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The script of Best Film Academy Award Movie “Argo” which depicts the Iran Hostage Crisis is largely based on fiction. The purpose of the film is to rewrite history, to falsify what
actually happened as well as provide a human face to US foreign policy. Amply documented, the Iran Hostage Crisis was a complex CIA covert
operation intent upon stalling the Iranian Revolution as well as
spearheading the political demise of President Jimmy Carter. The following article first published in 1995 is based on extensive
documentation collected by Fara Mansoor, a prominent Iranian
intellectual. Michel Chossudovsky, February 26, 2013
The Real Iranian Hostage Story from the Files of Fara Mansoor
By Harry V. Martin
Free America, 1995 Fara Mansoor is a fugitive. No, he hasn’t broken any laws in the
United States. His crime is the truth. What he has to say and the
documents he carries are equivalent to a death warrant for him, Mansoor
is an Iranian who was part of the “establishment” in Iran long before
the 1979 hostage taking. Mansoor’s records actually discount the alleged
“October Surprise” theory that the Ronald Reagan-George Bush team paid
the Iranians not to release 52 American hostages until after the
November 1980 Presidential elections. Mansoor’s meticulous documents, shared exclusively with this
magazine, shows a much more sinister plot, the plot to take the hostages
in the first place. “For 15 years the truth about the nature and
origins of the Iranian hostage crisis has been buried in a mountain of
misinformation,” Mansoor states. “Endless expert analysis has served
only to deepen the fog that still surrounds this issue. We have been led
to believe that the ‘crisis’ was a spontaneous act that just sprang out
of the ‘chaos’ of the ‘Islamic Revolution’. Nothing could be further
from the truth!” “To really understand the hostage crisis and ‘who done it’, one has
to look not only with a microscope, but also a wide angle lens to have a
panoramic view of this well scripted ‘drama’,” Mansoor states. “That
‘drama’ was the result of large historical patterns, models, and
motives. Once its true nature is understood, it will be clear how
Iran/Contra happened. Why Rafsanjani has been trying to ‘move toward the West,’ and why
Reagan called him a ‘moderate’. And why, during the Gulf War, James
Baker said, ‘we think Iran has conducted itself in a very, very credible
way through this crisis’” Mansoor emphasizes that the “October
Surprise” myth has served as dangerous misinformation. THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT With thousands of documents to support his position, Mansoor says
that the “hostage crisis” was a political “management tool” created by
the pro-Bush faction of the CIA, and implemented through an a priori
Alliance with Khomeini’s Islamic Fundamentalists.” He says the purpose
was twofold:
To keep Iran intact and communist-free by putting Khomeini in full control.
To destablize the Carter Administration and put George Bush in the White House.
“The private Alliance was the logical result of the
intricate Iranian political reality of the mid-70s, and a complex
network of powerful U.S.-Iranian ‘business’ relationships,” Mansoor
states. “I first met Khomeini in 1963 during the failed coup attempt
against the Shah. Since that time I have been intimately involved with
Iranian politics. I knew in 1979 that the whole, phoney ‘Islamic
Revolution’ was ‘mission implausible’.” Mansoor was frank. “There is
simply no way that those guys with the beards and turbans could have
pulled off such a brilliantly planned operation without very
sophisticated help.”
Mansoor has spent 10 years researching the issue.
“I have collected enough data to yield a very clear
picture. Mr. Bush’s lieutenants removed the Shah, brought Khomeini back
to Iran, and guided his rise to power, sticking it to President Carter,
the American people (52 in particular), and the Iranian people.”
He stated with boxes and boxes of evidence to support his contentions.
“My extensive research has revealed the heretofore untold
truth about this episode. This is not another ‘October Surprise’ theory
purporting how the hostage crisis resulted in some Khomeini-Republic
better deal. That theory puts the cart before the horse. Its absurd
premise is that a major international deal was initiated and consummated
in three weeks. Give me a break! Bill Casey didn’t have to go to Paris
to play lets-make-deal. The ‘deal’ had been in operation for at least
two years. This game of blind-man’s-bluff around Casey’s gravestone was
more disinformation, damage control.”
REAGAN, BUSH AND THATCHER IN IRAN IN 1978 Mansoor produced a confidential document called the “Country Team
Minutes” of April 26, 1978, more than a year before the hostage crisis.
