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Donald Trump: Thin-Skinned Tyrant
National Review ^ | January 28, 2016 | ANDREW C. MCCARTHY

Posted on 01/28/2016 6:00:20 AM PST by reaganaut1

Is Donald Trump the sharia of American politics? I'm having trouble finding much daylight between Islamic law's repressive blasphemy standards and the mogul's thin-skinned sense of privilege.

None of us wants to be insulted or smeared. But sharia forbids not only ridicule or slander against Islam; it bans any examination that casts Islam in an unflattering light. Worse, truth is not a defense: Even if one's questions are based on undeniable past actions or verbatim quotes from scripture, tough questioning is considered blasphemous. Retribution, moreover, is often completely out of proportion to the scale of the perceived "offense."

How is Trump different?

They say politics ain't beanbag: People in and around it eventually get slammed by opponents and other critics. But to Trump, the mildest criticisms are "vicious" attacks.

Let's take the exchange last summer with Megyn Kelly that prompted Trump to whine that he was unfairly treated and to heap abuse on Ms. Kelly in the aftermath. (Before I go on, note that I support Mr. Trump's rival Ted Cruz, and that I am on friendly terms with Megyn Kelly, on whose program I periodically appear.) Given the limited time, the slew of candidates to engage, and the grave problems faced by the country, could Kelly have made a better choice than to grill Trump on his derogatory remarks about women? As they say in the debate biz, that's debatable. But the questions she asked were hardly irrelevant..

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: andrewcmccarthy; bimbo; brokenrecord; ibtz; ilovetowhine; megynkelly; nationalreview; openborderspiece; trump; waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
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To: odawg

Short post...... you must have been peepin at someone else.


141 posted on 01/28/2016 12:00:37 PM PST by X-spurt (Pied Piper's tune sounds too much like Rap)
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To: reaganaut1

I prefer thin skinned blowhard....scumbag works also.

As for his followers, why does the term “Dumber Than A Box Of Rocks” come to mind?


142 posted on 01/28/2016 12:23:54 PM PST by Valin (I'm not completely worthless. I can be used as a bad example.)
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To: reaganaut1

It’s just entertaining reading the hatred from Trump haters. Reminds me of my stock shorting days & haters being long eventually “pigs get fat - hogs get slaughtered!”


143 posted on 01/28/2016 1:08:31 PM PST by existentially_kuffer
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To: existentially_kuffer
yep.... haters reveal alot! i.e, megyn
144 posted on 01/28/2016 1:49:12 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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