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Frank Luntz Explains Why Donald Trump Got A Standing Ovation For McCain POW Comments
Real Clear Politics ^ | July 20, 2015

Posted on 07/21/2015 4:45:26 AM PDT by Din Maker

John Dickerson and Frank Luntz attempt to square the fact that Donald Trump got a standing ovation for a speech in Iowa, in which he said John McCain was only a war hero, "Because he was captured."

FRANK LUNTZ: First off, all ten presidential candidates got standing ovations.

So yes, he is being accurate [that he got a standing O], but that is not actually what happened. The standing ovations for Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, the standing ovations for Huckabee, Jindal, were far more enthusiastic than the one for Trump.

Second, he does speak straight. He says it the way it is, and the American people are desperate. They want someone who is honest and accountable, the #2 attribute the America people are looking for is someone who says what they mean and means what they say, and Trump does do that.

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Am I missing something here? I have not seen Frank Luntz's explanation as to "why?" Trump got a standing ovation. Oh, never mind..... it's because they all got a standing "o"; I got it. Puleeeeeze! Not good enough Frankie.
1 posted on 07/21/2015 4:45:26 AM PDT by Din Maker
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....the #2 attribute the America people are looking for is someone who says what they mean and means what they say, and Trump does do that.
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If that’s #2, someone please tell me what the heck is #1.


2 posted on 07/21/2015 4:47:20 AM PDT by Din Maker (GOP Gov. Susana Martinez of New Mexico for VP)
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To: Din Maker

Luntz is putz.


3 posted on 07/21/2015 4:50:46 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Din Maker

Luntz lied yesterday when interviewed by Hannity about Trumps answer to the praying to God question. He said that Trump did not answer. He did and it was noted here on the breaking news sidebar on FR.

Luntz did not like the answer so decided it is easier to lie about it than to address it.


4 posted on 07/21/2015 4:51:45 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: Din Maker

#1 is honest and accountable, I think.


5 posted on 07/21/2015 4:52:09 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: smoothsailing; Impy

If I were to advise a ‘rival’ nominee of Trump, I still recommend finesse. Why join the Establishment herd like some ‘cookie-pressed’ open borders goon?

If a candidate were to visit our wounded vets, that’s who should be sought out regarding this controversy. And even with criticism, it should be pointed out how McStain is violating his oath of office — he is NOT upholding the Constitution, and the blood of innocents killed, raped, and [fill the blank] by illegal immigrants is on McStain’s hands as well as all who think like the creep.

Trump might have stepped in a cow patty, but at least he knows that we don’t have 57 states and not to say ‘corpse-men’. Even a Harvard grad and professor can say stupid things.


6 posted on 07/21/2015 4:56:36 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (The DNC's 2012 Convention actually 'booed' God three times.)
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To: Din Maker

You could tell during the interview Luntz hates Trump. He had no business doing that interview. All he did was badger Trump the entire time.

Pray America is waking


7 posted on 07/21/2015 4:56:53 AM PDT by bray (Cruz to the White House)
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To: mazda77

So Luntz tricked Sean Hannity yesterday? Interesting.


8 posted on 07/21/2015 4:57:41 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (The DNC's 2012 Convention actually 'booed' God three times.)
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To: mazda77

I think Hannity should have taken the day off yesterday. Not his ‘a-game’ by any means. He loves his family, but he shouldn’t yap on and on like a buz saw when he doesn’t even know all the facts.


9 posted on 07/21/2015 4:59:38 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (The DNC's 2012 Convention actually 'booed' God three times.)
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To: Din Maker
Luntz is a consummate ass!.


10 posted on 07/21/2015 5:00:24 AM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

I should also take my own advise. Hannity is one of the ‘good guys’ who normally researches harder than everyone else. No one is perfect, ‘specially not me.


11 posted on 07/21/2015 5:01:50 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (The DNC's 2012 Convention actually 'booed' God three times.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

What is so tough about tricking Hannity even when he has his talking points in front of him?


12 posted on 07/21/2015 5:05:47 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Sure Hannity, or one of his staff, does the research, but like any research, what good it is when it is on a sheet of paper somewhere not at your disposal. If you are going to engage in debate, you have to know the facts.

Is his job easy, did not say it was, but when you have some talking head throwing out outright lies, you at least have to be able to counter them right away.


13 posted on 07/21/2015 5:09:43 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

14 posted on 07/21/2015 5:09:49 AM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: Din Maker

It's way past the time to move on.

MSM and the journalism crowd NEVER ask Demonic-rats to OPINE on controversial or STUPID statements from their candidates OR from their IDIOT VP BIDEN, let alone from Obama


15 posted on 07/21/2015 5:09:52 AM PDT by onyx (PLEASE Support FR - GO MONTHLY - Join CLUB 300 - God bless FR's Donors!)
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To: mazda77

I don’t blame you for being mad at Hannity. I was too yesterday, hearing him repeat the same ‘advise’ a hundred times. But he’s actually one of the best researchers in talk radio, if not the best.


16 posted on 07/21/2015 5:13:31 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (The DNC's 2012 Convention actually 'booed' God three times.)
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To: onyx
I remember a time not long ago, the President of the United States stated quite clearly he was a Muslim. Only to have the reporter/former Rat White House Advisor correct him. He also states in his book he will support the Muslims. Has ANY of the MSM asked ONE follow up question to broncobama about that question? Oh hell no. They'd rather polish his golf balls.
17 posted on 07/21/2015 5:20:33 AM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Actually, Wilkow is far better on the research and debating hosts.


18 posted on 07/21/2015 5:20:36 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: smoothsailing

Fully within the “Jewish vernacular”, FRiend!

AKA: I got’s me a “putz” but my wife don’t. Y’all figure it out.


19 posted on 07/21/2015 5:24:43 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: smoothsailing
Luntz is putz.

Yep, Puntz has his own agenda. Tired of his little metered audience shows and other contrrived situations he creates. He is a political operative and not an objective player among the various Repubican factions.

20 posted on 07/21/2015 5:26:43 AM PDT by Will88
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