6 Things
You Need To Know About Hillary's Democratic National Convention
So, the Democratic National Convention is over. As the
balloons dropped, the networks declared that the DNC had been an overwhelming
success, that Hillary Clinton was beloved by the populace, and that she would
undoubtedly become the next president of the United States. Donald Trump’s
convention, they said, had been a chaotic failure; Hillary’s had been a parade
of entertainment and enthusiasm. Except that isn’t true. Here are six takeaways
from Hillary’s big convention:
1. Nobody Likes Hillary. Hillary Clinton is an eminently
untalented politician. After an otherworldly buildup – speeches from her
husband, a former president of the United States, and a barnburner from the
current president -- her speech to conclude the convention was soporific and
disappointing. She failed utterly in her task: to humanize herself and to make
Donald Trump seem wildly unpalatable. Hillary is a damp dishrag running for
president, and that was even obvious from the forced excitement of the crowd.
No number of Katy Perry renditions can fix Hillary Clinton’s candidacy.
2. Democrats Preached Happiness In A
Dark Time. While
the media celebrated the Democrats’ “happy” convention and lamented the
Republicans’ “dark” convention, they neglected one basic fact: most Americans
don’t feel good about the direction of the country right now. In Medialand,
America’s in the middle of a great resurgence. In the real world, the Middle
East is on fire, Western capitals are under attack from jihadists, cops are
being targeted and shot, race riots are taking place in our major cities, and
the economy is absolutely stagnant. The media sees the DNC’s big party as a
well-earned gala ball for America under Obama; many Americans see it as
Democrats fiddling while the world burns.
3. Democrats Didn’t Paint A Picture Of
America Under Donald Trump.
For all the criticism of Donald Trump, the Democrats weren’t able to really
touch him. That’s because, as Bill Kristol points out, the Democrats were so
focused on Trump’s asinine comments and volatile personality that they didn’t
bother pointing out what America would actually look like under President
Trump. Trump spends his days describing what America looks like now, and says
he’ll change it; Hillary spends her days describing what Trump is like now, and
says she’ll keep things the same. That’s a recipe for a bad November.
4. There Are Still Serious And Real
Divisions Inside The Democratic Party. The
media preferred to gloss over the booing Bernie Sanders supporters during
Hillary’s speech last night – even though the booing was so loud that Hillary
supporters had to chant her name (reluctantly) in order to drown it out.
Outside the convention hall, Sanders supporters burned American and Israeli
flags and chanted, “Hell, no, DNC, we won’t vote for Hillary.” Even Sanders
himself, who endorsed Hillary, looked like he wanted to jump onto the stage and
strangle Hillary with his cane when she name-checked him last night. Imagine
how his betrayed supporters feel.
5. The Media Proved They Are
Corrupt. The media praised every Democratic
speech and criticized every Republican one. They tried to turn Hillary Clinton
into Cicero and Donald Trump into Hitler. They failed utterly. The conventions
do accomplish one purpose: they put candidates in front of the country
directly. People still have enough wherewithal to see past the cloud of
mouthfarts provided by the members of the press who carry their press
credentials alongside worship cards of the Clinton Family. Want to know why
Americans haven’t discounted Trump despite his obvious failures? Because the
media did this same routine with Mitt Romney and John McCain. Everybody knows
they’re running a playbook.
6. Nobody Cares About The Whole
“First Female President” Thing.
Hillary tried to make a thing out of the fact that she’s the first female
candidate from a major political party. But that carries little weight. The
image of the first black president – young, good-looking, still powerful –
handing off the future to a corrupt old harridan in the name of diversity
simply doesn’t work. Hillary didn’t get where she got because she’s a woman who
overcame obstacles. She got where she is by marrying up (or down) and then
riding her husband’s coattails and sympathy from her husband’s affairs to
glory.
The media hoped to declare this race
over this morning. It isn’t. Hillary Clinton made sure of that. So did the
media themselves.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/7915/6-things-you-need-know-about-hillarys-democratic-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=070516-news-title&utm_campaign=lead
No comments:
Post a Comment