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(AUDIO) Listen As Donald Trump Blames Scott Walker For Not Raising Taxes And Does It From Illiniois
Post Date: 2016-03-31 06:29:02 by Tooconservative
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Yesterday was not a good day for Donald Trump. He found himself still mired in the mess he has created by attacking Heidi Trump, an act so egregious that Ann Coulter has called him “mental.” Worse still, his moronic communications director put him on the air with three conservative Wisconsin talk radio hosts, one of whom is in the #NeverTrump movement, who made it clear what kind of a buffoon he really is. Today he was in friendlier territory. Afraid to call into a Wisconsin station, he called into a radio station in Rockford, IL, that reaches into Wisconsin. TRUMP: All I did was quote numbers from a story that I had confirmed. But you had a $2.2 billion budget deficit ...
Lyin' Ted Cruz Campaign Refuses to Give FEC Details of Campaign Loans from Goldman Sachs...
Post Date: 2016-03-31 06:23:35 by lana
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Interesting development. It appears the Cruz Campaign is planning to slow walk the information on the 2011/2012 campaign loans: (Yahoo News) Ted Cruz has rebuffed a request by the Federal Election Commission to disclose more information about some $1 million in loans he received from two major Wall Street banks during his 2012 Senate campaign. In a letter to the FEC this week, the treasurer of Cruz’s 2012 campaign turned down a request by agency auditors to reveal in writing “the complete terms” of two personal loans Cruz received from Goldman Sachs and Citibank — the proceeds of which, he has since acknowledged, he used to finance his upstart race for the Senate. ...
Ted Cruz’s senate e-address was a subscriber of Ashley Madison adultery ‘dating’ service
Post Date: 2016-03-31 06:13:35 by lana
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Last July, Ashley Madison, the Canadian-based online “dating service” for adulterers with 37 million subscribers, was hacked by a group that calls itself the Impact Team. The hackers made public the personal information of the subscribers, including their names, email addresses, and sexual fantasies. Some of the subscribers actually used their work email addresses, as shown by the many addresses that end in .gov, .mil, a company name (e.g., WellsFargo), a university name (UTexas), and even the United Nations. (See my post “Ashley Madison was a giant con: 2 subscribers commit suicide; female subscribers are fake“) What we weren’t told then is that there was one ...
Lewandowski Case Shows How Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America
Post Date: 2016-03-31 04:55:41 by Tooconservative
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Donald Trump is lying to us, and instead of calling him out on it we’re all still playing along. The term “gaslighting” comes to us from a play called “Gas Light,” written in 1938 by British playwright Patrick Hamilton. The play focuses on an abusive husband in the 1880s who convinces his wife that she is going crazy. One of his methods is lowering the gaslights and telling her it hasn’t gotten any darker. It’s all in her imagination. Donald Trump has been playing this game on the American people, or at least a meaningful portion of it, for five months now. Telling us that Trump University was a success. Telling us that he only worked with the mafia ...
New theory among anti-Trumpers: He’s deliberately sabotaging his campaign
Post Date: 2016-03-31 04:47:07 by Tooconservative
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This theory isn’t new, really, but it is more prominent among #NeverTrumpers on social media lately thanks to Trump’s recent hot streak — insulting Heidi Cruz, defending Corey Lewandowski and doubling down on attacking Michelle Fields, and today’s latest master stroke, taking a dump on national TV on 40 years’ worth of carefully constructed pro-life messaging. The best statement of the theory I’ve seen lately is this Twitter tirade by Lachlan Markay. If Trump was trying to blow up his own campaign, would he be doing anything different right now? Here’s a frightening thought in light of the last few days: what if Trump is actively attempting to sabotage ...
'The woman is a victim!': Trump WALKS BACK proposal that Americans who have abortions should face 'some form of punishment' – saying it's the DOCTORS he wants to see jailed, not pregnant women [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2016-03-30 18:42:38 by cranky
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Pre-taped town hall on MSNBC found Chris Matthews needling Trump on his opposition to abortion and what outlawing the practice would mean'Should abortion be punished? This is not something you can dodge,' Matthews askedUltimately Trump agreed that outlawing abortion means 'there has to be some form of punishment' – specifically talking about women But he walked back his remarks a few hours later, saying outlawing abortion would subject doctors, not patients, to prosecution'My position has not changed,' Trump said in a statement – even though it had made a 180-degree turnDonald Trump quickly walked back comments on Wednesday afternoon in which he had said ...
