>>>>>You don't think the republicans are running fear-based campaigns?? Have you listened to any one of them talk?
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>>>>>Apparently you don't believe that there is cause for concern about ISIS trying to kill us. Oh, that's right. If we just give them good jobs, they won't want to kill us anymore so we don't need to be concerned.
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>>>>Just because I'm not a racist creep who thinks banning all Muslims from the USA and barring innocent refugees who are fleeing from these terrorists and building a giant wall across the border is some soft of brilliant workable plan doesn't mean I'm not concerned with ISIS. It just means I'm not an as_hole or total idiot.
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>>>Victor, really - just stop before you hurt yourself on the brick wall.
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>>But is the wall the greatest, most luxurious wall that someone else paid for? Ya know Trump has now decided that it's ok to kill the innocent families of these terrorist too - and once again did not back down from his statement when given the chance too. He's said all of these things, yet still seems to have some 41% of the poll numbers - so needless to say he's appealing to the base republicans and none of these ludicrous ideas and statements are 'deal killers' for a vast HUGE number of republicans. One of my hero's, Malala Yousafzai says that education and understanding is key to peace over punitive or hateful measures. " "If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred." This logic seems to escape too many people lately - and as I've said - the GOP is running a fear-based hate-based campaign, and their sheep followers or eating it up. He is the leading GOP candidate so it's foolish to think this it not a hate based / fear based campaign and anyone who thinks otherwise is either not paying attention or is in denial. Which is not nearly as bad as those who seem to think it's ok and a good idea - and sadly a fair amount of people (in the USA anyway) seem to fall into this category.
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>Yes, I agree that Trump is the ultimate sign that the Republican party has lost its mind completely and he is enjoying the attention like the spoiled brat that he is. What's really frightening is that he makes the other candidates look almost 'moderate' and that's my biggest fear. We end up with Cruz running as the nominee. And if there are enough idiots in the state of Texas (and there are) to elect Cruz, there are enough idiots in the whole US to do the same.

There is a practice in politics where someone will purposely overshoot for what they want so they appear to negotiate, when if fact all that does it put them back to what they really wanted in the first place - there is even a name of that but it escapes me now on what it is. One has to wonder if that is part of what is happening here. As far as Trump goes - perhaps he ran for president just for his ego and some publicity - figured if he said a bunch of lies and crazy crap he would be out of the race but with a bunch of name ecognition - and now it's kind of backfired on him. It almost seems he's attempting self-sabotage with some of the crazy things he says - but it's not working because the GOP base is (apparently) actually more nuts than he planned??? Not saying that is the case - but ya gotta wonder.....