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Title: Ann Coulter: GOP Baffled as Voters Rally to Popular Candidate
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URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern ... rs-rally-to-popular-candidate/
Published: Feb 17, 2016
Author: Ann Coulter
Post Date: 2016-02-18 06:54:16 by cranky
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Views: 15692
Comments: 88
I wish he’d stop showing off, the little scamp, but maybe the GOP establishment will finally get the message that voters have been waiting a really long time for a candidate who would put Americans first. Not donors, not plutocrats, not foreigners, and certainly not foreign plutocrats (i.e., Fox News). Trump is the first presidential candidate in 50 years who might conceivably: (1) deport illegal aliens, (2) build a wall, (3) block Muslim immigration, (4) flout political correctness, (5) bring manufacturing home, and (6) end the GOP’s neurotic compulsion to start wars in some godforsaken part of the world. That’s all that matters! Are you listening yet, RNC? There is not another candidate who agrees with Trump on all these positions. Maybe one issue, but not all of them — and if it’s immigration, they would be lying. Even Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) still refuses to say he’d deport illegal aliens (unless they’re arrested for breaking some other law), build a wall (instead he talks about “border security,” which is code for: No Wall), or reduce legal immigration at all. Trump is like a greatest-hits album. The two political parties are the record companies, refusing to put all the hits on one album and instead forcing us to choose between Republicans who will depress wages through immigration and bad trade deals, or Democrats who pretend to care about working-class Americans while sacralizing abortion and gay marriage. Trump is right about President Bush not keeping us safe — though not about his “Bush lied” argument that makes me want to strangle him. This is what Trump said last October on “Coyote News Sunday” (FNC) about how things would have been different on 9/11 under President Trump: “Well, I would have been much different, I must tell you. … I am extremely, extremely tough on illegal immigration. I’m extremely tough on people coming into this country. I believe that if I were running things, I doubt … that those people would have been in the country.” And that was before Trump announced his plan for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration! (By contrast, as governor of Florida, Jeb! aggressively pushed a bill to allow illegal aliens to get driver’s licenses, less than three years AFTER 13 of 19 hijackers used Florida driver’s licenses to board the planes on 9/11.) It is apparently considered less controversial to send a million troops to the Middle East than to stop printing visas for would-be terrorists. It’s not just George W. Bush’s open-borders policy that cries out for re-examination. During a debate with Al Gore one year before the 9/11 attack — committed by Arabs on U.S. commercial airlines — he pre-emptively denounced the racial profiling of Arabs by airport security. The Wall Street Journal proclaimed that “the ‘racial profiling’ issue might help Bush win Michigan.” (Good call, WSJ! Bush lost Michigan, anyway.) In June 2001 — three months before the attack committed by Arabs on U.S. commercial airlines — the Bush administration undertook a study to ensure that Arabs were not being disproportionately stopped by airport security. When U.S. Airways ticket agent Michael Tuohey laid eyes on Mohamed Atta on the morning of 9/11, he got a “chill” and thought to himself, “If this guy doesn’t look like an Arab terrorist, then nothing does.” But then, he says, he gave himself a politically correct “slap,” and handed Atta his ticket. Atta proceeded to murder 3,000 Americans. But at least no undue scrutiny of Arabs was taking place at U.S. Airports! The Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)s, Nikki Haleys, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)s, Jeb!, Zeppo and Shemp Bushes of the GOP say: “Vote for me — we may have a terrorist attack, but at least we’ll know we did the right thing!” Trump says: “I’m going to protect you.” That’s why it doesn’t matter when Trump pops off and says things that are not conservative orthodoxy — or even true! Even if you think Trump is a libertine, shallow narcissist, you know he will do what no other Republican will: Go to Washington, kick ass, mock political correctness, build a wall, deport illegals, bring manufacturing home, and end the GOP’s peculiar fixation with remaking the Muslim world. This is our last chance. It’s similar to the “point of no return” global warming alarmists keep talking about, except our data isn’t fake. At our current rate of immigration/transformation, if we don’t break the donor fever grip now, we never will. This kind of correction isn’t just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it’s a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. The GOP didn’t hear us with Eric Cantor, with the 2014 election or with John Boehner. After all that, they still gave us Nikki Haley and Paul Ryan. President Trump is the last and only message they will understand. 
Donald Trump’s latest bombshell, claiming the Bush administration lied about weapons of mass destruction to get us into the Iraq War, is just him doing wheelies on the way to the nomination. He’s apparently decided it would be fun to taunt the entire GOP by demonstrating that he can say anything and his voters won’t care.
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#5. To: cranky (#0)
She made her bones by being "Trump-Like" and throwing verbal bombs all over the place,but the quote above is 100 percent on target. Many people have finally woken up to the the reality that the status quo is anti-American,and Trump is telling them what they want and need to hear. The GOP of the last few decades is so out of touch they actually thought JEB would have a lock on the nomination because his last name is Bush,and they still don't entirely believe they were wrong.
That was conventional wisdom a year ago. Ask Fred. He believed it. I bet you did too. I thought he most likely would get it also.
