Posted on 02/15/2016 10:09:20 AM PST by Kaslin
When the legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum was challenged about the veracity of one of his past statements, he famously replied, "Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth."
This leads to the obvious question, "But Mr. Arum, what will you tell us tomorrow?"
There is something about Arum's line that reminds me of Donald Trump, except that: 1) Arum was not running for the office of the President of the United States; and 2) Trump could say the same thing that Arum did but it appears that many of his followers would say, "You see! He's not a politician. He tells the truth."
Have you ever seen the like with a political candidate? And who but Trump could boast that he could shoot someone in broad daylight in New York City and his followers would still follow him? Who but Trump would want to boast of such a thing?
By all fair accounts, Trump did not perform well in the South Carolina debate on Saturday night, but this didn't matter much to his followers, as evidenced by the Drudge Report poll which, as always, declared him the overwhelming winner.
So, when the crowd boos him for his vile behavior, that's just proof that the crowd has been stacked against him.
When competing candidates rightly confront his vacillating positions, they're branded liars, corrupt politicians, and worse, all to the delight of his followers.
"We need an Alpha male," they exclaim. "Trump will get things done."
As to how, exactly, he will do it, no one seems to know.
But be assured that, despite four Trump bankruptcies (which surely affected many people, even if Trump was not personally affected) and the failures of Trump Airlines, Trump Vodka, Trump Mortgage, Trump: The Game, The China Connection, Trump Casinos, Trump Steaks, Trump Magazine, and GoTrump.com, Donald Trump will get the job done.
He always does.
He only wins - as in wins, wins, wins.
And when he doesn't win (as in Iowa)? Actually, second was really first, since, we're told, the winner cheated. And his followers cheer him on.
But this is nothing to laugh about. The future of our country is at stake, especially with the sudden death of Antonin Scalia, which makes the question of the appointing of new Supreme Court justices all the more urgent.
Last August 26th - so, barely six months ago - Trump stated that his sister would make a "phenomenal" Supreme Court justice, despite her strong support for partial-birth abortion.
Now, after being challenged about what kind of justices he would appoint if president, Trump says that he was only joking about his past comments about his sister: "Just so you understand, I said it jokingly. My sister is a brilliant person, known as a brilliant person, but it's obviously a conflict."
Shades of Bob Arum.
"I was joking yesterday, but today I'm being serious."
Dear followers of Donald Trump, are you sure this is your man?
But it gets worse.
During the Saturday night debate in patriotic, pro-G. W. Bush South Carolina, Trump said that Bush lied about Iraq and claimed that he, Trump, was the only one to oppose the war in Iraq. In fact, at a debate last September he said, "You can check it out, check out — I'll give you 25 different stories."
When asked for proof of this on Sunday, he responded, "I wasn't a politician so people didn't write everything I said."
Really? No proof of 25 different stories you told us to check out? No documentation of your very outspoken opposition to the war? You spoke loudly and clearly back then but no one noticed it because you weren't a politician?
Unfortunately for Trump loyalists, Andrew Kaczynski has documented that "in his 2000 book, The America We Deserve Trump noted Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction and targeted Iraq strikes had little impact on their overall capabilities. The Donald said the best course might be against Iraq to 'carry the mission to its conclusion.'" (Kaczynski provides the exact quote.)
It wasn't until August of 2004 that Trump expressed clear opposition to the war, long after it had started and long after the problems with our engagement there had emerged.
This revelation led to the clever tweet from New York Post columnist Robert A. George, "Trump knew Iraq had WMDs before Bush lied abt Iraq having WMDs and followed Trump's advice to finish job in Iraq!"
In response to all this, I posted on Facebook and Twitter, "Trump could say tomorrow 'I've been lying about everything!' And his followers would say 'That's our man! He tells it like it is.'"
And how did some of his followers respond to my comment?
"So explain to me who is better than Trump?"
And, "No he wouldn't. Nobody is ideal, but you have it in for Trump. He is better than all of the socialists and other deceptive liars running."
And, "[people would] much rather give Trump the benefit of the doubt because he does not answer to any special interest groups and because he proves that you can fight the leftwing media and their strongest weapon 'political correctness'."
What makes this all the more disturbing, not to mention downright scary, is that a substantial percentage of his supporters profess to be evangelical Christians, and it still appears that there is almost nothing he could say or do that would dampen their support for him.
