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On Trump's business record:
"But you say, 'Wait wait wait,' isn't he a huge business success? Doesn't he know what he's talking about? No he isn't. And know he doesn't. His bankruptcies have crushed small businesses and the men and women who worked for them. He inherited his business, he didn't create it. And what ever happened to Trump Airlines? How about Trump University? And then there's Trump Magazine and Trump Vodka and Trump Steaks and Trump Mortgage. A business genius he is not."
On Trump's foreign policy credentials:
"Donald Trump tells us that he is very, very smart. I'm afraid that when it comes to foreign policy he is very, very not smart."
On whether Trump has the temperament of a president:
"This is an individual who mocked a disabled reporter, who attributed a reporter's questions to her menstrual cycle, who mocked a brilliant rival who happened to be a woman due to her appearance, who bragged about his marital affairs, and who laces his public speeches with vulgarity."
On how Trump recalls spending the Vietnam War years:
"There is dark irony in his boasts of his sexual exploits during the Vietnam War while at the same time John McCain, whom he has mocked, was imprisoned and tortured."
On Trump's "hallmark" quality:
"Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark: He claimed that he had spoken clearly and boldly against going into Iraq. Wrong. He spoke in favor of invading Iraq. He said he saw thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating 9/11. Wrong. He saw no such thing. He imagined it. He's not of the temperament of the kind of stable, thoughtful person we need as leader. His imagination must not be married to real power."
On his very specific plan to defeat Trump in the primary:
"Given the current delegate selection process, that means that I'd vote for Marco Rubio in Florida, for John Kasich in Ohio, and for Ted Cruz or whichever one of the other two contenders has the best chance of beating Mr. Trump in a given state."
On Trump's less appealing "personal qualities":
"Think of Donald Trump's personal qualities, the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. We have long referred to him as 'The Donald.' He is the only person in the entire country to whom we have added an article before his name. And it wasn't because he had attributes we admired."
On what Romney thinks is the most ridiculous idea of the campaign season so far:
"What he said on '60 Minutes' about Syria and ISIS has to go down as the most ridiculous and dangerous idea of the campaign season: Let ISIS take out Assad, he said, and then we can pick up the remnants. Think about that: Let the most dangerous terror organization the world has ever known take over a country? This is recklessness in the extreme."
On what would happen if Trump released his tax returns and a tape of his off-the-record conversation with The New York Times:
"I predict that there are more bombshells in his tax returns. I predict that he doesn't give much if anything to the disabled and to our veterans. I predict that he told The New York Times that his immigration talk is just that: talk. ... If I'm right (that he won't release either), you will have all the proof you need to know that Donald Trump is, indeed, a phony."
On the value of a diploma from Trump University:
"Here's what I know. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing the members of the American public for suckers: He gets a free ride to the White House and all we get is a lousy hat."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/mitt-romney-donald-trump-harsh-quotes
[Edited on 3/3/2016 by gondicar]
Donald J. Trump on Mitt Romney's candidacy: "He was begging for my endorsement. I could have said 'Mitt, drop to your knees,' he would have dropped to his knees."
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Trump will make a real classy President. He will insure International respect.
What a clown.
Military could face Nuremberg-like trial following Trump's orders, says former SecDef and GOP Senator William Cohen
(CNN)Members of the military who followed a would-be President Donald Trump's order to kill terrorists' families could face a Nuremberg-like war crimes trial, a former U.S. defense secretary tells CNN.
There's "something called Nuremberg that we have to be concerned about," William Cohen told Christiane Amanpour, referring to the military tribunals held in the wake of World War II.
If "you have an order given by the commander in chief, which violates every sense of law and order, international law and order, that would make any of those who carried out that dictum as such to be a violation of the international criminal code."
"So I think we have to be very careful what we're saying here."
Cohen served as a Republican senator from Maine for nearly 20 years, and as defense secretary during the second term of Bill Clinton's presidency.
He was referring to comments by Trump made to Fox News, that "when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families."
Michael Hayden, former CIA director and a retired Air Force general, told HBO's Bill Maher on Friday that "the American armed forces would refuse to act" in response to such an order.
Cohen said it "contravenes everything the United States stands for in this world of disorder."
"We have been strong internationalists. We have been a player on the international scene to promote our ideals."
