Preface: So you were picked to be part of the new Trump administration. You may or may not have heartily supported him throughout the primaries but certainly did in the campaign against Hillary Clinton. The new administration is barely out of the starting gate when serious problems start appearing in the character and mental acuity of the new president.....problems that you may have been concerned with since day one but you hoped that with the campaign over that the new president would settle into the chair of the most powerful man in the world....but he didn't....and the next campaign began almost immediately. What to do? Some challenged where necessary the president....and were summarily dismissed and/or unceremoniously dumped. Some resigned on principle. Others stayed....thinking that they had no other choice....that their more experienced efforts were needed. At least one stayed....somewhat regretting it later....but committed to at least giving the American public an idea of what was going on in the White House.
He....or maybe it's a she....refers to it as the 'steady state'....as opposed to the 'deep state.' That term sat well with me right from the beginning! I'll refer to the author as a 'he' in this post. The 'he' I'm referencing is Anonymous.....the author of Warning that was just released two days ago. I'm over fifty books so far on Donald Trump. You don't need fifty books....but you need at least one....so make it this one!
I have to believe that the identity of Anonymous will come out soon as there seemed to be dozens of personal instances in the book where someone else who is also in the White House can put two and two together. In fact the author seems to see this coming some day but will continue to....if asked...."strenuously deny" that he is Anonymous....and this in order to remain part of the 'steady state' for as long as possible. On the surface it may not seem right to do what he's doing....but who is the brave one here....President Trump who lies and bullies and humiliates....and who does not want opposing opinions....or this 'Anonymous' who will get hammered the rest of 'his' life by one side....and probably receive little to no credit from the other? We don't like spies do we....so would that extend to Nathan Hale....or how about the spies sent to Canaan?
If you read the book with an open mind it may soften your opposition to the author....for you will see what some people in the White House were up against....people who accepted their positions thinking they were there to help....but found out that more help was needed than they could give. You would at least learn a little about what makes a person like this Anonymous author tick. He is obviously an historian of some sort....but in my opinion....from his terminology....not an evangelical.
There really wasn't that much new in Warning....at least to someone like myself who has already read a lot....but to have the day-to-day personal actions and comments of President Trump laid out in one long almost uninterrupted narrative is still extraordinarily unnerving to read. The single message that comes out loud and clear from this author is that we cannot have four additional years of daily walking this tightrope....particularly since the number of those who might be able to rein him in are decreasing.
I have to ask the typical Trump supporter.....will you not read one critical book from someone on the inside? Just one book? What you would see is a president with serious character flaws that are genuine liabilities on the world's stage....and a serious lack of knowledge....with no real desire to learn anything....as he somehow thinks that he already knows more than the experts on everything....and you will also see a man who is unpredictable on what he might specifically do....yet predictable in that on a regular basis what he does will send those around him scurrying to make right the confusion.
You may still admire Donald Trump after reading the book....or at least still be mad enough to defend him....and there are good reasons for that....but as for another four years....I think that you might change your mind. Near the end of Warning The author faces the political reality of the situation....what to do if it turns out to be President Trump vs a hardcore socialist Democrat....but he also does something that I do in these posts often....and that is bring up the still possibility of a qualified primary challenger.....and even a third party....that's how sure the author is.....and I am also....that we should not want four additional years of the three we have already been through.
Film Review: OK....I took a friend's advice and went to a movie to get President Trump off of my mind....Matt Damon's and Christian Bale's Ford v Ferrari....but what happens? Henry Ford II reminds me of Donald Trump.....and if that wasn't bad enough.....I saw Jared every time that villainous Ford exec Leo Beebe was on the screen. Other than that it was a terrific film. I'm not an auto racing fan....and I never like movie car chases....but this was something to see. My wife and I are big Matt Damon fans....who is a very vocal progressive. Now how can that be? As a republican....way more conservative than Rush Limbaugh....or about as conservative as he once was before Donald Trump came on the scene....I should be taking my cue to besmirch....tear apart....destroy the person of....and at the very least boycott the movies of Matt Damon.....because that's what we do nowadays....like Piranha on a side of beef....just attack and chew if anyone so much as looks sideways at President Trump.
He....or maybe it's a she....refers to it as the 'steady state'....as opposed to the 'deep state.' That term sat well with me right from the beginning! I'll refer to the author as a 'he' in this post. The 'he' I'm referencing is Anonymous.....the author of Warning that was just released two days ago. I'm over fifty books so far on Donald Trump. You don't need fifty books....but you need at least one....so make it this one!
I have to believe that the identity of Anonymous will come out soon as there seemed to be dozens of personal instances in the book where someone else who is also in the White House can put two and two together. In fact the author seems to see this coming some day but will continue to....if asked...."strenuously deny" that he is Anonymous....and this in order to remain part of the 'steady state' for as long as possible. On the surface it may not seem right to do what he's doing....but who is the brave one here....President Trump who lies and bullies and humiliates....and who does not want opposing opinions....or this 'Anonymous' who will get hammered the rest of 'his' life by one side....and probably receive little to no credit from the other? We don't like spies do we....so would that extend to Nathan Hale....or how about the spies sent to Canaan?
If you read the book with an open mind it may soften your opposition to the author....for you will see what some people in the White House were up against....people who accepted their positions thinking they were there to help....but found out that more help was needed than they could give. You would at least learn a little about what makes a person like this Anonymous author tick. He is obviously an historian of some sort....but in my opinion....from his terminology....not an evangelical.
There really wasn't that much new in Warning....at least to someone like myself who has already read a lot....but to have the day-to-day personal actions and comments of President Trump laid out in one long almost uninterrupted narrative is still extraordinarily unnerving to read. The single message that comes out loud and clear from this author is that we cannot have four additional years of daily walking this tightrope....particularly since the number of those who might be able to rein him in are decreasing.
I have to ask the typical Trump supporter.....will you not read one critical book from someone on the inside? Just one book? What you would see is a president with serious character flaws that are genuine liabilities on the world's stage....and a serious lack of knowledge....with no real desire to learn anything....as he somehow thinks that he already knows more than the experts on everything....and you will also see a man who is unpredictable on what he might specifically do....yet predictable in that on a regular basis what he does will send those around him scurrying to make right the confusion.
You may still admire Donald Trump after reading the book....or at least still be mad enough to defend him....and there are good reasons for that....but as for another four years....I think that you might change your mind. Near the end of Warning The author faces the political reality of the situation....what to do if it turns out to be President Trump vs a hardcore socialist Democrat....but he also does something that I do in these posts often....and that is bring up the still possibility of a qualified primary challenger.....and even a third party....that's how sure the author is.....and I am also....that we should not want four additional years of the three we have already been through.
Film Review: OK....I took a friend's advice and went to a movie to get President Trump off of my mind....Matt Damon's and Christian Bale's Ford v Ferrari....but what happens? Henry Ford II reminds me of Donald Trump.....and if that wasn't bad enough.....I saw Jared every time that villainous Ford exec Leo Beebe was on the screen. Other than that it was a terrific film. I'm not an auto racing fan....and I never like movie car chases....but this was something to see. My wife and I are big Matt Damon fans....who is a very vocal progressive. Now how can that be? As a republican....way more conservative than Rush Limbaugh....or about as conservative as he once was before Donald Trump came on the scene....I should be taking my cue to besmirch....tear apart....destroy the person of....and at the very least boycott the movies of Matt Damon.....because that's what we do nowadays....like Piranha on a side of beef....just attack and chew if anyone so much as looks sideways at President Trump.
