for president by neoconservative intellectual, Robert Kagan, a longtime Republican who recognizes that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the presumptive favorite, would be hostile to neoconservative … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American empire, Bernie Sanders, Consortium News, Counterpunch, coups, deep state, Democrats, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Honduras, Iraq, neocons, neoconservatives, Project for the New American Century, regime change, Republicans, Robert Kagan, Robert Parry, Scoop Jackson, Syria, Ukraine, US foreign policy | Leave a comment

Two to Tango

Posted on January 7, 2016 by camelotkidd

We face a perfect storm of corruption in America, where corporations and the government conspire against we the people. The ongoing campaign to be the next US president is a bright and shiny 2-year reality TV show that changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Peoples History of the United States, banana republic, Bernie Sanders, corruption, crazy uncle, Donald Trump, FDR, Howard Zinn, Kabuki, New Deal, reality TV, US history | Leave a comment

Factions

Posted on December 24, 2015 by camelotkidd

Seymour Hersh’s new article makes abundantly clear that the American deep state has factions that are vying for supremacy. “…at some point some other military leaders decided that they couldn’t follow the policy, because it was nonsensical, and did something … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Joint Chief, kremlinologist, President Obama, Putin, Russia, seymour hersh, Sunni terrorism, Syria, Wall Street | Leave a comment

My Pet Goat

Posted on October 21, 2015 by camelotkidd

That Trump fellow sure is making things interesting with his recent statements. “Say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time.” Trump’s attack forced Jeb Bush to defensively claim that his brother, President George Bush, “kept us safe.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AUMF, Bin Laden, Clean Break, Cold War, Donald Trump, empire, George Bush, Jeb Bush, My Pet Goat, neoconservatives, patsy, President Obama, war on terror | Leave a comment

The Next Phase

Posted on October 7, 2015 by camelotkidd

It’s back. Like the monster in a B-grade Hollywood movie that refuses to stay in the grave, the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), the so-called trade treaty that many of us had assumed dead, was ratified in Atlanta this weekend. Trade ministers from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Chile, coup, Donald Trump, Empires Workshop, enclosure acts, fast-track authority, free market, Greg Grandin, Investor-State Dispute Settlement, neoliberals, primitive accumulation, Salvador Allende, sovereignty, TPP | Leave a comment

Revolution Blues

Posted on September 29, 2015 by camelotkidd

In the US we have a neoliberal political and economic consensus among elites that has produced deregulation for corporations and banks, tax cuts and subsidies for the wealthy, punitive austerity for the poor, and a violent, militaristic foreign policy focused … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged banana republic, Bernie Sanders, camelotkidd, Donald Trump, Exxon/Mobil, John Michael Greer, justice department, neoliberal, revolution blues, US military | Leave a comment

Mittens

Posted on September 3, 2015 by camelotkidd

Mitt Romney is deeply upset with the lack of civility by Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, and is threatening another run for president if things don’t improve. “Romney himself has become one of Trump’s most vocal detractors inside the party. … Continue reading →

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