I had planned to work as hard as I could, sock away every dollar possible, and spend my dotage reading and learning. Now at 71, I read nearly all day long. This is the best essay I have seen in a very long time.
I'm with you Jim. Never thought I would watch the destruction of everything we worked for, believed in, and hoped to pass on to the next generation. My so-called "golden years" have been a huge wake up call. I have taken so much for granted in my lifetime. We can't let this go on and call ourselves Americans. Everything we can do, large or small, will help us defeat our very obvious enemies. We have everything to gain and truly nothing to lose at this point.
Agreed. I am 55 and my three Zoomers(I guess they are called now) were drooling over the economy when they graduated only to find they cannot afford housing or food in MN these days.
CONVINCE EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE CHOICE COME NOVEMBER!!!!
Trump IS different. You can see it on his face. In the way his eyes change when he looks at his sons, his granddaughter. God has saved him for such a time as this.
Just an EXCELLENT article, Glenn---off it goes to my former military buddies. Oh--and thanks for capitalizing Marine (ref. Sen. Vance!) Some of our better authors forget to do that! Semper Fi!
My grandmother and grandfather had medical degrees from U of KY in 1912 but returned to Jackson, Ky, in Appalachia where my grandfather along with his four medical-doctor brothers were born and raised. It was the same poverty-stricken town in which J D Vance was born. They accepted home-grown produce and IOU's in lieu of money. My mother and I attended a family reunion in Jackson 36 years after my grandparent's passing. So many people who never met me, expressed gratitude for the sacrifices my grandparents made on their behalf. They didn't know me from Adam, but they wanted to express their feelings. I knew when I heard that Vance was from Jackson, Ky (where he wants to be buried someday), that Trump had picked a man with true heart and convictions. It's ingrained in those mountain folks.
Near death has a profound effect on one's mind. For what it's worth, I came very close 3 times in my life and I did feel calmer afterwards because as we used to say "I had cheated death."
There's a line in Band of Brothers where a sergeant (who take enormous risks in battle) tells a worried private; "Don't worry about it, you're already dead".
I'm not sure that private made it out alive from the Ardennes Offensive, but the scene was very powerful.
"I miss the days of affordable consumables, confident pro-America leadership in the White House and in the President's administration, and, well, you know the rest."
I would only say this … and I am not trying to be the proverbial skunk at the picnic either. I agree 110% with Glenn’s descriptions of DJT and his analogies to Tolkien’s LOTR epic. The references to Tolkien’s characters just reinforces the late great Andrew Breitbart’s keen observation that politics is downstream of culture. And yes, DJT’s MAGA at the RNC is a bona fide movement.
But … and here is the skunk, do not expect the Democrat Party to just roll over and give up. I fully expect that they will double down, even triple down, on whatever Machiavellian ploy they can resort to in order to win at all costs.
The Democrats no longer care about representative “democracy” or representing their constituents. They have become a movement of raw political power, proto-fascist if you like a label, in which the DNC co-opts other institutions throughout society to implement its agenda. This includes the Deep State, public employees’ and teachers’ unions, Big Tech, the MSM, Wall Street, corporate green, the Davos globalists, Antifa, BLM, Hollywood, academia, etc., etc., … you know all the other players.
All these aspects throughout our society seem to operate in tandem with each other … talking points generated by the DNC or Biden’s press secretary go out instantly to their minions at MSNBC, WaPo, NYT, et al, to be regurgitated and dumped like sewage upon an American populace. Any deviation from this propaganda and it’s attacked as “misinformation” and you are labeled as a racist, fascist, and/or mega MAGA super duper conspiracy theorist, and thusly targeted for cancel culture destruction.
I suppose the point I am making is that we should not feel comfortable or secure in knowing that DJT has just had a sort of political “rebirth” after his very close assassination attempt. The Democrats are relentless in their desire to hold power, because so many of them feel that without that power, all they have is the abyss.
Why else would somebody like Joe Biden stay in political power for over 50 years? Because deep down, he knows that he is a real POS and he could never successfully grow a business into a prosperous enterprise, nor could he ever cut it in the private sector where results matter, and there is always a bottom line to everything. Joe Biden has never had nor uttered an original thought. Even his bad ideas are typically plagiarized from other political mediocrities throughout political history.
The conservative movement, especially after the attempted assassination and the now concluded and very inspirational and successful RNC in Milwaukee, cannot rest on these laurels and expect to coast to victory in November. The conservative movement needs to also double-down and triple-down its efforts to counter the trench warfare tactics that the Democrats will engage in during the next 100+ days to the November election.
Mabuhay from Camarines Sur in The Philippines … wishing you all Godspeed and, g’day!
I had planned to work as hard as I could, sock away every dollar possible, and spend my dotage reading and learning. Now at 71, I read nearly all day long. This is the best essay I have seen in a very long time.
I'm with you Jim. Never thought I would watch the destruction of everything we worked for, believed in, and hoped to pass on to the next generation. My so-called "golden years" have been a huge wake up call. I have taken so much for granted in my lifetime. We can't let this go on and call ourselves Americans. Everything we can do, large or small, will help us defeat our very obvious enemies. We have everything to gain and truly nothing to lose at this point.
