posted July 24, 2015 03:56 PM            

What Trump said was...aliens coming into the US must do so LEGALLY. In other words, file application papers, get in line and wait your turn.

posted July 24, 2015 04:21 PM            

If you want to post pieces from the Pajama Media (for people who spend all day indoors reading conservative "news" in their pjs i presume) then i can post the opposite.

I was amused to hear that the Laredo people think the same as i do about Humpty's big wall dreams. And that he didnt notice that the people "cheering" were holding signs rebutting him.

posted July 25, 2015 02:39 PM            

A new Economist/YouGov poll released on Friday actually showed Trump gaining support in the last week, despite a controversy over his comments questioning Sen. John McCain's (R-Arizona) status as a "war hero."

According to the poll, the number of registered Republican primary voters whose responded that Trump is their first choice jumped from 15% at the beginning of July to 28% last week. Another 10% of voters pick him as their second choice.

That puts the real-estate magnate far ahead of the next Republican candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), as well as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), who saw his numbers jump following his campaign announcement earlier this month.

The poll comes only a week after many analysts declared that Trump's comments about McCain would mark a turning point in his campaign.

The line of thinking was that Republican primary voters — who are generally much more hawkish — wouldn't take kindly to Trump's dismissive comments about McCain's status as a prisoner of war.

But so far, any backlash doesn't appear to have materialized. In fact, Trump has only gained support in the survey. And the poll found that 32% of GOP primary voters don't think that Trump needed to apologize.

And the YouGov poll isn't the only poll to show that Trump is still comfortably in the lead. A Monmouth University poll of GOP voters in Iowa showed that Trump's support remained unchanged following the McCain flap. And an ABC/Washington Post poll released earlier this week found him nearly doubling Bush's support, as well.

Pollsters have warned that early polls not reliable indicators of real support that will translate into votes. Voters are still not tuned into to the election, and at this point, candidates with high name recognition who can dominate the news cycle can see inflated support. Trump — a media sensation with decades of high-profile entertainment ventures, real-estate deals, and reality-television show experience — is perfectly positioned to take advantage of that.

Many pollsters have pointed to Trump's unfavorability rating, which remains higher than other GOP candidates in most polls. The Economist/YouGov poll showed the real-estate magnate's unfavorability ratings did rise slightly following his comments about McCain.

"The poll results with regard to candidate standing are ephemeral at this stage, primarily a function of name recognition," University of Michigan political science professor Michael Tractor, a polling expert, told Business Insider last month, as Trump began his surge. "Trump has greater name recognition than many of the others, especially the governors. But name recognition is not the same as support."

Some polls, however, have shown Trump's favorability numbers climbing. And the real-estate mogul has bulldozed his way into the forefront of issues that are hugely important in the 2016 race — especially with Republican primary voters.

Trump was one of the first 2016 candidates to call attention to the death of Kathryn Steinle, a 32-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by an immigrant living in the US without permission.

Trump got a shout-out during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week from one of the witnesses, who thanked him for bringing attention to the issue of violent crime committed by immigrants living in the US without permission.

posted July 25, 2015 03:35 PM            

Lots of people wish they had the nerve to be rude like Trump, look up to an authoritative figure, and love to blame immigrants for their problems. Perhaps his bombast will see him thru the next year + perhaps it won't. Personally I wonder how he will have time to run his businesses AND the country and what conflict of interests may be involved there? Does he care about anything but money and power? Anyone can say they want what's best for the country. .but how will he adjust to having to abide by the structure of the govt? He cant fire congress tho i can see him stacking the SC Like FDR did. And given his previous suppOrt of single payer and abortion, and raising taxes on the rich, what will he say about those things now?

Must importantly is this just a new reality show or does he have any substance behind the bombast and attention seeking?

posted July 25, 2015 07:32 PM            

Donald Trump has consistently been outpolling all announced Republican presidential candidates despite a barrage of lies in the media about the business mogul.

Here's a look at some of the more prominent untruths the media have reported about Trump:

1. He is not a billionaire. Forbes magazine researchers have placed his worth at $4 billion, while Trump asserts that he is worth $10 billion. A disclosure document recently released by the Federal Election Commission lists 515 different positions and 168 assets and sources of income for Trump.

