Opinion : Trump Whitewashes the Fence.
RedState,
by
Mike Ford
Original Article
Posted By: redriverranger,
4/15/2020 12:06:46 PM
Way back in the day, there was a feller named Clemens who undertook to be a writer by the name of Mark Twain. He wrote a number of tracts, articles, books and learned papers…always providing some bit of wisdom along with a dash of wit. One of my favorites is called, “Tom Whitewashes the Fence,” a chapter in the longer book, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” In this particular chapter, the hero, Tom, has been assigned the onerous task of whitewashing Aunt Polly’s fence…on a Saturday afternoon of all indignities.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Toby Ten Bears 4/15/2020 12:14:12 PM (No. 380452)
It's as though the left and the media, "Never a lesson learnt"
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
lisa belanger 4/15/2020 12:19:47 PM (No. 380459)
boring
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
privateer 4/15/2020 1:01:25 PM (No. 380500)
If only because I'm such an admirer of Twain, I actually read it. I found it amusing and interesting. And I hope the author's conclusion is correct. Tom Sawyer is a sort of American Everyboy.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
AGGW 4/15/2020 1:09:05 PM (No. 380507)
I also read the entire article and enjoyed it.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 4/15/2020 1:09:46 PM (No. 380508)
Trump is a wily old fox. He knows the depths of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and he's clearly figured out that if he wants to force the left and the never-Trumpers to go in a particular direction, all he needs to do is publicly take the opposite position knowing that his detractors will engage in a knee-jerk reaction, doing what he actually wants them to do. He can also make them look foolish by publicly announcing the correct position then standing back and watching his enemies self-immolate themselves with their reflexive opposition to anything he says or does (see Hydroxychloroquine).
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
MMC 4/15/2020 1:50:53 PM (No. 380541)
Virginia Gov- Northam closed Virginia until June 10- day after June 9 primary..
Political? But read this article.. fascinating..
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
HotRod 4/15/2020 2:45:53 PM (No. 380597)
Negotiating involves convincing people that they want the outcome you desire. You know, let the woman come to believe it was her idea (and vice versa.)The methods and techniques are mastered by some, to a great degree. President Trump is such a person. The left still misunderestimates him!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
JayD 4/15/2020 2:48:47 PM (No. 380600)
Yes, President Trump purposely said only he can reopen the country. I wondered at the time why he would say such a thing, but now I see it for what it is, an amazing piece of reverse psychology.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
lakerman1 4/15/2020 2:55:31 PM (No. 380614)
juan williams has discovered the 10th amendment! who would have believed that to be possible?
Orville Faubus and George Wallace are saluting Juan from the grave!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
MDConservative 4/15/2020 3:12:17 PM (No. 380624)
What is political debate but a circular argument by all sides?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 4/15/2020 5:07:33 PM (No. 380754)
If you never read Tom Sawyer....you missed out on a great look at human nature, and some real history about how life really was back in those days, through the eyes of boys of that era.
Mark Twain was a treasure in many ways.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
farmwife 4/15/2020 5:22:18 PM (No. 380769)
This made me laugh when it happened. I know Donald Trump was playing the Democratic governors like a fiddle. He made them own whatever happened in their state their problem, whether there we more cases or if people got fed up with the shutdowns, it’s all on them because they demanded it. I wonder how long it will take it to sink in.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
MickTurn 4/15/2020 7:16:25 PM (No. 380897)
Yep, the Lame Stream Media just keeps painting dat Fence...Hey Jimmy Acosta Boy, YOU MISSED A HUGE SPOT, right over here...while he looks intently for the missed spot...we stick his head into the paint bucket!
This is FUN, just like Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football stunt...Jimmy NEVER LEARNS!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
pensom2 4/15/2020 9:38:11 PM (No. 381042)
What a delightful article! I loved every paragraph! I think the writer's suspicion of President Trump's motivations and methods is correct. I wouldn't want the left to figure it out, though. Many thanks for posting this one!
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