Sanders and Trump at the Iowa State Fair – Loss of Confidence in the ‘Political Establishment’

Guest Post by Jesse
This is a funny election season in the US. Yes it is still early times, and many things may happen between now and next November.  But one thing for certain is that the people of the US are rejecting the fake popular reform of corporate brand Obama, and the smarmy deceitfulness and slick branding of mainstream party politics.Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are ‘genuine’ candidates, whether you agree with them or not. People are flocking to their messages because they see them as telling the truth about what they think, and what they will do, without bowing down to special interests for money, or saying whatever people wish to hear to get elected and then do whatever they wish for those who pay them.And make no mistake, the mainstream establishment in the US, in the media and the professional political ranks, hate and fear both of them.  The establishment candidates, duly anointed by the moneyed interests, are Hillary and Jeb, with some designated stand-ins should either of them stumble too badly. And the established party machines and their enablers will do everything in their power to make sure that you can only choose one or the other of their approved products next year.

And we are seeing similar phenomenon abroad in the UK with Corbyn and Fararge, and in France with Le Pen.

Obviously I do not know how this will end.  I am not necessarily hopeful in the short term.  If they were wise, the ‘establishment’ would allow for peaceful evolution, and more forcefully rein in the abuses and plundering being done by themselves and their predatory patrons.  And they have shown little wisdom, or self-awareness, existing as they do in hermetically sealed envelopes of money and power.

With the approval ratings of the Congress bouncing along at single digits, is there any wonder that the people are indicating ‘no confidence’ in the existing two party system?   How can anyone who watches the political system fail to see this, unless they are blind to the forest for the trees, or just willfully blind for their paycheck.  And this often becomes painfully obvious on NBC and Fox, who often act as the flagship media outlets for the two major parties.

Times of great change can bring great dangers.  But I think one of the tenets of my long term forecast is coming to fruition.  The people are starting to wake up, slowly but surely, almost one person at a time.  They are getting angry, and motivated, as the overreach and pride of the financial interests continues to grow.  They are not buying the globalists’ message of rule by multinational corporations and a remote elite.  And with this brings both opportunity, and danger.

Let’s see if it continues, and how it evolves.

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EL Chorizo
EL Chorizo
August 17, 2015 9:14 pm

Hillary will run as the Unsinkable Mollie Brown candidate. Oh sure, she sank the ship of state but hey she’s still here. She will play Trump against Sanders. Diddle for the middle they say, avoid the extreme candidates.

The spin doctors are already pooh poohing the idea that her email ‘scandale’ is anything like what Nixon did.

Westcoaster
Westcoaster
August 17, 2015 9:26 pm

Hillery as the Dem candidate will sink the party just as surely as Trump as the GOP candidate will sink those guys. That leaves Sanders, who IMO would be a fair and honest leader. If he shifted gears a bit taking a page from the Trump playbook on illegal immigration I think he could win.

TC
TC
August 17, 2015 10:01 pm

Reagan was 69 when he took office, and one of the things I distinctly remember is the lefties constantly ragging on his age; going senile, etc. Well, if ol’ Bernie wins he’ll be *75* when he takes office. The dude got run off the stage by a 110lb #blackliesmatter protester. Rickety. Just rickety.

Joe
Joe
August 17, 2015 11:14 pm

God help the world if Sanders wins. You must be a blithering idiot to think he’d be “fair.”

Iska Waran
Iska Waran
August 17, 2015 11:50 pm

Here are a couple of my favorite Trump retorts:

(In the debate) after Megyn Kelly says Rosie O’Donnell wasn’t the only woman Trump had insulted – “there were others”. Trump: (snidely) “I’m sure there were.”

When asked (at the Iowa State Fair) whether he even owned jeans, Trump said “Romney wore jeans.”

Bea Lever
Bea Lever
August 17, 2015 11:56 pm

Westie

What in the wide, wide world of sports do you find so honorable about Sanders?

Iska Waran
Iska Waran
August 18, 2015 12:03 am

I don’t agree with Sanders on anything, but I respect that he says what he really believes. In contrast, when a non-Trump Republican says “secure the get border”, what he means is “leave the border wide fucking open”.

