Posted on 04/17/2011 5:03:42 AM PDT by Reaganite Republican
I doubt whether Trump is a true conservative. ButI think of Trump as a convenient battering ram. There is something in it for everyone. He wants the self promotion and publicity. I want someone to knock the guy in the oval office around. Works for me.
But ... but ... but ... that was, like, LAST YEAR! You single issue morons always find fault with something! And Trump had to donate to Rahm because Trump does business in New York!
(Yes, all three of the above satricial talking points are based on talking points used in earnest by some FR Trump boosters over the last few days - scary, isn't it?)
I'm all for that, but I say that everyone of those troops be stationed at the US / Mexico border with fully armed weapons.
“I read recently that Trump will run as an Independent if he does not win the nomination...”
He never said that. He is being misquoted. He said he would “think” about it. He hasn’t said he would.
He clarified this on Hannity Friday.
Trump on Hannity:
I have no issue with your analysis but please take my comment in context.
The title of this article is “Why get Angry w/Trump... I’m not angry with him or for what he is doing, I find his actions to be at least momentarily beneficial.
My initial point stands though, he is a “self aggrandizing liberal opportunist who would make a lousy President” and we must never lose sight of that fact.
He has stated he doesn’t think raising the debt ceiling is a good idea —you need to deal with the issues. I think his best quality will be/is action based on common sense. Targeting the economy.
Donald Trump 2012 = Ross Perot 1992
I don’t recall Ross Perot seeking a Republican nomination.
As long as Trump doesn’t go Independant, then he will not equal H. Ross Perot.
My take is that if Donald Trump is only for Donald Trump, that’s OK with me if it means a stronger dollar, stronger real estate, stronger boarders, and international fear and respect.
Solvency = Freedom
Yes, the mainstream GOP elites are total losers. We needed someone out there saying this. I couldn’t care less who. Mainstream GOP are scared of their own shadows, scared of being called names, scared of standing out, scared to take stands, scared of their own platforms. They back down if a breeze blows.
None of them piped up for the last 4 years about all the problems with Barack Obama’s past. They are losers and cowards.
I’m not supporting Trump but he is doing a great service for Republicans if they will learn from example. The first thing is NEVER accept a leftist premise for hope of deflecting criticism. It doesnt work. Trump instead has charged headfirst into the faces of the left who try to substitute ridicule for analysis when it comes to any one who questions the veil of secrecy around Obama and this is something that goes mucg further than questions about his birth certificate. Some Republicans incorrectly want to give Obama a pass or join the leftist choir in ridiculing all who ask reasonable questions as ‘birthers’. The same people never had nearly the concern about Michael Moore 9-11 truther conspiracies which did spawn violence. They seem to have a problem saying the simple effective phrase ‘Regardless of his birth certificate Pres Obama has not released medical, education, & other records as other candidates have. I think he should do exactly that and dont understand what he is trying to hide.’
I too think palin has been energized by one fellow human being finally showing up with gonads. Power to both trump and palin, for different reasons. They both can help save this country in their own ways.
While I am not sure trump will even run, I agree with you. Trump needs the USA to succeed so that he can continue succeeding. This is true for every American. He’s just a little more rich, famous, and powerful than the rest of us. His “selfishness” is in our best interests. And if he were out to get Obama reelected, he would never be out there saying things about Obama that others have been killed for. The anti trumps don’t get it.
I think Trump will poll better than we think.
I am mystified at levin and coulter as well. What other parts of our constitution do they want to ignore?
10-4. You are on page 10 and I am on 11, or visa versa.
“I agree. Trump is speaking to the masses in a way the Tea Party and the GOP cant. Hes opening up the can of worms even if hes not doing it to help the Tea Party.”
You know, Trump is doing what he’s doing to help the Tea Party. Trump defends the Tea Party where others constantly bash it. He defends Birthers and Tea Partiers as not just a bunch of fringe whack jobs but as ordinary citizens concerned about their country and its direction. Trump represents the Tea Party better than some Pubs do. The Tea Party, lest you forget, is made up of many Independents, and even some Dems. Their issues are not the social issues presented so often on FR, but are financial, budgetary, and deficit issues. Trump’s interests are primarily the same, capitalism surviving, love of our country and its traditions, and putting Humpty Dumpty (our country) back together again. Trump fits the Tea Party’s template quite well, I would say.
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