We all know what a fact is. From the Wikiquote entry on Fact: A fact (derived from the Latin factum) is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be proven to correspond to experience. That is the… Continue reading Trump: Facts Are Stubborn Things (FAST) (May 3, 2016)
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Trump: The Sideways-L Northeast Primaries (April 29, 2016)
This past Tuesday, April 26th, there was celebration and fireworks at the Trump enclave in Trump Tower, New York. Five Northeastern states held Republican primaries (Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland in geographically southward order) and Trump won them all. He won each with more than 50% of the vote. In two of them… Continue reading Trump: The Sideways-L Northeast Primaries (April 29, 2016)
Tidbits: Trump’s Golden Nuggets (A Growing Pile) (April 23, 2016)
Now for something different. Many of the blog entries poster here are medium-long in comprising two-three thousand words each. Interest in the 2016 presidential campaign and media coverage has been heating up. Given the exceptional tsunami wall of coverage during the past year, it hardly seems possible, but there it is. Media attention focused on… Continue reading Tidbits: Trump’s Golden Nuggets (A Growing Pile) (April 23, 2016)
Trump is Playing a Stage Role: As the Worm Turns (April 22, 2016)
That moment the most loyal Trump fans have feared and prayed against may have come this week in Florida. Is Trump just play-acting a role? The idiomatic phrase “the worm has turned”, derived from an old proverb, has been in English language usage for more than 450 years, since 1546. Shakespeare included it in his… Continue reading Trump is Playing a Stage Role: As the Worm Turns (April 22, 2016)
Trump and the Three Amigos Primaries (NOT) (April 20, 2016)
After a two-week vacation from presidential primaries, we watched as New York voted yesterday, April 19. The polls closed at 9 PM eastern time, and the Republican race was promptly call at 9:02 (CBS), before any significant number of actual votes were counted. Trump made a similarly rapid victory appearance at Trump Tower coming down… Continue reading Trump and the Three Amigos Primaries (NOT) (April 20, 2016)
Trump: Thug in Sheep’s Clothing (April 17, 2016)
Thug: Background for Selecting the Word It has taken some time to resolve the proper definition of the first title word for this blog post. I had a pretty settled notion in my own mind what the proper meaning of this term is in my native language, English. That understanding was based on the usage… Continue reading Trump: Thug in Sheep’s Clothing (April 17, 2016)
Trump and the Over Exposure Syndrome (April 13, 2016)
Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts, April 13, 2016 Researchers have announced pre-publication results from a study of a new medical condition discovered over the last year. A collaborative group of scientists and medical experts from three elite research institutions in Boston, New York, and Baltimore held a joint press conference today to describe preliminary results of their study… Continue reading Trump and the Over Exposure Syndrome (April 13, 2016)
Trump and the Colorado Delegates: “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” (April 12, 2016)
Donald Trump, still smarting from his campaign’s recent poor showing in Colorado and elsewhere in securing delegates according to the published RNC rules, has doubled down on his sore-loser rants. He is now vying for Whiner, Whinier, and Whiniest. No Presidential candidate in recent memory has ever displayed such a delicate, thin skin. As Bob… Continue reading Trump and the Colorado Delegates: “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” (April 12, 2016)
Trump: Americans Hate a Sore Loser (April 10, 2016)
Trump’s New Man in Town The Trump campaign hired Paul Manafort as some kind of campaign manager around March 15 of this year (Week 11). The New York Times took notice with a piece on March 28 calling him a convention and delegate manager set to work with the team. Donald J. Trump, girding… Continue reading Trump: Americans Hate a Sore Loser (April 10, 2016)
Trump Responds: The One-Two Feminine Punch (April 7, 2016)
That Was The Week That Was (TW3) That Was The Week That Was.* The week of March 28 – April 3 2016. Week 13 was not a good one for the Trump Campaign. There was a trio of jolting gaffes. First about the Trump photo-spread wife fights: Melania versus Heidi. Then the blow of a… Continue reading Trump Responds: The One-Two Feminine Punch (April 7, 2016)