Posted on 06/14/2016 10:24:09 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
After I wrote a piece Sunday on the lack of empathy showed by Donald Trump in the wake of the Orlando shootings and why that was a bad thing for his chances of winning this fall I heard from a lot of smart people who vehemently disagreed with that analysis.
"I actually think because this is getting cast as terrorism, his response will work with a lot of people," said one Democratic pollster, echoing a sentiment that I have heard a lot over the past 24 hours.
And, judging from Trump's tweets and public statements over the past 24 hours, it's clear that he believes empathy isn't really what people are looking for anymore. "Look, we're led by a man that either is not tough, not smart, or he's got something else in mind," Trump said on Fox News on Monday morning. He had previously called for Obama to resign over his handling of the Orlando terrorism incident. And his Twitter feed is filled with lots of this sort of rhetoric:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrumpWhy? Because Trump believes that if past is prologue, then zigging while all other politicians (including everyone in his party) zags is the right thing to do. That conventional wisdom about this election and what voters want remains wildly off and only he truly understands that people want strength and leadership, not empathy.What has happened in Orlando is just the beginning. Our leadership is weak and ineffective. I called it and asked for the ban. Must be tough
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
True that. Islam comes before everything.
I'm betting Obama isn't very happy with the FBI. For once, they made it clear from the very beginning this was a clear act of islamic terrorism. They didn't give Obama a chance to lie and use his cover stories. That's why he had to grudgingly admit it was terrorism but still couldn't bring himself to say the obvious - it was islamic terrorism.
Ya think?
People wanting to be protected from people who are taught a murderous ideology might be a possibility?
People naturally want to survive and be free.
The Press acts like this is bizarre behavior.
The Press is just totally evil.
More, much more.
Stopping children from being born has to be a priority here.
Actually, it’s Obama as well but that’s another story.
And here’s a kicker from an article in The NY Post;
“Her fiancé, Marco Dias, speaking in Portuguese on her behalf, said Yusufiy believed that Mateen had gay tendencies and that his father had called him gay in front of her. Dias also claimed the FBI asked her not to tell this to the American media.
the FBI asked her not to tell this to the American media.!
What universe to these people live in?
The inside the beltway universe.
I know. I think there was a moment after Orlando when the whole country thought as one, I wish Trump were president right now. That’s what’s going to make him win in all demos.
D'OH!!
Of course he was...
But have you noticed something curious?
Both Omugabe, The Ugly, Fat, Unindicted Felon Fat Cow, as well as a dozen talking heads (aka flying monkeys) this morning paraphrased Trumps words?
Then of course, they attacked the paraphrase...
The Classic Straw Man.
But the snowflakes, the BLM morons, the Pink Mafia as well as the Green Mafia and, of course, the Koranimals, don't know better!
Too bad. The sombitch grudgingly concedes Trump may be on to something and may prevail.
I already know Trump will prevail.
I have been telling people that. There is no way in hell they are going to let Trump get anywhere near the Presidency and mess up their little oligarchy.
Here is something that is becoming embarrassingly obvious.
Which brings me to something else I've noticed...
Has anyone been able to determine if the "official" Omugabe speech transcripts at the White Mosque web site is the same as what was actually delivered?
Or are they edited to delete all the gaffs, mispronunciations and ummms, hahhs, and other drooling imbecilic pauses?
It would be nice if he stopped giving us his personal ignorant opinions, pronouncing them as reality and stop challenging our own lying eyes and ears...
The sackcloth is optional.
...assuming the dumb, ignorant schmuck SOB knows what that is.
Sounds logical enough to me.
Faced with a crisis similar to Tripoli, Trump is more likely to react like Jefferson than like Omugabe...
That is obvious to me.
As an American, I remember what was true even in mid 20th century.
The good old days.
What is the dumbest, most ignorant statement that Omugabe made in that speech today about the Florida massacre and the reactions?
There were so many my head is spinning trying to find the 'worst'
They are all beyond juvenile.
Undoubtedly, it would be edited. I’d read Kim Jung Il’s or whatever his name is, before I’d take a look at Urkel’s lousy speeches.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.