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Does Trump's Slogan 'Make America Great Again' imply that Americans stink?
American Thinker ^ | 09/02/2015 | NewsMachete

Posted on 09/02/2015 9:30:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Marco Rubio, almost down to zero in the polls, is trying to find ways to remain relevant in this presidential race.  He is criticizing Donald Trump's motto, "Make America Great Again," saying it disparages America and says that we are not great.

In a campaign stop here in Northern Nevada on Tuesday, Mr. Rubio insisted that Mr. Trump’s claim implied that America wasn’t great, when he said nothing could be further from the truth.

“I would remind everyone America is great,” Mr. Rubio continued. “There’s no nation on earth I would trade places with. There’s no other country I would rather be. The issue is not that we’re not great. The issue is whether we will remain great. The issue is, we can be even greater than we are now. We can be even more prosperous, more powerful.”

Who cares about mottos?  I do.  Words have meaning.

In this case, Rubio is shooting totally off the mark.  When we talk about "America," we may be talking about the American people.  But in the context of a political campaign, when we talk about "America," we are often talking about the American government.  That, very clearly, is what Donald Trump was talking about.  No one can believe that Trump is saying the American people are not great.  By pretending that this was Trump's meaning, Rubio looks disingenuous. (He also looks a little desperate.)

Trump is correct when he implies that the American government, right now, is certainly not great.  A great government does not:

1) Force teenage girls to undress in front of poorly disguised boys;

2) Subsidize the killing of babies and the harvesting of their body parts;


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; america; rubio; trump
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1 posted on 09/02/2015 9:30:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
HERE"s A LIST:

1) Force teenage girls to undress in front of poorly disguised boys;

2) Subsidize the killing of babies and the harvesting of their body parts;

3) Protect a rogue country with a death cult ideology that is developing nuclear weapons;

4) Nationalize our health care system;

5) Water down citizenship by legalizing millions of illegal immigrants;

6) Take powers onto itself not permitted in the Constitution;

7) Refuse to secure our borders.

And so on and so on.  If Rubio wants to criticize Trump, there are certainly grounds to do it – Trump has spent nearly his entire adult life as a liberal Democrat.  But picking this as an attack line is almost as bad as trying to look tough on border security by building a fence with Canada.

2 posted on 09/02/2015 9:31:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (What is the difference between Obama and government bonds? Government bonds will mature someday)
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Does Trump's Slogan 'Make America Great Again' imply that Americans stink?

Our leaders? Yup. Stink to high heaven.
3 posted on 09/02/2015 9:31:55 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: SeekAndFind

Only liberals.


4 posted on 09/02/2015 9:32:12 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Raycpa

Not just liberals, but the RINOs as well.


5 posted on 09/02/2015 9:33:34 AM PDT by Catsrus (The Great Wall of Trump - coming to a southern border near you.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Did it imply that when Ronald Reagan used it in 1980?


6 posted on 09/02/2015 9:33:43 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Under 0bama and the Democrats? Yes!


7 posted on 09/02/2015 9:34:22 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: SeekAndFind

8. Encourage racial hatred.


8 posted on 09/02/2015 9:34:26 AM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Making America great again dovetails with the poll that says 71% of the people are not happy with where the country is. Obviously, they want to turn back to better days. Hardly arguable.


9 posted on 09/02/2015 9:34:35 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: SeekAndFind

Does Trump’s Slogan ‘Make America Great Again’ imply that Americans stink?

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Only those who voted for and support Odumbo. Next question.


10 posted on 09/02/2015 9:34:52 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: SeekAndFind

No. It implies that America was once great, is not now great...thanks to the morons running this country...but CAN be made great once again with the appropriate leadership!


11 posted on 09/02/2015 9:34:54 AM PDT by pgkdan (But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: SeekAndFind
He says what he means, and means what he says.

Many of us shake our heads and say "what has happened to our country".

"Why am I a criminal for not baking a cake for two fags?" .....All of a sudden, we're all criminals unless we push morality aside.

12 posted on 09/02/2015 9:36:29 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: SeekAndFind

No. It implies we’re not great right now


13 posted on 09/02/2015 9:37:03 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: SeekAndFind

Dumb.

Rubio doesn’t impress me.


14 posted on 09/02/2015 9:38:08 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: SeekAndFind

The headline if purposely misinterpretation of what Trump said. (Similar to claiming the Trump is anti-immigration because he is against wetbacks)

What Trump has correctly said it that he will restore America to its greatness. After 28 years of decline under Democrat and GOPe rule, it is time to put America back on top.


15 posted on 09/02/2015 9:38:31 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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Does Trump's Slogan 'Make America Great Again' imply that Americans stink?

It refers to the traitorous stench deposited in the Oval Office for the last 7 years.

16 posted on 09/02/2015 9:38:49 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (es)
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To: SeekAndFind
Does Trump's Slogan 'Make America Great Again' imply that Americans stink?

It implies we are tired of being told "You didn't build that" by some a$$hat.

17 posted on 09/02/2015 9:39:09 AM PDT by Magnum44 (I dissent)
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"Does Trump's Slogan
'Make America Great Again'
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18 posted on 09/02/2015 9:40:00 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: SeekAndFind

Yeah, we have a country so sick and demented that it’s now legally and morally equated two homo perverts as the same as a husband-and-wife.

That was the final proof for me. America has rotted to the core. The government, the culture, the people.


19 posted on 09/02/2015 9:40:02 AM PDT by greene66
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To: Resettozero
It implies that we are down to third world status.
20 posted on 09/02/2015 9:40:29 AM PDT by angcat
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