I have argued for a long time now that Donald Trump’s “conversion” to Conservatism after a lifetime of being a Liberal Democrat was nothing more than a sales pitch to win him votes in the Republican primary. You don’t just change your mind on every single major political issue (abortion, gun control, taxes, health care, immigration, trade) and expect people to take your word for it.
Now, however, we see more of the real Donald Trump shining through as he is already abandoning conservative positions before he has even won the nomination. During an NBC Town Hall today, Trump made major moves to the left on two key social issues: abortion, and allowing transgender men to use the girl’s bathroom.
When asked about the current issues over the North Carolina law that requires people to use the bathroom based on the gender listed on their birth certificate, Trump sided with the Leftists and the Boycotters and declared that people should be able to use whatever bathroom they feel like. It is absolutely amazing that the “front runner” for the GOP nomination for President sides with the “Social Justice Warriors” against families.
In the very same Town Hall meeting, Donald Trump was also asked if he would like to change the Republican platform when it comes to abortion, and he said, “yes.” Trump wants to water down the official position of the Republican party to say that we support abortions in the cases of rape, incest, or the life of the mother. This has been a core tenet of the Republican platform for decades that nobody (not even Mitt Romney) changed, because the positions we take in the Party platform are a statement of our principles.
We are not going to lose any votes by having a strong, pro-life plank in our Party Platform, but if you try to weaken that position, you will lose the support of millions of social conservatives and pro-life advocates who will feel that their party has abandoned them.
So for all of you who are supporting Donald Trump, are you now starting to wonder just what kind of President he’s going to be? Do you think he’s going to stand up for religious liberty? Do you think he’s going to put a hard core conservative on the Supreme Court? Seriously, ask yourself this question:
Did a 69 year old man who has been a Liberal Democrat all his life suddenly have a “Road to Damascus” conversion on every single important political issue we face today, right before he decided to run for President, or is a consummate salesman telling you exactly what you want to hear?
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Bizarre. You do know of the origins and founder of planned parenthood right?
Donald Trump, wants to expand the nuclear club to nations like Japan, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Who is next? Indonesia? Australia? Ladies and Gentlemen, this man is not just an ignorant kook, he is a dangerous egomaniac.
Trump is actually brilliant. He needs a large amount of those California delegates to get to 1237. He’s going into Liberal land California as a moderate conservative and Cruz is going there as a homophobic evangelical that tries to ban dildos… My money is on Trump pulls it off and there will be no 2nd ballot.
http://www.libertyjuice.com/2016/03/04/cino-christians-in-name-only-abandoning-biblical-principles-to-vote-trump/#.VtmdH0rkvf0.twitter
much doo doo about nuthin
pretty progressive coming from one with so many terrible comments about Muslims. Are they the only ones you hate?
No you are now included. See how included you and the minor moron Rocinante are? Tell what it is about Muslims you like? Sharia law, stoning, pushing gays off of roofs, decapitation, burning caged men, people submerged in water until they drown also caged, 9-11, hatred of others because we don’t conform… sure you’ll find one or two decent ones but how many have spoken out and condemned ISIS and why are they running and ruining other countries when they should be fighting for their own?
Could he pick up disaffected Bernie supporters by running to Hillary’s left?
Thanks, Terry. This could really help the clinton crime family in November
Virginia Governor Restoring Voting Rights to Felons
” Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia will use his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing his Republican-run legislature.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/us/governor-terry-mcauliffe-virginia-voting-rights-convicted-felons.html?_r=0
He wants me allow hillary a vote
Gotta share this
Politics is the art of the possible, and I am becoming a pragmatist in my old age, as my bullshit radar has become more finely honed, and as a result, I can see things more clearly. This arguing over abortion is moot. Unfortunately, Trump is right. Roe vs. Wade is already settled “law.” And we will NOT in the foreseeable future win this battle in the political arena. I am as pro-life as anyone, because I believe abortion is the killing of an unborn child. But if we are to make REAL, TANGIBLE progress, we must do so by winning the hearts and minds of our family members, friends., and neighbors. We must also shell out a few dollars and support those men and women who have devoted their lives to the pro-life cause, such as the Alice Paul Group. You can have all the pro-life language in all the political party platforms you desire, but the fact is we will NEVER get 2/3 of the Congress and 3/4 of the states to pass a pro-life amendment to the Constitution unless we FIRST win thus battle in the arena of ideas. Unfortunately, too many conservatives simply punt this issue away to the politicians, which will get us nowhere.
