Donald Trump is running for president

[rolaholic]

Trump is the best thing to happen for Democrats since Sarah Palin.

Dude is the best thing to happen to the GOP this race as well . They get to look reasonable and moderate just by condemning him when most of them are most definitely not

 

[leavemeglazzies]

 

[al audi]

Dear Donald,

Over 30 plus years you have been an amazing friend; endorsing my books, coming to my shows, flying me on your planes, your helicopters, and even allowing my family members and myself to stay in your house in Florida many times. So, it kinda pains me to know that my public statements about your candidacy have strained or ruined our friendship. However, the fact is, what’s at stake is bigger than us.

I want to begin this tough criticism by reminding you that I am the Chairman of The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, whose sole mission is to fight bigotry of all kinds. Our biggest program, as you know, is to get Jews to fight Islamophobia and Muslims to fight anti-Semitism. We are operating in forty plus countries, including Israel, France, Germany and the United States, where we have hundreds of “twinning programs,” bringing together congregations of mosques and synagogues on a regular basis. Do you remember, not too long ago, when you made disparaging statements about the Muslim community and I put you on the phone with myself and Rabbi Schneier and we had a meeting with the Chairman of the Islamic Society of North America? You were very gracious and you even came to the Islamic Cultural Center of New York on 96th Street. At that time, you walked into that house of worship and you felt all the love vibrating in that mosque. Try to remember how sweet and enlightened my good friend, Imam Shamsi Ali was, and all of the people you met with.

My friends, both Muslims and Jews, are saying there are so many comparisons between your rap and Hitler’s, and I cannot disagree with them, Donald. You can’t possibly want your kids or your wife Melania (all of whom I know and respect) to live with that. You are a born leader, who is set to possibly win the nomination of your party, but don’t compromise what I know is in your heart to do it. You are a generous, kind man who has built a career on negotiating deals where everybody wins. Now, you seem like a one-man wrecking ball willing to destroy our nation’s foundation of freedom.

Stop the ********. Stop fueling fires of hate. Don’t feed into the rhetoric created by small-minded people. You’re smarter and certainly more loving then you let on. The Republicans in power don’t like you any more than the Democrats in power, as they know you can’t be controlled, because you are your own man. You have been many people’s champ in the past, but now you are becoming a major embarrassment. I know the cheap seats are easy to play to, but you can get them just by being the man I have known for nearly 30 years.

I’ll pray that this truth will ring a bell and it will not only temper your rap, but remind you of the man you used to be. You are trying to be president of a country built on religious freedom; remember that the next time you discuss the beautiful followers of Islam. I would also like to remind you of one of my favorite quotes from the Holy Quran, “Love all men of good books equally.” The minute you target one group or one religion or immigrants, you have failed.

I wish you good luck on your path towards the White House, but as I’m sure you know, our belief systems are polar opposites on many of the issues. And I will be campaigning rigorously against you. But if you win, I might still accept an invitation to your house to straighten you up every so often.

With love,
Russell

-Russell Simmons

 

[Mark Antony]

uhhh, trump is only running to help Hillary tho ( for the kickback of course)
He might be authentic in his views but they are all for naught. He just here to distract and
add more confusion to the gop

This has to be it. I laugh at the people who would legitimately vote for him, like mentally they can't be all there.

 

[duba169]

I had no idea jimmy carter banned iranians during the hostage crisis. Not the same obviously. I'm just surpised.

 

[blco02]

I had no idea jimmy carter banned iranians during the hostage crisis. Not the same obviously. I'm just surpised.

Yep, and Obama stopped all Iraqi refugees for six months in 2011.

Here is the law Carter used: number eight US Code 1182, inadmissible aliens. This law was passed in 1952 by Harry Truman.

"Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by president. Whenever the president finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, the president may, by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate."

 

[District of Columbia]

Don't get baited into it again man

Jus read his posts and laugh

 

[blco02]

Show evidence of Obama stopping Iraqi refugees please.

Here you go. I'm not saying I agree with it, just pointing out it's been done before.

"As a result of the Kentucky case, the State Department stopped processing Iraq refugees for six months in 2011, federal officials told ABC News – even for many who had heroically helped U.S. forces as interpreters and intelligence assets. One Iraqi who had aided American troops was assassinated before his refugee application could be processed, because of the immigration delays, two U.S. officials said. In 2011, fewer than 10,000 Iraqis were resettled as refugees in the U.S., half the number from the year before, State Department statistics show."

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/al-qa...terrorists-country-refugees/story?id=20931131

 

[blco02]

Reading is fundamental.

 

[blco02]

 

[bravo]

 

[mister friendly]

Actually I don't think hes doing too well with Southern Conservatives. I live in Texas and I see more support for Carson, Cruz and Perry.

