Posted on 01/07/2016 7:52:25 AM PST by conservativejoy
A woman called into the Rush Limbaugh radio program a couple of days ago. She declared that, "I'm a conservative. My family members are conservatives. Several family members said they will not vote if Donald Trump gets the nomination. I'm concerned the same thing will happen like the last election." She insisted that it wasn't her saying this - it's her family members.
Brent Smith
The caller explained that her family members think Trump "is very rough around the edges, that he's unpredictable. At least with Hillary you know you can't get any worse than Obama. So because Trump is unpredictable, they're not willing to vote at all."
Now, personally I think what separates us from the democrats (other than everything) is our knowledge. The democrats are not called low information voters for nothing. Where we strive to and take pride in being informed prior to voting, the average democrat voter certainly does not. They can't be bothered to look beyond the sound bites that Hillary tosses out about gun violence, the minimum wage, immigration and income inequality. A 30 second commercial is more than sufficient to sway a democrat voter.
So when I hear something like "he's rough around the edges," I cringe. These "family members" appear to be no more educated than the dems. As voters, we are supposed to be informed enough to vote for a candidate on substance and his or her political philosophy, not their delivery. But politics has been debased to a nice person popularity contest.
Unfortunately Rush's response is like so many in the establishment. "if somebody says, 'I'm not gonna vote,' one of my reactions, 'Well, then why should I listen to you?' You're willing to take yourself out of the process. You're willing to make yourself a nonfactor."
This is indeed the definition of insanity. Election after election goes by and we hear this exact refrain from the establishment. We are told we must vote or else.
Limbaugh then adds that he understands "people that don't think Trump's conservative [because he's not], but do they see no value whatsoever in what's happening here in this campaign?" Now that's different. I am actually glad Trump is in. He’s broached topics no one else has had the courage to - like immigration and the refugee nonsense.
The caller says her family doesn't like his morals or presentation. Again, how shallow is this? The morals I get, but can we stop with the presentation? It's Trump's record that concerns me - and only his record and it should be the only concern of the caller. He obviously has no voting record, so one has to look at his history as well as his judgment. He can be a total dink, as long as he is a Constitutional dink - I don't care. I don't need to like the guy. I think Bill Belichick is probably a dink, but I'm sure glad he's been the Patriots coach for all these years.
Before one makes an investment in say the stock market, one should maybe know who you are investing in and/or learn how to properly read a chart - that squiggly line showing a stocks price performance. Since no one can predict the future, you must then rely on past performance and repeatable trends.
So we need to do the same with Trump - and frankly every candidate. If The Donald were to get elected - what might his cabinet appointments look like? This goes directly to his judgment.
I found a YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvlHvntyb1Y from 2009 - not very long ago. Trump is being interviewed by Wolf Blitzer. Wolf asks him his thoughts on Obama, in terms of Obama's policy and appointments he's made.
Now we knew Obama was an angry radical long before the 2008 election because we took the 5 minutes it required to find out. Trump couldn't be bothered. He told Wolf that "I think he's doing great. I think Hillary is a great appointment." He tells Wolf that he knows the communist wrecking ball (my words - not his), EPA Czar Lisa Jackson "very well because I do a lot of business in New Jersey. She's a brilliant person - great environmental person and that's going to be an amazing appointment - you watch." Oh we're watching - in disbelief - and disbelief over The Donald's declaration!
There's Trump's judgment on full display. His business acumen might be off the charts, but his ability to size a person up is evidently severely lacking. That or his views aren't really that much different. Otherwise, someone please explain this disparity to me. And don't go telling me he's transformed in captain conservative this quickly. That's crap!
If Trump get's the nomination, he's got one shot for my vote. No, he doesn't need to soften his delivery. I don't care about that. The only way I vote for Trump is if he chooses Cruz as his running mate. Cruz may be the only one capable of dragging Trump into the light.
So before voters worry about a candidates' bubbly personality, why don't we take a few moments and actually discover just for whom we may be voting. As for Rush - I have to say I'm a little disappointed with his use of the tired establishment jargon.
It was a troll caller, creating a talking point for the GOPe, YEB!’s got a turtle in his pocketTARDS. nothing else.
The woman was later identified as Barbara Bush.
they are saying they wont for Trump if he is the nominee now based on all the scary press coverage Trump has gotten.
BUT
The press pulled that trick on Reagan too.
I can remember it like it was yeserday.
Reagan is a mad man! If we elect him he will start World War 3!!!!! ect
But... during the debates the people got to see and judge for themselves without the press filtering.
And they decided... you know what... I dont think this guy Reagan is the mad man the press has been saying he is! And the polls swung over 15 points practically overnight and gave Reagan a landslide.