As I responded to Jonathan, it matters because of who Trump will nominate to the Supreme Court. With statements like this it is clear he will nominate a leftist like his sister, and then every other Constitutional right we have left will be gone.
It is also still MORE proof of the fact that he is lying to you. This is not the first time in this campaign where he has completely contradicted himself. It’s not even the second, or the third. Trump even sent his minions to the RNC meetings to explain to them that the “Primary Trump” we are seeing right now is just an act. Honestly, how much more proof do you need??
Trump treats his supporters like mindless sheep that he just has to bleat a few key words and phrases to and they will follow him anywhere. He has no integrity and cannot be trusted to do anything he is promising right now.
I think you’re missing the point. Trump and his supporters don’t care about abortion or any other issue (except, perhaps, immigration). Your very powerful arguments about the future of the Supreme Court are, to them, just so much noise.
You’re right Louis. The there are fewer and fewer religious conservatives. Every cycle the party shifts more to a moderate center focus on freedom and fiscal conservatism. The moral issues of the religious right are far less a concern of the younger conservatives…
That wasn’t the point made. The point was about Trump supporters not conservatives or Republicans in general.
The point I was trying to make is that we conservatives are foolish to devote so much energy in the political spectrum, when we must first win in the public arena. It will be difficult because we do not own the culture and media as the Left does, but we are clearly so right on this issue, that it is hard to ignore the fact that what is in the womb is a human being.
Given another decade or so abortions will diminish with the availability of morning after drugs… This is a losing issue for conservatism. Its also annoying as hell the religious right drags down the Republican party with their persistent use of government to deny American their freedoms they think are immoral… Work on yourselves and let others make their choices. In the end if it’s the wrong choice it will be between them and their god.
You have no idea who he’ll nominate. You’re speculating and spreading fear because you like Cruz. So tired of the BS coming from psycho Cruz supporters.
We know his temperament and his instinctual progressivism… that is all we need to know.
Phyliss Schafly? is that you?
“We are not going to lose any votes by having a strong, pro-life plank in our Party Platform”
This is completely false, approximately 20% of the population favors abortions being illegal under any circumstaves (Gallup 2015). When 80% of the population thinks you are wrong on an issue you will lose votes.
What difference does a President make when it comes to bathroom gender law or abortions for that matter?
It matters because of who the President will nominate to the Supreme Court. When you have a candidate that supports SJW’s over families, it means you will get liberal Supreme Court Justice picks from them.
SJW? Initials because you are a scaredy man?
No. Because it takes less time to write SJW than it does to spell out “Social Justice Warrior” like I did in the body of the post.
Hey lets make em piss on the sidewalk because Mick is a homophobe. Brilliant plan there Mick. They’re human beings that have the same need as straight people. This law doesn’t change a thing. if a perv or pedophile thought there was something interesting to see in a bathroom full of walled off stalls they’d already be doing it. Use your head man.
None, they are the sparklies that helps one to manipulate the more malleable conservative (née TP) minds.
Not allowing abortions in the cases of rape, incest, or the life of the mother loses you a lot more support from the independent voters who actually decide the major elections.
Todd Akin. Richard Mourdock. Those kinds of things.
The Party platform didn’t hurt those candidates. Their own mouths did.
Opposing abortion in all cases didn’t lose George W. Bush the election, or Ronald Reagan, or dozens of other Congressmen, Senators, and Governors I can name.
Their mouths spoke the dogma of the platform.
Let’s be real, there’s a 0% chance that abortion will ever be outlawed. Any talk to the contrary is yet another empty promise.
Probably, but technology is pressing onward, then we will outlaw growing a new Bruce or me a foal because we need the parts. That’ll be ok right?
