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This is a Brilliant Move by Donald Trump
Red State ^ | December 7, 2015 | Erick Erickson

Posted on 12/08/2015 6:05:04 PM PST by Kaslin

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.


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KEYWORDS: erickerickson; erickson; redstate; trump
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To: MNDude

Maybe they changed their mind?


41 posted on 12/08/2015 6:49:38 PM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Kaslin

The president absolutely has the authority to bar immigrants from anywhere he deems to be contrary to the interests of the US.

(f) Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President

Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182


42 posted on 12/08/2015 6:55:55 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (There's a right to gay marriage in the Constitution but there is no right of an unborn baby to life.)
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To: be-baw

Erickson is a tool. He is not very bright and has some strange agenda that causes him to make stupid comments like this. He must be paid by the word because he pads his comments with just plain horseshit.
Believe it or not, Donald Trump is the real deal, Erickson or not.


43 posted on 12/08/2015 6:59:05 PM PST by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: Kaslin

poor little erik


44 posted on 12/08/2015 6:59:55 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Kaslin

He said something yesterday at the rally that anyone who left the United States to fight for ISIS should not be able to come back, including citizens I imagine. Maybe people are confusing the two categories.


46 posted on 12/08/2015 7:03:27 PM PST by firebrand
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To: Kaslin

HOORAY Trump

(vote early, vote often /s)


47 posted on 12/08/2015 7:24:31 PM PST by PGalt
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To: Kaslin

48 posted on 12/08/2015 7:29:59 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: Kaslin
.................Trump demanded we bar any muslims from entering this country and bar any American citizen who is muslim from re-entering the United States.

I hope that he does make some clarifications on his statement. The muslims serving in our military are one example.

49 posted on 12/08/2015 7:37:03 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: dynoman

Wow I bet that poll made pmsnbc soil their shorts


50 posted on 12/08/2015 7:42:33 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: dynoman
#48 That is an enlightening poll. MSNBC no less.
51 posted on 12/08/2015 7:43:49 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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52 posted on 12/08/2015 7:45:25 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: dynoman

WOW ! And I thought I was the only one...


53 posted on 12/08/2015 8:40:55 PM PST by Senormechanico
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To: Kaslin

Cruz introduced a refugee infiltration prevention act.. So words vs deeds. Trump wants to force a sovereign nation.. Israel to give up more.
He doesn’t even understand the basic term sovereign.. Maybe he can call up his backscratchers pelosi, Reid and hitlery...
Keep talking, America loves an orator in chief.


54 posted on 12/09/2015 2:33:46 AM PST by momincombatboots (Iraq 3.0.. Try and look surprised. Prayers for my brothers and sisters in arms as global pawns.)
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To: LMAO

You’ve received that e-mail; too; I see.


55 posted on 12/09/2015 1:08:39 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Fred Nerks

WOW!

Where has THIS fact been hiding!?!?!?

56 posted on 12/09/2015 1:10:14 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
Rush explains all: Here is number eight US Code 1182, inadmissible aliens. This law was written in 1952. It was passed by a Democrat-controlled Congress, House and Senate, and signed by a Democrat president. CLICK HERE
57 posted on 12/09/2015 1:18:20 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM!)
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To: Kaslin
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.

I don't think he said, bar any muslim American from returning. I think he referred to American citizens fighting for ISIS and then wanting to return to USA

58 posted on 12/09/2015 1:36:59 PM PST by SMM48
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To: Kaslin
Set aside the merits of what amounts to at least, in part, an unconstitutional position.

Its perfectly constitutional and with precedent.

59 posted on 12/09/2015 2:17:59 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Kaslin

STFU Erick you will never be back on Rush’s sub list you greasy little RINO weasel.


60 posted on 12/09/2015 2:30:05 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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