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How the Clintons Made Donald Trump
Townhall.com> ^ | March 30 | Ben Shapiro

Posted on 03/30/2016 11:26:35 AM PDT by Kaslin

Donald Trump is a boor. He's a vulgarian, a liar, an ignoramus. He has only the most cursory grasp of policy, a stentorian voice and a great big set of self-assurance. He's winning the Republican nomination.

Why?

It is partly because of the Clintons.

While the media point and laugh at the Trump reality show carnival, they forget that the Clintons originally took us all to the circus. This week, we found out that Hillary Clinton's email scandal now occupies the attention of 147 FBI agents, and that she will be questioned by the FBI. We found out that her pig husband allegedly snorted cocaine off the table of one of his former lovers in 1983, as well as gallivanted around her place wearing her nightie while playing the saxophone. And the indispensable Judicial Watch released information that the Obama administration is withholding draft indictments of Hillary Clinton, including an indictment over the Whitewater case during her husband's first term in office.

Nobody bat an eye.

This is the world to which Americans have become accustomed. We've been immunized to scandal. It's difficult to come up with a scandal that could damage Trump. Caught in bed with two hookers? That's just because he's got such lovely hands. Caught beating a dog with a tire iron? The man has passion. Trump is the apex of black socks politics. As the old children's rhyme goes: "Black socks, they never get dirty,/ the longer you wear them, the blacker they get."

We all embraced black socks politics thanks to the Clintons.

The Clintons dragged the office of the presidency through the muck. Now, they're trying to rehabilitate themselves at the expense of Trump. It won't work. Trump doesn't even pretend to have standards: He cheated on his first wife with his second, his second with his third, and presumably at some point will cheat on his third with his fourth (should he live so long). But nobody cares.

Meanwhile, the National Enquirer runs a sourceless, evidenceless story about Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX, supposedly shtupping a series of women not his wife, and the media go ballistic. That's because it's significantly more dangerous in this political day and age to have standards than to abandon all standards before you get started. Bill Clinton can get away with being human because nobody expects anything else. But so can Hillary Clinton, and so can Trump. Those who aspire to something higher have farther to fall.

And so, we're going to be increasingly treated to a series of candidates from both sides of the aisle with checkered pasts and no principles. After all, principles tie you down, force you to behave and put you in the awkward position of having to act decently. Better to skip the standards and go straight for the scandal. If you have enough of them early on and often enough, your candidacy becomes downright unkillable, like an antibiotic-resistant virus.

Hence Trump. Hence Clinton. Hence prospective presidential candidates Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and Jenna Jameson. Why not? After all, at least they're not hypocrites. They're exactly who they say they are. No scandal can touch them


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To: Antoninus
Donald Trump is a blowhard casino mogul con-man who heretofore was best known for tabloid exploits. He's not the answer.

No, he's not!

Can't wait for heads to explode when Cruz takes Wisconsin next Tuesday.

41 posted on 03/30/2016 12:11:30 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Kaslin

Ben Shapiro who got run off from Breitbadt. LOL!


42 posted on 03/30/2016 12:13:34 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: RightGuy
Ben Shapiro is a weak, sniveling fool.

You forgot fag.

43 posted on 03/30/2016 12:16:27 PM PDT by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: TexasCajun
Can't wait for heads to explode when Cruz takes Wisconsin next Tuesday.

You realize if that happens, the GOP establishment wins, don't you?

CGato

44 posted on 03/30/2016 12:23:53 PM PDT by Conservative Gato
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To: AndyTheBear

Donald Trump, with all his money and success, never fit in or was actually accepted by the blueblood snobs of NYC society. He doesn’t drink alcohol, doesn’t dish the dirt like they do, and even when invited to a society bash, he would show up early, stay an hour, and then rush home for a bowl of popcorn in front of the TV. He’s a blue collar billionaire.


45 posted on 03/30/2016 12:25:05 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: Kaslin

principles tie you down, force you to behave and put you in the awkward position of having to act decently. Better to skip the standards and go straight for the scandal.

Sounds a lot like YOU BEN,and your Drama Queen Snowflake Fields.

How on earth did we ever create these metrosexual weenies?


46 posted on 03/30/2016 12:31:42 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Tucker39
Donald Trump, with all his money and success, never fit in or was actually accepted by the blueblood snobs of NYC society. He doesn’t drink alcohol, doesn’t dish the dirt like they do, and even when invited to a society bash, he would show up early, stay an hour, and then rush home for a bowl of popcorn in front of the TV. He’s a blue collar billionaire.

Didn't know some of that. But then, I kinda got that sense from him.

47 posted on 03/30/2016 12:32:52 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: USS Alaska

Shapiro’s become a one-man army in the battle against campus PC. He crushes the ruling campus liberal elitist thought police effortlessly and with aplomb. None of us pajamas media freepers could hold a candle to him. My son and I are going to see him next week at Penn State. We can’t wait. We could use a lot more “spineless cowards” like him in the battle of ideas.


48 posted on 03/30/2016 12:37:18 PM PDT by huckfillary
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To: kiryandil; mkjessup

Michelle Fields, the Special Snowflake Princess of the Trump Bunny Boilers.”

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LOL!


49 posted on 03/30/2016 12:47:29 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: dirtboy
What made Trump the front-runner is Republican primary rules, and I don't think the "GOPe" has anything to do with that. 2/3 of Republicans don't favor Trump, and without the Dems voting for him in open primaries, the primaries would reflect that. Trump hasn't won any closed primaries.


50 posted on 03/30/2016 1:07:22 PM PDT by caveat emptor
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To: RightGuy

Yes, And Glen Beck pushes Cruz as Chosen One. Refers to End Times. It seems many forget the Lord’s warnings to His apostles that” Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.”Matthew 24:11

http://www.inquisitr.com/2930500/glenn-beck-ted-cruz-anointed-by-god-save-nation-end-times-prophecy/


51 posted on 03/30/2016 1:08:32 PM PDT by Lumper20 (Lying Ted lies more then Hillary)
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To: caveat emptor

That article is from March 2nd. Trump has since won several closed primaries. Nice try, troll.


52 posted on 03/30/2016 1:09:14 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

Name them trumpette.


53 posted on 03/30/2016 1:16:38 PM PDT by caveat emptor
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To: caveat emptor

You can’t be serious, troll, but here they are: Florida, Arizona, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Kentucky


54 posted on 03/30/2016 1:20:45 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Kaslin

I always expected Ben Shapiro to remain above the Mudslingers, Very Sad.....................h


55 posted on 03/30/2016 1:21:18 PM PDT by chatham
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To: dirtboy

Anyone who believes the Clinton’s made Trump are idiots. Trump was a multi millionaire before Bill Clinton was known outside of Arkansas.. In fact, Clinton was just cutting 3rd party 10% deals with agents and state employees benefits.


56 posted on 03/30/2016 1:26:43 PM PDT by Lumper20 (Lying Ted lies more then Hillary)
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To: Lumper20

The GOPe wants to do everything except looking in the mirror to find the cause.


57 posted on 03/30/2016 1:36:38 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: kiryandil

YES!!!!!!!


58 posted on 03/30/2016 1:40:26 PM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: dirtboy
troll? FU.
59 posted on 03/30/2016 1:46:15 PM PDT by caveat emptor
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To: caveat emptor

Ah, so you make a bogus claim with a month-old article, don’t have your facts straight, yet whine and curse when called a troll for pulling such nonsense. Smells like a troll to me.


60 posted on 03/30/2016 2:02:53 PM PDT by dirtboy
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