Category Archives: Donald Trump

WH Campaign Shields Israel’s Occupation Ferocity

Posted on April 12, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall So obsessed is U.S. media with this year’s headlong dash for the White House, that Israel’s increase in settlement construction has gone by us like a snake sliding into a back yard recycling bin. The Paris-based … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Media, Netanyahu, Politics and Elections, United Methodist Church | 6 Comments

Hillary, Bernie, AIPAC: A Stone Cries Out

Posted on March 23, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were among the invitees to the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meeting which this  year happened to coincide with the start of Holy Week. I do not know if … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Gaza, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Palestinians, Politics and Elections, Religion and politics, Religious Faith | 9 Comments

Vulnerabilities Tested As Clinton Keeps Winning

Posted on March 16, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In her effort to become the first woman President of the United States, former First Lady Hillary Clinton easily won three Democratic primary states Tuesday night. Clinton won, by comfortable margins, in Ohio, North Carolina and Florida, In … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Middle East, Politics and Elections | 8 Comments

Questions From Israel: How and Why Trump?

Posted on March 8, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Two months and eight days into this tumultuous election year, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold commanding leads for the presidential nominations of their respective parties. It is not difficult to explain Clinton’s success. Democrats have grown accustomed … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, US govermemt | 10 Comments

Trump Success Born and Raised In Fear and Hate

Posted on March 2, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Super Tuesday performed as predicted. Hillary Clinton won six southern states with considerable African-American backing. She narrowly won Massachusetts. Sanders won Vermont, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Colorado. The major message from this particular Super Tuesday is that Donald Trump has emerged as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald Trump, Religious Faith | 8 Comments

2016 U.S. Politics Envisioned by Groucho Marx

Posted on February 3, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall British critic Patrick McCray has described the Marx Brothers’ 1933 film, Duck Soup, as “an absurdist essay on politics and warfare. . . which can stand alongside (or even above) the works of Beckett and Ionesco.” Mrs. Teasdale … Continue reading →

Posted in -Movies and politics, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Obama, Politics and Elections | 7 Comments

Discerning “Signs of the Times” in Iowa and Israel

Posted on January 26, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Jesus told his disciples they must learn to “discern the signs of the times” (Matthew 16:3). In the Iowa caucuses, Monday, February 1, voters will offer their secular versions of political signs for the future when they select two potential presidential … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East | 6 Comments

“Know Nothings” Could Deliver Clinton Vs. Trump

Posted on December 29, 2015 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall As the nation enters 2016 in search of a new president, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton seems certain to derail Bernie Sanders while anti-immigrant Republican candidate Donald Trump is expected to recover quickly even if he loses the Iowa … Continue reading →

Posted in -Movies and politics, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush | 5 Comments