Posted on 12/07/2015 8:16:38 PM PST by VinL
Donald Trump just trumped all the Republican candidates for President.
The day after the mom jeans wearing squat to pee President came out to assure us that tolerance, gun control, and climate change would save us from ISIS, Donald Trump demanded we bar any muslims from entering this country and bar any American citizen who is muslim from re-entering the United States.
Set aside the merits of what amounts to at least, in part, an unconstitutional position.
This is actually brilliant politics for the here and now. Immediately, every other Republican candidate except Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% rushed out to attack Donald Trump. He’s unhinged, hateful, etc. And the responses all amounted to "we must let muslims enter our country," which sounds a whole lot like "we must allow all Mexicans in our country," which everyone knows is blatantly untrue on both counts.
We do not have to do it, but the other candidates, unable to nuance their spittle, went all in with "no religious tests" and "yes we must do this because it is who we are."
So, to put it another way, the day after the President failed to reassure a scared public following the second worst terrorist attack since 9/11 on domestic soil, Donald Trump not only got himself to the right of all the other candidates, but also got every single one of them save for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% to align themselves with Barack Obama.
Hate Donald Trump all you want, be offended by his proposal all you want, but it is really brilliant politics for Trump right now in the Republican primary and the reactions from the other candidates prove it. All the people attacking Trump on his immigration proposals now attacking him on this have done themselves no favors within the primary process.
Have none of these people read Art of the Deal? This is an opening, bombastic salvo to set the terms of negotiations and the other candidates except Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% just decided to negotiation in Barack Obama’s position. And it comes at a time some polls are suggesting Trump is starting to fade in places like Iowa.
Trump did not trump Carson who already has said that a Muslim POTUS is unacceptable. (Buraq Hussein?).
And Cruz did not throw flames at the Donald today.
The rest are just RINO liberals.
Remove the blinkers and look at reality.
Tell me again, who wrote this article?
The TRUMP HATER, Eric the idiot.
Erickson is an undercover MSM flying monkey and he’s playing the same game that they do by pretending that Trump said “citizens”.
This is a conservative forum and you talk about a conservative in this way?
In college he won several (not one, but several) national debate contests but, clearly, you are not able to appreciate. I hesitate to venture a guess as to why.
Trump didn't say that, and all the Trump people on TV tonight are saying this applies only to NEW entrants, not folks already here legally.
You know, I’m not a big Trump fan but I never ever ever demean him and will vote for him if he is the candidate.
I stated a fact, which obviously you don't like and reject out of hand, because you are a Cruz supporter. Read what he said; he parsed words, which is weaselly.
Other than potentially triggering an epileptic fit, I don’t understand the flickering dog gif. What is its significance?
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I thought I was the only one who didn’t “get it”.
Yes, Cruz was a great debater; he could and did argues both sides well. This is life and death of this nation and her people...it's NOT some debated for a "prize" or grade.
I don’t know either,but the dog is really cute,and I would definently give him
A cupcake.
That graphic is a brilliant use of sub-conscience brain washing.
That one is indeed better. Very funny! I can’t imagine what the dog and the baby saw in their respective gifs that got those reactions, especially the baby...hilarious!!
“Donald Trump not only got himself to the right of all the other candidates, but also got every single one of them save for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% to align themselves with Barack Obama.”
And after Obama’s weak speech, nobody should want to be aligned with him. “Muslims are our coworkers” - is that supposed to give people a sense of safety after a ‘co-worker’ killed 14?
The last poll I have seen, either Carson, Bush or Rubio dropping out, Trump benefits the most. That poll was posted right here on FR a few weeks ago.
You still want to argued and split hairs ?
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT ON PREVENTING MUSLIM IMMIGRATION
(New York, NY) December 7th, 2015, -- Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on. According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population. Most recently, a poll from the Center for Security Policy released data showing "25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad" and 51% of those polled, "agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to Shariah." Shariah authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won't convert, beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women.
Mr. Trump stated, "Without looking at the various polling data, it is obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension. Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine. Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life. If I win the election for President, we are going to Make America Great Again." - Donald J. Trump
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