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Townhall.com ^ | January 30, 2016 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 01/30/2016 5:29:18 AM PST by Kaslin

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41 posted on 01/30/2016 5:56:16 AM PST by hey Bean
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To: Delta 21
I don't know about that. Those guys looked more disgusted than outraged -- and since Obama is such a useless, ineffective chief executive they have probably already ignored plenty of "orders" from him already.

Look what happened when the military forces stormed Osama bin Laden's hideout a few years ago. Did you see the photos of Barack Obama sitting in the "situation room" with his golf jacket on? He was probably the last one in the room to know about what was going down.

42 posted on 01/30/2016 5:58:31 AM PST by Alberta's Child (My mama said: "To get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom.")
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To: Kaslin

Good article.


43 posted on 01/30/2016 5:58:42 AM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: Kaslin

Why is everyone enamored with this punk azz thug?


44 posted on 01/30/2016 6:01:27 AM PST by mylife
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To: Kaslin
Much of Sowell’s criticism is over the top and a lot of it is just plain wrong. Trump is being constantly attacked. His ability to stand up for himself and his positions is the only reason he has survived until now.

Trump is not childish or a spoiled brat. He has spoken the truth about important issues and has been viciously attacked for it.

A candidate and a president need to defend themselves when falsely and dishonestly attacked. They need to respond when subject to name calling and attempts at sabotage.

It seems Republican candidates have only two choices.

1. Strongly articulate your position and refuse to back down. You will then be called childish and a loud mouth.

2. Continually apologize when attacked and/or fail to respond. You will then be said to agree with the attacks and be seen as someone who can be pushed around.

45 posted on 01/30/2016 6:01:51 AM PST by detective
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To: nathanbedford
Those of us old enough to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis we shudder to think if Donald Trump is commander in chief and we have a similar threat.

Quite right!

I can't see myself voting for Mrs. Clinton or Bernie Sanders, or any Democrat for that matter, but Trump does worry me about scenarios like that.

46 posted on 01/30/2016 6:02:26 AM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: Cboldt

He might have, but the title is “Grow up” Besides I posted it to ping Freeper jazusamo as he posts Dr Sowell’s articles


47 posted on 01/30/2016 6:04:20 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

“And he is still a million times wiser than you non-thinking Trump bots”

If the bots support Trump, then how do you explain all models of the DickBot 2000 supporting Cruz?

“Cruz for President Announces Endorsement of Dick Bott and Richard Bott”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3390348/posts


48 posted on 01/30/2016 6:04:33 AM PST by patq
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To: Pravious

Thomas Sowell has Never ranted like a 5 year old.


49 posted on 01/30/2016 6:04:42 AM PST by mylife
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To: Resettozero

You wished you were as wise as he is when you are his age.


50 posted on 01/30/2016 6:05:36 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: McGruff

What ever you say Biff.


51 posted on 01/30/2016 6:08:00 AM PST by mylife
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To: nathanbedford

Exactly, but he Trump bots don’t get it.


52 posted on 01/30/2016 6:08:14 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Pravious

If Donald is acting like a kid, maybe we need more kids. Kids can be rude and unrefined, yes — however they also tend to believe things possible that “adults” have long pooh-poohed.


53 posted on 01/30/2016 6:08:25 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: SubMareener
That, by the way, is what actually ended the crisis: We took our missiles out of Turkey, and the Soviets took their missiles out of Cuba.

Correct. Many people believe that Kennedy stared down the Soviets and made them remove their missiles from Cuba. Open the window wider and you see that the Soviets added missiles in Cuba in order to make the US remove missiles from Turkey. We did.

But at least Kennedy was cool headed about it.

54 posted on 01/30/2016 6:09:43 AM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: Kaslin

Trump would make it very CLEAR... do you want to be FRIENDS or ENEMIES?


55 posted on 01/30/2016 6:10:18 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: stockpirate

Sowell is a leftist?

REALLY??!!


56 posted on 01/30/2016 6:10:38 AM PST by mylife
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To: detective

Trump isn’t hollering in a vacuum. He doesn’t take pot shots based on some simmering discontent; he does shoot back and hard.


57 posted on 01/30/2016 6:12:45 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Kaslin
He has boasted that his followers would stick by him even if he committed murder. But is that something to boast about? Is it not an insult to his followers, if it is true?

I'm a Cruzer that loves Thomas Sowell, and am OK with Trump.

Thomas Sowell, like many conservatives, has TDS and it has affected his logic and reason.

Any sane person, not effected by TDS, would know, without doubt, that Trump was joking and would NEVER utter the sentence, "Is it not an insult to his followers, if it is true?"

Thomas Sowell is usually fair and balanced but TDS will rot the human brain, much like mad cow disease. I will pray for Thomas Sowell.

58 posted on 01/30/2016 6:13:23 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: Kaslin

He has boasted that his followers would stick by him even if he committed murder.


He spent a lot of time with the Clintons. You tend to adopt the ways of the company you keep...


59 posted on 01/30/2016 6:14:11 AM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: SubMareener
We shall see


60 posted on 01/30/2016 6:14:43 AM PST by Kaslin
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