Posted on 07/05/2015 10:47:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
“… Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.”
– Martin Niemoller, anti-Nazi pastor
Donald Trump set off a firestorm with his recent remarks about Mexico. Good, he’s hit a nerve.
At his campaign kickoff announcement at Trump Towers, Trump said, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you (gesturing to audience member), they’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
The left and media went nuts, using only selected parts of his statement for maximum outrage.
Can anyone deny the truth of Trump’s words? According to a Fusion investigation, 80 percent of women and girls crossing into the U.S. from Mexico are raped during their journey. That’s up from a previous estimate of 60 percent by Amnesty International.
Yet, the left and media quickly portrayed him as a racist. Univision executive Alberto Ciurana posted a photo of Trump next to Charleston church massacre suspect Dylann Roof, before the company decided to cut ties with Trump.
NBC severed their relationship with Trump and canceled plans to broadcast his Miss USA beauty pageant. The George Soros-backed MoveOn.org created a petition pressuring Macy’s to dump Trump. Macy’s caved, removing Trump brand merchandise from its stores.
Leftist New York City Mayor Bill DeBlazio blasted Trump for his “disgusting and offensive remarks.” He’s ordering the city to review all of its contracts with Trump....
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
I'd worry about Sarah Palin, Jindal, etc. instead. The media will be back in Trump's corner soon enough.
I agree.
They came for Bat Boy but that was Weekly World News, right?
Never mind.
"But it’s not really about standing with the man. It’s standing up for the truth the man is speaking."
I am worried because the fascist left is in overdrive to crush truth and free speech.
[[Leftist New York City Mayor Bill DeBlazio blasted Trump for his “disgusting and offensive remarks.” He’s ordering the city to review all of its contracts with Trump....]]
And trump and ALL the GOP should have blasted deblasio right back and said “Disgusting and offensive”? Really Bill? Tell the 80% of women and underage girls who get raped how disgusting and offensive the remarks are- Tell that to the citizens here I nthe states who are raped, murdered, stolen from by the 1000’s upon 1000’s of VIOLENT illegal immigrants here ILLEGALLY! Shove it bill”
[[I am worried because the fascist left is in overdrive to crush truth and free speech. ]]
Yup! And they are succeeding- a judge just ruled that the bakery that was fiend for not baking a gay wedding cake can’t discuss publicly why their faith compelled them to not bake the cake
Our rights ARE being trampled at an alarming rate
Trump has access to the microphone, and there millions of us who won’t shut also. They might take Trump down but more are seeing what is real because they are so desperately trying to shut him up.
In this instance, the left is thinking the same old tactic of denunciation and subsequent self-punishment by the target (apology, stand down, backtracking) will achieve their goal.
With Trump, however, this really won’t work because he knows their game; he’s probably played it many times before, and he knows that minute when you give credence to their claim is when you lose
That’s really deep man..DEEP.
Note: this topic is from 07/05/2015. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Note: this topic is from 7/05/2015. This is probably a re-ping. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
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