Anonymous
Anonymous
August 18, 2015 12:03 am

Westcoaster,

Sanders won’t be fair since he is a socialist and socialism is based on taking away from those who produce and giving it to those who didn’t produce it.

He won’t be honest about it either since he hasn’t brought that aspect of it up yet.

Sensetti
Sensetti
August 18, 2015 1:03 am

I pop back in and what’s the first thing I read? Westcoaster logic, “Sanders would be a fair and honest leader” WTF. Let me tell you people something, Westcoaster has to be a broke dick motherfucker, only a pauper would make such an asinine statement. Westcoaster wants your hard earned gains redistributed to his broke ass, that’s fair in his empty cranial expanse. I simply can’t wait for this system to crash so I can step over starving pieces of shit like Westcoaster. Go Trump!! I’m gonna email trump and see if we can’t just empty the entire State of California on Mexico. Just so we can get rid of Westcoaster, brush up on your Spanish dude.

Sensetti
Sensetti
August 18, 2015 1:05 am

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Sensetti
August 18, 2015 1:13 am

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EL Chorizo
EL Chorizo
August 18, 2015 1:15 am

Sensetti takes a short sabbatical and comes back kicking ass. Cool, we were wondering if you were going to sit out this election.

I said a week ago that the end game of socialism is control of the individual.

Professor Pangloss got crickets when he asked if there was another option besides Democracy and Communism.

Sensetti
Sensetti
August 18, 2015 1:25 am

Any fourth grade history student but Westcoaster. All Westcoaster knows is life kicked his broke ass, he wants a savior to level the playing field, someone who’ll be “fair & honest” and lift his sorry carcass above his poor decisions and station in life. Westcoaster, the payday you seek is just around the corner but it’s not going to be fair and honest, reality is going to bitch slap your ass into reality. Remember this post when your Government handouts fade to black.

Sensetti
Sensetti
August 18, 2015 1:30 am

EL Chorizo I will ask Trump to let you stay in Cali, Hell, you can be governor. What says you? Let’s keep the good looking Mexican ladies as well.

Sensetti
Sensetti
August 18, 2015 1:35 am

Fox News really turned my head. That dude, what’s his name, Kunthammer, was trashing Trump again tonight. I really think Fox should pick commentators more carefully, at a minimum, get someone smart enough to dive in the deep end of the pool!

Sensetti
Sensetti
August 18, 2015 1:51 am

Oh God Damn, there’s another one lurking on the comment board. I wonder if he be for Sanders as well? I think Trump wants to remove our collective fist from Irans ass but I’m not sure, so the lurker outta be good with that. The cool thing that’s in the works is, the whole fucking charade is going to come unspun before the “Oh Great Black One” leaves office. The Jew Bankers will say, “you get what you vote for” don’t blame us. The First Black U.S. President and the U.S. Crashes against the largest, deepest, most ferocious fourth turning since history began. Perfect, absolutely perfect.

Sensetti
Sensetti
August 18, 2015 2:07 am

I’d hit that novacaine one time!!

Well…….maybe twice!

fear & loathing
fear & loathing
August 18, 2015 9:24 am

my story has little to do with anything. yet the con is the game. a group of gypies came thru town in the 70’s. i knew the deal, YET, they were going to paint my huge metal roof for the super cheap. great salesman, i knew i was suckered on the get go. looked great for a month or so before the rain took care of that 150 bucks, i laughed at myself. i was forewarned. i laughed because a sucker is born every minute

overthecliff
overthecliff
August 18, 2015 2:34 pm

Rejecting the status quo. It is after all the 4th turning.

Buelahman
Buelahman
August 18, 2015 8:44 pm

One’s a Jew and the other is the Jew’s best friend (according to the Forward… Jewish website).

Neither is acceptable as the leader of the USA because they will put Israel first (of course, each and every other candidate running will, as well).

But, please don’t tell us that we need the lessor or the evils. Evil is evil.