Posted on 09/16/2015 11:43:37 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
Jeb Bush was ready to counterpunch at Wednesday night’s debate when asked about Donald Trump’s statement that politicians could be bought. "The one guy that had some special interests that I know of that tried to get me to change my views on something—that was generous and gave me money—was Donald Trump," Bush said. "He wanted casino gambling in Florida."
That’s when Trump cut him off—and failed to tell the truth. “I didn't,” Trump said.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/debate-donald-trump-florida-gaming-213765#ixzz3lyYEpTbHor more than 21 years, Trump did. He and his company have repeatedly been on record trying to get casino deals in one form or another in Florida. From hiring lobbyists to taking a former business partner to court, Trump’s interest in getting a piece of Florida’s gaming industry has been documented in news articles from Tallahassee to Miami. Trump’s involvement in expanding Florida gaming—an effort that regularly fails in the state Capitol due to the influence of conservative lawmakers—is well-known among state capital reporters, politicians and lobbyists alike.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
lets look at the candidate from NYC..form yet anther angle shall we.
allow me to prepare the stage so to speak for last nights debate. in some detail.
days prior to said “debate” one Bobby Jindahl leveled some very serious accusations at the candidate from NYC. accusations that one would suspect would cause the any normal individual quite a bit of consternation.
At no time during the “debate” did the candidate from NYC appear the least bit concerned over these accusations that I could discern.
I have to think that something of note was exposed by both the above mentioned accusations and the candidate from NYC’s rather out of place nonchalance over being on the same “stage” as Mr Jindahl.
TIme will most certainly tell
The debate that wasnt.....a debate.
Debates have a strict format..this “debate” didnt follow those conventions at all
It was more or less a “cage match” worthy of so called reality TV...which included the :”Added Attraction” of moderators throwing a bit of raw meat to the “contestants” at every opportunity.
Ted Cruz when baited didnt bite..maintain hs decorum..didnt flush...stutter roll his eyes grimace or hem and haw. Given the circumstances he did exceptionally well, which one could have expected from an authentic mature leader.
The other guys “performances” ranged from fair to middling.. all the way to utterly bizarre and unacceptable
Sadly for most of the “contestants” the “veiwer” couldnt take one attribute from the prospective candidate in column A and another from the prospective candidate in column B...and create any sort of ideal prospective “candidate’
Senator Cruzes statements and demeanor didnt need any fudging.
thats a great way to judge a mans character
if it’s not illegal.
So. Bill CLinton the great philanderer had acceptable character based on his well known likely LEGAL escapades?
thanks for sharing....
I dont believe that my assertion or Bushes was that the Prospective Candidate form NYC....gave any funds directly to Bush..but rather that the Prospective Candidate form NYC wanted casinos on Florida
Perhaps a REVIEW of my statement might help clarify your perceptions as to what I stated?
oh ;lets ignore that issue at hand and reframe the threads sequence of concepts ENTIRELY.
sure why not
Great Weather eh?
the very fact that he LIED about having done so..... is precisely what makes it BAD
he pulled a Billy Jeff Clinton.
No, I wasn’t questioning your statement, but rather Jeb’s claim in the debate last night.
Here’s CNN hitting Trump’s claim on the exchange as false, and no doubt insofar as Trump’s lobbyists reached out to Bush or his people and other GOP pols or officials on it, Jeb flat out said that Trump “gave me money”—when Trump didn’t.
He did host a fundraiser for Jeb, and he did donate to the RNC that cycle, but Bush has previously sworn that he had nothing to do with that RNC donation, and Trump is not on record as having given money to Bush at all.
Jeb lied about that, which gave Trump IMO plenty of wiggle room to deny Bush’s claim.
The real story here is Bush said Trump gave him some money. Trump gave him money for the casino, and Bush walked on the deal. That’s what happened. That’s why Trump is in this race..... to take Bush down. That’s the good news, that he is taking Bush down.
Sorry, here’s the CNN link. You’ve got to scroll down to get to the casino question:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/politics/republican-debate-fact-check/index.html
Yep... I'm guessing Jeb took money from both sides. Trump and the anti-casino crowd.
A man who will lie about one thing will lie about ANYTHING
we dont need such a man in our Whitehouse..weve already had a couple of them in the last few decades
If you’re claiming that any of the people running are completely above lying a little to get elected.... man... your got a difficult argument to make.
Lying about the matter does not belong in the plus column
Trump is going to take Bush out of this thing, that's the good news. And I think he'll take down all challengers until Bush is out.
Well, that isn’t reported in that politico article, and I just googled searched for one and there was no such result, so...
the most moral among them has obviously at some point told some sort of lie we ALL do it.
Bill CLinton told a whopper a few years ago and its been his shadow ever since
thats NOT the Kind of man I want in the Whitehouse
I never had casino with that Man... Jebby Bush..not one time never?
the Prospective candidate form NYC’s Character MATTERS and its apparently not quite up to snuff
simply because we all do it doesnt mean its right
he lied to ALL OF US!
What IS a donation...
who was monica lewinsky?
etc...etc..etc..etc
The Prospective Candidate from NYC has a seriously flawed character.
as a matter of fact I was offended enough by his character that If he wins the nomination I’d challenge TED CRUZ to go THIRD PARTY!!
And its followed closely by, if he does stay in it and win the nomination, does the GOPe run someone as an independent?
Presidential Politics are no place for settlng a GRUDGE!! not now not ever.
I could say a great deal more but am not in the mood to get in the mud with the CULT who will support the candidate from NYC regardless of what he said..says or does.
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