Posted on 03/09/2016 1:36:09 PM PST by Trumpinator
Peter Ticktin
March 4 at 5:40pm ·
VOTE AS YOU WISH, AND LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT TRUMP - - A personal note from Peter Ticktin who knows the guy from high school:
As a law firm, we at The Ticktin Law Group do not like to get involved in politics. As soon as we endorse one side, we risk alienating everyone on the other side. Also, our lawyers and staff are, themselves, on both sides. Politics is not our game. However, Justice is!
If you saw a guy get publicly smeared, and you knew him well from the days you were friends and seniors together in high school, if you knew him to be a decent and honest man, would you want to say something? This is why I need to share what I know.
I was aghast at watching last night's debate. It was a set-up. The moderators, Cruz, and Rubio were all like little alligators trying to take a bite out of Trump. Yes, Donald Trump has had some failures, but he has been exceedingly successful. None of this came out. Instead, there was a general attack. Rubio simply makes up lies. He pretends that Trump has small hands and makes fun of him for something which isn't even real. He pretends that Donald wets his pants, and makes fun of him, as though it was true, and then he calls Donald Trump a "Bully."
I am not suggesting that you should vote or not vote for anyone. I just need to defend a former friend who is being smeared.
Like Donald Trump, I attended New York Military Academy ("NYMA") for high school. In fact, in our senior year, together, Donald was my captain, and I was his 1st Platoon Sergeant. I sometimes joke that I ran his first company for him, Company "A."
People don't really change much from the ages of 17 and 18, and I know this guy. I know him to be a good decent guy. We lived and breathed an Honor Code in those years. It wasn't just a rule. It was our way of life. Neither Donald, nor any other cadet who graduated with us would ever lie, cheat, or steal from a fellow cadet. These values became irreversibly intertwined in the fabric of our personalities, of who we are.
Of the 99 guys (no girls in those days) in our class, there is not one who I know who has a bad word to say about Donald Trump. Think of it. With all the jealousies which arise in high school and thereafter, with all the potential envy, not one of us has anything other than positive memories of this man. How could we? He was an "A" student, a top athlete, and as a leader, he was highly respected. We never feared him, yet we never wanted to disappoint him. He had our respect. He was never a bigot in any way, shape or form. He only hates those who hate. Of course he denounces the KKK.
As to the discussion with the New York Times, it is his choice to release the 'off the record' remarks. However, if he does, it opens the door for all political opposition to make that demand for everyone, and that means that our press will never get those 'off the record' remarks which help them to understand the realities of the campaign. Moreover, the idea that Donald Trump confessed some alternate theory of his position is preposterous. Can anyone believe that all those NY Times reporters are walking around knowing some deep dark nasty secret about a guy who is seeking an endorsement?
The Republican establishment is afraid of Donald Trump. Why? They are afraid that he will lose to Hillary. They don't hate Donald. They hate her. They are so fearful that they fail to see that by expanding the base of voters for Trump, he is more likely to win.
Watching the chorus of whiners, decriers, denigrators, and self-righteous put-down experts from so many directions, from Mit Romney, to Megyn Kelly, Little Mario, it has to make you wonder. Why? Why are so many people so angry with Donald Trump, that they are lying, name calling, ridiculing, and demeaning him as they do. Either they are afraid, or they know him to be evil.
This is why I feel the need to speak out at this time. I know this man. He is a lot of things, but he is not evil. He is a decent honest guy who loves this country, and who is willing to sacrifice so much of what is left of his life, because he knows that this country needs to be fixed, and that it is going to require someone who can do the job. He just doesn't see anything around him other than political hacks, so he is willing to take this huge responsibility.
I'm not saying that he is the only one who can do the job. My point is simply as to his motivation and his goodness.
This next decade is going to be one of major changes. We all see the climate changing, and the world food supply is getting lower. Our fish stock around the world is running low. Oil prices will cause countries to fail. The Middle East is beyond repair, and we have become weak and ineffective around the world. Donald Trump sees the issues and knows that he can assemble leaders who would have the best chance of fixing things. This is why he is running. He does not need it for his own aggrandizement. He doesn't need another big jet or to take up residence in the White House. He just wants things to be fixed, and he knows that the politicians won't fix anything.
I knew Donald Trump and was close to him in our senior year in high school. I just want you to know that there is nothing to fear from him. His character is as good as it gets. He is a patriot, taking on a heroic task, and being thanked by massive abuse.
If you want to see a true reflection of a man, look at his children. Need I say more?
What a silly comment.
The answer to being scammed is to go with an even bigger scammer?
I don’t think so.
Cruz is not a scam.
Of course the others are to one degree or another.
Carson was not a scam.
I’m sorry Trump is a scam, I wish he wasn’t.
WoW, I’d take this guy as my friend anytime....that’s what loyalty is all about!!
Cruz is not a scam. - Cruz is a total Elmer Gantry scam.
Reading fortune cookies?
I just voted: Donald Trump 65%
Ok.
Enjoy The Donald.
I don’t mean to interrupt the worship service.
Best!
>Appeals to emotion and adoration.
Did you know Hal Long was a China man?
I am enjoying this greatly. Best election, ever!
Thank you Trumpinator. I’ve read a couple of his books and noticed he’s had concerns for our country for some time. He’s now willing to sacrifice just about everything to put his name forth in this campaign. Americans, if they didn’t know it before, are seeing what the campaigners must put up with. Now we’re realizing why the good knowledgeable men, before, have not run for president or any elected office. The one man who doesn’t need the money from foreigners, lobbyists, bankers and such, is having his good name beschmirched by scardy kats from his own party and of course the presstitutes. We’ve watched the presstitutes from FOX and CNN showing their distain for equality toward “all” campaigners. OH and the two ankle chewers.
The Republican establishment is afraid of Donald Trump. Why? They are afraid that he will lose to Hillary.
No, they are afraid he will WIN. Jeb Bush was the designated loser. The GOP is averse to any sort of accountability, and does just fine as the minority party. If Trump gets in, the "professional wrestling match" between DEMs and GOP will be exposed as "fake," and THAT is a problem for the "professional wrestlers."
One not need be a professional profiler to read you. You’re easy.
“Did you know Hal Long was a China man?”
No idea what you are talking about.
But you do make yourself clear.
“One not need be a professional profiler to read you. You’re easy.”
You have been a consistent liberal/leftist here.
Trump does not share your hatred of police.
Trump has a lot of good qualities.
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I forget Trump is 69 years old. For him to do this must have come at a calculation - at best he will have 4 to 8 years of energy left before age takes its toll. There is risks for bucking the establishment. He could have his business ruined - so he waited till his children came into their own and his daughter married a real estate tycoon of her own as well. He can be assassinated - but he lived a long good life so at this point the risks to his life to him are not as great as the rewards. He must have figured - if I don't win now and change the policies of this country the USA will not survive so it is now or never and Trump attacked like he had nothing to hold back for.
You know him personally, then? How long have you talked with him, travelled with him, how many years have you known him?
he Republican establishment is afraid of Donald Trump. Why? They are afraid that he will lose to Hillary.
No, they are afraid he will WIN.
That is what he wrote - he was taking apart the establishment’s reasoning. Read it again.
Where do you get this stuff? Wowza...
I see they were both in Vietnam together.
Great post, obviously from a man of honor and integrity...many on this site will not understand or recognize that...shame really.
“What a cute story. Not that I really care since I didn’t read it.”
You have a real knack about you. I suspect the above sentence summarizes your life pretty much...
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