"That has been the driving dream of the United States, to say look what a free country can do that abides by the rule of law, that has a sense of respect for individuality, for diversity, and for freedom of speech. This is something that's quite dangerous."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/world/trump-william-cohen-amanpour
Is Donald Trump a representation of what American society has become and is that one reason he is resonating so well with some of those voting for him? Full of themselves, spiteful, all about 'me', rude.... People complain how America has changed over the past several decades...is Trump just a product of that and is it any surprise that people are eating it up and asking for more?
Donald J. Trump on Mitt Romney's candidacy: "He was begging for my endorsement. I could have said 'Mitt, drop to your knees,' he would have dropped to his knees."
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Saw the clip of him saying this last night, and he got more boos than anything in response. Nice job, Portland!
I'm sure some of you saw this...he actually defended the size of his unit during the debate last night. Very presidential. You stay classy, Donald.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/donald-trump-small-hands-marco-rubio/index.html
Is Donald Trump a representation of what American society has become and is that one reason he is resonating so well with some of those voting for him? Full of themselves, spiteful, all about 'me', rude.... People complain how America has changed over the past several decades...is Trump just a product of that and is it any surprise that people are eating it up and asking for more?
That sums it up well.
We can add thin skinned and a knee jerk reaction to sue at every slight one gets in life. Trump is just the mirror image of the degradation we too often see and experience all around us. I guess we will soon likely find out what percentage of America that complextion actually is.
I don't think it's all that deep.
American politics is now two hated rival sports fanbases.
It does not matter to the Red Team who the Red Team nominates. All they know is, they are not voting for the Blue Team.
It does not matter to the Blue Team who the Blue Team nominates. All they know is, they are not voting for the Red Team.
That's it. That's all. That's where we are.
That's it. That's all. That's where we are.
I don't feel this is new or associated with Trump, do you ?
That's it. That's all. That's where we are.
I don't feel this is new or associated with Trump, do you ?
Perhaps. Although I've never heard of a front runner from either party that feels comfortable enough with his/her standing with the electorate to make blowjob jokes during a stump speech or penis jokes during a live debate, and both of these things happened yesterday.
[Edited on 3/4/2016 by gondicar]
I'm definitely not sticking up for Trump for that dick reference, but in all fairness, he was responding to Rubio's remark about small hands.
I'm definitely not sticking up for Trump for that dick reference, but in all fairness, he was responding to Rubio's remark about small hands.
Ok so they were both being childish, how does that make it better/different? And FWIW, unless I missed it, it was not a remark Rubio made during the debate and I didn't even know (or care) that Rubio had even said anything about small hands to begin with until Trump brought it up.
(and sure sounds like you are sticking up for him despite the disclaimer)
[Edited on 3/4/2016 by gondicar]
Why is it that for years we have been hearing from the right complaints about frivolous lawsuits and making it a major issue, yet they give a complete pass to Trump, who is the king of frivolous lawsuits?
It's a new Right. They don't vote on principle. They are driven by hate and anger. I believe this has all been fomented by hate radio and Republican obstructionism. The issues don't seem to matter. Trump hasn't offered a single substantive plan.
Military could face Nuremberg-like trial following Trump's orders, says former SecDef and GOP Senator William Cohen
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/world/trump-william-cohen-amanpour/blockquote >
Today Trump did a total about face on what he has been saying about how he would use torture and killing families of terrorists, less than 24 hours after reaffirming his support of such tactics during last nights debate.
Kinda makes me want to know even more about what is on those "off the record" NY Times tapes.
Donald Trump reverses position on torture, killing terrorists' families:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/politics/donald-trump-reverses-on-torture/index.html
Does anyone think of the term "statesman" & associate that with The Donald?
Guess Mount Rushmore may need to have an addition to add Trump. 😛
I'm definitely not sticking up for Trump for that dick reference, but in all fairness, he was responding to Rubio's remark about small hands.
Yes he defended himself, Rubio wanted to embarrass him and he was not going to take that. He defended himself in a charming way. His initial response was to say that people have told him he has "beautiful hands". Then he was a little more to the point for those who might not have understood what the remark was really about. He has proven he can lead, answer things directly, and that he has a sense of humor too. He did not get angry at the accusation, but he was not going to let it go unanswered.
He doesn't need a speech writer, he has his own mind, and can make decisions and lead. He has the qualities to be a good commander in chief.
