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.
What I found very disturbing disturbing of Trump was his behavior during the moment of silence for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
While all the candidates had their heads bowed, Trump just looked straight ahead as if the death and loss of Scalia meant nothing to him.
Hey - Iloved W
But I am done contributing to the library.
He should have stood up for the Country and Himself; like he is now defending his little brother.
As Truman said - the ‘buck stops here’.
AND W was the pres on 9/11
Here's the problem with that thought.
Donald has been a Liberal All his Adult Life. Donald ran in the Liberal Political Circles. Donald supported in person and Financially to Democrat Politicians such as Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton. You are not going to get rid of the Democrats by electing Donald Trump, you are just going to give the presidency to one.
“Even now the FBI/BLM are rounding up oathkeepers for prison at just under 100 people.”
I didn’t realize that Oathkeepers was a militia.
Do you have a link?
I did not see the first 10-15 minutes of the “debate” myself...I hadn’t heard about that...
Sooner or later that kind of thinking brings about leadership like Pol Pot and Joseph Stalin. At some point it will be your head that is expendable. So you want the front of the train or the rear car?
“Heck he’s made it clear he supports single-payer universal healthcare for all....”
He’s just repeating what he heard at leftard cocktail parties that he attended because the demonrats were demanding bribes.
Thomas Sowell could set him straight in ten minutes.
I think you violated a corollary to Godwin's Law right there.
America wants The Wall and an end to trade deals.
Trump is the ONLY candidate promising those things.
It’s all just that simple IMHO.
Oh yeah they sure do look alike
It is indeed very unforgivable and if I vote for him in the general election in November I will have to hold my nose.
Than why are you replying?
I’m aware that I’m gambling with Trump. Problem is, any of the others, either party, and you’re not gambling. More like you know you’re gonna die and there’s nothing you can do about it. Trump is the only shot anybody has, any time soon, at a president who isn’t owned by Wall St. fat-cats. The rest, both parties, are totally owned as Bill Bennett notes and, in my view, one more Wall St. owned presidency would finish this country.
He’s called a press conference to whine like a whore in church.
Poor Little Donnie. He can’t stand the mean ole Candidates calling him out and exposing him for the fraud he is.
Boo hooo..
I wish someone, ANYONE would stand up and tell the coward to quit jacking his jaws and do what he said he would do after he said he wouldn’t after he said his Lawyers said Ted was good to go. That is file the challenge to Cruz’s eligibility.
Come on Donnie, if you can’t keep your word on that why should ANYONE believe you would keep your world on anything. Pick up the Phone call Dewey, Cheatem and Howe and start the lawsuit.
Let’s see it Mouth!
You said it and it appears they don’t get it.
“Donald has been a Liberal All his Adult Life.”
Donald has been nothing all his adult life; not a liberal, not a conservative, not even an independent. He has been a businessman, first and last, and nothing else.
“Donald ran in the Liberal Political Circles.”
He had to. They were the ones demanding the bribes.
“Donald supported in person and Financially to Democrat Politicians such as Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton.”
Supported? Can you say, “Bribed?” I knew that you could.
“You are not going to get rid of the Democrats by electing Donald Trump”
Really? It seems to me that he must have a vast caldera of seething resentment at having to pay those loathsome coprophages all these decades.
“you are just going to give the presidency to one.”
You could be right. However, that’s just a possibility. Any of the others will preside over the death of the United States, and that is a certainty.
My prediction is that he will make a couple of good faith deals with the demonrats, they will stab him in the back, as is their wont, and he will Freddy Kruger them.
Thank you for another great post.
You said it. “What a baby”
“Than why are you replying?”
For the exact same reason you posted it.
Anymore questions?
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