The meeting was held in Iran. The second paragraph of the routine
minutes, states, “The Ambassador commented on our distinguished
visitors, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Margaret Thatcher, and
commented that Teheran seems to be the site for an opposition parties
congress.” Mansoor indicates the entire relationship was probably the
most sophisticated criminal act in recent history. “That the people who,
until recently, were holding power in Washington and those who
currently are still in control in Teheran, got there by totally
subverting the democratic process of both countries is news. That their
methods of subversion relied on kidnapping, extortion and murder is
criminal,” Mansoor states. Mansoor became a target after he did a radio show in Portland on
November 13, 1992. It was the first time he attempted to go public with
his documents and information. The Iranian regime has placed a bounty on
Mansoor’s head and he has received many death threats. Is Mansoor just another conspiracy nut? Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College of New York stated in a letter to Mansoor,
“As you know I am very weary of conspiracy theories. But,
despite my preconceived bias, I must admit I found your manuscript to
be thoroughly researched, well documented, and, of course extremely
relevant to the present. You have done an first-class job of
interviewing participants, collecting data from scattered sources, and
putting them together like a highly complicated puzzle.”
Mansoor’s meticulous research clearly demonstrates how Khomeini’s
published vision of an Islamic Government (Vilayat-Faqih) dovetailed
with the regional and global strategic objectives of a hard-core subset
of the U.S. National Security establishment loyal to George Bush. It
shows that the Iranian hostage crisis was neither a crisis nor chaos. In
1953, the CIA orchestrated a coup in Iran, which threw out the
democratic government and installed the Shah. In order to understand the imperative of this Alliance, we must
realistically examine the sociopolitical alignment both in Iran and the
U.S., and accurately assess their respective interests to find the
command ground for this coalescence. The anti-monarchic forces in
mid-70s Iran consisted of various nationalists groups including
religious reformist, the Islamic Fundamentalists, and the leftists and
communist. The Nationalist forces were varied. Some were from within the
government, but they were poorly organized and without grass-roots
support. Their position was clearly anti-left and anti-communist, but
they were vulnerable to being taken over by the well-organized left. The Islamic Fundamentalists had no government experience, but they
had major grassroots supports. Islam, in its Shi’ite format was deeply
embedded in the lives of the vast majority of the Iranian people. The
Fundamentalists were absolutely anti-communist. CARTER FIRES 800 CIA COVERT OPERATORS The philosophical divide within the U.S. National Security
establishment, especially the CIA, became quite serious in the aftermath
of Watergate. To make matters worse, the election of Jimmy Carter in
1976, his campaign promise to clean the “cowboy” elements out of the
Central Intelligence Agency and his “human rights” policies alarmed the
faction of the CIA loyal to George Bush. Bush was CIA director under
Richard Nixon. Finally, the firing of CIA Director George Bush by
Carter, and the subsequent “Halloween Massacre” in which Carter fired
over 800 CIA covert operatives in 1977, angered the “cowboys” beyond all
measure. That was Carter’s October surprise, 800 firings on Halloween
1977. Bush and his CIA coverts were well aware of the Shah’s terminal
cancer, unknown to President Carter. The team had an elaborate vested
interest to protect. They were determined to keep Iran intact and
communist-free and put George Bush in the White House. TIMELINE: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS Hence, the Islamic Fundamentalists were the only viable choice
through which the Bush covert team could implement its own private
foreign policy. The results: the birth of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
the fall of President Carter, and the emergence of something called the
“New World Order.” Mansoor’s documents show step-by-step events: 1. In 1974, the Shah of Iran was diagnosed with cancer. 2. In 1975, former CIA director, and the U.S. Ambassador to Iran,
Richard Helms learned of the Shah’s cancer through the Shah’s closest
confidant, General Hossein Fardoust. The Shah, Helms and Fardoust had
been close personal friends since their school days together in
Switzerland during the 1930s. 3. On November 4, 1976, concurrent with Jimmy Carter’s election as
President, CIA Director George Bush issued a secret memo to the U.S.
Ambassador in Iran, Richard Helms, asking:
“Have there been any changes in the personality pattern
of the Shah; what are their implication pattern for political behavior?
Identification of top military officers that most likely play key roles
in any transference of power if the Shah were killed…who will be the
leading actors? How will the Shah’s pet projects, including the economic
development program, be effected by his departure?”
4. By July 1977, anticipating trouble ahead, the Bush covert team
issued preliminary script for the transition of power in Iran. According
to John D. Stemple, a CIA analyst and Deputy Chief Political officer of
the U.S. Embassy in Iran,
“A ten page analysis of the opposition written by the
embassy’s political section in July 1977 correctly identified Bakhiar,
Bazargan, Khomeini and Behesti as major actors in the drama that begin
unfolding a year later.”