It's a new Right. They don't vote on principle. They are driven by hate and anger. I believe this has all been fomented by hate radio and Republican obstructionism. The issues don't seem to matter. Trump hasn't offered a single substantive plan.
He has many plans. He wants to deal with the trade problem with Mexico by taxing the companies when they want to ship air conditioners across our borders. He wants to discourage US companies moving their factories down there. They move the factories down there, use cheap labor, taking away American jobs. If the companies have to pay a tax to move their goods across the border, they might think it is cheaper to do business in America.
He doesn't want us to be involved in wars in other countries. He has been criticized for his stance on Syria/Isis, but he said if Isis wanted to take out Assad, we should have let them try to do that, Assad would have taken care of that problem, or Russia would have assisted Assad and they would not be a threat to Syria and other countries, but instead we have Jordan asking for our help, Turkey covertly working with Isis, Hezbollah in Lebanon being declared a terrorist organization which will outrage Iran and other Shiites, the Saudis demanding we do something to stop Isis before they get to their region. We are murdering Taliban in Afghanistan, while Isis gains a foothold there. And we still have to send troops to Libya.
How smart is our current foreign policy keeping us embroiled in the wars and affairs of all these other countries?
Trump will keep us out of these wars. He will shore up our borders, fix our infrastructure, IF and only IF another nation comes to our borders to eff with us, THEN he will fight a war. If you want to start the 9.11 rant, go to:
http://patriotsquestion911.com/
I will not even start with all the anomalies, or coincidences. Jet fuel does not burn hot enough to melt the steel, thermite was used, first responders saw it. People in the bldgs., first responders and others, felt the bombs going off in the bldgs. etc. etc.
We are fighting all these proxy wars to destabilize the Middle East. If you don't know about the master plan, originally called Operation Clean Break, Securing the Realm, find out. It is what the New World Order wants. If you don't know who the New World Order is comprised of, do some searching. The Illuminati run the world because of their wealth and positions in industry, the military, governments. Eventually they will embrace and hand everybody over to be ruled by the anti-Christ. it does not happen overnight. It happens slowly. The End Times war was foretold to all religions including the Muslims, Christians and Jews. Go to Ezekiel and Revelations and it is all there.
Some have said there will not be an election in 2016, one of more dramatic things will happen that prevent it from being held. I told you about the prophetess on the west coast. She foresaw many things, including Chicago and Washington DC being hit by Russia with nukes. We are in one of the most important times in the history of this country. Did you know that China bought the Chicago Stock Exchange. China. What does that say about the state of our economy?
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/05/investing/china-buys-chicago-stock-exchange/index.html
Terms of the Chicago acquisition were not released. Privately-held Casin Group was founded in 1997 and has investments in real estate, environmental protection, finance and other areas. The Chicago Stock Exchange is minority-owned by a group that includes Bank of America (BAC), E*Trade (ETFC), Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM).
Remark: They say the exchange is a small stock exchange, are these small companies? Other countries will start buying up investments to prop up our economy, it's the beginning of what is to come, if we allow other countries to manipulate the financial system.
With regards to the republican candidates for President, we need someone who is nationalistic, Trump is. America first, all these other countries later. I think he will make America great, at least he will try.
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[Edited on 3/4/2016 by gina]
will not even start with all the anomalies, or coincidences. Jet fuel does not burn hot enough to melt the steel, thermite was used, first responders saw it. People in the bldgs., first responders and others, felt the bombs going off in the bldgs. etc. etc.
Whoever said the metal melted? It didn't it was simply hot enough to collapse under the weight of the building over it. And what has this got to do with Trump? You are odd.
BTW, Trump has never said what any of his plans were because everything he says is just rhetoric. But after reading the quote above, I can see that you are very gullible.
I'm sure we've all seen the way Trump and his minions handle dissent and the violence that has become typical, but this over the top bad. What I don't understand is why otherwise reasonable people think it is acceptable on any level? Can only imagine the howls if the same things were happening at Bernie or Hillary events...
Trump protester sucker-punched at rally amid cheers, videos appear to show
The videos appear to show an African American man wearing a white T-shirt leaving the rally, when out of nowhere a man in a cowboy hat who appears to be white punches the man in the face.
By Justin Wm. Moyer and Jenny StarrsThe Washington Post
Multiple videos appear to show a protester at a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina being sucker-punched by a Trump supporter.