Trump: If abortion is banned, there has to be some form of punishment for women who do it [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2016-03-30 17:16:58 by Tooconservative
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Charles Cooke calls this an ideological Turing test, i.e. a question whose answer reveals how plausible it is that Trump really is who he claims to be. The standard answer from nearly all serious pro-lifers is that it’s the abortionist, not his patient, who should be sanctioned if and when abortion is banned. The March of Life explains why: “Mr. Trump’s comment today is completely out of touch with the pro-life movement and even more with women who have chosen such a sad thing as abortion,” said Jeanne Mancini, President of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. “Being pro-life means wanting what is best for the mother and the baby. Women who choose ...
Oh my: Cruz 40, Trump 30, Kasich 21 in Wisconsin
Post Date: 2016-03-30 17:05:38 by Tooconservative
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Noteworthy for many reasons, starting with the fact that it shows Cruz out to what’s easily his biggest lead in Wisconsin this month. Two other recent polls had him up by one point and five points, respectively; a third had Trump by two. This is the only poll taken over the past six days, though, which raises the question of whether it’s an outlier or it’s picking up recent movement towards Cruz for unknown reasons. Another reason it’s noteworthy is the time frame. It was conducted between last Thursday and this past Monday, meaning that it did include several days of polling after the National Enquirer story about Cruz broke but didn’t include any polling after ...
Ann Coulter Worries Donald Trump Is Mental
Post Date: 2016-03-30 13:37:33 by Tooconservative
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When your most loyal media supporter is saying you’re mental, it should send a message to any normal campaign that you ought to reconsider your course. On Face the Nation on Sunday, I argued that prior to the past week, Donald Trump had made just one tactical mistake: skipping the last debate before Iowa. This past week they made two: failing to grasp the importance of delegate operations and engaging in a misguided and unnecessary attack on Heidi Cruz. The former is the bigger mistake: the Cruz delegate operation is forcing Trump to get to the delegate majority by working to ensure in states like Louisiana and elsewhere that Trump could lose on a second ballot. In the context ...
Secret Identity of ‘Guns at RNC’ Petitioner Revealed
Post Date: 2016-03-30 12:28:11 by cranky
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Hillary backing gun control supporter is the brains behind 'satire' movement that's garnered 50,000 signatures Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and his wife Kelley Ashby pose for a photograph outside The Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland. Home to the NBA’s Cavaliers, the arena hosted the first debate of the 2016 Republican presidential campaign and will be home to the RNC convention in July.A petition that’s been circulating for a week on Change.org is asking the Quicken Loans Arena to “Allow Open Carry of Firearms at the Quicken Loans Arena during the RNC Convention in July.” Posted by an anonymous petitioner who calls ...
Donald Trump: National race 'pretty much over' if I win Wisconsin
Post Date: 2016-03-30 09:54:55 by cranky
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, speaking to a crowd of 1,000 here Tuesday, predicted a win in Wisconsin’s April 5 primary could decisively swing the national GOP race in his favor. Trump said the national contest would be “pretty much over” should he prevail in Wisconsin, where he faces U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. As Trump protesters and supporters massed outside the Janesville Convention Center, Trump told the crowd he is less tied to special interests than his rivals. He insisted he is better-positioned to bring jobs back to American shores. Trump also took aim at Gov. Scott Walker, the executive of the state he hopes to win ...
If Bernie Sanders wins the New York Democratic primary, some superdelegates vow to back Hillary Clinton anyway
Post Date: 2016-03-30 08:41:15 by cranky
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Every single New York superdelegate reached by the Daily News said they would never support the Brooklyn-born Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Maybe the system really is rigged. At least a half-dozen Democratic superdelegates in New York State who have already decided to support Hillary Clinton said Tuesday they would maintain their allegiance to her — regardless of the results of the Empire State’s primary. Even if Sanders were to win the April 19 New York presidential contest, when a whopping 247 delegates are at stake, every single New York superdelegate reached by the Daily News said they would never back the Vermont senator. “Absolutely not,” Elizabeth Stanley, the ...
