{"id":20390,"date":"2016-03-09T03:18:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T11:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=20390"},"modified":"2016-03-09T20:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T04:14:49","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-08032016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/03\/09\/squatchs-open-thread-08032016\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch’s Open Thread 08\/03\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was out most of yesterday.  When I went to drop a storage box off at Lucia's, the house was in an uproar.  Lucia was at her new English class and Jonathan was chasing after Loliyo.  Arimina, the oldest girl, was minding the kids but things were really out of hand.  I stepped in, had the kids do their homework and ended up staying until Lucia arrived home.  The two youngest were in tears because of all the screaming.  I really need to find a strong male role model for Jonathan.  He's been on the Big Brothers waiting list for almost 2 years.  Tomorrow is physio and I hope a quiet afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

NY Times<\/span><\/a><\/strong> — He has been depicted as a snarling demagogue in France, equated with Donald Duck<\/a> in Spain, and described as worse than Lord Voldemort<\/a> in Britain.<\/p>\n

In Europe, the birthplace of the Enlightenment, Donald Trump<\/a> has been treated variously as a disturbing curiosity or an entertaining political show barker. His nearly every move and pronouncement has been reported from Paris to Berlin to Helsinki, even as commentators on both left and right have dismissed the notion of President Donald J. Trump as the stuff of fantasy, or, at worst, a momentary lapse of reason.<\/p>\n

That is changing. With a series of wins in key Republican primary states, and with the billionaire’s expected strong showing when 12 states hold primaries or caucuses on Tuesday, the European media, like its American counterpart, is adjusting to the prospect of a seemingly unstoppable Trump juggernaut. The reaction is a mix of befuddlement, outrage and panic, along with admiration in some unlikely quarters.<\/p>\n

And satire. The Spanish newspaper El País recently published an imaginary letter<\/a> from the grave in which Philip II, a 16th-century Spanish king who ruled a vast empire, offers advice to Mr. Trump. Noting that his nation had also suffered from roguish subjects demanding free handouts, and Muslim terrorists masquerading as peaceful citizens, the king advises Mr. Trump to “consider bringing back the Inquisition.”<\/p>\n