tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post7052211846973399292..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Betrayal of the Working ClassSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37367403561611222102016-12-06T08:50:54.318-05:002016-12-06T08:50:54.318-05:00hi jrkrideau...I thought Trump would be a little m...hi jrkrideau...I thought Trump would be a little more discreet. But I guess he believes that there's nothing the suckers who voted for him can do now that he doesn't need them anymore. And yes, I think Paul Krugman is right, this is going to be the biggest heist in U.S. history. And as for that cabinet, it just gets worse with every new appointment....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64706656294063991722016-12-05T09:02:03.418-05:002016-12-05T09:02:03.418-05:00hi David...Trump seems to be forgetting that many ...hi David...Trump seems to be forgetting that many American factories depend on parts made abroad, so if he starts a tariff war and interferes with the supply chain, he could cost his country more jobs than he saves or creates....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1400346679637817552016-12-05T08:54:59.318-05:002016-12-05T08:54:59.318-05:00hi John...you may be right, I'm not aware of w...hi John...you may be right, I'm not aware of what triggered that remark. But I see that Sarah Palin is now blasting Trump for the way he saved some of the jobs at the Carrier factory. Sohope springs eternal... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58983420374150684452016-12-05T08:52:24.625-05:002016-12-05T08:52:24.625-05:00hi e.a.f...I completely agree with you, it was des...hi e.a.f...I completely agree with you, it was desperate people who gave Trump his victory. CNN's Van Jones has been talking to some of them, and I must say I was moved by what some of them had to say. I can only hope that when they realize that Trump is no real friend of them, they will vote for the Democrats next time....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88588622777359845482016-12-05T08:48:57.079-05:002016-12-05T08:48:57.079-05:00hi MC...I don't think that can be done, for it...hi MC...I don't think that can be done, for it's the fly wheel of the U.S. economy, and now that the capitalist pigs from Goldman Sachs are moving, it will be harder to evict them than evicting a raccoon in the attic...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61190488776094739762016-12-05T08:46:13.212-05:002016-12-05T08:46:13.212-05:00hi RT...as you know I'm a hopeless optimist, s...hi RT...as you know I'm a hopeless optimist, so I hope you're wrong. I agree with you that we could be in for some horrifying times, but I really do believe that Trump will overplay his hand, and not only unite the left, but also cause many of his more decent followers to abandon him in droves. We also have a demographic advantage which is getting stronger by the day. So if we can survive until the next election, I still think we'll have a good chance of winning it...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9725808283605886712016-12-05T08:39:57.186-05:002016-12-05T08:39:57.186-05:00hi anon2...Clinton was a flawed candidate, but Tru...hi anon2...Clinton was a flawed candidate, but Trump made a big point of linking her to the banksters at Goldman Sachs, so in that regard at least the angry orange did betray his followers in a most shameful manner...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84912927127223144452016-12-05T08:37:17.520-05:002016-12-05T08:37:17.520-05:00hi anon2...you know I vividly remember the day I s...hi anon2...you know I vividly remember the day I saw a video of the Carrier workers getting the bad news from their bosses, and when I saw that Trump had seen it too my heart sank into my boots. Because I knew that if he promised to bring jobs back, it would be his most effective weapon against Hillary Clinton. And although I read recently that he had forgotten all about those Carrier workers, that sentiment in America helped elect him. As for his plan to save some of those Carrier jobs, as you point out it couldn't be more absurd. And as I think Paul Krugman pointed out, he'd have to do that for the next thirty years to create as many jobs as Obama did. God help us all and thank goodness for Bernie....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-854680461675171862016-12-05T07:02:13.036-05:002016-12-05T07:02:13.036-05:00From what I have read, Trump has been defrauding a...From what I have read, Trump has been defrauding and shafting the working class and anyone else from small businesses to his bankers all his working life. <br />No surprise that he's continuing the effort and ingratiating himself with the truly wealthy. He's a wantabe billionaire and is trying to buy approval plus do a bit of standard Trump looting.<br /> <br />Nothing new here. Still, it does look like he is on track for assembly the worst Cabinet in US history.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-49009951322238532702016-12-04T23:50:00.583-05:002016-12-04T23:50:00.583-05:00TRUMP WARNS THAT COMPANIES SHIPPING JOBS OVERSEAS ...TRUMP WARNS THAT COMPANIES SHIPPING JOBS OVERSEAS WILL BE SLAPPED WITH ENORMOUS BRIBES<br />http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-warns-that-companies-shipping-jobs-overseas-will-be-slapped-with-enormous-bribesDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43392173089651477382016-12-04T23:49:04.492-05:002016-12-04T23:49:04.492-05:00