The assets include 23 that are valued at more than $50 million each. Many items require that he check the box marked "$50 million or more" when they could be worth considerably more, meaning Trump's fortune may be higher than the disclosure suggests.

2. Trump is not a successful businessman. Critics says he inherited a fortune from his family and has declared bankruptcy several times. But Trump's father had a net wealth estimated at between $250 million and $400 million at the time of his death, and he had four surviving children who were heirs, so Trump is responsible for accumulating the great bulk of his fortune. Trump has never personally declared bankruptcy. Some businesses he controlled or licensed his name have, but this is not unusual for a mogul who has owned hundreds of properties and businesses through the years.

3. He said all Mexicans were rapists. What he said while announcing his candidacy is that illegal immigrants from Mexico are "bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
Trump has made it clear he was not saying all Mexicans are criminals or that all illegal aliens are criminals, but the media have continued to charge that he branded Mexican immigrants as rapists. He has also said he "loves" the Mexican people, but was referring to the Mexican government.
4. Trump said John McCain is not a war hero. The Washington Post reported that Trump said "McCain was not a war hero because he was captured by the North Vietnamese." But Trump immediately modified his statement by saying, four times, that McCain is a war hero, including: "He is a war hero" and "he is a war hero because he was captured."

The Post also did not put Trump's remarks in the context of a feud between Trump and the Arizona senator, who has characterized some Trump supporters as "crazies."

5. Only 2,500 people showed up to hear Trump speak at the Phoenix Convention Center. The Phoenix Business Journal reported that 4,200 people were on hand, and noted, significantly, that "there were scores of Trump backers that did not get into his rally because the room hit fire code capacity." Other independent observers have placed the crowd at over 7,500.

6. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus spoke at length with Trump and asked him to tone down his rhetoric. Trump said that in fact he spoke with Priebus for just 10 minutes and Priebus told him that Trump hit a "nerve, doing well." He said Priebus told him "you can't change your personality and I understand that." Trump said it "was a really nice call, a congratulatory call."

7. Hispanics don't like Trump. A poll by One America News Network in Nevada found that Trump received 31.4 percent support among Hispanics, higher than the 27.7 percent he received overall. The only other candidate to receive double digit support from Hispanics was Scott Walker. with 11.4 percent.

8. Trump lied about his salary from "The Apprentice." MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell claimed that Trump's statement in his federal disclosure document that he made more than $213 million as host of the NBC reality show was a "complete, total lie." Later that same day O'Donnell backed away from the claim, saying "I don't know" how much Trump really earned.

9. Trump was a draft dodger. Pundit Fact, a site powered by PolitiFact.com, looked into the charge and concluded: "To the best of our knowledge, no one has charged Trump with violating the Selective Service law. His student deferments were routine. And unless someone has new information, there is no legal issue with his medical deferment."

posted July 27, 2015 11:06 AM            

I confess that I am captivated by the rise of Donald Trump, and wonder just how much this reflects an admiration for him as opposed to a disgust at everyone else. I think the prospect of a Hillary vs. Jeb Bush contest must have something to do with it, but let’s just look at Trump by himself. The guy is an entrepreneur who built up a business empire on his own, who early on cut through red tape to build the Central Park skating rink, and who since then has made his way in spectacular fashion. What’s not to like about that?

Then there’s his flamboyance. I’m supposed to think that that’s a vice, when I contrast him to some of the gray characters in the Republican Party? Look, there’s something to be said for entertainment value.

As for his feistiness, again that’s supposed to be a vice? Funny thing is that, in his willingness to speak his mind and his passion, he reminds me more than anyone of John McCain and the 2000 “Straight Talk Express.” Remember when the weak sisters were telling us that McCain had anger issues? Hell, we were surrounded by mild people who were apt to say “but I see value in that too!” Anger can be refreshing, especially when there’s something to be worked up about.

That’s mostly why I like Trump. We need a turnaround, badly, really badly, and he’s one of the few people who seem to get it. Not Bush, not Rubio, sadly not McCain. He understands that Obama has taken the country in a seriously dangerous direction, and that the barriers to mobility have made this a class society.

posted July 31, 2015 03:56 PM            

What a hoot to watch pundits clutching their pearls and whimpering for smelling salts aghast over the latest “shocking” thing Donald Trump said, while The Donald ignores them and continues to soar. Silly kingmakers just don’t know what to make of this. Well, we do!

