Where does the GOP stand?

GH2001 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 16, 2016, 03:53:00 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on February 16, 2016, 03:35:39 PM

I KNOW the left will continue to ruin it. There is proof of that.

I, nor you, have any idea what Trump will do.

That is in and of itself is scary. But the perfect storm has come. The establishment created this monster, not Trump. I don't think folks are so high on Trump as they are down on ANYONE who has held office.

You don't sound as high on Trump as you were a month ago. That's promising. Baby steps.

You are right though on the second part. Mark Levin said as much too. I value his opinion highly. People get so emotionally upset with the establishment and Obama that they swing in an equally bad direction with a guy like Trump.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #41 on:** February 16, 2016, 03:54:07 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on February 16, 2016, 03:50:24 PM

You didn't put in on this.....man!

Weed is from the earth. God put this here for me and you.

edit above post: ~~glaucoma~~ cataracts.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #42 on:** February 16, 2016, 03:54:40 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on February 16, 2016, 03:54:07 PM

Weed is from the earth. God put this here for me and you.

edit above post: ~~glaucoma~~ cataracts.

Take advantage, Craig.

AUTiger1 · « **Reply #43 on:** February 16, 2016, 03:56:50 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on February 16, 2016, 03:28:01 PM

If I could see you, I'd hit you in the forehead so hard.

Oh, yeah? I will kick you in your bad knee you old geezer.

AUChizad · « **Reply #44 on:** February 16, 2016, 03:58:27 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on February 16, 2016, 03:46:35 PM

Why didn't Johnson run on the GOP side? There may have been an opening for him this year. Esp seeing how well Kasich has done.

Because he's not a Republican.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #45 on:** February 16, 2016, 03:59:40 PM »

Quote from: AUTiger1 on February 16, 2016, 03:56:50 PM

Oh, yeah? I will kick you in your bad knee you old geezer.

Which one?

wesfau2 · « **Reply #46 on:** February 16, 2016, 04:03:31 PM »

Quote from: AUChizad on February 16, 2016, 03:58:27 PM

Because he's not a Republican.

Neither is Paul, but he gave it a go and ended up on the stage for the debate.

I think the point is that you have to play the part, at least in the beginning, to get some notoriety. Fucked up as that is.

CCTAU · « **Reply #47 on:** February 16, 2016, 04:11:51 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on February 16, 2016, 03:53:00 PM

You don't sound as high on Trump as you were a month ago. That's promising. Baby steps.

You are right though on the second part. Mark Levin said as much too. I value his opinion highly. People get so emotionally upset with the establishment and Obama that they swing in an equally bad direction with a guy like Trump.

Its the same stuff I said a month ago, you were just so full of Trump hate, you did not hear.

Like I said, I am watching and waiting.
I don't LOVE Trump. But I'm not convinced he is as bad as the left either.

We are where we are due to people holding on to their little part.
For example. Now that gay marriage is here, there are a lot of folks who let that go and accept candidates without having to broach that issue. So guys like Trump can be looked at from a different angle, rather than through pro marriage eyes.
Times are calling for a more moderate republican candidate. Trump knows what he is doing. He is campaigning to the "wants".

GH2001 · « **Reply #48 on:** February 17, 2016, 11:37:30 AM »

Quote from: CCTAU on February 16, 2016, 04:11:51 PM

Its the same stuff I said a month ago, you were just so full of Trump hate, you did not hear.

Like I said, I am watching and waiting.
I don't LOVE Trump. But I'm not convinced he is as bad as the left either.

We are where we are due to people holding on to their little part.
For example. Now that gay marriage is here, there are a lot of folks who let that go and accept candidates without having to broach that issue. So guys like Trump can be looked at from a different angle, rather than through pro marriage eyes.
Times are calling for a more moderate republican candidate. Trump knows what he is doing. He is campaigning to the "wants".

Trump is a populist.

Populists typical aren't ideologues. So yes, that is correct.

Fwiw- if you look back at the summer and fall, I didn't hate Trump. He was saying the right things. It sounded great at first. Then you kind of wake up and realize that the guy is full of shit. Same broken record every day. Same talking points. One day it clicked that this guy was a phony. I guess it takes hearing him several times saying the same generic non substantive talking points to realize there is nothing there. He's Oz behind the curtain. You point out facts or some hard truths on his authoritarian record then he makes threats and stomps up and down like a spoiled brat, calls names, changes topics, insults people.

