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Brad Thor, A #NeverTrumper surrenders
Washington Times ^ | August 17, 2016 | Kelly Riddell

Posted on 08/21/2016 3:36:58 PM PDT by HokieMom

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

One by one, the #NeverTrumpers will fall, as they realize the only two people who have a shot at winning the White House are GOP nominee Donald Trump or his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Brad Thor, who has been in the #NeverTrump camp since the beginning and is a respected conservative author, came to this realization on Tuesday, throwing his support behind Mr. Trump. It wasn’t a pretty endorsement, but it was an endorsement all the same.

“Yesterday, Dr. [Hugh] Hewitt tried (yet again) to help guide America to the best (and only) option available to us. I lost a lot of sleep last night reading and then re-reading his words. I awoke this morning with a more nuanced view. Drug #1 (Hillary Clinton) will kill us — no question. Drug #2 (Donald Trump) might kill us, but it also might: A) Slow the cancer, or even B) Cure the cancer,” Mr. Thor wrote in HotAir.com, a conservative site that is part of Townhall Media.

“It’s a lot to hope for, I know, but hope is all we have left. We have exhausted every other avenue. Make no mistake — I believe one hundred percent in standing on principle. Principle, in this case though, will not cure cancer. Sadly, that crappy clinic south of the border is starting to look like our only option,” he wrote.

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016endorsements; bradthor; trump2016; unity
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To: HokieMom

Anyone who calls someone with a JD “doctor” is an idiot.


61 posted on 08/21/2016 4:28:47 PM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: HokieMom

Any vote for Trump is a vote against Hillary. Doesn’t matter why. I’ll take it.


62 posted on 08/21/2016 4:29:02 PM PDT by golas1964
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To: HokieMom
HokieMom said: "Agree, we welcome all newcomers, whatever the motives."

Yes, but

You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your candidate back to you, or my candidate, Cruz, to me?

I forgo the vengeance of my candidate. But I have selfish reasons. My present candidate was forced to go it alone because of this immigration business. All right, now I have to make arrangements to get him safely cleared of all these false racism charges.

But I'm a superstitious man, and if some unlucky accident should befall him... if he should be audited by the IRS, or attacked by a Muslim Gold Star family, or if he's struck by a bolt of lightning, then I'm going to blame some of the people in this party, and that I do not forgive.

But, that aside, let me say that I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today ... AS LONG AS DONALD TRUMP WINS IN NOVEMBER!.

63 posted on 08/21/2016 4:29:21 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: Rockitz
I, for one, will never forget these scum.

At least we now know who they are.

64 posted on 08/21/2016 4:30:34 PM PDT by sailor76 (GO TRUMP!!! Make America Great Again!)
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To: William Tell

An apology, repentance, and some campaigning on Trump’s behalf with a fascinating testimony about his born-again experience will be nice. I hope to read about it in the next few weeks.


65 posted on 08/21/2016 4:33:56 PM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: HokieMom
I had not gotten around to reading my Thor book sample on the Kindle before I heard of the Beck-Thor call for a Trump assassination.

I don't think that I will be ever considering reading that guy again.

66 posted on 08/21/2016 4:34:34 PM PDT by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents)
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To: Mjreagan

My thoughts exactly. He got hit in the pocketbook is why he had a change of heart.


67 posted on 08/21/2016 4:35:14 PM PDT by sport
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To: Dick Bachert
Tiffany was born 2 months BEFORE Donald Trump married Marla Maples. Shhhh ;) They will try to make something of that close to the election, so if wee talk about it now, it will be a nothing burger by then. Hey, HE MARRIED MARLA! That is the important point.

From Wikipedia: Maples and Donald Trump have one child together, Tiffany Ariana Trump, born October 13, 1993. In December 1993, the couple married at New York City's Plaza Hotel in a ceremony attended by 1,000 guests including Rosie O'Donnell and O.J. Simpson, but separated in May 1997 and divorced in 1999.