I think Trump doing well with Midwestern Joe the Plumber types.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Actually I don't think hes doing too well with Southern Conservatives. I live in Texas and I see more support for Carson, Cruz and Perry.

I think Trump doing well with Midwestern Joe the Plumber types.

What about Joe six-pack?

 

[deleted]

I think Trump doing well with Midwestern Joe the Plumber types.

I see you with the clever wordplay b

 

[dreamer23]

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/73fxh...rget--donald-trump-wants-to-bang-his-daughter

 

[rillo561]

What about Joe six-pack?

Or Joe the plumber...

 

[blco02]

Actually I don't think hes doing too well with Southern Conservatives. I live in Texas and I see more support for Carson, Cruz and Perry.

I think Trump doing well with Midwestern Joe the Plumber types.

Interesting theory. The latest poll I could find from Texas shows Trump and Cruz tied for the lead with 27% in Texas. Carson is in 3rd with 13%.

http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Poll-Cruz-Trump-tied-for-lead-among-Texas-GOP-6627013.php

And Rick Perry dropped out almost 3 months ago.

 

[rexanglorum]

Actually I don't think hes doing too well with Southern Conservatives. I live in Texas and I see more support for Carson, Cruz and Perry.

I think Trump doing well with Midwestern Joe the Plumber types.

If Cruz cannot win in Texas, he is has no chance to win the primary nationally. I imagine that in the rest of the South, Cruz and Carson do better because Trump just doesn't have the religious bonafides.

You're right, Trump is well positioned to do well in the Mid West and I believe that he will do very well with Republican primary voters in blue States.

In places like California and New York and Massachusetts, religion is not as potent of a political force and older white men, especially those without college degrees, are more concerned with economics and white identity politics. Donald Trump is the most populist and the most racist guy in the field so he could get healthy pluralities in delegate rich states.

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

If Cruz cannot win in Texas, he is has no chance to win the primary nationally. I imagine that in the rest of the South, Cruz and Carson do better because Trump just doesn't have the religious bonafides.

You're right, Trump is well positioned to do well in the Mid West and I believe that he will do very well with Republican primary voters in blue States.

In places like California and New York and Massachusetts, religion is not as potent of a political force and older white men, especially those without college degrees, are more concerned with economics and white identity politics. Donald Trump is the most populist and the most racist guy in the field so he could get healthy pluralities in delegate rich states.

So can someone explain to me the demgraphics of Carson supporters?

I can pretty much visualize your typical supporter for each candidate, but I just dont see who's coming out for Carson. He's not as brash and Trumpm, has zero experience, and struggles when speaking publicly I just dont get how he riles anybody up to support him.

 

[rexanglorum]

Ultimately I do not think that Carson will get a ton of votes but I can imagine his constituency pretty well. I know upper-middle class, white evangelicals who are caught between two worlds. On the one hand they are steeped in movement conservatism and their politics are that of working class, white and rural Americans. At the same time, they have had the familial wealth to go to a good university and maybe grad school and they have been exposed to a big and exciting intellectual world.

Ben Carson acts as a bridge for folks whose politics are narrow and parochial but who have cosmopolitan cultural aspirations. You can believe that we need a flat tax, that Muslims should be banned from entering the country, that abortion is always murder and that black folks need to just work harder and all the while you can feel smart and cool and post racial because you support a soft spoken, black, neurosurgeon.

 

[Chopper]

If not for nothing else, a primary reason voting for President is so important, is because they appoint Supreme Court Justices. Scalia is still a member of the Supreme Court. Reagan appointed his punk ***. It's a ******* shame.

 

[AEA18]

Ultimately I do not think that Carson will get a ton of votes but I can imagine his constituency pretty well. I know upper-middle class, white evangelicals who are caught between two worlds. On the one hand they are steeped in movement conservatism and their politics are that of working class, white and rural Americans. At the same time, they have had the familial wealth to go to a good university and maybe grad school and they have been exposed to a big and exciting intellectual world.

Ben Carson acts as a bridge for folks whose politics are narrow and parochial but who have cosmopolitan cultural aspirations. You can believe that we need a flat tax, that Muslims should be banned from entering the country, that abortion is always murder and that black folks need to just work harder and all the while you can feel smart and cool and post racial because you support a soft spoken, black, neurosurgeon.

That makes sense.

 

[tekthemaestro]

no one mentioned the letter from russell? seems heartfelt and insightful. love the "i love you.... but i gotta knock u off" vibe to it 

 

[superblytrife]

Maaaan, last night I had a lady at my job justify Trump's stance on Muslims by saying that the Bible says the people from "that region" are bred to be warriors for their religion.  

Unbelievable.  

 

 

[rolaholic]

Sounds like your average Trump supporter