Thoughts on the Donald?

[oldbuddy]

Trump is pulling off a great troll job and it is hilarious. What is scary though, is that people are legitimately supporting him as a candidate. Remind me of the support Palin was getting, just make you scratch your head.

Your comment reminds me of the bumper sticker my neighbor has on his vehicle that reads, "Does your Obama sticker make you feel stupid yet?"

[Gerianne]

you see only the outside drama.
it's good that he has a lot of money; he'll be generous with it.
he knows how he got there; he'll help other Americans.
he is right about a lot of things; we need to expose the injustices in our country.
We need to do something to turn things around, not just talk about it.

[hawkeye3210]

Trump is pulling off a great troll job and it is hilarious. What is scary though, is that people are legitimately supporting him as a candidate. Remind me of the support Palin was getting, just make you scratch your head.

Your comment reminds me of the bumper sticker my neighbor has on his vehicle that reads, "Does your Obama sticker make you feel stupid yet?"

Not an Obama supporter. Not a Democrat. Trump is just an awful candidate and it's comical that people support him. His run is nothing more than self promotion, which will lead to more money in his pocket. That's his shtick, and it works for him. Just doesn't translate to leading a country.

[oldbuddy]

That's his shtick, and it works for him. Just doesn't translate to leading a country.

He made an interesting comment at the end of the debate tonight, (paraphrased) You don't need to go to my website, I am not asking for any money. I am financing my campaign myself.

So with all the special interest groups funding everyone else that's running, who really will be running this government if Donald doesn't win?

[hawkeye3210]

That's his shtick, and it works for him. Just doesn't translate to leading a country.

He made an interesting comment at the end of the debate tonight, (paraphrased) You don't need to go to my website, I am not asking for any money. I am financing my campaign myself.

So with all the special interest groups funding everyone else that's running, who really will be running this government if Donald doesn't win?

On his website the option to “Donate” is right there front and center. He’s asking for money and has held fundraising events as well. He raised nearly $4 million in the third quarter in private donations, while contributing $100 thousand himself. Yet, he’s still spinning himself as being self-financed and people are eating up this charade.

[oldbuddy]

That's his shtick, and it works for him. Just doesn't translate to leading a country.

He made an interesting comment at the end of the debate tonight, (paraphrased) You don't need to go to my website, I am not asking for any money. I am financing my campaign myself.

So with all the special interest groups funding everyone else that's running, who really will be running this government if Donald doesn't win?

On his website the option to “Donate” is right there front and center. He’s asking for money and has held fundraising events as well. He raised nearly $4 million in the third quarter in private donations, while contributing $100 thousand himself. Yet, he’s still spinning himself as being self-financed and people are eating up this charade.

That website is a product of his supporters and it's interesting that when you click to Donate it includes:

This contribution is made from my personal funds and is not drawn on an account maintained by a corporation, labor union, or national bank.

[hawkeye3210]

That's his shtick, and it works for him. Just doesn't translate to leading a country.

He made an interesting comment at the end of the debate tonight, (paraphrased) You don't need to go to my website, I am not asking for any money. I am financing my campaign myself.

So with all the special interest groups funding everyone else that's running, who really will be running this government if Donald doesn't win?

On his website the option to “Donate” is right there front and center. He’s asking for money and has held fundraising events as well. He raised nearly $4 million in the third quarter in private donations, while contributing $100 thousand himself. Yet, he’s still spinning himself as being self-financed and people are eating up this charade.

That website is a product of his supporters and it's interesting that when you click to Donate it includes:

This contribution is made from my personal funds and is not drawn on an account maintained by a corporation, labor union, or national bank.

That's the law. You'll find that same basic verbiage if you try to donate to any candidate. Not unique to Trump.

That site is a product of his campaign committee setting it up. Just like any candidate. And just like any other candidate, it is used for soliciting donations.

[jenniferhoder]

I think Donald is the best option... I think he could make some serious changes. Hey, we don't have a whole lot to lose~ lol

[oldbuddy]

I think Donald is the best option... I think he could make some serious changes. Hey, we don't have a whole lot to lose~ lol

A very popular opinion today, even if it's not always publicized readily. I know I fully agree after a lifetime of watching  politicians running the government.

[sak4kat]

I believe our country could use some blatant bluntness.  Truth! Trump can make things happen. His personality is rough around the edges but the countries days for having warm fuzzy disguised attempts in fixing economics, deficit, unemployment etc... clearly doesn't work.  Me, I'd like to see Trump and Ben Carson working together.

[linderlizzie]

Has anyone noticed that for all the political bashing he got, and saying that it's unconstitutional, about the immigration policy he suggested (don't allow any Muslims into country until we find out what's going on), that it is simply not true?

It is proper and constitutional to prohibit whom we wish to be prohibited for whatever reason.

“This is called the plenary power doctrine,” he continued. “The court has repeatedly turned away challenges to immigration statutes and executive actions on grounds that they discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, and political belief, and that they deprive foreign nationals of due process protections.”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/experts-trump-muslim-ban-likely-constitutional/#E1IBcVJIS1kPEi4L.99

But any honest answer to a journalist’s question about whether Trump’s plan to ban Muslim immigration is unconstitutional should start with the plenary powers doctrine, and observe that it would be an uphill battle to persuade the Supreme Court to abandon a century of precedent.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/experts-trump-muslim-ban-likely-constitutional/#E1IBcVJIS1kPEi4L.99

“Over here, everybody in the establishment in the political class, Republican, Democrat, media, you name it, is all claiming that what Trump said is dumb, stupid, reckless, dangerous, unconstitutional, while it is the law of the land. And it was utilized by Jimmy Carter, no less, in 1979 to keep Iranians out of the United States, but he actually did more. He made all Iranian students already here check in, and then he deported a ton of ‘em,” he said.

“There is precedent for everything Donald Trump has said he wants to do. And if you listen to the wizards of smart in this country and our political establishment, you will think that this stuff is just unheard of, it’s almost unspeakable, it’s just indecent. Here we have in the establishment the reputed best and brightest, the smartest. We’re not even qualified to be in their company no less. And they’re dunces on this.”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/experts-trump-muslim-ban-likely-constitutional/#E1IBcVJIS1kPEi4L.99

[mardukblood2009]

The way the news media acts sometimes, one might think he is already president. Very strange.

[oldbuddy]

The way the news media acts sometimes, one might think he is already president. Very strange.

The news media is there for one purpose only, to sell news so it attracts more advertisiers. That is where the MONEY is and it is all about money, not serving you.

[paints]

I asked one of my neighbors what she thought of Trump.

After a couple of minutes of thoughtful consideration, she said, "You'd think with all his money he could buy a better toupee..."

[JediJohnnie]

I've said it before but we really need a guy in there that says what he thinks and means what he says. Enough with the political dancing from candidates these days.