The Tools of the Dictator----Fear, A Scapegoat, Intimidation and Donald Trump

a reply to: Logarock

Trump is a rejection of everything we hold most dear about America, regardless of party label.

a reply to: Zanti Misfit

We're just not on the same page. But I respect your right to differ with my conclusions. This is America and that's what our country is about--the right to disagree.

a reply to: [post=20464714] Gazrok:

Hillary offers four more years of the failed policies of Obama which brought us Obamacare and the unchecked rise of Isis and their attempts at Christian genocide. The President will find that History will be unkind when describing the legacy he is leaving the American people, and ditto with Hillary if she follows in Obama's footsteps.

a reply to: [post=20470967] Gazrok:

One more example of Donald Trump's con artist escapades is the Trump Modeling Agency which has been alleged to recruit foreign models with promises of wages that never materialize. Similar to the fraud case pending against Trump University where students were promised expertise in the real estate market in consideration of paying tuition which also turned out to never materialize. Yet we constantly hear him saying "believe me."

a reply to: [post=20472699] Gazrok:

Trump's idea to slap a protective tariff on products manufactured in China and Japan will start a trade war where those countries will slap a protective tariff on products manufactured here. At the Republican debate of March 10th, we learned that Trump's initial proposed tariff of 35 percent, while excessive already, has now been increased to an even more excessive 45 percent. Hence an even worse potential trade war. In the end, American workers and American consumers would suffer, as would the American economy!

a reply to: [post=20470906] Logarock:

One of Trump's supporters beat up a black protester at a recent rally and all The Donald could do was to say that while he didn't condone violence, it was the result of the bad state of the economy and the frustrations people are feeling as a result. But Trump has created an atmosphere at his rallies that give rise to this kind of violence with his plain clothes security agents actually looking for any sign of protesters in the crowd so they can quickly be escorted out. Trump simply refuses to accept any kind of personal responsibility for this kind of incident, or, even worse, has no intention of taking any steps to avoid or preclude more such incidents going forward.

a reply to: kendix1960

and he will continue that denial of personal responsibility while in office. You have a spoiled brat whose always had daddies money or his money to get him out of crap when he steps in it, or buy people off.

Over 40 years of that, nothing is going to change with him.

More to the point, he condones the violence, hes called for it at his rallies, he asked that people be beat up, thrown out, slapped etc.

If you support Trump, your pro totalitarian with an Iron fist, there is no way around it

a reply to: [post=20468529]MOMof3:

I just learned that Dr. Ben Carson has endorsed Trump even after The Donald previously and unfairly called him a child molester and made other insulting comments about the neurosurgeon prior to Carson's withdrawal from the presidential race.

One has to wonder what kind of political promises Trump must have made that led to the surprising and sudden endorsement. Likely one more version of Trump's entire campaign approach of "lets make a deal."

a reply to: CrazyWater

I fully agree, CrazyWater. Donald Trump poses a real threat of becoming the first right wing totalitarian fascist dictator America has ever had should he be elected President, and he would trample our First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly.

a reply to: CrazyWater

Trump's neutrality regarding Israel is tantamount to his being adverse to Israel's interests in the M.E. in my opinion. On a daily basis, the P.L.O. leaders and the leaders of the terrorist group, Hamas, one of Iran's partners, encourage Palestinians to stab Jews in the back on the public streets there.

As the only democracy in the M.E. and as America's best friend in that most troubled part of the world, Israel deserves to have America's full support. Neutrality just isn't going to do it. Get off the fence and show your true colors, Mr. Trump.

Needless to say, every other Republican candidate running for President has come out strong for Israel! The P.L.O. and Hamas want nothing less than the total destruction of the Jewish state, and they don't recognize Israel's right to even exist!

a reply to: Logarock:

Trump is now officially under fire for violence at his campaign rallies and events. In typical fashion, he accuses a reporter of making up her statement that she was pushed or shoved at such an event. Denial or failure to be accountable is so "Trumpian."

a reply to: CrazyWater:

When Trump makes a generalized statement about Muslims such as "a lot of them hate us," he is alienating the very Sunni Muslims America needs for a coalition to put boots on the ground necessary to defeat Isis. Does Trump include Jordan and Saudi Arabia in his racist blanket statement? Does his statement include American Muslims as well?

