Posted on 04/04/2016 12:00:24 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
You can see the exact moment last week that Donald Trump made up his mind on whether women would face criminal punishment once he signed new restrictions into law. He is at a town hall with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, and, after Matthews badgers him for a while, he finally answers the question.
“The answer is ... that,” Trump says, eyes looking to the side in thought, “there has to be some form of punishment.” He punctuates “has” with a hand gesture. Done. Final.
But as it turns out — and as it has turned out repeatedly over the course of his life — that was not, in fact, Trump’s final position on the subject. This past week alone, he has held multiple contradicting positions, including that one. So we figured that a timeline was in order, so that you could see the date and time and know, concretely, what Trump’s abortion position was at that moment.
Though he might deny it.
April 1989
Trump co-sponsored a dinner at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan (which he then owned) honoring Robin Chandler Duke, a former president of NARAL. He chose not to attend, the New York Times reported, after his family was threatened by anti-abortion activists.
Oct. 24, 1999
Ten years later, Trump appeared on NBC in an interview with Tim Russert.
Asked about abortion, he’s clear.
“I’m very pro-choice,” Trump says. “I hate the concept of abortion. I hate it. I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject. But you still — I just believe in choice.”
Russert clarifies his original point: Would you ban partial-birth abortion? “No,” Trump replies...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
What’s really disgusting is you guys inventing these false accusations against Trump just like Cruz does...Trump changed his position on abortion 5 times in 3 days??? What a load of crap...
Having a President that is an enthusiastic and public defender of human life wouldn't help in winning the debate in the court of public opinion?
The next president could appoint 3-4 new justices to the USSC? is that important? If so, would you trust a president that has been steadfast in his support for stopping the murder of the most innocent and vulnerable among us, or a guy who has been all over the board?
Are you a defeatist or are you just not pro-life? Both?
This is just one of many points where the Trumpkins are inconsistent. They insist that Trump will be able to change the tax code, build the wall, change the visa system, balance the budget, etc. When you point out that Congress has to pass all of those things, they immediately pipe up that "Trump will go directly to the people, and Congress will be afraid to defy him."
Then the subject of abortion comes up, and their response is "the president can't do anything about that, so it doesn't matter that Trump is all over the map on that topic". So which is it? Will Trump be able to bend Congress to his will or not? And if he can, why wouldn't he be able to get them to pass a bill overturning Roe v. Wade? (Despite popular opinion, you don't need a Constitutional amendment - a statute that returned the issue to the state and denied the federal courts jurisdiction over the matter would suffice.)
They believe Trump will supply the leadership when it comes to all those other issues but not when it comes to killing the pre-born. Which begs the question, are they not pro-life? Many of them refuse to defend the right to life here so I also wonder about their candidate's commitment to doing so.
The defeatism and unwillingness to defend life is troubling.
Five more reasons to support Mr. Trump!
This man’s brilliance is dazzling! Fantastic! Incredible!
Shoot, I’ve seen him take five different positions on abortion in two minutes.
Oh, c'mon. Don't be so cruel. Cut the poor guy some slack. At least he has been able to hold a few positions for 30 minutes. And that's important!
Moreover, if his uppity aides like Corey, Katrina and Hope didn't keep rushing out to "clarify" his statements, I'll bet Mr. Trump could some position or another for maybe 30 hours.
Que Trump Soit Trump!
Yet another proof of Mr. Trump's stunning brilliance!
I tell you, this man's IQ is so off-the-charts as to make Einstein, Newton and Galileo seem like kindergarteners!
When was the last time a conservative won a national election by self funding? Yeah, it's never happened, yet Reagan was able to maintain his conservative bonafides. Maybe there is no such thing as true Conservative to you.
Of course, how Trump's history of being on both sides of the issues and supporting rabid liberals qualifies him as a true Conservative remains a mystery. I just don't understand this willful blindness.
Core beliefs would be nice, but this is a man who disqualifies himself before the issue of core beliefs would even be considered - because he is too stupid and incompetent to handle media questions on a topic that has been of major significance in every national election for at least the last 40 years.
The inescapable conclusion is that either Donald Trump respects the presidency so little that he can’t be bothered to do even basic level research on any number of key issues or he is just dumb as a box of rocks. Take your pick - it doesn’the matter.
LOL
Stephen Miller Amazing Speech Racine Wisconsin Senior Policy Adviser for Donald Trump; (Why Ted should not get elected by the guy who used to be Jeff Sessions top aid.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1qOA2PVDS8
Donald Trump Emotional Moment with Former Miss Wisconsin (3-29-16)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3415371/posts
Donald Trump conducts impromptu job interview during press conference (C-SPAN)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imxz84h550o
Donald Trump Calls Immigrant Supporter to the Stage in Bloomington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm6LGITkiz4
Nicaraguan Woman LOVES Donald Trump and His Blue Eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCMYdRB6HJk
Donald Trump Endorsed by Senator Jeff Sessions in Madison, AL (2-28-16)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ83CvMKYUQ
FNN: Hispanic Woman Goes Nuts For Donald Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJVAaPPXdew
To say that Cruz is GOPe is nonsense that cannot be supported by fact. The GOPe of 1976, said and did lots of things to hurt Reagan. They cast him as an ultra conservative religious zealot war monger who would lead the world to nuclear war while forcing us to live under Puritan laws. They even did it again in '80. Very little is different today. The only difference is you thinking it's different.
The opposite is true. Here some references:
No, but he is obviously fertile, and his womanizing makes Bill Clinton look like a monk. The Hillary research team is likely investigating the subject in a big way.
Trump has raped half-a-dozen women? Trump has harassed scores of women? Trump has inserted cigars into female underlings? Trump makes Bill Clinton look like a monk?
When you are prepared to return to the Milky Way galaxy, let us know.
Thanks for letting me know, in the meantime, that you are the kind of person who would accuse a man of forcing multiple women to have abortions on the basis of nothing but your hallucinations.
Trump has raped half-a-dozen women? Trump has harassed scores of women? Trump has inserted cigars into female underlings? Trump makes Bill Clinton look like a monk?
When you are prepared to return to the Milky Way galaxy, let us know.
Thanks for letting me know, in the meantime, that you are the kind of person who would accuse a man of forcing multiple women to have abortions on the basis of nothing but your hallucinations.
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