Mike Pompeo: "Woke-ism, multiculturalism, all the -isms — they're not who America is"

[Santander]

He's running.

Yep. That was my first thought, too. This is him choosing his lane and placing his starting blocks.

I just don't see him getting far. A dominionist pretending to be a populist with a charisma befitting the (unelected) diplomat he is?

He's also fat. Americans are fat but don't seem to like overweight politicians. And before anybody mentions DJT, his supporters are brainwashed and think he looks like prime Arnold.

Pompeo kind of has an endearing, jolly fat look like Tony Soprano or Chris Christie though. Could play well in Jersey and Delaware (primary wise). Look at the blowback towards Michelle Obama's healthy school lunch program. America is very obese and I'm less sure than ever this would work against a candidate. Trump's fast food addiction was likely a selling point to some, JB Pritzker is also fat and popular.

Chris Christie is a bit too fat, but yeah, "jolly fat" is a good way of describing Pompeo.

[Santander]

If America isn't multicultural, then either Pompeo has a very sad idea of what America is or a very dangerous idea of what multiculturalism is. Probably both.

It could be argued that a country like Singapore is multicultural, while the US is "acultural".

I am the right-wing BRTD. I cheer on the destruction and annihilation of culture.

What is this if not the most quintessential American way of thinking? Your Assimilation has been very successful, Santander.

[Santander]

The last four Republican Presidents have been:

a movie and reality-TV actor turned politician,
a wealthy businessman turned politician (who was the actor's #2),
the wealthy businessman's son, and,
a failed businessman turned reality-TV actor.


I don't think he'll go that far either, but past experience certainly suggests he has a shot.

In other words, they run candidates people like. Maybe Democrats should try doing the same thing instead of rigging the primaries for people like Hillary.

[Santander]

Political correctness hurts nobody and is a good thing. It's a shame that even some Democrats dislike it.

PC means "polite and cordial", a concept Republicans seem to have no concern for.

We don't have time for political correctness.