Posted on 03/24/2017 4:32:05 PM PDT by EveningStar
Some of us, forum posters, conservative columnists, and commentators, were not thrilled with having Donald J. Trump as the GOP nominee. We thought his statements were reckless and stupid. And we didn't trust him or believe him when he talked conservative principles. After all, he'd changed parties several times over the years.
When the election came around, some people supposedly on our side actually voted for Hillary. I couldn't do that, of course. I couldn't vote for any Democrat. I thought of voting for Gary Johnson. He said he believed in a strong military. But then he said that he wanted to cut the military budget. No thanks. And this didn't even take into account his "What's Aleppo" gaffe. But I couldn't vote for Trump either. So, for the very first time ever, I didn't cast a vote for President, and I'd been voting in Presidential elections since 1968 when I was first eligible to do so, always for the Republican candidate. I figured that no matter who won, the country was screwed.
So, what changed your mind about Trump?
I read “The Art of the Deal” in 1987 and thought he’d be a good president one day, but so would a lot of people.
Then Clinton happened and we began to see a glimpse of America’s future of people begging for socialism. In 2001, the light polarization of politics became irreconcilable differences. Then, 2009, the WH flipped sides and, to our dismay, the effects on the working people of America didn’t change a bit. We went from a nation ruled by Wall St to a nation ruled from the grave by Marx and Alinsky.
Trickle down didn’t trickle down. Rising tides did not raise all boats. And the so-called friends of the American Worker were not.
So, Trump threw his hat in the ring. He’s not a politician. He’s not a man with a lifetime commitment to one ideology or the other. He had nothing to gain from running and we had nothing left to lose by supporting him.
He will give us a right-of-center Supreme Court that will endure for the rest of my life and maybe he will even be able to subdue the Progressives of the Both Parties enough to do something positive for the American Worker.
Or he will drive the Left crazy enough to start the Civil War.
Whatever the future is, it will be interesting in a Chinese curse kind of way.
Unless Jesus comes back.
winning the nomination. the argument was over after that.
Today was a good day for the keystone pipeline:-)
I have been on the Trump train since day #1. I also never saw his tv show. I think the main reason I felt so strong about voting for him....he was not a politician. I figured this was gonna be our last chance to save the country, and DJT was the only one who seemed to not back down from anything thrown at him. No regrets for my vote either. He may not get everything done that he said he would, but I have faith he will get enough done to make a difference.
No...he has to eat it ICE COLD, feathers and all, raw and bloody!
And you really don't want to hear what else I am thinking. ;^)
He’s only been president for two months. He learns quickly.
1. Unlike the typical politicians who have run this country into the ground, he had no problem just coming out and saying what he believed. That was refreshing.
2. It was clear to me that he didn't really need to run for president, and he took this upon himself in a very unselfish way.
On top of all that ... Like him or not, there's no question that he was the most entertaining major political candidate we've seen in our lifetimes.
His masterful use of Twitter.
And for calling out Lyin’ Ted.
Wow, I sure do not regret it. Just today the pipeline went through, more jobs, more winning. This bill falls on Congress. Trump is executive branch, not legislative.
So Hillary would have made these morons happy?
I was! :-)
I was close to day one. After the 1st debate, I was on board. I really wanted Scott Walker, but he dropped out quickly. Then I wanted Hunter as the VP, but Pence has been great. So overall I am thrilled with Trump. If the media wasn’t out for him, I would say he would have a B first 100 days. The EO on muslims and this Ryancare thing is a bit of a negative. However, I don’t get the close the door on the whole thing routine. It took Obama 16 months to get it to his desk and in the Senate he had to promise a bunch of stuff for some moderate democrats to vote for it so I don’t get the “white flag” routine.
To me, having grown up with Trump and reading his books, including The Art of the Deal, his first memoir, I was sold immediately on his love of country, his sincerity, and his resiliency.
Knowing how he says things unpolished, as a man might in the 18th or 19th century, I was not at all rankled when he entered the race and started stating the obvious, such as, illegal immigrants suck and need to be gone post haste.
