TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT
Trump simply is unable to tick off a list of jobs that Mexicans are taking away from Americans.
Yard work/landscaping? Fruit picking? Stock inventory? Slaughter houses? Housekeepers? Babysitters? Day laborers? Busboys? How many Americans truly want these jobs? Are interested in these jobs? How many are truly qualified for them? I don't think the average American knows how to pick fruit correctly or yield as much as the job requires. Americans don't want these jobs. Americans want to be Donald Trump. They don't want to be Jose working the 7pm-3am shift at Walmart unpacking merchandise and breaking down boxes.
People are sheep. We love to hear the Big, Bad Wolf huff and puff his bravado and show his fangs, but if we really listen closely, none of it makes sense and in the end, he's just trying to scare us.
For the time being, libs can have it both ways: criticizing Trump's (and thus GOP's) lunacy while being grateful that he's running a "campaign" that con pols fear to attack. There is a god.
As icing on the cake, the GOP still has to deal gingerly with this problem:
An eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles and cars wound through a central Florida town on Sunday in a show of support for the Confederate flag, as a backlash against its banishment from public landmarks across the South picks up steam.
Horns blared and hundreds of the rebel flags fluttered as more than 1,500 vehicles and some 4,500 people turned out for the “Florida Southern Pride Ride” in Ocala, according to police estimates. Vehicles from states across the South and as far away as California participated.
“That flag has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people,” said David Stone, 38, who organized the event. “It doesn’t symbolize hate unless you think it’s hate — and that’s your problem, not mine.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/backlash-is-beginning-miles-long-convoy-of-confederate-flag-supporters-rally-in-florida/
“That flag has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people,” said David Stone, 38, who organized the event. “It doesn’t symbolize hate unless you think it’s hate — and that’s your problem, not mine.”
And, by "your problem," he must mean "the GOP's problem."
Ah, all those chickens coming home to roost in the GOP barn...must look like a Tyson farm.
GL2 said:
For the time being, libs can have it both ways: criticizing Trump's (and thus GOP's) lunacy while being grateful that he's running a "campaign" that con pols fear to attack. There is a god.
Amen, Hallelujah! Trump offers us the distillation of all that is silly, greedy, alarmist, xenophobic and disgusting about American "conservative ideology" in one laughable oaf.
Exactly how does he believe he will make Mexico pay $100k for each person they "send over"? Love to hear that master plan.
Who knows what Trump really believes. I think this is just more reality T.V. for him.
Trump is the best thing that has happened to the Democratic candidates so far.
yahooyahoo said:
Trump is the best thing that has happened to the Democratic candidates so far.
We need something to kill time before the primaries get serious.
Still think he won't go through with it. He'll cite some major building project he has to commit himself to or some foreign deal that needs his immediate attention and he'll flee the country for a month.
jamie said:
dave said:In an interview, the Decatur Democrat said he was kidding and simply speaking metaphorically to make a point during the committee hearing.
There are examples of loonies amongst Dems, too. Who was the Dem Representative who was concerned that if the military built up Guam's fortifications too much the island could tip over? Wacko is universal.
Johnson said, "I can say things that are quite humorous and not smile about it and it leads people to think about what I said."
"Often, I've been known to use humor as I deliver a message. That's just one of the gifts that I think that I have," Johnson deadpanned.
"I've been around long enough in this district for voters to know that if Hank said Guam is in danger of capsizing, they would know precisely that I have a sense of humor."
At least he tried to justify his comments. Trumps doubles and triples down on his wackiness.
Johnson wasn't joking. He was and remains a moron and imbecile.
Mr. Krugman, I think you've hit the nail on the head:
“He’s a belligerent, loudmouth racist with not an ounce of compassion for less fortunate people,” Krugman said. “In other words, he’s exactly the kind of person the Republican base consists of and identifies with. It’s clear that the very things that Upper West Side New Yorkers find detestable about him are exactly what endear him to the Republican base, which is basically people who see in him everything — even the big red face and the yelling — that makes him their kind of guy.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/paul-krugman-gop-voters-naturally-love-trump-because-hes-a-belligerent-loudmouth-racist/
For a guy who now comes out so strongly against what he perceives are America's foreign enemies, he apparently had a much more nuanced view about North Vietnam. At least when it was his personal safety on the line.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-avoided-vietnam-with-deferments-records-show/
http://www.mediaite.com/online/donald-trump-tweets-patriotic-image-of-his-face-with-nazi-soldiers/
No, Trump is no opportunist.
http://www.vox.com/2015/7/13/8947181/donald-trump-flip-flops
ParticleMan said:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/donald-trump-tweets-patriotic-image-of-his-face-with-nazi-soldiers/
Apparently it was a picture of a reenactment, not actual Waffen-SS. Still f'ing hilarious though.