OJ Simpson was at the wedding, 7 months before he had his 'ISIS practice' in Brentwood, when people still liked him....
68 posted on 08/21/2016 4:37:57 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: abb

He’s a novelist.

But we are supposed to pay attention to his political opinions—exactly why, again?


69 posted on 08/21/2016 4:38:13 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: HokieMom

Going AWOL in the face of a potential CINC Hillary and her SCOTUS is not “standing on principle.” It is treason. Americans will die if Hillary is elected. It’s that simple.

All “conservatives” sitting this one out and lounging poolside in Mexico have destroyed their credibility forever regardless of the outcome of the election.


70 posted on 08/21/2016 4:38:17 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
>>I take it you have been brainwashed by our media and government which is really to bad!!!<<

I take it you voted for Bill Clinton cause he was handsome. That's about as dumb a statement as you just made.

I don't know you, nor you I. Trump won me over by his nationalistic tawk...that's just about it.

I didn't care for his belittling folks. Remember...
Lil Marco
Bleeding/Crazy Meg
Low energy Jeb
Lyin Ted
1 for 38 Kasich
Not a great Neuro surgeon..about Carson
Look at that face...speaking of Carly

These to name a few were disrespectful...not Non-PC.

He EARNED my support...by his America first pledges.

71 posted on 08/21/2016 4:38:22 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: BigEdLB

<< Tiffany was born 2 months BEFORE Donald Trump married Marla Maples. >>

Trump has made vague reference to a personal experience that changed his position to pro-life. I wonder if this is it.


72 posted on 08/21/2016 4:41:15 PM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: HokieMom

Not the definition of ringing endorsement.


73 posted on 08/21/2016 4:41:33 PM PDT by rwoodward ("god, guns and more ammo")
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To: Georgia Girl 2
This humble man was talking about assassinating Donald Trump.

That man was talking out of his a$$ like most every other NeverTrump whined was, and if you think some anti-Bush/Cruz/etc freepers didn't voice similar sentiments; I have a ski resort in Florida to sell.

We are all human, we all make mistakes. What he said was stupid, make no mistake about it. It was mind-numbingly dumb. My wife was a Cruz supporter. Am I supposed to divorce her; or allow her to change her mind and support Trump now? He came around, he is supporting now. In the end, that's what matters.

74 posted on 08/21/2016 4:41:57 PM PDT by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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To: HokieMom

I have zero respect for anyone who has helped Hillary until now. His great awakening is still welcome but it doesn’t win him any respect over here.


75 posted on 08/21/2016 4:45:08 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: HokieMom

It’s a career decision for these people. They decide based on the income stream the decision promises.

At best, I assume some are honest (never heard of this one), future income is a factor that weighs in the consideration. “you show me where a man gets his cornpone...”


76 posted on 08/21/2016 4:48:26 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: lodi90

Amen.


77 posted on 08/21/2016 4:49:42 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: abb

Never heard of him either, but here is an argument that seems to resonate with people I’ve met:

Do you think Hillary Clinton loves America, or is ashamed?

Do you think Donald Trump loves America?

Which of the two do YOU believe wants America to be great?

Maybe it is just the people I meet, but I’ve yet to meet someone who really believes Hillary loves America and wants us to be great...


78 posted on 08/21/2016 4:52:04 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of infants, ruled by their emotion)
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To: Hodar

Drug #2 (Donald Trump) might kill us, but it also might: A) Slow the cancer, or even B) Cure the cancer,


Doesn’t sound like much support there from Thor for Trump, IMO. There is a big difference in my book between supporting a candidate and voting for them. Thor and his ilk have been trashing Trump for months on end to the benefit of Hillary Rotten Criminal.

Now let’s see selfish and unpatriotic “never Trump” types campaign FOR the defeat of Hillary Clinton with such vigor. Until that happens they are still dead to me.


79 posted on 08/21/2016 4:52:17 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: HokieMom

He must have felt a decline in book sales. From the start it was obvious it’s either Hillary the Pillow Lady or Donald Trump.


80 posted on 08/21/2016 4:52:23 PM PDT by apocalypto
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