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Do Emotions Trump Facts? (Thomas Sowell on Trump)
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| January 22. 2016
| Thomas Sowell
Posted on 01/22/2016 12:19:43 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
Those of us who like to believe that human beings are rational can sometimes have a hard time trying to explain what is going on in politics. It is still a puzzle to me how millions of patriotic Americans could have voted in 2008 for a man who for 20 years -- TWENTY YEARS -- was a follower of a preacher who poured out his hatred for America in the most gross gutter terms.
Today's big puzzle is how so many otherwise rational people have become enamored of Donald Trump, projecting onto him virtues and principles that he clearly does not have, and ignoring gross defects that are all too blatant...
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chamberofamnesty; cruz; cuckservatives; nationalreview; richlowry; sowell; thomassowell; trump
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Comment #2 Removed by Moderator
To: euram
Then why do you comment on FR?
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:23:15 PM PST
by
Parmenio
To: Parmenio
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: GodGunsGuts
Sowell has disappointed. I know longer look up to him. Sad.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:27:30 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
To: kiryandil
More proof that once you have sold out your conservative principles, supporting Donald Trump is so easy even a cave man can do it!
To: Parmenio
Then why do you comment on FR? Because not only did said poster want to share their own opinion, but characterize the corresponding nature of that poster's opinion as well.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:28:05 PM PST
by
C210N
(Supporting the Constitutional Conservative in the race. Constitutional Conservative Cruz.)
To: euram
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:28:48 PM PST
by
Mrs. Don-o
("There are people running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches." - Will Rogers)
To: GodGunsGuts
Today's big puzzle is how so many otherwise rational people have become enamored of Donald Trump, projecting onto him virtues and principles that he clearly does not have, and ignoring gross defects that are all too blatant... Sowell is, of course, correct.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:30:17 PM PST
by
FourPeas
(Chocolate, sugar and lots of caffeine. Hard to beat that.)
To: Parmenio; euram
Then why do you comment on FR? Anybody can shoot their mouth off in here.
It's like a free kegger, and we're all just having a good old time.
My buddy euram wants to make a comment that cuts to the truth, I'm going to slap him on the back, and tell him he's SPOT ON.
Move along. There's chairs over on the other side of the thread.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:30:24 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
To: Jane Long
Donald “the crony capitalist” Trump is the disappointment...but the conservative movement has become so demoralized and panicked that many have not let themselves realize it yet.
To: kiryandil
These people live in their gated communities, going to their expensive dinners with a bunch of lefties or fake conservatives. None understand what gong on in the rest of America.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:30:41 PM PST
by
Digger
To: GodGunsGuts
Thomas Sowell, under the bus with ye!
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:31:42 PM PST
by
thestob
(Cruz 2016)
To: Mrs. Don-o; euram
Quod erat demonstrandum. Oh - thanks for reminding me.
Q.E.D.
:)
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:32:12 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
To: GodGunsGuts
I don't get it either. From his record, Donald is nothing but a populist liberal...
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:32:12 PM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(A Psalm in napalm...)
To: GodGunsGuts
Nice to hear a mature, intelligent, knowledgeable, person like Thomas Sowell speaking up and throwing his support behind the only sane choice out there. These are dangerous times we’re living in. The last thing we need is another clown in the White House.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:32:34 PM PST
by
ETL
(Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
To: ETL
To: FourPeas
Agreed. Not that I think it’s going to matter here... Some folks here still insist McCain is a “conservative”.
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:34:06 PM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(A Psalm in napalm...)
To: GodGunsGuts
Talk to the Hand, dn00b. :)
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posted on
01/22/2016 12:34:07 PM PST
by
kiryandil
("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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