Dear Reader (and the cast of the Gorilla Channel, who get this "news"letter via sign language. Banana.),
As the sh**hole continues to hit the fan, I find myself in one of those moods where I think everyone, on the right and left, is arguing about the wrong things. Lest folks think I'm dodging the issues that they all seem desperate to debate, I'll address a bunch of them before I make my case.
Let's start with the question of Donald Trump's racism. I find the competition to be most offended by the offensiveness of President Trump's fecal-crater comments to be more than a little tedious.
Don't get me wrong: I think they were offensive and, yes, racist. But that, to me, is the least interesting aspect of this episode of The Trump Show. Many liberals seem to think that if they can just prove Donald Trump is racist, The Trump Show will be cancelled. But it doesn't work that way, not least because -- all evidence to the contrary -- we are not living in a reality-TV universe. Also, Trump's bridge-and-tunnel–style bigotry, utterly familiar to anyone who grew up in New York City, has been obvious for a long time.
No, ...
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| | | Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (and the cast of the Gorilla Channel, who get this "news"letter via sign language. Banana.), As the sh**hole continues to hit the fan, I find myself in one of those moods where I think everyone, on the right and left, is arguing about the wrong things. Lest folks think I'm dodging the issues that they all seem desperate to debate, I'll address a bunch of them before I make my case. Let's start with the question of Donald Trump's racism. I find the competition to be most offended by the offensiveness of President Trump's fecal-crater comments to be more than a little tedious. Don't get me wrong: I think they were offensive and, yes, racist. But that, to me, is the least interesting aspect of this episode of The Trump Show. Many liberals seem to think that if they can just prove Donald Trump is racist, The Trump Show will be cancelled. But it doesn't work that way, not least because -- all evidence to the contrary -- we are not living in a reality-TV universe. Also, Trump's bridge-and-tunnel–style bigotry, utterly familiar to anyone who grew up in New York City, has been obvious for a long time. No, ... READ MORE | | | | | | | | | | | Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser. | |
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