“representative democracy”

In American political circles, the inner sanctum selects your candidate.

Bingo!

You'd think that Gatlin with all his "smarts" would get that by now.

representative democracy” In American political circles, the inner sanctum selects your candidate.

Bingo!

You'd think that Gatlin with all his "smarts" would get that by now.

I got it.

The "inner sanctum" selected Donald Trump as my candidate? That's wonderful. The inner sanctum significantly and consistently exceed all my expectations by producing such a virtuous man who is wisely free from perplexities and bold to be free from fear with the ability to “go where no man has gone before.” Donald Trump, you are the MAN!

Donald Trump is so popularly accepted because he shares the views of the majority of Americans and speaks to their needs.

"Might makes right." Yeah, typical slogan of a 21st century fascist. We got your ticket.

"smarts"

You credit tater with "smarts?" I don't.

Donald Trump is so popularly accepted because he shares the views of the majority of Americans and speaks to their needs.

"Might makes right." Yeah, typical slogan of a 21st century fascist.

“Might makes right.” Nah, it’s the “will of the people” that makes right. We are living in a very intense and very responsible time of our political existence. The American people are very angry. There is anger at the lack of jobs, anger over class warfare, anger at political correctness, anger at the mainstream media, anger at losing job security and employer-based health care. But more importantly, the majority of Americans are angry that a way of life they have known is now slipping away never to return.

To tap into this anger and because he deeply shares the feeling of the majority of Americans, along came Donald Trump. The majority of Americans realize they have never encountered a person like Donald Trump. Trump sounds a call to all discontented Americans, and they responded in great numbers. Trump’s message to the discontented masses has at times been blunt, crass and even vulgar. But he continues to get attention by expressing the anger. Trump has cemented his status as his own man and he has without question tapped into the spirit of anger felt by the majority of Americans.

You need to stop trying to deny or suppress the inevitability of Trump becoming president by attempting to dismiss Trump as a fascist. Start to respect the “will of the people” and let them decide who their leader will be. Remember, it is not that “might makes right” … it is the “will of the people” that makes right.

We got your ticket.

Great! Then you can validate it because I will be voting a straight Republican ticket with Donald Trump at the top, leading the way to renewed prosperity for America.

a straight Republican

He wuz hacked!

He wuz hacked!

Expect "A Day in The Life Of Donald Trump" screeds to be coming next.

Expect "A Day in The Life Of Donald Trump" screeds to be coming next.

I have been expecting them ever since he announced. There is very little a large segment of the population admire more than a strong dictator,or even someone who pretends to be strong.

Donald Trump as president is the realization that he has the interests of America at heart. He genuinely believes in his need to fight for the country he loves.

You DO know he was a draft-dodger during the VN war,right?

And that nobody in his family has EVER been in the US military?

Donald Trump has that “whole new mind-set.”

True. He sometimes changes his mind on policy issues several times a day. Platform promises become suggestions,and suggestions disappear during negotiations.

Bringing up fascism, which is meant to conjure up thoughts of Hitler, is a thoroughly dishonest way to approach a political discussion.

Not if it is appropriate to the discussion.

Come on, you are not such an idiot that you cannot recognize that we are not dealing with the Third Reich

You are not such an idiot you think that you have to be a member of the Third Reich and German to be a fascist,are you?

Control freak isn't fascist.

ROFLMAO! It's one of the core things that DEFINES fascists and fascism.

That's like saying Christianity isn't about Jesus.

In all of his speeches Trump SEZ: "I am going to..." he doesn't mention Congress or pre-existing law based on the US Supreme Court decisions. He is a fascist dictator wanna-be.

Ok,in Trump's defense,he really isn't very smart because that whole "insanity thing" that he enjoys so much gets in the way. Truth is he probably doesn't even know that Congress writes the laws,not presidents.

Remember,this is the guy that considered himself to be the "big idea CEO" and who was going to appoint a VP to do all the actual presidential work and handle all the details. He has no more idea of how our government works that a parrot flying around in the amazon.

You are mistaken. We do not have a “democratic process.” We have a “representative democracy process.”

