If You Say It Enough Times, People Believe You

TRUE LEADERS OF THE Grand Old Party are nowhere to be seen.  They weren't the main movers at their party's convention that nominated Trump as its presidential candidate.  They weren't on reputable airwaves beaming about the party's adopted  (and changing) platform.  And they weren't in the halls of Congress passing legislation that would fix any of the supposedly critical problems they attribute to President Obama.

Instead we have GOP surrenderists, like Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, joining Trump forces to paint Hillary Clinton as a dangerously driven woman.  McConnell -- who just a few months ago described Hillary as "intelligent and capable" -- now repeatedly is calling her a liar whose word cannot be trusted.  Which words of yours should we believe, Mitch?

Meantime Ryan is standing out as the duplicitous apologist and appeaser (some would say ass-kisser).  Trump's not perfect, but better than Hillary, Ryan says, and he has "good positions".   This from a family man who's been labeled a racist by Trump and who denounces sexism and sophomoric name-calling ("Pocahontas, "Crooked Hillary", "Lying Ted", the list goes on).  Ryan sincerely worries about what kind of America his children will grow up in.  If he's not careful, it will be the Donald's world.  Imagine him on the Bully Pulpit.  Just like third grade....

As most women who've risen to top positions, Hillary is used to being a target. Even Carly Fiorina, the anti-Hillary and Cruz's VP Choice, knows the sexist macho game: "Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that?"  Mirror check, Donald.  Don't stand naked.

Hillary's made mistakes, and has been called to account for them, sometimes over and over again.  Yet even crusader Mick Huckabee thinks she's a policy "genius".  Her downside?  She's not all that charismatic.  Like he is.

So Hillary stands a real chance to become President of all Americans, even men.  Which is why the chant is resounding to "lock her up, lock her up, lock her up"

It all sounds so familiar:  "The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over."

Thanks for the reminder,  Joseph Goebbels.  Wink  if you think most Americans are too smart for that ploy.