With respect, you seem to have been taken aback at his initial forays into speaking the truth, especially regarding the assassination of the girl in San Francisco by a hardened illegal deportee.
I would suggest that your initial impression of Trump being a man who spouted outrageous brazen things was due to you having no guts and no moral compass.
Face it, your value system seems to have been programmed by MTV, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, etc., etc., let's face it you are a wimp who would not appreciate a man of courage and integrity if he were to bite you in the ass.
Think I am being harsh?
I am not.
I took SO MUCH SHIT AND ABUSE defending Trump in the early days that I am still really pissed about it.
And the reason I am still pissed is not because of the raw abuse I took, but, it was because of the cowardice and stupidity of so-called conservatives who had been, without exception, bellyaching about how America was going down the tubes in the Obama years.
Yet when the absolute best person, the bravest, the smartest, the richest, champion and lover of America and American values surfaces, as Trump did, EVERY WORTHLESS PSEUDOCONSERVATIVE I KNEW stood up to take potshots at Trump.
And that, combined with the fact that they thought I was a pinhead for supporting Trump, has made me really pissed.
So my point is this: The fact that you are now with Trump is great. But you are still REALLY deficient in your thinking and conservative knowledge base if you had to struggle with liking Trump. I suggest heavy reading of conservative sources, and a serious term of self examination. Maybe eat spinach and lift weights.
But if you didn't like Trump at the outset, sir, then, there is something really wrong with you. Maybe a series of laxatives might also be of help.
I could have been the first Trump supporter on FR, but then I took an arrow in the knee.
I started out wanting Cruz in the primaries. I thought he would CRUSH Hitlery in the debates.
Things that made me a Trump fan:
1. When asked if they would support the eventual nominee, only Trump said he might not. I was slightly concerned about him running 3d party, but had TREMENDOUS RESPECT for his honesty. Also, I would not have committed to support the eventual nominee if it had been Bush, so depending on his reasons, I might totally agree.
2. Many random things. The fact that he was being relentlessly attacked by the media. The way he fought back and didn’t take any crap.
3. Clincher: In the debate with Hitlery when he said “You should be in jail.” I couldn’t have agreed more and I couldn’t imagine another candidate who would have had the guts to say that. I was cheering! (more honesty)
My top priority for Trump: Drain the swamp. Lock up Hitlery and anyone else who is corrupt. Including Republicans. Leading contenders on my list: both Clintons, 0vomits, Podesta, Holder, Brennan, Clapper, Lynch, Comey, Reid, Pelosi, Schumer. (If any of these turn out NOT to be corrupt but merely stupid and obstructionist, then I am not out to get them. But if they are involved in pay for play, pizza gate, or anything seditious or treasonous, I have no mercy.)
He’s BETTER than I though he was. MAGA!
What? You hope I choke on it? Whatever it is, go ahead and say it. :)
I was going to just let 'er rip, but then told myself to not go into a rant....mine would have been far worse than your post and possibly gotten be a time out, at the very least.
You aren't alone, in how you feel about this and we should compare notes, re what we've been called and/or told to do, but those who were/still are completely wrong about the president and much else.
I liked Cruz but had no doubt he would have been obliterated by Hillary in the general election.
I also never saw much evidence of Cruz as a master debater during the GOP primaries. The guy’s a dud. I have no idea how any clear minded person could genuinely believe Cruz would have won any of the long standing Democrat states Trump flipped, let alone all of them.
"I hope the boycott of @Macys continues forever. So many people are cutting up their cards. Macy's stores suck and they are bad for U.S.A." -- Donald Trump, after Macy's dropped his product line
"I hear that sleepy eyes @chucktodd will be fired like a dog from ratings-starved Meet The Press. I can't imagine what is taking so long!" -- Donald Trump, on Chuck Todd
"Irrelevant clown @KarlRove sweats and shakes nervously on @FoxNews as he talks ‘bull’ about me. Has zero cred. Made fool of himself in '12." -- Donald Trump, on Karl Rove
LMAO.
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