The side show gets old. It's cute at first but wears thin. Kinda like the jerry springer show.

Kaos · « **Reply #49 on:** February 17, 2016, 01:13:52 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on February 17, 2016, 11:37:30 AM

Trump is a populist.

Populists typical aren't ideologues. So yes, that is correct.

Fwiw- if you look back at the summer and fall, I didn't hate Trump. He was saying the right things. It sounded great at first. Then you kind of wake up and realize that the guy is full of shit. Same broken record every day. Same talking points. One day it clicked that this guy was a phony. I guess it takes hearing him several times saying the same generic non substantive talking points to realize there is nothing there. He's Oz behind the curtain. You point out facts or some hard truths on his authoritarian record then he makes threats and stomps up and down like a spoiled brat, calls names, changes topics, insults people.

The side show gets old. It's cute at first but wears thin. Kinda like the jerry springer show.

The word populist doesn't scare me. George C. Wallace was a populist. He would have made a fantastic president.

AUChizad · « **Reply #50 on:** February 17, 2016, 08:19:54 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on February 17, 2016, 01:13:52 PM

The word populist doesn't scare me. George C. Wallace was a populist. He would have made a fantastic president.

How about fascist?

CCTAU · « **Reply #51 on:** February 17, 2016, 08:20:58 PM »

Quote from: AUChizad on February 17, 2016, 08:19:54 PM

How about fascist?

You forgot "pig"!

The Prowler · « **Reply #52 on:** February 17, 2016, 11:16:40 PM »

Quote from: AUChizad on February 17, 2016, 08:19:54 PM

How about fascist?

Kaos · « **Reply #53 on:** February 18, 2016, 10:34:16 AM »

Quote from: AUChizad on February 17, 2016, 08:19:54 PM

How about fascist?

You know nothing Jon Snow.

jmar · « **Reply #54 on:** February 18, 2016, 12:19:24 PM »

Trump has been busy working over the Bush legacy and the unlikeable hothead, Cruz. He's saving Rubio because he's going to need him if he intends to finish. Just has to allow him to be annointed by the religious south as its man of conviction and faith. Just sayin'.

GH2001 · « **Reply #55 on:** February 18, 2016, 03:39:27 PM »

Quote from: jmar on February 18, 2016, 12:19:24 PM

Trump has been busy working over the Bush legacy and the unlikeable hothead, Cruz. He's saving Rubio because he's going to need him if he intends to finish. Just has to allow him to be annointed by the religious south as its man of conviction and faith. Just sayin'.

Calling Cruz a hothead from the trump perspective? Holy shit I've heard it all now.

Of course most on here agree you are about as coherent and logical as Otis Campbell on a Saturday night.

GH2001 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 18, 2016, 03:40:29 PM »

Quote from: AUChizad on February 17, 2016, 08:19:54 PM

How about fascist?

Most fascists are populist. It's their appeal. Communists aren't quite as charming.

jmar · « **Reply #57 on:** February 18, 2016, 04:58:09 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on February 18, 2016, 03:39:27 PM

Calling Cruz a hothead from the trump perspective? Holy shit I've heard it all now.

Of course most on here agree you are about as coherent and logical as Otis Campbell on a Saturday night.

I don't think Trump is a hothead. Petty and insulting yes.
Cruz is a hothead.

jmar · « **Reply #58 on:** February 18, 2016, 05:34:02 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on February 18, 2016, 03:39:27 PM

Calling Cruz a hothead from the trump perspective? Holy shit I've heard it all now.

Of course most on here agree you are about as coherent and logical as Otis Campbell on a Saturday night.

And sorry I touched on a nerve merely by pointing out what I have seen and read about your boy Ted. I'm sure he has some good qualities.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #59 on:** February 18, 2016, 05:41:00 PM »

Quote from: jmar on February 18, 2016, 05:34:02 PM

And sorry I touched on a nerve merely by pointing out what I have seen and read about your boy Ted. I'm sure he has some good qualities.

You just hate him because he's Hispanic.

Racist!