"After all," they lamely repeat, "we're not electing a pastor, we're electing a president."
And, if I might borrow a quote, "Yesterday he was lying, today he's telling the truth."
Let the voter beware.
LOL!
You've been doing exactly that for the last 24 years!
That's the very definition of cognitive dissonance!
“I’ve given intelligent reasons why I am supporting Trump and they are completely ignored by people here. It’s frustrating.”
That’s how you can tell which side of a dispute is correct, even if you know absolutely nothing about the issue.
The side that is arguing the way the left argues is wrong.
Every time.
“Choosing the guy with the most conservative establishment creds is a GAME they let us play to fool us.”
Mark Twain said that if voting were important, they wouldn’t let us do it.
“Instead, they ransack the last 20 years, cherry picking and pulling things out of context to prove their point.”
Just as leftists do.
“When you’re appealing to the BERNIE SANDERS voter, you’re off the reservation!”
The caption of your graphic says that Sanders is appealing to Trump voters, not the other way around.
They’re playing to the same demographic.
http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/01/vermonts-split-loyalties-trump-or-bernie/
“They’re playing to the same demographic.”
So, brain-dead leftard young people are the same demographic as the rest of the young people?
Sounds to me like some of them are smart enough to support Trump, and the others are drooling-idiot socialists. How is that the same demographic in any meaningful way?
From the article:
“I think he’s smart, and he has the best chance of winning support and maybe flipping the state,†Daniel Nadeau, 22, of St. Albans, Vt., said of Mr. Trump. “Bernie is my No. 1 choice, and Trump is No. 2. They’re not that different.â€
I admire Dr. Sowell enormously, but from his ivory tower it's a different view.
Had he spent a few years in the corrupt center of DC, he would be now bald and have a somewhat different view...
The stopped clock speaks...
And I agree with her.
Not all, but every elected GOPE politician serving more than two terms...
Professional politicians lust for power, just like the Evil *itch.
That's what GOPe elected criminals do...
And that is a bad thing why?
Better than be accused of mugging innocents.
“Had he spent a few years in the corrupt center of DC, he would be now bald and have a somewhat different view...”
Perhaps, but my point was that the information could be communicated.
“And that is a bad thing why?”
I’m sorry that I gave the impression that I thought it was a bad thing.
I think it would be a very, very good thing, and the more demonrat heads that roll, the better.
Trump has served with the GOPe elected criminals already?
Who knew?
< /sarc >
Silly hypotheticals; puerile.
Another budding Nostrodamus?
I bet you also think that unemployment is only 5.2%; LOL!
No math involved on my part. Just poll data.
But nice to see Teump supporters still insult in every comment.
Consider that the inability to extrapolate growing totalitarianism to its logical conclusion, whether that be a dictatorship like Adolf Hitler's, Josef Stalin's, or Pol Pot's or something more technologically advanced any of them could only have dreamed of is in itself a form of censorship.
The only losers there are the people who will be exterminated under such a regime or worse yet, live under it.
We have witnessed increasing Governmental controls over every aspect of life, from health care to raising our children to the vehicles we drive to the fuel we are allowed to use to the toilets we flush and the light bulbs in their sockets.
Our private property is ours only so long as we use it in a State-approved fashion, and our purchases are increasingly monitored and controlled.
Our communications are monitored, our vehicles can be tracked, our cell phones and e-mail follow every aspect of our lives, right down to our web browsing history, and it is all a matter of record.
All that remains for the jaws of the trap to close is an edict, a new law, a proclamation, and the military that our 'law enforcement' has become can engage an unaware populace targeted by segment, area, or individual and associates, with the most advanced tactics and weaponry in the world.
When the dust settles, the parrot media will show your demise as an example of the elimination of a "domestic terrorist".
It is sad indeed when normalcy bias stands squarely in the way of a rational discussion of possible outcomes.
Nothing I have stated above is incorrect.
We are that close.
Recognize we may only be one election away from totalitarianism, so choose very carefully. Purge yourself of emotional connection to ANY candidate, go with facts, not opinion, and examine what they have said and done--warts and all--and then decide who you think would be best to stand in the breach and Defend this Republic and its Constitution.
Someone’s marketing people have studied well the advantage of having a catchy slogan and letting people fill in a blank slate, seeing what they want to see. After all, it worked for the Kenyan. Another flavor of Hope and Change.
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