i’m voting for him in November, but at article from 27 years ago, I know, that’s a LONG TIME...
he supported the Communist Chinese govt’s crackdown in Tianmen Square.
before you call names, look it up. it’s true.
switching positions on abortion and gay marriage and taxes aren’t so shocking.
if you believed communist tyrants were in the right, does it matte how many years ago you believed this?
the only theory I have is that it would have cost him a lot of money. a revolution. selfish? yes. MUCH BETTER than the alternative reason
Okay, that's not TOO far away from the time when I was voting for some actor because the other guy had big front teeth and I dreaded the thought of looking at them all the time. Plus, he was a peanut farmer. Ugh.
Most people who are busy with life, especially workaholics like him, don't pay much attention to world affairs. I hate to say it, but i bet he didn't know who the good guys and bad guys were at the time but didn't want to admit it. (I'm lazy. Did he say this in response to a public question? If so, he doesn't like looking bad, so he would've bluffed his way through the answer rather than just admit he didn't know who the PRC was. It's probably related to that strange genetic tendency that makes men refuse to ask for directions. ;-)
BUT, i'm not making excuses because you do have a valid point about the commie comment. I'd just have to read it first to make a judgment on that one.
One thing that kept me coming back to him while i was learning more about him was his kids. They're all well-adjusted. They had to start working as teenagers, the boys doing dirty construction jobs. They were already wealthy, but yet he made it clear to all of them that nothing in life comes free or easy. And the kids have all said that when they were growing up, no matter WHO their Dad was with or how important it was, their Dad would always take their calls and make everyone in the room wait, even world leaders. Just a bunch of little stuff like that... it all adds up, the more and more you learn.
I'm glad no one was following me around with a camera 27 years ago recording all my ignorant comments. lol.