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Title: Rand Paul Reluctantly Defends Trump from Hewitt’s ‘Gotcha’ Questions
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URL Source: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rand-pau ... from-hewitts-gotcha-questions/
Published: Sep 4, 2015
Author: Matt Wilstein
Post Date: 2015-09-04 20:40:47 by Hondo68
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“I’m not big on defending Donald Trump by any means and I’ve been one of his fiercest critics,” Rand Paul told host Michael Smerconish on his SiriusXM radio show Friday morning. But all that being said, the candidate still proceeded to take Trump’s side on the question of whether Hugh Hewitt was guilty of asking “gotcha” questions about the Quds Force during his interview with the GOP frontrunner last night. Paul said he too sometimes has trouble hearing the difference between “Quds” and “Kurds” and gave Trump the benefit of the doubt on that confusion. “And I also thinking that running through a list every different Arab name and asking people to respond to them is a little bit of a game of ‘gotcha,'” Paul added. But at the same time, he said that knowing the difference between Hamas and Hezbollah is an important attribute for the next president of the United States. When Hewitt asked Trump if he thought a question along those lines also qualified as a “gotcha,” Trump replied, “Yes, I do. I totally do. I think it’s ridiculous.” RELATED: Carly Fiorina Tackles Quds Force ‘Gotcha’ Question that Stumped Trump “Like I say, I’m not into defending Donald Trump and you find it often,” Paul said. “But I think some interviewers do like to play this game.” During a phone appearance on Morning Joe Friday, Trump dismissed Hewitt, who will be one of the moderators at this month’s GOP debate on CNN, as nothing more than a “third-rate radio announcer.” Listen to audio below, via The Michael Smerconish Program: Poster Comment: In response to Rand Paul's criticism in the Fox debate, Donald Trump has sworn an oath of allegiance to Mitch McConnell, the Republican Party, Sheldon Adelson, the Koch Brothers, and Jeb!. He stands with Rand, just another damn Republican/Democrat. 
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#3. To: hondo68, Bob Celeste, Fred Mertz, redleghunter (#0)
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He was asked some simple questions about prominent people and organizations in a region that is still vital to our national interests ...and he stumbled and ' attacked the questioner for asking him 'gotcha questions' . Any other candidate would take a hit for that ,but I guess Trump is the exception. What is most amazing to me is that he willingly admitted that he was unschooled on basic knowledge of the region BUT if we elect him ,he'd make it a point to learn the details AFTER he's elected .Chuck Todd asked him who his foreign policy advisor was . Trump said he watches "all the shows " . Palin got destroyed over similar answers . His foreign policy experience is negotiating building high rises and being the sponsor of the Miss Universe contest . Trump basically said he did not need to know the details because he would find a General MacArthur to handle the details. That would be the same General who was instrumental in creating the modern state of Japan . Trump recently criticized the detail of the arrangement that MacArthur hashed out in a treaty saying :"You know, we have an agreement with Japan where if somebody attacks Japan we have to come to their rescue. But if we get attacked Japan doesn't have to help us. Do you think that's a good deal?" When Hewitt pressed him for details ,asking Trump what he would do if China sunk a Japanese ship ,Trump was non-committal . We currently have a POTUS that our allies cannot trust to live up to our commitments . We may be selecting another one who is even less willing to live up to our treaty obligations . He'd better get used to this type of questioning . He was once a somewhat interesting side show . But now that he is a serious candidate ,we have a right to know the details of his plans ,who's his advisors ,and most importantly ,his basic understanding of all the issues important to the country .
Hewitt was showing off. I bet he got all the pronunciations right, too. Next time, Trump should echo Reagan and say, "What's important is that they know who I am."
Qassem Suleimani is a prominent Iranian leader ,and Iran's leading terrorist , who is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers. He flooded Iraq with copper tipped EFPs which killed and wounded scores of Americans . http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/capitol-hill/2015/07/14/iran-linked- to-deaths-of-500-us-troops-in-iraq-afghanistan/30131097/ He is the one most responsible for exporting the Iranian Revolution to not only Iran's neighbors ,but around the world .There were special travel bans on him under the sanctions . "Is he the gentleman that was going back and forth with Russia and meeting with Putin?" No Mr Trump ,Suleimani is not a gentleman . He is a thug who should be instantly recognized by everyone who thinks they should be CIC. They should also instantly know who Hassan Nasrallah is, and Zawahiri, and al- Julani, and al-Baghdadi; and know which organizations they head . Trump made it sound like they are insignificant leaders who come and go. "I think by the time we get to office, they’ll all be changed. They’ll be all gone. "Hassan Nasrallah has been head of Hezzbollah for over a decade .
WSJ: I knew them all except one (which I guessed correctly). And I'm not really a quiz kid on all these factions in the Mideast, maybe a little better than average at who's who in Sandland. I'd bet redleghunter would know them all. I don't think that it counts against Trump that he couldn't answer all of these questions correctly. The problem is that he couldn't seem to answer even one question correctly and discuss anything in the Mideast in any depth. It's a bit like having an opinion, positive or negative, on the Supreme Court but not being able to actually name a single justice on the Court.
Okay Mr. I-knew-them-all-except-one. Quick. Who's the Prime Minister of Russia? (Vladimir Putin is the President) Can you name anyone else in the Russian government besides those two? Who's the President of Germany? (Angela Merkel is the Chancellor) Who (or what) is Recep Tayyip Erdogan? Cristina Fernández de Kirchner? Stephen Harper(easy one)? Michael D. Higgins?
Medvedyev. He and Vlad play musical chairs as prime minister and president. A nobody. The last important president of Germany was Hitler. The rest of them, presidents of East Germany and West Germany and unified Germany, are nobodies, unimportant to anyone. The real action in Germany is with the PMs. Turkish PM for over a decade, dreams of Greater Turkey apparently. Another nobody. Canucki PM. I draw a blank. No one important enough to matter.
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#5. To: tomder55 (#3)
"He was asked some simple questions about prominent people and organizations in a region that is still vital to our national interests"
#6. To: misterwhite (#5)
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Hewitt was showing off. I bet he got all the pronunciations right, too.
#7. To: tomder55, misterwhite, redleghunter (#6)
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Can You Trump Donald Trump on Foreign Policy?
Donald Trump stumbled on Middle East foreign-policy questions in a radio interview. Can you answer questions on the subjects he avoided?
#8. To: TooConservative (#7)
#10. To: misterwhite (#8)
Okay Mr. I-knew-them-all-except-one. Quick. Who's the Prime Minister of Russia?
Who's the President of Germany? (Angela Merkel is the Chancellor)
Who (or what) is Recep Tayyip Erdogan?
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner?
Stephen Harper(easy one)?
Michael D. Higgins?
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