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How Trump Bought the Conservative Movement
Accuracy in Media ^ | February 16, 2016 | Cliff Kincaid

Posted on 02/17/2016 12:54:38 PM PST by GodGunsGuts

It has become increasingly clear that the "self-funded" candidate in the Republican presidential primary, Donald J. Trump, will destroy the GOP's chances to win in November if he is not the nominee. Leftist groups are ecstatic over Trump’s "Bush lied, people died," mantra over the Iraq war. Internet trolls for Vladimir Putin are firmly behind Trump, saying he has the right recipe for accommodating Russia.

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How did this happen? Conservatives who should know better went beyond praising his attacks on political correctness to welcoming him as a legitimate conservative candidate for president. Last year, Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU) and co-founder of Cove Strategies, a lobbying firm, went on MSNBC and was asked by Chris Matthews if Trump is a "plausible president." He said "Yeah. Definitely. Definitely." He also said, "I actually know Donald Trump," in regard to some of the businessman's other controversial comments. Such remarks sent the message to conservatives nationwide that Trump was one of them.

Ironically, Schlapp is the former political director for President George W. Bush, now accused by Trump of lying to get the U.S. into the Iraq War. How well does Schlapp really know Trump?

It seemed to start when the ACU declared Trump "an American patriot" and announced he was addressing the 2013 conference of the ACU-sponsored Conservative Political Action Conference. That same year, his Donald J. Trump Foundation gave $50,000 to the ACU Foundation. The Donald J. Trump Foundation also gave $25,000 to The American Spectator Foundation, the organization responsible for publishing The American Spectator magazine...

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To: A CA Guy
Do you have proof you did not notice it?


Do not think that was part of the question.
101 posted on 02/17/2016 2:54:51 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: austinaero; DaveA37

The Trumpetts posts are blasting conservatives for their reliance on what they believe are arcane philosophy. DaveA37 doesn’t sound like a conservative but more like an angry person, fed up and wanting total change:

“It’s coming folks and I am talking about a REVOLUTION, full blown.”

I have sympathy for him but the Trump supporters might regret a decision to overthrow everything in anger.


102 posted on 02/17/2016 2:58:46 PM PST by JimSEA
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To: GodGunsGuts

How Donald Trump bought duped the conservative movement

Fixed it.

103 posted on 02/17/2016 3:01:33 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: Jay Thomas

You just weren’t listening, musta been your Walkman.


104 posted on 02/17/2016 3:02:26 PM PST by biff
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To: pilgrim
"idiot, jerk" LOL!!! You used English sources. I researched Jewish and Hebrew which refers to him as "the mighty one" and the first monarch. But there is more: "Nimrod's deviousness is what amalgamated the various factions. Nimrod was a demagogue, using his words to bring them to battle, to help him fight a war that he could not win.

The very name Nimrod has the word "rebel" as its root. It was his sinister misanthropic character that brought these people together on an impossible mission."

105 posted on 02/17/2016 3:03:15 PM PST by inpajamas (Texas Akbar!!!!!!!)
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To: pilgrim

Nothing of substance yet, still waiting.


106 posted on 02/17/2016 3:06:24 PM PST by biff
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To: inpajamas

LOL!!!

Been called worse!! I was just mentioning where I saw the name.
.....................
When looking up a full definition of a word, went to Mirriam-Webster and that was the “Word of the day”

gave it an unusual definition.

“a hunter or an idiot or jerk”

Whatever, who cares, so what!!!!!!
.............................

I understand........somewhat familiar with the story. Wasn’t that little episode, Tower of Bable, where something happened to their language.

Some spoke Yankee........some spoke Texan and the like? LOL!!!

Take care.........pilgrim


107 posted on 02/17/2016 3:09:22 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: biff

Me too! Must be doing research?


108 posted on 02/17/2016 3:10:24 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: biff

Was there an evacuation warning??


109 posted on 02/17/2016 3:17:35 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: GodGunsGuts

Why is everyone blaming Trump for his success? It’s the people who like and support him. It’s the people filling arenas from Massachusetts to Alabama to Pensacola and Tampa who support him and his anti illegal anti islam pro AMERICA messsge


110 posted on 02/17/2016 3:20:52 PM PST by jersey117
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To: orinoco

Dependent on what he was wanting at the time................


111 posted on 02/17/2016 3:42:22 PM PST by Osage Orange (Nowadays we are just Central America with snow.)
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To: GodGunsGuts
Cruz is not white as driven snow anymore than Trump. Here is some research on Cruz. It takes a while to post and so I am saving the post to add it to other threads as it bears repeating.

Ted Cruz Flip Flops Compilation (Video)

Ted Cruz 10 Biggest Flip Flops

Ted Cruz: I'm Not 'All That Conservative'

Cruz: I Agree in Many Ways with Bernie Sanders

Cruz Flip Flops on Gay Marriage Compilation (Video)

How Ted Cruz Might Actually Support 'New York Values' and Gay Marriage More Than He Lets On

Ted Cruz And His Gay Marriage Money

Report: Ted Cruz tells New York donors at fundraiser that gay marriage isn't a top three priority

Cruz Mega-Donor is Gay, Pro-Pot Billionaire

Ted Cruz Hates "New York Values" Unless He's Raising Money From Gay Donors in Manhattan

Two-faced Ted Cruz: Is he against gay marriage?

