I am not seeing any reports of the Dhillon-Lindell partnership. Is there any additional source for this other than paid democrat operative Ron fillipkowski?
Mike Lindell has a great story of redemption, recovery and success but it's a personal story--not a political one. Lindell should stay with what he knows and avoid the political scene. He's just not very good at it.
My decision to support Harmeet is based on her character, knowledge, and work ethic. Politics makes strange bedfellows and unless she was hanging out with, let's say, Liz Chaney or Hunter Biden, my opinion would not change.
I just completed a read on Townhall by Kurt Schlichter that states my position best.
I simply agree with Eric’s take on this. I’ve been impressed with Harmeet Dhillon (sp?), but find Eric’s reasoning...reasonable. That said, I don’t feel the need to disparage Mike Lindell. Just tell him no, respectfully. He is a conservative trying to thrive and do business in the land of the liberal, Minnesota, I believe.
The cringe-worthy kook crap coming out of Lindell, whom 98% of the times echos consistent common sense conservative values and principles, and whom has the type of bottom-up life experience we need more of in our national political leaders, is far, far less that the cringe-worthy kook crap coming out of almost every Democrat politician these days, including our current President.
The RNC chair has a role to help improve the brand of the party, fund raise and direct campaign funds to good candidates. All of these are up for debate as to what is the correct course.
Erick, your life reads like one of upper-class experience. Your circle of friends and family are more apt to be educated elites. Your education and intellect naturally cause you a gap in impression points with those demonstrating less... but as an attorney and media professional I see it being a bit of myopic assessment... a sort of blind spot where perfect speech is lauded while you latch onto imperfect sound bites and grow a revulsion toward the person that uttered them.
Personally, I came up to be a healthy one-percenter from almost nothing. Blue-collar to white collar to C-Suite. I live in a place where I am close to the big city surrounded by rural farming communities. I have a wide circle of friends that live on both sides of the tracks. I talk to them regularly. And the Republican-conservative work-class side likes Mike Lindell. They like Trump too. And some of my upper-class Republican friends are also Lindell and Trump supporters even though they cringe more.
My experience with debating ideas between my educated liberal friends, and educated Republican friends that hate Trump have me convinced that Mike Lindell and Trump are actually more intellectually whole than they are. Their problem is that their identity feeling like they are part of the intelligentsia class makes them close-minded and emotionally reactive to stupid shit. For example, instead of addressing the debate of ideas, they would pick out a word or phrase for grammar and spelling issues and claim I am stupid. Meanwhile the dominate our city politics and make one stupid decision after another and the city declines.
Frankly, I find my working class friends, although poorly armed with language and writing skills, to be more whole thinkers... more curious... better able to process a big picture... more open-minded... more interested in real debate. And, here is the main point... they are kicked out of the uniparty and available for picking. That is what Trump saw.
Brett Stephens, after leaving the WSJ in a fit of TDS rage to go to the NYT, had his epiphany for being out of touch with the American conservative working class. I suggest you take some time and visit people in these places. The RNC better consider it too.
Somebody needs to rev up this voter block to get more active and donate more money. The GOP is not going to win if it keeps up its old uniparty ways. The GOP needs to embrace the working class, rough as they are, because otherwise the GOP has really nothing but a shrinking block of educated conservative elites like you and me.
Frank, I have a lot of friends who never went to college and have done well for themselves. I know a lot of people who never went to college and constantly like to tell me and everyone else how much smarter they are, how much more common sense they have, etc. In my experience, the guys who have to double down on telling everyone how much more common sense they have without a college degree usually don't, but are convinced they are hitting home runs in life.
Fair enough. Egos run high in some people believing their understanding is complete. Myself, I always assume I have blind spots in understanding and am a perpetual student.
I remember the quote from Reagan "It is not that our liberal friends are ignorant, it is that they know so much that just isn't so." I would replace "liberal" with "highly educated" My experience is that the highly educated get stuck in having to constantly validate to themselves that they are the smartest people in the room... and it makes them myopic and unable to see the forest for all the trees. And when in charge they make a lot of mistakes not seeing the big picture.
Common sense and street smarts are undervalued. I really don't know many conservative blue-collar types in my circle that tell me how smarter they are. What they tell me is that the stuff coming out of Democrats, liberals, leftists and TDS-afflicted Republicans does not add up, does not make any rational sense... is too emotionally charged... and the outcomes of it all are terrible for their community, their state and their country. Some are certainly hot-headed about being called ignorant, racist, misogynist, irredeemable deplorables.
