…by my pal Andy Gregg. Cool.
![]() ![]() ![]() “Warren Kinsella's book, ‘Fight the Right: A Manual for Surviving the Coming Conservative Apocalypse,’ is of vital importance for American conservatives and other right-leaning individuals to read, learn and understand.” - The Washington Times “One of the best books of the year.” - The Hill Times “Justin Trudeau’s speech followed Mr. Kinsella’s playbook on beating conservatives chapter and verse...[He followed] the central theme of the Kinsella narrative: “Take back values. That’s what progressives need to do.” - National Post “[Kinsella] is a master when it comes to spinning and political planning...” - George Stroumboulopoulos, CBC TV “Kinsella pulls no punches in Fight The Right...Fight the Right accomplishes what it sets out to do – provide readers with a glimpse into the kinds of strategies that have made Conservatives successful and lay out a credible roadmap for progressive forces to regain power.” - Elizabeth Thompson, iPolitics “[Kinsella] deserves credit for writing this book, period... he is absolutely on the money...[Fight The Right] is well worth picking up.” - Huffington Post “Run, don't walk, to get this amazing book.” - Mike Duncan, Classical 96 radio “Fight the Right is very interesting and - for conservatives - very provocative.” - Former Ontario Conservative leader John Tory “His new book is great! All of his books are great!” - Tommy Schnurmacher, CJAD “I absolutely recommend this book.” - Paul Wells, Maclean’s “Kinsella puts the Left on the right track with new book!” - Calgary Herald ![]() ![]() ![]() This little video has been seen hundreds of times by folks. We hear more about Finn than anything else, these days. So, naturally, I decided to add Beethoven (the glorious Ninth) to his now-famous leap. It’s Friday, after all.
…everyone who is sane knows that. He is a draft dodger. He is a racist. He sexually assaults women and brags about it. He violated the Cuba embargo. He has long been linked to organized crime. He condones violence against those who disagree with him. He’s had multiple bankruptcies. His ex-wife says he raped her, and treats his current one like dirt. He attacks press freedom. He has used the undocumented workers he maligns. He lies about his wealth, which is why he doesn’t release his tax returns. He hires anti-Semites. He steals. He discriminates against blacks in housing. And so on and so on. Most of all, he is a liar who was helped by Russia to cheat his way into power. He’s a traitor to the United States and its allies. So why – why, why, why – does his vote stay with him? That’s the question everyone is asking: his core voters can’t be that clueless, can they? The talk we attended this week, by Professor Justin Gest, generated a lot of response here, on Facebook, and elsewhere on the Warren-related Internets. Gest was asked the same question a couple times by bewildered Canadians. In answering, Gest distinguished between two kinds of Trump voters: the Nationalists, who are white supremacists, more or less, and who will never abandon Trump because they subscribe to his racist conspiracy theories. Then, there’s what he calls the Exasperated, who aren’t lifelong Republicans, aren’t necessarily racist, and who are just simply weary of politicians lying – and won’t stay with Trump if he continues to lie. Here’s a synopsis of Gest’s response, taken from the huge thing he did in Politico: See? There’s opportunity, however slim. Not with Trump’s bigots: they’re always going to stick with him, and who wants to coddle them, anyway? But the so-called Exasperated? They want to feel they are being listened to, and that change is possible. They’re gettable vote. My personal advice? Shut down Washington until you get an independent prosecutor, properly funded. Fill the the streets. Take the momentum of the Women’s March and the science demos, and demand an independent prosector, now. The best way to show Trump is a liar, with evidence, is to empower someone to find the evidence. So do it, America.
It’s difficult to understate the political importance of the Ontario government’s 25 per cent hydro rate cut: all of the chips are riding on it, pretty much. Youth pharmacare and free tuition are terrific, but they’re aimed at a demographic who don’t vote. The hydro rate cut, ipso facto, is the sine qua non. If it doesn’t fly, the Ontario Libs are in big trouble. So, check out this Toronto Star Queen’s Park bureau scoop, which apparently emanated from the Ontario PC war room:
This is revelation is disastrous, pretty much. It discredits just about every claim that has been made about hydro for the past several months. And it landed, literally, while I was having expresso with a long-time Ontario Liberal stalwart, a Kathleen Wynne loyalist, who had told me they were going to “sit out the next election.” If this secret cabinet document is true – and it likely is – all that is left is a hoped-for bump from the budget. So, where is the polling to show that there was one? Given how much the wizards are being paid for research, you’d think the Liberal caucus would have been shown it by now. Over espresso, yesterday, my old friend said we are going to come third in the upcoming Sault by-election. After yesterday, I don’t doubt it.
Lisa and me and several other political folks – a Prime Minister, a Premier, and some impressive cabinet ministers and strategist types – were at a fascinating event in Toronto last night. Professor Justin Gest spoke. A snippet from the column that arose out of his talk, below.
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As I told CITY TV last night: “In the movies, when the bad guy takes out one of the cops, do the cops give up their investigation of the bad guys? No. They just work a lot harder to get the bad guys.” UPDATE: And check out this extraordinary Washington Post play-by-play piece. “Turn out the lights!” indeed.
Pictures are worth a thousand words. Here’s one that defined last night, for me.
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