The elites are shocked by Trump’s dominance, but everyday Americans aren’t. Everywhere I’ve gone this summer, including motorsport events in Detroit full of fed up Joe Six-Pack Americans, the folks I meet commiserate about wussified slates of politicians, but then unsolicited, they whisper their appreciation for Trump because he has the guts to say it like it is.

Trump’s unconventional candidacy is a shot in the arm for ordinary Americans fed up with the predictable poll tested blather of squishy milquetoast career politicians who campaign one way and govern another. But it’s not just how Trump says it, it’s what he’s saying.

Trump has tapped into America’s great populist tradition by speaking to concerns of working class voters. He talks about fighting to bring back our factories. When was the last time a candidate talked passionately about reclaiming our manufacturing base (and knew what he was talking about)? What other candidate chooses American workers over the multinational corporations donating to their campaigns? Who other than Trump is talking about the dangerous trade deficits deindustrializing America and stealing our jobs? The old Arsenal of Democracy that allowed us to win World War II is now such a distant memory that we can’t even build the parts for our own military equipment – we need China to manufacture them for us. How can a great nation maintain its greatness without a manufacturing base? Or without secure borders for that matter?

Trump focused in on two major populist grievances: the loss of working class jobs due to awful trade agreements, and the unfair competition for those jobs – along with security threats – due to the flood of illegal immigrants pouring across unsecured borders.

Now throw in Trump’s candor about “winning” and you understand why his message catches fire. As General Patton said, “Americans play to win all the time.” But those of us outside the Beltway can see that America isn’t winning. Our enemies laugh at us. Our friends can’t rely on us. China is outpacing our military superiority. Putin thumbs his nose at us. ISIS seizes territory our sons and daughters fought and died to liberate. Iran gloats over the idiotic and ultimately catastrophic nuclear deal the White House caved on. Our friends in Israel shake their heads at our betrayal.

Trump diagnoses our problems as incompetent leadership. Who can argue with that? How many politicians promised to secure our borders? So, why aren’t they secured? How many politicians promised to grow American jobs? So, why did they vote for Obamatrade? Is it any wonder that Americans are telling status quo politicians, “You’re fired”?

For everyday Americans the beauty of Trump’s candidacy is that he’s not a politician. There’s hope the guy who wrote “The Art of the Deal” can finally close the deal on all the broken promises of career politicians. Maybe the man who actually builds things, big things, can rebuild America’s entrepreneurial spirit with government put back in its proper place.

The average American doesn’t ask for much. We want security and the freedom to prosper. Many politicians are now offering solutions for security, but what about our prosperity? Trump boasts about his wealth, and average Americans cheer him on. This is the secret the chattering classes will never get. Americans don’t begrudge wealth honestly earned. We celebrate it! Trump made his money the old fashioned way with brick and mortar. He built big buildings and proudly stamped his name on them. He actually created jobs – lots of them. Like so many great American entrepreneurs, Trump has the flair of a showman but the sensibilities of an ordinary guy. He may be a billionaire, but refreshingly, there’s nothing elitist about him. He’s saying to the average Joe, “I worked hard and I succeeded and I want you to also.” That’s the fabric of our national character woven by work ethic and dreams and drive. That’s America!

It’s no surprise pundits and politicos are determined to destroy a candidacy they can’t control or shape with their mere words. Expect marginalization of anyone speaking well of Trump’s efforts. He’s a threat to the permanent political class. Non-traditional candidates always are because when they’re in touch with the people, they show their guts and just do the right thing. They go rogue — and take flak from all sides. Some of us have the scars to prove that.

Thankfully, Americans are on to the media’s games. The politics of personal destruction has lost its shock value. We have serious problems in this country. Ferreting through old divorce records and playing gotcha with past misstatements are just stupid distractions. Shouts of, “But he donated to Democrats!” won’t sway Trump enthusiasts. The man built a skyscraper in New York City – of course, he had donated to Democrats. If he was building it in Salt Lake City, I’m sure he would have donated to Republicans. “But he changed his mind on positions!” Reagan had been an FDR Democrat. Should we hold that against him or be grateful he saw the light?

