Raymond J. de Souza: The GOP’s long history of Trumpian-style politics
17 Jul
Politics

Raymond J. de Souza: The GOP’s long history of Trumpian-style politics

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Politics tamfitronics The former president's ideological lineage can be traced all the way back to the Republican convention of 1912 Get the latest from Father Raymond J. de Souza straight to your inbox Published Jul 17, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 5 minute readDelegates enter the Chicago Coliseum to attend the 1912 Republican National Convention in Chicago. Photo by Library of CongressOn Saturday morning, I was reading about Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign in 1912 and watching archival videos of the 1992 Republican National Convention (RNC). The latter opened with Ronald Reagan’s last convention speech, a victory lap for the man who won the Cold War.Before sundown, Donald Trump had joined Roosevelt and Reagan as Republican presidents who survived assassination attempts. That will influence the RNC unfolding this week in Milwaukee, the very city...
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‘I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine’: What a JD Vance vice presidency could mean for theworld
17 Jul
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‘I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine’: What a JD Vance vice presidency could mean for theworld

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Politics tamfitronics After months of gamesmanship and speculation, JD Vance has emerged as Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate and the heir apparent to the America First movement.With less than two years in Congress under his belt, the first-term senator from Ohio has very little experience in politics, let alone conducting foreign policy.Yet Vance represents a clear departure from the Ronald Reagan-era foreign policy views that characterised Trump’s previous vice president, Mike Pence. Pence spent much of his time in office making trips toreassureUS allies and partners overseas, deliveringspeechesaimed at providing strategic clarity to Trump’s often unpredictable actions.As Trump’s vice presidential pick, Vance’s foreign policy views could prove similarly influential if the former president is reelected in November. So, whatcoulda Vance vice presidency mean for the rest of the world?An ‘Asia-first’ isolationist on UkraineVance is one...
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‘Grow up’: Rudd goes after Tenacious D for a Trump joke. It’s 2024, baby!
17 Jul
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‘Grow up’: Rudd goes after Tenacious D for a Trump joke. It’s 2024, baby!

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Politics tamfitronics In hindsight, it was inevitable — Tenacious D, the band that gave us such explosively polemic lyrics as “Fligugigugeee”, the pioneers of “inward singing“, has finally pushed its radical message too far. At a show in Sydney, Kyle Gass, one half of the veteran stoner-comedy rock duo with actor Jack Black, made a tasteless offhand joke that his birthday wish was that someone makes an assassination attempt on Donald Trump that doesn’t miss.Ralph Babet, United Australia Party’s senator for posting on social media, was first to leap into action, demanding the band be deported: I call on the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to join me in denouncing Tenacious D, Jack Black and band member Kyle Gass, and I call on the Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to revoke their visas and deport them immediately.This...
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Fossil fuel execs welcome, Rudd goes stateside, and Labor doesn’t mind religion in politics after all
17 Jul
Politics

Fossil fuel execs welcome, Rudd goes stateside, and Labor doesn’t mind religion in politics after all

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Politics tamfitronics Catch you on the Woodside A tipster got in touch to point out that the keynote address at the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ (AICD)WA Annual Awards Lunchon August 8 is to be delivered by none other than Resources Minister Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill. Okay, so this is WA, where no-one bats an eye when fossil fuels lobbyists co-write government press releases, the barrier between employment in government and at resource companies is basically a sieve, and fossil fuel companies sponsor everything, including the person of year awards they give to Gina Rinehart. Still, O’Neill’s appearance is noteworthy given, as our tipster points out, how hard AICD has gone on climate governance elsewhere. AICD hosts the Australian chapter of theClimate Governance Initiativewhich among other things supports directors to “embed climate considerations into board...
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