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Posted on 04/21/2011 6:03:25 AM PDT by wilco200
Anyone see/hear Trump call in to CNN this AM?
Spectacular. There was a guest on trashing Trump's finances. Trump calls in and proceeds to dismantle the guy. Then of course, the hosts start asking about Obama's birth. Again, Trump hammers them for continuing to ask the question...and unlike Bachmann (sorry michelle) never backs down. If nothing else this guy is refreshing and I hope stays in the race through the primaries.
More POWER to him and his questioning.
Hey wizbang... We know you don’t like Palin. So who are you supporting, and who has a “chance?”
Trump is saying what needs to be said—I would like to see him in the debates—he has the leadership we need at this moment. Lets see what his men found in Hawaii.
“The BC issue is big and finally, someone like Trump recognizes and uses it. It will force the other Rep candidates to address the issue publicly, something they don’t want to do.” ~ kabar
Really? Trump says below what he thinks is MOST important. Of course that echos what I said in my previous post and what Rush said yesterday (see the transcript I posted on that upthread):
VIDEO at link:
Donald Trump: I’ve Said My Piece On Obama’s Birth Certificate
Evan McMorris-Santoro | April 21, 2011, 9:52AM
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/donald-trump-ive-said-my-piece-on-obamas-birth.php
“..In an op-ed published in USA Today on Thursday morning, Trump writes that he’s ready to stop all the birther chatter.
“I have spoken my piece on this issue,” Trump wrote, reminding readers that “many people have the same doubts as I have.”
Trump says he’s ready to shift the conversation about his maybe-candidacy to something more substantive.
“My concern lies with people like the single mom who recently wrote to me that she now works a third job to pay for the gas to get to the other two,” Trump writes.
Trump appears to be interested in shifting the conversation to core issues beyond Obama’s birth certificate — which Trump has questioned to great fame and polling fortune over the past month. From the op-ed:
There are many important and pressing issues that, should I elect to run, I will address — including China, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the price of fuel, unfair trade, unsustainable debt, the creation of jobs and the rising price of food.
Trump says he never wanted to talk about the birth certificate as much as he has. It’s the media’s fault that the issue has become so central to talk of his potential campaign, he writes.
“Sadly, the press has en masse chosen to glom onto but one of the myriad issues I have discussed and would tackle as president,” he writes.
Trump, of course, kicked off his birther fever back at CPAC in February, when he raised the issue in his surprise speech there. Then, in a string of subsequent interviews, he not only expressed his skepticism about the president’s citizenship but promised to reveal the secrets of Obama’s birth before the summer thanks to a special investigation he claims to have been running in Hawaii, but won’t discuss and details of.
Just this morning in fact — as his USA Today op-ed was hitting the carpet outside hotel room doors everywhere — Trump told CNN that “at a certain point in time I’ll be revealing some interesting things” about Obama’s birth, while also claiming that he’s winning in the polls “is because I’ll protect this country from China and OPEC and all the others that are ripping us off.”
Watch:
It’s worth noting that coverage of Trump has shifted recently to talk of his newfound conservative political stances. That has not gone entirely well for Trump, though he seems interested in moving the conversation about him away from birtherism anyway.
A good point. We must not forget that anything that happens on the national political scene will have Clinton fingerprints on it.
Trump is delivering body-blows to Obama, and shaking-up the media for a reason. If they (the media) had been doing their job, we wouldn't have Obama in the White House in the first place. "You're Fired" is something many in the media should be hearing, but aren't.
However, it takes more than that to make a conservative and while appealing, could be a mistake to pursue too far. Christy in NJ smacked-down a union teacher who complained about her $80K salary and benefits to find himself the sudden favorite among some conservatives yet, a closer look provided evidence that liberalism lay just beneath the surface.
While it is refreshing to see someone go after Obama in a way others haven't (for fear of being labeled racist) could it be his 'celebrity' offers him immunity and if so, how long will it last?
Perhaps you dreamed where I stated that?
Appreciate the opportunity to clarify: I think that although it’s early in the game and understand that much can change before the campaign begins in earnest, and as much as I am solidly behind the conservative positions of both Palin and Bachmann (whew — that’s a lot of “disclaimers”), as of now I don’t think either has the solid support of “independents” and “moderates” throughout America to be elected president. With both on the ticket (as president and vp), I think the chances for conservative victory in the national election are even less.
Actually, I adore Sarah and her entire family. I would be quite happy if she were to become my president. Just don’t think if could happen even in my wildest dreams.
I guess I did dream it. LOL Sorry
It was Mr. K who actually said they were unbeatable.
I agree it’s possible, especially if BO wins the Democrat Party nomination (not a sure thing, but likely), the economy remains in the toilet (particularly if food and gasoline prices continue to explode) and a third-party candidate doesn’t split the vote ... it sure is possible and would be a great victory for conservatives and traditional American values.
I love Sarah, but I am afraid she would not win the Primary.
I also don’t think she is going to run anyway. She knows she is most effective campaigning for others now, and bet she is hoping for a position like Sec. of Energy! That would be right up her ally! Another great position would be Press Secretary! She would certainly drive the liberal media nuts every day and that would be a joy to see! :)
That is one of the reasons Trump scares me so much. If he runs 3rd party it will be Perot redux. I don’t understand why he gets the support of conservatives.
RUSH: The mainstream conservative base is not concerned with where Obama’s birth certificate is. We’re concerned with his economics, his destroying the economy.
The reason why Trump wants to move beyond, as you describe it, "birtherism," is that the MSM, not surprisingly, is trying to make him a one-issue candidate and something of a nut. Trump is standing his ground on the BC issue, unlike Bachmann who folded like a cheap suit when Stephy started waving around the internet version of the COLB.
Unlike the rest of the GOP namby-pambys, Trump refuses to allow the MSM to define him. He is not backing down from his demand that Obama produce his long form BC and the other personal attacks he has made on Obama. The idea that he must now be a one-not Johnny on the issue is something the MSM would embrace so they can marginalize him. And Trump has achieved his objective of getting on the GOP radar screen as a candidate and his poll numbers have sent shock waves thru the GOP establishment. I believe that is all to the good and hope he enters the race to force the other candidates to reveal themselves on issues of concern to GOP voters.
Yeah right. The birther "constitutionalists" were remarkably silent when Bush unconstituionally launched UNDECLARED wars against Afghanistan and iraq. They are also silent when Bush called for suspension of constitutional right of habeas corpus of an American citizen. They were also silent when The Donald, and others, attacked the constituional free speech rights of Americans who wanted to build a mosque.
Outstanding....
Building a mosque on or near Ground Zero was a recognized right by virtually everyone. The issue was one of appropriateness, not rights.
Trump bump...
I won’t vote for anyone who ran for president last time...
I might vote for someone who ran for vice president...
We’ll see how it shakes out.
I left the Republican party when they nominated McCain.
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