Author Topic: Who is this Trump guy, anyway? (Read 10842 times)

Waitone · « **Reply #25 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:08:34 PM »

Sometime after the last election one of Obama campaign guru in an unguarded and besotted moment confessed that McCain was the perfect candidate for Obama to run against. He was their choice because it would be so easy to compare and contrast a young and dynamic candidate with an old and sedentary retread. Then McCain put a stake in his chances by reverting to his RINO roots by supporting TARP. I don't think republicans will attempt the same stunt this time around. What liberty loving Americans have to worry about is what new form of stupidity republicans will create. Trump is saying all the right things at this point but his past actions speak louder. Problem is no one else in the republican field is measurably better off.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:27:26 PM »

Is he really saying all the right things? All I've heard is birther stuff, but I haven't been looking either.

IMO, what really sunk McCain was when he made a great big deal about going back to D.C. to "fix" the economy and all he did was sit around and support the same TARP bill that was already out there. If that was all he was going to do, why make a big deal of it. IMO, McCain's campaign people were idiots.

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 18, 2011, 05:34:17 PM »

Quote from: MechAg94 on April 18, 2011, 05:27:26 PM

IMO, what really sunk McCain was when he made a great big deal about going back to D.C. to "fix" the economy and all he did was sit around and support the same TARP bill that was already out there. If that was all he was going to do, why make a big deal of it. IMO, McCain's campaign people were idiots. his 2005 Amnesty push.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:12:24 AM »

You could have just typed that in a lot less time, but you completely miss my point anyway.

McCain was running fairly close to Obama up until September/October after selecting Palin as the VP candidate. It seemed to me that something happened in there that pretty much took wind out of the sails and the gap widened. It also might have been when McCain's campaign people started setting setting up Palin also.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #29 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:21:48 AM »

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It also might have been when ~~McCain's campaign people~~ the media started ~~setting setting up~~ trash-talking Palin also.

longeyes · « **Reply #30 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:38:38 AM »

What killed McCain wasn't Palin, it was his reaction to the financial crisis. That was his "hero" moment, and he blew it completely.

roo_ster · « **Reply #31 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:54:08 AM »

Quote from: Waitone on April 18, 2011, 05:08:34 PM

What liberty loving Americans have to worry about is what new form of stupidity republicans will create.

Something like Romney/Huckabee '08? That would just about make me gouge my eyes out.

makattak · « **Reply #32 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:59:30 AM »

Quote from: roo_ster on April 19, 2011, 10:54:08 AM

Something like Romney/Huckabee '08? That would just about make me gouge my eyes out.

I could swallow my bile and vote for Huckabee. Can't do that for flip-flopping, socialized healthcare loving Romney.

Of note, ANYONE is not better than Obama. If we elect someone who will not fight to fix this country but will instead "compromise" with the left so we just die slower, we're done. In that case, I'd prefer the people clearly understand who is responsible so the chances that we repeat the collapse are smaller. So, a "compromiser" is worse than Obama, in my opinion.

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 19, 2011, 11:50:01 AM »

Quote from: makattak on April 19, 2011, 10:59:30 AM

Of note, ANYONE is not better than Obama. If we elect someone who will not fight to fix this country but will instead "compromise" with the left so we just die slower, we're done. In that case, I'd prefer the people clearly understand who is responsible so the chances that we repeat the collapse are smaller. So, a "compromiser" is worse than Obama, in my opinion.

Emphasized for all active lobbyists/politicians/GOP-committeemen on this board.

Tallpine · « **Reply #34 on:** April 19, 2011, 12:10:41 PM »

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It seemed to me that something happened in there that pretty much took wind out of the sails and the gap widened.

The Great Depression of 2008

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a "compromiser" is worse than Obama, in my opinion

I'm starting to think that we are way better off with a Republican controlled congress and a Democrat in the White House. That way at least the R's have somebody to argue against. Can you imagine an R-congress accepting the things from Clinton that they did from Bush?

TommyGunn · « **Reply #35 on:** April 19, 2011, 12:37:26 PM »

No, we don't NEED a compromise.
What we NEED is to control all three branches of government. And by that I mean CONSERVATIVES need to take over.
Right now all the (supposedly) conservative repugs can do is propose and get into rhubarbs with a demonrat controled senate and executive branch. Although this warms the cockles of the Rush Limbaughs and Sean Hannities and their ilk, it won't really do much.
With our national debt now 14.3 trillion we don't need to compromise with the demorat jackwagons who think we still need to spend. Even the Ryan plan will NOT bring that ever increasing hyperbolic curve of destruction down to a level ---- the rate still goes up, just at a shallower angle. Thanks a heap, Mr. Ryan. Your heart is in the right place but your aim is closer to the family jewels.

