Morning Jolt: The Rap on Trump

Somewhere in the music industry, recently:

Producer One: This is terrible! Every morning I wake up and hear about our president, an egomaniacal celebrity who is vulgar, obnoxious, rude and disrespectful to everyone, ignorant of anything about policy, says terrible things about women, mocks people's appearances, encourages violence, and whose long history of provocative behavior suggests he's out of his mind!

Producer Two: I know exactly what we need to put a stop to this: A denunciation from Eminem!

Look, I'm no connoisseur of rap, and I'm not the target audience, although as a longtime Trump critic, one might think I would be a lot more receptive. But Eminem's anti-Trump performance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards sounded pretty terrible. If Eminem had focused on any other topic, the buzz this week would have been about how awful his performance was and how he had lost his touch. But because he's attacking Trump, he's getting hosannas and glowing non-music mainstream media coverage.

CNN called it "the fiercest and most exhaustive attack" on the president. The Washington Post declared it ...

October 12 2017

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The Rap on Trump Jim Geraghty Somewhere in the music industry, recently: Producer One: This is terrible! Every morning I wake up and hear about our president, an egomaniacal celebrity who is vulgar, obnoxious, rude and disrespectful to everyone, ignorant of anything about policy, says terrible things about women, mocks people's appearances, encourages violence, and whose long history of provocative behavior suggests he's out of his mind! Producer Two: I know exactly what we need to put a stop to this: A denunciation from Eminem! Look, I'm no connoisseur of rap, and I'm not the target audience, although as a longtime Trump critic, one might think I would be a lot more receptive. But Eminem's anti-Trump performance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards sounded pretty terrible. If Eminem had focused on any other topic, the buzz this week would have been about how awful his performance was and how he had lost his touch. But because he's attacking Trump, he's getting hosannas and glowing non-music mainstream media coverage. CNN called it "the fiercest and most exhaustive attack" on the president. The Washington Post declared it ... READ MORE New College Student Survey: Yes, Speech Can Be Violence David French If you follow free-speech controversies for any length of time, you'll understand two things about public opinion. First, an overwhelming percentage of Americans will declare their support for... The Conservative Politics of the Iran Deal Matthew RJ Brodsky The Conservative Politics of the Iran Deal ADVERTISEMENT Che in our faces, &c. Jay Nordlinger October 9 was the 50th anniversary of Che Guevara's death — his execution — and there has been a lot of writing about him. For and against. The Irish government put out a postage stamp, honoring... It's 1968 All Over Again Victor Davis Hanson Almost a half-century ago, in 1968, the United States seemed to be falling apart. The Vietnam War, a bitter and close presidential election, antiwar protests, racial riots, political... Our Toxic Smartphone Addiction Heather Wilhelm When I think about social media, smartphones, and other Internet-based rabbit holes, I like to remember one of my favorite poems: "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island,... Neither Trump nor the GOP Wants to Take Away Your Birth Control Kevin D. Williamson There are many horrifying things about President Donald Trump that I am prepared to believe, but the claim put forward by Linda Greenhouse in the New York Times — that he has loosened up the... ADVERTISEMENT Galileo Revisited: The Galileo Affair in Context Dom Paschal Scotti 'This exquisite history of a defining moment at the birth of modernity resists the temptation to idealize or villainize, treating both Galileo and his opponents as the flesh-and-blood creatures they actually were.' - Michael Augros, Ph.D, author, Who Designed the Designer? A Rediscovered Path to God's Existence LEARN MORE Top Shots California Wildfires ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.