Posted on 05/12/2011 4:27:05 PM PDT by TN4Bush
Reality TV star and real estate mogul Donald Trump is working on a policy book, which Regnery Publishing will release in conjunction with his potential presidential campaign, RCP has learned.
Regnery intends to place the book on a crash schedule, and it is tentatively set for a late-summer release date.
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(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
Tell the World what you’re going to do but show it first.
... quoting.
I think this is a great idea. I wish all candidates would do it.
Maybe Bill Ayers can write a policy book for Obama
I have no doubt whatsoever that Trump will pay some guy to write his book for him, though, since his time is apparently much too valuable to know anything about the case that legalized abortion.
But he's totally pro-life (rolls eyes). Yeah, right.
In an interview with MSNBC, Trump was asked if he believed there was a right to privacy in the Constitution - a right that, while not explicitly stated in the Constitution, the Supreme Court has said can be inferred from the text.
He responded, "I guess there is, I guess there is."
Then his tone of voice changed and he followed up with, "And why, just out of curiosity, why do you ask that question?"
When NBC's Savannah Guthrie wondered how that line of legal theory "squares" with his pro-life stance, Trump said, "Well, that's a pretty strange way of getting to pro-life. I mean, it's a very unique way of asking about pro-life. What does that have to do with privacy? How are you equating pro-life with privacy?"
To answer Trump's question, the United States Supreme Court equated the right to privacy as grounds to legalize abortion in its controversial 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
From here: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/19/trump-stumbles-over-abortion-issue/
I suggest United We Stand.
That's what Ross Perot called his policy book in 1992 when he ran and handed the election to Obama.
If Trump isn't going to be original in his role as a stalking horse, why should he be original in the name of his (soon to be ghostwritten) book?
“Maybe Bill Ayers can write a policy book for Obama”
LOL
I’m a college graduate and computer programmer and I didn’t know the details of Roe v Wade. I will wager that 95% of people don’t know the details just the outcome. I’ve asked several professional friends and they also did not know how it was linked to privacy. If you do, then more power to you as you are in the informed minority.
Maybe he was confused by the sorry logic that dictated Roe vs Wade.
Or he’s familiar with the constitution and knows there is no right to abortion via a right to privacy.
Roe V Wade establishes a right to privacy that appears nowhere in the Constitution.
It's been at the center of the abortion debate since 1973 and is at the center of most (if not all) pro-abortion court decisions since then.
I won't question your commitment to pro-life causes, but honestly, if you are pro-life and politically active, this is something you should know, since it is the main reason that abortion is legal in the first place.
Roe V Wade was and is controversial because it finds a right to privacy implied, but not written in the 14th Amendment. It's so controversial that there are even pro-choice advocates who believe that Roe V Wade was decided on the wrong points. The fact that Trump doesn't know this speaks volumes about his commitment to pro-life causes and to elected office.
I will wager that 95% of people don’t know the details just the outcome.
Regardless of how many people know it, there is no excuse for not knowing it if you aspire to elected office, since it is the reason behind abortion being legal.
If, like Donald Trump, you announce that you plan to write a book about public policy, it's one of the most basic pieces of information there is. Trump has nothing to add to a discussion of public policy if he is ignorant in this regard, and he's blowing smoke if he says he does.
I’ve asked several professional friends and they also did not know how it was linked to privacy. If you do, then more power to you as you are in the informed minority.
I hope that isn't true, but you may be right.
Below is the decision in it's entirety. It doesn't take long to read.
http://supreme.justia.com/us/410/113/case.html
No. It was crystal clear from the interview that Trump was unfamiliar with the argument and had no idea what the interviewer was talking about.
Or he’s familiar with the constitution and knows there is no right to abortion via a right to privacy.
No, he was clearly fishing for an answer. If Trump wants to write a book about public policy, he might want to start with spending some time gaining understanding of the most basic issues.
A good second step would be to stop giving tens of thousands of dollars to pro-abortion Democrats.
Frankly, I don’t think any other candidate has enough money to run against Obama. But Donald Trump does. Come on, guys. At least he’s a capitalist!
If he wins the Republican primary then I will vote for him. Until then I’m still suspicious of his motives.
They do. It's called a campaign promise. One of Hussein's was to go through the budget line item by line time. Remember that? Bwahhhhahahahha! They could put it in print, but it will already be memorialized in media when it's all said and done.
If it's only about money, would you vote for Romney? He's got plenty.
By the way, there is very little difference between Romney's stated positions and Trump's. Gun control, abortion, universal health care take your pick.
Come on, guys. At least he’s a capitalist!
Donald Trump pays money to promote abortion. No thanks. He gave Kristen Gillibrand (who has promised to keep abortion legal and gets a perfect score with NARAL) $10,000.00 late last year.
http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Donald_Trump.php
Since when is paying tons of money to pro-abortion candidates okay at FR?
Gleaned from various interviews and speeches:
Military on the Mexican border
Wants ObamaCare repealed
Pro-Life
Pro-Israel
Wants to take the economic fight to the Chinese
Iraq’s oil
Already forced Obama to show the Birth Certificate
Lower tax rates
Against gun control
Against raising the debt ceiling
Fill administration positions with competent people not political appointees.
Will undo Obama World Apology Tour
Wants the rest of the world to fear us
Pro-traditional marriage
Christian
No 911 Mosque, too insensitive
Drill ANWAR
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Never held elected office
Loves America
Knows better than to introduce a Win The Future (WTF) slogan
And, my favorite in-your-face,
Pi$$es off Karl Rove
Gleaned from various interviews and speeches:
Military on the Mexican border
Wants ObamaCare repealed
Pro-Life
Pro-Israel
Wants to take the economic fight to the Chinese
Iraq’s oil
Already forced Obama to show the Birth Certificate
Lower tax rates
Against gun control
Against raising the debt ceiling
Fill administration positions with competent people not political appointees.
Will undo Obama World Apology Tour
Wants the rest of the world to fear us
Pro-traditional marriage
Christian
No 911 Mosque, too insensitive
Drill ANWAR
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Never held elected office
Loves America
Knows better than to introduce a Win The Future (WTF) slogan
And, my favorite in-your-face,
Pi$$es off Karl Rove
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Wants to take the economic fight to the Chinese
I dont want to fight the Chinese, I want to improve it here.
I dont want to protect multinationals who have left us in the dust.
Wants the rest of the world to fear us
I dont want the world for fear us, unless you consider respct a form of fear. I want to leave other countries alone and to be left alone. Not isolaitonism but a sturdy self interest.
Aside from those two points I am amazed how much I agree with him.
Most Freepers agree with most of what he talks about.
Those opposed to him are basically reduced to saying ‘he’s lying’.
I’m looking forward to his positions book.
Why is it ok for New York Democrats to call themselves Republicans?
Billionaire Donald J. Trump, an early presidential favorite among tea party activists, has a highly unusual history of political contributions for a prospective Republican candidate: He has given most of his money to the other side.
The real estate mogul and “Celebrity Apprentice” host has made more than $1.3 million in donations over the years to candidates nationwide, with 54 percent of the money going to Democrats, according to a Washington Post analysis of state and federal disclosure records
Recipients include Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.), former Pennsylvania governor Edward G. Rendell, and Rahm Emanuel, a former aide to President Obama who received $50,000 from Trump during his recent run to become Chicago’s mayor, records show. Many of the contributions have been concentrated in New York, Florida and other states where Trump has substantial real estate and casino interests.
he has also stated that he believes that George Bush is the worst President in US history.
he has also stated that he believes that George Bush is the worst President in US history.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_Donald_Trump_a_democrat#ixzz1MCSIIwpV
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