The videos, which appeared on social media early Thursday, are shot from different perspectives, and appear to show an African American man with long hair wearing a white T-shirt leaving the Trump rally as the audience boos. He is being led out of the rally by men in uniforms that read “Sheriff’s Office.” The protester may have extended a middle finger to the audience on his way out.
Then, out of nowhere, the man is punched in the face by a pony-tailed man, who appears to be white, in a cowboy hat, black vest and pink shirt as the crowd begins to cheer. The protester stumbles away, and then is detained by a number of the men in uniforms, who handcuff him while he is on the ground.
“Chill, chill!” an onlooker says. “You don’t gotta grab him like that!”
Fayetteville is in Cumberland County, N.C., but an official from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, reached by The Washington Post, said officers from that jurisdiction were not the ones who detained the man. The Fayetteville Police Department also told The Post they did not detain anyone at the rally, held at the city’s Crown Coliseum.
Social media posts identified the man who was punched by his Instagram and Twitter handles; messages to him were not immediately returned, nor were messages to those who shot the videos.
Trump rallies are getting a reputation for violence by Trump supporters against disruptive protesters. Police in Fayetteville had to form a line separating pro and anti-Trump groups outside the coliseum.
According to CBSNewYork, police are investigating at least two alleged assaults at a recent Kentucky rally. One involved a young African-American woman who was repeatedly shoved and called “scum.”
Trump himself has not been quick to criticize the violence. After a fight erupted between protesters and police last year in Birmingham, Trump said: “‘Maybe he should have been roughed up.” Of a protester in Nevada last month, Trump said: “I’d like to punch him in the face.” In Kentucky, he said: “Get him out. Try not to hurt him. If you do I’ll defend you in court. . . . Are Trump rallies the most fun? We’re having a good time.”
According to CBSNewYork, he referred to an incident at a New Hampshire rally where a protester started “swinging and punching.” Trump said some people in the audience “took him out.”
“It was really amazing to watch,” he said.
At the Fayetteville rally, Trump called protesters “professional troublemakers,” as ABC reported. As video posted by the Fayetteville News-Observer shows, his speech was repeatedly interrupted as protesters were escorted out and the crowd chanted “U.S.A.!” He criticized one protester for wearing a “very dirty undershirt.”
Nor were the protesters enamored of Trump.
“He spreads hate,” protester Marianna Kuehn told WRAL.
You are odd.
Ok, that struck me as really funny. Luv 'ya gina. 
will not even start with all the anomalies, or coincidences. Jet fuel does not burn hot enough to melt the steel, thermite was used, first responders saw it. People in the bldgs., first responders and others, felt the bombs going off in the bldgs. etc. etc.
Whoever said the metal melted? It didn't it was simply hot enough to collapse under the weight of the building over it. And what has this got to do with Trump? You are odd.
BTW, Trump has never said what any of his plans were because everything he says is just rhetoric. But after reading the quote above, I can see that you are very gullible.
For those of us with an engineering background this is basic Materials 101 stuff:
The temperature effect on the strength of metals has nothing to do with the melting point of the material.
Then there is this:
Then there is what?
Less than 50% of 1% of the country's population supports Hillary Clinton for President, the same voting bloc that went 80% for President Bush over Al Gore.
So, what's the "this?"
I was simply pointing out that in the poll mentioned, that Muslim voters overwhelmingly support Trump over the other Republican candidates.
More proof that whatever he says or does, does not seem to matter.
CAIR - The Council on American–Islamic Relations
Oh yea, what wonderful folks. This the group that after 9/11 had a banner on their homepage that read “Don’t talk to the FBI”.
As a Hamas front group that are big time supporters of The Muslim Brotherhood it isn’t difficult to understand why CAIR are senior advisors to Obama.
I’d imagine there is no polling methodology available or the actual questions asked. It would be nice to have a list of the people polled…
CAIR - The Council on American–Islamic Relations
Oh yea, what wonderful folks. This the group that after 9/11 had a banner on their homepage that read “Don’t talk to the FBI”.
As a Hamas front group that are big time supporters of The Muslim Brotherhood it isn’t difficult to understand why CAIR are senior advisors to Obama.
The Donald would be proud of you, making stuff up like this is right out of the Trump campaign playbook.