Charlie Speaks The Truth
Veteran politicos tell me often, “enjoy this election because you’ll never see another like it.” I’m not enjoying it, but it proves that America has never seen an election quite like Clinton v. Trump.
Charlie, our Dear Leader, went on a bit of a tweet storm over partisan attacks waged against him from hypocritical Democrats. It’s worth a read. He raises several important points plaguing Republicans, Democrats, and everyone in between. You can read the tweets in order below the jump.
Really, really getting tired of Dem friends praising me for being "reasonable Republican on one hand when I criticize Trump. 1/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
Then going absolute partisan shill to shut down any hint of criticism of Hillary. 2/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
I haven't sought applause for criticizing my own, and I'm frankly not going to take the constant shout downs when I criticize her. 3/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
We have an election with the absolute two worst candidates in history. Both deserve and earn the criticism. 4/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
Not my job to tell any of you what you want to hear. Nor will I allow it to become that. America needs more information, less affirmation 5/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
Anyone that feels need for histrionics when they see their candidate criticized is wasting both of our times when getting in my timeline 6/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
Dems that believe they're going to shame me for criticizing Hillary have no idea what I've taken from GOP being justly critical of Trump 7/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
I'm willing to go against friends of mine I've known for 30+ years, I'm sure willing to buck the shame coming from friends of convenience 8/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
Not going to be lectured on "Patriotism" b/c I criticize your nominee. There's nothing patriotic about press covering up lies/deception. 9/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
Wrapping yourself in false morality b/c you're not associating with "deplorables" while shouting down those of us talking about lies… 10/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
..says a lot more about the lack of moral high ground in your party, not mine. Ours is having honest debate. Yours is falling in line. 11/
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
So get the damn plank out of your own eye before you try to shout me down about the specks in ours. /fin
— Charlie Harper (@IcarusPundit) September 14, 2016
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Wait.
Are Dems now saying that questioning a POTUS nominee is unpatriotic?
Like, have they forgotten all the tripe around criticizing W in 04? Good Lord.
It’s nice to know these super convenient strawmen are super conveniently outraged at Charlie in such a way as to inspire a tweet storm. Especially about all those lies and deception, the substance or evidence of which goes super conveniently uncited by Charlie. As usual, Mr. Harper plays the principled dissident Republican right up until the partisan rubber meets the road.
Charlie ain’t seen nothing yet until he tries to play fair and balanced on GApol by calling Hillary out and cleaning the place up.
All due respect to Charlie, and not being privy to what set off the tweet storm… these two candidates are not “the two worst” in history. Yes, they are both unpopular, but one is a lifelong leader in her party with shit-tons (metric) of experience in governing and the other is a scammer salesman who has built a fortune by putting his name on other people’s money and who got the nomination by playing to the very worst elements of the Republican party (aka worst candidate in history). I get that they might seem equally terrible to a Republican who is forced to choose between Trump and any Democrat, but Clinton is very well qualified for the presidency and Trump is not — at least not in a democratic republic with separation of powers. Let’s not assume equivalence out of some misplaced sense of fairness or a desire to appear objective.
All that said, yeah, people shouldn’t be jerks about it, though.
Clinton lost Iowa to John Edwards after living there for two years and took a massive struggle to ward off a non-Democrat, socialist senator from Vermont with no track record.
Oh, and only Democrats like her and not that much.
Yeah. She’s terrible.
There’s plenty to criticize Clinton about. Some of what’s presented is presented as falsely equivalent, though I don’t know how much that applies to Charlie or not.
Take Clinton pay for play vs Trump buying influence. Its a valid criticism that Clinton or state department employees meeting with contributors to the Clinton Foundation has the appearance of impropriety.
Compare that with the Trump Foundation making an illegal $25,000 “charitable” contribution (that it was fined for) to the campaign of the Florida SOS, in between the SOS announcing she was considering investigating Trump U for fraud, and the SOS office announcing soon after receipt of the contribution that there would be no investigation. The timing of Trump’s contribution has the appearance of impropriety, more so than Clinton because Trump bragged much earlier in his campaign that he makes political contributions and receives access/favors. (2016 is certainly the year of GOP chickens coming home to roost!)
The Trump Foundation then wrongly reported the payment was to a legitimate charity, not a political campaign. Honest mistake? Quite possible. Such a mistake occurring after an illegal contribution smacks of coverup though. Anyone else notice the media attention given to how an illegal political contribution incorrectly attributed to a real charity reflects on Trump’s competence, and particularly those good people that he hires and will rely on as President, given he’s a foreigh policy nincompoop? Neither did I.
Transparency is a third layer to it all. There’s none with Trump not releasing his tax returns.
Saying Clinton’s pay for play is the same as Trump’s buying influence with the info available is false equivalence. Sure the GOP crows an investigation will find something, but their fishing license expired a few years and three Benghazi investigations ago. FWIW I don’t support a Congressional investigation of Trump’s contribution to the Florida SOS.
Clinton and Trump are equivalent in this matter just like Trump and Clinton are the two absolute worst candidates ever.
Poor Charlie thinks he can have it both ways then takes his beef to Twitter just like Trump would.