We need some fire in the gut utterly ruthless conservatives who'll go in there and massively cut wherever they see too much $$$$$$$ being spent -- which is everywhere.
The demorats will always whine about hurting people, "making war on women," making war on working people .... whatever.
Will cuts hurt? Yea.
But this nation is on a precipice. It is GOING TO FALL. Like a house of cards, pretty soon the last Â¢ will be signed off and that will be the last card and the whole thing will tumble down.
That will hurt three hundred million people.
Severely.
Controling the pain is the only rational way to do it.

Now, where are we going to get rational people to run this Godforsaken government? ? ? ? ?

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #36 on:** April 19, 2011, 01:12:26 PM »

I could swallow my bile and vote for Huckabee. Can't do that for flip-flopping, socialized healthcare loving Romney.

yes!!!

seeker_two · « **Reply #37 on:** April 19, 2011, 07:32:39 PM »

There may be an alternative to Huckabee.....

http://www.rickperry.org/

For a guy who said he isn't running for POTUS, he's sure been doing a lot of fundraising lately....

If it ends up Romney/Perry, I may have to seceed.....

longeyes · « **Reply #38 on:** April 19, 2011, 07:44:13 PM »

Huckabee can't win the 2012 Election. An ordained S. Baptist minister is not going to be President, like it or not. And, by the way, the man's a RINO, soft where he can't be soft.

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 19, 2011, 08:19:29 PM »

What about Jindel from Louisiana?

longeyes · « **Reply #40 on:** April 19, 2011, 08:50:44 PM »

Jindal: too young to make the run, and obligated to finish his gubernatorial term. A comer for the future, like Rubio and West, among others.

Lee · « **Reply #41 on:** April 19, 2011, 09:35:54 PM »

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So according to some poll or another, Trump is the GOP's 2012 presidential front-runner. Who is this guy? All I know about him is that he's famous for being rich and firing people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

I can't stand hm really...but I have to say that his biography is more impressive than I expected it to be. Granted,, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, like a lot of previous Presidents, but he has had some lows in life that he came out of pretty well. That, and he is a pragmatist...I like that.

grampster · « **Reply #42 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:34:04 PM »

Rush made a comment today about Obama. Obama wants the taxes to go back to Bill Clinton's level. Rush says OK, do that. But if you do, then produce the same budget, the same spending, the same government bureaus and the same number of gov't employees in the bureaucracy.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #43 on:** April 19, 2011, 10:44:24 PM »

Quote from: grampster on April 19, 2011, 10:34:04 PM

Rush made a comment today about Obama. Obama wants the taxes to go back to Bill Clinton's level. Rush says OK, do that. But if you do, then produce the same budget, the same spending, the same government bureaus and the same number of gov't employees in the bureaucracy.

Yup.

And I'll ask him to bring the same testosterone level. (Let's be nice, and just request the Clinton level of masculinity. Not the full-on Janet Reno - that would be too much to expect of any one man.)

Jocassee · « **Reply #44 on:** April 20, 2011, 12:07:44 AM »

Trump is a loose cannon, but right now he is pointing at Obama and I am ok with that.

He is saying a few things that Conservatives need to be saying. About the birth cert for one. Also stuff like "America is not great right now. If I become president, no one will be laughing." That kind of stuff about makes me happy in my pants. Watch the Vieda interview. It was gold, and is a large part of why he surged in the last two weeks.

makattak · « **Reply #45 on:** February 06, 2017, 04:38:20 PM »

I'm just bumping this thread because it showed up during a search and it's hilarious to read what opinions were ~6 years ago...

I had forgotten we discussed him during the last election season.

BobR · « **Reply #46 on:** February 06, 2017, 04:46:09 PM »

Quote from: Jocassee on April 20, 2011, 12:07:44 AM

Trump is a loose cannon, but right now he is pointing at Obama and I am ok with that.

He is saying a few things that Conservatives need to be saying. About the birth cert for one. Also stuff like "America is not great right now. If I become president, no one will be laughing." That kind of stuff about makes me happy in my pants. Watch the Vieda interview. It was gold, and is a large part of why he surged in the last two weeks.

Oops.

bob

Ben · « **Reply #47 on:** February 06, 2017, 04:51:11 PM »

Man, am I glad I didn't post to the topic back when it was created.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #48 on:** February 06, 2017, 05:17:12 PM »

Quote from: makattak on February 06, 2017, 04:38:20 PM

I'm just bumping this thread because it showed up during a search and it's hilarious to read what opinions were ~6 years ago...

My favorite is the one about Romney not being the nominee in 2012. I wish that one had come true.

zahc · « **Reply #49 on:** February 06, 2017, 05:32:30 PM »

I didn't even know Trump ran before 2016.

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Author Topic: Who is this Trump guy, anyway? (Read 10842 times)