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zBrown
Ice climber
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Aug 25, 2015 - 05:02pm PT
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Anyway, if anybody is disputing that a more than de minimus number of folks come to the United States from so-called Third World countries to have babies and not to work, y'all better come to Southern California and start a small entrepreneurial business and meet a few of the people emigrating.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 25, 2015 - 05:12pm PT
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y'all better come to Southern California and start a small entrepreneurial business and meet a few of the people emigrating
What's the point of meeting them if they're just gonna emigrate?
"Nice to meetchya. Sayonara, sucka!"
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Aug 25, 2015 - 05:20pm PT
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^That would be the pre-Trump voluntary deportation we've all come to be so fond of or the "old in and out".
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
climber
ne'er–do–well
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Aug 25, 2015 - 10:35pm PT
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November, 2016 ... You are consulting your crystal balls.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Boise, ID or the fricken Bakken, variously
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Aug 26, 2015 - 04:10am PT
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He has crystal balls? That could get uncomfortable, eh? Special shorts, perhaps?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:26am PT
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msg from Donald
I totally disagree with the FOX statement. I do not think Megyn Kelly is a quality journalist. I think her questioning of me, despite all of the polls saying I won the debate, was very unfair. Hopefully in the future I will be proven wrong and she will be able to elevate her standards to a level of professionalism that a network such as FOX deserves.
More importantly, I am very pleased to see the latest polls from Public Policy Polling showing me at a strong number one with 35% in New Hampshire, the Monmouth University poll showing me, again at number one, with 30% in South Carolina and the latest national poll from Gravis where I am again the clear front runner with 40%. It was also just announced that I won the prestigious corn kernel poll at the Iowa State Fair by a landslide.
I will be in Iowa tonight with my speech being broadcast live on CNN and other networks. My sole focus in running for the Presidency is to Make America Great Again!
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dirtbag
climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:31am PT
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Trump is such a lovable fascist.
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Norton
Social climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 08:33am PT
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Yes, I too long for the days when American Was Great.
Oh, bring back Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Boise, ID or the fricken Bakken, variously
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:13am PT
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I would rather have ferrets gnawing on my scrotum.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:42am PT
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I would rather have ferrets gnawing on my scrotum.
I'm sure the Donald would be happy to arrange that.
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dirtbag
climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 09:47am PT
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According to Donald, illegal Mexican Anchor babies are already doing that.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Aug 26, 2015 - 11:13am PT
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I watched a significant part of his speech.
He is a TERRIBLE speaker....he cannot complete any statement without sidetracking himself, making it very difficult to follow what he is saying.
He feels totally spontaneous in his speaking style.
I imagine that is a large part of his attraction. He feels genuine....you are seeing the real Trump, not an image that he thinks you want to hear.
That was part of Reagan's attraction. Even people who disagreed voted for him, because they found him genuine.
Sincerity is the key. If you can fake that, you've got a huge advantage....
Trumps constant self-promotion gets old fast, but I think that gets overlooked in the face of genuineness.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Aug 26, 2015 - 11:16am PT
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That was part of Reagan's attraction. Even people who disagreed voted for him, because they found him genuine.
+1
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 26, 2015 - 11:16am PT
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The Dems underestimate him at their peril.
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couchmaster
climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 11:29am PT
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I can't imagine any scenario where Trump is the Republican candidate.
Not. Gonna. Happen.
He's up over 20 percent in the polls over the next most popular dude right now, but even the most clueless will be waking up at some point, and when they do, I imagine that the hangover and regrets will rival looking into your angry wife's eyes the morning after any hooker, heavy drinks and multiple drug overdose evening.
Trump. Not. Gonna. Happen.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 26, 2015 - 11:35am PT
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Reagan's attraction certainly included his authenticity. In an interesting sort of way, he reminded me of my father's reaction to Hubert Humphrey. My Dad was a lifeong Republican (of the Hiram Johnson type - for those who know California history), but he trusted Humphrey because he knew that Humphrey was a good man who clearly had more than his self-interest in mind.
Reagan, like Humphrey, had coherant principles that he articluated and followed, regardless of whether they were popular. In contrast, Trump's attraction begins and ends with his seeming unconcern for polls or convention. While that lends an aura of authenticity, he lacks any coherant, articulated principles of governance and comes across to those who think (as opposed to those who merely feel) as a self-absorbed jerk who inherited a lot of money.
As an aside, before you accuse me of simply adopting the politics of my parents, understand that my mother is a life-long Democrat, but only because viable Socialists weren't significant candidates. It will be interesting to see her reaction if Sanders continues to have traction. My Dad voted for Coolidge, Hoover, Hoover, Willkie, Dewey, Dewey, Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Nixon, Goldwater, Nixon, Nixon and Ford. No matter where I ended up politically, I had to be somewhat like one of my parents, and different from the other.
John
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10b4me
Social climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 11:54am PT
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The Dems underestimate him at their peril.
Reilly, I think the dems are worried about any republican.
A lot of people do not like Hillary, and Bernie can't win.
I have a feeling that Biden met with Warren, not to ask for her support, but to ask her to be his running mate.
That would be a smart move. She would get the womens vote, and the Sanders vote.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Aug 26, 2015 - 12:08pm PT
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Crankster still hasn't answered my question from a few days back, maybe he's ignoring me?
Were Biden to enter and follow up with a Biden Warren ticket would you vote Biden Warren instead of Clinton?
Crankster?
Bueller?
Maximus?
Kyle Reese?
Jean Luc Picard?
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Aug 26, 2015 - 01:19pm PT
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HFCS...should Biden run I doubt he'd announce a VP early. But a Biden/Warren ticket would be great. So would a Clinton/Warren ticket. Joe and Hillary are friends and their views are interchangeable. I'll reserve judgment until I see how this e-mail nonsense plays out. Either would be fine with me.
I think Joe is putting out the hints in case Hillary's e-mail deal goes south. If it doesn't, I think he'll pass.
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