“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”
Just read that over and over again. Then think to yourself, this man is running for the nomination of our party. [read_more]
Then think further that this is somehow resonating in the party. This hits close to home here in Virginia because of the bitter feelings lingering over Dave Brat’s upset over Eric Cantor where Brat made immigration a prime issue. For some, Brat won because of racism. I personally thinks that’s garbage but with Donald Trump rising in the polls it does make even an optimist like me worry. What is happening within the GOP right now is that the pro and con side of the immigration debates have become caricatures in each other’s eyes and the rhetoric has gotten hot. Meanwhile, as America gets browner the GOP continues to fall behind. Winning the white vote isn’t good enough for Republicans anymore.
This is of course chum in the water for the media and Democrats when it comes to Republican infighting. I get that there is a certain roguish charm to Trump, something that appeals to Republicans these days who feel somewhat crushed by the social movement in this country from gay rights to the Confederate battle flag and so on and so forth. But now is not the time for that kind of “charm,” if that is what you even can call it. Trump is a television character worthy of the WWE, not a presidential stage.
I can fully accept the articulated views of people who believe a path to citizenship is the best way to welcome these people into our society as easily as I can accept those who feel that the social safety net cannot bear the weight of millions of undocumented immigrants. I personally believe should I be elected dictator one day that the best way to deal with this issue is to start from scratch – put the military on the border to close that spigot while giving amnesty to all non-criminal illegal immigrants who are working and living in the country now.
And before I finish, I’m equally worried about Ted Cruz embracing this kind of talk as well. He’s quoted as saying he “salutes” Donald Trump, a puzzling statement about a man who just said Jeb Bush has to support illegal immigrants because his wife is Mexican. Maybe I’m being too alarmist and the crush of negative press and loss of business will shuffle Donald Trump out before he can do any more lasting damage, but this could get very ugly for the entire party.
We are letting a carnival barker dictate the conversation of our primary. If not completely racist, his views are certainly primitive. This isn’t television where he can get popular by yelling “you’re fired” at people and joking about his hair. Jeb Bush and Rick Perry have spoken up about this, thank God. Sad to say nobody else has, including my guy Rand Paul, who has talked so much about expanding the appeal of the party yet has remained puzzlingly silent on this issue.
Let’s not also forget the damage Trump could do if this nomination does drag out and he stays in it. Assuming Hillary Clinton has learned her lesson from 8 years ago, she will have the Democratic nomination wrapped up. I fully expect a full court press by Democrats in open primary states (like, say, Virginia) to go crazy. If you don’t believe it, ask yourself how many of your friends voted in the 2008 Democratic primary because Rush Limbaugh told you to? I firmly believe that Donald Trump is toxic to our party, and the longer we play around with it the faster it will make us sick.
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La Raza says white and black Americans are lazy; and hispanics are the master race.
Trump is flip flopping the debate on La Raza.
Most of the hispanic politicians have said far worse about white people.
Bill O’Reilly said it all last night. I suppose now that the Shaun Kenneys, Brian Schoenemans, Matt Halls, and Chris Beers will label O’Reilly a racist too. We are not the party of exclusion. We are the party of collusion – with the Welfare State. http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/index.html#/v/4340971866001
Is Bill O’Reilly still a thing?
See, folks, this is how smarmy 30-somethings react to the TRUTH. They cannot handle it, because they are defiantly delusional deniers of demographic data. As I said before, most of this crowd of Republican activists are spineless wonders, who have probably never thrown a punch in anger. If I were around them and I brought up the specter of black on white crime, a very legitimate topic totally ignored by the GOP establishment, they’d probably start shaking like a dog crapping a peach pit.
Great line Mark. Democrats stand and fight. Republicans cave and collaborate.
O’Reily was spot on last night.
I’m voting for him. He has America’s Best interest at heart and has the balls to back it up. We will be respected again on the world stage
Well, let’s not go that far. I don’t mind the Donald bringing up topics that make the likes of Mr. Beer squirm, but Trump is not presidential timber. But, then again, neither is Hillary Clinton.
Why isn’t he presidential? He reminds me of Harry Truman. Who never even went to college but he did alright. He had guts and said what he believed and he fought like hell for everything. He was a real pit bull. All American. It got him in trouble a lot with the media and faint of heart politically correct crowd.
I will support Trump. What he said was not racist. It was truth.
