Posted on 01/29/2016 4:58:55 AM PST by Helicondelta
No one ever really doubted that Donald Trump could pull off a major counter-programing feat -- even when competing with a GOP debate that was expected to draw millions of viewers.
He did it Thursday night, dazzling a crowd of hundreds of enthusiastic supporters by announcing that he had raised more than $6 million for veterans in one day -- $1 million of it from his own checkbook. "We love our vets," he said.
"You know, my whole theme is make America great again and that's what we're going to do --- and we wouldn't have even been here if it weren't for our vets," Trump said
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The instruction book on how to do populism is being written before our eyes.
>>The instruction book on how to do populism is being written before our eyes.
No. It was written before our eyes in 2008. Except that time, the candidate was an empty slate without accomplishment who merely told his followers, I am whatever you want me to be. Write your hopes on me and pretend that I am them.
Trump has done things. Employed people. Made decisions and had to live with them. His hope of making America great isn’t like Obama’s hope because it involves more than just passing out free stuff.
C-span followed it “live”. No interruptions.
Better than most people know. If you are a Vet and need a ride to Vet hospital and don't have a way to get there the DAV will come by and pick you up and take you there and back. No Charge.
I have two friends that are vets and they volunteer one or two days a week to drive the DAV van picking up Vets and taking them back and forth to the hospital.
Thank you for that info.
Fox does not have anything on the Trump Event on the news today. Nothing on the website either.
Fox is the biggest looser.
I thought all you Trump supporters were not watching Fox anymore. Appears they aren’t the biggest losers.
I hope the charities are vetted before they get the $
A picture is worth a thousand words. :-)
I am far too curious NOT to watch both events. I watched both CNN (Trump) and Fox (GOP Debate), and was struck by the delays for advertising on the GOP side, and the lack of such for CNN coverage. Trump has a sign on the podium but much of the time speakers were zoomed in on and the sign was not visible.
As far as content, I felt that both sides minimized conversation about the other, except for pointed jabs here and there. Trumps event was about the vets, and I think he organized a great event. Spectacular considering how quickly he put it together, which is telling as to the people he surrounds himself with. FOX was an exercise on what a debate would be like without Trump in it, and it quickly descended into infighting, and then excuses for it by blaming the man not in the room. Then Kelly brought in the YOUTUBE contributors who came even without Trump there, and some were insightful, and some incendiary. IMO they did not get the answers they sought, rather, political brinksmanship, or candidates answering previous questions until their time ran out. IMO all FOX accomplished was that they had a debate where they paraded Megan Kelly in a victory lap for being there, but failed to give the public substance.
I must admit that I got bored with Fox, and went to Trump for awhile, but like the Jerry Lewis telethon, love the cause, but tired of the content, and turned it off as well.
I look forward to the talking heads response today.
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