blowe Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie and John Kasich. That is the lineup for the first GOP debate. Who are you interested in? Who do you think will thrive? Who will dive? If Donald Trump is going to come out on top, he will need to begin to be more specific on his policies. He has already stated publicly that he will try not to go on the offensive unless provoked, which is mostly what he has done this entire race. I bet he actually begins to look and act presidential Thursday night. It's his biggest interview yet. I want to see trump, kasich, Paul, and Dr. Ben Carson speak the most. I think Jeb bush will collapse. Chris Christie is disgusting to me. Rubio is also an interesting candidate. Maybe the first GOP debate should open with animated flybys of landmark's from each candidates' states set to the Game of Thrones theme. Let the carnage ensue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Stranger things than trump have happened. Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger got elected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporTrail Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 I just want to hear Trump talk over everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Stranger things than trump have happened. Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger got elected No. Jesse the Body Ventura, Al Franken, ex con Marion Barry, and a socialist that sat in a church listening to a "preacher" spew anti American venom for 20yrs are stranger things that have happened regarding those elected for public office. Reagan? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 You missed the point Stuart. Regan and schwarzenegger were celebrities. And yes al Franken and Jesse ventura fit the bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 This is why Trump is popular, he's bruatly honest and its the shit people want to hear... Presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday that he pays as little in taxes as possible just like every other taxpayer in America.“I fight like hell to pay as little as possible for two reasons. Number one, I’m a businessman. And that’s the way you’re supposed to do it,” Trump said in an interview with CBS’ Face the Nation. “The other reason is that I hate the way our government spends our taxes. I hate the way they waste our money. Trillions and trillions of dollars of waste and abuse. And I hate it.”Then he turned the tables on the reporter and blasts CBS on the issue they should be focused on: Hillary Clinton’s criminal email usage:Trump has not yet released his tax returns, but said he has “no major problem” with doing it. And he said he may tie a release of his tax returns to a release of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s emails from her time as secretary of state.Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/shock-donald-trump-just-admitted-something-no-other-candidate-in-history-has-said/#ixzz3hx88TiME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairHooker11 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 saying that he wont pay more in taxes is exactly what we all think and know - how can anyone slam that? Trump admittedly said he is not preparing for the debate - saying that he is not a debator... that is probably another advantage for a guy like Trump - who thinks on his feet and wont rely on scripted BS so yea - keeping it real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 saying that he wont pay more in taxes is exactly what we all think and know - how can anyone slam that? Trump admittedly said he is not preparing for the debate - saying that he is not a debator... that is probably another advantage for a guy like Trump - who thinks on his feet and wont rely on scripted BS so yea - keeping it real. It will at least sound natural and not robotic like the rehearsed horse shit that is normally spewed during debates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairHooker11 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 yes its like - who doesnt love hearing that we are gonna beat pitspuke this year? without a winners attitude, you wont win, plain and simple... but really - not only Trump - but a few others like Cruz, Walker, Rubio, And Fiorina can deliver a message that isnt scripted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 But is Trump's recent success a good thing for the GOP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Why not? A celebrity is the second most revered republican president of all time. America tires of petty politics no matter what side you're on. Tell me, woody, do you really want to see hillary Clinton as president? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hitlery is now under investigation by the FBI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 But is Trump's recent success a good thing for the GOP? If the whole thing is going to be a joke (this applies to both ends of the political turd), it should at least be a funny one. Idiocracy is on the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowe Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 But is Trump's recent success a good thing for the GOP? I think so. He is not your bat shit crazy far right winger. He may say some brash remarks but he seems honest and closer to the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dste Ace Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 If the whole thing is going to be a joke (this applies to both ends of the political turd), it should at least be a funny one. Idiocracy is on the way! Preach. Both parties are a joke, so at least make it entertaining and worth watching. I certainly won't be tuning in expecting to hear candidates discuss serious ideas and policy. Nothing more than the usual platitudes---red meat to the base. At least Trump will make it entertaining. And maybe, just maybe, he'll be able to yank some of the other candidates from their snoozefest of talking points into some actual back and forth and exchange of ideas. And if not, he'll hopefully throw a grenade into the room and make it interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowe Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'm all for Trump throwing a grenade into the room and watching other candidates duck and hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I agree with liking Trump for how has says things, and how he is campaigning. Straight talker, not pandering to billionaires (cuz he has the money), etc. But I can't agree with everything he says. I think that's where the difference in opinion comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Mark Cuban on Trump: "I don't care what his actual positions are," Cuban wrote. "I don't care if he says the wrong thing. He says what's on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years." http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/28/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob806 Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Mark Cuban on Trump:"I don't care what his actual positions are," Cuban wrote. "I don't care if he says the wrong thing. He says what's on his mind. He gives honest answers rather than prepared answers. This is more important than anything any candidate has done in years."http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/28/ Yes indeed. Yes not bought and paid for like Scott Walker. K-sick, Christie, & Hilary. He may fall on his face in the "debate" tonight, but he is 100% real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I always expect bullshit and plenty of it in any political debate. I have not been disappointed yet. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'm looking forward to this one. Hope Trump eats them alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 My first problem with Trump is Bill Clinton apparently encouraging him to run for president a few months ago. What is up with that? Bill certainly did not want him to run as a democrat. Now Trump is not saying if he won't run as a third party if he doesn't win the GOP nomination. If he did run third party would that throw the election to Hillary? probably. Also some of the big claims Trump is making he will not or cannot be specific how he will do it. He says he will make Mexico pay for a wall on the border. He was asked by FOX Bill O'reilly how he would make Mexico pay and he said simple and then did not answer the question even though O'reilly asked him about three times... I like Trump exposing the mealy mouthed republican politicians but the devil will be in the details of the promises he is making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 My first problem with Trump is Bill Clinton apparently encouraging him to run for president a few months ago. What is up with that? Bill certainly did not want him to run as a democrat. Now Trump is not saying if he won't run as a third party if he doesn't win the GOP nomination. If he did run third party would that throw the election to Hillary? probably. Also some of the big claims Trump is making he will not or cannot be specific how he will do it. He says he will make Mexico pay for a wall on the border. He was asked by FOX Bill O'reilly how he would make Mexico pay and he said simple and then did not answer the question even though O'reilly asked him about three times... I like Trump exposing the mealy mouthed republican politicians but the devil will be in the details of the promises he is making. Details didn't hamper Obama too much did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 He also has a plan to end ISIS. He's keeping it a secret though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Details didn't hamper Obama too much did they? And look what we got. Obama not just makes promises he knowingly lies when making the promises such as he did to get Obamacare passed. A candidate should have to explain how they will accomplish the promises they are making. Just saying because "I said so" is not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I trust Trump more the the other chumps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Trump saying he avoids tax - though not a surprise - will further alienate about 40% fof the vote. He'd better be pretty damn on point on the rest of the topics if he wants to win and I don't think he will unite the swing voters enough. He could win the candidacy, but if the core decide he's too loud mouthed and a liability, he has no chance.. Fwiw, if you think Obama has damaged the US reputation around the civilised world (he hasn't) then wait til trump has a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Dream on, Chris. Everybody tries to pay as little tax as possible. Is England "bizarro world"...or is it just you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Dream on, Chris. Everybody tries to pay as little tax as possible. Is England "bizarro world"...or is it just you ? I wouldn't say everybody does that, in fact a lot of people pay the full amount. But plenty do, or would if they had enough money for it to make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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