Itty-bitty pundits thinking it’s clever to mock Americans’ opinions are finding the joke is on them. Cozy in their seat of judgment, blowing each other’s horns, protected by a glass screen. Ask yourself: just who ARE these windbags? And what do they build? Towers of paperclips? Lists of Twitter followers? Trump’s supporters are delightedly defying pithy prim “opinion makers” who think Americans are incapable of choosing our leaders without their dictates. The more the spotlight-seekers smear Trump, the more popular he gets. A friend emailed, “Tell those smart alecks bashing Trump on TV, ‘I love him because YOU hate him!'”

The GOP establishment would do well to listen to these voters and quit dismissing them. Reagan understood these blue-collar salt of the earth Americans. That’s why they gave him two landslide victories. If you want to win again, GOP, you need these good people.

posted July 31, 2015 06:01 PM            

Question..how does he plan to "get things done" in a job that involves dealing with politicians at every turn? Does he think he is going to scare the Ayatollahs by calling them names?

Tho the corporations have worked lobbying and legal loopholes to very nearly complete the takeover of the USA and are now using us to badger other countries into submission (naughty Europeans labelling and banning GMOs and pesticides shown to be deadly are "jeopardizing food security...consumer choice cannot be allowed to interfere" according to our Sec of Agriculture) and Republicans are all on board for the TPP which will give those corporations that complete control over national and local lawmaking...

the country is not another business Dumpty can license out to contractors..yet.

As to who else, Bernie Sanders is actually more familiar with what working people need and has been fighting the corporate takeover for years..and he knows how to work in Washington. He is just as unbuyable as Trump is perceived to be..but has no bottom line to protect and preserve while distracted by government.

Trump may know how to "rule" when he is sole monarch, but he is going to have to deal with politics if he gets in. And he cant fire elected representatives, whose fear of being embarrassed by his big mouth will wear off mighty fast once it is more familiar.

Trump is rich, but the fact that winning is all he's about is dangerous in so many ways. Tired of the football/casino/big game hunting ethos and so is a lot of America. Many people are feeling powerless and love the idea of a Big Loud Daddy to shout down the ptedators, but that is exactly how Hitler got in, by portraying himsrlf as the Great Leader/Father figure bristling with authority. Thanks but no thanks

His idea that we can deport masses of people then let them back in thru a more efficient border is monumentally expensive and impractical. And inhumane. And unachievable without a great deal more surveillance and military presence everywhere. Think about it..11 million people, many with homes and jobs..how will his management skills do that? What will happen when they "disappear" from the economy?

posted July 31, 2015 07:27 PM            

Donald takes on the world. Donald is a Fearless Leader. Anyone who "insults" him will be Dealt With. Deport the offensive outsiders. Make America Great Again.

posted July 31, 2015 10:59 PM            

One man rule
He don't need no stinkin Congress
Got his cell phone and pen
Knows more about military matters than the generals
Knows more about speech writing than the speech writers.
Knows more about foreign affairs than State Dept diplomats.
Knows more about economics that economists.
Don't need no body...just ME-ME-ME-ME

posted August 01, 2015 06:30 AM            

“I think that I’m a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I’ll tell you right now that I’m gonna think I’m a better political director than my political director.”
Barack Hussein O'Bomber
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81895_Page2.html

Don't need no stinkin Congress. Got my phone and pen.

posted August 01, 2015 09:52 AM            

Billionaire Donald Trump is blowing away his nearest competitor, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, 2-to-1, in a poll of Iowa Republican voters released Friday by Gravis Marketing on behalf of One American News Network.

Trump has a 15-point lead over Walker in the poll taken of 227 registered Republican voters in the Hawkeye State, asked Wednesday who among the GOP candidates for president they would vote for if the caucus were held today. The results, according to the poll:

•Trump, 30.9 percent
•Walker, 15.4 percent
•Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, 10 percent
•Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, 7.2 percent
•Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 6 percent
•Texas Sen.Ted Cruz, 5.5 percent
•Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, 5.1 percent
•Ohio Gov. John Kasich, 5 percent
•Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, 4.3 percent
•Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, 2.9 percent
•Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, 2.8 percent
•Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, 1.7 percent
•South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, 1 percent

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former New York Gov. George Pataki each have less than 1 percent of support from Iowa voters. The Republican voters' poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 6.5 percent.

