Comments on: Friday Talking Points -- Straight Into A Ditch http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/09/05/friday-talking-points-straight-into-a-ditch/ Reality-based political commentary Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/09/05/friday-talking-points-straight-into-a-ditch/#comment-221002 nypoet22 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:18:07 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26767#comment-221002 i may have to share that most disappointing democrat award this week, because I'm not endorsing Mamdani either. i may have to share that most disappointing democrat award this week, because I'm not endorsing Mamdani either.

]]> By: John M from Ct. http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/09/05/friday-talking-points-straight-into-a-ditch/#comment-221000 John M from Ct. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 02:52:24 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26767#comment-221000 Good stuff, all of it. Or, almost all of it. What I can't help but notice is that in the middle of seven talking points, six of which are about Trump's and the Republicans' hypocrisy and lies about the economy and other domestic issues, is the one outlier. Granted, Trump's kowtowing to Putin on the Ukraine war is embarrassing and infuriating to foreign policy mavens and your occasional hyper-informed voter. But I have to think that Talking Point #5 is just a distraction or a confusion to your average American voter. That would be especially true when nothing in particular is happening in that war this week, that an American voter might be able to get upset about. Trump's announced reductions of military and security aid to our Eastern European allies is, let's face it, the most inside baseball of inside baseball for the audience of the Talking Points. Keep it simple and keep it stupid, I think. Good stuff, all of it. Or, almost all of it.

What I can't help but notice is that in the middle of seven talking points, six of which are about Trump's and the Republicans' hypocrisy and lies about the economy and other domestic issues, is the one outlier.

Granted, Trump's kowtowing to Putin on the Ukraine war is embarrassing and infuriating to foreign policy mavens and your occasional hyper-informed voter. But I have to think that Talking Point #5 is just a distraction or a confusion to your average American voter. That would be especially true when nothing in particular is happening in that war this week, that an American voter might be able to get upset about. Trump's announced reductions of military and security aid to our Eastern European allies is, let's face it, the most inside baseball of inside baseball for the audience of the Talking Points.

Keep it simple and keep it stupid, I think.

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