Posted on 01/28/2016 4:13:23 AM PST by nikos1121
I’m not really sure what will happen tonight. I truly hope that Donald Trump will keep his word and follow through on his decision to not attend the debate and hold a separate forum in Des Moines, but who knows. For now, C-Span says they will cover it.
Sometimes it’s best to walk away from a bad deal and not look back. It’s another opportunity for Trump to “teach us.†I guess we’ll see. Hopefully we won’t get whipsawed all day long and that the Des Moines rally is on and FR people here will participate.
It seems pretty clear to me that Trump was tipped off about an unformatted ambush with other activist questioners, (who may not even be Americans), with their own agendas. Did they intend to pull a Jorge Ramos on him to disrupt—maybe to get him to walk off the stage or say something regrettable?
Whose idea was it in the first place to have these people ask questions? This is the kind of maneuver we’d expect from a more left wing station, not Fox, but we’ve sure learned something this past year, haven’t we about this network, and the people we’ve allowed in our homes day in and day out?
And who wrote that chicken bleep press release that mocked Trump with references to our enemies? Was it Ailes himself? I sense the good people like Jeanine Pirro and Brett Bair are pretty embarrassed this morning. They should all be.
The Fox network intent, as I see it, is more ominous and thinly cloaked and perhaps about other things. Megyn Kelly’s objective was to make her the center of attention over the candidates and her colleagues, but already Rupert Murdoch voices his desire to have Michael Bloomberg enter the race, and we’re hearing of some backdoor dealings of his, and Fox, that favors illegal immigration. I guess we will see what is fact and what is fiction eventually.
Make no mistake, immigration, legal and illegal over the past 25 years, has altered the cultural and political trajectory of our country. Who can say if this is good or bad? It really depends on who you are. I worry that ultimately it will affect our freedoms.
Ted Kennedy and other passive politicians from both sides, and presidents have got the politics wrong about immigration. It used to be that immigrants coming here from wherever, and their offspring proudly said they were “Americans†first. Now, I’m not so sure.
Was that the political intent? To ultimately change the complexion of our nation and endanger our freedoms by pitting us against one another, and to have people coming here not to assimilate with us, but to defy us?
This will all pass, just like it did in 1980 when Ronald Reagan chose not to debate George Bush before the Iowa caucus, and maybe, before it does, it will turn the Iowa caucus on its ear with a surprise winner. I think all of us have seen through the rallies that Iowans are a special brand of people.
Those Iowans, that “usually get out and voteâ€, are a microcosm of the people we used to be, before John Kennedy was killed. They usually vote in the end for “the person who appears to have the best heart.†I think it’s Trump, they might think it’s Carson. I only hope that they do not take his refusal to debate as a personal affront to them.
All of our candidates are true patriots. Any one of them could lead our country better than the people who have led us these past eight, maybe 24 years. Whomever wins the nomination should have our support.
I pray that God gives each of these people the wisdom to do what is best for the people of our country. Can Fox say that the organization and spirit of their debate had that same intent? I truly doubt it.
I’m saying the same thing!
My son worked with homeless mentally ill. Most had substance abuse manybwere vets. Its so very very sad.
Is that a guess or for real? Of course the anti-war freaks will pop out from under their rocks again once barry is gone - heck, what’s a few conflicts around the world, got a problem with that?! They are the biggest frauds!
Fantastic event. He just added another 5 pts to his lead. Who would watch that other snoozefest?
Great event!
The John Wayne speech was moving.
Terrific event.
If Trump can pull this together in less than 24 hours ... there is nothing he cannot do!
Leadership!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Trump thanks the vets—saying it if were not for you, noen of us would be here.
Meet and greeting now with audience.
Wow—what a night!
I heard something about a debate being held somewhere......
This was beautiful.
My only complaint was that it was too short! lol! I could’ve done this all night!
I could have watched for another hour!
History was made. As some moke on CNN said earlier tonight, “everything you think you know about political campaigns is out the window this year”.
Let’s hope the change is permanent. Won’t it be great to feel like a nation of WINNERS again?
Always leave em wanting more!
“Dear Lord, I pray that we actually get a president who has the will and the ability to really help these men.”
God Bless You! your words are very true!
Wow, over already. It was excellent. I hope a lot of Americans donated too. I literally can’t.
I don’t know why he picked this Adele song. Maybe it’s to Fox News: “you could have had it all.” Ha!
But this way we help the most American of people. He knows what makes us tick. We love our military. We do want to win. We do want to be great. And good. He makes us feel that maybe we are a real country again.
I’ve learned that over the past couple of weeks that you can’t reason with these people. I am not trying to convince them to back Trump, I just try to show them where they make no sense. Instead, they jump to attacks and names. I have no problem with Cruz, I just don’t think that he is on the same level of Trump in terms of the economy and immigration. Also, I don’t think Cruz has the appeal to win the general.
Worries me about Sarah’s son, has PTSD.
It was heart fulfilling K !
Sort of like Patton in the Battle of the Bulge turning his army 90 degrees in the middle of a battle to rescue Bastogne?
Been watching them for many weeks!
-JT
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