The Trump-Thing Further Elevates Political Discourse...

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:27 am

Trump calls Cruz a 'pussy'

Donald Trump echoed a supporter during a rally on the eve of the New Hampshire primary Monday night who called his Republican presidential rival Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) a "pussy."

Trump was touting his hardline stance against terrorists from the Middle East when he mentioned Cruz's response during the debate Saturday on the use of waterboarding.

"Honestly I thought he'd say, 'absolutely' – and he didn't," Trump said, suggesting that Cruz was concerned about how some might take his answer on the subject.

"She just said a terrible thing," Trump said, stopping his own remarks at the arena in Manchester and pointing out a woman in the audience, beckoning her to raise her voice.

"You know what she said? Shout it out, 'cause I don't want to," Trump continued. "OK, you're not allowed to say – and I never expect to hear that from you again – she said ... he's a pussy."

"That's terrible, terrible," Trump said as the audience erupted into a mix of laughs and cheers and he threw his hands into the air and moved away from the microphone.

Trump also went after Marco Rubio during the rally for "sweating like a dog" at the debate Saturday night, suggesting the Florida senator had a tough debate in the face of a series of attacks.

Trump is atop polls in New Hampshire heading into Tuesday's primary after taking second place to Cruz in Iowa last week.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... cruz-a-puy

Oh, and after that he went on to accuse Bush of acting like a child...

I am alternately astonished, revolted, and profoundly depressed by the level of support this vile, toxic, pig has managed to garner....

This guy is easily the worst thing to happen to the American political system in my lifetime.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:22 am

and that's saying something...

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:08 am

Especially when you consider that our lifetime includes the Clinton impeachment farce, the W presidency and Richard Nixon.

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:36 am

And even the catastrophe of the Carter Presidency....

wesw · Post by **wesw** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:36 am

ha!

he supports torture and dislikes cruz, intensely.

right up jim s alley...

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:20 pm

I think this is all part of Trump's real strategy. I'm finally convinced that he really doesn't want to be POTUS. Think about it -- a supposed established billionaire seeking a $400k yearly salary for a pain-in-the-ass job for 4, or maybe 8 years? I don't buy it.

I'm now convinced the Trumpster is doing all he can to sabotage his effort without actually saying "I quit" which isn't in his vocabulary. Once out of the race he'll be able to save face by blaming everything and everyone for his failed bid. Nothing will be his fault. Plus, with all the publicity he'll garner after he's out of the race he'll make million$ on personal appearances, book publishing deals, and assorted tchotchkes. Glory days for sure.

Trump is a businessman and showman making his way to the "egress." I'm sure P.T. Barnum has to be one of his idols. You can't buy publicity like he's gotten over the last five months, along with a free political campaign so far. Trump will be long gone before the RNC convention in July... counting all his money and laughing all the way to the bank.

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:29 pm

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:25 pm

Trump will be long gone before the RNC convention in July... counting all his money and laughing all the way to the bank.

One can only hope...

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:35 pm

Well, a few months ago I thought he was cranking up the crazy just to get "fired" from the GOP nominating contest so he wouldn't have to face a real electoral challenge. I agree that Trump doesn't actually want to be president and that his campaign is just a marketing scheme for the Trump brand, but I think he's now going along for the ride just to see how far he can get. Ultimately, I think he wants to be a power broker at the GOP convention so that the party elite has to come and kiss his ring while he dictates as much as he can about who gets what.

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:37 pm

I honestly wonder how much this is doing to promote the Trump brand; I always thought he was a blowhard and an ass, but this has removed any doubt I might have had.

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:58 am

With 1% reporting, it's a statistical dead heat between Cruz, Trump & Kasich.

Seems the New Hampshire electorate has multiple personality syndrome.

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:07 am

BoSoxGal wrote:With 1% reporting, it's a statistical dead heat between Cruz, Trump & Kasich.
....

This is what I see on CNN...

34% Trump
15% Kasich
12% Cruz

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:54 am

I had dialed up the AP results with 1% reporting, so clearly you're looking at the far more developed results as AP is now calling it for Trump with 44% reporting.

It was a brief moment when some sanity could have prevailed. Instead, you guys are STUCK with TRUMP, LJ! I actually feel some sympathy for ya, bud. Wonder how far he'll keep going with the NH bounce?

BERNIE!!

I also noted that coming in a distant 6th place behind Bernie with .11% of the vote was a candidate registered as Vermin Supreme.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:08 am

2016 full New Hampshire presidential primary election results:
http://www.wmur.com/politics/2016-full- ... s/37649066

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:37 am

So how many more of these half-arsed "primaries" do we have to suffer before someone, somehow, somewhere decides who can be top dog?

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:38 am

48....

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:56 am

Gob wrote:So how many more of these half-arsed "primaries" do we have to suffer before someone, somehow, somewhere decides who can be top dog?

This is only the first one and it really doesn't amount to anything. It's just a bellwether and the true leaders won't emerge until early April, and even then it will still be a while before most people will give a shit one way or the other.

So you can go back and watch another one of those thrilling games of p̷a̷d̷d̷l̷e̷-̷b̷a̷l̷l̷ cricket for now.

-"BB"-

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:34 pm

Joe Guy wrote:48....

Actually 54 Joe...

You forgot the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US territories:

Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa...

(Except for DC none of the residents of these locales have a vote in the general elections, but the major parties have them participate in the nominating process.)

Additionally, some states have more than one stage for selecting delegates; a primary or caucus, as well as a state convention...

Others have a "beauty pageant" primary that doesn't award delegates and then a later caucus or state convention that does...

And then of course there are the "super delegates" who are automatically convention delegates, and are bound to no one...

Here's some light reading for you Strop:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_St ... al_primary

There will be a test afterwards...

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:02 pm

Lord Jim wrote:There will be a test afterwards...

So you do like cricket?

Long Run · Post by **Long Run** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:32 pm

Gob wrote:So how many more of these half-arsed "primaries" do we have to suffer before someone, somehow, somewhere decides who can be top dog?

While there are a lot more primaries, the winnowing goes quickly now and the thing most likely will be decided by early March. Later in February there is a primary (South Carolina) and a caucus (Nevada), two more weeding events. Certainly, Hillary will be the de facto D nominee after Super Tuesday in March, and all this clamor about Sanders will be a memory. On the R side, as Jim pointed out, Christie will call it a campaign in the next day or so, and Carson and Fiorina will probably do the same after South Carolina. This will leave Trump, Cruz and the eventual nominee (Bush, Rubio or Kasich), so that one will stay interesting for a bit longer.

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