Try "Constitutionally-based representative REPUBLIC" on for size. We are and never were defined as a democracy by the Founding Fathers. In fact,they made a point out of democracy always failing because it always results in mob rule,national bankruptcy,and anarchy.

The "inner sanctum" selected Donald Trump as my candidate? That's wonderful. The inner sanctum significantly and consistently exceed all my expectations by producing such a virtuous man who is wisely free from perplexities and bold to be free from fear with the ability to “go where no man has gone before.”

Your head is several quarts low. If you have any children,turn your assets over to their control NOW,before you give it all to Trump.

Not making fun of you because senility is not a laughing matter.

The terms “republic” and “representative democracy” are used interchangeable ... the political science literature. They are a form of democracy distinct from another form known as direct democracy.

A number of years ago Karl KurtzI coauthored a college textbook with professors Alan Rosenthal, Burdett Loomis and John Hibbing, Republic on Trial: The Case for Representative Democracy. Here is what they said in the first paragraph of that book:

After the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked what kind of government the framers had produced. “A republic if you can keep it,” he replied. The American republic is synonymous with representative democracy, the political system through which citizens govern themselves. Representative democracy is democratic in that the people have the power to choose those who govern; it is representative in that the people themselves do not govern but leave governance to the agents they elect. The engines of representative democracy are Congress at the national level and legislatures at the state level, with the executive and judicial branches playing important supporting roles.

The fact is that neither republic nor representative democracy is ideal from the standpoint of marketing or promoting public understanding. Both of them draw blank stares when presented to focus groups of young people (or adults, for that matter). "Republic" is not at all well understood. About the only time it is used in popular communication is in the formulaic recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. And "representative democracy" is a nine-syllable mouthful so unfamiliar that many people have difficulty pronouncing it. I have cringed as trained actors stumble over these words in rehearsals. To get around some of these problems, we often use the terms "American republic" or "American democracy" to suggest that we in the United States have evolved our own particular kind of governance--one in which the people have the ultimate authority but they exercise it through their elected represenatatives. But these terms require explanation, too. If we were corporate marketers, maybe we would go the Xerox or Exxon route and simply invent a new one or two syllable word with memorable spelling for our system of government. "Amgovv" anyone? On second thought, forget it. Let's live with what we've got--republic or representative democracy, whichever you prefer--and do our best to help people understand the virtues, values and flaws of our governmental system.

If you want the most technical term, our country is a constitutionally limited representative democratic republic. Our form of government, the constitution limits the power of government. We elect representatives, so it's not a pure democracy. But we do elect them by majority rule so it is democratic.

Donald Trump, you are the MAN!

Will you still be saying that when he reneges on more "promises"?

Will your man-crush end when Trump drops out or loses?

The terms “republic” and “representative democracy” are used interchangeable ... the political science literature.

That's like saying the words "up" and "down" are interchangeable because they are both directions.

The left started describing America as a democracy in order to make more Americans identify with the communists,and to consider them an acceptable form of government. Every generation of American since the 1920's has grown up being taught in public school that "America is a democracy" because democracies are leftist wet dreams. As dumb as they are,they are smart enough to understand that the people who win word games and get to define the rules are the people that win the political battles.

Words do mean things. Sometimes even simple words have complex and wide-ranging meanings.

"I think it's a great time to start a mortgage company," ... "the real estate market is going to be very strong for a long time to come."

"who know more about financing than me?"

--Donald Trump

WHY TRUMP MORTGAGE FAILED

AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU

TRUMP 2016

"I think it's a great time to start a mortgage company," ... "the real estate market is going to be very strong for a long time to come. Who know more about financing than me?" -- Donald Trump.

WHY TRUMP MORTGAGE FAILED AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.

"Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.” ~ Donald Trump.

Some business “wars” that Trump won:

Grand Hyatt Hotel
Trump bought the former Commodore Hotel, which had fallen into relative disrepair, from Penn Central Railroad in 1974 and after six years of construction, the Grand Hyatt Hotel debuted. Smack dab in the heart of New York City, with the image of Grand Central reflected off its glass façade, the 34-story hotel is still booming business today.

