Posted on 04/21/2016 7:42:35 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
The link is not up yet, but a few minutes ago Trump was interviewed by Sean Hannity who asked him to clarify his remarks about the NC transgender law. Trump basically said NC is feeling the pinch of a boycott and that's too bad. Hannity asked him how he thought the issue should be settled. Trump said it was a local issue and the Federal courts should never get involved. That's all he said about it. Hannity didn't ask him did he personally think drag queens should be allowed in whatever bathroom they want to use. But I did hear a spokesman for Trump say today in the Matt Lauer interview he was referring to someone who has went to court and had their sex changed on legal documents, as in after they have a sex change. I would suspect Trump will clarify what he meant in the NBC interview in a statement. When the Hannity interview is available I'll post it.
Please prove he lied.
Sorry Rollo, Its the Goldman Sachs Lawyers people who took a rational statement on economic impact of a law causing more problems then it was supposed to fix and adding to it to claim Trump supported grown men showering with little girls. Thats hyperbole.
Its also proof that Cruz is Establishment as its no coincidence the timing of the questions, the massive media push on it, the prepared talking points etc. its desperation and dishonest. America’s survival is at Stake here and that is not Hyperbole. We cannot survive Cruz’s North American Union agenda nor Hillary.
it is not Hyperbole Cruz is a Globalist, nor is it hyperbole he has consistently sold Americans down the tube when he could get away with it.
I have a different Take. I agree its been an onslaught on our christian culture since at least the 50s. Its intentional.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2007/02/cultural_marxism.html
Trump is a master chess player. while people are focused on Cruz’s Pecker-checker arguments Trump - if he carries thru on his promises goes after the root causes of the cultural problems.
Building a wall and a Strong military are about defeating globalism.
Nominating conservative Judges, Making education local and protecting Christians religious liberty are about fixing the underlying cultural sickness.
Reality is until education the courts and religious liberty are fixed. No superficial fixes to things like bathroom privacy will be lasting or solve the problem.
“The rest of the country can care less.”
Anyone who doesn’t care about it is a sick puppy.
If you are OK with the government bludgeoning you into submission; that’s your choice.
Men and woman of character need to stand up at some point and push back. And try to save part of this culture from the sewage that is slowly running down the hill towards ALL OF US.
This is about letting a 50 year old guy into the bathroom with your 10 year old granddaughter; you really could “care less” about it?
Because it’s a red herring ginned up by the media to create division and dissension in the GOP, as evidenced by the outcry here on FR over it. In the grand scheme of things, it’s an absolute non issue in a presidential election. So if Trump condemned it to high hell, what exactly would have changed? You’d feel better? There’d still be a NC law and nothing would have changed, The number 1 issue in this election is building a wall, throwing out the illegal invaders and bringing jobs back to the country. The rest is just a sad attempt by the media to wind up Republicans and conservatives like they just did with you.
“Only people who care about this is the Cruz minority on this board.”
Cruz or anyone else - if we have no religious freedom, America is dead. And the homosexuals and transgenders and others are not interested in “live and let live”, but in “destroy anyone who disagrees”. They are the Uber-Liberals, advancing totalitarianism. If you and Trump don’t care, then you are both fools.
I could really care less how Trump or Cruz feel about it.
My outrage about the issue has NOTHING to do with presidential politics.
This is really sick that our culture is to the point where it is even discussed.
Grown men and woman would throw the people out by the ear that even propose such idiocy.
The need for outrage is real.
The left keeps inching up on these issues and “conservatives” keep slowly retreating and accepting this crap every time it is brought up.
How far is too far?
How about letting 50 year old men marry 10 year old boys? Will that also be something that isn’t a big issue when it hits?
How much is too much?
Cruz is probably a cross-dresser himself. Didn’t one of his girls say she saw him in a pink dress?
I’m not looking for anything to hold against Trump. There’s plenty else for me to use if that were my intent.
As I said, in my world, the two positions are mutually exclusive because the question asked was how he, as a presidential candidate, would be more inclusive of LGBT people. First he said NC shouldn’t have passed the law. Then he said NC (and other states) should pass whatever legislation they see fit on the issue because it isn’t a federal issue.