5. Contrary to this analysis, in August 1977, the “official wing” of
the CIA fed President Carter a 60-page Study on Iran which concluded:
“The Shah will be an active participant in Iranian life
well into the 1980s…and there will be no radical changes in Iranian
political behavior in the near future.”
“Though based on incomplete evidence, our best assessment
to date is that the Shia Islamic movement dominated by Ayatollah
Khomeini is far better organized, enlighten and able to resist Communism
than its detractors would lead us to believe. It is rooted in the
Iranian people more than any western ideology, including Communism.”
12. April 1978, Le Monde “identified Khomeini’s Liberation Movement
of Iran as the most significant force in the opposition followed by the
Shi’ite Islam joins the reformist of progressive critics of the Shah on
the same ground. In fact, this analysis was contrary to what Mohaammad
Tavassoli, leader of the Liberation Movement of Iran, expressed to John
D. Stempel on August 21, 1978:
“The nationalist movement in Iran lacks a popular base.
The choice is between Islam and Communism…close ties between the
Liberation Movement of Iran and the religious movement was necessary.
Iran was becoming split by Marxist and the religious.”
13. On April 26, the confidential minutes of the U. S. Embassy Country team meeting welcomed Bush, Reagan and Thatcher. 14. On May 6, Le Monde became the first western newspaper to
interview Khomeini in Najaf, Iraq. Khomeini acknowledged his
compatibility with the strategic imperatives of the Bush covert team,
“we would not collaborate with the Marxists, even to the overthrow of
the Shah.” 15. The same month, Khomeini’s old ally from the failed 1963 coup
(that resulted in Khomeini’s arrest and major uprising in June 1963 and
his subsequent exile to Iraq) General Valliollah Qarani sent his
emissary to meet Khomeini in Najaf. Qarani had been a major CIA asset in
Iran since the 1953 coup. Seeing another chance to gain power for
himself, he advised Khomeini, according to former Iranian President Abol
Hassan Bani-sader: “if you settle for the Shah’s departure and don’t use anti-American rhetoric, Americans are ready to take him out.” 16. In August, the Bush team sent its own point man to meet the
exiled Ayatollah in Najaf. Professor Richard Cottam carried excellent
credentials. During the 1953 coup, he had been in charge of the CIA’s
Iran Desk, also, he had been in close contact with Dr. Ibrahim Yazdi in
the U.S. since 1975. Curiously, he admitted to Bani-sadr in 1987, that
he had not been working for the Carter Administration. Cottam’s visit
must have had an impact, because Iran suddenly began to experience a
series of mysterious catastrophes:
In Aberdeen, Fundamentalist supporters burned down a theater killing
the innocent occupants, blaming it on the SAVAK and the Shah.
There were riots in Isfahan that resulted in martial law.
On August 27, one of Khomeini’s rivals among the Shia Islamic
faithful outside of Iran, Ayatollah Mosa Sadr mysteriously disppeared.
According to an intelligence source he was killed and buried in Libya.
17. By late August, the Shah was totally confused. U.S. Ambassador
Sullivan recorded the Shah’s pleadings over the outbreak of violence:
“he said the pattern was widespread and that it was like
an outbreak of a sudden rash in the country…it gave evidence of
sophisticated planning and was not the work of spontaneous
oppositionists…the Shah presented that it was the work of foreign
intrigue…this intrigue went beyond the capabilities of the Soviet KGB
and must, therefore, also involve British and American CIA. The Shah
went on to ask ‘Why was the CIA suddenly turning against him? What had
he done to deserve this sort of action from the United States?”
