Posted on 03/09/2016 1:36:09 PM PST by Trumpinator
Peter Ticktin
March 4 at 5:40pm ·
VOTE AS YOU WISH, AND LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT TRUMP - - A personal note from Peter Ticktin who knows the guy from high school:
As a law firm, we at The Ticktin Law Group do not like to get involved in politics. As soon as we endorse one side, we risk alienating everyone on the other side. Also, our lawyers and staff are, themselves, on both sides. Politics is not our game. However, Justice is!
If you saw a guy get publicly smeared, and you knew him well from the days you were friends and seniors together in high school, if you knew him to be a decent and honest man, would you want to say something? This is why I need to share what I know.
I was aghast at watching last night's debate. It was a set-up. The moderators, Cruz, and Rubio were all like little alligators trying to take a bite out of Trump. Yes, Donald Trump has had some failures, but he has been exceedingly successful. None of this came out. Instead, there was a general attack. Rubio simply makes up lies. He pretends that Trump has small hands and makes fun of him for something which isn't even real. He pretends that Donald wets his pants, and makes fun of him, as though it was true, and then he calls Donald Trump a "Bully."
I am not suggesting that you should vote or not vote for anyone. I just need to defend a former friend who is being smeared.
Like Donald Trump, I attended New York Military Academy ("NYMA") for high school. In fact, in our senior year, together, Donald was my captain, and I was his 1st Platoon Sergeant. I sometimes joke that I ran his first company for him, Company "A."
People don't really change much from the ages of 17 and 18, and I know this guy. I know him to be a good decent guy. We lived and breathed an Honor Code in those years. It wasn't just a rule. It was our way of life. Neither Donald, nor any other cadet who graduated with us would ever lie, cheat, or steal from a fellow cadet. These values became irreversibly intertwined in the fabric of our personalities, of who we are.
Of the 99 guys (no girls in those days) in our class, there is not one who I know who has a bad word to say about Donald Trump. Think of it. With all the jealousies which arise in high school and thereafter, with all the potential envy, not one of us has anything other than positive memories of this man. How could we? He was an "A" student, a top athlete, and as a leader, he was highly respected. We never feared him, yet we never wanted to disappoint him. He had our respect. He was never a bigot in any way, shape or form. He only hates those who hate. Of course he denounces the KKK.
As to the discussion with the New York Times, it is his choice to release the 'off the record' remarks. However, if he does, it opens the door for all political opposition to make that demand for everyone, and that means that our press will never get those 'off the record' remarks which help them to understand the realities of the campaign. Moreover, the idea that Donald Trump confessed some alternate theory of his position is preposterous. Can anyone believe that all those NY Times reporters are walking around knowing some deep dark nasty secret about a guy who is seeking an endorsement?
The Republican establishment is afraid of Donald Trump. Why? They are afraid that he will lose to Hillary. They don't hate Donald. They hate her. They are so fearful that they fail to see that by expanding the base of voters for Trump, he is more likely to win.
Watching the chorus of whiners, decriers, denigrators, and self-righteous put-down experts from so many directions, from Mit Romney, to Megyn Kelly, Little Mario, it has to make you wonder. Why? Why are so many people so angry with Donald Trump, that they are lying, name calling, ridiculing, and demeaning him as they do. Either they are afraid, or they know him to be evil.
This is why I feel the need to speak out at this time. I know this man. He is a lot of things, but he is not evil. He is a decent honest guy who loves this country, and who is willing to sacrifice so much of what is left of his life, because he knows that this country needs to be fixed, and that it is going to require someone who can do the job. He just doesn't see anything around him other than political hacks, so he is willing to take this huge responsibility.
I'm not saying that he is the only one who can do the job. My point is simply as to his motivation and his goodness.
This next decade is going to be one of major changes. We all see the climate changing, and the world food supply is getting lower. Our fish stock around the world is running low. Oil prices will cause countries to fail. The Middle East is beyond repair, and we have become weak and ineffective around the world. Donald Trump sees the issues and knows that he can assemble leaders who would have the best chance of fixing things. This is why he is running. He does not need it for his own aggrandizement. He doesn't need another big jet or to take up residence in the White House. He just wants things to be fixed, and he knows that the politicians won't fix anything.
I knew Donald Trump and was close to him in our senior year in high school. I just want you to know that there is nothing to fear from him. His character is as good as it gets. He is a patriot, taking on a heroic task, and being thanked by massive abuse.
If you want to see a true reflection of a man, look at his children. Need I say more?
annie! You’re back! Guess you gave up on trying to critique Mr. Trump for his fashion choices last night, huh? I also see you’ve learned when to use caps in your comments and when not to. Glad to see you took my advice. Hope you have something substantive to add to this discussion this time. Dazzle us...
Are we down to this?
A few months ago, when Donald Trump referred to Carson as pathological and compared him to a child molester, Carson had nothing to say. He was completely impotent. And in fact, his numbers tanked shortly thereafter.
Trump’s been so good to Ben Carson.
I just worship Donald Trump. He’s almost a god.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/carson-other-campaigns-sabotaged-us-dirty-tricks-n509396
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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/carson-other-campaigns-sabotaged-us-dirty-tricks-n509396
Your tears are extra yummy. They’re just so bitter.
You want a soppy story from someone who went to grade school with Ted?
Okay, let me look around then.
By the way, a poster on another thread ...very possibly a Trumper, said that Ben Carson had endorsed Trump.
He has not.
But it’s okay to lie in the cause of Trump because, well, it just is.
How much for you to stop posting these crappy pictures?
Cash it quickly. The Donald could stop payment.
Trump had a reality show? His whole campaign is a reality show.
Such a generous man. Why didn’t he give up scamming people out of money for his so-called University?
By the way, Texas Governor Greg Abbott successfully kept the fake Trump University out of Texas.
Six years ago, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who was then the state’s attorney general, blocked Donald Trump’s Trump University from operating in the state and investigated it for claims of “deceptive trade practices.”
He was mincing words to destroy a good conservative man’s character. You all lapped it up. Own it.
Own it yourself , LOL.
You seem to want create your own context. So have fun with that.
LOL..........they are busy tonight I see.
He was mincing words to destroy a good conservative man’s character. You all lapped it up. Own it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You own it pal. Today Ben Carson endorsed Donald Trump and will be campaigning with Trump. Trump is a good man and stood by Carson that night in the wings of the debate stage.
There was no destruction of Carson’s character, only a political contest.
It wouldn’t surprise me at all to see Carson on the ticket with Trump , a very likely outcome when Trump achieves the nomination.
Buahahahahahahahaha!
Trump bought a pedophile, nice
And Cruz bought?
(a loss)
| Thanks for this article Trumpinator. This is precisely what true vetting is all about. The honest testimony of someone who shared a brief period of life with Trump is an extremely valuable account. It's probably worth 100 MSM stories. One of the problems with Trump's opponents is you don't see such stories. This is like a new employee reference. And that fine. The more of these I get, the more I'm inclined to hire Mr. Trump as my President. |
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