I just finished watching the entire speech.\u00a0 I can\u2019t remember the last time I heard an American president speak as honestly and effectively about the world we live in.\u00a0 Trump blasted North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela.\u00a0 He even threw a jab at the Ukrainian aggression and the South China Sea posturing.\u00a0 He talked about sovereignty and the right of each country to differ from the cookie cutter requirements of our Globalist Oligarchs.\u00a0 He talked about the United States\u2019 history in the UN and the sacrifices it has made to aid its neighbors and he also said that he is not going to let the United States be the fall guy any longer.\u00a0 Not in trade agreements, not in refugee resettlement, and not in UN finances.<\/p>\n
It was a magnificent speech.\u00a0 And of course, it was Donald Trump giving it so there was plenty of self-congratulation.\u00a0 He started off by announcing that employment and the stock market were both at historic highs and that business was returning to the US in dramatic fashion.\u00a0 He even took an indirect dig at Obama saying that the Iran deal was a disaster.\u00a0 It was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n
Of course, a UN address is a show piece with no actual effect.\u00a0 But what it does is set the tone for an American administration\u2019s relationship with the world.\u00a0 So, when Obama went on his apology tour and bowed to every dictator in the Middle East it set the stage for the Arab Spring and the disaster that hatched.\u00a0 It let the Iranians know that they could ask for and get whatever they wanted.\u00a0 Alternatively, when Trump says that a nuclear North Korea that attacks the US or its allies will be totally destroyed this sends a powerful message to the North Koreans and the Chinese.\u00a0 It also sends a different message to the Japanese and the other allies in the area.<\/p>\n
And when President Trump forcefully stated that the welfare of the American people, and the middle-class especially, was his first priority that makes a big impression on the voters.\u00a0 And on the Congress, that is always thinking toward the next election.\u00a0 And on big business that gauges a president\u2019s intentions before they commit on strategic business and financial plans.<\/p>\n
So even though the speech is just a statement it was exactly the right statement for President Trump to make.\u00a0 It had the right tone and it hit all the right points, globally and domestically.\u00a0 Trump is no Reagan.\u00a0 He is not a great orator.\u00a0 His speaking style is workmanlike and methodical.\u00a0 He reminds me of the executive in front of the board of directors.\u00a0 Maybe that makes it even more effective.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t just rhetoric.\u00a0 There was a message and he even expressed that message explicitly.\u00a0 He said \u201cAmerica first.\u201d\u00a0 For that I was truly proud of him.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t sell us out to make nice with the globalists.\u00a0 Good for you Mr. President.<\/p>\n
If you haven\u2019t listened to it and you have the time and the inclination, listen to the whole thing.\u00a0 It\u2019s about 45 minutes long.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have the time or interest, there are some excerpts.\u00a0 Even that will give you a flavor of what was said.\u00a0 Bottom line, Trump did himself and our country some good today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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