Posted on 03/02/2016 5:38:30 AM PST by Kaslin
Maybe she does. She sets forth a number of very good points about Trump's past and then questions whether or not he is the right person to "Make America Great Again". Given the political past of Donald Trump, he appears to have contributed in many ways to the decline of America and his history and even recent comments he has made make it clear that in many many ways he does not represent or even agree with the values that made America Great in the first place.
Perhaps you could write an essay on why Americans should take Donald Trump at his word and why, other than the platitudes he speaks at his rallies, he is the person that America needs to bring us back to greatness and exactly how (other than building that great WALL), he will be able to accomplish it.
And then see if you can do it without calling Cruz a liar.
That’s because the articles themselves rarely have any logical or reasoned arguments, therefore, there is no point in responding with logic and reason.
When someone, like say Cruz for instance, makes up lies about what Trump has said about socialized medicine and continually repeats it on CNN, we know his reason for doing it. He is a competing candidate and wants to win. But what is the motive of so-called ‘conservative’ commentators who do the same?
Why is Parker running with this BS KKK garbage? Why keep repeating the ‘donations’ stuff that everyone and their brother already knows? Either someone can separate his donation behavior as that of a business man who needs to get ahead in a hostile political environment (Read a book called The Vampire Economy if you’re curious about that)or they can’t and keep pretending that it somehow ‘proves’ whatever they’re trying to whine about on any given day.
TL;DR: Responding to disingenuous allegations from asshat commentators is a waste of time.
“American Greatness” ?
I thought “O” outlawed that.
Star Parker’s analysis is basically worthless.
Emanate Domain is written into the Constitution so yeah, nothing burger.
If Trump does only that, and then immediately steps down, he would deserve a place on Mt. Rushmore.
It’s an opinion piece so there is no true or false, except for the person who has their own opinion.
Note though that the article is yet another hit piece from the establishment.
So now Star Parker joins the asshat club with Thomas Sowell and all the other commentators that were universally praised on this forum before Donald Trump decided to become a "conservative"?
When was that, exactly? July 2015?
Cruz will never be able to get his message out. He will always be on defense. Trump goes on offense.
I acknowledge we may have to hold his feet to the fire as President, but that's our job as citizens. We may very well have to raise hell and will if necessary. He is beholden to no one.
Let me see you make the case that Cruz isn't.
Trump is a salesman. He's damn good at it. But who the hell is he, really? And what exactly is it that he is selling?
I thought it was "eminent domain." lol
Frankly, yes. When they repeat these silly allegations, they’re showing themselves to be hacks and nothing more.
Trump has shone a light on the people on our side. It has been tremendously illuminating to find out just who is on what side in the ‘conservative’ media.
I would contend that many of these people have a vested interest in the status quo and are more afraid that Trump will upset their apple cart than they are of Trump’s ideological imperfections.
And don’t look now, but your namedropping and feigning disbelief at my dismissal of our so-called ‘conservative icons’ is not a reasoned logical argument and smacks of the kind of cult-like behavior that Cruz supporters accuse Trump supporters of engaging in.
lol ... from that pillar of intellectual thought ... Star Parker lol ...
Poor spelling due to the absence of proper caffeine levels. I speak in mis-spelled words too. Also fluent in typo :)
They aren’t ignoring history. They are reacting to recent history. So-called ‘conservatives’ have promised big and delivered nothing but more liberalism in opposition to the people who pay their salary.
Trump MIGHT be a con artist. But we KNOW FOR A FACT that all the ‘true conservatives’ in the race are just blowing smoke up our behinds and we are DONE with that.
If Trump is successful in the main pillars of his campaign, it will be the most conservative change this country has seen since Calvin Coolidge. And given Trump’s record of getting disparate groups of people to go along with what he wants throughout the years, one would find it difficult to bet against him.
But, again, I would simply say that he will not be able to get away with an authoritarian Presidency the way the first "black" (HA!) President or the first "woman" (HA!) President would.
This country was formed because people simply wanted a voice. If Cruz is the nominee, the public won't even know there's a Republican running for President because Hitlery will dominate the news coverage.
Only a Donald Trump can have a snowball's chance in hell of battling that.
And, once in office, we will have to raise hell once in a while. It's called redress of grievances.
The real benefit of a Trump candidacy is that it will translate into larger Republican representation in Statehouses and local governments.
I just don't think Cruz can create that.
He's too soft-spoken; too genteel; too professorial.
We need a hell-raiser, not a Mr. Chips.
Why do you think the GOPee is interested in anything different?
Donald Trump, being a narcissist who does not understand the principles of limited Constitutional Government, has shown every sign that he will be as authoritarian if not more than Obama.
When has he shown any deference to the Constitutional principles of individual liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, sanctity of life, limited government, states rights... The list could go on. He speaks in platitudes about how "I" am going to make America Great and uses the term "I" more than Obama.
The real benefit of a Trump candidacy is that it will translate into larger Republican representation in Statehouses and local governments.
You are assuming he will win and that he has coattails. Exactly who will be swept into office on Donald Trump's coattails? He has insulted just about every Republican in the United States and his negatives are in the 70% range.
Sure most of the disaffected conservatives are looking for a Leader, but what they are looking at is just another power hungry Authoritarian hypocrite who will undoubtedly disappoint most, if not all of his blind followers in the long run.
Again, who exactly is this salesman and what exactly is it that he is selling?
Well one things is for certain. The road we are currently on is as far from greatness as you can be.
That is not a reason to vote for him.
If he is a con artist, then he is doing a "bait and switch." He is pretending to be a conservative to get the nomination then he will do a hard left turn to try to win the election. He has contributed millions to those very people who have spent the last 50 years undermining the American Values that made America Great in the first place and yet he is the guy who can restore it?
The problem is that he doesn't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. He is the pied piper playing the song that everyone wants to hear.
I only wish that he were being honest. But then his history tells me he is just saying things that he thinks we want to hear and he doesn't have a conservative bone in his body.
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