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Trump 2016: Yes. We. Can.

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Honey Bear, Aug 5, 2015.

  1. TheresTheDagger

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    Very few of them will reveal themselves because they don't want that exposure. That says it all doesn't it?
     
  2. LosPollosHermanos

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    Oh man..the liberal media for sure. Still haven't answered me over Fox being the toughest/unfair to him (in his own words).

    You're crumbling texxx.
     
  3. LosPollosHermanos

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  4. RocketsLegend

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    The media exists to get the facts out to the public not to sway public opinion by knowingly lie to them. What difference does it make if we have freedom of press if you are being lied to.
     
  5. LosPollosHermanos

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    Whether you're being lied to or not is something anybody who has their feelings hurt can throw their arms up about. Every outlet, Fox, MSNBC, CNN has their bias, but apart from a couple of times (fox particularly--and they have apologized) they aren't lying. It goes hand in hand with the right to free speech. I can't emphasize that enough. Very dangerous train of thought you trumpeteers are using.
     
  6. AroundTheWorld

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    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y96iyHBhIe0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
  7. CometsWin

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    There's always at least one idiot in the crowd.




     
  8. ryan_98

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    where does witholding/not reporting stories fall in the spectrum of lying (especially when it's for political or financial gain)?
     
  9. LosPollosHermanos

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    Doesn't matter, ATW will just ignore it. I once brought up how him and exiled are the two mental midgets of the D&D and Jackie was just like "RocketsLegend is just a normal conservative..." [​IMG]
     
  10. LosPollosHermanos

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    elaborate.
     
  11. Nook

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    Really shouldn't be shocking. No idea whether Trump is REALLY racist or knows it is throwing flesh to the lions. Why didn't Trump immediately disassociate with Duke? He knows that there are some (not most) supporters of his that are sympathetic to the far Right and the KKK. Why not openly embrace Duke? Some protest voters/non political casual voters would be disgusted. So what is the best way to handle the question? Be ambiguous and claim you don't know who David Duke is (he damn well knows who David Duke is).

    It is a cult of personality, and he has defied all odds getting this far, but he isn't even half way there yet. He has to wrap up the GOP nomination before the media completely turns on him and Cruz or Rubio consolidate their base together. Make no mistake the media wants Trump to win the GOP nomination, makes great cover and furthers the profitable idea that the GOP is some sort of 19th century splint party.
     
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    You're such pathetic sheep. You just repeated what B-Bob said because you can't produce your own opinion.
     
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    In reality TV the people that shout the most outrageous things are the most popular characters.
     
  16. CometsWin

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    They're lining up for Trump. lol Spectacular.


    In major blow to Ted Cruz, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama endorses Donald Trump for GOP nomination

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ama-endorses-donald-trump-for-gop-nomination/


    MADISON, Ala. — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), whose hard-line conservative stances on immigration and trade have made him a favorite of the party’s base, endorsed Donald Trump's White House bid during a joint appearance here in his home state Sunday.

    "Politicians have promised for 30 years to fix illegal immigration. Have they done it? Donald Trump will do it," Sessions said at the Madison City Schools Stadium, where thousands gathered to hear Trump speak. “I’ve told Donald Trump this isn’t a campaign, this is a movement.”

    The endorsement represents a major blow to Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.), one of Trump's two chief rivals for the Republican nomination. Cruz has touted his strict positions on border security and deportation, leaning on his strident commitment to conservative ideology as a key rationale for his candidacy. In the run-up to the March 1 Super Tuesday primary elections, Cruz has tried to undermine Trump's conservative bona fides on immigration reform, characterizing his plan as “amnesty.”

    The announcement is the latest in a series of high-profile endorsements by prominent GOP voices including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arizona governor Jan Brewer. Sessions’s appearance came as a surprise for those in attendance, who cheered when he took the stage.

    “When I talk about immigration and when I talk about illegal immigration and all the problems with crime and everything else, I think of a great man,” Trump said in introducing Sessions. “Sweet Home Alabama” finished playing as Trump took the stage.

    “That is so great. You know, he’s an incredible guy,” Trump said after Sessions spoke.

    Trump has made immigration reform and border security a linchpin of his presidential run, calling for the mass deportation of 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States and promising to build a massive wall alongside the U.S.-Mexico border. Many of Trump’s critics have accused him of xenophobia; others have argued that his plan to build the wall — and to force Mexico to pay for it through aggressive diplomacy — is unrealistic.

    The Sessions endorsement also comes as Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) — who has been locked in a bitter fight with Cruz for second place — have made an aggressive push to characterize Trump as a false conservative who has made promises he does not intend to keep.

    Cruz and Sessions, one of the most conservative members of the Senate, have forged a close relationship in recent years. Cruz has regularly made reference to Sessions on the trail, emphasizing the mutual respect between the two.

    Sessions appeared with Cruz in Daphne, Ala., in December and has defended the senator from Texas against accusations that he once supported a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants. Sessions has supported Cruz’s claim that an amendment he offered, which stripped the bill of a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants but granted legal status, was intended as a "poison pill" that would kill the legislation.

    But the relationship between Trump and Sessions has slowly warmed over the past year. Starting early last year, Sessions and his advisers privately consulted with Trump on immigration policy and helped to shape the candidate’s position paper. They had one extensive call in July that was confirmed by both sides and is considered the moment that Sessions began to consider backing Trump.

    “I like him,” Trump said of Sessions when asked about that call. “Tough guy. I like that. We have a similar thought process.”

    By August, they were in more frequent touch — two men who shared staunch conservative views on trade and immigration. When Trump held a rally in Mobile, Ala., in August, he did so in part because it is the home town of Sessions, whom he brought onstage as thousands roared. The senator put on a “Make America Great Again” cap.

    A month later, when Trump visited Washington in September for an event, he huddled with Sessions in the senator’s hideaway office at the Capitol. Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, who would later endorse Trump, joined them.

    Stephen Miller, who had been a top aide to Sessions, signed on with Trump’s campaign in January as a senior adviser and has been traveling with the candidate to recent debates. His hire was considered the best evidence of where Sessions was leaning, as Miller had been a continual presence at Sessions’s side for years.
     
  17. Dubious

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    Is illegal immigration just a red herring? Yeah you have to make some effort to hold down the total population but the 12 million people that here don't seem like much of a problem?
     
  18. LosPollosHermanos

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    I know that this may come as a surprise to you, but statements supporting free speech, condemning acts of violence/hatred are pretty common place. I don't know what B-bob said, but I'd imagine he condemns murder, bigotry, and deception as well.

    I'll take note of those things I copied from him the next time I condemn them.

    Also before I forget, society would be better if you got a psych eval and had you documented. So do right by your country and get that taken care of.
     
  19. Cohete Rojo

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    For all the whining and b****ing about jobs, wages, off-shoring, etc, why not bring up illegal immigration? The flood of immigrants has kept wages for the bottom earners from appreciating. It also makes it easier for employers in fields with high numbers of illegal immigrants to skirt labor laws. Which seems baffling here in the south since the labor history of the south can be summed up in one word: slavery.
     
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  20. LosPollosHermanos

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    Friend and I were just talking about this earlier, it is baffling to say the least.
     

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