18. September 8, the Shah’s army gunned down hundreds of
demonstrators in Teheran in what became known as the “Jaleh Square
Massacre”. 19. On September 9, President Carter phoned the Shah to confirm his
support for the Shah, a fact that enraged the Iranian population. 20. A few days later, Carter’s National Security aide, Gary Sick,
received a call from Richard Cottam, requesting a discrete meeting
between him and Khomeini’s representative in the U.S., Dr. Yazdi. Sick
refused. 21. Khomeini for the first time, publicly called for the Shah’s overthrow. 22. In Mid-September, at the height of the revolution, “one of the
handful of Khomeini’s trusted associates”, Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein
Beheshti, secretly visited the United States among others, he also meet
with Yazdi in Texas. Beheshti was an advocate of the eye-for-an-eye
school of justice. 23. In early October 1978, the agent for the Bush covert team arranged to force Khomeini out of Iraq. 24. October 3, 1978, Yazdi picked up Khomeini in Iraq and headed for
Kuwait. According to Gary Sick, he received an urgent call from Richard
Cottam, learning for the first time that Khomeini had been forced out of
Iraq. Sick was told that Khomeini and his entourage were stuck in no
man’s land while attempting to cross the border. Cottam was requesting
White House intervention to resolve the issue. Sick respond, “there is
nothing we could do”. 25. October 6, Khomeini’s entourage, having gotten back through
Baghdad, popped up in Paris. According to Bani-sadr, “it was Khomeini
who insisted on going to Paris instead of Syria or Algeria”. Whoever
helped Khomeini out of the Kuwaiti border impasse had to have been on
good terms with both the French and Saddam Hussein. 26. December 12, Yazdi made a trip to the U.S. to promote Khomeini
and his Islamic Republic. Yazdi met secretly with Henry Precht on an
unofficial capacity. Precht was the Director of the Iran Desk at the
State Department and one of the Bush team’s main choke points in the
Carter Administration. Later Precht and Yazdi appeared together for
televised discussion of Iran. Yazdi assured the American public that
Khomeini had not really called for a “torrent of blood”, and that the
“election would be absolutely free”. The Islamic Republic “would enjoy
full freedom of speech and the press, including the right to attack
Islam. 27. December 28, Cottam visited Khomeini in Paris where he noted that
U.S. citizen Dr. Yazdi was the “leading tactician in Khomeini’s camp”
and apparent “chief of staff”. Khomeini was not interested in the
Mullahs taking over the government. Also noted that “Khomeini’s movement
definitely plans to organize a political party to draw on Khomeini’s
charisma. Cottam thinks such a party would win all Majlis seats.” 28. Leaving Paris, Cottam slipped into Teheran, arriving the first
week in January 1979, to prepare Khomeini’s triumphal return to Iran. 29. January 4, 1979, Carter’s secret envoy, General Robert Huyser
arrived in Iran. His mission was to prevent the “fall of the Shah”.
According to Huyser, Alexander Haig, ostensibly a strong Shah
supporter-inexplicably, “took violent exception to the whole idea.”
Huyser recalled that “General Haig never gave me a full explanation of
his strong objections.” Huyser also revealed that Ambassador Sullivan
“had also expressed objections.” Two pro-Shah advocates opposed to the
prevention of the Shah’s fall. 30. On January 14, President Carter finally “authorized a meeting
between Warren Zimmerman and Ibrahim Yazdi. On the same day, Khomeini,
in an interview on CBS claimed, “a great part of the army was loyal to
him” and that “he will be in effect the strong man of Iran.” 31. On January 16, in an exact repeat of the 1953 CIA coup, Bush’s
covert team ushered the “eccentric and weak” Shah out of Iran. 32. On February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini staged his own version of a “triumphal return” in the streets of Teheran. 33. Khomeini moved quickly to establish his authority. On February 5
he named Mehdi Bazargan, a devoted Muslim and anti-communist, interim
Prime Minister. Yazdi and Abbas Amir Entezam became Bazargan’s deputies,
Dr. Sanjabi Foreign Minister, and General Qarani was named military
Chief of Staff. 34. On February 11, 1979, in seemingly a bizarre twist, General
Qarani asked the Shah’s “eyes and ears” General Hossien Fardoust for
recommendations to fill the new top posts in Iran’s armed forces.
Outside of the Chief of SAVAK, all the other recommendations were
accepted. Shortly after, General Fardoust became head of SAVAMA,
Khomeini’s successor to SAVAK. 35. On February 14, 1979, two weeks after Khomeini’s return to Iran,
the U.S. Embassy in Teheran was seized by Khomeini supporters disguised
as leftist guerrillas in an attempt to neutralize the left. U.S.
hostages were seized, but to the chagrin of Khomeini’s Fundamentalist,
the Iranian coalition government restored order immediately. Ironically,
in the same day in Kabul, Afghanistan, the U.S. Ambassador was also
kidnapped by fanatic Islamic Fundamentalists disguised as leftist
guerrillas and killed in the gunfight. 36. On February 14, soon after the order was restored at the U.S.
