Posted on 01/28/2016 12:45:06 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A new ad that brutally exposes Donald Trump's hypocrisy vis-a-vis illegal immigration did not come from any of his current opponents, but rather Our Principles PAC, an anti-Trump group led by former Mitt Romney aide Katie Packer.
The ad opens by asserting that the reason Trump is skipping Thursday"s GOP debate is "Trump can't handle tough questions, like why he'd let millions of illegal immigrants stay in America and even supports a pathway to citizenship." The ad then shows Trump addressing a Chicago audience last June, sounding as if he endorsed giving illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. Trump lectured, "You have to give them a path and you have to make it possible for them to succeed. You have to do that."
The ad immediately segues to a recording of Trump telling Fox News on June 18, "How do you throw somebody out that's lived in this country for twenty years? You can't just throw everybody out."
That sentiment, of course, reflected precisely the opposite of Trump's attitude in his immigration plan, in which he ripped politicians, writing, "When politicians talk about 'immigration reform' they mean: amnesty, cheap labor and open borders." In October, Trump accused his then-chief rival, Ben Carson of being "for amnesty and I'm for a very strong border."
The ad follows with a Trump tweet from August 29 in which he supported amnesty for illegal immigrants after a halt to illegal immigration.
After citing Trump's huge hotels, the ad continues, "Why does Trump support amnesty? Maybe because Trump makes big money off illegal immigrants." The ad then notes that "a federal court ruled that Trump's company hired illegal immigrants to help the construction process for Trump Tower. He even paid a million dollar fine, and his new hotel in Washington?" The add quotes a news report stating, "The Washington Post interviewed about fifteen laborers at the D.C. hotel site, reporting that many reveal they entered the U.S. illegally."
The ad concludes: "Amnesty for illegal immigrants. Big money for himself. Can conservatives trust Donald Trump?"
Until June of last year Donald Trump was a businessman operating in the very liberal environment of NYC. A businessman is wise to try and get along with the locals. So prior to June 2015 nothing he says really matters. It is as simple as that, businessman Trump gets a pass since all he did is voice various opinions on issues of no real importance to him. Politician Trump will not get a pass but he has been pretty consistent on the issues. Unlike your guy, that profile in courage, that flip flops whenever the political winds change and then lies about it.
I wouldn't rely on Fox's mouth piece Megyn Kelly to tell the damn truth. She likely had second thoughts to prop up Cruz since he didn't do so well in the debate as Cruz is needed to take on Trump. And I wrote on this thread that Sessions may believe one thing about the 'poison pill' but Teddy had other ideas.
In case you didn't look above at what the paper of record in Iowa is saying about Teddy boy, here it is again.
PAUL: I was there and I saw the debate. I saw Ted Cruz say, "we'll take citizenship off the table, and then the bill will pass, and I'm for the bill."
The bill would involve legalization. He can't have it both ways. But what is particularly insulting, though, is that he is the king of saying, "you're for amnesty." Everybody's for amnesty except for Ted Cruz.
But it's a falseness, and that's an authenticity problem -- that everybody he knows is not as perfect as him because we're all for amnesty. I was for legalization. I think, frankly, if you have border security, you can have legalization. So was Ted, but now he says it wasn't so. That's not true.
And you got this from that Trump hating NY newspaper Daily News who employs that crazy Trump hating witch Linda Stasi slinking sleaze to make her sleazy living. Yep you got him!
Your “businessman” was everywhere giving his opinion on everything and everyone.
But nice try.
What was that about some 'poison pill' nonsense? Teddy wants/ed Amnesty. "Legalization"
Thread here.
"Cruz 2013 Tweet: Any bill this body passes should have border security first & then legalization. Twitter "
Nice, good find!
Wow!
Just saw your post, but..........it took three monitors to see it all. Glad you did not make it larger!
If it takes off great!!
But..but...everyone loves a winner. :)
Would not be wise to stand behind or close when it takes off, so I have been told. Would really like to have seen it in action!!
Take care.........pilgrim
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