Mega dittoes to both of you, Jim and Red.
Agreed. I am 55 and my three Zoomers(I guess they are called now) were drooling over the economy when they graduated only to find they cannot afford housing or food in MN these days.
CONVINCE EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE CHOICE COME NOVEMBER!!!!
Love to all and have a great day!
“It happens.” Yes, it does, and isn’t that amazing?
Trump IS different. You can see it on his face. In the way his eyes change when he looks at his sons, his granddaughter. God has saved him for such a time as this.
beautiful and true expression. your best.
from an old aspenite when there were dirt streets and empty lots
Just an EXCELLENT article, Glenn---off it goes to my former military buddies. Oh--and thanks for capitalizing Marine (ref. Sen. Vance!) Some of our better authors forget to do that! Semper Fi!
Agreed, sir. He has always been a great leader, but a dose of humility never hurts.
Thank you, I love it
This is the Trump I've been waiting for. This is the pinnacle we needed.
This is one of your best, Glenn.
My grandmother and grandfather had medical degrees from U of KY in 1912 but returned to Jackson, Ky, in Appalachia where my grandfather along with his four medical-doctor brothers were born and raised. It was the same poverty-stricken town in which J D Vance was born. They accepted home-grown produce and IOU's in lieu of money. My mother and I attended a family reunion in Jackson 36 years after my grandparent's passing. So many people who never met me, expressed gratitude for the sacrifices my grandparents made on their behalf. They didn't know me from Adam, but they wanted to express their feelings. I knew when I heard that Vance was from Jackson, Ky (where he wants to be buried someday), that Trump had picked a man with true heart and convictions. It's ingrained in those mountain folks.
Near death has a profound effect on one's mind. For what it's worth, I came very close 3 times in my life and I did feel calmer afterwards because as we used to say "I had cheated death."
There's a line in Band of Brothers where a sergeant (who take enormous risks in battle) tells a worried private; "Don't worry about it, you're already dead".
I'm not sure that private made it out alive from the Ardennes Offensive, but the scene was very powerful.
Trump in a landslide.
"...save today’s approximation of Middle Earth from goblins, orks, pedophiles, fallen wizards, ballot harvesters, identity politicians, dragons, idiots, malevolence, vagrants, Antifa, dementia, wokesters, BLM, and sundry other Democrats."
Well composed, but next time Glenn, please don't leave out the 11,000,000 desperate "newcomers" (if the next administration can find them).
DJ/JD/2024!
"I miss the days of affordable consumables, confident pro-America leadership in the White House and in the President's administration, and, well, you know the rest."
It's been 45 years or so since I read the trilogy, but I really enjoyed your piece today Glenn.
I would only say this … and I am not trying to be the proverbial skunk at the picnic either. I agree 110% with Glenn’s descriptions of DJT and his analogies to Tolkien’s LOTR epic. The references to Tolkien’s characters just reinforces the late great Andrew Breitbart’s keen observation that politics is downstream of culture. And yes, DJT’s MAGA at the RNC is a bona fide movement.
But … and here is the skunk, do not expect the Democrat Party to just roll over and give up. I fully expect that they will double down, even triple down, on whatever Machiavellian ploy they can resort to in order to win at all costs.
The Democrats no longer care about representative “democracy” or representing their constituents. They have become a movement of raw political power, proto-fascist if you like a label, in which the DNC co-opts other institutions throughout society to implement its agenda. This includes the Deep State, public employees’ and teachers’ unions, Big Tech, the MSM, Wall Street, corporate green, the Davos globalists, Antifa, BLM, Hollywood, academia, etc., etc., … you know all the other players.
All these aspects throughout our society seem to operate in tandem with each other … talking points generated by the DNC or Biden’s press secretary go out instantly to their minions at MSNBC, WaPo, NYT, et al, to be regurgitated and dumped like sewage upon an American populace. Any deviation from this propaganda and it’s attacked as “misinformation” and you are labeled as a racist, fascist, and/or mega MAGA super duper conspiracy theorist, and thusly targeted for cancel culture destruction.
I suppose the point I am making is that we should not feel comfortable or secure in knowing that DJT has just had a sort of political “rebirth” after his very close assassination attempt. The Democrats are relentless in their desire to hold power, because so many of them feel that without that power, all they have is the abyss.
Why else would somebody like Joe Biden stay in political power for over 50 years? Because deep down, he knows that he is a real POS and he could never successfully grow a business into a prosperous enterprise, nor could he ever cut it in the private sector where results matter, and there is always a bottom line to everything. Joe Biden has never had nor uttered an original thought. Even his bad ideas are typically plagiarized from other political mediocrities throughout political history.
The conservative movement, especially after the attempted assassination and the now concluded and very inspirational and successful RNC in Milwaukee, cannot rest on these laurels and expect to coast to victory in November. The conservative movement needs to also double-down and triple-down its efforts to counter the trench warfare tactics that the Democrats will engage in during the next 100+ days to the November election.
Mabuhay from Camarines Sur in The Philippines … wishing you all Godspeed and, g’day!