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Shame on you for making incorrect assumptions about me. I never said a bad word about Trump. On a side note there are indeed many things I dislike about Trump. But the fact he's rich or supposedly speaks his mind definitely aren't any of them.Envious? Shame on you!
You should be congratulating him on his accomplishments in life. He could have turned out to be a "junky" and/or "flunky" like so many other rich kids, actors and sports figures. I would say that he is indeed a "self made billionaire". How many of us are bright enough to make 8+ billions from 40 million? How many of us are bright enough to invest it in the S&P 500 and not blow it on expensive cars and girls? Please hyperlink us the article where Trump himself said he was a "self made" what-ever? I would like some inspiration.
The question was asked if he was "self-made". My response was accurate: "that's a stretch". You might as well say George W. and Jeb Bush are self-made" as well.Last edited by CoolBeans2015; 02-17-2016, 3:21 PM.Comment
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Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).
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Same for me in every way.
And I'm a lifelong conservative, Republican Atheist. Yet Cruz's approach and views on every topic on which he is guided by God and his religion, still runs parallel to how I see these same issues.
My vote has not swayed since the beginning, and if the media would stop pumping Trump beacuse they really want him as the nom up against Hillary (he'll lose) and would instead give more meaningful time to Cruz, he would be winning this thing way ahead of November.
They are merely using the Trump freak-show prop to nullify any kind of meaningful Republican vote by middleground voters or conservative Democrats (that happen to be devoutly religious, such as in the South or Midwest).-----------------------------------------------
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Now with the issue of the next appointment(s) to the Supreme Court on the line, it is crucial we have someone who is a constitutionalist, a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment, and who we can trust to do what he says he will do - Ted Cruz.Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).
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Your response is bogus. It's the venom in your implication that you should be ashamed. Here again are your words, "I think it's a stretch to call yourself "self made" when you inherited your Dad's real estate empire." You reek in the denial of ENVY. (FLUSH...down to the sewer with you!)Comment
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Maybe the media is giving Trump time, what you call "pumping", because he keeps doing well enough in the poles and pri elections/caucasus. He was cast as a joke when he started running. Nobody believed that he would last this long, myself included. But look what he is doing without spending a lot of money, comparatively. Why does he do well in the poles?, because he is saying the things many American's are saying and thinking. I, like a previous poster, believe that Trump is the best person in the GOP to combat Hillary Clinton. I also think that president Obama also feels that way. Why would Obama single out Trump in his speech? The Dems are afraid of Trump because they know they will loose many democrat votes to Trump.Last edited by gsparesa; 02-18-2016, 6:33 AM.Comment
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I'm going to vote for Hillary or Sanders... just because I like inflicting pain on myself.Comment
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He's still a joke. Saying and doing are two different things and he has proven on many occasion he does not do what he says. He has a history of that. I like Trump as Trump - the man, and what he says; I like the fun reality show commenter, the big, boisterous loud guy in the bar blowing cash right and left on drinks for everybody, and the rich snot who answers to nobody; but no way as President and all of these traits I've cited will lead us into ruin.
Howard Stern would do well in the "polls" because of the things he says that nobody else is brave enough to vocalize; but I don't want a Howard Stern as President either.
And no - he has been losing in the polls or cutting it close in the REAL voting polls that matter, whereby he is not a cake-walk candidate - yet the online glib featurette polls that mean nothing but eyeballs for advertising paint a different picture. And he would lose to Hillary big; when it comes down to the last two, it will be wholly easy to paint her as the compassionate, caring, fair, well-liked and experienced politician that does not marginalize people by their race, culture, religion, gender, or body-shape. He would lose in a huge way, because the closet voters not expressing themselves at this time would never see Trump as a negotiator or policy maker that would be fair. They will only be voting on the inflammatory Trump quips they hear between segments of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians".
Any good marketing or PR person can tell you the above is absolutely true. Trump is his own wrecking ball, and that may have been the intent from the beginning - merely to act as a wretched wrench in the Republican corral, to support HIS GOOD FRIEND Hillary.
Trump will be a nightmare on so many facets for this country, it's unbelievable. He is the Ross Perot want-a-be, but doesn't have the substance.
As things play out, you will soon see Trump slip hard, real hard. That will be for all our sake.Last edited by The Gleam; 02-18-2016, 10:02 AM.-----------------------------------------------
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Establishment is establishment.
Clinton Outlines Continuation of Bush Policies Under Obama at CFR
Ex CFR director Dick Cheney at CFRComment
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