Trump is also the top pick among conservatives, with 28.4 percent of very conservative voters and 35.8 percent of slightly conservative voters supporting the businessman. In addition, Trump leads in every major demographic, like religion or age group, and among men and women.

Walker has led among Iowa voters since January, and he was leading Trump by 9 percentage points in a poll released by Monmouth University on July 20.

Trump has been climbing in the polls nationally as well as in early primary voting states.

In a Florida poll released Wednesday, the real estate mogul was leading both Bush and Rubio, with 26 percent of Republican voters there saying they would vote for Trump; 20 percent supporting Bush; and 10 percent saying they would vote for Rubio.

Trump is also leading in polls in New Hampshire and Arizona.....
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/iowa-poll-trump-walker/2015/07/31/id/664826/

posted August 03, 2015 04:45 PM            

Donald Trump is now leading his nearest rival by a 2-1 margin among GOP voters, according to a new poll.

The Monmouth University poll of Republican voters found that Trump leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush 26 percent to 12 percent, respectively.

The poll, released Monday, also found: •Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is in third place with 11 percent support;
•Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are tied for fourth place with 6 percent;
•Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson is at 5 percent;
•New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are at 4 percent;
•Ohio Gov. John Kasich is at 3 percent;
•Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry get 2 percent;
•Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, former New York Gov. George Pataki and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore each get 1 percent or less.
Roughly 10 percent of GOP voters are undecided, the poll found.

Trump's support has increased by 13 points since the last poll taken by Monmouth University, released three weeks ago. Walker's support has increased by just 4 points and Bush's has decreased by 3 points.

The support shown for Trump cuts across nearly every demographic group:
•Ideology: Trump is in the lead among very conservative voters (27 percent compared to 16 percent for Walker), somewhat conservative voters (22 percent compared to 14 percent for Bush), and moderate to liberal Republicans (28 percent compared to 20 percent for Bush).
•Tea Party: Trump has a double-digit lead among tea party supporters, with 35 percent compared to 15 percent for Walker and 11 percent for Cruz. Non-tea party supporters also prefer Trump, albeit by a narrower margin (20 percent compared to 16 percent for Bush).
•Age: Trump leads with both over 50s and under 50s. He has 26 percent support among voters age 50 and older compared to 15 percent for Bush and 12 percent for Walker. For those under 50 years old, Trump has 26 percent support compared to 10 percent for Walker and 9 percent for Bush.
•Gender: Trump is in the lead with both male and female Republicans. He leads among men with 32 percent support compared to 13 percent for Bush and 11 percent for Walker. Among women, he has 20 percent support compared to 12 percent for Walker and 11 percent for Bush.

"Republican support for Donald Trump just continues to grow with no clear sense of who his constituency really is," Patrick Murray, director of Monmouth University Poll Institute, said in a statement. "This makes it very difficult for his opponents to figure out how to take him on in the upcoming debate."

Trump has also seen an improvement in his favorability ratings, which currently stand at 52 percent favorable compared to 35 percent unfavorable. Three weeks ago, it was 40 percent favorable compared to 41 percent unfavorable.

And before his announcement in June, Monmouth pointed out that his standings here were "significantly negative," with a 20 percent favorability rating compared to 55 percent unfavorable.

The poll also canvassed people's views on the structure of the first debate, which will be hosted by Fox News on Thursday and include only the top 10 candidates according to a national polling average.

Just 23 percent of voters favor the existing "top 10" debate structure. Nearly half of voters (45 percent) prefer a debate structure that would see back-to-back debates and include all candidates with the field randomly split in half. Another 29 percent believe it would be best to put all 17 candidates on stage, the poll found.

These results were taken from Monmouth University poll conducted July 30-Aug. 2 of 1,203 adults, of which 423 identified as Republican or Republican-leaning voters. That sample has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 percent.
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/NH-poll-trump-leads/2015/08/03/id/665160/

posted September 03, 2015 06:27 PM            

"This is not an invitation, Mr. Trump. This is a dare," Trump said during an interview with ETonline's Leanne Aguilera. "I dare you to come on the show."

Apparently no resoonse yet wonder why?