As was pointed out in recent debates, a person who would be President can't just shoot from the hip and speak irresponsibly without consequences. Trump only once again demonstrates why he is totally unfit for the office he seeks!

a reply to: CrazyWater

It is all coming down to March 15th with regard to stopping Trump or at least really slowing him down. Ideally, Kasich must win the winner take all Ohio primary while Rubio wins the winner take all Florida primary. If both of these things happen, then there would be an excellent chance of a brokered Republican convention this summer with multiple ballots and a compromise candidate. It would mean a new day.

For the sake of the country, it is my sincere hope that the fine people of Ohio and Florida will see fit to vote per the above so that the U.S.A. can avoid the possibility of some potentially very dark times ahead!

a reply to: CrazyWater

It is all coming down to March 15th with regard to stopping Trump or at least really slowing him down. Ideally, Kasich must win the winner take all Ohio primary while Rubio wins the winner take all Florida primary. If both of these things happen, then there would be an excellent chance of a brokered Republican convention this summer with multiple ballots and a compromise candidate.

Hopefully we can avoid the awful prospect of a national election of Trump vs Hillary Clinton. But anything would be better than Trump even if it comes to this!

originally posted by: THEatsking

originally posted by: whyamIhere
So, I'm guessing...

You "Don't Want To Make America Great Again" ?

America bought Barry's "Hope and Change" Bullsh!t.

So, there is precedent.

What are you talking about? Barack had no chance to change anything thanks to the racist 'do nothing' congress.

His healthcare , when amended to be a quality care for everyone, will go down in history as his legacy and he'll be considered great.

It cracks me up that people just allowed congress to sabotage Obama's term, and then proceed to blame it on him

I call BS on your description of the congress.

They were so scared to be called racists that they gave him everything he wanted.

Harry Reid was the obstructionist.

originally posted by: kendix1960
a reply to: CrazyWater:

When Trump makes a generalized statement about Muslims such as "a lot of them hate us," he is alienating the very Sunni Muslims America needs for a coalition to put boots on the ground necessary to defeat Isis. Does Trump include Jordan and Saudi Arabia in his racist blanket statement? Does his statement include American Muslims as well?

As was pointed out in recent debates, a person who would be President can't just shoot from the hip and speak irresponsibly without consequences. Trump only once again demonstrates why he is totally unfit for the office he seeks!

That doesn't make sense. Why would saying that alienate the muslims that want to help defeat isis?

They know he doesn't mean them, right?

Also they must know a ton of muslims that feel that way.

You sound like you are saying they want us to take the good ones with the bad ones.

a reply to: burgerbuddy

Not at all. We must vet them and make sure no would be terrorist is allowed in. But to just lump them all together in a general way or say most of them hate us is what I am against.

a reply to: CrazyWater:

It is a shame Donald Trump used the Brussels tragedy as an excuse to once again spew his generalized racial hatred of immigrants and suggest torture as the main tool with which to deal with the terrorists.

It therefore must be reiterated that should this would be dictator reach the White House, we will all need to wonder who might be next on his waterboarding list!

a reply to: burgerbuddy

Actually there is plenty of blame to spread around at both parties for failing to get much done in Congress. We need someone in the White House who will unite diverse factions and finally end some of this divisive damaging gridlock. IMO, Gov. Kasich of Ohio is the candidate who can best accomplish this. He has already had experience in Congress and has done a good job bringing diverse factions together in Ohio while serving as governor in that difficult Mid Western state.

If Obama care is what the President is counting on to enhance his legacy, he better think again. All we have from the so called Affordable Care Act is that health care has become less affordable for Many Americans and more and more internists have had to resort to concierge practices leaving all but their wealthiest patients with the choice of accepting a physician's assistant to perform their physicals or seek a different internist. Remember Obama's promise that we wouldn't have to change doctors? That healthcare would cost us less? No more promises, Mr. President. Please!

a reply to:Crazywater:

Even though Rubio did not win the big Florida primary, Gov. Kasich DID win the Ohio primary. As a result, Trump has been slowed down enough that he still may not be able to reach a majority of the delegates needed to clinch the nomination before the Republican National Convention in July.

If multiple ballots in a brokered convention should occur, I think a compromise candidate will emerge and Trump will be denied the nomination after all. The convention could still nominate Gov. Kasich under this scenario.

For the record, I want the Republican party to do the right thing for our country and proceed to dump the Trump and nominate Gov. Kasich of Ohio for President! In one stroke, doing so prevents a fascist dictator from taking over America and keeps the dishonest Hillary Clinton out of the White House!