I think it would be more accurate to say I believed the GOP masters thought that,and I feared the typical Republican voters would fall into line and make it a ugly reality. This could still happen if Trump drops out late in the process and Cruz also drops out,and Republican voters are faced with voting for JEB or his younger clone Rubio in order to keep Sanders or Bubbette! out of the WH. One thing I am positive about is that we,the people,need to do something after this election to kill off the political power of the DNC and the RNC because they only represent themselves and each other,they do NOT represent the people or America. It's ridiculous to believe that out of a country of more than 300 million people we would STILL be stuck with candidates like the Bush Crime Family,the Clintons,McLunatic,Romney,Rubio,Sanders,and maybe even that asshat Bloomberg. IMHO not a single one of those goobers gives a damn about America. All they care about is themselves. I have no idea how it will shake out IF it even happens,but one prime thing we need to do is build new parties so that money can't buy them or the globalists will win and American will disappear along with our Constitution.
That is what Trump will do imo. He will dig up dirt on them just for fun. I can see him telling us what he found out about them. How it is worse then he imagined. Then doing something about it and burying them politically forever.
He will dig up dirt on them just for fun. I can see him telling us what he found out about them. How it is worse then he imagined. Then doing something about it and burying them politically forever. There is no question in my mind that you really and truly believe that. I don't. He's one of them,and has been one of them his entire life. His whole financial world is created around political connections,and there is no way in the world he is going to burn that bridge behind him.
I don't. He's one of them,and has been one of them his entire life. His whole financial world is created around political connections,and there is no way in the world he is going to burn that bridge behind him. Dude. Oscar. Ok I'll call you Pete Pete. Haven't you read Sun Tzu. Or other business leaders ideas. If you want to succeed you have to burn those bridges. He wants to be top dog now. He doesn't want them coming back to compete. You dominate you don't compete. Competition is a slogan sold to consumers. real businesses leaders don't want to compete they want to dominate. They don't all think alike. He has been complaining about foreigners since the 80's. He has a big ego. He is proud of his accomplishments. He toots his own horn. He brags a lot. I see why that is oft putting to some people. But he has to do that to tout his accomplishments. The country is what he wants to make "great" now. He wants to turn it around. He doesn't like losers. He wants us to win. To be successful. Because if he can turn the country around he will be proud of it. He will tell us what a good job he did. He has a drive and likes to accomplish things. A drive stronger then yours or mine. Sure he inherited millions. But did he squander it like a lottery winner. No he went out and built things. Created jobs. Made himself a lot of money. Made a lot of other people a lot of money. Sure some people lost money but not most. That is life. It is irrational to think that everything he touched would succeed. Haven't you ever heard of the power of failure? Now Pete, I'm no Vic. I could be wrong and Trump could end up being a big shit bag. But I will take my chances and I think my chances are reasonably good.
Sun Tzu was a Chinese General,not a businessman. If you want to succeed you have to burn those bridges. Say WHAT?????
If you want to succeed you have to burn those bridges. Say WHAT????? “When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.” Business leaders also talk about burning your bridges. That way you can't turn back. You're all in.
None of the smart ones talk about doing it themselves. They do talk about the fools that did so,and ended up going bankrupt because of it. You have to leave all of your options open in case you get into trouble.
I think we are talking about different contexts.
I think we are talking about different contexts. I'm almost certain we are.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestTrump is like a greatest-hits album. The two political parties are the record companies, refusing to put all the hits on one album and instead forcing us to choose between Republicans who will depress wages through immigration and bad trade deals, or Democrats who pretend to care about working-class Americans while sacralizing abortion and gay marriage.
#8. To: sneakypete, Fred Mertz (#5)
The GOP of the last few decades is so out of touch they actually thought JEB would have a lock on the nomination because his last name is Bush,and they still don't entirely believe they were wrong.
#22. To: A K A Stone (#8)
That was conventional wisdom a year ago. Ask Fred. He believed it. I bet you did too.
#28. To: sneakypete (#22)
One thing I am positive about is that we,the people,need to do something after this election to kill off the political power of the DNC and the RNC
#38. To: A K A Stone (#28)
That is what Trump will do imo.
#43. To: sneakypete (#38)
There is no question in my mind that you really and truly believe that.
#50. To: A K A Stone (#43)
Pete. Haven't you read Sun Tzu. Or other business leaders ideas.
#55. To: sneakypete (#50)
ete. Haven't you read Sun Tzu. Or other business leaders ideas. Sun Tzu was a Chinese General,not a businessman.
#67. To: A K A Stone (#55)
Business leaders also talk about burning your bridges. That way you can't turn back.
#68. To: sneakypete (#67)
None of the smart ones talk about doing it themselves. They do talk about the fools that did so,and ended up going bankrupt because of it. You have to leave all of your options open in case you get into trouble.
#70. To: A K A Stone (#68)
None of the smart ones talk about doing it themselves. They do talk about the fools that did so,and ended up going bankrupt because of it. You have to leave all of your options open in case you get into trouble.
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