Thursday, December 1, 2016

The Trump that baffles pundits

American Thinker ^ | 1 Dec 2016 | Thomas Lifson 

Some really smart people absolutely cannot grasp what Donald Trump is up to. Perhaps it is that his business background has taught him lessons that punditry, or any profession that depends on well-crafted use of abstract symbols like words and numbers, cannot teach.
Perhaps it is because he seems vulgar in the eyes of many people who pride themselves on their sophistication and intelligence.
Whatever the cause we are hearing that Trump is “irrational” and making it up as he goes along with no plan, just “improv” -- in the words of highly intelligent writers I have long respected.
If you don’t see a pattern to the actions of a highly successful person, I suggest you consider the possibility that your framework is too limited.
Donald Trump is conducting his transition and will conduct his presidency in part as a reality television show, dramas that he concocts and executes. Among the many disciplines that he mastered in the course of his career, reality show TV producer and host is among the more recent, and for politics the most valuable.
That tweet he sent about flag burning was deliberate bait, as Charles Krauhammer, Ann Althouse and Jazz Shaw, among others, recognized. And Trump got images that will only drive support his way and identify Trump hatred with crazy leftists: “Revolution Nothing Less!”
Or take the saga of saving the Carrier jobs. The man is delivering on a campaign promise before he even takes office. He is traveling to Indianapolis today and will get more great visuals. I agree with S.R. Lenzkes on these pages today that this is somewhat dangerous, and could lead to bad things. But this is one case, and is serving a good function.
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