No, I Don't Believe Donald Trump Is a Conservative

Townhall.com ^ | March 22, 2016 | David Limbaugh

[Lazamataz]

David Limbaugh just proved why he is second to Rush.

Of course Trump is not conservative. He’s populist and nationalist. Populists pick a few liberal and a few conservative positions that give favor to individuals, and nationalist, to the nation.

He’s good on my two main issues: Immigration and gun control.

[napscoordinator]

Well Trump is the only one who has called ISIS out. The other candidates are too scared to say that they would round up families of terrorists to get information (Cruz said, “Of course not” to that question). He is for closing the border of Muslims (Cruz said, “That’s unAmerican”). Cruz is very weak in keeping America safe. So perhaps it is a terrible thing that 34 people have died but I blame Obama, Hillary, Cruz, and Kasick for these deaths.....weak people should not be leaders.

[Leo Carpathian]

Non eligible, not Natural Born Citizens, Cubans, Chihuahua Marko and Pinocchio Ted attacking Big Donald at CNN freestyle match.

Cruz "character":

1. Phony summonses mailed out, scaring people to vote for Cruz.

2. Claiming Carson quit, presinc captains told voters "vote for Cruz"

3. Campaigning in the 800 churches, showing video "vote for me" with his preacher/father stomping for him. Rafael Cruz is a 7 Mountain Dominionist and believes his son is the anointed one.

4. "Brilliant" lawyer, did not know he was Canadian citizen and that he is not Natural Born Citizen, not eligible for office of P or VP.

5. Making phony video advertising with lies about opponents.

Just enough to beat Trump in IA, apologize, rinse and repeat?
Liar is the polite term for this Cuban. His father was pro-communist in Cuba, imprisoned by Batista, but now he is refugee?

IRREFUTABLE AUTHORITY HAS SPOKEN

(Oct. 18, 2009) The Post & Email has in several articles mentioned that the Supreme Court of the United States has given the definition of what a "natural born citizen" is. Since being a natural born citizen is an objective qualification and requirement of office for the U.S. President (and VP), it is important for all U.S. Citizens to understand what this term means.

http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-natural-born-citizen/

[Leo Carpathian]

Trump is not conservative, Reagan was not conservative, just B grade actor, Obama is eligible to “Forward” this country to paradise.
Riiiight Dave!

[faucetman]

“Conservatism” has become a religion for some. These zealots have been exposed by this election cycle.

Where their cult of conservatism is more important to them than saving our country. For them, Trump isn’t “Black” enough, I mean “conservative” enough. Even though most of his views are “conservative”, and his stated policies are conservative, they still attack him as if he were a Communist.

As Donald Rumsfeld said “You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might want or wish to have at a later time”.

Stop trying to destroy the “army we have”, The Trump army. Donald J Trump, commander in chief of his army of voters.
By constantly attacking Trump, they are at the same time attacking his voters, ultimately YOUR general election voters.

It’s time to STOP attacking Trump on his conservatism. He’s conservative ENOUGH!

The conservative zealots, cultists, are finding out in this election just how few in number they really are. If they had their own convention, it would have to be held at a Holiday Inn Express. MOST conservatives do not ascribe to their version of conservatism. Most conservatives find Donald Trump conservative.

Exit polls have shown him to win among ALL types of conservatives. Yes, as the categories get to “moderate conservative” or “somewhat conservative”, his numbers SOAR because that is where MOST conservatives are.
For “conservatives” to win, you need ALL conservatives.

Rush and David Limbaugh, nor the fools at National Review, get to define who is a conservative. We know who we are. We know what our values are. We don’t need the pompous zealot wing of conservatives to dictate just who can be in their elite conservative club.

Go ahead, just keep on attacking Trump and his “conservative” voters and you will be holding your meetings in a phone booth.

[faucetman]

I agree, check out my post at 125

[ManHunter]

Wonderful summation and I have no doubt that your information is correct. After four years of Obama and the abject ineptitude of the campaign of that fraud Mitt Romney, I’m not the least bit surprised that he’s thought about running since 2012. However, FACTS would suggest that he didn’t begin to contribute to Republicans in 2012, but that his campaign contributions began at least 23 years earlier. Truth be told, I suspect that neither you nor I would be all that pleased with the Republicans he contributed to.

According to Politifact, the FEC and a variety of state elections offices: “Trump has actually been relatively evenhanded in doling out cash to the two parties, but since 1989, he’s contributed over $350,000 MORE to Republicans running for federal and state offices, campaign finance records show. Data from the Federal Election Commission and state elections offices provided by the two websites show that Trump has given $584,850 to Democrats and $961,140 to the GOP over the last 26 years.” Note that that data goes back to 1989, not 2012.