Trump Tower
Trump broke ground on his now-famous 48-story Trump Tower in 1980. The luxury high-rise opened in 1983 and, with upscale restaurants and stores located in the mostly residential building, is still highly sought after real estate.

Wollman Rink
Trump renovated Wollman Rink in 1986 after contacting Mayor Ed Koch and offering to complete the renovation for $3 million. He finished the project on time and $750,000 under budget. Wollman Rink remains a Central Park fixture with more than 5 million annual visitors.

40 Wall Street
Trump purchased the building in 1995 for $1 million and renovated it for $35 million. Today, 40 Wall Street, one of the tallest office buildings in downtown New York, is worth over $500 million.

Trump Place
After years of negotiations, Trump finally broke ground on Trump Place, the gargantuan housing development along the Hudson River. The development includes 25 acres of open space and 5,700 apartments housed in 18 residential buildings.

The Apprentice
The Apprentice premiered on NBC in 2004 to great ratings. Trump served as not only the host but also the executive producer, raking in $1 million per episode. The show was successful enough that it inspired a spinoff, The Celebrity Apprentice.

Trump International Tower Chicago
Trump bought the former Chicago Sun-Times headquarters in 2005 for $73 million and converted it into the second tallest building in Chicago. It houses a hotel, condos, restaurants and shops, and was named Travel+Leisure’s best large city hotel in North America in 2010.

Trump has a "HUGE" net worth that is "in excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS."

Trump has a "HUGE" net worth that is "in excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS."

Hos 12:8
8 Ephraim boasts,
"I am very rich; I have become wealthy.
With all my wealth they will not find in me,
any iniquity or sin."
NIV

How's that turn out per verse 9 again?

you live in a double wide that the illegals rejected.

Nope.

Why did Trump mortgage FAIL?

How's that turn out per verse 9 again?

I don't know about poor old Ephraim, but I like Psalm 71:21 better for Trump: “You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.”

This fits Trump too: “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up.” Dizzy Dean.

Hos 12:7
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales;
he loves to defraud.
NIV

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Why did Trump mortgage FAIL?

Trump never looks back at failures and neither should you. You should look forward and recognize that Trump embodies the purity of a certain kind of bold, no-apologies approach. It’s as though he is Zen-like in his clear-headed refusal to get sidetracked or bogged down in small details. He just keep on moving forward to the next challenge. There’s something so refreshing about that … don’t you agree”

Once was enough … twice and you become a bore.

Trump never looks back at failures and neither should you. You should look forward and recognize that Trump embodies the purity of a certain kind of bold, no-apologies approach. It’s as though he is Zen-like in his clear-headed refusal to get sidetracked or bogged down in small details.

I hope you enjoy him as much as I was made to enjoy that Black Lives Matters cop hating shitbag Obunghole.

It is time to stop trying to be a smartass and look very seriously at the Trump candidacy. The rise of Donald Trump is not at all surprising. He is at the head of a very angry movement consisting of scores of millions of Americans who feel their country has been taken from them and mismanaged.

You are frenzied with your misplaced animosity towards Trump, and your hysteria is becoming extremely vociferous and utterly desperate as he steps outside the normal parameters of political discourse. Your wild posts conjure up the picture of you foaming at the mouth. Your stupid cartoon gif mocking Trump and your preoccupation with unserious matters are simplistic and moronic.

Some of you Paultards are so desperate and can think of no way to stop the Trump movement that the only thing you can do is continually accuse Trump of being on the brink of fascism. You do so while not stopping to realize that fascists are identified with the lawlessness, mob rule, racism, physical intimidation and the violent overthrow of democracy … none of which Trump supports of advocates. You are just frightened little people shooting off your mouths out of ignorance.

He [Trump]is at the head of a very angry movement consisting of scores of millions of Americans who feel their country has been taken from them and mismanaged.

The US Government is too large, sarge. You represent why the US government is too large, too. You receive an endless stipend from the US government for your service in the USAF for peelin' potatoes for a few years.

The US Government is too large, sarge. You represent why the US government is too large, too. You receive an endless stipend from the US government for your service in the USAF for peelin' potatoes for a few years.

