Posted on 12/10/2015 3:13:19 PM PST by Mariner
For Donald Trump, this is not going to end well. What began as a lark has turned into an albatross, and he now carries around his neck the ultimate burden of a man who has turned the world against him.
Far and Away
Somewhere in America, Trump must be weighing his options. He never expected it to go this far, but as far as he takes it, he is consistently goaded by an incredulous media into taking it farther. When his labeling of Mexican immigrants as rapists and killers sent people into a frenzy, with demands for him to take it back, he doubled down on his accusations and called for the deportation of not just Mexicans, but every one of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States - husbands, wives and their children - and a massive wall to be built to keep them out.
When reporters challenged him on his assertion that he personally witness on TV "thousands and thousands" of Arabs in New Jersey, "that were cheering as the (World Trade Center towers) came down," he insisted that the celebrations were not only in New Jersey, but by Arabs all across the country and around the world.
When people were appalled over his call for mosques to be carefully monitored, he doubled down and demanded their closing. And when that didn't sit too well, he demanded the registration of all Muslims and, finally, "the total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States."
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...
This genius says Jeb is going to win the nomination.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mario-almonte/it-doesnt-matter-why-jeb-_b_8409086.html
Lotsa Larfs.
Alexa.com shows that Huffington Post viewership has plummeted the last year. I would surmise that its reliability and popularity is sinking. How it can be 36th highest ranked US site is unbelievable.....
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