Btw, I would love for some of these commenters to have to defend their comments and the Republican party’s actions regarding not securing our border to families that have lost loved ones murdered by illegals. There has been zero justice for these people and republican establishment has blood on their hands by encouraging lawlessness.
I would much rather he run for governor first, to see if he has the POLITICAL temperament to lead. It was one thing to run a business empire. It is quite another to run a country. Governorships are nice proving grounds.
We don’t really have the luxury of time regarding the current state of our country and the absolute corruption going on within the RNC. I think Trump is right wear he needs to be and giving Americans a much needed shot of inspiration and hope for the future.
Glad to see yet another blogger over here has realized Shaun and I were right last year.
So this is ya’lls guy huh?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/they-say-they-arrived-in-the-us-illegally-now-theyre-working-on-trumps-dc-hotel/2015/07/06/9a785116-20ec-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html
One thing about many Republican bloggers I have noticed – particularly the young ones – is that they are so quick to call out the folks on our side of the spectrum such as Trump and Coulter as racists, but they don’t have the guts to call Democrats racist. They wouldn’t dare criticize Obama for having Al Sharpton over to the White House 60 times or so. Or how about when Obama referred to his grandmother as a “typical white person?” That was a golden nugget to be mined, but Republicans did not touch it. I don’t know what it is about Republicans. Maybe because too many of them were raised in safe, sterile suburban sub-divisions, and have probably never thrown a punch in anger at anyone. I don’t know, but it certainly is disconcerting.
Losing breeds fear and caution which sows more losing. Then you collaborate like the French in 1940 and the House Republicans pre and post Gingrich.
Democratic racism is different, and harder to spot.
You know a Democrat hates you when they start talking about you in the third person, start talking about helping you (as if you were a child), start coddling you as if you couldn’t take care of yourself, take up for you as if they were your knight in shining armor, and generally treat you like a second class citizen who doesn’t have a brain in your head. You’re REALLY screwed if they start trying to make decisions for you. In every Democrat’s crazy little mind is an almighty professor, standing on high, teaching the simpletons who its done.
In what world is calling Mexicans “rapists” and “criminals” on par with saying “typical white person”? Do you know what the word typical means?
I know if I referred to someone as a “typical black person” I would be in hot water. And you know it. Trump did not refer to all Mexicans as rapists and criminals. And you know that too.
This is why we can never have any nice stuff.
I’m sick to death of the P.C. Politeness Peddlers. Trump has struck a chord, and I can’t wait for his next target. Oh, and play your worn out race card with someone else, I wouldn’t wipe my ass with it.
I know this is going to sound crazy because I’ve had this conversation with a number of Republicans who just don’t believe what I’m getting ready to say to you is true … but some of us aren’t being polite, PC, or anything else when we say that we actually like Hispanic people. I know there are a lot of GOP folks out there who think that isn’t true, that we’re just saying something so people don’t think we’re bad people, or trying to score points, or whatever, that they think that deep down if we would just admit it, we really don’t like Hispanic people … but that just isn’t true. Does that mean I support illegal immigration ? No. Does that mean I believe in amnesty for all of the illegal people who are here ? No. But it does mean that I don’t look at Hispanic people and dislike them just because they’re Hispanic, and I’m not sure Trump feels that way.
I think you are wrong about Trump…and the rest of us. I know and have worked with lots of very nice Hispanics…but they were LEGALLY in the country. I have also liked and worked with LEGAL people from other countries. I and I think most citizens have NO problem with people who come here through the system. One of my friends was from Ghana…it took him 10+ years to get through the system. He has been a UN Peace Keeper, was educated, spoke several languages and was a really hard worker. How do you or Chris think someone like him feels when he sees these illegals getting everything for free and with little of no work for it. He is angry and I suspect most LEGAL immigrants would be. Here is some info on what the illegals have been up to: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2014/05/u-s-frees-36007-illegal-aliens-serious-criminal-convictions/ In case you don’t like Judicial Watch…how about HuffPo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/12/central-america-migrants-rape_n_5806972.html
While I might not support Trump in the primaries…if he is our candidate…I will support him as I did McCain (because of Palin) and Romney. I will NOT vote for many of our people in the primary and I sincerely hope several do not get the nomination. Trump is not near the top of my list but I would more easily vote for him than ANYONE the Dems are running.
