Posted on 08/11/2015 3:33:05 PM PDT by familyop
One week after calling for a government shutdown if necessary to defund Planned Parenthood, presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed willingness to let the abortion giant receive federal tax dollars for non-abortion services, Breitbart reports.
In an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Trump said Planned Parenthood is “like an abortion factory, frankly” and professed to “feel strongly about” cutting off government funding for abortion. But he went on to say that as president he would “look at the individual things they do… I’m sure they do some things properly and good and that are good for women,” because “we have to take care of women.”
In addition, Trump reiterated his opposition to elective abortion, but clarified that he supports exceptions for rape, incest, and in life of the mother cases.
Breitbart’s John Nolte criticized Trump as accepting “a status quo many conservatives find unacceptable and immoral; also a typical federal government shell game to skirt around the law.” He noted that “If you give Planned Parenthood money for these so-called ‘other things,’ the abortion provider can shift money from those ‘other things’ to abortion.”
Live Action News has previously reported that Donald Trump described himself as “very pro-choice in every respect,” including support for partial-birth abortion, in 1999, but in 2011 claimed to have became pro-life after seeing friends grow to love a child they had initially considered aborting, an anecdote he reiterated in last week’s presidential debate.
“feel strongly about” cutting off government funding for abortion. But he went on to say that as president he would “look at the individual things they do… I’m sure they do some things properly and good and that are good for women,” because “we have to take care of women.”
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seems Trump is learning. The key here is “take care of women”. That is all low information voters will hear.
Most politicians and almost everyone bureaucrat in Washington fits into this category. We pay their salaries.
I don't know if you're equating Trump to a ponzi artist, or if you're merely using that as an analogy to describe the way you feel about his candidacy.
If it's the former, I disagree, for the simple fact that Donald Trump has lived (and earned) a life of success far beyond the measure of most humans' wildest dreams. He has no need to snooker anyone for any reason, in that area.
He's conquered goals and vanquished foes of all types throughout his career, and has little to prove to himself or anyone else, at this point. He's the proverbial 'king of the mountain', so what's motivating him to run for the presidency?
There's actually no logical answer to that question, except that he honestly wants to parlay his power, influence, business management skills, force of personality, and dogged determination as a man, to help correct the disastrous course this country is on.
There can be no other reason, because he has no other mountains to climb in this life. The presidency isn't a step up for him, a feather in his cap, or yet another trophy on his mantle. It's commitment of terrible proportions - an invitation to take on something few honest men would relish. It's a willing step into the jaws of hell - that is, if you're actually intent on doing the sort of job he's talking about.
If your intent is to simply play president like most who've held the office, then it's a step into riches and boundless lifelong perks, which is what most of his competitors would do, if elected.
What would Donald Trump gain by functioning like that, as president? Tell me how playing ball with the DC cartel would gain him anything he doesn't already have in life? Things that he built or achieved with his own hands, on his own terms, without having to suck up to, or play ball with decrepit oligarchs?
Not a damn thing, which leaves only one reason he wants your vote. It's to enable him to roll up his sleeves and do the job Americans have been pleading with their leaders to do for decades now.
(Post by Windflier)
Feel free to use it but please don’t single out Trump because he’s not a single offender. Many of these clowns in Congress are singing this tune.
Apparently the Trumpets are saying that quoting Trump agreeing with GOPE here is a GOPE attack on Trump.
You cannot follow that logic.
That’ll help him get more of the womans vote....then he can close the abortion machine down after the fact.
You have got it! Well said!
That’s right..ask him to stand with us in pride and strength! That Constitution thing is so yesterday....the king will give the brothers some jobs with the stroke of his royal pen.
And...her HAIR
It was his duty to save her life, because she was being murdered. He didn’t do it.
THANK YOU. Well said. Trump rationalizes PP's very existence with, “... we have to take care of women.”
What Trump really means by "we" is "our government." The concept of limiting government OUT of assuming roles of charity ("we have to take care of women" is a form of charity, a moral obligation to help those in need), is alien to Trump. Let men and women take care of themselves, including taking care of charity. The government (Trump's "we") has zero business assuming roles of charitable organizations. The "we" Trump refers to deserves zero role in "taking care of women."
........which leaves only one reason he wants your vote. It’s to enable him to roll up his sleeves and do the job Americans have been pleading with their leaders to do for decades now.
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That’s all Hitler wanted to do for Germany.
I'd like him better if he'd have said, "instead return those resources to the taxpayers." All Walker is calling for is to tax the same, just spend on different government entities.
*sigh*
Well, I would like to know what exactly are the good aspects of these Nazi ghouls?
What exactly is positive about extracting the blood and treasure out of poor people and turning into profit and political power?
Bingo.
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