Embassy in Teheran, Khomeini’s aide Yazdi supplied the Embassy with a
group of Iranians for compound security. Ambassador Sullivan installed
armed, and trained this Swat squad lead by SAVAK/CIA agent Mashallah
Kahsani, with whom Sullivan developed a close working relationship. 37. By August, pro-Bush CIA official George Cave was visiting Iran to
provide intelligence briefings to Khomeini’s aides, especially Yazdi
and Entezam. These intelligence exchanges continued until October 31,
the day Carter fired Bush and the 800 agents. Then with all the Iranian
officials who had restored order in the first Embassy seizure
eliminated, the stage was set for what happened four days later. 38. On November 4, 1979, the U.S. Embassy was taken again. Leading
the charge was none other than Ambassador Sullivan’s trusted Mashallah
Kashani, the Embassy’s once and former security chief. With the evidence and documentation supplied by Mansoor, the alleged
October Surprise would not have been necessary. President Carter was the
target, in revenge for the Halloween Massacre, the night 800 CIA
operatives and George Bush were fired by Carter. The main thrust,
however, was to prevent a communist takover of Iran on the Shah’s
anticipated death.
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It isn’t “acceptable” in polite society to support Donald Trump, I am told.
America’s bullies – the sneering, “we know better than you”
establishment classes – have made many cower in silence rather than
proclaim that Trump is a tremendous presidential candidate and has
earned their support.
It is a replay of the worst aspects of high school peer-pressure,
about what’s OK and what isn’t, based on selfish interests and
prejudices.
Well, enough of that. Trump is already changing America for the
better – and is encouraging us to boldly stand up for our beliefs about
what’s best for our nation and best for our fellow Americans.
So let’s get right to it. Shifting America back on course requires
Donald Trump as the Republican nominee. Not only is he the only
Republican candidate who could win the general election, but he is the
only choice Republican voters should consider (and should consider
themselves lucky to have on their side).
In no particular order, here are the top 20 reasons why: 1. He is not your ordinary politician. Yes, Trump is different. Guess what? That’s a good
thing. His ideas – e.g., a sound immigration policy, returning
manufacturing jobs to America, negotiating better trade deals – are not
at all radical, but do go against the Washington status-quo. You see,
we’re supposed to select another perfectly malleable politician – a
Republican not unlike a Democrat – who won’t shake things up too much
while in office. Same ol’, same ol’. And you, little person, you are
supposed to vote for more of the same and like it. But the American
public has reached a tipping point – we’d rather gouge out our eyes than
select another career politician or Washington insider. That’s just
electing the problem to fix the problem. Hence, this:
It’s make or break time – and drastic times call for, well, not
drastic measures but certainly something different. America is headed
towards demise. If the old adage is that ‘insanity is trying the same
thing time and time again and expecting a different result,’ why would
we nominate the usual type of politician? 2. Trump is not reliant on donors. This cannot be
overstated enough. Not relying on donors – especially not following the
Rubio-model of huge support from just a handful of individuals (as a
Gawker piece
rightly predicted last year) is crucial. No one will own Trump. Yet the
Trump-attacking conservative pundits continue to scoff that he doesn’t
have the cash to see this campaign through. This is an astonishing,
frightening smear. Why? Because it means we no longer even bother with
the pretense that money doesn’t buy an office.
The “he doesn’t have the big donors/funding-network to go all the way!” smirk is precisely why he should. 3. Yes, he doesn’t have much of a filter. Bravo. We
keep hearing from the Trump-naysayers that’s Trump’s mouth is a
problem. But where you see a loudmouth, I see candor. Where you see a
lack of filter, I see transparency. Where you see a man who gaffes, I
see a man who is willing to wipe the cancer of political correctness out
of our society. Where you see a loose cannon, I see a man who says what
he means and means what he says. Or, would we rather the typical
Hollywood celebrity or establishment politician (the two are remarkably
similar) who runs a statement by 20 handlers, 10 advisers, and a
social-media team before making it? Do we wish to be led by an
individual who does not speak from the heart but rather prefers to be
advised on what to say and when to say it? Do we wish to be led by a
politician who waits to see how the polls emerge on a subject before
issuing an opinion? Do you seek a president…. or a ventriloquist puppet
who’s views who you do not truly know? (Hannity show, October 9th, 2015)
Go ahead and call him a ‘bully.’ You almost say that as though it’s a
bad thing –a “bully” in Washington is precisely what the doctor
ordered. (And P.S.: he is no more a “bully” that those donors in the
establishment who seek to sideline our preferences with a check, or
smear us with epithets.) 4. He speaks for us little people.
Hate to break it to ya’ – but we don’t have much of a voice. We have
politicians who will throw us meaningless bones, corny platitudes about
the “American dream”, and make big promises they will never keep. At the
end of the day, all do their donors’ bidding, and the bidding of Big
Business rather than ours. Try speaking up and you will be flattened. It
takes someone powerful, who is beholden to no-one more powerful, to
lift up our concerns. Thank heavens we have someone who understands
those concerns and is willing to be that voice. Consider this online
comment:
Trump actually discusses the concerns of the middle-class,
blue-collar worker. Bringing jobs back to the American worker is
something about which most politicians care little, if at all. Why?
