{"id":20368,"date":"2016-03-06T15:41:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T23:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=20368"},"modified":"2016-03-06T15:41:54","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T23:41:54","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-06032016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/03\/06\/squatchs-open-thread-06032016\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch’s Open Thread 06\/03\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really did have a much needed lazy day yesterday and did not do a post.  But today, I am a little more active with the post done and now I am off to see my mother.  I have some new clothes for her so I am hoping she likes them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Washington Post<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — For some, the improbable presidential candidacy of Donald Trumpstopped being funny<\/a> long ago. Republican eminences<\/a> and custodians of the establishment<\/a> gawk at the GOP front-runner's  belligerent braggadocio, his irreverent attacks<\/a> on party grandees, his far-fetched proposals, his aversion to substance or basic facts<\/a>, <\/em>and his not even thinly veiled bigotry<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

And yet, Trump stands on the cusp of winning the Republican nomination, impervious to the slings and arrows of a growing list of vanquished foes.<\/p>\n

There is one man, though, who seems to have also mastered the art of branding and showmanship for an adoring if partisan public — in a completely opposite fashion.<\/p>\n

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Canada's new Liberal prime minister, Justin Trudeau, stormed to a stunning electoral victory<\/a> last year. He did so while coping with the attacks of opponents who cast him as an inexperienced, slightly buffoonish dilettante trading on a powerful family legacy. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n

But Trudeau's progressive, inclusive message could not be more different than that of Trump. Here's a rundown.<\/p>\n

This coming week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Barak Obama during a state visit to Washington.  From a few headlines I've seen, Trudeau it seems is a bit of a celebrity in the US.  Today, he is scheduled to be on 60 Minutes.  But probably what is most revealing is that he is being hearalded as the "anti-Trump".  Click through to see how he is perceived as the "anti-Trump".  There are several short videos too.<\/span><\/p>\n

YouTube<\/strong><\/span> — <\/p>\n