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Trump Beat Back the Outrage Machine
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | July 23, 2015 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 07/23/2015 2:52:42 PM PDT by Kaslin

RUSH: Today is Thursday. Last weekend was four days ago. Depending on which day of the weekend you go back to, it could be five days ago. And if you have wishful thinking about weekends it could be six days ago, all the way back to last Friday. What happened last weekend? Donald Trump supposedly took himself out of the presidential race with one sentence about John McCain. I mean, that's what the conventional wisdom told us.

From the moment it was reported that Trump said he wasn't impressed with McCain because he's not impressed with people that get captured, the immediate media response, the immediate response, the knee-jerk response from the Washington establishment, both parties, was, "That's it. It's over. We've finally put a bag of excrement out there in front of Donald Trump, and he's stepped in it. This is it. This is the moment we've all been waiting for," they said.

This is the moment they said they knew was going to happen, if they would just wait. Trump was going to say something beyond the pale that would offend and outrage everyone and force him out of the race, to which they then said will be great so that we can now get down to the serious business of the Republican nomination.


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1 posted on 07/23/2015 2:52:42 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

The problem with creating a culture of the perpetually outraged can be summed up in five words: The boy who cried wolf.


2 posted on 07/23/2015 3:01:46 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: Kaslin
Look. I bought into McCain. I bought into Romney. They lost. I bought into the whole vote-for-Republicans-for-congress. They won. And then they proceeded to disappoint. I am done playing nice. In fact, I LIKE when Trump insults politicians, especially Republicans.

Playing nice leads to Obama running roughshod across America. Screw that noise. If McCain is offended, lick my lizard.

3 posted on 07/23/2015 3:04:57 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Kaslin

This is a MUST READ.


4 posted on 07/23/2015 3:05:22 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat ( The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves and fools)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

The only other people I can think of besides the Left who get “outraged” over anything would be...radical Islamists.


5 posted on 07/23/2015 3:07:06 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: Kaslin
 
 
The media, the left, RINOS and their assorted flying monkey sycophants live for the "Gotcha!" moments - the problem is that Trump moves so fast and jumps around from one thing to another so much they don't have an opportunity to lay in a siege and peck the intended victim to pieces like they are used to doing. Their usual strategy just isn't working with this dude.
 
 

6 posted on 07/23/2015 3:15:01 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: The Antiyuppie

The other thing that the Left and Islamists have in common is that they are seriously in-bred mental defectives.


7 posted on 07/23/2015 3:22:56 PM PDT by jimbug
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To: Kaslin
Trump is a celebrity in the same way Kim Kardasian is. This makes him immune from a lot of attacks that others might be damaged by, because they judge celebrities differently than politicians.

Also, talking heads are not understanding that that is what many people now see as the role of the president. The Celebrity in Chief.

8 posted on 07/23/2015 3:28:15 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: jimbug; 2ndDivisionVet; All

Bobby Jindell said today on Cavuto, when pressed to say something negative about trump. The GOP and money people need to take a step back,a deep breath and let the American people select their own candidates
Anyone know where a video might be?


9 posted on 07/23/2015 3:39:27 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: fhayek

I so much agree with you.


10 posted on 07/23/2015 3:39:27 PM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: fhayek

We’re dealing with bullies. The time honored method of dealing with bullies is to smack them in the nose.


11 posted on 07/23/2015 3:47:50 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat ( The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves and fools)
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To: hoosiermama

I caught some of Cavuto yesterday and he is staunchly against Trump. When push comes to shove, he obviously comes down on the side of Wall Street and the big money cartel.

I used to respect him. Thank you, Bobby Jindal.


12 posted on 07/23/2015 3:56:03 PM PDT by stilloftyhenight (In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell)
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To: fhayek

Spot on. It’s time for hardball.


13 posted on 07/23/2015 3:57:25 PM PDT by stilloftyhenight (In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell)
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To: fhayek

LOL!


14 posted on 07/23/2015 4:13:35 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: fhayek

2012 was the last time we voted for the lesser of two weasels. No Mas! Trump Cruz or nobody.


15 posted on 07/23/2015 4:22:47 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Vince Ferrer

I described it on another thread as Presidential Candidate Apprentice, and Trump gets to say “your fired”.


16 posted on 07/23/2015 4:28:42 PM PDT by grania
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To: stilloftyhenight
I caught some of Cavuto yesterday and he is staunchly against Trump. ...

I think that probably comes from the top. There's no love between Trump and Murdoch. Never has been.

17 posted on 07/23/2015 4:47:23 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (You have entered an invalid birthday)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Yes. Or look at it like when Rudy Giuliani said he has doubts that obama loves this country. The LSM a tried and tried for weeks to get people outraged, but it didn’t work because it was a particular situation in which spin doctoring could not overcome the sheer TRUTH of the statement. So people just couldn’t buy the propaganda because they already KNEW the statement was true.

I believe that is what is going on with Trump. People just KNOW what he’s saying is true and the propaganda just can’t cut through that.


18 posted on 07/23/2015 6:24:54 PM PDT by uncitizen ("When a liberal speaks, a liberal is lying" - Mark Levin)
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To: fhayek

Agree. Here’s someone whose not afraid to stand up to bullies and tell them they are full of crap. I love how he took on Anderson Cooper yesterday.


19 posted on 07/23/2015 8:00:39 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: stilloftyhenight

Cavuto, or Jindal? Which one are you saying is against Trump?


20 posted on 07/23/2015 8:55:33 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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