Well its obviously not really about his birth certificate. They want to "other" him by constructing him as a Muslim, Kenyan, Black outsider to white, Christian American values.
2016 US Presidential Elections | Trump Wins
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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Well its obviously not really about his birth certificate. They want to "other" him by constructing him as a Muslim, Kenyan, Black outsider to white, Christian American values.
Obama is black and this is the primary reason the GOP hates him.
Over half of the GOP still actually believe Obama is a muslim, even though it is common knowledge and a fact that he is a Christian.
Well Ben Carson is black as well - as were the likes of Herman Cain and Alan Keyes before.
I'm confident Obama would be lauded as an eloquent black gentleman if he was a republican.
He most certainly would. Hannity has said as much in the past.
Yeah. I think republicans see Carson and Cain and Keys as obedient and complicit to the WASP rules, whereas the other guy brought Hip Hop to the White House.
In an interesting interview Howard Dean mentioned that DNC limits debates to protect democrats. Mentioned Romney got burned last year b/c he couldn't bounce after trying to outright Santorum and Perry.
Asked to remove debate exclusivity though. Agrees with limiting the candidate # and debate #. Can't disagree. Also supports Hillary but I would too if I were in the DNC establishment.
Asked to remove debate exclusivity though. Agrees with limiting the candidate # and debate #. Can't disagree. Also supports Hillary but I would too if I were in the DNC establishment.
Scott Walker just dropped out. I'm sure the likes of Paul, Santorum, Pataki, Graham, and Huckabee will follow sooner or later.
Ben Carson - going for cheap publicity going after Muslims. Maybe he should ask some sections of the republican base what they think of african americans....
F-ing bigot.
F-ing bigot.
Good, given the damage he did to the U. Wisconsin system and his anti-union stance, he was the candidate I thought would do the most damage as president.
(I have a vested interest, I don't want grant money to dry up for research!)
(I have a vested interest, I don't want grant money to dry up for research!)
Amazing that he was considered a favourite not a huge amount of time ago, but he is slightly less interesting than cabbage so not hugely surprising he never caught fire. You'd have to think Chris Christie will go soon, he's surely got better things to be doing, eating incessantly for instance.
He's moron, no surprise there as we knew that from the beginning.
I thought the Canadian wall would win him the election.
Wooo, there's still hope that name Scott Walker won't be ruined.
Hillary trolling Trump on Jimmy Fallon.....
Fair play to Walker on that, many GOP candidates are usually too narcissistic to recognise their campaign's dead and carry on flogging it. Trump's poison that should be called out as such at every opportunity rather than pandered to. Plus it hopefully means the next debate won't be as horrifically long.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/...were-silent-as-Romney-played-the-Birther-card
...but it was alright when Romney played the birther card.
lets be honest...this is the GOP establishment trying to get Trump out.
...but it was alright when Romney played the birther card.
lets be honest...this is the GOP establishment trying to get Trump out.
Walker was in it to win it - probably had a huge team. So it's not the case of Walker being humble but being bankrupt. Not to mention he had Koch backing which will probably shift to Cruz.
The rest look like they were there to raise their profiles, if you have two staffers you can run a campaign as long as possible.
Harry Ried blasted him on fb.
In Arlington National Cemetery, there is a white headstone, which, like so many others, marks the final resting place of a courageous service-member who gave his life in combat. This grave belongs to Kareem Khan of New Jersey, who was just 20 years old. Kareem was Muslim.
Kareem’s rank was that of Specialist in the Stryker Brigade of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry division. He received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and a medal for good conduct. Like thousands of other soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, Kareem Khan sacrificed everything for his country. Kareem gave, as President Abraham Lincoln said, “the last full measure of devotion” for the United States.
But yesterday, I watched on “Meet the Press” as a Republican candidate for President denigrated Kareem Khan and all Muslim-Americans. Ben Carson questioned Muslim-Americans devotion to the United States. He questioned their integrity. And then Ben Carson unilaterally disqualified every Muslim-American from becoming President of the United States.
Shame on him. Shame on any person who spews such vile, hateful rhetoric. The nearly three million Muslim in this country are part of the fabric of America. They teach in our schools, fight in our military, and serve in Congress. Congressmen Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Andre Carson of Indiana – both Muslim – have represented their districts and states with distinction.
Sadly, this is just another example of Republican candidates refusing to speak for three million Muslim Americans. We saw it last week with Donald Trump, as he refused to denounce bigotry at his own campaign rally. If these Republican candidates are incapable of going to bat for America’s Muslim community, then they shouldn’t run for President of the United States.
