Recommended by MM at a moment when I had very little time to watch, once clicked this video was impossible to turn off. 45 minutes later I am writing this post.
This is without a doubt the best analysis of who Trump is, what he represents and why he won. He also performs an autopsy on #NeverTrump that should, if they had a lick of sense, shut them up for good.
Fantastic !!
I watched the whole lecture up to the Q & A, which I’ll check out later.
I’ve always known VDH is brilliant, but his in-depth views on this election are particularly insightful.
Thanks for posting.
Only had time for the first 15, but spot on.
I struggle to believe that Killary won the popular vote. I am so grateful that Trump won, but even more I have hope that the next election will be far less corrupt.
Yes, that was worth watching. I remember a few years ago, reading a column by VDH that was similarly insightful about the mid-east and he coined a term for the whole general area that has stuck with me. He referred to the region and the various countries as “Trashcanistan”. VDH is pretty good.
Damn, nothing like a learned Democrat party fellow telling you that you are right and a winner.
There are two thinkers/writers I try never to miss. One is Victor Davis Hanson. The other is David Horowitz.
“We’ve all lost friends and family over this” [election].
Yeah? So what: they’re all f*cking crybabies.
How do they think WE felt 8 and 4 years ago…much less over the entire past 8 years?!?
Oh, right. They DON’T think about us. To h*ll with ’em.
Vive la vérité!
Great analysis. Hanson is both informative and entertaining.
Guys, go back and listen to Q&A, like the chocolaty, chewy center, it’s the best part
Fantastic. His blend of history and funny anacdotal situations had me until the very end.
Thought I didn’t have 45 minutes to spare either, BFH, but I did and I’m glad I listened. Absolutely fantastic analysis! Have sent the link on to others. 👍👏
@Czar – they don’t have time to think about us, they’re far too busy worrying about the horrors they imagine that Trump will do! 😉
“We’ve all lost friends and family over this” [election].
Mom just told me BIL has flying the Flag upside down since the election.
So I will boycott his place at Christmas…
GREAT, EVERYTHING ON POINT!
VDH is a rarity in that he possesses brilliance and humility. Too many nail-on-the-head points to list.
One thing triggered a question though; tribute of Peter Schweizer’s book Clinton Cash as the catalyst for HRC demise.
IIRC Schweizer said he was working on a similar book on the Bushes that was supposed to be released prior to the primaries. Wonder whatever happened to that.
Wonderful speech. What a great teacher!
Liberals are all about humanity, they just don’t like humans. Bingo!
Left Coast Dan, I’ll bet you that Killary did NOT win the popular vote if you subtract all the votes from illegals and dead people!
Best line: “The Democrat party is now a municipal party.” And that’s why we have to keep up the local effort to oust as many downstream, municipal D’s as possible. The work is now very local, so after New Years we must find out how to either run for or support our local school boards, city councils, port commissions, etc.
Hanson calls Trump’s political instincts “animal cunning.” Okay, I guess, but that fails to credit Trump with the same native intelligence possessed by the tradesmen he earlier touted as having a superior intelligence to the WSJ statistician who is “dumb.” And *that* is the piece that is missing from VHD’s analysis of why Trump won. Simply stated, Trump was one of us despite his gilded penthouse and private jet. At bottom Trump is one of us and possesses the same “animal cunning” any one of us would (and do) employ against whatever threatens our freedoms.
Allen S – Momentary brain fade. Who’s BIL?
Anyway, extraordinary commentary from an extraordinary thinker. VDH is one of those incredible minds we do seem to have.
What a strange country we live in. You supported the guy who won the election and you felt like you needed to speak in code about it, so as not to draw too much attention to yourself
SUPERLATIVE! Spot on. And, if Trump ordered CA ballots recounted after the election, it might smoke out the fakes. I wager Trump won the popular vote as well across the nation.
He’s the only reason I (used to) ever read NRO… deleted them from my favorites after their combined hissy-fit/trashing of Trump. Brilliant Historian & writer.
Thanks for posting. Then Nigel Farage says a few syllables at the mic too. Very good!
That was great. Thank you for posting it.
Perhaps VDH will write the history of BHO some day soon.
Simply an excellent presentation, Sir Fur, so thanks very much for posting. Watched straight through and totally enjoyed every word. VDH is one of my fav writers, but as an ‘off the cuff’ speaker, quite a surprise.
This elite never lives by the ramifications of their own ideologies – VDH
Very good.
I never would have thought that he would remind me of Bruce Dern with his speech and appearance.
Dern wouldnt approve, no doubt.
Ok everyone. No cue cards, no teleprompter, no speech. Just 45 minutes of total enjoyment.
Totally loved that. Sent it to many friends. Thanks Fur and MM.
Favorite line? It’s important to have the right enemies. I’m going to have to bumper sticker that one.
Mike… I’m with you! I deleted NRO from my top sites. It seemed to me, that the NRO was working for the other side. I couldn’t understand that. This guy may change that for me. Watched the whole thing, then sent it along to a few friends. Really great find. Thank you MM, and BFH!
Love VDH! I love the way he can speak extemporaneously on the subject for 45 minutes without losing a bit of focus. excellent.
@Jimbo, BIL = Brother-In-Law
Made my day. Brilliant mind, lousy dresser (get that jacket dry cleaned and pressed!).
This guy is a great speaker.
Watched the whole thing.
It took a while to listen to the whole thing but it was worth it.
I think I learned a few vocabulary words in the process too.
Will listen again on my drive to work.
@ Jimbo, I’ve seen BIL = Brother-in-law. Makes sense in the context used.
VDH, the best out there analyzing and writing today. Bravo.
Outstanding!!!