SNL Lampoons Trump’s Inability to Stop Tweeting 1...<br />SNL Lampoons Trump’s Inability to Stop Tweeting 12/3/16 - YouTube<br />https://youtube.com/watch?v=C5wx7TkBvzw<br /><br />Donald Trump Prepare Cabinet SNL Cold Open - YouTube<br />https://youtube.com/watch?v=il70dbTtayYDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-36543405966149124292016-12-04T23:34:53.220-05:002016-12-04T23:34:53.220-05:00I think the Coulter creature was commenting on his...I think the Coulter creature was commenting on his apparent backpedalling on the wall that used to keep getting ten feet higher.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-67686267068211340512016-12-04T22:30:20.254-05:002016-12-04T22:30:20.254-05:00When people get desperate, they will believe anyon...When people get desperate, they will believe anyone who is giving them some sort of hope. That hope doesn't have to be "real", but people need something to hold on to and Trump gave them that. For a brief time they were able to believe things would get better. Now they will find out it isn't going to. I have a lot of empathy for those people. they are poor, they have lost control over their lives, their jobs, their communities. <br /><br />Things did not turn out the way they were supposed to. Their American dream was shattered. Trump promised them a new one. When the economy in the U.S.A. started to shift after Reagan was elected people blamed others for their problems, jobs going over seas, immigrants, illegal immigrants, etc. The one thing they could not accept is they contributed to it and there were things that were beyond their control. Americans have been raised on if you worked hard, did right, things would turn out o.k. for you. That changede.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50826634528128242632016-12-04T19:05:16.787-05:002016-12-04T19:05:16.787-05:00Audit the Fed Reserve. Then abolish it.
-MCAudit the Fed Reserve. Then abolish it.<br /><br />-MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15754338715269846742016-12-04T18:04:44.715-05:002016-12-04T18:04:44.715-05:00Sorry I don't share your optimism about Americ...Sorry I don't share your optimism about Americans seeing their error and voting the bums out in the next election. The Re-Con strategy is a three pronged skewer. First is religious fundamentalism and associated rhetoric, then comes bastardized capitalism where the ponzi artists line their pockets by churning high risk ventures with other peoples money. Finally comes the patriotic wars where anti government protesters (about anything)are branded as traitors. The wars usually start with a "shock and awe phase" say a small neutron bomb to grab everyone's attention which then settles down into a long drawn out period of fear about a potential or actual war. With the current high level of remote automation good patriots can keep score from the comfort of their tents provided they can still afford the electricity and are healthy enough. Same old scam just new faces.Trump is just a little less polished and more erratic than those that preceded him.<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59990419757537547912016-12-04T16:59:27.107-05:002016-12-04T16:59:27.107-05:00Easy now. She supported TPP and her VP pick, Kaine...Easy now. She supported TPP and her VP pick, Kaine, not only supported the TPP but was on the Obama team pushing for it until 2 days before he was chosen.<br /><br />If you would like to put a link on here about her 'progressive platform' that would be insightful. And even if you did she could not be trusted to follow through with it. She was dragged kicking and screaming to support a $15.00 an hour min wage and settled for $12.00<br /><br />Americas choice was him or her which was like asking if you want a toenail or fingernail pulled out.<br /><br />She was as neoliberal as Trudeau Libs are turning out to be...<br /><br />Anon 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8857434513843792082016-12-04T15:57:59.707-05:002016-12-04T15:57:59.707-05:00The white working class betrayed the rest of the w...The white working class betrayed the rest of the working class who were firmly behind Hillary Clinton and her progressive platform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19941331303777256092016-12-04T15:27:38.941-05:002016-12-04T15:27:38.941-05:00Here we go....
In exchange for allowing United Te...Here we go....<br /><br />In exchange for allowing United Technologies to continue to offshore more than 1,000 jobs, Trump will reportedly give the company tax favors. <br /><br /> Just a short few months ago, Trump was pledging to force United Technologies to “pay a damn tax.” He was insisting on very steep tariffs for companies like Carrier that left the United States and wanted to sell their foreign-made products back in the United States. <br /><br /> Instead of a damn tax, the company will be rewarded with a damn tax cut. Wow! How’s that for standing up to corporate greed? How’s that for punishing corporations that shut down in the United States and move abroad?<br /> <br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/01/bernie-sanders-carrier-just-showed-corporations-how-to-beat-donald-trump/<br /><br />Sanders Proposes Bill To Force Trump To Keep Job Promise<br /><br />http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/-sanders-statement-on-carrier-and-outsourcing<br /><br />Anon 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com