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Yes, agree completely.

He is very endearing at moments like that. I imagine he is already feeling the loneliness and isolation of being POTUS.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39198618

More of these type of thing.. get off the podium, out of the country club.. maybe he is doing it already.

True, that is a craft he fully dominated in the past, but it seems to be out of control now or he is getting too much (back) pressure.

A man of the Country Club with a cellphone in his pocket, indeed. Have you ever thought about how he feels when he press Send in Twitter.

OK, let’s forget the jeans. But anyway, I insist in that comrade Donald should kiss some babies. 🙂

Bye for now J… I mean BRC. This metal object needs some sleep.

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DJT controlled the message and the news cycle. At first, it was novel and then the press couldn’t help themselves though they knew he was using them and they were contributing to his mastery and election.

The US media is wicked with its own bias confirmation. They were so in the tank for HRC as to have lost any independence.

There is a big gap between bias and untruth. The media has crossed that divide and will not be coming back any time soon. They are not as essential as they once were with the ability to use other avenues to reach the voters.

America is looking for a strong leader in the mold of the man on horseback like Andrew Jackson. DJT can never be a man of the people. He is a man of the country club.

We shall see.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

I recall from long ago how my grandfather and my uncle, his brother in law, discussed politics. They shouted to each other, so loud and passionately that the ladies left them alone in the living room and shut close the doors.

And as you say, it is the hyper-exposure. It should increase transparency, and in a way it does but it also distorts the message the same as a saturated microphone and amplifier.

Not completely convinced about a partisan press, humanities always have a “leftier” bias but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are being partisan. In many ways Trump is getting some of his own soup with his row with the press. The media helped him to build his brand, at the times he got along with them and he was a media personality, they even helped him get the nomination focusing sharply on him and then, when things got nasty from both sides, everything turned sour.

He should do more interviews as the one he had with NBC, take off the red tie and wear jeans, go out to the street.

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Lawrence, politics has already been a reality show. It was just never televised, streamed, and disseminated as widely as now. That Interweb thing is to blame.

Plus, the media has never been as widely exposed for its “unreality” and partisan support of their handpicked handmaidens and enemies. That is a new development — not that they are biased, but that it is so virulent and obvious.

I keep asking people — how many registered Republicans do you know amongst the media intelligentsia? None.

Do not fall prey to the illusion of a pejorative definition of “reality show.” It is better to see our leaders through the prism and lens of reality than from behind the curtain of their faux conceit and confidence.

The best leaders are those who overcome their own flaws to lead us flawed followers, not the ones who pretend they are unflawed and infallible.

Best regards to all friends who are made of brass, from The Boss and the Big Red Car. Metal objects need to stick together.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

Or maybe times have changed and politics will be forever a cheap reality show, driven by shallow text blurbs.

I am not very fond of talking to cars, but will make an exception with you BRC. Tell your Boss he is missed and send him my regards.

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Don’t disagree with that at all. Exhibit No 1 was Pres Trump’s State of the Trump speech. For 48 hours the entire world agreed he was the President. Even Van Jones. It felt good and Pres Trump didn’t Tweet for a full day.

OTOH, the media has turned into the third level of Hell on earth. They have become biologically unable to tell the truth.

The venom is going to punch itself out in the next 60 days,

And, it will be 2018 election run up in less than 4 months.

Be well, LB.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com

Healing won’t start until people AND the president switch off campaign mode.

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And refereeing the bout, Darwin in black pants suit.

Haha, you crack me up, SA.

BRC
http://www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com