Posted on 07/19/2015 2:53:53 PM PDT by Crystal Palace East
A time for truth: Donald Trump is not a good politician. Right now, his popularity is due to his positions, and his media-hungry "Breath of Fresh Air" populist approach, not his skill as a politician.
As examples, Bill Clinton had horrible policies, especially as a national leader or a moral human being. But, with all those limitations, he was the best RETAIL politician of the last 50 years.
Reagan was great too, but he had the policies and morals to back them up. Clinton was a failure and moral reprobate, but still got elected. "Retail Politician" Gold Medal goes to Clinton on "degree of difficulty" (like in Olympic High Diving competitions.)
That said, The Donald's recent foray into flaming napalm re: John McCain was both unnecessary, and unwise. It had no upside.
In response to an urgent 3:00 AM call from his closest advisers, (which didn't even happen in a dream...) I have sent him the following.
I'm sure it will soon be behind him in the smallest room in his house.
Memo:
To: The Donald FR: CPE DT: Jul 19, 2015 RE: Don’t hand ammunition to the media/enemy
#1: Re; your McCain comment: Never make a public comment that does not bring you benefit.
#2: Every public comment will be approved by some, disliked by others. Work to increase the % of the former, decrease % of the latter. Never play for a tie, or worse, a loss. You are smart enough to know which is which before you speak.
#3. In today’s electronic age, every comment is public. Just ask Romney, Jesse Jackson (W’re going to cut the nuts....”) or even fumduck Obama (”Please tell Vladimir...”)
#4; Just because it’s true, you don’t have to say it. Just because John McCain is not a great “War Hero” for his time spent in captivity, the truth of the comment did not make the comment beneficial to you.
#5: When you attack personally, you give those attacked the ability to respond personally. If McCain now said, “Does Trump’s combover hide a hole in his head where all the brains flowed out”” no one would blame him. Yesterday such a comment by McCain would have been thought of as petty. Today, it would be a fair shot. Keep your comments about opponents to their policies, actions, demonstrable failures, not the people themselves.... (and why make the small fry like John McCain an opponent?) You’ll have enough real, meaningful enemies. Why add to them?
“Praise a person and their actions. Criticize only their actions.”
#6; Never forget Rule #1 Every national election is decided by the 8-12 % “middle of the roaders.” Right or wrong, they like McCain. Whether they agree with his policies or not. the 8-12 % swing voters think he at least is a “nice guy.” Why take that shot when there was no gain in it for you?
I think Trump needs to contact the GOPe and ask them how to run a presidential campaign. Failing that, he should certainly listen to you. /s
By 2016, the Republican party won’t have won a decisive election in 28 years. And..., they only won that one because the populace wanted to continue the Reagan policies.
In effect, we haven’t had a good candidate since 1984. That’s 32 freaking years...
Trump shoots from the hip, and that is precisely why the media and the GOPe can’t control him. He nullifies their attempts to silence him, just like the guy who ran in 1984.
Love him or hate him, Trump is the only guy capable of doing this.
I’m sick and tired of one person or another trashing Trump for entering the filed, addressing real issues with candor, and destroying the opposition all in under two weeks.
As I said earlier today, the other candidates can adopt his polices or oppose him stridently.
If they oppose him, their political careers are over.
The public is putting both parties on notice. The Uni-party is over.
No go cry your eyes out.
Cruz is smart. He knows when to keep his mouth shut.
How about killing a bunch of sailors on the Forrestal with his hotdoggery?
Well I don’t know about everybody else but so far his take down of the illegals, the media, the establishment and Juan seem to be working with me.
Now if he would do the same with the abortion industry, the homosexual Mafia, the feminutsies, the race hustlers, the islamsts ... he would definitely get my vote.
And you Sir, are a fool.
NoW go cry your eyes out.
Actually genuine war heroes have routinely done all those things.
Heroism in war does not necessarily line up with any other virtues.
By your standards he is not a good politician. We need fresh people, people that are non-District of Corruption types. Non Uniparty types.
Like a soccer mom is going to give a rats rear about McShame.
He’s talking about issues in a way the average voter wants to hear them.
Not being a professional politician is a good thing!!!
Go ahead, vote for a RINO or a dim.
That's all I was doing. I guess you didn't really mean that.
Politicians have to also be “diplomatic”? Since when?
Any political position staked out has to, by definition, be offensive to the faction which you want to declare as “opposition”. And for sure, the smash-mouth, knock-down, brass-knuckles, take-no-prisoners, unconditional-surrender crowd that has been running the Current Regime has no qualms or equivocation whatsoever about using the crudest and most vile means they can dredge up for use as “opposition research”. To them, nothing is sacred or off-limits, and they do not even attribute their sources in many instances, so for all we know, the entire charge was fabricated out of thin air, and is completely unsubstantiated, a fact not learned until well after the fact.
Why even mention McCain? What was the benefit.
Donald Trump is not a good politician.
Which is why he’s so popular—A large number of voters are very tired of professional politicians.
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AMEN!
People are sick of politicians.
Trump is telling you what he thinks you NEED to hear.
Politicians tell you what they think you WANT to hear.
Big difference there.
No, politicians have to be elected. And to do that, you need the middle of the road 8-12%
Remember the Dems for Nixon, Dems for Reagan, Dems for Bush
Rs are a 21st Century minority party. We never get elected without Dem votes.
Yeah and you like McCain who is anti gun, open borders, ISIS supporting piece of trash.
He betrayed his fellow P.O.W.s at the Hanoi Hilton.
Think I’m full of it? See the post from Jim Robinson,
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3313658/posts
John McCain’s betrayals Exposed By Vietnam Vets And POWs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hr37eE0nO8&feature=youtu.be
LOL
“Donald Trump is not a good politician.”
His most enduring quality.
McCain didn't start the fire on the Forrestal.
Unfortunately, you have posted a VANITY based solely upon your own personal opinions. When others post their opinions of your vanity, take them as just that. OPINIONS.
Yours are not inherently better than anyone else’s, noob, and your replies to others display perfect liberal thought processes.
And no, I don’t give a darn what you say in return to this. Maybe after you’ve been around long enough to have lost your troll status, but that depends on your words in here.
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