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He's Mean, but Is He at Least Bright?
Creators Syndicate ^ | March 29, 2016 | Dennis Prager

Posted on 03/30/2016 9:05:35 AM PDT by EveningStar

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1 posted on 03/30/2016 9:05:35 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Suppose Trump has no political philosophy.

Suppose Trump will govern from the right 50% of the time and from the left 50% of the time.

Isn’t that a 100% improvement over what we get now?


2 posted on 03/30/2016 9:07:37 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (No vote has been changed due to an FR post in about 2 months. Chillax.)
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To: EveningStar

It is Trump or “let’s burn it down” literally as far as I am concerned. Cruz is an establishment hack who reeks of corruption. I will vote Trump this November...


3 posted on 03/30/2016 9:08:12 AM PDT by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: EveningStar

Prager exactly mirrors how I think of this. I can’t stand the guy, would vote for him because I don’t want Hillary to win, and am incredibly disheartened that he keeps saying stupid stuff that makes that less likely.


4 posted on 03/30/2016 9:08:28 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: EveningStar

Oh! Now Prager now has to get into the act. Oh for Joy!


5 posted on 03/30/2016 9:09:05 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Hostage

If you read the article, Prager is actually on your side in terms of wanting Trump to be a viable candidate in the general election.


6 posted on 03/30/2016 9:11:59 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: EveningStar
Yippie!

It's YUUUGE!

SSDD, vote for the lesser Evil.

meh.

7 posted on 03/30/2016 9:17:18 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Depends. Will he nominate the next supreme court justice while he is swinging left or swinging right?


8 posted on 03/30/2016 9:17:28 AM PDT by Roos_Girl (The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: Smokin' Joe

Once again we’re stuck with voting for the guy who sucks the least.


9 posted on 03/30/2016 9:18:11 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Roos_Girl

Who knows?

I expect total randomness. I have detected no consistent political philosophy, either left or right, from Trump.

But a 50 / 50 shot is far superior to what we’ve been experiencing under 0bama / Ryan / Boner / McTurtle. Under the Uniparty, we lose 100% of the time.


10 posted on 03/30/2016 9:19:17 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (No vote has been changed due to an FR post in about 2 months. Chillax.)
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Folks, Trump is NOT a “polished” politician...Trump is NOT a “professional politician”...He doesn’t speak in the flowery, flowing rhetoric that politicians practice day and night...He speaks more like everyday, normal, hardworking Americans speak...he may not be eloquent, it may not be flowery, but it is real....That’s why he’s popular with the heart of America...

That’s why he is hated by the “professional political establishment”...He is one of us, not one of them....


11 posted on 03/30/2016 9:20:03 AM PDT by JBW1949
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

The interesting thing about Trump’s “meanness” is that it is his response to perceived attacks that has formed this reputation. If Trump were not on the receiving end of these, his behavior would likely be far more acceptable.

Solution, stop poking the bear.

This would also likely be a good foreign policy with the understanding that we are the bear.

Now, is he intelligent? It should only take a few minutes of actually listening to him to conclude that he is one of the smartest people in the room. (I agree with the idea that he does not use a PC filter, and therefore upsets those people who do.)


12 posted on 03/30/2016 9:20:26 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (California engineer (ret) and ex-teacher (ret) now part time Professor (what do you know?))
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To: EveningStar

Has anyone read his position papers?


13 posted on 03/30/2016 9:20:32 AM PDT by Parmy (II don't know how to past the images.)
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To: EveningStar

No matter what Trump says it will be considered wrong or mean in the eyes of the Democrats, MSM, and most of the GOP establishment.


14 posted on 03/30/2016 9:20:52 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: EveningStar; Uncle Miltie; Hostage

” I am contemptuous of much of what he does; I don’t trust what he says, and I have no reason to believe that he actually holds conservative values.”

Says the philosopher-king, who has about 1/2 the intellectual brains and 1/10th the “street brains” of Trump. Trump’s position on illegals

trade

Muslim scum

Taxes

is to the right of Reagan.

Just shut your pie hole, Dennis. Stand up to the evil we are dealing with now, and I’m only talking about the Establishment Republicans here.....the Democratic Party belongs in JAIL : )


15 posted on 03/30/2016 9:21:06 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: EveningStar

He’s “mean”?? How old is Dennis Prager?


16 posted on 03/30/2016 9:21:57 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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To: Parmy

Has anyone read Hillary’s position papers?


17 posted on 03/30/2016 9:22:19 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Smokin' Joe

If only Cthulhu were on the ballot ...


18 posted on 03/30/2016 9:22:46 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("The world is full of wonder, but you see it only if you look." ~NicknamedBob)
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To: KC_for_Freedom
The interesting thing about Trump’s “meanness” is that it is his response to perceived attacks that has formed this reputation. If Trump were not on the receiving end of these, his behavior would likely be far more acceptable.

And if my Aunt had doodads she'd be my uncle.

Why would anyone ever stop poking him if they get an irrational response that discredits him? He will get pocked and prodded mercilessly during the general election campaign precisely because he damages his own candidacy when responding.

Solution, stop poking the bear.

That might be a solution for Trump, but why would anyone who supports someone else give him a "solution"? They want him to look bad.

19 posted on 03/30/2016 9:25:31 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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Oh! Now Prager now has to get into the act. Oh for Joy!

I can't swear but I believe I heard him say he couldn't vote for Trump right at the beginning; however, its good to see he is coming around.

If you told me at the beginning of the primary that it'd come down to Cruz and Trump - hell even Kasich. I'd be pretty happy.

Also I think people are seeing Trump improve as a candidate.

20 posted on 03/30/2016 9:27:58 AM PDT by datricker (Its morning again in America! Don't let the putznuggets steal your future. Vote Trump)
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