The fact is he stated this past December that he did not like what Justice Scalia stated against affirmative action.
He did not. He said he thought what Scalia said about some blacks being better off at lesser universities was hard on the black community. That is not the same thing as "affirmative action" in general; this was a much more specific criticism of one question Scalia asked in oral arguments. And by the way, Trump just named Scalia and Thomas a few days ago, when Sean Hannity asked him to name two justices representative of the ones he'd like to appoint.
defended his pro-abortion position.
That is a straight-up lie. The only time he mentioned abortion was in saying he didn't support funding Planned Parenthood's abortions. He also, of course, called Cruz a liar for what he said about abortion and other things.
Trump believes that assault weapons should be banned, “who needs them except criminals and police? Trump says he wants a longer waiting period for hand guns, rifles and shotguns.
Except that what you claim goes directly against his frequent statements about the 2nd Amendment and his policy paper on his website on the subject. He hasn't advocated what you claim since 2000.
How about you show me that Trump has supported any conservative candidate or cause prior to running for president.
Let me help educate you about Trump's past positions that he promoted actively and often enthusiastically and repeatedly [with sources in brackets]. Already by the 1980s he was talking about remedying the trade imbalance and high national debt [full-page ad in NY Times; several interviews, inc. one with Oprah], cracking down on crime, being loudly pro-police and pro-death penalty [another full-page ad in the NY Times; later a full chapter in his book, The America We Deserve], for fighting government wastefulness and ineptitude, and for less regulations on business [The Art of the Deal, esp. Wollman rink story; later revisited in depth in The America We Deserve including a call for lower taxes and a new word, "burons" (a combination of "bureaucrat" and "moron")].
By 2000, he was also for cracking down hard on terrorism (which he saw as a big growing threat) and calling out the damage that teachers unions and federal centralization were doing to the education system [some of the main focuses in The America We Deserve]. Already in 2000 too, he was talking about the dangers of an open border and he said he was for a ban on partial birth abortion (he changed his mind immediately after the Russert interview Cruz is touting) [once more, The America We Deserve]. By 2011, he was calling for a border wall and deportation of criminals, the repeal of Obamacare, and was for strengthening the military, but using it more judiciously [his book, Time to Get Tough]. In 2013, he said the amnesty bill was a "monstrosity" and would be the death of the Republican Party [multiple tweets and his CPAC speech].
Trump helped fundraise for Reagan [as Roger Stone recently reminded viewers on Megyn Kelly's show--he actually worked with Trump in raising money for Reagan]. He was Bush's guest at the 1988 Republican convention [Larry King and Chris Wallace interviews with Trump from the convention that are up on YouTube]. A recent biographer of Bush's even notes that Bush briefly considered then dismissed the idea of Trump as his VP in 1988 [Jon Meacham's bio of Bush; Trump's interview on Meet the Press]. Trump was giving speeches at Tea Party events by 2011 [there's even a photo of him at one in his book, Time to Get Tough; you can google others].
Anything short of prosecution of Planned Parenthood and shutting them down reinforces his long-held beliefs on abortion. Keep sipping the Kool-Aid on the propaganda his campaign is pushing.
Yea, its clear where Trump stands on gun control. In reference to so-called assault weapons, he was quoted: “who needs them except criminals and police?†At the time, he called for a longer waiting period for hand guns, rifles and shotguns.
In 2000, Trump criticized Republicans for “walk[ing] the NRA line and refus[ing] even limited restrictions†on guns. In the same year, he also said he supported banning assault weapons and expanding background checks. “I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun,†he said at the time. “With today’s Internet technology we should be able to tell within 72-hours if a potential gun owner has a record.â€Â
Trumps also believes if government can tag American citizens on the “no-fly†list, they should lose their second amendment rights:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/11/robert-farago/donald-trump-nist-watch-list/
Trump only now panders to the pro-gun voter by calling for ending gun-free zones. The fact remains most of Trump’s properties remain “gun-free†zones.
http://concealednation.org/2015/08/op-ed-if-trump-favors-gun-free-zones-start-with-his-own-hotels/
Anything short of prosecution of Planned Parenthood and shutting them down reinforces his long-held beliefs on abortion. Keep sipping the Kool-Aid on the propaganda his campaign is pushing.
Yea, its clear where Trump stands on gun control. In reference to so-called assault weapons, he was quoted: “who needs them except criminals and police?†At the time, he called for a longer waiting period for hand guns, rifles and shotguns.
In 2000, Trump criticized Republicans for “walk[ing] the NRA line and refus[ing] even limited restrictions†on guns. In the same year, he also said he supported banning assault weapons and expanding background checks. “I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun,†he said at the time. “With today’s Internet technology we should be able to tell within 72-hours if a potential gun owner has a record.â€Â
Trumps also believes if government can tag American citizens on the “no-fly†list, they should lose their second amendment rights:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/11/robert-farago/donald-trump-nist-watch-list/
Trump only now panders to the pro-gun voter by calling for ending gun-free zones. The fact remains most of Trump’s properties remain “gun-free†zones.
http://concealednation.org/2015/08/op-ed-if-trump-favors-gun-free-zones-start-with-his-own-hotels/
Nice post!
Trump named TWO good conservative picks in the debate.. Cruz lied about that this morning on ABC.
First Roberts, now this.
Ted Cruz is good pals and voted to confirm Obama’s favorite for Scotus, Srikanth Srinivasan to another court.
Cruz, who clerked with Srinivasan at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, quipped, “I am hopeful that our friendship will not be seen as a strike against you by some.”