nguChris Floyd, Agasti 28, 2017, I-Smirking Chimp. 
UTrump Uqhubekela Phambili Ekulungisweni Kwezikhali Zenuzi Okubizayo, Eshanela Ngaphandle Kokungabaza (NYT). Lena indaba emangalisayo. Okubalulekile ukuthi uTrump uphokophele phambili ngokulungisa kabusha nokunwetshwa kwezikhali zenuzi. Bese iphawula ukuthi ngokwenza kanjalo, uqhubeka nezinhlelo nezinkontileka eziklanywe ngu-Obama. Bese isitshela, ngobuso obuqondile, ukuthi u-Obama uklame lokhu “kuthuthukisa” kwezikhali zenuzi okuyi-$1 trillion … ngoba wayecabanga ukuthi uClinton uzowina ngo-2016 futhi “anciphise kakhulu” izinhlelo. I-spin lapha ihlambalaza ubuhlakani babafundi.
Yebo, “ukuthuthukiswa” kwezikhali zenuzi kuwubudedengu, obubizayo, obungenasidingo futhi obuyingozi. Abaningi bethu babhala ngayo ngale migomo ngesikhathi u-Obama eyiqala. Kepha ubude obungenangqondo i-Times eya kubo lapha ukuze bufice iqiniso lokuthi kuleli cala uTrump usebenzisa nje uhlelo luka-Obama kuyamangaza.
Siyacelwa ukuthi sikholwe ukuthi u-Barack Obama ohlakaniphe kakhulu futhi onekhono uchithe izinyanga, iminyaka, ehlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-arsenal ka-$1 TRILLION yesizwe ngenkolelo yokuthi ozongena esikhundleni sakhe uzosisika sibe izingcezu. Lona umbhedo wezinga likaTrump ovela ku-Times. Kungani ungavele ubike iqiniso? U-Trump uqhubeka nobudedengu, i-boondoggle eyingozi eyakhiwe ngu-Obama. Wenza i-ajenda esongela iplanethi, yokwenza inzuzo ngempi "yokusungulwa kwenqubomgomo yezangaphandle ehlangene" ethandwa kakhulu abezindaba bethu. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi uGeneral Kelly kanye “nobuhlakani” uGeneral Kelly kanye noGeneral Mattis - abathandwa kakhulu ama-mavens ethu ngokuletha “ukuhleleka nokwakheka” kuTrump White House yasendle — babevumelana ngokugcwele nesinyathelo sikaTrump sokuqhubeka nohlelo luka-Obama.
Yebo, ngiyajabula ukubona i-NYT idonsela ukunaka kulo msangano. Futhi kuhle ukubona ukuthi abazange bavele bashaye indiva umsuka wohlelo. Kodwa i-BS enesibindi ye-spin - “O, u-Obama ubengaqondile ukwandisa izikhali zenuzi ngesu lakhe, uh, ukwandisa izikhali zenuzi; wayeqinisekile ukuthi u-Hillary uzolimisa icebo lakhe kamuva” - kuyamangaza.
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UChris Floyd
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