The Donald Has to go - And so does Hillary | Eastern North Carolina Now


    Trump's arrogance and egoism had been more detrimental to our system that it has been inspirational. I knew he was an amoral phony when I read his book "The Art of the Deal" years ago. My mistake was in believing that the American people could see through his obvious maneuverings on the way to the convention. I felt he would just fall by the wayside as time went on. Bobby Tony was wrong, The circus has not left the town. It is no longer the carnival circus it was at the start for me.

    I may be wrong here but I am beginning to have some doubts about Donald Trump's real motives. Having dealt with blowhards and egoist before, I am wondering whether The Donald is starting to set up his exit strategy, in case he is rejected by the voters in either the primary or general election. I can hear him saying "You people are too dumb for me to be your leader".

    First he floats the idea that he may back off on his pledge to support the eventual Republican candidate. He is blaming that on the boos he got at the last debate and claiming that the deck was stacked against him. Does anyone believe that he is really that thin skinned or is he just so insulated from reality that he cannot handle real criticism? No, he is building a fall back position.

    Secondly, his attacks on George W. Bush using the talking points of the left is way beyond any realistic truth. No less that a confirmed Liberal columnist, Bob Woodward says The entire world's intelligence agencies thought Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and the fact that Assad has used them during his civil war may add credence to the existence of the weapons.


Here is the link if the above video does not play


    Thirdly, Trump seems to want to blame G.W. Bush for the attack on the World Trade Tower. There were mistakes made and it was a clear failure of the immigration and tracking procedures for the terrorists. Trumps statements that it would not have happened if he were president ring hollow to me when he could not prevent four of his companies from going bankrupt under his watchful eyes. Or maybe he was so smart he did see the bankruptcies coming and was able to leave a bunch of others holding the bag. Either way, that is not presidential material, because we are the ones who will be left holding the bag.

    I gave him a half-pass for his comments on John McCain's capture and days as a POW as just being off the cuff remark in the heat of the moment. But when his ego would not let him retract it he lost any semblance of support from me. I have to admit that I never for once supported him or thought he could win the nomination.

    I have indicated before that I would have to turn on the fan in the voting booth to keep the stench down if I only had the choice between Trump and Bernie or Hillary. I would reluctantly pull the Trump lever, punch the card slot, or touch the screen icon for his name but it would not be out of enthusiasm for his policies or his character. It would not be the first negative vote I have cast for president. I voted for Nixon twice. Once as an absentee ballot in Vietnam in 1968 and second as a negative voting disillusioned veteran in 1972. I find both men devoid of any character and so consumed with winning that they had no core sense of belief other than doing whatever it takes to win.

    What amazes me in this whole fiasco of this election cycle is how both Hillary and Donald can attract an enthusiastic audience from people who you would think were smarter than that. It indicates how bad our politics have become that we would ever put any faith in either of these two. Hillary, attracts the same mind numb supporters in spite of personal lapses in honesty and judgement as well as her active attempts to discredit other women who were subject to the horny Bill's advances. I will give Bernie Sanders credit for at least one thing, he is honestly spelling out his agenda. Why he is attracting a groundswell of support is not his fault but the fault of an American populace that is so angry and searching for answers to their situation which I maintain was created by the very policies he advocates. But at least it is an honest debate. However, I don't think Bernie has a snowballs chance of getting the Democratic nomination. The Democrats have taken rigging elections to an art form and poor old Bernie still thinks it is about the votes. Can you say Super Delegates.

    What we need desperately is some adults to tell Hillary it is over for her as well.    "On the night of August 7, 1974, Senators Barry Goldwater and Hugh Scott and Congressman John Jacob Rhodes met with Nixon in the Oval Office and told him that his support in Congress had all but disappeared". Wiki Link He was toast and he knew it. That would not work with Trump since he does not listen to anyone but his own inner voice and I am not too sure he pays that much attention. It will be up to the voters to make the decision on Donald Trump.

    One of the major flaws in our system of government is the inability to throttle an out of control President when the Congress and Senate is just a corrupt as the President. The "MY GOOD FRIEND" sham has been around too long. The system is incestuous and the whole concept of a limited government has been lost in our quest to let the government solve all our problems large and small. It is just as unfortunate the our judicial branch cannot bring itself to just stick to the constitution without expanding the it's meaning by looking within the spaces between the letters.

   Once again I resort to a movie clip to make the point.


Never make important decisions while you are upset. And don't make angry rant posts while your are upset, I guess I need to work on that.


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( September 14th, 2016 @ 3:50 pm )
 
I usually go back and review my past political comments to see if I have evolved or changed my opinion. I noticed that one of the links above has been taken down. Here is another one dispelling the WMD as a lie.

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( April 13th, 2016 @ 8:52 am )
 
Updated comment:
I think that The Donald is now resorting to what I used to call the Bobby Knight method of coaching. When his team is not winning, he resorted to throwing chairs and acting like a jerk. His purpose was not just a temper tantrum. It was to motivate his players and intimidate he referees in hopes they would not call a foul for fear of his reaction.

Some would point out that he was one of the winningest coaches ( #8 ) in basketball history. That may work in the game of basketball and sports but it is not what I would want in a President. Winning at any cost is not an admirable attribute.
( March 4th, 2016 @ 7:37 am )
 
John Locke Foundation post about Donald Trump

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( March 1st, 2016 @ 8:56 am )
 
I was just watching the replay of the NASCAR race in Atlanta this past weekend. When they interviewed the winner after the race, I had an epiphany. It was The Donald. Here is a partial transcript of the interview in the Winners Circle.

"Well, we had a tremendous crowd that came to see me win this race. I was amazing the whole race. Most of the fans in the stands were there to see me and no one else. The other drivers could not get a phone booth full if they had to. I was so dominant that they should have just quit the race. I built this track and made the fans pay for it. That number 88 never had a chance. Did you see the way he choked when I passed him on the backstretch? Number 18 was scared to death when he saw me in his mirror. I know I could have done this alone but I want to thank the illegals that I had on my crew in the pits. They were able to change the tires and refuel me just like I hired them to do. They are on their way back to Mexico until nest week".

It was then that I woke up and realized that I had drifted off during the replay. I may be watching too much Fox News.
( February 24th, 2016 @ 11:00 am )
 
The Pope was misinterpreted. I had Latin in HS. He said the Vatican would pay for the Wall.
( February 20th, 2016 @ 1:29 pm )
 
Now this is a funny image. Perfect.
( February 20th, 2016 @ 1:04 pm )
 
"MY GOOD FRIEND" TMAC has posted his choice and I recommend it to you. Search TMc: One Moderate's Perspective in the search box above.

( February 19th, 2016 @ 3:08 pm )
 
The media is playing it up for ratings as usual, I read the transcript and saw a full clip it and he left himself some wiggle room unlike the Donald.

Tomorrow night will be interesting and I guess NC will be in turmoil pending the court decisions.

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( February 19th, 2016 @ 3:02 pm )
 
I agree: Mark 12:17 - "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s."
( February 19th, 2016 @ 1:40 pm )
 
I apologize, I can't give The Donald a 1/8 pass for his comments on the Pope. For those who are getting their info in clips, do some research on exactly what the Pope said and the premise of the question asked.

However, I do think the Pope should stick to his calling and stay away from secular pronouncements.



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