You know I wish that it were true that the GOP didn’t have a problem with Hispanic people. Over the years I have tried so many times to look past the comments, to tell people that it is just a few bad apples in the party, that most people are open to immigrants in the GOP but that it is just illegal immigration that they have a problem with, but I just can’t keep doing it. Some of the people I am closest with don’t like Hispanic people. It’s incredibly disappointing. Does that make me stop supporting Republican candidates ? No. But it’s disappointing.
i fear we are the party of exclusion
There are racists in every party. I’m sorry you’ve run in to a few. But why do you paint the whole GOP with the brush tainted with the few racists’ paint?
You know, this is going to sound crazy, because the only people who see every problem through the lens of race, are RACISTS!
I don’t give a fat rats ass what race the ILLEGALS are, I stand against the fact they are ILLEGALS!
Now lets point out the elephant in the room……
Everyone who dislikes Donald, Republicans, etc, just couldn’t seem to wrap their tiny little bitty pea brains around what Donald was saying. Anyone with an open mind, nodded their head.
If they are not enforced, are they really borders?
Just because someone is politically incorrect doesn’t mean they’re telling the truth.
Chris this THE BEST article I have ever seen on TBE. He is a racist asshat who doesnt care how much he hurts the GOP so long as he can promote himself and sell more books and TV shows (which isnt working out so well).
Fiddle while America burns
Time is running out
The reason America is burning is our foreign wars and empire, like Michael Scheuer says. Imagine what we could do with he billions to fix our borders if it weren’t tied up in the Mideast fighting peoples who know nothing about. But I think you and I agree on that.
Yes we do.
Something keeps getting missed by the establishment GOP class. That would be the rising anger of conservative voters by every sellout of our fearless leaders like Boner and McConnell. The Donald has tapped into that anger, and with every story that comes out of another American being killed by an illegal alien, his polling numbers will only rise. I, for one, am tired of the clueless PC crowd that can’t handle the truth.
The problem is to win in an America that elected Barack Obama twice you need more than that. Sorry, you just do.
Perhaps, you should have paid attention to the “how” an Obumbler was elected twice. Nominating weak candidates that painted in “pale pastels” certainly had something to do with the embarrassment that resides in the People’s House, in my humble opinion.
Thanks to the establishment goons that run the RPV, we will probably have the same result here in Virginia next year with yet another open primary. You do know the definition of insanity, do you not?
A least the Donald is willing to put the truth out there and not be intimidated regardless of the consequences to his finances. “…we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our FORTUNES and our sacred Honor.” The Donald is no Founding Father for sure, but he sure is “raising a banner of bold colors!”
Sorry … calling Mexicans rapists doesn’t really conjur up Thomas Jefferson to me.
We have candidates like Walker and Cruz who will give you the same policies without using the word “rapist”
Sure they will. Like Charlie Brown and Lucy holding the football – next time, the next one, the real hill to die on, defunding the DHS, now it’s defeating TPP after collaborating to pass TPA…sure.
I suppose that goes for calling them “murderers” too, right? You should spend some time in a few of them border states where having a drunk driving illegal alien seriously injure or kill an American on a weekly basis is the norm.
I would get into the stat that 57% of illegals that come here are sucking up welfare, I just don’t think you would understand the anger of a true conservative.
On I get it … my point is finding a candidate who isn’t an Elmer Gantry-like hustler. Our borders absolutely have to be shut down … but I’d spend my time backing someone like Ted Cruz or Scott Walker if I were you, rather than someone using you like Trump is.
I agree with this a little bit. When I hear Trump speak, I’m not even sure he believes half the crap he’s saying.
I don’t think you get it at all. There is an anger that has been building for some years due to the feckless leadership of the GOP establishment on a plethora of issues to include illegal immigration. Discerning which candidate truly wants to protect America will be the most important decision we make next November and lambasting a candidate for telling the truth seems a little small. Sadly, I expected the establishment types to bail if a true conservative gets nominated anyway, just like they did in the 2013 VA Gubernatorial election.
illegal immigrants take Virginia jobs and the commit unsavory crimes , this is a fact .
As for the percentages of illegal immigrants who do not commit violent crimes what are they ? , are you willing to defend first or the Virginia citizens , businesses and employers that have the financial burden of un-American Leadership ?
http://watchdog.org/202012/subcontractors-shadow-economy/
This story is about illegal immigrants undermining Virginia’s legal workforce.
