Posts by Carter Wrenn
Amen
Cameras rolled, the second Republican debate started, a surprising thing happened: Fox News played a video of Oliver Anthony singing, “These rich men north of Richmond, Lord knows they all just wanna have total control…” Out to get MAGA Republican viewers to increase ratings Fox News played Anthony singing about corrupt politicians. After dropping out…
Read MoreIronic
Attacking a court clerk in his New York trial, Trump put a post on Truth Social and on his campaign website. The judge, angry, ordered him to take it down. Trump nodded. But left the post on his campaign website. The judge slapped him with a $5000 fine. It’s ironic. Trump likes to say eighty-year-old…
Read MoreLooking Stronger
Starting out Ron DeSantis was Trump’s strongest opponent – Trump punched him, punched him again, DeSantis tumbled in polls. DeSantis’ Super PAC did an ad saying: Trump’s mean. But who doesn’t know Trump’s got a mean streak? Telling people what they already knew didn’t work. Then the unexpected happened: Hamas slaughtered Israelis; Trump, fuming over…
Read MoreThe Media Just Can’t Get It Right
The New York Times ran a story saying Trump got indicted for saying ‘the election was stolen – going on and on the Times spelled out Trump’s ‘false statements’ like claiming ‘In Detroit, turnout was 139 percent of registered voters’ when turnout in Detroit was really 51%. But if spinning tales was a crime jails…
Read MoreBirdbrain
Nikki Haley moved up to second place in New Hampshire and South Carolina, passing Ron DeSanctis, and Trump’s antennae twitched – Trump called Haley a ‘birdbrain,’ sent her an empty birdcage. Haley moved up, Trump gave her a nickname.
Read MoreThe New Era
Thirty years ago when the Cold War ended, after the Soviet Union collapsed we were the world’s dominant power, stronger than all our enemies combined. Time passed. We lost a long war in Iraq, fled Afghanistan – cracks appeared. A year ago, Russia started a war in Europe. A week ago, Iran’s proxy Hamas started…
Read MoreCharming and Bland
Years ago sitting in a restaurant in Raleigh at dinner listening to a young Congressman talking I thought, Charming and bland. Charming and bland worked in Congress until he ran head-on into a wild-eyed Matt Gaetz: It took 15 votes to elect Kevin McCarthy Speaker – then one vote sent charming and bland packing.
Read MorePure Politics
Running for Governor Andy Wells and Mark Walker asked Mark Robinson to join them in opposing casinos. Robinson, who likes to talk tough, act fearless, sidestepping, dodging, didn’t say a word to stop the State Senate’s ‘Casino Bill’…the bill died in the House in Raleigh on a Tuesday night and the next morning, back to…
Read MoreHedging
“I think they’re all going to like me – I think both sides are going to like me.” Trump took a breath, said he’d make a deal with liberals and conservatives on abortion both like. Meet the Press’ Kristen Welker, facing Trump, asked whether he’d abolish abortion after 6 weeks, like DeSantis did in Florida.…
Read MoreThe Disconnect
Strolling onto stage, speaking to a Christian group, Trump stopped, grinned, blonde hair awhirl enjoying the applause, stepped to the podium, told a story, purred to the audience, “I love you. And I hope you love me.” Two miles away DeSantis, speaking to another Christian group, strode to the microphone, voice clipped said: “When you…
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