Because nearly all are crony-capitalists, tucked into the pockets of Big
Business executives who want to outsource your job to China. The other
GOP contenders will pay lip-service to middle-class concerns but, in
reality, it’s all “wink-wink” behind closed doors in trade deals that
ensure your job is lost, and immigration policies that ensure your wages
remain stagnant and you’ll face stiff competition for housing or even a
fast-food gig. 5. Make no mistake, there is an establishment plot against him. The establishment really, really doesn’t want him – but we really, really do. (NY Post, October 17, 2015)
So their takedowns keep backfiring. Consider this quote from George Will, which doesn’t at all sound hysterical!
This Facebook commenter nails it:
The more the powers-that-be try to take Trump down with breathless:
“Can you believe he said ____?!” the more the American public shrugs and
says: “Eh, sorry, still love him” or, worse yet, as seems to be the
case lately: “Hey, actually, we like him even more now! I’m glad someone
finally said ___!”
Attempt after attempt on ‘Teflon Trump’ slides right
off him and instead backfires and blows up in their collective faces.
It reminds me of a scene in “Gladiator” (indulge me for a minute – there
is a side of me that is a 19-year-old bro), where Commodus (after
attempting to orchestrate Maximus’s death by forcing Maximus to fight
the greatest living gladiator, only to have Maximus turn the tables by
not only besting the opponent but showing him mercy), in a fit of
frustration, exasperatedly wails: “And now they love Maximus for his
mercy! So I can’t kill him or it makes him even more merciful. The whole
thing is like a great nightmare!” That is not unlike what is happening
right now in the smoke-filled rooms of the establishment.
Take the Megyn Kelly incident – naysayers said Trump would be doomed
among conservatives by feuding with a fairly popular Fox News host.
Except, conservatives didn’t care.
Ouch. (USA Today, September 4, 2015)
Yup.
And poor Jorge Ramos, who self-imploded when he tried to confront
Trump, coming across as an unhinged, angry activist rather than a
professional journalist.
Creepiest of all is the “let’s not attack him directly, let’s just
keep saying his campaign is over in the hopes that it will stick.”
They’ve been saying his campaign is over, every week (“no, this time
it’s really, really is over!” only to have it thrive. Consider this
from September 27, 2015:
Yet this is the Drudge Report banner on October 21st: 6. Diplomacy. We also keep hearing Trump isn’t
“diplomatic.” Interestingly, though, it is Trump who is willing to sit
across the table and actually talk to Vladimir Putin, while we have
other GOP contenders calling a hugely popular First World nation’s
leader a “thug.” (Free advice: It isn’t presidential to refer to another
world leader, the elected leader of a first world nation, using ad
hominem attacks. Not very Reagan-ite.) Remind me again who’s the
diplomatic one? For an alleged blowhard, Trump sure is diplomatic when
it counts. To that end, he’s also sensible. Despite describing the Iran
nuclear agreement a “disastrous deal” and “horrible contract,” he said
he would work it. Meanwhile, demagogue candidates were proclaiming they
would (despite the impossibility of doing so) rip it up on “Day One” –
sounds swell. 7. His business accomplishments. Shocker! Imagine having a president who has actually built and created
things! Imagine having a president with a proven track record as an
enormously successful businessman. But, silly me – why have that when we
can have, for instance, a first-term senator, career-politician who’s
never even passed any significant legislation or a governor whom,
despite some laudable accomplishments, most of the nation, including
Republicans, can’t stomach? 8. He’s pro-women. In the plot to take down Trump,
one of the first tactics tried was to cast him as anti-women. But Trump
has worked with many peers and sparred against many rivals – male and female alike – and thus actually shows he treats women as equals (e.g., Yes, he joked about Carly Fiorina – he also joked about
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
94%
. Get it?). Or are we, as women, demanding to be coddled and spared the same treatment as the gents? Last week, an article by Yahoo!’s Chief National Correspondent found Trump has a history of building women up.
