Posted on 02/13/2016 6:24:41 AM PST by bray
2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
This is the greatest election ever and it is only just begun. We have the outsiders completing the work the Tea Party had begun and Moscow on the Potomac has no idea what is about to hit them. When you look at the two Parties you have one which is being headed by some old as dirt Leninists who are in a competition of who can make this the Soviet Union before they hit the dirt nap against our socialists who want to give it away less quickly and the Outsiders.
As the only person who predicted Trump and Cruz would be fighting it out six months ago and predicted Trump would win big a month ago it is time for the explanation why. Both Trump and Cruz would win against Sanders after he beats Hillary for a few reasons. The first is America is ready for a real change and have had their eyes opened from the Obama Depression. Cruz would win on Ground Game and Trump will win with his media wars and in this case Trump will be the nominee in a sweep across the country.
Since Trump and his supporters are universally hated by both the liberal and Conservative Punditocracy it is time an explanation is given why his movement see him as the superior candidate. As a fundamental Christian we do not care if the candidate is holy enough, we appreciate that he only respects us and is able to articulate basic conservative ideas. We have all worked with people who have a spicy language and especially in the construction industry so most of us overlook it whether we use those words or not.
The main issue we like is his dedication to the wall. Until the wall is built there is no point in talking about deportation since there is no real deportation without that wall. After it is built or at least the border being shut while construction occurs then it is simply grandstanding using the usual amnesty cliches with no solutions. Trump is the first one and most likely the only one who is serious about building it and the rest will never get it done.
His second largest issue is taking on Political Correctness. He has rolled back the PC mafia at least five years which is highlighted by his saying illegal aliens need to be deported as well as a moratorium on allowing Mooselimbs into our country and stating he does not believe in Global Warming. These are all considered sacrilege to the PC crowd as he tramples on sacred cow after sacred cow. The rest of the candidates only state their nuanced platitudes to straddle the same fence which has surrendered issue after issue. Political Correctness is the biggest club the Marxists have to beat down the opposition into submission and he beats them back to their safe rooms with courage and a sense of humor.
Is he a pure Conservative who knows the Conservative doxology inside and out or a record of marching in lockstep with Rush Limbaugh? No, he is a businessman; who like the ferry operator in the Outlaw Josey Wells, he learned to sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic and Dixie with equal enthusiasm to survive. In New York City if you want to build skyscrapers you have to sing the Battle Hymn more often than Dixie. He does not have the luxury of only donating one direction and irritating the Dems who are very vindictive which will add millions to his costs if he can get permits at all.
He is far more Conservative than all except perhaps Cruz, but he articulates and knows capitalism better than any other person on the stage. It really is not close who knows economics better than anyone on the stage or in DC, period. He is not a socialist and understands capitalism inside and out which is why he articulates it far better than anyone in the country. He did not learn it in the halls of Harvard or discussing it in some think tank, he lived capitalism his entire life in one of the toughest industries on the planet. Capitalism is in his veins which is why his explanations are substantive yet simple enough for America to understand. He is teaching America what capitalism is for the first time in fifty years.
This is why his time is now. After fifty years or more of Americans being told that the only solution to every one of their problems is gummit, it is refreshing to have someone articulate capitalism in a language they can understand. He keeps it simple and hits a couple of highlights without getting into the weeds where he lives with charm and charisma which is spellbinding. This country needs someone who can take this country another direction and Trump has the knowledge, credibility and a very high level of articulation to get that done. Add to that he is likely one of the top five negotiators in the country if not the world and you have a set of skills we have never seen.
From a purely Tea Party attitude and what America is telling the political establishment on both sides we just want to blow it all up. We want to bulldoze DC and watch all of those sanctimonious elites jump into the trash heap. While everyday Americans work hard only to be laughed at, insulted and ripped off they are about to tell these useless, incompetent Marxists to take a hike since we cannot afford you anymore. We need someone with a big "You're Fired" sign and we have just the guy for that.
The biggest reason Trump will win is he is not afraid to get ugly. Republicans have to go against the Three Pillars of Propaganda (media, academia and the DNC) to win. They have two choices, they can win ugly or lose graciously and it is much easier to be gracious. The establishment would rather debate and convince voters through high brow debating societies while the Dems are calling them racist, sexist homophobes. Trump will win ugly which is how this country is going to get fixed.
