People are having strokes because of this, they don't understand how somebody who bashed Latinos can then get their votes....
This has become a simple test on real and raw smarts. It is very easy to see why Trump is winning they way he is and with the groups he is. Does not matter if you like the guy or not, it is very clear to see why regular humans who work and have families are drawn to Trump.
I shake my head at folks who don't understand why Trump is where he is right now in the race. Either they are to emotional with heavy bias or stupid. Many "smart" people in my life are showing their true colors as being morons.
The man is all action in a world where to many get by with just talk.
You can see the towers he has built.
You can see the happy and stable family and kids he has produced.
You can find the people who he has led talk highly of him.
You can go back decades and find consistent positions and values.
Its not that hard to see why people gravitate towards this versus fraudsters who blow in the wind.
(02-24-2016 09:54 AM)iop890 Wrote: Washington Post is attempting to stump Trump by comparing him to Charlemagne, the Holy Roman Emperor that united Christendom.
They're bad at this. No wonder we're winning the propaganda war.
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They're in a state of permanent boyhood, unable to admire what they are unable to become.
They can't understand the respect a real patriarch gets.
That's really too bad about Ron Paul. I was thinking Trump would choose him as VP after Trump came out about auditing the fed. O well, he can get left behind in the dust with the rest of them.
The self-righteousness in these politicians is simply astounding. They should wonder why an outsider is crushing the field and then take a long hard look in the mirror at themselves. Instead they just get all butthurt and toss around insults. It reminds me of a typical beta that seethes with rage and jealousy at the alpha male, asking themselves, "Why not me?". Many of us were in that position but came to this forum to learn how to improve ourselves and become that alpha instead of whining about it. I've said it before but if one of these candidates was a RVF member, I think they would be much more competitive (or friendly?) with Trump.
(02-24-2016 10:41 AM)eradicator Wrote: I am reading the article right now, and I never thought I would say this but Ron Paul is such a cuck for the establishment
To the contrary, Ron is very much a libertarian purist. Trump is a terrible purist candidate, but fares much better as a pragmatic choice since the issues he is more leftist/centrist on are ones that there's no chance in hell anyone could gain traction on.
(02-24-2016 09:48 AM)iop890 Wrote: Fuck the whole Paul family. Bunch of manlet cucks.
Rand Paul for court dwarf 2016.
WOW! What a fake. Trump said he wants to audit the Fed and Ron Paul refuses to support?
Phony as fuck! Never again will I support or cast a vote for the libertarian shills.
So long to the Paul family... you guys had a few flashes of brilliance, but in the end Trump pulled and squeezed and hurt your neck. It's 10 minutes to Wapner. And it's Tuesday, so go get your fish sticks... you Rain Men.
I'll just leave this here...
Look at the eyes of those women. The entire fucking world... is DTF right now. And it's fucking glorious. Trump's bringin' sexy back.
Nice video of Melania, she's a good role model for young girls. Also, it doesn't seem like she has any interest in getting involved in politics at all. This is unlike Michelle and Hillary. It's a complete joke they had power to make any changes, but that's a different discussion.
Here is my dream: Trump wins the presidency and Melania becomes first lady. American women are inspired to be like Melania and American men try to become men capable of pulling a girl like her. The residual effects of those aspirations would be amazing. America would naturally be made great again just on the basis of having good role models that inspire self-improvement.
(02-24-2016 11:10 AM)redonion Wrote: Nice video of Melania, she's a good role model for young girls. Also, it doesn't seem like she has any interest in getting involved in politics at all. This is unlike Michelle and Hillary. It's a complete joke they had power to make any changes, but that's a different discussion.
Here is my dream: Trump wins the presidency and Melania becomes first lady. American women are inspired to be like Melania and American men try to become men capable of pulling a girl like her. The residual effects of those aspirations would be amazing. America would naturally be made great again just on the basis of having good role models that inspire self-improvement.
A man can dream
I agree, i watched that interview and I was like "what a nice lady" which is pretty much the pinnacle of compliments for any woman that is married.
I loved her response to Mika's question of "Trump is hard on immigrants, you're an immigrant yourself. Do you think that sometimes he's being too hard?". Mrs. Trump "I followed the law."
Fuck yeah. Same here. I immigrated legally, I have no sympathy for illegals.
(02-24-2016 01:23 AM)KorbenDallas Wrote: I'm surprised the superficial media hasn't picked up on this, but the fact is, Trump simply looks more presidential than his rivals.
I wasn't a huge Romney fan, but lets face it, he LOOKED Presidential. He could win an acting role for President.
Trump LOOKS like an American President.
That helps.
Cruz looks like he's going to try and pull one over you. I'm not saying looks are everything, but in an election, it changes a few percentage points, let's be honest.
Nothing wrong with saying that. Look at every presidential election since 1960; I'd argue each person who went on to become president exuded more power and/or charisma than his competition.
Jimmy Carter won because well, Gerald Ford was Gerald Ford; Bush Sr. crushed the limp-wristed Dukakis but was then bested by smooth-talking Slick Willy; and yeah, you can argue correctly that Ford lost due to the Nixon years & Bush was irreparably damaged by the Ross Perot 3rd party candidacy, or maybe this is a bit of a "post hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy on my part, but it seems to me there's a strong correlation between candidate strength & victory in a presidential election.
I'd argue Romney was the closest but the Obama charisma train was still running at full steam, bit of an incumbent's advantage there.
I'd argue that Bush Jr's appeal was that he was a guy you'd like to have a beer with, while Gore was the annoying intellectual. People just didn't like him on a visceral level. Plus Nader was stealing the ultra liberal vote in that election, and 2000 was so close that I think the case is even stronger that Nader did more damage to Gore than Perot did to Bush Sr.
You say "Smooth talking Slick Willy", I say a guy who has a ton of charisma. Like his politics or not, I don't see how you can deny that Bill Clinton has it. Someone else posted something a few pages back about how people who met Trump said Trump made them feel like "the most important person in the world". You know who that reminds me of?
I remember reading that exact same quote 20 years ago talking about Clinton. Yeah, Perot stole some likely GOP votes. But I still contend that especially in the last 20 years, charisma wins the Presidency. It's been going that way since JFK and the advent of television.
Quote:Mr. Nichols, what you've just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent editorial were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone on the internet is now dumber for having read it. I am sorry but you are fired, and may God have mercy on your soul.
(02-24-2016 10:43 AM)Tokyo Joe Wrote: And here is the future First Lady interviewed by Mika B on February 24.
American womyn could take some lessons in poise and dignity from her.
She did really well with this. Can't stump Melania either.
Melania on how she behaved as an immigrant: "I followed the law."