Posted on 07/11/2015 6:33:54 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
PHOENIX — Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and reality television star who has taken center stage in the race for the Republican presidential nomination this week, delivered a rambling monologue on Saturday, dismissing a long list of critics and rivals while rallying what he termed a new “silent majority” of voters.
Mr. Trump had less to say about immigration, the topic on which his controversial comments have garnered so much attention, than about those who have criticized those comments. For more than an hour, he ticked through a list of businesses and fellow candidates who have tried to censure him since his long-shot campaign began three weeks ago.
The speech had a distinctly celebratory air as Mr. Trump lauded himself for the “massive” crowds he has drawn and the attention he has brought to immigration and other issues that he said “weak” politicians were afraid to address.
“The silent majority is back, and we’re going to take our country back,” Mr. Trump said.
The speech, hosted by the Republican Party of Maricopa County, drew a crowd of several thousand people to the convention center here, making it one of the largest campaign events for any candidate to date, even as the crowd of 10,000 predicted by the Trump campaign did not appear to materialize. Outside, in the 100-degree desert heat, supporters who could not make it into the room waved American flags and sparred with a smaller but vocal group of protesters.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, for many the face of the state’s harsh laws cracking down on illegal immigrants, preceded Mr. Trump on stage at the businessman’s invitation.
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The bit breaks were a bit annoying. I came away thinking if this is going to be his campaign format for me the format needs a bit of polishing.
told the gf the same thing. but he needs the homestyle truman approach somewhere in there. he can’t lose that. maybe women like that style. i like it straight forward and logical women like.. i won’t make a statement on what women like.
Re the shout from the audience....
Nobody listens to American voters anymore.
We have NO representation!
Maybe he is surging because he actually seems to be listening to us and responding to our concerns.
I noticed he usually answered right away.
I like how he doesn’t use a teleprompter.
I like it that he seems to be really sticking it to our enemies
I like it that he’s fighting back and not caving in
Then...
“the British burned our crops...”
Now...
“Univision dumped our contract...”
People may not see it in the same terms but these are the types of sacrifices patriots made in the early days of the revolution. I have been hard on Trump but no one can deny the obvious sacrifice of his financial well being here. He is being systematically persecuted by leftists intent on silencing him.
And yet he continues to deliver the message.
Today I will explain this to my son and make the same comparison. He can obviously decide for himself if my point has merit, but I don’t think there’s any question here.
Thank you, Donald Trump. Please keep safe.
I am eagerly looking forward to watching Trump in the future. I am a Cruz supporter but will stand with a patriot any day. Trump deserves my support.
I agree.... but this is part of his 'anti-politician' approach. Politicians (particularly Democrats) have been misrepresenting the wealthy in a sickening way for what seems forever.... turning them into a hated class for no reason other than the mere existence of their wealth, claiming that the wealthy only get that way be 'stealing from the poor', not paying their fair share of taxes etc. Trump is calling them out on that.... I expect that we are going to hear a lot more from Trump on this issue and the fact that he comes by his wealth honestly by hard work and smart business decisions, as opposed to somebody like Hitlerly who somehow has managed to get quite wealthy but her wealth was not achieved in the private sector. Break out the popcorn! There is nothing more that I would relish than a debate where Trump wipes up the floor with Hiterly when the discussion goes to wealth creation.
bump
Oh for sure...great point! He can take so many politicians to the woodshed on this including Obama....so easy too....just bring up how much a government employee gets paid and ask how so many politicians have large net worths...
The same Strategy worked to turn the German People against the Jews and it worked.
Goebbels was a master in his field of endeavor. He was Alinsky before there was an Alinsky.
Here, the complicit Media needs no prompting from the Regime and their sycophant Cronies, they are Independent Contractors.
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