Posted on 01/15/2016 1:13:02 PM PST by SeekAndFind
While Donald Trump cynically maintains that he has no clue what Ted Cruz's phrase "New York values" means -- and while he scurrilously implies that Cruz has some sort of malicious, nasty feeling about New Yorkers over 9/11 -- video has now emerged of a nationally televised 1999 interview in which Trump seems completely familiar with the "New York values" to which Cruz referred.
Trump appeared on Meet The Press on October 24, 1999, where he had several exchanges with Tim Russert:
RUSSERT: Do you think gays should be allowed to be married?
TRUMP: It's something I haven't given lots of thought to. I live in New York City, there is a tremendous movement on to have and allow gay marriage. It's just something that is too premature for me to comment on.
RUSSERT: How about gays serving in the military?
TRUMP: It would not disturb me. I mean, hey, I lived in New York City and Manhattan all my life, so my views are a little bit different than if I lived in Iowa, perhaps --
Then there was this exchange:
RUSSERT: Partial birth abortion. Eliminating of abortion in the third trimester. Big issue in Washington. Would President Trump ban partial birth abortion?
TRUMP: Well, look, I'm very pro-choice…and again, it may be a little bit of a New York background, because there is some different attitude in different parts of the country, and you know, I was raised in New York, and grew up and work and everything else in New York City.
RUSSERT: But you would not ban it.
TRUMP: No ... I am pro-choice in every respect as far as it goes, but I just hate it.
Here is Cruz's description of "New York values" from last night: "everyone understands that the values in New York City are socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro- gay-marriage, focus around money and the media."
HEY that word is acceptable. The black people said it was FRiend
If it’s not yanked, then not my business. Still advise you not to use words like that.
FRegards ....
From my observations I can see what you mean and I agree with you.
I had not known that Rush talked casually with him, and I do think it’s valuable his view on Trump’s change.
I appreciate Rush a great deal. At the same time I have viewed him to have held a GOPe mindset more closely than I have wanted him to over the years.
I factor that in at times.
Your point about wanting to appear more moderate is a good one, because he is pulling people from the Left and I want him too. Good point.
Thanks Arthur.
Trump spent a lot of time in Palm Beach prior to this primary.
He’s been too busy to visit Rush recently. And I think that’s a good thing. Rush should be detached during this process, probably the way he wants it.
After the primary, I hope they text each other a lot though. Trump could use some help ...
Trump open to campaign finance reform [Yesterday]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385083/posts
‘... said America needs to come up with a solution to keep big money out of politics ...’
I agree with that. Good point.
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