Best article about Trump was at Powerline:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/07/does...illa-on-our-present-moment.php



Donald Trump leapt atop other contenders for the Republican presidential nomination when he acted on the primordial fact in American public life today, from which most of the others hide their eyes, namely: most Americans distrust, fear, are sick and tired of, the elected, appointed, and bureaucratic officials who rule over us, as well as their cronies in the corporate, media, and academic world. Trump’s attraction lies less in his words’ grace or even precision than in the extent to which Americans are searching for someone, anyone, to lead against this ruling class, that is making America less prosperous, less free, and more dangerous.

Trump’s rise reminds this class’s members that they sit atop a rumbling volcano of rejection. Republicans and Democrats hope to exorcise its explosion by telling the public that Trump’s remarks on immigration and on the character of fellow member John McCain (without bothering to try showing that he errs on substance), place him outside the boundaries of their polite society. Thus do they throw Br’er Rabbit into the proverbial briar patch. Now what? The continued rise in Trump’s poll numbers reminds all that Ross Perot – in an era that was far more tolerant of the Establishment than is ours – outdistanced both Bush 41 and Bill Clinton before self-destructing, just by speaking ill of both parties before he self destructed.

Republicans brahmins have the greater reason to fear. Whereas some three fifths of Democratic voters approve the conduct of their officials, only about one fifth of Republican voters approve what theirs do. If Americans in general are primed for revolt, Republican (and independent) voters fairly thirst for it.

Trump’s barest hints about what he opposes (never mind proposes) regarding just a few items on the public agenda have had such effect because they accord with what the public has already concluded about them. For example,Trump remarked, off the cuff, that “Mexico does not send us its best.” The public had long since decided that our ruling class’s handling of immigration (not just from Mexico) has done us harm. The ruling class – officials, corporations, etc.- booed with generalities but did not try to argue that they had improved America by their handling of immigration. The more they would argue that, the more they would lose. At least if someone more able than Trump were leading against them.

Donald Trump leapt atop other contenders for the Republican presidential nomination when he acted on the primordial fact in American public life today, from which most of the others hide their eyes, namely: most Americans distrust, fear, are sick and tired of, the elected, appointed, and bureaucratic officials who rule over us, as well as their cronies in the corporate, media, and academic world. Trump’s attraction lies less in his words’ grace or even precision than in the extent to which Americans are searching for someone, anyone, to lead against this ruling class, that is making America less prosperous, less free, and more dangerous.

Trump’s rise reminds this class’s members that they sit atop a rumbling volcano of rejection. Republicans and Democrats hope to exorcise its explosion by telling the public that Trump’s remarks on immigration and on the character of fellow member John McCain (without bothering to try showing that he errs on substance), place him outside the boundaries of their polite society. Thus do they throw Br’er Rabbit into the proverbial briar patch. Now what? The continued rise in Trump’s poll numbers reminds all that Ross Perot – in an era that was far more tolerant of the Establishment than is ours – outdistanced both Bush 41 and Bill Clinton before self-destructing, just by speaking ill of both parties before he self destructed.

Republicans brahmins have the greater reason to fear. Whereas some three fifths of Democratic voters approve the conduct of their officials, only about one fifth of Republican voters approve what theirs do. If Americans in general are primed for revolt, Republican (and independent) voters fairly thirst for it.

Trump’s barest hints about what he opposes (never mind proposes) regarding just a few items on the public agenda have had such effect because they accord with what the public has already concluded about them. For example,Trump remarked, off the cuff, that “Mexico does not send us its best.” The public had long since decided that our ruling class’s handling of immigration (not just from Mexico) has done us harm. The ruling class – officials, corporations, etc.- booed with generalities but did not try to argue that they had improved America by their handling of immigration. The more they would argue that, the more they would lose. At least if someone more able than Trump were leading against them.

Anonymous wrote:OP - I totally agree with Cuban's statements.

Trump is beholden to no one. He is unscripted. He speaks his mind. It is so refreshing.

I am so tired of the boring, scripted, safe, boring pols. Hillary is the worst offender.

Hillary is not going to win because of this.

Anonymous wrote:Cuban and Trump have had their differences - both have said nasty things about the other - but he expressed his admiration for Trump. Some excerpts:

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had nothing but praise for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling the real estate developer "probably the best thing to happen to politics in a long, long time" on Tuesday via his CyberDust app.

"I don't care what his actual positions are," Cuban wrote, according to Business Insider. "I don't care if he says the wrong thing. He says what's on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years."

Cuban, who said he voted for Obama in 2008, said he appreciates Trump's attitude and has little concern for his policies...............

Cuban says Trump's willingness to withstand the scrutiny that comes with running for political office was admirable.............................

"Up until Trump announced his candidacy, the conventional wisdom was that you had to be a professional politician in order to run," Cuban wrote. "You had to have a background that was politically scrubbed. In other words, smart people who didn't live perfect lives could never run." ...........................

"Politics and in particular Republican politics are such a mess that every comment that comes out of a candidates mouth seems like it was sanitized by consultants in order to appease those that will vote in Republican primaries - except for Trump."

BTW, the same can be said for HRC and most of the other Republican candidates: all their statements and responses to questions come across as totally scripted and sanitized. Huckabee tried to do a Trump on the Iranian deal but made a hash of it.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/28/politics/mark-cuban-donald-trump/

Anonymous wrote:OP - I totally agree with Cuban's statements.

Trump is beholden to no one. He is unscripted. He speaks his mind. It is so refreshing.

I am so tired of the boring, scripted, safe, boring pols. Hillary is the worst offender.

Hillary is not going to win because of this.

Anonymous wrote:Cuban and Trump have had their differences - both have said nasty things about the other - but he expressed his admiration for Trump. Some excerpts:

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had nothing but praise for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling the real estate developer "probably the best thing to happen to politics in a long, long time" on Tuesday via his CyberDust app.

"I don't care what his actual positions are," Cuban wrote, according to Business Insider. "I don't care if he says the wrong thing. He says what's on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years."

Cuban, who said he voted for Obama in 2008, said he appreciates Trump's attitude and has little concern for his policies...............

Cuban says Trump's willingness to withstand the scrutiny that comes with running for political office was admirable.............................

"Up until Trump announced his candidacy, the conventional wisdom was that you had to be a professional politician in order to run," Cuban wrote. "You had to have a background that was politically scrubbed. In other words, smart people who didn't live perfect lives could never run." ...........................

"Politics and in particular Republican politics are such a mess that every comment that comes out of a candidates mouth seems like it was sanitized by consultants in order to appease those that will vote in Republican primaries - except for Trump."

BTW, the same can be said for HRC and most of the other Republican candidates: all their statements and responses to questions come across as totally scripted and sanitized. Huckabee tried to do a Trump on the Iranian deal but made a hash of it.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/28/politics/mark-cuban-donald-trump/

Anonymous wrote:So a loudmouth billionaire who doesn't care about trumps policies likes trump. Imagine that.