9. A stellar first family. We often forget that we
are not only choosing a president but choosing a First Family. While the
other candidates all have perfectly nice families, none has the
potential for impact as the Trumps. (Before you say ‘the Bush family’ –
stop. That family is more overexposed than Taylor Swift – go away for a
while and maybe we can miss you.) Melania as First Lady? Absolutely. A
poised, elegant, intelligent woman, already accustomed to the spotlight,
who is an immigrant herself with a keen interest in women’s health
issues. His children? Where to begin? Ivanka, for instance, would be a
tremendous role model across the world – a working mother who is a
thriving entrepreneur. And, in 2015, is it not time to consider having a
‘blended,’ modern family as the First Family? 10. A man of sound morals. For those who judge a
man’s character based on whether he called someone a “loser” during a
silly Twitter feud, well, there is no helping your stupidity so stop
reading this. The rest of us, however, know to look at a man’s actions
and his record in life. What is Trump’s? For one, he’s known for
treating his workers well. Second, is there no ugly scandal or brush
with the law – he seems to lead a fairly straight-arrow life. Then
there’s his family life. Two divorces? Sure. Marriages sometimes don’t
work out. Ask Newt Gingrich or even Ronald Reagan himself. He’s on
friendly terms with both ex-wives, though. What does that tell you? And
his children routinely express what a loving, supportive father he’s
been. Point me to another businessman of Trump’s money with four adult
children, all of whom have stayed away from scandal and disgrace despite
growing up in the spotlight. We’d be hard pressed to find one –
meaning, Trump clearly did something right. Heck, forget the “Art of the Deal” — Trump should write the “Art of Parenting.” 11. The celebrity factor is actually a huge plus. If
you’re reading this article, you’re someone who follows politics and
stays informed. Hey, congrats — proud of ya. But guess what? The
majority of the American public does not. They’ll vote – if they can
even be bothered to do so on election-day – for a candidate based on gut
instinct or name recognition (how else do you think the Kennedy’s get
elected?!). And, newsflash: Save for some parts of Texas, it isn’t OK to
say you’re a Republican these days, thanks to years of liberal academia
and Hollywood beating our image like a rented mule. But Trump can
bridge that gap. It’s conservatism … but represented by a well-liked
celebrity. How much clearer can this be? Trump is a God-send. Finally,
we conservatives caught a break! 12. His policies are spot-on, particularly immigration.
For brevity, this article is not meant to discuss the nuances of
Trump’s proposed policies and positions. But he’s right on pretty much
every position he espouses, first and foremost that of immigration, the
most critical issue facing America.
In fact, if you vote based on one issue, make it that one, as it
affects all others. And only Trump has the correct view, out of every
GOP contender. Moreover, each time he makes an ‘inflammatory’ remark,
the stats back him up.
And…
How about taxes? Trump is the only one willing to take on the
hedge-fund managers and blast their ridiculously unfair tax rate. It’s
the ideal position – someone with a conservative tax plan but who
realizes attacking the hedge-funders’ sweet deal doesn’t make one a
“liberal” – and simply shows an individual with an astute understanding
of finance and a genuine sense of fairness.
How about a dedication to veterans? Check! A strong but sensible
foreign policy? Check! (Trump admits Iraq wasn’t a great idea and thinks
we are best off sitting back and letting the Syria mess play itself
out, without sending our boys into harm’s way. Amen!) What does he not get right? He has the New York Times’ Paul Krugman praising him:
For heaven’s sake, there’s even this:
In a nutshell, the nation agrees with his policies, as noted here. Trump
didn’t rise because of his personality but simply because his positions
are popular ones, as noted in this August piece from VOX: 13. He can bring in independents. Consider this: (Quartz, September 1, 2015)
If you think any statistically-significant number of independents
will vote for Bush or Rubio, I tip my hat to your ridiculous level of
optimism. You should start a retreat in the mountains for
manic-depressives. But simple math shows we cannot win without
independents. So, even if you disagree with the rest of these reasons,
Trump is the GOP’s only shot. And consider this online comment:
Want to see someone who will bring folks of all walks of life
together? Trump. The war-hero? “Man do I love Trump….” The single mom
down the block? “I actually like what Donald Trump says, I’d vote for
him.” He’s a true populist. (P.S. Noticed how the Trump-attackers use
that term as a pejorative? Odd. Apparently recognizing the needs and
concerns of the masses, and of average Americans like you and me, is a
negative.) 14. The naysaying is rooted in careerists’ self-interests. Too
many conservative writers and conservative TV pundits are out for their
career security and financial bottom line — not to save the nation or
save conservatism.
Do you work at an outlet where the owners/donors/funders don’t like
Trump? Here come the articles blasting him! (Because your career and
your paycheck matter more than the good of conservatism, the nation, or
your conscience, apparently.) Better yet, are you a network contributor
or network TV host at a network whose top brass prefers another
candidate? Tow that line! Ca-ching! (Ever notice how rarely some
conservative pundits criticized the “Gang of 8” amnesty bill? Well, now
ya’ know!) And, even above all that, do you want to fit in with the
smarmy, snickering conservative writer/pundit so-called “smart set,” who
simply can’t stomach the idea of having to publicly stump for, ewwww!, celebrity
Donald Trump next year, should he win the nomination? Ridicule him!
