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Trump Fans, It’s Time for An Intervention
National Review ^ | July 11, 2015 | Jonah Goldberg's Weekly News Letter

Posted on 07/11/2015 1:59:03 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: txrefugee
"Apparently, Goldberg doesn’t realize that conservatives are ready to move on from the corrupt Republicans in D.C. who don’t care about anything but lying their way to re-election. Read Ted Cruz’s book, “A Time for Truth” to learn how real conservatives are persecuted by slime like Mitch McConnell."

Which might be an inkling that conservatives should come together to support a solid man like Ted Cruz instead of falling for Trump's line.

It's funny, but the most compelling arguments I see from Trump fans are "Well, he's better than Obama", or "I'm sick of politicians so I might as well go with Trump."

We can do better. We have a responsibility to do better.

241 posted on 07/11/2015 8:54:50 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: dennisw
"When I tally up I see Trump as our best candidate"

Your tallying has been extremely selective, then.

Trump is a liberal and is in no way the best we can do.

242 posted on 07/11/2015 8:57:44 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: dennisw

Pathetic? Because Trump made a nonsensical statement? I think not!


243 posted on 07/11/2015 8:59:14 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: dennisw

You favor Trump? Really? Then I guess you are like a reed in the wind. Or maybe a closet left-leaning democrat.
Trump favors eminent domain abuse, single payer healthcare, oh but he IS against illegal immigration, so let’s vote for him.
He’s serving a valuable service in speaking up against criminal immigrants (this time), but let’s not go so far as to vote for him!


244 posted on 07/11/2015 9:03:21 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: dragnet2

Thanks for the link to the video.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.___ George Orwell


245 posted on 07/11/2015 9:08:37 AM PDT by khelus
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To: nathanbedford

“Conservatives and disillusioned Americans are not flocking to Donald Trump because he will cure what is wrong with the Democrats’ governance, they are desperate to find someone as an antidote to elitist, statist one-party rule waxing more intrusive than tyrannical every day. The Republican Party in Washington was given Congress to stop Obama care and, as one FReeper has already observed, gave us Obama trade instead.”

Amen


246 posted on 07/11/2015 9:11:44 AM PDT by khelus
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To: CatherineofAragon
Trump is a liberal and is in no way the best we can do.

Now we are making progress...Who has better ideas than Trump???

247 posted on 07/11/2015 9:15:24 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: CatherineofAragon
Which might be an inkling that conservatives should come together to support a solid man like Ted Cruz instead of falling for Trump's line.

Trump is the man with the grenade launcher. He is bombing the foxholes occupied by the enemedia and CoC candidates.

Cruz is the sniper that takes them out when they get up to run.

Trump is well known by the LIV. They know and like him. He can get votes from dems, indys and people who never paid attention or voted.

Only Cruz is close to Trump in facebook followers. Ted's facebook followers are the very informed voters. Trump gets the LIV crowd.

If Trump flames out and backs Cruz he will inherit all those dem, young and indys.

Bashing Trump at this point in time is a big mistake. Let him lob grenades. The people who like Trump are the "screw the establishment" vote. It is huge. Don't make them angry. You won't like them when they get angry.

248 posted on 07/11/2015 9:25:54 AM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: SpeakerToAnimals

Excellent post.


249 posted on 07/11/2015 9:28:17 AM PDT by bonfire
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To: bonfire
Thank you.

I worry that the Trump basher types are going to chase off a lot of new voters and moderate dem crossover votes.

Trump is the most hated candidate since 1980. He is being attacked by the media, the GOPe and the democrats. Just like Ronald Reagan.

Cruz is the best choice. The Donald is the only other Republican I could vote for.

250 posted on 07/11/2015 9:36:23 AM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Like Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz, Ronald Reagan and Bill Buckley, he makes some of the right enemies. I don’t support him for the presidency, but he sure is forcing a lot of people to drop their masks and show their real faces, isn’t he? “Intervention?” We need a Bush, Rubio, Kasich, Huntsman, Christie, Pataki and Karl Rove intervention.

I agree with you all the way around. Personally, I support Cruz. However, I think Trump has been extraordinarily useful.Yes, it's sad that Americans are so easily swayed by the personality culture, but it is nice to have someone out there who the media will give a megaphone who just doesn't care what they say.

I'm enjoying the show, but hope Cruz can get the visibility he needs in the debates. He's the most constitutionally grounded guy we have out there IMO.

251 posted on 07/11/2015 9:42:26 AM PDT by zeugma (The best defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun)
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To: CatherineofAragon

C’mon, face reality. No way in the world does Ted Cruz win the Presidency. I’m sorry but that’s just the way it is. Jeb Bush has a HUGE machine, a billion dollars, plus a “conservative” TV network behind him. It’s going to be Jeb as the nominee and no matter who wins between Jeb and Hillary IT WILL BE A RULING CLASS VICTORY.

The ONLY chance the people have of wresting this election away from the Ruling Class is a ticket such as: Trump/Cruz, Trump/Walker, Trump/Paul, Trump/Fiorina, and possibly Trump/Carson.

Other than that, get used to Uniparty rule and the continuing death-throes of a dying American Republic. The post-Obama catastrophe is coming. You can bet your life on it.


252 posted on 07/11/2015 9:46:13 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: SpeakerToAnimals

That’s pretty much where I am on this.

When you have a loose cannon like Trump, you just let it keep firing till it runs out of ammo and then take a body count.


253 posted on 07/11/2015 9:54:29 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Shimmer1

The Donald is the dude! And don’t you forget it!!


254 posted on 07/11/2015 9:57:54 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: dennisw

No.


255 posted on 07/11/2015 9:58:55 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: Hawthorn

I have had enough of you nattering nabobs of negativity!!! The Donald is THE MAN!!!


256 posted on 07/11/2015 9:59:13 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Hawthorn

RINO infighting is GOOD.


257 posted on 07/11/2015 10:02:10 AM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: Sherman Logan

Completely


258 posted on 07/11/2015 10:03:16 AM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: ScottinVA

Here, you tell these folks they’re living a lie Scotty.

Then pull your head out of your rump.

FULL-UNEDITED Donald Trump Press Conference LA; victim’s families

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3310449/posts


259 posted on 07/11/2015 10:32:36 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Sherman Logan

Goldberg is a total AH. Let Goldberg tell all these folks their being conned.

FULL-UNEDITED Donald Trump Press Conference LA; victim’s families

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3310449/posts


260 posted on 07/11/2015 10:33:55 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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