RE “...Hit back, but do it with tact. As far as I’m concerned, that’s his one fault, he needs to be more tactful...”
Respectfully inclined to disagree with you there, Pete. I’m thinking it’s WAY past time for the giant middle finger to come out, and he’s the one to do it.
THink about it this way - the RINO establishment and the Dems have been giving US the middle finger for quire a while now.
Trump, while still about and being himself, is speaking for “the little guy” right now and shoving that middle digit in their faces. And they’re hating him for it.
You can’t help but love that fact... and welcome to Free Republic.
It’s way past time to be polite, respectful, and tactful with people who are ready to give up everything our ancestors fought and died for, for votes they’re not going to get anyway.
The sooner more conservatives adopt Trumps pitbull approach the better. Been saying that for years. I hate most things about the guy but he is dead correct about the way he treats adversaries.
I think people need to refamiliarize themselves with the definitions of words to be honest. You don’t treat opponents ‘respectfully’ when you oppose everything they are about and they are destroying all you hold dear. You crush them, drive them before you and revel in the lamentations of their wimminz.
This is best in life.
I think you misunderstood me, or maybe I wasn’t concise enough.
I agree completely, I love seeing the figurative middle finger already coming out, but I don’t like the petty, immature name calling going on. That brings him down to their level.
McCain says Trump stirred up the crazies. Trump could have said “Yep, and I’m the head crazy”, then hit with -
McCain hasn’t done a thing to help veterans, voted for reduction of our military and so forth -
Still flipping them off, but using the facts, rather than name calling to do it. (NOTE - I don’t know how McCain voted on reducing our military, just a hypothetical example. I think he did vote for it or support it anyway)
It’s similar to something Rand Paul did last year, and Neil Cavuto did a commentary on Fox about it. Don’t know what Paul said, I missed the first few seconds, but it was basically character assassination. Cavuto roasted him over it big time, he sounded pissed, and said exactly what I think. Bash Hillary all you want, go for it. But use the truth, the facts and her record to do it, don’t just bash Hillary just to Bash Hillary.
Same here. Trump should go after these posers and not let up. But do it with tact. Use their own statements, their records, their congressional misdeeds, but don’t stoop to the 4th grade mentality name calling they are doing. No reason to wade into the slime pit with them...
Graham called him a jackass...Yep, I’m the jackass that just rolled over you in the polls. Later dude...
He could make them look silly quite easily without getting down in the dirt with them. Cruz is a master at it. I’ve watched him make a reporter look silly as hell with a smile on his face, calm as could be and without a word anybody could use against him. And got press out of it too.
You’re welcome to disagree, it makes for a good discussion, but I’ll stick to what I said, I think he should try to do it with a bit more tact, and without the name calling. I love watching Trump stir the pot, (I don’t even like the guy, but he’ll definitely get my vote if he stays till the bitter end) he’s got everybody in sight either running for cover or trying to think up a way to take him down, and it all just gets him more press...