tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post1773208095078766218..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: HOW TRUMP WILL WALK HIS MUSLIM PROPOSAL BACK (SLIGHTLY), IF PRESSURED (updated)Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-53433847049655446772015-12-08T10:28:33.014-05:002015-12-08T10:28:33.014-05:00Well, he took a few toes back a millimeter or so, ...Well, he took a few toes back a millimeter or so, and stuck an entire leg out.<br /><br />He went all fuzzy on what he'd do with Muslim-American citizens ("We love you."). He conceded - grudgingly, at best - that we "need" Muslims to contribute to defeating "ISIS". Then he pretty much reiterated everything, bobbed and weaved on internment camps (trying to cozy up to FDR, while specifically pointing to presidential directives ... tho leaving out that FDR's were issued consistent with the will of Congress, while implying he'd do it as president in essence regardless of Congress). And he opened up a brand new Mexican Wall-Mart of nutso on 'going in with ground troops and taking their oil, and giving some of the proceeds to our veterans', which is basically piracy & an undeniable war crime.<br /><br />He's getting all his 'original' "information" from Frank Gaffney, mouthing it, and letting it appear all squishy by fake flattery & pandering & name-dropping & utter bullshit.Feud Turgidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322096770703017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-26567554111729483322015-12-08T08:51:30.078-05:002015-12-08T08:51:30.078-05:00Well, let's be fair. He'll allow the Saudi...Well, let's be fair. He'll allow the Saudi owners of condos in Trump Tower to stay.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-1304542362132505622015-12-07T23:00:51.855-05:002015-12-07T23:00:51.855-05:00pourmecoffee suggested that when he steps aside, T...pourmecoffee suggested that when he steps aside, Trump'll "go upriver like Kurtz". But that's misread of Heart of Darkness, yes? He's already gone deep into "unsound methods". I continue to think that he only leaves if and when Reinhold Priebus offers him the GOP chair (Trump'll only agree once it's been "classed up" with gilt edges & inserts of raw gemstones.), and we'll learn about it as he & Cruz emerge out of the belly of a Trump helicopter, onto the tarmac at Reagan International, swagger onto a carpet of almost pornographic fuschia, and announce they've agreed on a formula dividing all spoils.Itchybodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306021516924570709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-54847011807287367242015-12-07T22:43:26.892-05:002015-12-07T22:43:26.892-05:00Damn, I miss Molly too.
I think it'll be fun ...Damn, I miss Molly too.<br /><br />I think it'll be fun to watch how Cruz positions himself as this escalates, since he has his eye on scooping these same Trump supporters later he'll have to pirouette delicately.Chai T. Ch'uanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956478299220539612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-24746820087339168232015-12-07T21:07:03.956-05:002015-12-07T21:07:03.956-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-81906616508715963272015-12-07T21:04:24.602-05:002015-12-07T21:04:24.602-05:00When I first read that this morning, I thought of ...When I first read that this morning, I thought of that one sentence paragraph Steve clipped above "damn, nice caveat." He has no reason to walk it back.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-70044314381417617422015-12-07T20:11:48.925-05:002015-12-07T20:11:48.925-05:00I wish Hunter S. Thompson and Molly Ivins were sti...I wish Hunter S. Thompson and Molly Ivins were still around!<br /><br />They might not have any cure(s) to offer for this current brand of conservative insanity, but they'd sure as hell have plenty of smart and witty observations - and belly-laughs, too!<br /><br />"When the going gets weird," like it is now, I miss those two old pro's!<br /><br />Btw - I'm with Steve on this one. Not only is Trump becoming a master at turning his fascist and idiotic comments back on the media, but his followers don't give a shit if he does or not.<br />To them, he's just telling the "the truth!"<br />FSM, do they ever "believe" that!!!<br />Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-36456910031394911902015-12-07T19:50:11.867-05:002015-12-07T19:50:11.867-05:00Jack, I thought the same thing at first, since the...Jack, I thought the same thing at first, since the only criticism he's getting isn't coming from the 3 medium fish trailing him and this nomination process is turning out to be well-and-truly committed to picking someone outside the GOP establishment (Even tho Rubio is the 'most' establishment of the 4 tops, he's shutting up on these matters.).<br /><br />But I'm actually leaning toward Steve M. on this, in the sense that somewhere along the line, as he has repeatedly over the past 3 months, I'd expect Trump to say something that fuzzifies his stance, while somehow leaving the core of it intact. Maybe that's what Steve really means, because by now it's quite clear that Trump's style of 'walk back' is unique in several respects, most characteristically in somehow not seeming like one at all to two categories of audience: his own supporters and the discerning press - neither of which are every likely to change their mind about his candidacy.<br /><br />Cruz is best placed to move right around this, because his own type of clarity holds a much more studied elusiveness. But it's a big, big problem for Rubio, because sooner or later he's going to have to say SOMETHING, and at that point he'll find - as I expect he knows already - the two leaders going after him (Carson, too, might say something that superficially conflicts with anything squishy, but he's still bleeding out.).<br /><br />Cruz is going to game the Iowa caucuses and indeed might end up in winning both the beauty contest and the delegates, and he'll win N.H. handily. Then the going gets South Cackalacky so things will get even weirder. Feud Turgidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322096770703017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-5309777708652655612015-12-07T19:11:21.833-05:002015-12-07T19:11:21.833-05:00Yeah, but I seriously doubt he will have to walk i...Yeah, but I seriously doubt he will have to walk it back. This is just one more reason why the GOP base will see Trump as the only true representative of their values. Trump has found, yet again, a wedge issue to deepen the divide between himself and the rest of the GOP field -- and again, he's positioned himself on the side that will win the wild, enthusiastic approval of the GOP rank and file.<br /><br />We truly are on the road to fascism.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894655800419937862noreply@blogger.com