Posted on 12/09/2011 9:04:52 AM PST by Lakeshark
Rick Santorum was right about the rank hypocrisy of GOP candidates who seek Donald Trump’s endorsement but will not appear at the NewsMax debate because Trump is the moderator:
“Many of my opponents jockeyed to be the first to fly up to New York and use Donald Trump for a photo op and no doubt try and secure an endorsement. But when Donald wants to moderate a debate – they refuse to attend. That’s what’s so wrong with politics today – hypocrisy,”
Andrew Breitbart makes an even more important point. The boycotting candidates do not hesitate to go on MSNBC, and I’ll add to that, Letterman and The View, which day in and day out mock conservatives.
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While the decision to boycott the NewsMax debate was couched as a brave stand against a “reality show” atmosphere, what it really reflected was fear of being criticized for appearing with Trump by the folks at MSNBC and The View.
The entire mainstream media is a reality show intended to make Republican candidates look bad, and any candidate who has not figured that out yet hasn’t figured anything out.
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Yeah...but the serial sexual predator is out of the race, thank goodness.
The principled stand is not to attend because it is associated with NewsMax.
Pleqase don’t bother to resond anymore. I just can’t take you seriously.
When you're profitting by saying one thinbg to the people paying you and another to the public, it's a problem. When you can debate yourself because you've taken all possible positions depending upon to whom you are speaking, it's a problem.
I doubt that Trump’s and Newt’s egos could fit in the same room.
So our choices are the corrupt incoherent crony capitalist, the plastic fake corrupt crony capitalist, the whiner in chief, the uber mom, the crazy uncle, the standard issue GOP Establishment Liberal or Newt.
If he cares so much about making sure the Republicans select the proper candidate, he should have run in the primary himself.
As I said, you are not to be taken seriously.
A most interesting thread, some pretty divergent comments here.......come join the fun!
You just keep drinking that Perry Koolaid Dan, the rest of us know better.
Refusing to engage him seems a losing proposition, or one already lost.
I kind of like the crazy uncle comment myself......
[The boycotting candidates do not hesitate to go on MSNBC,...]
Which media talk show hosts or moderators, other than Trump, have said they plan to be a candidate against them?
Name ONE or STFU.
BINGO!
Your irrelevent.
Your irrelevent.
I've been trying to get this done in Connecticut.
Connecticut's top Paulbots and I are at odds, so I suggested that Paul take some of his "money bomb" millions and statge a Ron Paul invitational debate in Hartford.
Limit it to 3 or 4 candidates.
So far no takers.
Courage is not a part of the GOP candidates' personalities.....
Except for Mr. Newt.
The only one who doesn’t have pathetic excuses is Ron Paul. Unlike the rest, he NEVER sucked up Donald “King of the Crony Capitalists” Trump.
Aside from getting Trump pissed off, this is no big deal. The GOP is on the road to ruin and a big loss in 2012.
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