Trump Praises Putin; Lewandowski Applauds; Plus: READER POLL!
In the recent town hall, Trump once again praised Vladimir Putin, calling him “a leader far more than our president.” Grabby Corey Lewandowski echoed the sentiment, saying Putin is stronger than Obama. (The lack of pesky checks and balances is always a plus, amirite Corey?) This morning Hugh Hewitt jumped in:
Putin's an evil man. POTUS a good but incompetent man. Putin has served his country's national interest better. https://t.co/6R2N0dajHM
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) September 9, 2016
1. That's why he is an evil man. Projection of Russian power back into Middle East, rebuild of military, annexation https://t.co/SFcKZDZLLI
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) September 9, 2016
2. Crimea, cyber-espionage, intimidation of Europe…this is great power politics that, while morally repugnant, is effective.
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) September 9, 2016
3. When Nixon met with Mao it didn't make Mao any less the greatest murderer of post WW 2 era, but most historians rank him effective leader
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) September 9, 2016
It occurred to me while I was reading this that Mao — who was actually the worst mass murderer in all human history, not just post WW2 — is also not Hillary. Which made me wonder:
If we could reanimate Chairman Mao and put him up against Hillary, who would the Trumpers vote for? The nationalist who put his country’s interests first . . . while killing about 45 million people in his country? Or the dirty stinky socialist woman who hates America?
Let’s find out with this READER POLL!
Very important caveat: assume Chairman Mao, while previously an avowed Communist, is now running as a Republican. He now says he will appoint judges suggested by the Federalist Society, build a wall, and Make America Great Again, just like he did for China.
It’s a binary choice. Here’s the poll.