Trump: The Pledge is null and void
Post Date: 2016-03-30 01:14:07 by Tooconservative
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“I’ve been treated very unfairly” by the RNC, Donald Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, in a townhall forum that Trump threatened to boycott because he complained that CNN treated him unfairly. What did CNN do to treat Trump unfairly? They had commentators on panels that criticized him. What did the RNC do to treat Trump unfairly, and thus negate his pledge to support the party’s nominee whoever it turned out to be? Er … Mitt Romney criticized him. No, really: Let’s face it — The Pledge has been a joke for some time. It served a purpose until the primaries started, which was to keep Trump from bailing out of the GOP process and launching a ...
Trump hits record high in new poll with 48 percent of Republicans backing him for White House nomination
Post Date: 2016-03-29 10:01:18 by cranky
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Donald Trump received his highest polling numbers yet in an NBC/SurveyMonkey poll that came out today Trump saw an increase of three percentage points in a week's timeNearly two-thirds of Republicans believe he should be the nominee if he wins a plurality, simply winning the most delegatesDonald Trump is slowly but surely getting more Republican voters comfortable with the concept of him being the GOP nominee. A new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll that dropped this morning shows that 48 percent of Republicans are now supporting the frontrunner – a record high – with 27 percent standing behind Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and 18 percent selecting Ohio Gov. John Kasich.All three candidates ...
Bernie Sanders has a plan to hijack Hillary Clinton's superdelegates
Post Date: 2016-03-29 08:32:41 by cranky
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As the Bernie Sanders campaign accepts the reality that securing enough votes at this point to win the Democratic nomination outright is impossible, it has moved on to a new phase in its long-shot bid for the White House: hijack Hillary Clinton’s so-called superdelegates.Sanders advisors are targeting these party leaders and elected officials who have outsized influence in deciding who gets to be the Democratic nominee, and whom Hillary Clinton moved swiftly and aggressively to lock down early in the race. Each one of their votes at the convention in July is weighted as heavily as those of thousands of voters. Clinton has 469 of them in her corner. Sanders has just 29.Sanders advisors ...
Ted Cruz's election manager's 'mocking' House of Cards style radio ad 'contributed' to suicide of Missouri governor candidate
Post Date: 2016-03-29 02:00:02 by lana
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Ted Cruz's election manager's 'mocking' House of Cards style radio ad 'contributed' to suicide of Missouri governor candidate Tom Schweich, a Republican candidate for governor of Missouri, killed himself on February 26 last year at his home in Clayton, St Louis His political mentor, former Senator John Danforth, has said Ted Cruz's campaign manager Jeff Roe contributed to his death Roe took responsibility for an advert that criticized Schweich's appearance and said he looked like the deputy sheriff in The Andy Griffith Show Mr Danforth spoke to Schweich two days before his death and said he was upset about the advert Roe has firmly rejected any ...
This Is Not 1980, And Donald Trump Is Not Ronald Reagan
Post Date: 2016-03-28 18:38:53 by Hondo68
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Galluping Towards Disaster Every piece of evidence we have about the 2016 general election and the world around us points in the same direction: if nominated, Donald Trump would lose, and likely lose badly. The fact that Trump has defied expectations in the primary and survived numerous incidents (seemingly almost daily) that would end any other political career has given pundits and analysts an almost superstitious, gunshy awe of predicting failure for him – thus the “lol nothing matters” response you often get when you discuss both Trump’s obvious, glaring weaknesses and his pitiably weak standing in the polls. But the one straw commonly grasped by Trump supporters ...
Exclusive — Donald Trump: Hillary Only ‘Being Nice to Obama’ Because She ‘Wants to Get Protected’ from Looming Indictment
Post Date: 2016-03-28 17:43:34 by cranky
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Billionaire Donald Trump, the 2016 GOP presidential frontrunner, told Breitbart News exclusively in a phone interview that he believes that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is only “being nice to” President Barack Obama because she wants him to prevent the FBI from indicting her over her email scandal. Trump’s comments came in response to a question about his thoughts on former President Bill Clinton, Hillary’s husband, calling President Obama’s administration an “awful legacy” in a Spokane, Washington, speech last week. “If he said that, Hillary will be indicted,” Trump said of Bill Clinton’s remarks on Obama’s administration. ...