I guess my point is that the Republican establishment needs to open the doors and accept these people or else the Republican party is toast.
Ugh....Ok, I admit I was wrong. Mike Lindell? Good grief...... I misjudged Harmeet's intelligence. Embarrassing. Hopefully, Ronna will be is good as you think she is. Raising money is great. But, it does not replace having a ground strategy. Until republicans do better at getting mail-in votes, ballot harvesting etc. They will not beat democrats in extremely close races in the major metropolitan areas. Hopefully, Ronna understands this. The fact that she is closely related to Romney does not make me hopeful that she will do anything other than what the establishment wants. So, it will be business as usual.
I believe Lindell is a sincere man who is sincerely and mistakenly allowing his imagination and fears to ruin his reputation. Unfortunately, there are a number of people in the heartland who really like him.
Two thoughts: Rona's theme song - "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you." (Steeler's Wheel)
And I'm memorizing "a sh*t show inside a clown show inside a circus act inside an indigestion-induced nightmare" for quick reference in future conversations.
The Republican leadership better get their act together and recruit qualified people to run for office. I’m tired of voting for the slightly less evil.
They will be shocked when the Democrats have total control and don’t need them. They will no longer get crumbs from the table of power but will have to fight the chickens in the yard to get bugs to eat.
You are on point on this one Erick, as usual. To any GOP who might read this: if you take Lindell seriously on anything I do not take you serious on anything. It is as simple as that. He makes great pillows. Let's make sure he keeps making great pillows...that is all.
What's with Lindell and the sideways mohawk? Is this what he's hawking now, "My Mohawk"?
I am not seeing any reports of the Dhillon-Lindell partnership. Is there any additional source for this other than paid democrat operative Ron fillipkowski?
Mike Lindell has a great story of redemption, recovery and success but it's a personal story--not a political one. Lindell should stay with what he knows and avoid the political scene. He's just not very good at it.
Each of us has a role in the Body of Christ and I completely agree with you. That is why I gave up on giving the President advice. :-)
My decision to support Harmeet is based on her character, knowledge, and work ethic. Politics makes strange bedfellows and unless she was hanging out with, let's say, Liz Chaney or Hunter Biden, my opinion would not change.
I just completed a read on Townhall by Kurt Schlichter that states my position best.
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2023/01/26/re-electing-ronna-mcdaniel-is-the-gops-worst-case-scenario-n2618733?utm_source=thdailyvip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&recip=29078467
Lindell of the "My Pillow" fame???? Are you kidding me? I fell for that by am NOT buying into him as Republican Chair. Oh No No No.
I watchHarmeet and generally like her stance on issues. Her alligning with Mike Lindell may make me reassess my own sanity.
We could totally hear the last 4 minutes of convo! HA!
Today is kinda crisis mode day and the mic stayed hot. LOL.
I simply agree with Eric’s take on this. I’ve been impressed with Harmeet Dhillon (sp?), but find Eric’s reasoning...reasonable. That said, I don’t feel the need to disparage Mike Lindell. Just tell him no, respectfully. He is a conservative trying to thrive and do business in the land of the liberal, Minnesota, I believe.
The cringe-worthy kook crap coming out of Lindell, whom 98% of the times echos consistent common sense conservative values and principles, and whom has the type of bottom-up life experience we need more of in our national political leaders, is far, far less that the cringe-worthy kook crap coming out of almost every Democrat politician these days, including our current President.
The RNC chair has a role to help improve the brand of the party, fund raise and direct campaign funds to good candidates. All of these are up for debate as to what is the correct course.
Erick, your life reads like one of upper-class experience. Your circle of friends and family are more apt to be educated elites. Your education and intellect naturally cause you a gap in impression points with those demonstrating less... but as an attorney and media professional I see it being a bit of myopic assessment... a sort of blind spot where perfect speech is lauded while you latch onto imperfect sound bites and grow a revulsion toward the person that uttered them.
Personally, I came up to be a healthy one-percenter from almost nothing. Blue-collar to white collar to C-Suite. I live in a place where I am close to the big city surrounded by rural farming communities. I have a wide circle of friends that live on both sides of the tracks. I talk to them regularly. And the Republican-conservative work-class side likes Mike Lindell. They like Trump too. And some of my upper-class Republican friends are also Lindell and Trump supporters even though they cringe more.
