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Krauthammer on Trump

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Robidoux87 You call that a double?

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dachsie said: ↑

I copied this from facebook so don have a link but I think its worth a read and is spot on:

A TAKE ON DONALD TRUMP ...

A different take on Donald Trump: (a non-political agenda)

Trump Is Not A Liberal or Conservative, He's a "Pragmatist." (Definition: A pragmatist is someone who is practical and focused on reaching a goal. A pragmatist usually has a straightforward, matter-of-fact approach and doesn't let emotion distract him or her.)

"We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner with friends at the home of other friends. The dinner conversation varied from discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics.

At one point, reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative, to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative.

I said that I neither view nor do I believe Trump views himself as a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a pragmatist. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He doesn't see the problem as liberal or conservative, he sees it only as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired and applauded, not condemned. But I get ahead of myself.

Viewing problems from a Liberal perspective has resulted in the creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims, more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the working class in all economic strata.

Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conservative perspective has brought continued spending and globalism to the detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the real problems are, weak, ineffective, milquetoast, leadership that amounts to Barney Fife Deputy Sheriff, appeasement oriented and afraid of its own shadow. In brief, it has brought liberal ideology with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat Party.

Immigration isn't a Republican problem, it isn't a Liberal problem, it is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infrastructure of America. It demands a pragmatic approach not an approach that is intended to appease one group or another.

The impending collapse of the economy wasn't a Liberal or Conservative problem, it is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their impracticality has proven to have no lasting effect.

Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make things work, they do not promise to accommodate.

Trump uniquely understands that China's manipulation of currency is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper balance needed to fix it.

Here again, successful businessmen, like Trump, who have weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is necessary to make business work, and they, unlike both sides of the political aisle, know that if something doesn't work, you don't continue trying to make it work hoping that at some point it will.

As a pragmatist, Donald Trump hasn't made wild pie-in-the-sky promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through at Carl's Hamburgers.

I argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and compound it by creating more problems.

You may not like Donald Trump, but I suspect that the reason some people do not like him is because:

(1) he is antithetical to the "good old boy" method of brokering back room deals that fatten the coffers of politicians;

(2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a president speak who is unencumbered
by the financial shackles of those who he owes vis-a-vis donations;

(3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology;

(4) he says what he is thinking, is unapologetic for his outspoken thoughts, speaks very straightforward using everyday language that can be understood by all (and is offensive to some who dislike him anyway) making him a great communicator, for the most part, does what he says he will do and;

(5) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow promises and political correctness to make America great again.

Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to "out crazy" one another. Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Marco Rubio are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it, but common sense tells anyone willing to face facts is that people don't give tens of millions without expecting something in return.

We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it brought us?
Are we better off today or worse off? Has it happened overnight or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?

I submit that a pragmatist is just what America needs right now. People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance, but that is common among those who have never accomplished anything in their lives (or politicians who never really solved a problem, because it's better to still have an "issue(s) to be solved," so re-elect me to solve it, (which never happens) and those who have always played it safe (again, all politicians) not willing to risk failure, to try and achieve success).

Donald Trump put his total financial empire at risk in running for president and certainly did not need or possibly even want the job; that says it all.
He wants success for the U.S. and her citizens because he loves his country.

God Bless America
~ Dr. Charles Krauthammer
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Sorry to do this, but this was written back in 2016, and not by Charles Krauthammer. Never trust Facebook.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/krauthammer-interesting-take-trump/

Robidoux87, May 3, 2018

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Some actual CK thoughts on Trump:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/14/media/charles-krauthammer-donald-trump-jr-collusion/index.html

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/...rles-krauthammer-laura-ingraham-debate-racism

Robidoux87, May 3, 2018

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honestly dachsie, I don't see any good in the guy, I've filled pages explaining why I think America should be ashamed of him,.. enjoy your delusion,.. yay, for Trump, he's our most stable genius President ever..
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Just when I think there is hope for you you post this. No good in the guy? Not going to mention all the good he has done for this country, or that he is a wildly successful businessman, or that he seems to have raised well adjusted stable successful children or he doesnt smoke or even drink. I will just say you must be on the side of such great and "good" people such as Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters, Bernie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi, Dick Durbin, Hillary Clinton, Obama and the list goes on and on. No it is you that should be ashamed of yourself. Well back to being the stupid duck

BTW the Boy Scouts because of liberal pressure from your comrades on the left has now been ruined. Its now co-ed thanks duck

Keep voting democrat

Kikicaca, May 3, 2018

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Democrats right now are living the police station scene from Terminator. They're shooting everything they own at Trump, and he just. keeps. coming.

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Democrats right now are living the police station scene from Terminator. They're shooting everything they own at Trump, and he just. keeps. coming.
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Yeah but the press (liberal) determines the message and they never run out of ink. Or data.

tirk, May 3, 2018

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Yeah but the press (liberal) determines the message and they never run out of ink. Or data.
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That's what really makes all of this so scary.

mctiger, May 3, 2018

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That’s all well and good, and possibly true, but he lies. Shamelessly.

HalloweenRun, May 3, 2018

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Yeah but the press (liberal) determines the message and they never run out of ink. Or data.
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The one thing here is that, over time, they end up eating their own. Every day a new skinny jean snow flake is red-pilled and gets a gym membership.

LSUpride123, May 3, 2018

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Just when I think there is hope for you you post this. No good in the guy? Not going to mention all the good he has done for this country....
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Yeah, he's a peach

Federal court approves $25 million Trump University settlement
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/wh...5-million-trump-university-settlement-n845181
....Feb.06.2018 ,.. A federal court approved a $25 million settlement on Tuesday with students who said they were duped by Donald Trump and his now-defunct Trump University

Giuliani says Trump reimbursed Cohen for Stormy Daniels payment
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/politics/giuliani-hannity-comey/index.html
Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti said he was "stunned" by Giuliani's claim that Trump knew about the payment. "I am stunned and speechless. If this is accurate, the American people have been lied to and deceived for months. And justice must be served," he said.

5 Vietnam draft deferments,.. can you say rich-boy draft dodger

After 9/11, Trump bragged he now owned the tallest building in New York City

oh, and Trump wrote his Dr's medical report

Dr Bornstein claims Trump dictated the glowing health letter
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/politics/harold-bornstein-trump-letter/index.html

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GiantDuckFan said: ↑

Yeah, he's a peach

Federal court approves $25 million Trump University settlement
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/wh...5-million-trump-university-settlement-n845181
....Feb.06.2018 ,.. A federal court approved a $25 million settlement on Tuesday with students who said they were duped by Donald Trump and his now-defunct Trump University

Giuliani says Trump reimbursed Cohen for Stormy Daniels payment
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/politics/giuliani-hannity-comey/index.html
Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti said he was "stunned" by Giuliani's claim that Trump knew about the payment. "I am stunned and speechless. If this is accurate, the American people have been lied to and deceived for months. And justice must be served," he said.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics...rd-stern-mar-a-lago-incident-2008-sot-ctn.cnn

5 Vietnam draft deferments,.. can you say rich-boy draft dodger

After 9/11, Trump bragged he now owned the tallest building in New York City

oh, and Trump wrote his Dr's medical report

Dr Bornstein claims Trump dictated the glowing health letter
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/01/politics/harold-bornstein-trump-letter/index.html
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Do you believe anybody who voted for trump cares that he lied about paying money to cover up he noodled a pornstar? There so much bigger fish to fry but the media is hung up on this scank.

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