The establishments on both sides believe politics is fought in a cotillion with high brow discussions about the superiority of the Constitution when in reality it is a knife fight in the mud with no rules. This is where Trump has lived his life and has a room full of heads to prove it. The Pundiots do not want to go there and they certainly do not want to act like they approve of it and get splashed on their pearly white suits, so they vilify and mock to mask their fear of actually having to get their hands dirty. The Conservative pundits would rather lose graciously then win ugly since they too have become the establishment.
Trump will be the nominee. He has pointed his entire life at this moment and has the skills and abilities nobody on either stage has with the courage to say what he and the American people think. It is not pure Conservatism, but it is pure capitalism. Capitalism has not been pure for a hundred years, but capitalists adapt to the draconian rules they have to play by and adapt which Marxism cannot do and he is the master. He will drive the purists crazy since he is going to do what is right in his gut, but in the end they will be based on capitalism which is the basics of Conservatism. He is like the bulldozer that cuts a path through the overgrown trees to begin to build a road back to the rundown City on the Hill. The next guy can pave it after Trump dynamites and builds a road back to America.
Pray America wakes
And especially what I say, if the event draws the typical Trump blunt talk whereas Cruz hems and haws over it.
And George Washington still had to be selected by a consensus of others. He has his own Dale Carnegie problem and he surmounted it.
Supporting the assault weapons ban is anti-gun.
Trump made it clear that his agenda is fluid. He’s gathering input in negotiations.
This is uncomfortable to those who want a “conservative rock” but sometimes the “rocks” are more like stucco veneer, mainly for show and brittle under relatively little force.
The one who was fluid but eventually assumed the posture you wanted, may turn out to be the better option.
I will stick with the rock-ribbed conservative, the one that GOA endorsed, Ted Cruz.
I have, and by an act of Congress that fact makes him a U.S. Citizen at birth. And of course you know that only a special class of U.S. Citizens are eligible to be president. They are called “natural born” citizens. I’m sure you wish that Cruz was one of these, sorry, he is not. Suck on that for awhile.
we will let the courts decide. but the Chicago board of elections have already said Cruz was able. And that’s from a socialist state. We shall see.
But If trump is so sure of himself and wants the best for the country, why does he wait to file his lawsuit. Maybe he is afraid that he is wrong and Trump cant be wrong about anything.
Trump isn’t right about everything, but he’s willing to look unblinkingly at the world and speak without reservation about what he sees. It’s why he has made Cruz’s Citizenship an issue. It’s not a winner for him, but it is the truth as he sees it. My entire life the country understood that to be president you had to be born in America. WHEN DID THAT CHANGE? The truth? It didn’t.
Liar. It’s been at least two weeks, and I’m voting for the guy.
Tissues not included...
We finally have a winner who put it all on the line to speak out on illegals, muslims and refugees. He took down Hillary’s talking points by using Bill’s history against him. But it’s not good enough for the purists. Good luck with cruz in the big picture. Trump has been media tested. They’ve thrown it all at him. If nominatwd, Cruz will be palinized so fast your head will spin.
It shows that Cruzbots WANT to.
But you have a silly putty version of conservative that verges into fetishism.
The very first post I saw today when I opened FR was a detailed position paper by Trump, and down line someone went into even detail of all his positions from Trumps writings and books. If you want details they are not hard to find. I don’t see anything like that from any of the politician candidates.
Sometimes all you can do at nonsense like this is to rib it!
Keeping in mind, though, that none of these formulations are final (though the later ones are probably going to predominate).
Betcha unless you see a sea change in his spiritual condition, it will turn out to be thin stucco veneer ribbed, and easily cracked.
“Having a form of religion but denying its power” is dangerous.
I have no idea where that video came from. I think Home Depot has picked my site as a link and it automatically makes a video?
Take the lumps out (Trump)
HTR, at least they are a concise outline. Who else has anything close to it?
I find it really upsets them when you own it.
“Wait, you were supposed to get angry or curse Trump. You’re okay wiht it? @*0!#% you, you commie bastard!”
After eight months, they’re trying the same old things thinking it will work now.
Now that’s what I call a genius.
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