Posted on 01/15/2016 12:41:43 PM PST by Trumpinator
It was one of the most memorable moments of the night: Donald Trump defended his “New York values†with a calm, forceful, deeply personal reflection on what it was like to be a New Yorker after the 9/11 attacks.
That moment showed just how far Trump has come as a candidate, revealing a style that was more purposeful statesman than bombastic showman. ...... Instead, Trump explained himself and his city.
“When the World Trade Center came down, I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York,†Trump said to warm applause, forcing Cruz to also clap. “The people in New York fought and fought and fought, and we saw more death, and even the smell of death — nobody understood it. And it was with us for months, the smell, the air. And we rebuilt downtown Manhattan, and everybody in the world watched, and everybody in the world loved New York and loved New Yorkers.â€
The delivery was polished and rather poetic. For a candidate famous for his off-the-cuff remarks, it was deliberate and purposeful, perhaps even rehearsed. And unlike so many of Trump’s previous comments on 9/11, this one did not contain any distracting exaggerations or wild inaccuracies.
The crowd cheered — even though some of them had booed him earlier in the evening. Twitter lit up with positive reviews, and actress Mia Farrow posted the iconic photo of a U.S. flag being raised at Ground Zero with the hashtag, #NewYorkValues. New York-based political pundits later praised Trump for his defense of their town.
In that moment, the billionaire reality television star became more human — and perhaps even likeable to those who had their doubts about him.
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So do I
GO TRUMP!
If Media sluts at WaPo are swooning over Trump then I have to re-evaluate my Trump position.......
That is not swooning - that is evaluating.
After the debate ended, the cameras remained on Trump as the voices of pundits began analyzing and picking winners. As other candidates chatted with one another, Trump wandered around the stage until his family joined him. His super-model wife was at his side, but it was his oldest daughter, Ivanka, now visibly pregnant, whom he engaged for his first extensive post-debate conversation. Cellphones came out as the family grouped together for rounds of photos, with Trump often flashing a double thumbs-up.
The photos were then inspected, compared and sometimes retaken — that subtle routine well-known to families of all sorts across the country.
Overall, Trump did really well; however, it was a shaky start. Cruz did have him a little flustered on the birther question, you could hear it in his voice and in how he responded. He had to force himself to keep his composure, but once that was done he recovered quickly and performed very well in later questions. He played the NY comments extremely well, Cruz walked himself into that. Trump was at his best with the tariff question, he gave everyone a good schlonging.
Bill Mitchell says on twitter that Trump set himself up on a “classic redemption curve”.
He set the narratives, he owns the keys, now he adds the polish.
How did trump answer the tariff question? What was it?
I can’t believe how many don’t realize tariffs are a negotiations tool to use against currency manipulation and trade imbalance. They are not necessarily the desired end result.
I think the win is in for Trump.
You’re saying the other candidates were talking to each other but no one would talk to Trump?
That is what WP reported. That was all the way at the end of the article.
Yet, no principles or any evidence of conservatism
Yet, no principles or any evidence of conservatism
Wealth from business is self evident.
While I will gladly vote for Trump for president, please consider the following.
Regardless that the media is putting presidential candidates in the limelight, patriots need to bear in mind that Congress is the most constitutionally powerful branch of the federal government.
More specifically, regardless that the corrupt media evidently wants voters to believe that the president can act unilaterally from Congress, Congress is actually letting lawless Obama get away with stealing legislative branch powers to make unconstitutional executive orders so that corrupt lawmakers can keep their voting records clean to fool low-information voters into reelecting them.
The bottom line is that patriots are going to need to also elect a new, state sovereignty-respecting Congress that will work within its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers to support the new president.
Note that such a Congress will probably be willing to fire state sovereignty-ignoring activist justices.
He was asked about imposing a 45% tariff on China. I don’t recall his exact words but he explained how it all works rather well. Put Neil Cavuto in his place. Almost every candidate jumped on and agreed to his comments.
Up to now Trump “won” by doing no harm. About the only one that hasn’t said Trump won hand’s down last night, is George Will.
I noticed too!
Lovely family, he is so proud of them.
What many people still are failing to understand isn’t that Trump is becoming more polished..or seasoned or any of those things. There are specific aura’s he presents depending on the phase of the campaign. By the time it gets down to him and the Dem nominee we’re going to see him change his demeanor and style to suit the situation. It’s going to be interesting!
Trump spent time talking to Christie.(sp)
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