Posted on 03/18/2016 11:48:18 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Blacklisted: Drudge, Coulter, Hannity, Carson, Breitbart, O’Reilly, Christie Make GOP Smart Set’s List of ‘Ideological Hustlers’
Conservative movement professionals in Washington, D.C. are plotting to form a “blacklist” of Donald Trump supporters that they can kick out of the movement, never to return.
Several conservative talking heads and Beltway consultant types have been very angry about the rise of businessman Trump, who is pushing for American sovereignty, a reversal of neoconservative foreign policy, and competitive bidding for pharmaceuticals even though the drug companies that fund the Republican Party would take a financial hit.
So far, anti-Trump think pieces referencing William F. Buckley have been ineffective. Memes comparing Trump to Hitler haven’t worked. So these Republicans are getting more Nixon-y. They’re coming out with an Enemies List.
CNN contributor and former Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spokeswoman Amanda Carpenter volunteered to take the lead in writing the list.
Has anyone compiled the definitive list of conservatives who should be blackballed for supporting Trump? I will if it doesn't exist.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 16, 2016
But Carpenter, who once got called an “idiot” by Donald Trump, did not mention that she formerly defended Trump on numerous occasions. Luckily, savvy Twitter users pointed it out for her in the responses below her tweet.
Carpenter later explained the terms for inclusion on her “blacklist.”
My blacklist is limited to people who have formally endorsed Trump. Not those who simply explain the phenomenon. https://t.co/KrbutWYesO
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 17, 2016
Carpenter is not alone in calling for a blacklist. Red State contributing editor Ben Howe said that he has the resources to get a high-tech “blacklist” off the ground, as well as seed money from God knows who in the donor class.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Do yourself a favor, and run the numbers in that graphic for Cruz, Kasich, Romney, and Ryan as well.
Put Hillary in the same cell as the Unabomber...?
Trump is Romney with testosterone and honesty!
“...And yet he won 15 times...”
And quite possibly will still lose a contested primary because his snake-oil is currently rejected by over *half* the electorate... He should keep insulting them. Surely that will eventually win over the more than half of the voters who currently reject him...
“...This disordered argument about votes “against” someone...”
If the only reason you are voting is to register a vote *against* a given candidate, *who* the vote is for isn’t important. *Any* candidate will do. It is entirely logical for those with two brain cells to rub together.
“...B-b-b-but he’s winning!...”
And on track to arrive at a contested convention which basically scraps all his primary “wins” (if you can call them that - being rejected by over half the electorate).
sun Tzu never met this bunch of “conservatives”.
I liked Carpenter’s columns so I hope that the Cruz camp wakes up and realizes that the Democrats are our country’s enemies, no Trump (whether you like him or not).
If Trump and Cruz can find common ground and work together, Hillary is burnt toast on her way to jail, Bernie Sanders’ won’t even have a “Weekend” place, and the Democrats will be fleeing to Cuba by the thousands to the point that the island prison will tip over into the Caribbean.
Time for us to “stop being stupid” and unite for America.
What the heck power does this girl think she has? She’s not going to say ‘hi’ no more to them? Approve of Beck to keep fantasizing about stabbing them?
BINGO!!!! It is amazing how many people that we all assumed were down for the struggle are truly just Dem's in sheep's clothing. We've been deceived by these turds long enough, I'm glad they are being exposed.
“...Do yourself a favor, and run the numbers in that graphic for Cruz, Kasich, Romney, and Ryan as well...”
Absolutely! At best, all you can say is that trump is rejected somewhat less. Clearly, he’s certainly not winning the majority of the electorate. If he were, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. He’s quite likely going to arrive at a contested convention which can, and quite possibly will, render all those primary (ahem) “wins” irrelevant and for good reason: He failed to convince at least half the electorate.
let’s see...Macy’s and Univision went first...
“...common core politics...”
Well, if you can do very basic addition and subtraction, you might come to the realization trump is quite likely headed to a contested convention for good reason: he failed to convince at least half the electorate to pledge him at least half of their delegates. And at a contested convention, trump can quite likely lose. Especially if he and his army of trumper-tantrums continue to insult the voters and their delegates.
And to think - the “silly season” hasn’t even begun yet!
IA 72.4% voted against cruz
NH 88.4% voted against cruz
SC 77.7% voted against cruz
NV 78.6% voted against cruz
AL 78.9% voted against cruz
AK 63.7% voted against cruz
AR 69.5% voted against cruz
GA 66.4% voted against cruz
MA 90.4% voted against cruz
MN 71.0% voted against cruz
OK 65.6% voted against cruz
TN 75.3% voted against cruz
TX 56.2% voted against cruz (even his home state voted against him!)
VT 90.3% voted against cruz
VA 83.1% voted against cruz
KS 51.9% voted against cruz
KY 68.4% voted against cruz
LA 62.2% voted against cruz
ME 54.1% voted against cruz
PR 91.4% voted against cruz
HI 67.3% voted against cruz
ID 54.6% voted against cruz
MI 75.1% voted against cruz
MS 63.7% voted against cruz
DC 87.6% voted against cruz
FL 82.9% voted against cruz
IL 69.7% voted against cruz
MO 59.3% voted against cruz
MP 76.0% voted against cruz
NC 63.2% voted against cruz
OH 86.9% voted against cruz
Nice real math instead of core math!
IA 72.4% voted against cruz
NH 88.4% voted against cruz
SC 77.7% voted against cruz
NV 78.6% voted against cruz
AL 78.9% voted against cruz
AK 63.7% voted against cruz
AR 69.5% voted against cruz
GA 66.4% voted against cruz
MA 90.4% voted against cruz
MN 71.0% voted against cruz
OK 65.6% voted against cruz
TN 75.3% voted against cruz
TX 56.2% voted against cruz (even his home state voted against him!)
VT 90.3% voted against cruz
VA 83.1% voted against cruz
KS 51.9% voted against cruz
KY 68.4% voted against cruz
LA 62.2% voted against cruz
ME 54.1% voted against cruz
PR 91.4% voted against cruz
HI 67.3% voted against cruz
ID 54.6% voted against cruz
MI 75.1% voted against cruz
MS 63.7% voted against cruz
DC 87.6% voted against cruz
FL 82.9% voted against cruz
IL 69.7% voted against cruz
MO 59.3% voted against cruz
MP 76.0% voted against cruz
NC 63.2% voted against cruz
OH 86.9% voted against cruz
Cruz or Kasich are beside the point, being that trump loses over half the electorate. IF you have educated yourself on “contested” vs “brokered” elections, then you are smart enough to understand how that positions any remaining candidates at the convention. If trump can’t convince over half the electorate to pledge him over half the delegates, then he is not *entitled* to the nomination. If he wants it, he has to earn it. He is so far, not earning it. Maybe if he and his emotionally driven minions insulted more folks. Surely that will sway them!
I how come my name’s not on that list? I want to be blacklisted too. Oh, yeah. Right. I’m a peasant and not important enough to be blacklisted.
Cruz is soundly rejected everywhere but FR. This is the SoreCruzerman safe place where they come to cry together and attack the winning candidate...butthurt has officially become a campaign slogan.
Opinions vary. Being that trump is so far being rejected by over half the electorate and on track to arrive at a contested convention due to that failure, I’d say over half the electorate is not impressed by his gaudy NYC values.
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