Violent Crimes you do not have to look any further than the attempted Abduction at VA. Tech June,2012 Arlex Flores he was convicted June ,2012 He was a Unlicensed Subcontractor just as the 200 others in Lynchburg, VA. 2012 discussed in Watchdog story.
Trump may not be able to articulate these issues in a manner as to not step on some toes , are they the toes of those who exploit this issue for profit.
You mean like this? http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/they-say-they-arrived-in-the-us-illegally-now-theyre-working-on-trumps-dc-hotel/2015/07/06/9a785116-20ec-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html
I know it is awful that Republicans claim it is Christian to violate the law.
This is a soft example as to what is allowed in the districts of Republicans ; Congressman Hurt , Congressman Goodlate , State Senator Newman , Delegates Garrett and Byron.
thanks for the link on the story , another in the file.
With this known what is the percentage of Construction workers in Virginia that lost their job due to the lame job of Ken Cuccinelli or corrupt Bob McDonnell ,
boy they sure did have an infidelity with Virginia not enforcing State Laws that foster Illegal Immigration. I wonder if all Republicans in Virginia can put pressure on McAuliffe and Herring to help stop VA. from being the Asylum State that the previous lame Republican Administration allowed it to become.
Trump can build a wall , how will that mandate the enforcement of Virginia Laws ?
I know all Republicans don’t have integrity on this issue at all with Americans , they do not talk of all the issues because of no enforcement of many laws.
Alright you know and We know that Republicans illegally employ illegal aliens.
In Virginia Republicans want to mine Uranium , will it be outsourced to illegal aliens?
From what Country will these illegal aliens come from to get their hands on that material?
Illegal Immigration is a National Security and public safety issue also!
I have read the story repeatedly and have not seen any rapist , murderers , drug dealers.
It has no real impact on lawful commerce when they are compliant , the story seems to tread very lightly when discussing the labor brokering of the Labor Contractor he is using.
Now some Republicans are using this issue to discredit Trump right out of the box because of his Generalizing remarks.
I say Republicans discredit themselves when then are not outraged by examples of molesters , kidnappers and I have not brought to you attention .
Where are the Republicans that are outraged to the pond scum and illegal employment ?
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Child Molester http://arrrests.org/Arrests/santos_guzman-11184801/
This illegal immigrant was in a Lynchburg ,Va Goodwill store molesting a girl under the age of 13
Search for yourselves Santos Guzman Arrested Bedford County , VA. 2007
Also when it came to immigration Romney did paint in pretty bold colors. Hence Ann Coulrer still advocating him to run.
Until we got to the end of the election and Candy Crowley scared Romney too much to talk about Benghazi. If a fat lady can make your candidate wet his magic underwear, I wonder what effect ISIS could have had on him? Hiding under a desk sounds about right. Same result we have now, I suppose.
No he would just take his garage elevator with his Cadillac up to the third floor and let the proletariat schmucks like us deal with ISIS.
Now you’ve lost it. Coulter was begging Christie to run in 2012. Who cares what Coulter says.
Seriously I heard Coulter say she wishes Romeny would run again like a month ago.
Chris: the truth will set you – and America- free! John
I don’t know what that means?
Before real change can occur someone has to have the courage to tell the truth. Trump is the adult in the room.
What truth did Trump tell? Even saying “I want to be President” was a lie.
http://www.wwe.com/videos/stone-cold-steve-austin-nails-donald-trump-with-the-stunner-wrestlemania-23-26051863
Just because someone is not politically correct doesn’t mean they’re telling the truth.
I get it. Illegals don’t rape, kill, or break the law, right? While I could post plenty of links to say otherwise, I fear it would be a waste of time with you. It is that kind of mentality that will condemn the GOP to failure yet again.
Any population of individuals will have bad actors. Illegal immigrants. Milwaukee Brewers fans. Tea Partiers. No reason to characterize a group based on the actions of individuals. I thought you were all about personal responsibility, hmm?
I vehemently disagree that the path to success for the GOP is racial demagoguery.
Is that really the excuse you want to use to justify the death of an American committed by an illegal alien with 7 felony convictions and 5 deportations under his belt? Sounds half-witted, if you ask me. I am used to dealing with establishment types, so no worries.
