Even more disturbing than Trumps demonstrated lack of knowledge on Conservatism, the President’s primary duty is to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.
How on earth can someone do that who doesn’t know the Constitution? Ted Cruz has known the Constitution by heart single he was 13 years old. He has defended the Constitution his entire adult life.
I doubt Trump could recite the Preamble.
[Conservatism means... to conserve... your wealth”. That’s not what conservatism is.]
To look at the majority of elected officials newsletters, that is apparently what it means. The only bills they elaborate on are fiscal in nature; NEVER social issues.
Why don’t you quote his entire answer?
Never pay much attention to the definition because it is a contrived definition....means what you want it to mean.
I didn’t watch it. Unbelievable. But I see Levins point. If trump does win, we are still in trouble but probably less than if any lefty is in there.
And yeah, I do think it's important that this country conserves our wealth. That 19 Trillion debt Obama and the GOPe Cronies have racked up isn't going to take care of itself.
Thank you for your opinion.
His answer was that “Conservatism means... to conserve... your wealth......... “Conservatism means limited government, free enterprise, and a strong national defense.” And he (or whoever prepared him with that answer) is right. .....Conservatism is about protecting private property rights and giving businesses the opportunity to grow without the stranglehold of regulations......Where was Trump wrong?
Conservatism, as used here, is a political term. Therefore, it is understandable that Trump — a non-politician — might have a non-political definition.
Candidates and news junkies use variations of conservatism as their litmus test to measure others. Most of those on the Republican debate stage, at one time or another, claimed to be conservatives. John McCain in AZ is running for reelection against and is trying to give the impression that he is a staunch conservative.
Yes. And the nation’s. And our children’s.
Headline grade: C-
I heard his entire answer and I thought it was good.
In this day and age, Conservatism means growing the Federal Government when you are in Power and then helping the DemoncRats grow the Federal Government when you are out of Power.
So, what did the 2010 and 2014 Mid Term Elections do to bolster Conservatism? Well, we do have Speaker Ryan now.
cough, cough...
Maybe if you read some of the seminal writing on conservatism by Edmund Burke, William F. Buckley, Russel Kirk, Barry Goldwater, and others you would learn that Trumps answer was correct and how ignorant you appear by posting things like this.
“A conservative is a person who believes there is something in our life worth saving.”
Well, shouldn’t the nation preserve its wealth? I’m mean, $19T in debt.
‘I’m a sneaky little stinker’: SNL opener roasts ‘greased pig of politics’ Ted Cruz over his ‘dirty tricks’ smear campaign against Ben Carson
“Trump Think Conservatism Mean “Conserving Your Wealth”
He think that? It mean that? Ug! We use cave man talk!
Actual title:
Trump thinks Conservatism means “conserving your wealth”
Try copy-and-paste rather that re-writing headlines in broken English.
Me think that work more good for you. Ug.
So you don’t think Americans should create and conserve wealth. Bernie Sanders is looking for supporters like you.
You wouldn’t know ‘conservative’ if it hit you up side your leftist head.
Hey Donald, would you like ot give us your breakdown of the word "ASSUME" too?
How an Obscure Adviser to Pat Buchanan Predicted the Wild Trump Campaign in 1996
The Week dot com ^ | Michael Brendan Dougherty
Posted on 1/20/2016, 2:17:11 AM by WayneLusvardi
Imagine giving this advice to a Republican presidential candidate: What if you stopped calling yourself a conservative and instead just promised to make America great again?
What if you dropped all this leftover 19th-century piety about the free market and promised to fight the elites who were selling out American jobs?
What if you just stopped talking about reforming Medicare and Social Security and instead said that the elites were failing to deliver better healthcare at a reasonable price?
What if, instead of vainly talking about restoring the place of religion in society something that appeals only to a narrow slice of Middle America. You simply promised to restore the Middle American core, the economic and cultural losers of globalization to their rightful place in America?
What if you said you would re store them as the chief clients of the American state under your watch, being mindful of their interests when regulating the economy or negotiating trade deals?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3385923/posts
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Hey. We voters are a lot smarter than the candidates seem to think! At least Trump is campaigning on prosperity. That said, as I pointed out here Trump's proposed tax "reform" has been neutrally scored by the Tax Foundation as a $10T deficit bomb (and skewed toward the wealthy). Hello Tea Party?
As to his monetary policy, as I pointed out here, Mr. Trump criticized Fed Chair Janet Yellen before she raised the discount rate for failing to raise interest rates while, in the next breath, claiming that raising interest rates was a recipe for "a recession-slash-depression." Come in, Houston: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Meanwhile, Cruz's proposal to replace the tax code with a 10% flat tax (with ample exemptions for working families), coupled with a Business Transfer Tax, has been scored by the neutral Tax Foundation as close to deficit neutral and beneficial to every level of worker, from us Gilligans to the Thurston Howell IIIs (and Loveys), across-the-board. Very Reaganesque and unsurprisingly so, having been architected by Arthur Laffer, one of the premier minds behind the Reagan tax rate cuts.
On monetary policy, Cruz has called for the gold standard, which I have called a very good idea and the best idea - for restoring prosperity - in the presidential debate. Cruz would be insulated from attacks by Trump because Trump has spoken sympathetically, albeit ignorantly, about the gold standard. Trump, on WMUR last year: ...
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