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Rubin: If only a few Republicans had led, and not followed Trump
The Salt Lake City Tribune ^ | June 6, 2016 | Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post

Posted on 06/06/2016 11:02:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The most disturbing part of the Donald Trump phenomenon is the abysmal reaction of others on the right and across our political-media landscape. It is not merely left-wing protesters who turn violent or Trumpkin racists and anti-Semites on social media who should alarm us. Rather, it should concern us when so many wake up to say, "Let's do the wrong, cowardly thing."

Imagine if:

• Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus never went on bended knee to Trump with his worthless pledge but instead routinely denounced his utterances.

• Republican candidates with no real chance to win chose not to run or quickly dropped out and denounced Trump, leaving only three or four candidates in the field.

• Mike Murphy at the Jeb Bush super PAC spent more money exposing Trump than attacking other Republicans.

• During the debate the Trump opponents had uniformly denounced his bigoted rhetoric, ridiculed his lame ideas and leaped on his lies.

• The other Republicans refused to say they'd support him as the nominee....

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TOPICS: Politics
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What if unicorns really existed?

Jena people spent millions trying to dislodge trump

What if the SC political class finally understood that the voters are fed up


21 posted on 06/06/2016 11:39:57 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If only a few screaming never been never will bes in the Drive By media would get over themselves and shut their ignorant moronic mouths.


22 posted on 06/06/2016 11:41:05 AM PDT by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Two main things wrong with this article:

Salt Lake Tribune: owned by the Mormon Church

Washington Post: owned by liberals

Liberalism: A Mental Disease...

23 posted on 06/06/2016 11:42:57 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Queen of the Neocons.”

Yep. A journalistic parasite who has the official approval of the political establishment.


24 posted on 06/06/2016 11:46:09 AM PDT by Pelham (Barack Obama. When being bad is not enough and only evil will do)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Jebbifer Rubin is just sad that the GOP did not nominate Yeb!, the Joyful Tippy-Toes Tortoise as the Designated Loser.


25 posted on 06/06/2016 11:53:04 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Too busy following the gravy train, to care about the unwashed masses.

Feed em fish heads!

26 posted on 06/06/2016 12:00:40 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If the republican party had leaders we wouldn’t have got the 2015 budget (or the last 7 years for that matter). And there’s a good chance Trump would have been out early.

Tea party voters tried to lead since the party wouldn’t, and the party ignored the results. Then most voters tried to lead even bigger with majorities in the 2015 congress and the party rubbed our noses in Obama’s poop.

Even seeing the voter’s reaction to Trump, the party elders/superiors are showing no leadership and no intention of following voter’s wishes. They should be a good way into the 2017 budget by now. As far as I can tell they plan to leave another big pile of Obama Omnicrap for the next president.


27 posted on 06/06/2016 12:10:29 PM PDT by LostPassword
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t remember, is Cruz running?


28 posted on 06/06/2016 12:16:10 PM PDT by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't finish a sentence, but he will finish a term.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Exactly....
The people who have been in power since 2001 pulling strings on both sides of the fence have been kicked to the curb.
Rove wasn’t the PuppetMaster but clearly he knew who was.


29 posted on 06/06/2016 12:19:48 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That is the problem. They couldn’t lead because they weren’t leaders. They build nothing. They espouse ‘hot air’.


30 posted on 06/06/2016 12:33:23 PM PDT by Parmy (II don't know how to past the images.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh, Jennifer. Just shut it.

How does this woman still have a paying job writing?


31 posted on 06/06/2016 12:42:09 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The ugly bitch singing again


32 posted on 06/06/2016 1:18:13 PM PDT by Rebel2016
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Queen of the Neocons.”

Yep, Queen of the open border people.


33 posted on 06/06/2016 2:23:20 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

From the tirade:”Ramesh Ponnuru writes: “If we elevate a man we know to be cruel, impulsive, insecure, vain and dishonest to the most powerful position in our country, that choice helps to define our own character and shape our expectations for one another.””

How many times did you use that quote in the last 8 years, Jennifer? How many times have you protested the lawlessness of the regime? How many times have you defended Constitutional freedoms?

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” And women, also.


34 posted on 06/06/2016 6:27:52 PM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If J-Rubes columns had any influence outside of her only two fans, RINOs Medved and Hewitt, maybe her brilliance could have stopped him.


35 posted on 06/07/2016 10:48:51 PM PDT by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I assume she wants to be taken seriously. When the bitch called me a “Trumpkin” I wanted to slap her and then slit her throat. Didn’t go past that. Did she say anything important?


36 posted on 06/14/2016 7:31:59 PM PDT by jimfree (In November 2016 my 15 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

About the only thing that concerns me is the fact that we have let political correctness screw every thing up so bad that no one really knows what any one else says.

The only purpose for using political correct speech is for the speaker to avoid saying what they really think.

Donald Trump is neither political correct nor is he a politician which is why i support him.

With Trump you get what you see but you have to have almost as much sense as God gave a goose to be able to read between the lines.

Genesis 11:7
... let us go down and confuse their language so they ... so that they won’t understand each other’s speech.

Well?


37 posted on 06/28/2016 8:18:34 PM PDT by ravenwolf (If the Bible don`t say it, don`t preach it to me.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who is Jennifer Rubin?


38 posted on 06/28/2016 8:30:37 PM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: AFreeBird

Queen of the Neocons.


39 posted on 06/28/2016 8:33:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Sounds impressive 🙄
40 posted on 06/29/2016 9:24:33 AM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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