World Affairs Brief July 31, 2015

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World Affairs Brief, July 31, 2015 Commentary and Insights on a Troubled World.
Copyright Joel Skousen. Partial quotations with attribution permitted. Cite source as Joel Skousen's World Affairs Brief (http://www.worldaffairsbrief.com).

This Week's Analysis:
Backgrounder on Republican Candidates
Jeb Bush
Chris Christie
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
John Kasich
George Pataki
Lindsey Graham
Carly Fiorina 
Ted Cruz
Rand Paul
Ben Carson
Donald Trump
Scott Walker
Jim Gilmore
Mike Huckabee
Rick Perry
Bobby Jindal
BACKGROUNDER ON REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
We have observed increasing manipulation of the electoral process since 2008 and 2012, both of which focused on defeating Mitt Romney and keeping Barack Obama in office. The Powers that Be (PTB) get certain things done only under Republican control (restricting civil liberties and expanding the phony patriotic war on terror) while leftist Democratic administrations push forward socialist programs (like Obamacare). The PTB capitalize on the inevitable backlash each administration brings to give the public their version of change, which is comes in the form of a controlled opposition. This time around I feel confident the kingmakers are intending to give us a controlled Republican president, so a review of this year's record number of GOP presidential candidates (16 major ones out of 37 total) is needed. I'll give particular attention to those that are controlled and those that are somewhat independent.

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