Source: http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/jul/09/ben-ferguson/donald-trumps-campaign-contributions-democrats-and/

[Captain Peter Blood]

I ran across the following a few weeks ago in an article on whether Trump is a Conservative or not and the author named 40 things So Called Conservatives support.
So here they are, by this list and definition I guess Trump is a Conservative:

Here are forty things that real conservatives do, think, believe, and support which show that they and Trump are merely peas in the same pod:

Real conservatives talk about reverence for and fidelity to the Constitution but don’t actually follow the Constitution.
Real conservatives think that Americans should be locked in a cage to be raped and humiliated if they possess too much of a substance the government doesn’t approve of.
Real conservatives support taking billions of dollars from American taxpayers and giving it to the corrupt governments of other countries in the form of foreign aid.
Real conservatives think that Israel should receive more foreign aid than any other country.
Real conservatives complain about Obamacare but never open their mouths about Bushcare—the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 that expanded Medicare beyond LBJ’s wildest dreams.
Real conservatives believe that all tax reform should be revenue neutral.
Real conservatives support the national security state overseen by the CIA, DIA, and NSA.
Real conservatives support the Department of Homeland Security even though the United States already has a Department of Defense.
Real conservatives support the continuation of U.S. military alliances with many countries around the world.
Real conservatives support making “the rich” pay their fair share via a progressive tax system.
Real conservatives support increasing the defense budget.
Real conservatives attack Bernie Sanders for being a socialist but at the same time support socialized medicine via Medicaid and Medicare.
Real conservatives support refundable tax credits like the earned income credit that allow some Americans to receive tax refunds when they paid in no taxes in the first place.
Real conservatives complain, sometimes, about the abuses of the TSA, but never call for airports and the airlines to provide their own security.
Real conservatives support federal gambling laws.
Real conservatives support the government taking money from some Americans to educate the children of other Americans.
Real conservatives believe the U.S. Navy is a global force for good instead of evil.
Real conservatives support the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for all gun purchases.
Real conservatives support the U.S. empire of troops and bases that encircles the globe.
Real conservatives criticize, sometimes, the waste and fraud in federal welfare programs, but support in principle the welfare state via WIC, food stamps, SSI, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Section 8 rent subsidies, SCHIP, and TANF.
Real conservatives believe the government is entitled to a portion of every American’s income.
Real conservatives think that Social Security—an intergenerational, income-transfer, wealth-redistribution welfare program—should be “saved” so that future generations of the elderly can be supported by the young.
Real conservatives support the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and see a role for the federal government in education even if they call for abolishing the federal Department of Education, which they rarely do anymore anyway.
Real conservatives believe the government should provide the poor and farmers a safety net.
Real conservatives support laws against victimless crimes.
Real conservatives consider every veteran and member of the military to be a hero.
Real conservatives think it is okay for the government to take money from those who work and give it those who don’t via unemployment benefits.
Real conservatives support the United States imposing sanctions on other countries, a form of economic warfare.
Real conservatives support a government space program.
Real conservatives support a foreign policy of intervention in various degrees instead of a foreign policy of strict neutrality.
Real conservatives want to consolidate federal job training programs instead of eliminate them.
Real conservatives believe the United States should police the world.
Real conservatives want to eliminate certain tax deductions, credits, and loopholes that allow Americans to keep more of their money in their pockets and out of the hands of Uncle Sam.
Real conservatives support government grants for scientific and medical research.
Real conservatives think that free trade agreements have something to do with free trade.
Real conservatives believe it is the job of the U.S. government to provide relief to other countries after a natural disaster.
Real conservatives support the federal ban on organ sales.
Real conservatives would never publicly call for the elimination of the National School Lunch Program.
Real conservatives oppose LGBT discrimination laws, but support the principle of federal anti-discrimination laws.
Real conservatives support the government taking money from some Americans to pay for the health care of other Americans.

[peeps36]

I was just wondering the same thing. What did this guy have to say about Romney’s conservative credentials? I don’t recall hearing any of these conservatives attacking Romney over his liberal record.

[faucetman]

“had the consulate not considered them natural born citizen. You really need to get better informed before you are making a bigger fool of yourself than you already are. “

Don’t get mad, but you are incorrect. This is a very confusing and difficult issue to understand.

Because of your circumstances, you were born a “NATIVE” citizen. Not needing to be “naturalized”. In other words a “citizen at birth”. That is NOT a “natural” born citizen. The distinction is only an issue if you want to become president or vice president. It isn’t a “lesser citizenship, as a naturalized citizenship is not a lesser citizenship. It is a specific “constitutional” requirement to those offices.

If you were not born “in the country” by “citizen parentS” (plural) you CAN NOT BE a natural born citizen eligible to the office of president (Article II, Section 1, clause 5) or vice president (Article XII, the last sentence).

[Kaslin]

Well, Rush is his younger brother. :duh

[Kaslin]

So did Ted Cruz.

[Harpotoo]

Nice!

[going hot]

...And David Limbaugh is an asshat, so he has that going for him.

[Cyberman]

an infinitely superior candidate in Ted Cruz

Maybe he's "an infinitely superior candidate" for prime minister of Canada, but in America we want a natural-born American in charge.

[Cyberman]

TED CRUZ'S MOTHER ALWAYS WAS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, SHE NEVER BECAME A CANADIAN CITIZEN.

Survey Says: ***BZZZTTTT!!!***

Ted Cruz's Mother Was On Official List Of Canadian Citizens Eligible To Vote

[cowboyway]

And I could never support Cruz because he’s not eligible for the office.

Please provide a link to the court decision to support your statement.

[cowboyway]

We need “Statism That Works for Us.”

Trump statism is still statism. With 'conservatives' like you, who needs libtards? (Great slogan, no?)

[aimhigh]

Point 3: Senator Cruz PUSHED for Chief Justice Roberts.

A that time, Trump was heavily donating to Democrats. Trump is another Ross Perot, running to guarantee another Clinton win.

[Agnes Heep]

Good comeback, but save the effort for someone who needs it. My comment was sarcastic, and painfully obvious!