Top Ten Things about Cruz

Ted Cruz Is The Ultimate Insider

Outsiders or Establishment? Cruz DC Bush Insiders Since 97 And 03

Ted Cruz Goldman Sachs Problem

10 reasons that Goldman Sachs loan is a nightmare for Ted Cruz

Cruz rails against 'crony capitalism,' praises wife's Goldman Sachs career

Ted Cruz Wife Heidi On Task Force Which Wrote Building A North American Community (Agenda 21)

Can You Handle the Truth? Ted & Heidi Cruz and the North American Union

CRUZ WHY IS YOUR FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR A CFR MEMBER?

Palin: Cruz campaign lied about special interest donations

Seriously, How Can Ted Cruz Supporters Defend This?

Ted Cruz changed position on Trade Promotion Authority, also called fast-track

Ted Cruz Explains: Support for the TPA does not mean approval for the trade agreement

Ted Cruz: Jeff Sessions is WRONG about ObamaTrade deal

Ted Cruz 2016 : TPA Senate Vote Good : TPA is NOT Secret Agrement (TPA & TPP Different) : 2015-06-12

Heidi Cruz Argues Forcefully For Trade Authority

Ted Cruz flips on Obama trade agenda after months of support

Why did Ted Cruz give Obama executive action on Iran?

Ted Cruz: Why I voted YES for Corker Iran bill

Campaign Won't Say if Cruz Still Wants to Ax the TSA

Ted Cruz Caught In Flat Out Lie On Immigration

Ted Cruz: Immigration Reversal

Yes, Ted Cruz Did Support Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants

Cruz 2013 Tweet: Any bill this body passes should have border security first & then legalization.

Ted Cruz called for legalizing illegal aliens...in 2013

On Immigration, Cruz Aims for Middle Ground

Ted Cruz has not ruled out legal status for undocumented immigrants

Immigration, The GOPe, and Chamber of Commerce Backed Candidates

Pro-Amnesty Club for Growth PAC Spends Millions To Attack Candidate Donald Trump

Ted Cruz to woo top Club for Growth donors

Club For Growth President: Rubio And Cruz Are Gold Standards

Club For Growth President: Trump Trying to Hijack Conservative Movement

Ted Cruz Defends His Legalization Stance in 2013

The Club for Growth Cuts an Ad for Alan Grayson

Trump Vows To Sue Cruz If He Does Not Take Down Attack Ads

Cruz dares Trump to sue him over abortion ad, vows to run it more frequently

Cruz campaign asks stations to stop airing anti-Cruz ad

Gowdy calls for Cruz to denounce 'underhanded tactics'

Cruzers Desperate Last Minute Attempt To Win Iowa Is So Vile State Officials Just NAILED Them For It

BOOM! Karl Rove Breaks Down How Cruz Camps Cheating Stole Iowa from Trump (VIDEO)

Ben Carson Slams Ted Cruz Over Iowa Cheating Controversy

Trump: "Ted Cruz Didn't Win Iowa, He Stole It;" Cruz Committed Voter Fraud

Ted Cruz wants to increase H-1B visas from 65,000 to 325,000 annually

Ted Cruz will not criticize Disney for making American workers train foreign replacements

Ted Cruz Flips on H-1B Visas

Ted Cruz Not Happy With Question From Megyn Kelly(Deportation Question)

Cruz rules out 'deportation force' to boot undocumented immigrants

Ted Cruz's very nuanced view on deportations of illegal aliens

Ted Cruz: I do not agree with Trump and his Muslim moratorium

So how can we tell when Ted Cruz is lying?

112 posted on 02/17/2016 3:51:04 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: GodGunsGuts

Since others post the same links over and over I supposed can too...

https://trumpquestions.com/


113 posted on 02/17/2016 3:53:45 PM PST by SC_Republican (Has it really been THAT long??)
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To: Mozilla

Somewhere in copy and paste I made one slight error. Will be corrected.


114 posted on 02/17/2016 3:53:48 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: Mozilla

In looking over my post again I don’t see the error any more. Looked for a second that two links were wrong. But they aren’t.


115 posted on 02/17/2016 3:56:54 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: Mozilla

Looked at the last link.

Would you have any idea how many are written

by “Jennifer Rubin writes the Right Turn blog for The Post, offering reported opinion from a conservative perspective.”?

A true conservative.


116 posted on 02/17/2016 3:58:10 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: pilgrim

I stated it was every news channel on his comments on the first day of his campaign.
I think you know it also, but no biggie.


117 posted on 02/17/2016 4:22:49 PM PST by A CA Guy (Are God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: pilgrim

No, but asking for proof of what most all have been watching in the news from day one of the Trump campaign is just hilarious to me.


118 posted on 02/17/2016 4:24:30 PM PST by A CA Guy (Are God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: pilgrim

Who said ‘silence is golden’?


119 posted on 02/17/2016 4:24:43 PM PST by biff
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To: pilgrim

Don’t think I was calling you those names. I reffed to Trump as possibly being a Nimrod type.


120 posted on 02/17/2016 4:30:06 PM PST by inpajamas (Texas Akbar!!!!!!!)
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