Posted on 02/26/2016 10:05:27 AM PST by newgeezer
Quick analysis of the debate.
One word: Finally.
Cruz and Rubio surrounded Trump and absolutely decimated him. They attacked his record, his integrity, his character. They interrupted him and talked over him. Rubio in particular was vicious. At a few points he laughed in Trump's face. He made Trump look ridiculous and treated him like a clown.
And that's exactly what they both needed to do, and it's exactly what Trump deserves. The great mystery is why they waited 7 months to do it.
Think about it: There have been approximately 87 debates, and all of the candidates have been on TV approximately 18 million times, double that for Trump, yet this is the FIRST TIME anyone has brought up the fact that Trump is CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED FOR MASSIVE FINANCIAL FRAUD. Rubio hit Trump on this point repeatedly, thank God, but it's the first time any of the candidates breathed a word of it. Rubio also feasted on Trump for hiring illegal immigrants (yes, Trump is the "nationalist" candidate who hires foreign illegals to build his skyscrapers) and being fined a million dollars for it, and again, this has not come up on the campaign trail before.
I'm ecstatic that they both have apparently learned their lesson, I'm flabbergasted that it took this long, and I hope they keep it up. Trump is a fool, a coward, a liar, and a hypocrite, and that's how you must treat him. Make him look like a little boy. Make him look like a buffoon. Refuse to take him seriously. You beat Trump by dragging his skeletons out of the closet, by exposing his secrets, by mocking him ruthlessly. That's how you defeat the King Clown, and it's what I've been saying for months. And it's what Rubio and Cruz did tonight, finally, praise God.
Watching Trump be harassed and flummoxed all night was a great moment for America. It was such a patriotic moment that a bald eagle flew into my living room and wept tears of joy. I'm not kidding. That actually happened.
I don't know if this will matter. Trump's fans are infatuated with him and have sacrificed their reason on the altar of celebrity worship. But if there's any chance of stopping him, this is how it's done. You eat him alive, figuratively speaking, until only bones remain. That's the only way to do it. I've been trying to tell you guys this from the beginning. Rubio and Cruz seemed to have caught on tonight. Let's hope it matters in the end, although I'm afraid it might be too late.
Haven’t you noticed that your group of Cruz FReepers’ numbers are shrinking?
How many time did he say he was PRO ISRAEL? I’m guessing more times than you can count.
OK I have a question regarding Mr. Trump hiring (gasp) ILLEGAL ALIENS to build his buildings.
Does that Mr. Trump PERSONALLY sat down with and interviewed Illegal Aliens seeking work. Or does that mean that a number of Illegal Aliens were employed by the contractors who put up the buildings?
Is there a building going up in New York or elsewhere that has had every last worker vetted as to citizenship?
Below a certain rung on the ladder, any executive is out of the loop...ultimately responsible, yes, but out of the loop.
Decimated, in the “new” use of that word, utterly destroyed. He is a figment of his former self. Destroyed. Vanquished.
This coming from the self righteous, holier than thou crowd who worship at the alter of Cruz.
The debate will give Trump the motivation to finish off Rubio.
WTF? LOL!
Alternate Title: Cruz and Rubio use Harry Reid’s tactics to try to stop Trump
Mattie even if you’re right but hundreds of thousands of people disagree who gives a damn? Trump will build the wall bomb the crap out of ISIS and prosecute Hillary Clinton. That’s enough for me. They ALL lie. Trump will embarrass me and infuriate me but when he does these three things he will do three things more than anyone else.
Hardly. LOL Those two were seen as yapping puppies.
Rubio all sweaty and thirsty came off as a child.
Cruz came off as a sleazebag lawyer.
Trump has a long history of supporting Israel.
“Last night was desperation”
You mean like how Israel desperately needs America as an ally when her neighbors are terrorists.
Rubio, as much as I despise the guy, was right about that issue. It is not a real estate deal. You can not negotiate with terrorists.
Last night changed no minds. Trump supporters are dug in. Trump haters are grasping.
I agree. The best line of the night was Trump’s when he compared his hiring thousands of people to the rest of the bunch on stage hiring ZERO! Laughed until I cried!
Another faux intellectual who does not know the meaning of the word “decimate.”
You're shooting spit balls at a battleship.
There is no reason to believe Trump isn't headed for a massive win Super Tuesday.
Yes, NO President of the USA should unilaterally issue blank checks to any nation.
Trump made a perfectly rational potion statement on this months ago. He would like to be a neutral referee which Israel would accept but the Palestinians most certainly would not. That is a direct rebuke to the last 30 years of Washington DC constantly pressuring Israel to find some accommodation with the Palestinians.
No one who watched the debate last night thought Trump won. If he was anyone g=but the Great Donald Trump, last night would have been his LAST night of the campaign.
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