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Notes After New Hampshire ... Mark Steyn
Steyn Online ^ | 11 Feb 2016 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 02/11/2016 6:56:00 AM PST by Rummyfan

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~Long, long ago - August 12th last year, in fact - I wrote:

The integrity of a nation's borders and the privilege of its citizenship is certainly a "truly conservative" principle. More practically for this election, it may be the one on which all the others depend... And, as Ann Coulter says to the other candidates, if you don't like Trump, steal his issue.

According to exit polls, in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, two out of three GOP voters favor Trump's proposed temporary ban on all Muslim immigration - despite the universal reaction from the massed ranks of the politico-media class that this time he'd really gone too far. In other words, as I said all those months ago, it's the old Broadway saw: Nobody likes it but the public.

The only reason any pollster is even asking this question is because Donald Trump proposed it. As those numbers suggest, any of Trump's rivals could have helped themselves by "stealing his issue". And yet no other candidate has gone anywhere near it - or anything like it. Perhaps one reason why American elections have the lowest voter participation rate of almost any developed nation is because the political class mostly seems to be talking about its own peculiar preoccupations. Consider this astute observation by Steve Sailer:

American citizens have turned in large numbers to old-white-guy candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. For all their differences, both give the impression that they are running for president of the United States, not president of Davos.

(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...


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KEYWORDS: aliens; sanders; steyn; trump
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To: rusty schucklefurd
She {Hillary} traveled while the world burned.

Everywhere is worse than it was in 2008: Iraq, Libya, Syria... Afterwards, she joined her husband in massively enriching herself by giving six- and seven-figure speeches to those who understand that, while you can never really own a Clinton, you can put down a deposit for services to be rendered.

Steyn's on fire with this one...

81 posted on 02/11/2016 9:30:34 AM PST by GOPJ (Allowing illegals to stay in the U.S is like paying ransom to terrorists - an incentive for more)
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To: Grampa Dave; MinuteGal; jpsb; flaglady47; nopardons; hoosiermama; HarleyLady27; RitaOK; ...
Tweet by Lou Dobbs that links to a great video of his excellent summary of Trump's YUGE NH win...well worth the watch:

My thoughts on @realDonaldTrump's victory in the #NHPrimary
. #Dobbshttps://t.co/P7FNyw9RVD— Lou Dobbs (@loudobbsnews)
February 10, 2016


82 posted on 02/11/2016 9:38:11 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Jane Long

Thanks, great video :)


83 posted on 02/11/2016 9:42:19 AM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47

;-)

Dobbs breaks down, completely, how Trump won....YUGE....in every demographic. I hope Rupert didn’t reprimand him, too severely :)


84 posted on 02/11/2016 9:46:15 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Jane Long

thx, Lou is spot on.


85 posted on 02/11/2016 10:05:37 AM PST by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: Jane Long

Thanks!


86 posted on 02/11/2016 10:18:49 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel ("God only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defence." (Psa 62:2))
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To: AppyPappy; MinuteGal
***BTW Trump has illegals working for him...***

Disney not only employs aliens illegally, they have forced US employees to train their illegal replacements prior to lay-offs. Does anyone seem to care? Does anyone talk of avoiding Disney parks and Disney enterprises - like ABC News? Haven't heard a word.

If you want to take on Trump for illegals, then be consistent and take on Disney as being socialist anti-American! Right... waiting... Disney has just recorded record profits for their parks, etc... GIMMMEEE SOME OF THAT FILTHY LUCRE!!! X

87 posted on 02/11/2016 10:43:18 AM PST by Bob Ireland (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise)
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To: Bob Ireland

Disney isn’t running for President or I would.

The Trumpies are certainly a tantrumous lot.


88 posted on 02/11/2016 10:49:02 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: AppyPappy
Trump is a globalist and you have no idea how he will act if he gets into office. He might decide he likes being king.

Trump is a guy whose personal fortune is tied up in non-movable things (casinos, golf courses, upscale housing, resorts) which REQUIRE the existence of an American middle class and upper-middle-class (and one which feels financially secure enough to engage in leisure activities).

If the American middle-class goes down, so does Trump. This may be one thing which motivates him. Conviction is good. Conviction which is tied to personally having "skin in the game" is better.

89 posted on 02/11/2016 11:02:44 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: PapaBear3625

True.


90 posted on 02/11/2016 11:04:04 AM PST by apocalypto
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To: Rummyfan

Trump is saying all the common sense things most people say when they’re talking amongst friends. Of course you can’t say ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., publicly, but find any small group of people talking about Islamic terrorism, and someone is bound to say, “why the hell are we even letting these people come here in the first place?”. But of course, you can’t say publicly what all rational people think - until Trump.


91 posted on 02/11/2016 12:38:41 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: AppyPappy; MinuteGal
***Disney isn’t running for President or I would***

Ah, yes... but Disney is spending millions to support Democrap candidates that wish to overthrow the Constitution - their news organs promote communist oligarchic policies - yet good conservatives rush their children to Disney parks... Why support one while opposing the other? :^)

92 posted on 02/12/2016 9:48:17 AM PST by Bob Ireland (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise)
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To: glennaro

Very good! if you originated that: Bravo


93 posted on 02/12/2016 12:34:36 PM PST by corkoman
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To: corkoman
Thank you. I think I originated it, but I'm old and could have subconsciously stole it! (But not so old as to vote for a Democrat/Socialist!)

Cheers!

94 posted on 02/12/2016 12:38:44 PM PST by glennaro
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