As a presidential candidate, he should have given the second answer first to make it clear where he stood on the issue politically. But he was speaking to the LGBT crowd on NBC. So he went with an “it’s bad for business” answer to placate that crowd. Then later on Hannity when he was speaking to a conservative crowd, he went with states’ rights to walk back his earlier misstep with the conservative base.
We’re not talking about a casual statement of opinion with an accompanying assertion of legal rights, such as smoking. We’re talking about a presidential candidate taking two positions on an issue within a span of 12 hours in front of two different audiences. If you don’t see the contradiction in that, you’re looking for an excuse.
Not a zombie. You are confusing me with a Crazy Man supporter. My principles are not for sale nor will the brownshirts force my support. Live free or die!
He was against the decision that NC made but he said the States have a right to make that decision.
There is no contradiction.
You just don't like the fact that he was able to expand his thoughts on the subject to allow the freedom to the States to make whatever the citizens choose to make, if they are willing to deal with the economic consequences.
And the fact if Cruz were elected President no matter how much he is against it, he would have nothing to do with it either as President!
I think you had better study up on your laws of logic.
Again, we’re talking about a presidential candidate taking two positions on an issue within a span of 12 hours in front of two different audiences. If you don’t see the contradiction in that, you’re looking for an excuse.
Of course he “expanded” his thoughts. He got slammed for his original thoughts.
I’m not a fan of Cruz either. That said, I’m confident that Cruz would have expressed his personal opinion on the matter and then immediately addressed the constitutionality of the NC law. He would not have had to expand on that part of his answer later after thinking about it some more. Constitutional matters are instinct to Cruz. That’s why he belongs on SCOTUS.
1. Trump says that the ordinance NC made is a mistake.
2. Trump says the States should decide.
Those are not mutually exclusive positions.
As for his original position, he was pointing out that transgender's have been using the opposite sex's bathrooms, making a new law isn't going to change it, but it will allow the Left to bring in the Federal government, which is their intent.
This Christian was not offended.
We are in a war against Cultural Marxists and Trump threw their burning branch back at them.
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Trump supporters are ok with killing babies because their dad was a criminal, he’s ok with transvestites using ladies room,...he says he wants to raise taxes, he’s a liberal and is being politically correct on this. He’s not conservative so he should quit lying. He’s still evolving and “acting” to get votes. Just wait. If he wins, God help us, he will be a lefty.
He’s has managed to imitate Obama in dividing people and making people hate one another, and his fans are ok with that. This isn’t a reality show. There’s a lot at stake and some people care more about trump than unborn babies, protecting women and children from predators, Christian values, (he’s mocking Cruz because he’s a Christian, don’t tell me trump and his supporters knows what’s in Cruzs heart only God knows his heart) As for calling Ted a liar, it’s not true and trump knows it’s a political ploy and his supporters know this and are ok with destroying a man. Anything he says they believe. Like HE said, “ I could kill someone in broad daylight and my supporters would still support me.” It’s called brainwashed. I can show you dozens of times trump has lied but his supporters don’t care.
Many, maybe most Cruz supporters will never vote for a man who is so irrational and hateful and trump supporters won’t vote for Cruz, right? So hello president Clinton. I’m not holding my nose again while the party moves left. I’m done with politics. I’ll be one of those people who will say my vote doesn’t matter. To be completely honest I worry that trump will be worse than Clinton or sanders. If he can’t control his mouth, what happens when he starts a war or decides citizens against him should “pay”. Even Obama doesn’t threaten openly like trump does. He scares the hell out of me and I don’t scare easily. When he can take people who call themselves conservative and talk them into giving up there values overnight, that’s scary. If he wins I wouldn’t tell your kids you fell for a scam artist, they will suffer. Mark my words.
I am so sorry for you. You believe so much that is not true, you have such a closed mind, and are following a pied piper down a very bad road.
Before you tell me how brainwashed I am, do a tiny bit of research on Ted Cruz. You don’t have to check far to see just how bad he is.
While you are at it, do a little research on Trump instead of buying what Cruz and Beck tell you.
Don’t worry about my kids. My son is also voting for Trump.
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