You should be happy abortion is legal.. The white race would be the minority race a helluva lot sooner than is projected now. How would you like to face down BLM when they’re the majority. Will they be so forgiving?
Didn’t Reagan sign something about Abortion?
Abortions done on all three accounts for less that 2% of abortions done on women …more abortions are done on black women than any other race
If abortion is morally wrong, then those modifiers really don’t mitigate the wrong.
Clearly we need to better explain the argument to our nominee as well as those fuzzy-thinking independent voters.
And yeah, that does say something about our party and candidates when the best we can do is Trump.
But we shall play the crappy hand dealt and win a different way this time.
That Mitt Romney you mention, ah, is he the same Romney that came in 2nd in 2012?
In a townhall today,Trump said it best,” NY tossed Cruz around like a rag doll”
Cruz abandoned conservative principles a long time ago going after his fellow republicans like Carson , Rubio, with his dirty, nasty, tactics. Cruz holds up the bible and when no one is looking is committing adultery, lying, etc. Will see whose name appears on the DC Madam list once it is released. Carly is not going to be able to same him from himself.
Evidence, please…
This is the typical response I see from Trump supporters when faced with hard truths about their chosen candidate. Instead of addressing the real issue, they launch into personal attacks and spew whatever lies they have been fed from their glorious leader.
The “real issue”? Well, that would be jobs going to China, and cheap labor coming in this country from the South. And friend, one thing is for sure, you ain’t addressing either of those “real issues”.
You would rather head on up to Cleveland and be an establishment puppet. You are a hand picked bot, to vote for a booger eating Canadian, who reads Green Eggs and Ham to the world. His millions came from Goldman Sach’s, and he changes positions more often than an NBA guard on amnesty and bad trade deals.
So, you think Donald Trump is any BETTER? This is the guy who campaigned for Hilary to be president in 2008, and then a couple years later told us what a wonderful Sec.State she was. You know, the guy who has his top of the line designer suits made in Mexico? Oh yeah, ALL that money… the fact is, if he had left his share of his old man’s business in the market to grow at market rate, he would be richer than he is now. That Goldman-Sachs remark is particularly ironic, since Cruz has paid that loan back, but on the other hand Trump is in debt to the tune of over half a BILLION dollars (that’s billion with a “B”) , mostly to George Soros…. and don’t say it ain’t so…. unlike some folks, I actually do my research, rather regurgitate unsubstantiated hose spoon fed from a fearless leader.
What millions? You are a joke!! Cruz borrowed from them once for his run for senate and paid them back every penny, however, Trump supported Obama’s bail out of the big banks which hurt the common people and Trump doesn’t pay back. He files bankruptsy and lets his investors and the banks take the loss.
These millions.
http://uspolitics.about.com/od/Election-2016/fl/Ted-Cruzs-Net-Worth.htm
check your information
Senator Newman saw his marriage legislation / law not be up held by AG Herring.
I wonder if Lynchburg will see 200 gay marriage applications http://watchdog.org/202012/subcontractors-shadow-economy- { under Cucci / McDonnell }, if so will it run a numerical parallel of licensed contractors fraudently filling out building permit applications stating that they are the framer when we know by Va. issued violations that they are committing a lie / fraud.
Yes we don’t want the trans crap , gay marriage , or abortion but for one damn time focus on Virginian and American Jobs.
Can or will Virginia elected Republican Reps end illegal employment of illegal aliens in Virginia’s underground labor market by providing santurary through unlicensed contracting ? I doubt it they lack desire to end their addiction to illegal labor , the only way that they know how to employ. No ” lies here ” , just proof . Life is like a box of chocolates and I am tired of the Illegal Alien employing loving Republican Goobers.
I believe the technical term for what you get from Trump supporters is “cult-like behavior.”
Good point. We should stop wasting our time trying to win them. They’re lost. Move on.
Cult like behavior is what you call someone who continues to believe in a bible toting hypocrite.Cruz supporters walk around in a fog because they can’t believe Cruz is losing so badly. They are in denial that no one is following their lead in supporting Cruz. Their only defense for Trump’s enormous success is that he must have a “cult like” following.
