Posted on 08/10/2015 6:14:20 AM PDT by libertarian neocon
Last night, instead of focusing on True Detective, I ended up getting into a bit of a flame war on Twitter with some Donald Trump supporters. Oh my, those people have no clue and you really couldn't pin them down on anything. Ask a simple question like "how do you know Trump will govern as a conservative?" and the responses you get are "do your homework", "you're not very bright are you" and "Trump/Cruz is the only hope for this country". The last is would only be true if your hope is for a historic route of the Republican Party. Even with his sky high GOP poll numbers and near 100% name recognition, Trump trails Hillary in election matchups by 15% according to RCP. Cruz, who used to be though of as a bomb thrower but next to Trump looks calm and diplomatic, is behind Hillary by almost 8 points (though I'm not meaning this post to criticize Cruz, he is actually the Republican I agree most with, I just know I wouldn't be able to get elected either). After all, I know that Trump wants to outdo Mitt Romney but I don't think that offending more than 47% of the population is the right goal to have. Between his "blood" comments and his comments with regards to hispanics, he has offended at least 60% of the population. Also you have to wonder whether in the minds of these people if a Cruz/Paul or Fiorina/Rubio ticket would mean the end of this country as we know it?
Another question is do Trump supporters have any idea who Trump really is or are they just so caught up in the cult of personality that they would kill Sharon Tate if he asked them to. All the Trump supporters I was arguing with last night had "Jesus", "God" or "Christian" in their descriptions, which I find rather surprising. Can you think of a GOP candidate who is more the opposite of what Jesus represents than Donald Trump? He is foul-mouthed, thin-skinned, unforgiving and probably has committed adultery in every single one of his marriages multiple times. He would never die for your sins given he won't even admit the ones he makes himself! He's also said that he has never asked God for forgiveness.
Also, every single person had the word "conservative" in their description as well. Trump left the GOP in 1999 to join the Reform Party and did so poorly in their primary that he came in behind Pat Buchanan and John Hagelin, the meditation guru. Did he go back to the Republican Party then? Nope, he became a Democrat! That means that he looked at people like Al Gore, John Kerry and Nancy Pelosi and thought, eh, they're a pretty good lot, I'm going with them. He only became a Republican 5 years ago! Other than building a giant wall with Mexico, can you be certain of anything that he will do? My guess is that he would try to usurp as much power for the executive as possible, even more than Obama and then use government power to its limit. Think Juan Peron with a horrible haircut.
Trump and his supporters really give the GOP a bad name.
It is fun to watch all the rags crawl out of their establishment protected holes. I would have never guessed one man not for sale could have spooked so many.
“Promoting your blog along with Carly for President? I suppose in your mind you think she is electable? “
I think she has potential. She is pretty generic Republican ideology wise and gives a pretty good speech. I know she has weaknesses but they all do. I thinks he has the potential to actually close the gender gap and she has a convincing way of speaking. And unlike other candidates, she won’t embarrass us when touting our principles.
Ok. Look, I was unnecessarily rough. Please forgive me. Go read the article at the hyperlink and you will understand Trump’s current appeal.
“Trump and his supporters really give the GOP a bad name.”
Nope. The GOPe gives the GOP a bad name. The Bushes, Rove, McConnell, Boehner - those and more give the GOP a bad name. In contrast, Trump supporters are saints, at least they believe in American Exceptionalism.
Reagan only became a Republican 3 years before his first run for governor.
You are right. Trump is not a conservative. He’s a wrecking ball. And I’m enjoying watching he GOPe scurry like rats.
Here we go again. Another blog pimp who thinks he has something worthwhile to say. Should have realized before I read it that if it’s written by someone who calls himself a libertarian neocon it was going to suck...
Good luck with that....
LOL!
“A gross piece of buffoonery ...”
You’ve described Trump perfectly.
I like your name. That’d basically make you a hybrid of Ron Paul & Bill Kristol.
And you call Trump supporters incoherent.
No, the GOP gives itself a bad name. It needs no help from anyone to do that.
Hey but, you know, this Trump guy, you know...he could be president and could really get things done. All I know is this, vote for Trump and you are going to be voting for a person who knows how to get things done. This Trump, he does not back down, you know, like he always comes back fighting when the others, the others, they just lie down and take it and then they end up apologizing and you know we’ve been down that road before and this Trump, this here Trump, he fights. I mean, he fights. Did you see what he said on Twitter? I don’t know, just vote for Trump, you know? I don’t know about the others but this is somebody that I can vote for if he gets nominated. I ordered up the T-shirt.
Hey but, you know, this Trump guy, you know...he could be president and could really get things done. All I know is this, vote for Trump and you are going to be voting for a person who knows how to get things done. This Trump, he does not back down, you know, like he always comes back fighting when the others, the others, they just lie down and take it and then they end up apologizing and you know we’ve been down that road before and this Trump, this here Trump, he fights. I mean, he fights. Did you see what he said on Twitter? I don’t know, just vote for Trump, you know? I don’t know about the others but this is somebody that I can vote for if he gets nominated. I ordered up the T-shirt.
Ad hominem attacks do not help you get your point across, son.
Try making your case with logic and facts, next time.
Lol. Exactly :-)
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