Posted on 01/14/2016 5:40:21 AM PST by reaganaut1
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Mr. Trump has no desire to acquaint himself with most issues, let alone master them. He has admitted that he doesn't prepare for debates or study briefing books; he believes such things get in the way of a good performance. No major presidential candidate has ever been quite as disdainful of knowledge, as indifferent to facts, as untroubled by his benightedness.
It is little surprise, then, that many of Mr. Trump's most celebrated pronouncements and promises - to quickly and "humanely" expel 11 million illegal immigrants, to force Mexico to pay for the wall he will build on our southern border, to defeat the Islamic State "very quickly" while as a bonus taking its oil, to bar Muslims from immigrating to the United States - are nativistic pipe dreams and public relations stunts.
Even more disqualifying is Mr. Trump's temperament. He is erratic, inconsistent and unprincipled. He possesses a streak of crudity and cruelty that manifested itself in how he physically mocked a Times journalist with a disability, ridiculed Senator John McCain for being a P.O.W., made a reference to "blood" intended to degrade a female journalist and compared one of his opponents to a child molester.
Mr. Trump's legendary narcissism would be comical were it not dangerous in someone seeking the nation's highest office - as he demonstrated when he showered praise on the brutal, anti-American president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, responding to Mr. Putin’s expression of admiration for Mr. Trump.
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Mr. Trump's virulent combination of ignorance, emotional instability, demagogy, solipsism and vindictiveness would do more than result in a failed presidency; it could very well lead to national catastrophe. The prospect of Donald Trump as commander in chief should send a chill down the spine of every American.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Oh, and I am not some part of the "political establishment", having never worked for a politician or think tank or been a politician.
‘I don’t want to make a nasty, arrogant blowhard like Trump the most powerful man in the world.’
Well, then you contributed to making a nasty arrogant blowhard like Hillary the most powerful woman in the world.
When that happens, kiss your liberties good, idiot!
Right with you.
Thank you NYT for your support. We all know how much you favor the Republican line so hearing from you in this way is heart warming indeed. /s
Is the author’s name pronounced peter weiner?
Rubio?
That’s telling.
If I said I would vote for Trump I would by lying.
Some seem to want that to feed their fantasy that Trump is electable but they’ll be better off if they just rely heavily on democrats to support their guy.
“Mr. Trump has no desire to acquaint himself with most issues, let alone master them. He has admitted that he doesn’t prepare for debates or study briefing books; he believes such things get in the way of a good performance. No major presidential candidate has ever been quite as disdainful of knowledge, as indifferent to facts, as untroubled by his benightedness. “
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Right!
He would not be found rearranging deck chairs on the Titantic......bigger fish to fry, etc!
Sheeeeeesh!
JPD @ Planet WTF!
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The New York Times is still full of All the News That Fits the Liberal Agenda. Staying home gave us BHO.
No vote? Then you will have abrogated your right to bitch about things as they are.
[Is the author’s name pronounced peter weiner?]
From the tone of his article, I would guess it would be “Whiner”...
I am sorry, but like the New York Times, you are just too sophisticated and nuanced, for me.
Just vote “present” like your Resident in Chief.
Why some people are so stuck on the trivial many versus the vital few, i’ll never know! Trump will make America great... the rest will fall into place!!!
Peter Wehner is one of Bush's stooges who gets in the news by going after anyone the Bush family or other GOP Establishment types don't like. Last time I remember seeing his name is when he went after Mark Levin. He's a Bush/Compassionate Conservative Establishment type. If he will never vote for Trump, it makes me more likely to vote for Trump.
Yeah, but you do not seem to have a problem with illegals flooding the nation.
Hillary or Bernie would be so much better.
Thanks for playing.
If it is Cruz or Rubio, maybe I will leave the ballot blank because I want a natural born citizen for President, not another ineligible person with foreign ties.
You’re going to vote for Trump. You got no place to go.
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