You really think I’m “justifying” a murder? Stop being ridiculous.
I am used to dealing with crazy racist types, so I’m not worried either.
I wondered how long it would take for the “crazy racist” excuse. When it comes to protecting America, you establishment types are so predictable. Shame you can’t gin up as much disgust at your country being invaded by illegal aliens. What? Do you need some cheap labor to mow your lawn or something?
No worries, The Donald is dragging The Huckster and Gowdy (two pro-road to amnesty types) along for the ride. Priceless!
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/06/gowdy-huckabee-in-south-carolina-trump-is-right-on-illegal-immigration-crime-every-candidate-must-step-up/
“…invading our country…”
“…cheap labor to mow your lawn…”
“…sucking up welfare…”
“…I’m not racist.”
Copying my words only means I must have bunched your panties with the truth. Just to clarify, you aren’t really a legitimate conservative are you? For your enlightenment:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/07/illegal-immigrant-deported-6-times-charged-in-felony-hit-and-run-of-family-that-injured-young-children/
Yes, racism from other conservatives irks me, because (in addition to being abominable) it makes all of us look bad and hurts our chances to win elections and actually govern.
Generating faux racism is always a winner, my crazy, senseless friend. FYI, that is the kind of mindset produced when one habitually wears them panties.
Ignoring the invasion and pushing for amnesty is about as traitorous as one can be. We are so fortunate that at least a few of the GOP candidates recognize those clear and present dangers, especially to the future of the GOP. If memory serves, Cantor learned that lesson the hard way. There is a cure for your impairment, you know?
For your enlightenment:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/3863744426001/illegal-alien-kills-two-police-officers/?#sp=show-clips
I remember Obama claiming they “pick our fruit and make our beds”. Sounds pretty racist to me. The MSMs and liberal rags frequently make statements that “they pick our crops, mow our lawns, and other jobs we Americans hate to do”. Sounds pretty racist to me. The problem isn’t of race OR immigration – it’s of illegal immigration. Combine that with an out-of-control welfare state and it’s a powder keg of discontent. How is that so hard to understand? Yet – I can’t stand Trump and will sit out this election if he wins. He purposefully chooses caustic words to start a fight. He’s no better than a shock jock and I can’t take him seriously as a presidential candidate. I too cut up my Macy’s card (moment of silence please). Not because they objected to Trump’s political arson, but because I’m sick to death of these large companies jumping in on the cultural marxism and becoming Social Justice Warriors. I thought they were a clothing store. I’ll leave them to their new SJW mission and find another company.
St Louis Cardinals front office creeps are crooks, too!
Guess you think Bush, Christie and Perry and the other RINOs are just fine for the party, huh?
Classic Alinsky tactic – twist his words around – to say ALL Mexicans, when he was referring to ILLEGALS – and then get offended from your spin. Tell that to the poor, young San Francisco lady who was murdered by an ILLEGAL who was deported 5 times!
Trump had me at, “Build the wall!” I suspect he got many other Anericans as well .
Actually he said he’d build the greatest wall man has ever seen -but we’re splitting hairs. John
Neither Bush, Christie, nor Perry are RINOs. That’s ludicrous.
No one twisted words around. Chris quoted Trump directly, and they’re awful even without alluding to ALL Mexicans. Also, hell of a way to shoehorn a reference to Saul Alinsky in this.
God bless Anerica, indeed.
I love Donald Trump. The egotistical politicians that don’t do the right thing and don’t know how to run a business don’t like him one bit. Go Donald!!! We certainly need him.
Good luck with that
Chris, like many Republicans, you really don’t get it. You fret over nonsense like the GOP
“brand” might be “tarnished.” In the minds of many today, that brand stands for: losers and sellouts. What’s different since the ’14 mid-terms?
Trump is resonating with average folks because he tells the truth and refuses to be intimidated by the
PC police, the media bullies or the media elite. Frankly, he doesn’t care what George Will, Charles Krauthammer or the other self-appointed NEO-cons elitists on Fox News have to say. And he loves America. His views on border security or on those who broke the law to enter the U.S. are not racist. They are common sense. He says what many people of all stripes think, which is why his popularity keeps ascending.
Trump may very well be the GOP nominee. Here’s how: he’ll win primaries. That’s how you win delegates.
