Posted on 07/20/2015 9:42:28 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
"If you listen the comments in total, he's not critical of John McCain the war hero, he's critical of his Senate record," co-host Steve Doocy said. Responding and agreeing was co-host Geraldo Rivera, who was not as enthusiastic as Doocy, but did say that Trump would need to at least clarify his remarks. Later in the show, co-host Brian Kilmeade interviewed former Ronald Reagan advisor, agreeing that the situation was "blown out of proportion." Kilmeade continued to defend Trump, saying that "he went on to say 4 more times that he was a war hero." This statement was looked into closely by Politifact, and they concluded that "Trump literally said McCain is a hero five times, but never without caveats," and rated the claim "Mostly False."
With Fox News hosting the first Republican presidential primary debate on August 6, having Trump on the stage is important. With Trump currently leading in the most recent national polls, it doesn't come as a surprise to see Fox News continuing to legitimacy his candidacy with a sure ratings grabber just two weeks away.
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“Private citizen Trump has no leverage over Iran.”
I’ve heard that private citizens can negotiate overseas, i.e., families of hostages and such. And if several billion dollars isn’t leverage, what is?
Chris Rock, Al Franken....
After decades of allowing the hero myth to be perpetuated, and in response to overwhelming pressure from constituents who are fed up with this sorry excuse for a human being, McCain FINALLY admits just this morning he’s no ‘hero’.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314205/posts
Wow. McCain is likely regretting right now setting off this whole thing by insulting those at the Trump rally as “crazies.”
The Traitor, Hanoi John McCain, Made 32 North Vietnamese Propaganda films using Jane Fonda condemnations of the US troops.
Traitor Hanoi John McCain made it impossible for us to get an accurate accounting of our missing Prisoners of war in Vietnam so he could cover up his collaboration during the time he was given special prisoner of war treatment because of his Admiral father. He left American Soldiers behind so he could continue his career and become a Senator in the privileged McCain Military family.
Hanoi John betrayed his nation in Vietnam and he betrays the United States once again with his immigration policies.
If Trump gets elected president, he will have million times more leverage over Iran.
The hostages will be released during the first week of Trump administration.
I’m no Trump supporter, though I am thoroughly enjoying him saying the “unsayable” on immigration. But screw McCain. He’s just Thad Cochran a few years before full senility.
I wonder why. Maybe many of their viewers protested.
I wonder why. Maybe many of their viewers protested.
John called thousands of Voters “crazies” and those voters include Vets like myself! And if John thinks “crazies” is a term of endearment, well as Trump says, he is NO Hero!
I agree with your points but is serving as a distraction from other issues that need to be addressed.
McCain is a putrid politician and everyone knows it.
“The hostages will be released during the first week of Trump administration.”
A replay of the first day of Reagan’s administration — a truly wonderful day! How many of us had tears in our eyes seeing the returning guys on the plane coming home?
I was thinking that if it happened before the election, though, he’d practically be unstoppable.
TNMOUTH is busy examining the 450 names on the invitee list to Donald’s wedding in 2005 to prove that not one invitee was a conservative. Or maybe to prove Trump is evil because he invited the Clintons, some media, etc.
Important stuff you know.
Yes. It is so obvious the GOPe wants Bush or Rubio or they will accept Walker. The modus operendi is obvious to every one with IQ higher than their age.
lmao....yes it is patently obvious the bots of other candidates are attacking Trump with pea-shooters relentlessly.
Yep
I was one of those who shot an email to F & F this morning
Blasting whoraldo
McCains hero status IMO rates right up there with John ‘I fought in effin Vietnam’ Kerry’s grain of rice embedded in his aszcheek when the doofus fired his M79 into a pile of rice and the hero Kerry writing up his own Purple Durple paperwork. A status just a gnats whisker short of a gnat fart.
Cruz has faced the ‘illegal alien’ problem straight on.
Hmmm. Wouldn’t surprise me. Thanks for the info.
> “RNC can not afford to knock Trump out of debates. Because that means Trump is out of GOP and he runs 3rd party. Then, hello president Hillary.”
No, not necessarily. Third Party is at this point a stretch but it is a winner and here’s why:
It’s not such a small chance today as it was in past elections because of a huge relatively unreported change in voter affiliations:
What if CRUZ/TRUMP jump on a third party ticket?
They can do it and win. Many think it will be Perot deja-vu all over again; they would be wrong.
Since 1992 the electorate has changed and since 2012 there has been a seldom reported sea change in voter registration affiliations.
In 2008, 24% of the electorate identified themselves as Independent. After 2012 and by 2014 that number surged to 42% of the electorate identifying themselves as Independent. That is an ENORMOUS change and 2/3’s of those 42% identify themselves as conservatives with most of the rest as moderates or leaning conservative..
As a result of this huge growth in the ranks of Independents, there remain only 27% republican affiliated and 31% democrat affiliated. Of the 27% republican registered, 18% are conservative base and the rest moderate or establishment, and the conservative base are mostly following Cruz and now Trump. Of the democrats 31%, 8% (of electorate) are Latino-Americans and 5% (of electorate) are Reagan democrats. Cruz will take 40% of the Latino vote (as he did in TX) and all of the Reagan democrats or will share them with Trump.
Cruz has also tapped into the 17 million apathetic but conservative-leaning Americans that don’t bother to register or vote because they see a one-party system and correctly determine that the candidates offered represent the same Oligarchs. So they withdraw and stay quiet until they have had contact in town halls with Ted Cruz. Now they are fired up.
There is no danger of a Perot-like splinter of the GOP. There is the very real possibility that Cruz/Trump takes (in % of total electorate) 28% as Independents, 3% Latino-Americans, 5% of Reagan democrats, up to 18% of the GOP conservative base and millions more who are inspired for the first time in a generation to register and show up to vote.
No matter how it is sliced, Cruz/Trump or Trump/Cruz leave the democrats and GOPe at a loss in a 3-way race. If a 3rd party movement were to emerge, the only way to stop the above confluence of political realities is to fantasize that the democrats and republicans will merge officially <— NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
But a 3rd Party movement is still in the fringe and will likely not happen. However, a merging of Trump and Cruz is very possible.
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