Firstly, I think that the lady calling Rush was a establishment “concern” ninny plant.
Secondly, why isn’t the author doing his due diligence with all the “bad choices” and what some call “traitorous” actions with respect to the Republican Establishment giving Obama every damned thing he wanted over the last seven years.
Frankly, Brant can stick his two cents up his ass.
One of the big issues for me is Supreme Court Justices. The only real indication of the kind of cabinet appointments Trump might make are his statements on the cabinet posts that have been made by various Presidents.
He had nothing but praise for Obama’s appointment of Hillary Clinton and the “Brilliant” Lisa Jackson. His favorite President is Bill Clinton and he thinks his liberal pro-abortion sister would make a great SC Justice.
He floated Trey Gowdy as AG until Gowdy endorsed Rubio. I shudder to think what we will wind up with if Trump is President.
In his book, he predicted Osama Bin-Ladin, and sure enough that happened; he said there were people in N.J. and N.Y dancing in the streets, and he seen thousands on T.V. as we all did, and was proved right; he said ‘lets not let anymore into our Country until we can vet them better’ and sure enough, Paris happened; he said in a news interview that we should be watching what is going on in the Mosques, sure enough San Bernadino happened, and a couple of Mosques were set on fire, one they found was done by a practicing Muslim...he has predicted a lot of things....
Just the other day he said to watch North Korea, well you know what happened yesterday....he's also told us to watch the stock market, sure enough, what happened Monday???? Stocks were the worst in years...
And he's what??? If this is the person that wants to put our Country back together then I say we should let him...Hillary can't and I don't see a Governor nor a Politician that can or they would have done it by now....
GO.TRUMP.GO!!!
Now, Donald Trump is the epitome of "my way or the highway." He can build a business with himself in charge, however what is he going to do when it comes to having to work with Congress? Pass numerous Executive Orders working his way around Congress?
What way Donald?
I heard that, she was a troll. I wanted to call Rush and say “for every one who says they’ll stay home and not vote if Trump’s the nominee, there are 10 of us that will stay home if the nominee is GOPe”
“So, he stands alone.”
Really? What about Sessions, Cotton, Lee, Vitter, just for a start.
Some lady calls Rush’s show with a phony line and we are all supposed to stare at our navel and question our heart motivations? This guy is an idiot.
This election is funny. Past elections were not voting for McCain or Romney they were not pure enough. Now the other side of the right is not voting because of Trump or Cruz. Is it any wonder we struggle winning national elections.
He tells Wolf that he knows the communist wrecking ball (my words - not his), EPA Czar Lisa Jackson “very well because I do a lot of business in New Jersey. She’s a brilliant person - great environmental person and that’s going to be an amazing appointment - you watch.” Oh we’re watching - in disbelief - and disbelief over The Donald’s declaration!
Trumpees ignore this, like they ignore Trump in the last month or so trashing Scalia and supporting affirmative action.
The most unqualified candidate for president ever.
I am likewise disappointed in Rush’s show.
I know he was glowing about Cruz in his Wallace interview and only commented on Trump’s bringing attention to issues but I expect more discernment from him. I don’t care who likes it or not, I proudly say at this time I will never vote Trump. Maybe I could change my mind but that is how I see it today.
Obama has taken this country so far to the left that we have to have a strong conservative to pull us back on course. Trump is not a conservative, even Rush readily admits that.
Last night on Hannity, Geraldo had nothing but praise for Trump and endorsed him without using the word. That’s how bad it is.
“The caller explained that her family members think Trump “is very rough around the edges”
Compared to what??? Give us an example of the standard! Whatever it is, it’s weak enough that we find ourselves in the mess we’re in now.
" Stop saying I went bankrupt. I never went bankrupt but like many great business people have used the laws to corporate advantage-smart! "
Since Trump has no voting record to vet, all we have is his business record.
Go find the vendors, suppliers and employees who got screwed when 4 businesses he controlled filed Bankruptcy.
* 1991, Trump's Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
* 1992, Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City
* 2004, Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts
* 2009, Trump Entertainment Resorts
Trump was also against Bush’s disastrous war in Iraq which has led to the entire debacle we’re seeing now in the ME.
This tells me he has good judgement.
“Is it any wonder we struggle winning national elections.”
The only struggle has been to win Presidential elections since ‘04. Mid-terms, since 2010, have not been a struggle at all.
Trump had a reputation of not just doing business with the mob, but of stiffing his contractors on their final payments. He would pay 80% and then stiff them for the final 20% because it would take too much money for them to sue him for it.
He also hired Polish workers and paid them less than $5.00 an hour and didn’t even give them hard hats. In pictures of Trump high rise construction, you could always spot the slave wage Polish workers. No hard hats.
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