My wife Anne is a lifelong moderate Republican. Bush, Bush, McCain, loves Boiling, etc. In 2012 she had enough and supported Newt.
On Saturday she jumped up and yelled at the TV (CNN) — I never saw that in 30 years–rifled through her purse and tore up her Macy’s charge card and trashed it. Whoa. It took my breath away. Out of character. Something is happening out there, Chris.
Trump will win Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and come in third in Florida. Then he’ll win a majority of delegates on Super Tuesday. Plus he will carry Virginia. Then he’s the front-runner. Someone will have to defeat him in April and May. Maybe its just time to put our big boy pants on and try to save America, Chris. Who’s going to do that? McConnell? Time is running out.
John
I have no idea what you just said.
I said Donald Trump is going to win early Republican Primaries: Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Good … sometimes less is more 😛
I can see something else in the future…The John Fredericks Show being cancelled because its host is a tea party moron who supports Donald Trump
Wow Allen Thanks for the compliment! I’ve never been linked to the Tea Party and most Tea Party members tend to loath me (a little harsh but true) and call me names so I’ve finally made it into their good graces!! Thanks for the plug!!
Chris, people such as John’s wife are frustrated because they see their country slipping away to hordes of third world voters – many of whom are on some sort of gubmint program. Please take a lot at this poll and convince us that we can somehow win the Hispanic Vote by being nice. These folks want big government. And they will never vote for the GOP. Capish, paisano? http://www.pewresearch.org/daily-number/hispanics-favor-bigger-role-for-government/.
There’s probably more to it than that. I’m betting these “third world voters” are coming here for the same reason people with “ski” at the end of their name came huddled in steeridge 120 years ago.
Bull crap! What do you mean, “there is more to it what that?’ You sound to me like a typical Democrat – defiant in your delusional denial of demographic data. BTW, there was no welfare back when the immigrants with “ski” came over. Is that so hard to comprehend? There was no welfare system to exploit back then. So, pllease don’t try to compare the Ellis Island immigrants – who faced a sink or swim ordeal – with today’s immigrants, many of whom get all sorts of bennies. It’s a different world.
Of course it’s different, but the impulse to come to America isn’t. It’s what makes us great and I want to find a way to make it work. Supporting an unelectabls carnival barker who gives you the steamies because he makes the media mad isnt the way to get what you want. Back Cruz or Walker if you really want to win.
Many Mexicans think the southwest belongs to them. No Europeans were claiming Italy or Poland deserved a chunk of North America.
You’re probably a good authority on what Mexicans believe, so we should all listen to you.
Seriously dude? They came here legally and worked their way up. No “asylum” no federal assistance no housing no Obsmacare and no earned income tax credits. They obeyed the U.S. Law and respected our borders.
It wasn’t as orderly as you make is seem. And what I’m saying isn’t that enforcement is wrong but rather a candidate calling Mexicans rapists is. I’m taking issue with how Trump is talking. What’s wrong with Ted Cruz? Why Trump over him?
That’s because you don’t understand the problem Republicans(RINOs) have.
Trump is an egotistical blowhard, possessed of invincibly bad judgment. Who else includes in his announcement speech, “I am very rich.” The novelty of a loudmouth, speaking some of the things that we think, will eventually wear off. Then, attractive and serious candidates like Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, and the spunky Carly Fiorina will provide responsible alternatives. In the meantime, Trump feeds the narrative of Republicans as white, fat cat racists.
Well Jerry not true. He emphasized his wealth to drive home the point that he can’t be bought off by globalists or super PAC’s. Whatever it is, Trump has tapped into a main vein of frustration. He’s going to win primaries.
OK, John, will you settle for … “Trump does not choose his words well”? Such a lack of care in articulation in a debate could be fatal.
let me tell you why I disagree with your alarm. At this early stage, very little attention is paid to our 1,000 (& possibly more) candidates for nomination–unless one is a reader of blogs & news sites. What Trump’s bombast-icy will do is either provoke a positive response from the other candidates (e.g. wow, did you know criminals cross the border or we don’t deport illegal aliens who commit crimes & here is my plan to fix this….) or by comparison, make the other candidates seem more palatable. If you are a social conservative, you’ll like Huckabee. if you like Medicaid expansion, you’ll like Kasich. etc
Good comment. I might add if you are a fan of Common Core you’ll like Bush and Kasich. (Are there any fans of Common Core?)