I call upon every Republican to denounce Ben Carson’s disgusting remarks. That shameful intolerance and bigotry should have no place in America today. Sadly, it seems to have a lasting place in the Republican Party. Republicans should open their eyes and take note of the contributions of our country’s Muslim community. Until they do, none of them will be worthy of leading this nation.
Kareem’s rank was that of Specialist in the Stryker Brigade of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry division. He received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and a medal for good conduct. Like thousands of other soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, Kareem Khan sacrificed everything for his country. Kareem gave, as President Abraham Lincoln said, “the last full measure of devotion” for the United States.
But yesterday, I watched on “Meet the Press” as a Republican candidate for President denigrated Kareem Khan and all Muslim-Americans. Ben Carson questioned Muslim-Americans devotion to the United States. He questioned their integrity. And then Ben Carson unilaterally disqualified every Muslim-American from becoming President of the United States.
Shame on him. Shame on any person who spews such vile, hateful rhetoric. The nearly three million Muslim in this country are part of the fabric of America. They teach in our schools, fight in our military, and serve in Congress. Congressmen Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Andre Carson of Indiana – both Muslim – have represented their districts and states with distinction.
Sadly, this is just another example of Republican candidates refusing to speak for three million Muslim Americans. We saw it last week with Donald Trump, as he refused to denounce bigotry at his own campaign rally. If these Republican candidates are incapable of going to bat for America’s Muslim community, then they shouldn’t run for President of the United States.
I call upon every Republican to denounce Ben Carson’s disgusting remarks. That shameful intolerance and bigotry should have no place in America today. Sadly, it seems to have a lasting place in the Republican Party. Republicans should open their eyes and take note of the contributions of our country’s Muslim community. Until they do, none of them will be worthy of leading this nation.
Hopefully they'll succeed. He's such an absolute prat that I really find it hard to believe that anyone actually supports him. I just cringe when he comes on the television.
Given the large field we will see many drop out in the coming months
but what is scary is he has such support.
Hills back to a 21 point lead in Iowa... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/president/
Looks a bit of an outlier to me given recent other results, but perhaps a sign that the slide has stopped and normality is resuming. I don't think Biden'll run and she'll win every state.
Looks a bit of an outlier to me given recent other results, but perhaps a sign that the slide has stopped and normality is resuming. I don't think Biden'll run and she'll win every state.
a PPP poll which is usually acurate.
Time to get back behind the H-bomb RD, you know it makes sense.
She will be a lot better than anyone they nominate from the other side....simply the lesser of two evils.
It is scary. He wouldn't go down well in the UK at all.....and that hair! It's creepy. Ugh!
oohh . . . oohh . . . ouch!!! Donny must be flaming after being torched by such a dork.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-rich-lowry-testicles_560373f9e4b08820d91ba609
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-rich-lowry-testicles_560373f9e4b08820d91ba609
hmmm. This will make Trump's supporters mad....and probably make his poll numbers go further up.
so even horseface Fiorina is ahead of Bush.....
Trump really has Fox riled.
They are playing into his hands. He's getting even more publicity than he could have hoped for.
Trump really has Fox riled.
They are playing into his hands. He's getting even more publicity than he could have hoped for.
exactly. This only convinces his supporters the establishment have it in for him.
I'm loving it.
Since when does a "news" agency sit down with a candidate and negotiate what kind of coverage they´re going to give him? What a farce of a channel. Though it does make me laugh seeing that Ailes usually has these idiots kiss his ring.
What's great is Trump isn't going away anytime soon, and even if he doesn't get the nomination I get the impression he will claim "unfairness" by the GOP and run as an independent.
Did Trump not say he would Not run as an independent?
Yes he did say so.
Its going to be very difficult to push Trump off.
He has a solid hold of the core of the GOP base. And he will be getting better prepared.
The fact Fiorina is surging..even Rubio is not good news for the GOP. Jeb Bush is the only credible candidate they have. But it looks like the base does not want him.
A trump nomination is not far from impossible.
As crazy as he sounds I think he is far less dangerous than the others.
He has a solid hold of the core of the GOP base. And he will be getting better prepared.
The fact Fiorina is surging..even Rubio is not good news for the GOP. Jeb Bush is the only credible candidate they have. But it looks like the base does not want him.
A trump nomination is not far from impossible.
As crazy as he sounds I think he is far less dangerous than the others.
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