Just returned from a rally in MD where close to 20,000 Trmp supporters rallied.
Teddy is going to have a terrible Tuesday!
You need to do more research. Ted tromped all over the obese Orange Julius on Sat. , picking up almost all delegates from a variety of sources. Trump is again doing his boo-hoo routine.
The Grateful Dead draw 20,000 music fans when they play in an Arena. Jerry Garcia has been dead for years. Trump fans, are the Grateful Dead fans of politics. Yeah, it is a big crowd, yet everyone is laughing at them.
Hey, Donna W, no one denies that Cruz has a tough road ahead to win the nomination, or even to stop Trump from winning on the first ballot. But what strikes me is the way you use terms like “bible toting hypocrite” without any substantiation. Just like Trump supporters who are unable to address real issues in which Trump diverges from conservatism (or is unable to explain without constantly walking back embarrassing gaffes). I know, he is some sort of “marketing genius” who will “Make America Great Again.”
OK, now you can make pointless allegations of affairs. Go ahead, knock yourself out!
What can you say about partisans that will not even be dissuaded, when Donald Trump proposes a nuclear arms race in Asia? Nuclear weapons for Saudi Arabia?
Nothing personal about calling someone a liar who is lying. I have not benn fed any lies. You made a very sexist statement when you stated I must been fed lies by my “glorious leader.” Trump never made the infedelity comment about Cruz I did based on my own research. I am not told by anyone what to say. I have a criminal investigative background. I am more than capable on my own digging up information about an candidate.
This is so typical of the Cruz establishment types who think they are holier than though, and anyone who supports Trump must be mind controlled.
My advice to Mr Cruz, holding up a bible in the air doesn’t inoculate from any and all of your dirty deeds.
Mick if you want to turn the other way that is your business when it comes to dirty Cruz. I don’t have to.
What is sexist about being fed lies? Any sex can have that happen. You were really reaching on that one and i laugh at your audacity. You give women a bad name playing the gender card when not deserved. Your research comes from the National Enquirer, which is wrong 90% of the time. No one can verify any of the filth and vileness that comes from that yellow journalism rag. We are not “holier than (and it’s “thou,” not through, idget. We are just better educated about the research and we also have morals that aren’t compromised with false promises. Trump can not deliver what he has promised. We have, gasp, laws in this country which he is not aware of.
Typical Trump. Empty, baseless, disgraceful.
Love it when the Cruz supporters get their boxers all twisted up. Meanwhile the delegate count keeps steadily growing for Trump. Soon it will hit 1237
I don’t think it can happen until June 7 at the earliest.
I don’t think it will happen at all.
From your lips to God’s ears!
You better hope it does because that is his only chance at the nomination.
Cruz has not abandoned his conservative principles… and I think you “principles meter” is broken given you have yet to recognize that Trump has no principles at all.
Cruz is a liar and a hypocrite. He has you all hoodwinked. Even his wife Heidi can’t take his behavior as evident her filing not once but twice for a divorce citing infedelity. Smooth talking Cruz probably told her another lie to get her to change her mind.
Yah… no. You need to stop believing Trump when he spouts nonsense (and odd that you care about rumors of infidelity in Cruz while ignoring the written and printed reports of Trump’s infidelities in his own book).
Here is the thing, Cruz has been hated for a looooong time for his conservatism and his refusal to bend. IF he had been unfaithful and IF his wife had actually filed for divorce twice, Dewhurst OR the Democrats in Texas OR the Democrats nationally OR McConnell would have already released that information to embarrass/destroy him a long, LONG time ago.
PS… shame on you for bearing false witness. There is a reason that is one of the big ten sins.
Trump let his first wife know he was cheating on her and wanted a divorce by leaving a news article, accusing him, on her bed. What a cowardly creep. He brags that, “men need money and a great piece of a** on his arm,” if he’s successful, and he’s been quoted as saying all women are bimbos and gold diggers. I don’t know about you, but he doesn’t describe me.
You are full of lies and shit…just like your boy Trump
My my full of potty mouth much like Cruz.