Derek Jeter reacts to the idea of being Donald Trump's running mate
Post Date: 2016-03-28 10:14:59 by Deckard
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Donald Trump and Derek Jeter on the same ticket? (USATSI)Donald Trump is of course leading the fray when it comes to the GOP presidential nominee. The apparent likelihood that he'll square off against the Democratic nominee (Hilary Clinton or Bernie Sanders -- probably the former) in the general election has led to speculation on Trump's running mate. And that brings us to the baseball hook for this dispatch, which involves the beloved future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter. Take it away, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd ... Asked in Cuba about talk he could be Trump's running mate, Jeter smiled and said, "That sounds like too much work." All right. To be sure, ...
News Trump says allies must start paying for ‘American protection’
Post Date: 2016-03-27 11:45:43 by cranky
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Donald Trump wants US allies to ante up if they want to continue under the “cloak of American protection,” according to his first detailed comments on his foreign-policy platform. “We’re not being reimbursed for the kind of tremendous service that we’re performing by protecting various countries,” the Republican front-runner was quoted as saying. Trump said he would boycott oil from Saudi Arabia and other allies unless they provide troops or funds to fight ISIS. “If Saudi Arabia was without the cloak of American protection . . . I don’t think it would be around,” he told The New York Times. Trump is open to removing US forces ...
Trump vows to stop buying Saudi oil if they don't commit troops to fight ISIS in 'America First' foreign policy
Post Date: 2016-03-27 10:05:34 by cranky
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Trump said he would consider stopping oil purchases from U.S. allies The deal breaker would be if they provided troops to fight Islamic StateHe also said he would put America first in foreign policy strategyRepublican presidential front-runner Donald Trump told the New York Times he would consider stopping U.S. oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless the Saudi government provide troops to fight Islamic State.Trump's comment Friday was included in a lengthy foreign policy interview published by the newspaper on Saturday and came in response to a question about whether, if elected president, he would halt oil purchases from U.S. allies unless they provided on-the-ground forces against ...
Feeling G.O.P. Peril, Muslims Try to Get Out Vote (Bernie's Jewish Islamic Caliphate)
Post Date: 2016-03-25 14:18:35 by Hondo68
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Muryem Quadri, an 18-year-old Muslim, waited recently to hear the Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders speak in Chicago.Sam Hodgson for The New York TimesWASHINGTON — American Muslims are watching in growing horror as Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz battle for the Republican presidential nomination, outdoing each other with provocative proposals that have included Muslim registries, immigration bans and fleets of police patrolling their neighborhoods.With round tables, summit meetings and news releases falling on deaf ears, national advocacy groups are planning to fend off policies they consider hostile to Muslims with a more proactive strategy: driving up the Muslim ...
While Obama Played: Two Americans Confirmed Dead in Brussels
Post Date: 2016-03-25 12:47:55 by cranky
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Two Americans were confirmed among the 31 dead in Brussels on Friday, the victims of Tuesday’s terror attack. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed the American deaths in a news conference with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel: “The United States is praying and grieving with you for the loved ones of those cruelly taken from us, including Americans, and for the many who were injured in these despicable attacks,” he said, according to the Wall Street Journal. The identities of the American dead are unknown. Several Americans were also wounded. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, President Barack Obama declined to cancel or tone down his schedule in Cuba and ...
*Updated*--The National Enquirer Runs Story of Multiple Ted Cruz Affairs...
Post Date: 2016-03-25 11:40:05 by lana
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Oh dear, the National Enquirer has come out with a story claiming evidence of multiple sexual trysts by presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz. Worse yet for the Cruz camp, the framework within the article is structurally very concerning: The National Enquirer is indeed a tabloid – and as such there are various grains of salt that should be applied when reviewing anything they present. However, that said, they have been unfortunately accurate for more than a few presidential hopefuls: Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and John Edwards to name a few of the more infamous examples. Beyond the story itself there’s a few presenting elements which point to a high degree of confidence, ...
Trump Names Team of Foreign Policy Advisors and Questions Cost of U.S. Role in NATO
Post Date: 2016-03-25 08:37:02 by IbJensen
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During a lengthy interview with the editorial board of the Washington Post on March 21, presidential candidate Donald Trump revealed the names of a team chaired by Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) that is advising him on foreign affairs. They are Keith Kellogg, Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Walid Phares, and Joseph E. Schmitz. Another key point of discussion during the Trump interview with the Post was the candidate’s views on the U.S. role in NATO, which he criticized mainly on economic grounds, as he suggested reduced American participation. “We certainly can’t afford to do this anymore,” Trump said, adding later: “NATO is costing us a fortune, and yes, ...
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