Posted on 04/23/2011 11:11:50 AM PDT by radpolis
he would also make a better friend then enemy.
I’m not dissing him. I say go for it! As long as he’s tooting the ineligibility horn I’m on his side. Any other issue, well, that’s to be seen.
I don’t think Donald the RINO is exempt - I appreciate that he goes after 0bama since many of Trump’s TV fans are liberals but he is too far left to adequately represent conservative interests.
um donald trump is attacking obama— why would you attack someone who’s attacking your enemy?? there is a time and a place for that— the guy hasn’t even announced he’s running for prez. until then let him attack obama all he wants— why trash him??
Trump takes crap for daring to speak about the BC, but I enjoy listening to his views on the economy and global issues. In a debate he would run circles around the community organizer. Likewise, Herman Cain.
I agree. Trump is very useful to us. I support what he’s doing, I do not expect to support him for president.
I’m sorry but Donald Trump is not on our side. Anyone who thinks so is fooling themselves.
I agree. Have you seen how low Obama’s poll ratings are lately? Part of that is the “Trump Effect”.
Let’s hope that Trump will do to Obama what Pat Buchanan did to Poppy Bush in 1991 - that is substantially weaken him for the GOP to beat him in 2012.
Agree 100%. Thanks.
Qualification #1 is willingness to savagely attack Obama over and over.
Only 2 meet this entry-level requirement. Trump is one.
And you think Donald Trump is okay with just being our useful idiot? He’s okay with you liking him now but not supporting him if he ran? I think this ‘he’s useful now’ stuff’ is dangerous. Freepers may like him now because he’s hammering Obama, but what happens if he runs and gets the nomination or worse runs third party? He’s no conservative. Might not be as bad as Obama but are we really going to settle for that?
Anyone who takes on Obama is on my side. There is only one Republican that does so and she isn’t running yet.
We don't need any pantie waists or sugar britches going up against Barry.
And if we pick to support another, the Donald will go Independent and make it very hard to choose.
Trump thinks we need tariffs while he makes no mention of less government control, less government spending and lower taxes.
Sounds like more of the same big government nonsense to me.
I will happily settle for a Trump win over a Palin loss. I won’t lose a second of sleep over that decision. I’m conservative but not to the point where I would allow Obama to win a second term just so I could say I supported the most right wing conservative candidate available.
The big reasons for not attacking Trump is you can’t “take it back” and providing fodder for the Dem media.
As a lifelong conservative I don't give a hoot about what you think. There are NO "ideological inconsistencies" in Trump. He is a lifelong liberal. His recent conversions at CPAC2011, just two months ago in February, can not be taken seriously by principled conservatives, or by anyone in their RIGHT mind..
Trump is a charlatan and giving him the benefit of the doubt, or defending his 30 year public record in support of liberalism, is not consistent with FRee Republic. Its always been open season on liberals around this forum --- Democrat, Republican, Independent, Socialist, Libertarian, Reformer, whatever! I don't see that changing.
An additional reason to support Trump now, regardless of how any one of us might choosed to vote, is his candidacy puts terrific pressure on the GOP estblishment to come up with somebody, acceptable to the Tea Party, who can take on Trump and beat him in the primaries. That will require a pit bull who will attack the Illegal as hard as Trump is attacking him, IMHO either Rick Perry or Chris Christie.
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