This Time, Trump's Not the Problem

townhall.com ^ | Mark Davis

[RoosterRedux]

When Republicans have a severe communications mishap, all conservatives should be concerned about getting the situation righted as soon as possible.

If someone seeking to speak for all Republicans commits a seething unforced error, it must be addressed promptly so that voters know they can expect better moving forward.

I am referring, of course, to Paul Ryan.

Sure, Donald Trump could have been more precise in his complaint about Judge Gonzalo Curiel. Something like this: “The Judge’s ethnicity poses no problem in and of itself. But there is an appearance of impartiality based on racial politics— the judge’s membership in a pro-amnesty lawyers’ association is in direct conflict with my campaign policies.”

What would that take, ten seconds? Fine-tuning Trump’s phraseology is easy. Far more pressing is the issue of key Republicans choosing to lie about our presumptive nominee.

Senators Lindsey Graham and Mark Kirk issued a dual gasp, joined by Governor John Kasich and others in a collective recoil over the perceived affront to this unassailable judge. From Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on down, suggestions swirled that the judge deserved an apology.

[Cboldt]

-- What might help is if Trump gives some specifics on the rulings that he feels were wrong or unfair and then has recognized legal experts talk about them and explain why Trump is right. --

Trump has expressed this, and it's simple enough that it should take a legal expert to explain why Trump is wrong, not why he is right. The lead plaintiff in the case dropped out. Trump moved to have the case dismissed. The judge ruled the case could proceed.

Good summary of the legal minutia, which disagrees with Trump's conclusion, but at least gets past the sound bites.

I think it's pretty funny that the press slams Trump for accusing this judge of bias; and then the press turn around and slams the judge in the Stanford rape case.

[hoosiermama]

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[uncbob]

They have not yet declared that it is the judge and not donald Trump that is the racist. That fact is percolating however

Well that at least is progress

Let's see if they amplify his background and more importantly state it is obvious he should be replaced

[uncbob]

One can only imagine what it would be like without the Internet and Talk Radio and being completely dependent on the Commie MSM for so called news

[hotsteppa]

When’s the last time Trump spoke about this? Don't try to change history. It's the establishment who continued to pound it into the ground and ran with it. Trump made the statement at his rally like he always does and its his own party that started the big chatter on TV because it gave nice sound bites.

[aumrl]

Nope
Sorry; the whole incident is a tempest in a teapot.

Whatever Trump says is going to be ‘misconstrued’.

[faucetman]

Another FOOL trying to make excuses for Trump when he doesn’t need any.

Trump doesn’t speak PC. All these so-called conservatives still do. They are so worried about being PC that they just don’t understand Trump. The PEOPLE do.

Trump said nothing WRONG. Only in a PC world would anyone think he did.

[Kit cat]

The DEMS candidate is under FBI investigation YET they have circled the wagons and WON’T BE BUDGED!!! Our side on the other hand are a bunch of COWARDS, these PU$&y$ ALL NEED to get a SPINE, this is EXACTLY WHY we want Trump WE put a FIGHTER on the ticket this time and these BASTARDS can’t even back him up!!! JUST PATHETIC!!!