Posted on 02/26/2016 10:05:27 AM PST by newgeezer
Quick analysis of the debate.
One word: Finally.
Cruz and Rubio surrounded Trump and absolutely decimated him. They attacked his record, his integrity, his character. They interrupted him and talked over him. Rubio in particular was vicious. At a few points he laughed in Trump's face. He made Trump look ridiculous and treated him like a clown.
And that's exactly what they both needed to do, and it's exactly what Trump deserves. The great mystery is why they waited 7 months to do it.
Think about it: There have been approximately 87 debates, and all of the candidates have been on TV approximately 18 million times, double that for Trump, yet this is the FIRST TIME anyone has brought up the fact that Trump is CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED FOR MASSIVE FINANCIAL FRAUD. Rubio hit Trump on this point repeatedly, thank God, but it's the first time any of the candidates breathed a word of it. Rubio also feasted on Trump for hiring illegal immigrants (yes, Trump is the "nationalist" candidate who hires foreign illegals to build his skyscrapers) and being fined a million dollars for it, and again, this has not come up on the campaign trail before.
I'm ecstatic that they both have apparently learned their lesson, I'm flabbergasted that it took this long, and I hope they keep it up. Trump is a fool, a coward, a liar, and a hypocrite, and that's how you must treat him. Make him look like a little boy. Make him look like a buffoon. Refuse to take him seriously. You beat Trump by dragging his skeletons out of the closet, by exposing his secrets, by mocking him ruthlessly. That's how you defeat the King Clown, and it's what I've been saying for months. And it's what Rubio and Cruz did tonight, finally, praise God.
Watching Trump be harassed and flummoxed all night was a great moment for America. It was such a patriotic moment that a bald eagle flew into my living room and wept tears of joy. I'm not kidding. That actually happened.
I don't know if this will matter. Trump's fans are infatuated with him and have sacrificed their reason on the altar of celebrity worship. But if there's any chance of stopping him, this is how it's done. You eat him alive, figuratively speaking, until only bones remain. That's the only way to do it. I've been trying to tell you guys this from the beginning. Rubio and Cruz seemed to have caught on tonight. Let's hope it matters in the end, although I'm afraid it might be too late.
On to Super Tuesday. Can’t wait to watch Trump trounce them both.
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That is what tens of millions kept repeating to themselves and the next day telling their friends. Huge backfire into their faces. Two smart guys with no experience showed it....trying to out trump TRUMP. ....NOPE.
“Haven’t you noticed that your group of Cruz FReepers’ numbers are shrinking?”
Only in proportion to an ever increasing number of people on the forum who are not conservative, or have openly admitted they support Trump who they know is not conservative.
This is the we have to suspend conservatism to save conservatism philosophy. How about we actually try conservatism for once in this generation.
I was one of the one very supportive of Trump from the beginning. But he keeps moving left. And a lot of people here do not care and will follow him no matter what he does or says.
I am willing to support Trump, but he has to be conservative. Not supporting him if not.
“Yes, Trump’s view on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the winning position.”
How is it distinguished from Hillary’s position?
I love the idiot callers who waste 30 seconds by saying “Hi, Rush, it’s Eloise from Lakeland Florida. Hello? Rush, can you hear me? Oh it’s Eloise from Lakeland Florida. Long time listener, first time caller. Thank you for taking my call”. GET TO THE POINT STUPID!
I think Trump picked up even more support. Trumps gets 20 percent of the Texas delegates and it is over, stick a fork in it...on to the White House.
“How many time did he say he was PRO ISRAEL? I’m guessing more times than you can count.”
You can stop your ears and throw a temper tantrum if you want. It does not change reality. Just saying I am “pro Israel” does not make it so. Obama is “pro Israel” and so is Hillary, in their words. But the three have this in common, that they treat the Palestinian terrorists as if they have a legitimate claim.
They don’t. There is no negotiating with terrorists.
Yes! LOL!
That used to annoy me to no end!
“I’ve been listening since 1997. My fried turned me onto you. He called back in....what was it....2000 about Clinton’s...”
if he gets in what will stop a wave of replacements of inept viagra popping democrat wannabes infesting the republican leadership for decades?
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VERY well said.
Cspan callers are worse of course, because they are stupid, and liberal.
Please, point out where your post says anything about natural born citizen. Apples and oranges.
They ALL lie
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True. They have too since they can’t see the future. Yesterdays solution many times don’t work on tomorrows problems.
Those two were seen as yapping puppies
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Right! I am just surprised that these to intelligent men thought that trying to be like Trump would get them votes from people who don’t like Trump.
Its about the VP now. Kasich looks like a great bet. Ohio is an important State and Kasich has experience in working the political system.
The Palestine issue is nothing if it is not a real estate deal. That is all it is. Vitriol is about spitting, slandering and killing - all tactics in a real estate conflict.
You’re shooting spit balls at a battleship.
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...and the battleship is traveling faster and faster
Trump: No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no!
Rubio: (grin)
I am watching “Conservatism” become Radicals. I am looking for a president who can LEAD us out of the quagmire the UNIPARTY has gotten us into. ONE person has the tool set and his name is Trump. Short and simple! Who is QUALIFIED? Trump!
And while you're Googling that, Google these two strings too:
Is Marco Rubio queer?Voters must not only assess these two candidates regarding their vulnerability to bribery (as we know for sure that neither of those candidates is self-funding their campaign, but are getting huge sums of money from their "B-O status quo" donors), but we must also assess their vulnerability to blackmail, relating to areas of their present or past lives which they may be strongly endeavoring to keep hidden from the public, which could then possibly make them extremely vulnerable to threats of blackmail, and wrongly influence their policy decisions, to the detriment of our country.The effeminate Ted Cruz
If you did not acquire US citizenship at birth, then you are not a "natural born citizen", under even the most generous definition definition of "natural born citizen". I don't see where Cruz met the requirements of being a citizen at birth.
Agreed, embarrassing to many Conservative Latinos. Sure you have to fight back, but you have to do it effectively. Trying to out Trump Trump was just giving him more praise for his tactics.
They should have stayed positive and stayed technical...using terminology and names Trump would not be familiar with. Attacking Clinton, exposing how blacks have suffered under the present Dem in the WH....and so on. Even then they would not win because the American People know that they have both abandoned US like politicians usually do........WHICH IS WHY WE ARE NOT VOTING FOR ANOTHER DAMN POLITICIAN. PERIOD.
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