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President Trump? Pass the smelling salts
The Globe and Mail ^
| March 5, 2016
| Margaret Wente
Posted on 03/06/2016 6:02:45 AM PST by rickmichaels
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To: rickmichaels
Barring a minor miracle, Donald Trump really will be running against Hillary Clinton to be president It is horrible! What kind of bizzaro hell has this world descended to? Hillary Clinton running for president.
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:15:03 AM PST
by
Bubba_Leroy
(The Obamanation Continues)
To: rickmichaels
I think you need to worry about Justin Trudeau Michael, heh hoser.
To: rickmichaels
To: rickmichaels
The Republican establishment has been out of touch for years. It offers a brand of conservatism that people dont care about or else have actively rejected. Unlike their leaders, most Republican voters dont care all that much about constitutional purity. to fracture Pygmalion, the Republican party has not practiced conservatism in years.
To: McGruff
Margaret Wente is a conservative American-born Canadian columnist for Canadas largest national daily newspaper, Conservative, my ass.
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:20:12 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
To: Spirit of Liberty
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:22:36 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: MarvinStinson
And clutching their pearls !
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:28:46 AM PST
by
onona
(Honey this isn't Kindergarten. We are in an all out war for the survival of our Country !)
To: rickmichaels
But its not entirely the peoples fault, or the medias fault. The Republican establishment has been out of touch for years. It offers a brand of conservatism that people dont care about or else have actively rejected. Unlike their leaders, most Republican voters dont care all that much about constitutional purity. Many of them are are middle-class or lower. They dont want tax cuts for the rich. They want their health care and social security to be protected. They think theres too much uncontrolled immigration. Theyre tired of senseless foreign wars in far-off places where everybody hates the United States anyway. They care a lot less than party leaders if other people want to get abortions. We are talking about the American Republican electorate, yes? Because I suggest to you that although they very well may care more about open immigration and foreign wars than the leadership, the main problem the two are (so to speak) at war is that the rank-and-file is more conservative and more adamant about it than the leadership, including on the points Ms. Wente seems to think they’re not.
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:31:24 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(Palin 2016: The Perfect Storm.)
To: rickmichaels
New Yorker editor David Remnick, who is in a state of shock, blames the people. Nicholas Kristof, the New York Times columnist, says Mr. Trump has shrewdly manipulated the news media.
Which is it , the people or the media ? Make up your mind. Are they admitting that Trump is SMARTER than anyone in the news media ?
But its not entirely the peoples fault, or the medias fault. The Republican establishment has been out of touch for years.
So now it's the people, the news media, and the Republican Establishment ?
Unlike their leaders, most Republican voters dont care all that much about constitutional purity.
The author sure hates and has many misconceptions about the Republican voters.
Many of them are are middle-class or lower.
I thought that the news media said Republicans were the party of the rich.
They dont want tax cuts for the rich. They want their health care and social security to be protected. They think theres too much uncontrolled immigration. Theyre tired of senseless foreign wars in far-off places where everybody hates the United States anyway.
That's why we don't want a Democrat(socialist) party member to be President.
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:32:33 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: rickmichaels
Ridiculous upside down analysis. I am no Trump fan. But Trump’s liberalism is OVERLOOKED for one issue: immigration. This author is trying to seize the opportunity to twist it into meaning gop voters do not care about social issues, the Constitution, limited government any more. They do. Those that do the most are voting Cruz. The Trump voters largely SAY they do, but that immigration trumps everything. Look at Phyllis Schlafly for an example. Does the author really think she no longer cares about abortion?
The author is also trying to say that the
GOP establishment is too conservative. That is just ludicrous and out of touch. They problem is they campaign as conservatives but govern as liberals, at least same thing as because they cave to the will of the minority party in Congress, saying “can’t win” before even trying.
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:34:09 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: Mr Apple
That link needs it’s own thread; it’s that important.
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:41:54 AM PST
by
WildHighlander57
((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
To: rickmichaels
Democrat/GOPe oligarchy deserve our beloved Trump!
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:43:55 AM PST
by
Lopeover
(2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
To: ecomcon
And it will be great to have Trump, counter punch them when they say things. They will not get away with it like with Bush. Reagan counter punched with the friendly joke. But a Trump will give them exactly what they deserve and build the wall too!
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:49:38 AM PST
by
Lopeover
(2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
To: rickmichaels
..reflects an "ugliness" that appeals to "every worst instinct" in America.
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posted on
03/06/2016 6:52:35 AM PST
by
Libloather
(Embrace the suck)
To: rickmichaels
“The world is looking on in slack-jawed horror.”
That happens every day.
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posted on
03/06/2016 7:16:01 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: rickmichaels
The Vapors; they're everywhere!
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posted on
03/06/2016 7:18:58 AM PST
by
JPG
(Go Trump!)
To: rickmichaels
Mr. Trumps basic policy positions (so far as theyre discernible) are not all that bizarre. The problem is that hes unfit to govern. The problem is his character, his temperament and his judgment, as well as his authoritarian leanings, his rage, his bullying, his tactics of threats and intimidation, his history as an unsavoury businessman, his appeals to bigotry, his narcissism, his vengefulness, his erratic nature, his vulgarity, his recklessness, his deceit, his utter ignorance of government and of world affairs, and his contempt for the first amendment (the one about free speech).But apart from that, he's fine, right?
To: rickmichaels
Unlike their leaders, most Republican voters dont care all that much about constitutional purity.HA HA HA! The number of Republican leaders who care about constitutional purity is scandalously small.
To: Paladin2
False dichotomy. They both suck. And this article, and another thread mentioning the German vice chancellor’s thoughts on Trump, are a pale shadow of what we will see if he becomes the nominee. It will be an assault he cannot withstand. The left and mainstream media want him as the nominee, so that they can tear down what they built up. And they will.
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posted on
03/06/2016 7:56:47 AM PST
by
LouD
To: rickmichaels
You can’t pay for enemies like these...
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