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Trump sex tape comments frustrate GOP supporters
The Hill ^ | 9/30/2016 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 09/30/2016 7:15:44 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Donald Trump’s middle-of-the-night tweets about a beauty queen sex tape are frustrating Republican supporters, who worry once again that their candidate’s lack of discipline will hamper his campaign.

They say Trump needs to keep his focus on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, prepare for their second debate, on Oct. 9 in St. Louis, and quit taking the bait from Democrats.

“It’s unlikely the Miss Universe flap is hurting Trump with current supporters, but it’s hard to see how it helps grow our vote,” said one GOP lawmaker who supports Trump.

“Maybe it's quaint conventional wisdom. But it seems he would help himself to talk about the real world problems that every day voters face,” the lawmaker said.

Trump has not been able to let go his feud with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado.

In a series of tweets beginning at 3:19 a.m. on Friday and ending at 5:30 a.m., the New York billionaire sought to discredit Machado by drawing attention to tawdry details about her past, including allegations — debunked by fact-checkers — that she has filmed a “sex tape.”

Those allegations reignited Democratic attacks against Trump over his treatment of Machado just as the issue seemed ready to peter out.

Clinton already had been doing everything she could to keep the Machado story going, believing Trump’s fat-shaming of the Venezuelan would help her with both women and Hispanic voters.

She responded to Trump’s tweet-storm with her own series of tweets, calling Trump “unhinged.”

“What kind of man stays up all night to smear a woman with lies and conspiracy theories?,” Clinton tweeted.

“When something gets under Donald's thin skin, he lashes out and can't let go,” she said. “This is dangerous for a president. To Donald, women like Alicia are only as valuable as his personal opinion about their looks.”

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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
The problem — as I see it — is that Hillary has made the Alicia Machado matter the centerpiece of her negative campaign against Donald Trump.

We all know what happens when Republicans take the high road and decline to engage an attacker on a given front: the attacker colludes with the MSM to crowd out every other subject under discussion in the town square. The Republican can feel good about not getting down in the mud to wrestle, but can only experience that satisfaction from the sidelines, as a loser.

Trump is obviously unwilling to go that route. He's beaten Hillary's negative attacks back before by mounting a vigorous counterattack (I'm thinking here of his response when Hillary signaled her intention to rev up the "War On Women" attack). He will beat back this attack.

The Gentleman Republican stance wins nothing but the booby prize, as George W. Bush and Mitt Romney have both demonstrated.

21 posted on 09/30/2016 7:25:58 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: lafroste
I see that the concern trolls are quite concerned.

No kidding. I'm so sick of this constant carping crap. Dismal here, nag there, criticize here, sorrow there.

Oh shut up!

22 posted on 09/30/2016 7:27:09 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Hillary hired a whore? This macado women is a slut IMO. she is no witness for anything! Stomp her dirty butt is the dirt where it came from. You girls and girly men SHUT UP!!


23 posted on 09/30/2016 7:27:12 PM PDT by WENDLE (Trump is SURGING!!! This is soo much fun!! Macado?? this is hillary's ploy? BwaaaaHHHH)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
“When something gets under Donald's thin skin, he lashes out and can't let go,” she said

Well I can't disagree with that. So now Trump is a tweet battle with a porn star? The man has bigger fish to fry that this.

24 posted on 09/30/2016 7:27:17 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Rastus

Bingo


25 posted on 09/30/2016 7:28:30 PM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

1) Is there a videotape?
2) Is there sex on it?

If the answer to both of these questions is “Yes” then STFU


26 posted on 09/30/2016 7:29:29 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Dr.Deth

1) Is there a videotape?
2) Is there sex on it?

If the answer to both of these questions is “Yes” then STFU about Trump


27 posted on 09/30/2016 7:30:09 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Old Johnny Easily is a Clinton campaign operative at the Dem Hill.

Just Research this fraud Easily name and read all his Dem propaganda pieces .

A true Clinton operative .

Believe nothing from this liar.

28 posted on 09/30/2016 7:31:32 PM PDT by ncalburt
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To: plain talk

And here’s the Cruzer, turned concern troll. Agreeing with Hillary, no less.


29 posted on 09/30/2016 7:32:05 PM PDT by Rastus (#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
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To: sagar

Preach it Brother!!!!!!!!!!!


30 posted on 09/30/2016 7:32:59 PM PDT by sport
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

In 1997, he called her one of the Most Beautiful Women in the world. That’s on video. She looked happy when he said it.


31 posted on 09/30/2016 7:33:08 PM PDT by FR_addict (Ryan needs to go!)
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To: sagar

Thank you! What happened to the stablizing influence on Kelly Anne Conway? This sounds like the dumb tangle he got caught into with the Khan Family. Wasting time OFF MESSAGE! Times like these, I have to wonder at Trump’s real goal when all is said done and voted for. What is he really trying to set into motion?


32 posted on 09/30/2016 7:33:55 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Her sex tape was not debunked. It’s still posted online: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-O7JNeG2SAM


33 posted on 09/30/2016 7:34:35 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: plain talk

“So now Trump is a tweet battle with a porn star?”

You’er not paying attention. Trump was responding on Twitter to Cankles for a LIE she spoke about him at the debate Monday. If you took the time to read the tweets you would know this & not make such a inaccurate statement. Trump is winning this in so many ways it’s hilarious.

Vote Trump 2016


34 posted on 09/30/2016 7:35:04 PM PDT by TheStickman (Trump will be the 1st Pro America president since Reagan)
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To: Dr.Deth

Yes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-O7JNeG2SAM


35 posted on 09/30/2016 7:36:44 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump would do well to actually put in 70’ feet of vinyl fence like I did today. Maybe he will — right in front of the Border Patrol office and that will be the extent of it. Yes, I am skeptical about the “wall”.


36 posted on 09/30/2016 7:36:59 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: sagar

SLAP! SLAP!

Now sit down and get a grip.


37 posted on 09/30/2016 7:37:25 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs......same thing.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Trump needs to blow off these personal attacks. When he responds he looks childish. When he doesn’t, they do.


38 posted on 09/30/2016 7:37:56 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
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To: lafroste
I see that the concern trolls are quite concerned.

You recommend complacency?

We are in a place where it is not our state of mind which should be called into question, it is the state of mind of the candidate himself that has brought us to this state of concern. We have no place to go except to the polls to pull the lever for Donald Trump but he has an obligation to us to avoid political malpractice and behave as a potential president should!

It is the candidate himself and only the candidate who has the power to relieve us of our well founded concern.


39 posted on 09/30/2016 7:39:54 PM PDT by nathanbedford
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To: Alberta's Child

At least we KNOW that President TRUMP will be FULLY FUNCTIONAL when the dreaded “3 AM PHONE CALL” comes through!!!!!


40 posted on 09/30/2016 7:41:10 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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