Posted on 02/14/2016 11:50:50 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
February 07, 2016
Following attacks from primary rival Jeb Bush about his past use of eminent domain, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Sunday accused the Bush family of using the practice to build a baseball stadium in Texas.
"Eminent domain is a very important thing," Trump said on ABC's "This Week." "Jeb Bush doesn't understand what it means, and if you look into the Bush family – I found this five minutes ago – they used eminent domain for the stadium in Texas, where they own, I guess, a piece of the Texas Rangers."
When host George Stephanopoulos said that was Jeb's brother, former President George W. Bush, Trump said his point still stands.
"That doesn't matter," he said. "It was the Bush family. They used private eminent domain. He didn't tell anybody this. So, I mean, he should have told people."
"Maybe – he probably doesn't know because I don't think he even knows what eminent domain is," he added. "But I just found that out five minutes ago."
The billionaire businessman also refused to recant his support for governmental seizures of private property.
"Eminent domain is important," he said. "You wouldn't have highways, you wouldn't have roadways, you wouldn't have bridges, you wouldn't have hospitals. You wouldn't have anything without it."
He also said the crowd at Saturday night's GOP primary debate was firmly in his corner on the issue.
"The crowd was on my side, except that they were all friends of mine that were donors and special interests and lobbyists, some of whom worked for me in the past," he said.
I have empathy for the victims in NYC
You ever been there? they pride themselves on rudeness and ruthlessness.
Ask any newyawjah, they will say you suck ya sistah sucks ya brother succks and ya fadda would have but i dint have a nickle!
Ever seen a show called seinfeld?
They revel in rudness
***** What a JOKE !! Just did a Google search for PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY EMINENT DOMAIN —— every one of them has excerised eminent domain!!! HaHaHaHaà aaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Because there is more to this Bush thing than you know. But, I don’t expect you to understand - you have a brick between your ears.
This fool has no Idea what eminent domain is
How did Daddy and W build their library ??
Eminent domain is not “I covet what you have for private profit”
No Idea but I am sure it was ugly
No Idea but I am sure it was ugly
Most all of them were all NY'ers too. So of course them and their values suck and not up to Raphael's standards. He made that inordinately clear. Thanks.
So if it’s bad that Bush did it why is it OK for Trump to do it? And why should I vote for either of them?
Mr Cruz’s point was valid
We don’t need no stinking eminent domain. We don’t need highways, airports, buildings etc. /s
Jeb got Trumped!
Why do you call him Raphael?
Well we residents of Arlington happen to like having both the Rangers and Cowboy stadiums. We can walk between the two. And by the way, a lot of people come to visit with us too.lol
Casinos, Sports arenas, Brothels, ..
We don’t need no ego-tripping-vanity-presidential libraries either — isn’t that’s what Washington’s for?
You are paying for it and it was on a ballot.
NOT eminent domain.
I wont make Jerry rich on my dime to watch the cowboys LOSE
Tell me if I’m wrong but the new Ballpark in Arlington was built in the parking lot of the old Turnpike/Arlington Stadium. Any condemnation proceeding was due to utilities, road and street construction not the ballpark itself.
To conservatives, it is not news that the establishment is not conservative.... except when it finds it convenient to be conservative. And, of course, it is not news that Trump is not conservative.
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