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A GOP led by Donald Trump will fail, and deserve it
Washington Post ^
| July 30 2015
| Michael Gerson
Posted on 07/31/2015 1:17:04 PM PDT by WilliamIII
At this point in the 2016 presidential campaign, the noble, elusive stag of political rhetoric is pretty much road kill.
This judgment is unfair to a few candidates — Rick Perry, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio come to mind — delivering thoughtful speeches. But in portions of the Republican field, the normal limits of civility have been crossed and recrossed in the relentless search for viral attention. Mike Huckabee compared the sitting president to a Nazi prison guard. Ted Cruz accused the Senate majority leader of being a liar. Donald Trump, well, opens his mouth. His opponents are invariably “clowns” and “stupid” and physically ugly. He mocks a war hero and reveals the cellphone number of another candidate.
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To: WilliamIII
Here comes another one. Insular inside the beltway Obamabuttlicking fool.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:18:21 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(They need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
To: WilliamIII
The Washington PinochiPost speaketh.
To: WilliamIII
Trump must be over the target getting lots of flack
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:18:41 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: WilliamIII
“At this point in the 2016 presidential campaign, the noble, elusive stag of political rhetoric is pretty much road kill”
Pompous and incoherent.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:18:41 PM PDT
by
ifinnegan
To: WilliamIII
Gerson = establishment weasel....
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:19:19 PM PDT
by
C. Edmund Wright
(WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again)
To: WilliamIII
Nutty WaPo has Trump Derangement Syndrome.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:19:42 PM PDT
by
Red Steel
(Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
To: WilliamIII
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:19:48 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, convict, deport)
To: WilliamIII
This judgment is unfair to a few candidates — Rick Perry, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio come to mind — delivering thoughtful speechesPraised by the enemy. lol
Trump is not conservative. This is all a show to keep any attention away from real conservative candidates.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:21:11 PM PDT
by
GeronL
To: WilliamIII
Trump even looks more presidential here, way more than all the other polished, well dress political professionals in DC.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:21:21 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: WilliamIII
Suddenly the Washington Post is impressed with Perry? Oh, the humanity!
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:21:22 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
To: WilliamIII
Trump and the GOP are totally different.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:21:22 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
To: WilliamIII
Another beltway putz waxes on. I’m not giving wapo the views.
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:21:29 PM PDT
by
RKBA Democrat
( The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves and fools)
To: nascarnation
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:22:03 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
To: nascarnation
Where’d he get those glasses? Rick Perry should try them on!
To: BigEdLB
Meanwhile they are brainwashing the next generation in K-12 plus secondary education. They have room to talk?
To: dragnet2
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:22:44 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: WilliamIII
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:23:04 PM PDT
by
GoneSalt
To: nascarnation
That guy looks like he used to get his ass beat DAILY!!! And rightfully so!!
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:23:08 PM PDT
by
mothball
To: miss marmelstein
A picture speaks a 1000 words...or something like that...LOL
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posted on
07/31/2015 1:23:12 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, convict, deport)
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