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Trump and Schwarzenegger: A political comparison
L.A. Times ^ | 9/15/2015 | Seema Mehta

Posted on 02/18/2016 3:05:22 PM PST by JediJones

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To: JediJones

There are definitely a number of strong similarities. How it will all turn out, I can’t say.


21 posted on 02/18/2016 3:30:25 PM PST by Tax-chick (What could go wrong? (Except death ...)
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To: cba123

“Well OK. Canada isn’t overseas exactly.”

Well, Canada is abroad . . . so to speak. She fine, Canada, she is . . .eh?


22 posted on 02/18/2016 3:33:24 PM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: gov_bean_ counter

“Oh wow. Another Trump campaign operative.”

Tell that to the Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, et al supporters.


23 posted on 02/18/2016 3:35:19 PM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: JediJones
And you think Trump won't kill the national GOP?

If he does, good!

Even if he wins the election, the GOP could lose the Senate at the same time.

It's not like they're stopping Obama now, are they?

Trump's supported Democrats in Congress as much if not more than he has Republicans

But he's never been in elective office where he pushed leftist policies and worked with Democrats as most Republicans have.

24 posted on 02/18/2016 3:35:49 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

A new GOP President can push the Republican Congress to do whatever he wants.

No such luck with a Democrat Congress. The Dems won’t appoint his Supreme Court picks. The GOP Congress would.


25 posted on 02/18/2016 3:40:02 PM PST by JediJones (RUSH LIMBAUGH on TED CRUZ: "This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan")
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To: WhiskeyX

You bet ya.

:)


26 posted on 02/18/2016 3:40:53 PM PST by cba123
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To: JediJones

Who do you think you are kidding? The GOP has been among the walking dead ever since President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The GOP unlawfully inaugurated the first ever foreign citizen, Chester Arthur, as President. The GOP has been playing straight man to the Democrats ever since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President, if not even earlier. Ted Cruz makes sounds and often acts like he is supposed to be a conservative, but he then proceeds to behave illegally, unethically, and contrary to immigration and other conservative issues whenever it serves his political opportunism the same as Trump, Rubio, and the others. In truth, the voters have been given two slates of nominees none of whom are trustworthy and/or legally qualified for the job.


27 posted on 02/18/2016 3:44:43 PM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: JediJones
A new GOP President can push the Republican Congress to do whatever he wants.

Like Bush pushing through conservative policies with the GOP Congress in 2001-2007?

28 posted on 02/18/2016 3:47:05 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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To: Tax-chick

It’s not even possible to compare Trump with Schwarzenegger.

Trump has decades of stunning business successes in his lifetime, completely managed by himself.

Ahnold had a few movies under his belt; written, produced, and directed by others; and he was managed by agents. And most likely partially managed by the dirty rotten Kennedy family.


29 posted on 02/18/2016 3:56:18 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Romans 8:38-39)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Arnold pulled himself up by his bootstraps all on his own. Trump was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, millions of dollars and countless business and political connections provided by his father.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger#Business_career

Schwarzenegger has had a highly successful business career.[12][24] Following his move to the United States, Schwarzenegger became a “prolific goal setter” and would write his objectives at the start of the year on index cards, like starting a mail order business or buying a new car – and succeed in doing so.[19] By the age of 30, Schwarzenegger was a millionaire, well before his career in Hollywood. His financial independence came from his success as a budding entrepreneur with a series of successful business ventures and investments.


30 posted on 02/18/2016 4:01:53 PM PST by JediJones (RUSH LIMBAUGH on TED CRUZ: "This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan")
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

What are you arguing? That Trump will be able to push through better nominations and bills with a Democrat Congress?


31 posted on 02/18/2016 4:03:23 PM PST by JediJones (RUSH LIMBAUGH on TED CRUZ: "This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan")
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That Trump will be able to push through better nominations and bills with a Democrat Congress?

You're an idiot. I bet you're the type of fool that pays for the postage on return envelopes seeking donations.

32 posted on 02/18/2016 4:15:42 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Yuge 2016)
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To: MayflowerMadam

It’s perfectly possible both to compare and to contrast them. Why anyone would find this process fussworthy is beyond me.


33 posted on 02/18/2016 5:00:50 PM PST by Tax-chick (What could go wrong? (Except death ...)
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