And, if you really want to earn a pat on the back, attack his
supporters, too!
Aside from this, there is the political consultant class, whose
entire cushy livelihoods are threatened by Trump’s rise. Why? He’s shown
you can make it without their useless input and advice. The pointless
wizard behind the curtain is revealed – uh-oh. Standing up for Trump is
also standing up against these Pharisees. 15. Negotiation skills. Presidents have the benefit
of being surrounded by highly talented experts in their respective
fields – it’s the entire basis for the Cabinet appointments. But, what’s
the one area on which a president is on his own? Negotiations. When our
leader walks into an international forum, or that one-on-one meeting
with the British PM, there is no adviser that can speak for him. It’s
the one time the president sinks or swims on his own merits. As such, a
stern – even arrogant — president with negotiating expertise is of
paramount importance. Governors have keen negotiating skills, sure – so
do CEO’s. Trump is so good at it, though, he – literally – wrote the
‘bible’ on it. 16. Many Latinos love him. Speaking of Jorge Ramos….
The media keeps insisting Latinos despise Trump. Except, we don’t. In
fact, many of us love him. Myriam Wichter, the Columbian immigrant from
the recent Las Vegas Trump rally, is not an anomaly.
Hang-onto-your-horses for this whopper of a ‘revelation’: America’s
Latinos have the same wants, needs, and concerns as other Americans! Our
priorities are the same as “Anglos”: jobs, healthcare, and so on! A
truly novel concept!
Here’s more from the Pew Research Center;
Oops! Or how about this?:
Or, this!
Or, there’s more (we could do this all day…)
According to the media, however, Latinos’ main issue is not just
immigration but illegal immigration, because, this argument goes, (1)
Latinos all came to this country by breaking the law and (2) unlike
every other American concerned about the economy or education, of course
immigration is their number-one concern! That line of thinking is what’s borderline racist, not Trump’s remark.
When VOX’s editor in chief tweets
that “Donald Trump’s immigration plan reads like a plot to make sure
Republicans never get another Hispanic vote,” as a genuinely-hurt Latina
I have to wonder if the media realizes that is far more offensive to America’s Latinos than anything Trump has uttered.
I am a hard-working, taxpaying, American who has the same concerns as
other hard-working, taxpaying Americans. Yes, “immigration” is on my
list of concerns – but as a huge problem, and not something of which we
need more. 17. African-Americans love him, too. Trump is the
first Republican who actually has a chance at obtaining a huge chunk of
the African-American vote. The main reason is simple – African-Americans
are angry, and rightly so, about immigration and what it’s doing to
this nation and to their job prospects. Here are just a few (out of
countless) examples of the passionate support for Trump among the
African-American community:
18. Heck, Americans idolize him. As a little kid in
the 1980’s, the name “Trump” was synonymous with success. In fact, my
understanding of conservatism was ingrained in me, by my father, using
Donald Trump as an example. He would caution me against class warfare,
and explain to me how economies and jobs work, citing Trump: “Take
Donald Trump,” he’d say. “We don’t envy his wealth. We wish him well!
His wealth is good for everyone. Look how many jobs he creates. Look how
many people he employs with each project!”
I would nod and take it all in and this larger-than-life, Andrew
Carnegie/Dodge-brothers type of figure, felt like a living testament of
the capitalism’s greatness in action. While, even a year ago, I never
would have envisioned myself writing an article about Trump and the GOP
nomination, perhaps, reflecting on this, it makes perfect sense. 19. By process of elimination. If for no other
reason, consider the other GOP options one by one. The flip-flopping,
amnesty-pusher? Or Jeb? (I truly tried to get excited about Jeb – but
one can only try for so long.) The failed technology CEO? The governors
who crashed before they’d even begun? There aren’t any other options. 20. If he doesn’t earn the nomination, there is no hope for American politics.
Not going to sugar-coat it: if Trump does not secure this nomination,
despite his undeniable, widespread support across the nation, you should
just give up. We should all just give up. That’s right, throw in the
towel. It’s all a farce – your voice and your opinion really mean
nothing. The jig will be up on the illusion of American democracy, for
if a candidate with Trump’s enormous support cannot secure the
nomination, then there really is no political process to speak of. And
I’m not the only one who’s noticed this:
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