Well here we go again. Parties and their cronies in media are trying another distraction to keep us from realizing what we all know is true, both sides are in on this one.
What the heck is establishment and what is it supposed to mean? To dig in we have to look at explanations and the use from both sides.
Hillary was asked if she is establishment. She rocked her head, cackled (kind of like a chuckle) and replied, (while shaking her head with a big smile) Oh now, I dont even know what that means! Cackle Cackle.
Cruz says it is everyone in DC except him. It must be because everyone in DC but him hates him, on both sides of the aisle. I cant think of a better way to gain the following leadership demands than starting out by getting everyone to hate you, then labeling them all the same. If you dont like Cruzyou are establishment. Period.
Rush, Beck, Hannity, Levin and all small market hosts that parrot them say it is the GOP. Not all GOP. Just the GOP they dont like in the GOP. Some are old GOP, McCain, he is establishment. Old GOP they like are guys like Jeff Sessions, he is not establishment because they like him for now. Cruz is not establishment because they created him and groomed him for this chance so that new guy is not establishment. They created and groomed Ryan too but he is establishment. But he didnt used to be.
Bernie is establishment if you ask the GOP. If you ask the Democrats he is not establishment. Another 25 year veteran outsider non-establishment guy. Grassley is one of those, an almost 40 year non-establishment guy who is kind of an outside-insider because he hasnt drawn ire yet.
Rubio is establishment if you ask GOPers who arent voting for him. If they are voting for him he is an outsider, from the inside.
I am trying to think of more non-establishment Democrats but they dont use the term as much, they dont have to because their party isnt in a civil war of self-destruction and infighting like the GOP has been since about 1976.
So why do we even talk about establishment vs. outsiders, who are often insiders but called outsiders because media insiders want them outside the damage of being an insider when voters want outsiders?
Wait a minute while I bang my head against a wall.
This nonsense is absurd, we know the game and many of us arent falling for it.
The truth is: The GOP base has become so disillusioned, so fed up and so sick of being backstabbed and ignored talk of a new party has grown. After all, if the GOP isnt losing to the liberals they are helping them. Voters are not stupid, they see all of this and the biggest question today is, What can we do?
Our Founders told us, never let 2 parties become entrenched because they will serve themselves at the peril of the nation. Isnt it strange that all the pundits and radio hosts can quote our Founders when it suits their agenda yet leave out the important parts that may hurt their cronieswho are all establishment.
What can establishment truly mean but a complicit member in the long established parties? That sure is how most of us see it. Sure they dont all agree on stage but when it comes down to voting or making deals in the shadows of committee backrooms they are all the same. They even beg for and receive donations from the same cronies and we all know what THAT means. Every one of the aforementioned mega-star radio hosts is just as much establishment as Karl Rove or Boehner because if not they would tell the whole truth about our Founders wanting us to keep replacing parties. Gosh no! They wont go there, will they? That might put their hard earned insider party position at risk and theyd become an outsider in the A-List social pool where they are insiders called outsiders until they benefit from being insiders on the outside.
If you put the preservation of a party ahead of the preservation of your country YOU ARE ESTABLISHMENT. If you believe our Founders and know they gave us our Bill of Rights because early citizens wanted to be able to destroy bad parties you are NOT establishment.
This brings us to the truth and a characteristic of Americans I am immensely proud of: The schemers know citizens are reaching a boiling point and when Americans finally get mad they are very thorough with the clean-up. This is what the GOP and its cronies are desperately trying to delay. They can feel the jig is up but they have a good scam going and are cashing in like El Chapo with blind Border agents. These people have based their lives, social activities and careers on the GOP, they are wholly invested in keeping it just to validate their inflated opinions of themselves. If the GOP fails, they have failed.
The only pathway to preserving their exorbitant incomes is keeping the status quothe establishment. When voters are angry, as the old Tea Party and new chatter has shown, what is their only recourse? They can only project a false narrative that there are 2 GOPs. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, dont blame the GOP for what the GOP does, blame the bad ones (whose ID shifts with each act). Name the Bad Guys so there is a villain to be attacked then make it ambiguous enough the label can be swapped around as needed to fit the shifting public mood and VOILA! You have yourself a deceptive marketing strategy that just may gain you another year or two of insane income before everyone out in the cheap seats catches on.
Well, I am saying, Sorry Slick. We aint buying it!
You all forgot what is deeply ingrained to the hearts and souls of all Americans–defiance and the birthright knowledge that when we get pushed we push back. Your word games wont help you, your carefully groomed candidates cant help you and all of the money your cronies throw in the game cant help you. A major mistake was made when all of you mistook our patience and kindness for weakness. We are not weak, we are not stupid, we are out of patience and your feeble attempt to make us believe some of you are good/bad, establishment/non-establishment is probably the dumbest, most transparent ruse you have ever run on us.
Carson, Trump and Carly did not shoot to the top because they were non-establishment. They rocketed because THEY WERE NOT YOU PEOPLE! So, two have tumbled during the process, it is still a rough game but that is how the game is played. Much is at stake. We get that. We also get YOUR game and we are not fooled. For the first time in my life I see a strong possibility of someone the parties hate (true non-establishment) having a real chance to take the White House. So do you. If it destroys one or both old parties in the process our Founders will be dancing with the angels in celebration because Americans are finally showing what it means to be Americans when it matters the most.
Now get over it and stop trying to sell us this phony establishment/non-establishment nonsense!
If we don’t share news and opinions without party spin it won’t happen. Thanks for being part of it.
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Outstanding!
Thank you for your column.
“For the first time in my life I see a strong possibility of someone the parties hate (true non-establishment) having a real chance to take the White House.”
Yes!!!
Trump is the real acid test, “conservatives” who reject him are revealed as frauds.
Penelope
Finally- you hit the nail right smack dab on the head
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