Posted on 09/05/2015 7:39:19 AM PDT by jimbo123
Foreign policy gaffe prompts a familiar strategy: Dont apologize, strike back at questioner.
Donald Trumps enemies have been waiting for his Sarah Palin moment. On Thursday night, they thought they had it.
Trump whiffed on a foreign policy query about the leaders of major terrorist organizations and of Irans Quds Force. His ignorance of General Qasem Soleimani and his inability to distinguish between the Quds Force and the Kurdish people immediately became the focus of the national conversation.
But then the event took a distinctly Trumpian turn: The candidate not only didnt apologize or express any regret, he launched an attack on his questioner, conservative talk-show host Hugh Hewitt, as a third-rate radio announcer.
Trump has gone down this path before: After a bruising exchange over his use of derogatory terms like fat pig to describe women he didnt like, Trump took heavy aim at his questioner, Megyn Kelly, and never looked back.
It didnt bother him that Kelly and Hewitt are conservative icons;
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How could Mr. Trump, who HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH EITHER,
possibly as nuanced?
As if the names of these terrorists are of grave importance. What is important is that they are removed from this planet.
To me it was not a bluff. I don’t give a flying fig if Trump doesn’t know the names of our enemies leaders. What I care about from ANY candidate is will they do something other than appease those who want to kill us?
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Hugh Hewitt is NOT a conservative icon.
Curious how I never see Democraps put on the spot like this. I mean you’ll never in a million years see someone asking Hitlery “who is the associate minister to the dept of interior of the country of Tumbeliangho”.. No, what she gets is “Who is your favorite celebrity?” “What is your favorite color?”
I had no problem with Trump’s answer.
He did finally lose me though. He lost me with his “third rate” insult. Really bad form. He’s a really sore loser, and he has power. That makes him dangerous to those with whom he disagrees. On some issues, that would be me - and you.
But then the event took a distinctly Trumpian turn: The candidate not only didnt apologize or express any regret, he launched an attack on his questioner, conservative talk-show host Hugh Hewitt, as a third-rate radio announcer.Trump has gone down this path before: After a bruising exchange over his use of derogatory terms like fat pig to describe women he didnt like, Trump took heavy aim at his questioner, Megyn Kelly, and never looked back.
It didnt bother him that Kelly and Hewitt are conservative icons;"
LOL! Politico just said ...
I guess that means Politico is journalism!
In early 2008, the MSM transitioned from “strong liberal bias” to “active regime activists”.
Hugh Hewitt is a RINO neocon at best, which means to the liberal media he’s conservative enough for them.
When will Trump finally release his college records! Oh wait, that’s obama never mind.
Hewitt is a third-rate Amnesty Pimp:
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Hugh Hewitt : Make the Border Kids Americans
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Hugh Hewitt: Rubio, Cruz, Jeb Could Do All-Spanish Debate
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3333080/posts
I think Trump would REALLY pay attention to a poll or a petition that circulated some hundreds of thousands or million names ... we want ____________.
I think he'd pay attention
THEN maybe all those e-mail petitions might not be so readily trashed, eh ?
I’d bet that Caroline Kennedy couldn’t name the Japanese PM.
Translation: the low-infos and independents aren’t paying attention to the mortal sins we MenSeekingMen are desperately trying to trumpet, and Trump is going up in the polls!
Life couldn’t get more unfair for them.
“conservative icons” ???? Really...I missed that emailed TPS report.
As if the names of these terrorists are of grave importance. What is important is that they are removed from this planet.
Also, why give these animals their 15 minutes of fame mentioning them.
HH is a horse’s ass
Id bet that Caroline Kennedy couldnt name the Japanese PM.
Good point!
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