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Milbank: Trump will lose, or I will eat this column
The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | October 4, 2015 | Dana Milbank, The Washington Post

Posted on 10/04/2015 9:42:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

I never expected to write these words, but I miss Mitt Romney.

Last Wednesday, the day the front-runner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination was in New Hampshire alleging that Syrian refugees fleeing for their lives may actually be clandestine terrorists, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee was in Washington, talking sense.

"Donald Trump will not be the nominee," Romney told a group of business-school students at Georgetown University. And why won't Trump, who when he isn't besmirching Syrian refugees as terrorists is maligning Mexican immigrants as rapists, get the nod? Because, Romney said, "when all is said and done, the American people usually do the right thing."

The Washington Post's Philip Rucker recorded Romney's categorical prediction, and his rationale. "I know there's some skunks in any endeavor — business, politics — and they get most of the visibility, but there are also some really good people," Romney said. "The American people are a very good people and by and large find people of similar character to elect to the highest office in the land."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Mexico; Politics/Elections; Syria; US: District of Columbia; US: New Hampshire; US: New York; US: Utah
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1 posted on 10/04/2015 9:42:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bon Appetit, Dana.


2 posted on 10/04/2015 9:44:17 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Liberals are like the Taliban and ISIS....destroying cultural icons they don't like.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"The American people are a very good people and by and large find people of similar character to elect to the highest office in the land."

Ahem... Clinton and Obama have been in the White House for fifteen of the last 23 years...

3 posted on 10/04/2015 9:45:19 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Mayo or mustard?


4 posted on 10/04/2015 9:46:18 PM PDT by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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5 posted on 10/04/2015 9:46:38 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: Dana Milbank:
Hey Dana...your wet dreams are not reality"

6 posted on 10/04/2015 9:49:02 PM PDT by entropy12 (When you vote for a candidate, you are actually voting for his rich donors! Trump has no rich donors)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t like Dana. She is generally wrong on pretty much everything..


7 posted on 10/04/2015 9:50:28 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: monkapotamus

That’s what he needs to say to these ******.


8 posted on 10/04/2015 9:52:26 PM PDT by Monty22002
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To: jospehm20

She is a he.


9 posted on 10/04/2015 9:54:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: jospehm20

Dana Milbank is a male AFAIK.


10 posted on 10/04/2015 9:54:15 PM PDT by entropy12 (When you vote for a candidate, you are actually voting for his rich donors! Trump has no rich donors)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

So, Americans elect someone of similar character? Excuse me? I have nothing in common with the character in the WH. I guess people didn’t identify enough with Romney’s character to elect him? These people are delusional. So, Donald isn’t good enough to be President? Go away Mittens - your time to shine has long passed. At least Donald doesn’t belong to a cult and wear magic underwear, In fact, go away GOPE - we’ve had enough of all of you.


11 posted on 10/04/2015 9:56:05 PM PDT by Catsrus ( I callz 'em as I seez 'em.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Put it on something shaped like a penis, and Dana Milbank will eat anything...


12 posted on 10/04/2015 9:56:24 PM PDT by Captainpaintball (Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation -- FUJB!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So they’re dragging out the 2 losers - McCain and Romney to disparage Trump.

McCain complains Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about that Russia is hitting the CIA trained Free Syrian Army. Are we sure who the FSA really is??? Our track record isn’t good on this. And if they’re so innocent then why aren’t all these “refugees” who are “fleeing for their lives” staying to help fight for to free their country?

And then Romney saying that the American people always do the right thing and so won’t elect Trump. Is Mitt saying that re-electing the reprobate Obama and not himself was the right thing?

Trump isn’t perfect...but after the “blank slate” Obama he will be a zillion times better.


13 posted on 10/04/2015 9:56:49 PM PDT by Aria
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To: jospehm20

He’s a girly man. A sissy liberal.


14 posted on 10/04/2015 10:00:15 PM PDT by Mozilla
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Print it on a cake and mail it to him.


15 posted on 10/04/2015 10:00:18 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Support Trump or not (and I do), honest to God, I have just as much desire to see him win to cram these people’s words right back down their throats, as I do to see him implement good policy.

I cannot in my lifetime remember a man being so vilified in the media.

What’s more I look back at John McCain, a man with more of a lifetime of bad baggage than any politician I can think of, and he was actually being championed by the MSM about this time in 2011.

Further, the GOPe was silent. The blogospehre was evenly split. The pundits were satisfied with the situation.

Along comes a guy that champions Conservatism, and whoa Nelly, stop we need to push Trump off the back.

Donald Trump, bud, you amaze me. Kudos.

Dana. Put a giant sized cork in it.

Where’s the brilliance in changing ten words here and there and publishing yet another blast at Trump?

Is there an original thinking writer left in this nation?


16 posted on 10/04/2015 10:02:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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To: Aria

If they knew anything about people who are likely to vote for Trump they would not bring out these two. How bout the guy who compared us to George Wallace supporters? Everybody gotta say somethin, even if it makes no sense at all. It’s how they earn their living.


17 posted on 10/04/2015 10:02:53 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I looked up Dana’s photo. She looks somewhat man-ish.


18 posted on 10/04/2015 10:06:06 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can you imagine the establishmedia saying anything like this about any other candidate?

Pray America wakes


19 posted on 10/04/2015 10:06:51 PM PDT by bray (If Obama had a son he would be a cop killer.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I know.


20 posted on 10/04/2015 10:07:35 PM PDT by jospehm20
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