“The most basic duty of government,” Trump said at the 2016 GOP convention, “is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.” How should we think about...
2016 GOP Convention--Cleveland
Falwell was not invited to speak at 2020 GOP convention well before the pool boy story broke
Here is Jerry Falwell Jr. delivering his “Osama, Obama, and Your Mama” speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7ucO2aIjU&w=560&h=315] The New York Times is reporting that Falwell was not back for the 2020 convention. Here is Glenn Thrush:...
A Tale of Two Americas
Donald Trump’s America: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFWDhaI6BqY&w=560&h=315] DNC America: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fH2FOn1V5g&w=560&h=315] ...
Tweets from 2016 RNC
I posted some tweets from day 1 here. Below I have embedded some tweets from days 2-4 Follow @johnfea1 Trump will never apologize. Cruz will never forgive. & vice-versa. Politics is #eyeforaneye It is a corrupt sphere. https://t.co/6t6TTGPFfJ — John Fea...
"Law and Order": Some Historical Perspective
Earlier today I posted a video of Richard Nixon’s acceptance speech at the 1968 GOP convention. I also tweeted this last night during Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the 2016 GOP convention: “Law and Order” has been a traditional conservative...
"I Alone Can Fix It": Some Historical Perspective
Some of you may remember our interview with Yoni Appelbaum on episode 3 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home podcast. Appelbaum is the Washington Bureau Chief for The Atlantic. He also has a Ph.D in American history from Brandeis University....
Richard Nixon's 1968 Acceptance Speech
A lot of people are comparing Trump’s speech last night to this speech. What do you think? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aD5rgDpQqc&w=420&h=315]...
What Do These Republicans Have in Common?
George W. Bush, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, John McCain, John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Condoleeza Rice, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben Sasse, Pat Toomey, Jeff Flake, Nikki Haley, Greg Abbott, BRian Sandoval, Trey Gowdy,...
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Some Tweets From Monday's GOP Convention
For those who are not on Twitter here are some tweets from last night. I’ll be tweeting again tonight @johnfea1 Does such an organization exist? https://t.co/zVaUi49V8m — John Fea (@JohnFea1) July 18, 2016 Pastor Mark Burns praying that God...
Plagiarism Happened Last Night
I don’t know how parts of Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC convention speech got into Melania Trump’s speech at last night’s GOP convention in Cleveland. Maybe she deliberately stole Obama’s words. Maybe she looked at Obama’s speech, drew some ideas and...
Donald Trump on Rick Perry
July 2015: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIZjxSZ6Jzc&w=560&h=315] I guess this is a historical lesson in change over time....
The Prayer of Pastor Mark Burns
He prays for God to defeat the “liberal democrats.” He states the GOP is the “conservative party under God.” He prays that God will protect the GOP “against any attack that comes against us.” And he prays it all “in...