My experience with debating ideas between my educated liberal friends, and educated Republican friends that hate Trump have me convinced that Mike Lindell and Trump are actually more intellectually whole than they are. Their problem is that their identity feeling like they are part of the intelligentsia class makes them close-minded and emotionally reactive to stupid shit. For example, instead of addressing the debate of ideas, they would pick out a word or phrase for grammar and spelling issues and claim I am stupid. Meanwhile the dominate our city politics and make one stupid decision after another and the city declines.
Frankly, I find my working class friends, although poorly armed with language and writing skills, to be more whole thinkers... more curious... better able to process a big picture... more open-minded... more interested in real debate. And, here is the main point... they are kicked out of the uniparty and available for picking. That is what Trump saw.
Brett Stephens, after leaving the WSJ in a fit of TDS rage to go to the NYT, had his epiphany for being out of touch with the American conservative working class. I suggest you take some time and visit people in these places. The RNC better consider it too.
Somebody needs to rev up this voter block to get more active and donate more money. The GOP is not going to win if it keeps up its old uniparty ways. The GOP needs to embrace the working class, rough as they are, because otherwise the GOP has really nothing but a shrinking block of educated conservative elites like you and me.
Frank, I have a lot of friends who never went to college and have done well for themselves. I know a lot of people who never went to college and constantly like to tell me and everyone else how much smarter they are, how much more common sense they have, etc. In my experience, the guys who have to double down on telling everyone how much more common sense they have without a college degree usually don't, but are convinced they are hitting home runs in life.
Fair enough. Egos run high in some people believing their understanding is complete. Myself, I always assume I have blind spots in understanding and am a perpetual student.
I remember the quote from Reagan "It is not that our liberal friends are ignorant, it is that they know so much that just isn't so." I would replace "liberal" with "highly educated" My experience is that the highly educated get stuck in having to constantly validate to themselves that they are the smartest people in the room... and it makes them myopic and unable to see the forest for all the trees. And when in charge they make a lot of mistakes not seeing the big picture.
Common sense and street smarts are undervalued. I really don't know many conservative blue-collar types in my circle that tell me how smarter they are. What they tell me is that the stuff coming out of Democrats, liberals, leftists and TDS-afflicted Republicans does not add up, does not make any rational sense... is too emotionally charged... and the outcomes of it all are terrible for their community, their state and their country. Some are certainly hot-headed about being called ignorant, racist, misogynist, irredeemable deplorables.
I guess my point is that the Republican establishment needs to open the doors and accept these people or else the Republican party is toast.
Ugh....Ok, I admit I was wrong. Mike Lindell? Good grief...... I misjudged Harmeet's intelligence. Embarrassing. Hopefully, Ronna will be is good as you think she is. Raising money is great. But, it does not replace having a ground strategy. Until republicans do better at getting mail-in votes, ballot harvesting etc. They will not beat democrats in extremely close races in the major metropolitan areas. Hopefully, Ronna understands this. The fact that she is closely related to Romney does not make me hopeful that she will do anything other than what the establishment wants. So, it will be business as usual.
I believe Lindell is a sincere man who is sincerely and mistakenly allowing his imagination and fears to ruin his reputation. Unfortunately, there are a number of people in the heartland who really like him.
Two thoughts: Rona's theme song - "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you." (Steeler's Wheel)
And I'm memorizing "a sh*t show inside a clown show inside a circus act inside an indigestion-induced nightmare" for quick reference in future conversations.
The Republican leadership better get their act together and recruit qualified people to run for office. I’m tired of voting for the slightly less evil.
They will be shocked when the Democrats have total control and don’t need them. They will no longer get crumbs from the table of power but will have to fight the chickens in the yard to get bugs to eat.
Sometimes you vote for the lesser of two evils I’m not calling Mc Daniels evil but maybe the Devil you know is the right choice
I like Harmeet. I thought she was too savvy to make a dumb move like this.
You are on point on this one Erick, as usual. To any GOP who might read this: if you take Lindell seriously on anything I do not take you serious on anything. It is as simple as that. He makes great pillows. Let's make sure he keeps making great pillows...that is all.