He is to release his financials today or tomorrow. Still don't think he'll go through with it. This is the part where he usually disengages and will cite some nonsense for the reasons why he didn't wish to release his finances.
I don't know whether to be thrilled or depressed at the news that Trump is leading the GOP pack.
sac said:
I don't know whether to be thrilled or depressed at the news that Trump is leading the GOP pack.
Depressed.
Did he ever say how he came up with his wealth figure of I believe $10b? No one seems to be questioning the authenticity of this.
kibbegirl said:
sac said:Depressed.
I don't know whether to be thrilled or depressed at the news that Trump is leading the GOP pack.
Did he ever say how he came up with his wealth figure of I believe $10b? No one seems to be questioning the authenticity of this.
He released his financials. I'm sure if you wanted to pore over them, you could.
Some context on how Trump is doing in the polls:
Two Good Reasons Not To Take The Donald Trump ‘Surge’ Seriously
Basically - 13% is still only 13%. There's about a billion candidates, so that's good enough to be second place right now. And point two - he doesn't seem to actually have a strong constituency.
The leader of the pack...
I like it, and it looks like everyone is getting out of his way.
ajc said:
The leader of the pack...
I like it, and it looks like everyone is getting out of his way.
I like it too. Trump's precisely what the GOP deserves...a joker to lead the pack of lesser jokers.
Huffington Post has had enough of Trump and has decided not to cover him. There has been some journalistic blow back over that decision.
HuffPost editors said in a brief coverage note that Trump's candidacy would not be part of their politics coverage going forward, and, "Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section."
They explained: "Our reason is simple: Trump's campaign is a sideshow. We won't take the bait. If you are interested in what The Donald has to say, you'll find it next to our stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette."
Trump's campaign hit back in a written statement, touting his poll numbers and mocking the HuffPost website.
"If you read previously written Tweets, Mr. Trump has never been a fan of Arianna Huffington or the money-losing Huffington Post," the campaign said. "The only clown show in this scenario is the Huffington Post pretending to be a legitimate news source. Mr. Trump is not focused on being covered by a glorified blog."
The site's provocative editorial call quickly came under fire from both sides of the political spectrum, not just the Trump campaign.
Rich Noyes, research director at the conservative Media Research Center, said the decision on a candidate's legitimacy should be up to voters, not the media.
"It seems high and mighty of the Huffington Post to decide who is and who isn't a real candidate when Donald Trump is leading in the Republican polls right now," Noyes said. "They wouldn't have taken kindly if the rest of the media had treated Arianna Huffington's run for governor of California as a sideshow. I would say it's up to the voters to decide who is a real candidate and who is not."
From the left, Mother Jones' David Corn also took issue with HuffPost, for different reasons.
Trump has given the Republican Party a collective migraine the past couple weeks over his comments on Mexican illegal immigrants. And Corn wrote that "to exile Trump to the realm of the Kardashians is to let the Republican party off the hook too easily."
Corn said while Trump has turned the primary "into a stretch Hummer-sized clown car," The Huffington Post is "wrong." Trump is a "political phenomenon" whose rise says a lot about Republican voters, he said.
Like him or not, Trump is a registered candidate. He recently filed a campaign finance report with the Federal Election Commission, like all the other candidates. And the latest Fox News poll shows him atop the GOP primary field, though his lead is within the margin of error.
To be sure, Trump is part-reality TV showman, part-businessman, and now part-politician. But he's hardly the first entertainer to enter politics, following in the footsteps of comedian and now-Democratic Minnesota Sen. Al Franken; movie star and ex-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; and actor-turned-President Ronald Reagan.
Thoughts? IMO, all candidates, no matter how annoying, should be covered. It's the job of the blogs, newspapers, etc., to cover all aspects. Cherry picking candidates is what's wrong with some news sources today. We'll get tons of info on Trump and Hillary and hardly anything on Sanders. It's a disservice to the public. Let us make up our minds what candidates we want to read about.
The Republicans are happy with Trump and the "Jade Helm" psychos. They are blowing the dog whistles. The Republicans haven't done anything for these TeaTrash and need something to motivate them before the race gets serious and Trump bows out.