It must be a real shitting feeling for you to be a such a fatalist with the burdensome load to carry realizing that no matter what you or anyone does, the morbid outcome will be the same because it’s predetermined. But, don’t feel alone because there are other fatalists on the forum who also share your sense of being completely powerless to change the world. Well, never fear because the ole sarge is here to tell you there is hope for you. It is time for you to shake your fatalistic attitude and realize that no problem is too large to solve … and Trump is “the man” to solve large problems.

Trump has been handling these problems for years. Trump will handle the too large government by downsizing all federal departments and cut the most harmful programs that have been causing spending to rise, making deficits chronic and have forced accumulated debt to reach dangerous levels … all of which are undermining our economic growth and will probably push our nation into a financial crisis. Economic growth will result from the federal spending cuts. These cuts will give people more freedom and better control over their lives and a byproduct will be the reduction of the massive amount of regulations that come with large spending programs. Donald Trump with his business expertise is the man to handle this.

It is time for you to get on board the Donald Trump success train that is leaving the station now … “All Aboard!”

Trump has been handling these problems for years.

Trump is an arrogant idiot, like you.

Trump

Jeesh - just blow the guy already why don't you?

Trump has been handling these problems for years.

Trump is an arrogant idiot, like you.

Donald Trump will win the US presidency by a landslide … you are a fool to continue to underestimate him. Trump is inspiring a multitude of first-time voters to get out and vote for him, while existing Republicans will hold their noses when they get to the ballot box and cast their vote for him. You Paultards and the entire political establishment have underestimated Trump’s campaign from the very beginning and now your naivety is coming back to kick your ass.

I am at a loss ...

That is no surprise because you are walking proof of the cruelest fact of life … you are at a loser today and you will be a loser tomorrow … you will always be at a loser.

Donald Trump will win the US presidency by a landslide

So, what is new? You got your fascist leader to "make America great again"

How is the man going to diminush the US federal debt? How is this great architecture of fuckingup NewYork buildings going to change the world around us without you, Gatlin, getting a flat tire in your monthly US taxpayer slave stipend to you, a fuckin' potatoepeeler?

you will always be at a loser.

Now, that is total confidence! But, without considering your perspective with any serious effort ... by what means do you think or even have the remote thought to understand my circumstances in life: before, during or after?

Explain your archaic MUCHOMACHO_TRUMPerooni_POM_POMs while waving your delerious arms in the aire.

... blow ...

That reminds me that Donald Trump is blowing up the foundations of the Republican party orthodoxy and the GOP will never be the same again.

Trump’s rise in popularity means that the GOP’s ideological perspective and its fiscal responsibilities are going to change right before our eyes.

How is the man going to diminush the US federal debt? How is this great architecture of fuckingup NewYork buildings going to change the world around us ...

Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It’s a plane! It's Trump’s plane carrying our “Superman!” Yes, it's our “Superman,” noble visitor from New York City, who crosses America with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Our “Superman,” who fights a never-ending battle for the common man to bring truth, justice and restore the American way.

It is time to stop trying to be a smartass and look very seriously at the Trump candidacy.

Let me put this into language even a simpleton like you can understand.

Trump is an insane, greedy megalomaniac. He cares only for his bottom line.

He's a circus side-show attraction, and he's fooled you rubes who worship the ground he walks on.

The guy is a flake, has no self-control and will say anything and make promises that he has no intention of keeping.

You Trump-ettes are a real hoot!

But, don’t feel alone because there are other fatalists on the forum who also share your sense of being completely powerless to change the world. Well, never fear because the ole sarge is here to tell you there is hope for you. It is time for you to shake your fatalistic attitude and realize that no problem is too large to solve … and Trump is “the man” to solve large problems.

Good grief! Stop lecturing everyone here like you are God's gift to the world you egotistical imbecile.

The sane folks here are sick of your worshipful screeds about St. Donald.

It's Trump’s plane carrying our “Superman!” Yes, it's our “Superman,” noble visitor from New York City, who crosses America with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

The president of the Trump "wet panty brigade" has spoken.

Are you fucking insane Gatlin?

Now you are claiming he's immortal"?

What a frigging loon!

Are you [gatlin] fucking insane Gatlin?

I shall take a moment an answer for the poor man.... "yup."