Donald Trump finally says something I agree with

jamie

Jul 17, 2015 at 8:17am

That is funny - here's the tweet: The former Texas governor "failed on the border. He should be forced to
take an IQ test before being allowed to enter the GOP debate," Trump tweeted Thursday afternoon.

sac

Jul 17, 2015 at 8:21am

So ... would Trump pass that IQ test?

eliz

Jul 17, 2015 at 8:21am Edited

LOST

Jul 19, 2015 at 12:35pm

Rick Perry has issued just about the strongest denunciation of Trump of any of the other Republican candidates.

Rick Perry managed to serve s Governor of Texas for a long time and get re-elected a number of times. He may not be my type of politician but I'm not from Texas. He got into trouble last time he ran for President but the real story is that he had had recent serious surgery, was in a lot of pain and was taking pain killers.

Rick Perry's response to the repeated call to build a big fence at the border was to say that building a ten foot fence just creates a market for 11 foot fences.

sac

Jul 19, 2015 at 1:30pm

There is a partially built big fence at the border and it's one of the all-time stupidest things that has been done by our government. I understand that they are no longer adding to it, however.

GL2

Jul 20, 2015 at 3:24am

The Trump/McCain flap:

mjh

Jul 20, 2015 at 6:48am

"...For that matter, if Republican leaders want to argue that attacks on Americans’ military service are simply beyond the pale, perhaps party officials can take this opportunity to apologize to John Kerry, who was smeared by Swiftboat lies in the 2004 cycle – lies that were celebrated at the time by 2016 candidates like Jeb Bush and Rick Perry – and who saw the spectacle at the Republican National Convention of party activists mocking Purple Hearts. While they’re it, Republicans can express some regret for related smears directed at former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.)..."

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-has-no-regrets-after-smearing-mccains-service

BG9

Jul 20, 2015 at 7:00am

Here's an article stating what Trump, the rock, the patriot, the lion of the new Republican party, was up to while John McCain was a prisoner of war.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/20/what-donald-trump-was-up-to-while-john-mccain-was-suffering-as-a-prisoner-of-war/

ridski

Jul 20, 2015 at 7:03am

BG9 said:
Here's an article stating what Trump, the rock, the patriot, the lion of the new Republican party, was up to while John McCain was a prisoner of war.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/20/what-donald-trump-was-up-to-while-john-mccain-was-suffering-as-a-prisoner-of-war/

For a second there I was imagining The Donald, Dwayne Johnson, Mel Gibson and Calvin Broadus, jr. all hanging out in the 60s.

hankzona

Jul 20, 2015 at 7:12am

didn't Cheney and Company try to discredit McCain's service when he was running against GW?

RobB

Jul 20, 2015 at 7:24am

hankzona said:
didn't Cheney and Company try to discredit McCain's service when he was running against GW?

They accused him of turning traitor under torture. Which to me would have been perfectly reasonable.

dianaid

Jul 20, 2015 at 3:07pm

sac said:
So ... would Trump pass that IQ test?

Actually, Trump went to Wharton and is quite intelligent. (Would never vote for him, but he is intelligent). And while siblings aren't always the measure, his sister is Marianne Trump Barry, a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Jasmo

Jul 20, 2015 at 3:15pm

Where Trump's IQ is greatest of all the candidates, is in the discrepancy between how high he thinks it is, and how high it actually is.

Freeway

Jul 20, 2015 at 3:43pm

ridski said:

BG9 said:
Here's an article stating what Trump, the rock, the patriot, the lion of the new Republican party, was up to while John McCain was a prisoner of war.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/20/what-donald-trump-was-up-to-while-john-mccain-was-suffering-as-a-prisoner-of-war/
For a second there I was imagining The Donald, Dwayne Johnson, Mel Gibson and Calvin Broadus, jr. all hanging out in the 60s.

I thought EXACTLY the same thing just before I saw your post lol.

author

Jul 20, 2015 at 4:01pm

RobB said:

hankzona said:
didn't Cheney and Company try to discredit McCain's service when he was running against GW?
They accused him of turning traitor under torture. Which to me would have been perfectly reasonable.

John Mcain kept the faith..........if he told them anything it was probably his favorite FM Radio Station

Klinker

Jul 20, 2015 at 5:21pm

dianaid said:

sac said:
So ... would Trump pass that IQ test?
Actually, Trump went to Wharton and is quite intelligent. (Would never vote for him, but he is intelligent). And while siblings aren't always the measure, his sister is Marianne Trump Barry, a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Attending Wharton 50 years ago when your Daddy was a millionaire is in no way evidence of current intelligence.

shoshannah

Jul 20, 2015 at 6:13pm

Klinker said:

dianaid said:

sac said:
So ... would Trump pass that IQ test?
Actually, Trump went to Wharton and is quite intelligent. (Would never vote for him, but he is intelligent). And while siblings aren't always the measure, his sister is Marianne Trump Barry, a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Attending Wharton 50 years ago when your Daddy was a millionaire is in no way evidence of current intelligence.

Agree. Besides, he transferred in from Fordham.

In those days, Ivy League schools had about a 30-40% acceptance rate. Probably higher as a transfer.

ParticleMan

Jul 20, 2015 at 6:22pm

Trump is not an idiot. He just doesn't give a damn what you or I think of him.

Is he brilliant? Probably not. But I am confident he has at least slightly-above-average intelligence.

BG9

Jul 20, 2015 at 6:39pm

dianaid said:

sac said:
So ... would Trump pass that IQ test?
And while siblings aren't always the measure, his sister is Marianne Trump Barry, a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Which proves nothing. Scalia and Thomas are senior judges in the SC.

ParticleMan

Jul 20, 2015 at 6:42pm

Political disagreement does not mean they're stupid.

wedjet

Jul 21, 2015 at 2:37am Edited

bad link

GL2

Jul 21, 2015 at 2:51am

Klinker said:

dianaid said:

sac said:
So ... would Trump pass that IQ test?
Actually, Trump went to Wharton and is quite intelligent. (Would never vote for him, but he is intelligent). And while siblings aren't always the measure, his sister is Marianne Trump Barry, a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Attending Wharton 50 years ago when your Daddy was a millionaire is in no way evidence of current intelligence.

Seriously. Didn't W go to an Ivy?

Jasmo

Jul 21, 2015 at 4:27am

W went to Yale (as did his father) as part of an affirmative action legacy program for sons of the rich and famous cheese .

GL2

Jul 21, 2015 at 4:43am

This whole legacy thing used to pain me when I worked with HS kids. All A's, tons of extracurricular activities, the classic "I worked in Guatemala for a week with my church members," and still the huge disappointment of rejection from their Ivy dream schools. Meanwhile, "My dad and uncle went to Harvard" beats them every time.