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Trump is not the man to lead us
American Thinker ^ | Sept 17, 2015 | Patricia McCarthy

Posted on 09/17/2015 8:59:53 PM PDT by upchuck

Anyone who watched the GOP debate tonight had to realize what a jerk Donald Trump truly is. While he may satisfy a certain lust in our hearts for someone who will poke the left and the GOP "leadership," he is a poster boy for self-love and bad manners. He may be brilliant at making money and deals, but tonight he did his usual bragging about his wealth and success, he insulted all of his fellow opponents on the stage, and he blew hard without much substance in his windy retorts.

He gets a few things right – the danger posed by North Korea, and the fact that criminal illegal aliens are a terrible threat to our safety and need to be deported. Beyond that, there was very little to remember about his performance. He mugged, smirked, and stuck his nose in the air. While many of us may have enjoyed his amusing entry into the fray, we should admit he is not presidential material. Not even close.

Those of us who are enraged at the lack of pushback by our elected GOP leadership should be forgiven for welcoming Trump's cocky, arrogant style; it was like getting to slap McConnell and Boehner across the face for their failure to live up to our expectations. But after a couple of months, the man's true nature is obnoxiously obvious: he is as big a narcissist as Obama. To elect him would be to trade one man afflicted with a personality disorder for another. Despite the differences in their professed ideologies, the results would likely be the same: national disaster. We cannot afford another national disaster as president. We are about to be overrun by the barbarians at the gates.

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KEYWORDS: 2016election; gope; republicans; trump; upchuck
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To: gaijin

-Ay Caramba!


41 posted on 09/17/2015 9:26:05 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: chris37

I whole heartedly agree! “Securing the border” means nothing! Remember Obama said the border was secure!

I want the wall! Only Trump has said he will build it! I want Trump!


42 posted on 09/17/2015 9:26:35 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: gaijin

Guilty, off with her head!


43 posted on 09/17/2015 9:28:57 PM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: Gumdrop

Rubio is for amnesty and OWNED by the same people that OWN Benedict Boehner and Michelle McConnell!


44 posted on 09/17/2015 9:29:40 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: upchuck

I like Trump and think he would actually get some things done. I think his positions regarding the illegal aliens and the border are spot on and I believe that is the most critical issue facing the country. If he gets the border fence done and starts deporting the illegals it will be the best thing to happen for our country in decades. If he does nothing else but that, I would consider him a success, anything after that would be a bonus.


45 posted on 09/17/2015 9:29:48 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Lopeover

Trump will build a casino in Moscow and another golf course in Dubai.


46 posted on 09/17/2015 9:30:32 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: upchuck

Trump’s response to the first question he got was the most bizarre, irrational thing I ever heard in a presidential debate.

Moderator: “Should voters feel comfortable with Donald Trump’s finger on the nuclear button?”

Trump: “First off, Rand Paul shouldn’t even be in this debate. He’s less than 1 percent in the polls.....”

WHAT in holy hell was that?

Hank


47 posted on 09/17/2015 9:31:22 PM PDT by County Agent Hank Kimball (Eat Hooterville Rutabagas!)
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To: DesertRhino
The Barf Alert was the "To: upchuck" part.


48 posted on 09/17/2015 9:31:30 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: upchuck

I love the GOPee.......Trump not to lead us, but keep Boehner and mcconnel in power. This is why the GOPee is becoming worthless and useless.


49 posted on 09/17/2015 9:33:40 PM PDT by inchworm
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To: upchuck

It doesn’t do any good to attack Trump with facts and reason. His support isn’t a product of rational thought.


50 posted on 09/17/2015 9:33:53 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Lopeover

Trump is EXACTLY what this country needs right now. He is a politically incorrect brazenly unrepentant optimist. Perfection is never a requirement to be president. If he only promised to seal the border and kick out the criminal aliens he would have my vote.


51 posted on 09/17/2015 9:34:18 PM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: Gumdrop
Trump is doing well because of the things you whine about.

He's just fine the way he is.

I would rather vote for a conservative like Cruz (I have the t-shirt) than just an American like Trump.

/johnny

52 posted on 09/17/2015 9:34:22 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: gaijin

rode hard and put up wet


53 posted on 09/17/2015 9:35:48 PM PDT by TheRightGuy (I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
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To: gaijin

Thought so! Hair style says 60’s Liberal/Marxist.
FYI, you should all go the the article and pull down the “comments.”
If ole Patty has read any of them, she’s probably out looking for a snowbank or a cold bucket of water into which she can insert her a$$! She’s getting virtually no one to agree with what she wrote.


54 posted on 09/17/2015 9:36:04 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Gumdrop

Rubio is a massive amnesty pimp, Gang of 8 open borders type.

If we don’t stop the illegal invasion, and stop importing third world multitudes here from around the world, we are finished.

As for Trump, I don’t care if he is humble or not. We’re electing a president, not a pope. All I want is someone who will stand up for America, and fight for the well-being of the country, at home and abroad.


55 posted on 09/17/2015 9:36:09 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Liberals are like the Taliban and ISIS....destroying cultural icons they don't like.)
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To: DesertRhino

I haven’t laughed that hard in a month! Thanks.


56 posted on 09/17/2015 9:36:56 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
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To: JRandomFreeper

Cruz is preferable. He can’t win in November. Look up the math. Presidential politics requires a larger than life personality. If Trump can deliver New York, he wins.


57 posted on 09/17/2015 9:38:04 PM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: marron
But I do believe he'll do something about the barbarians at the gates. Unlike most of the others on stage with him. With a couple of exceptions

By the time the wall is built, it will be to keep us in.

58 posted on 09/17/2015 9:38:57 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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59 posted on 09/17/2015 9:39:35 PM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball

The question was bizarre. He was right to not give it an answer. Similar question: Do you promise to not hit your wife on the head with a hammer?


60 posted on 09/17/2015 9:42:16 PM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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