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2016-08-31 Home Front: Politix

The Day I Went Head-To-Head With Donald Trump

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Posted by Fred 2016-08-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I had not only been an attack flight officer in the first Gulf war, I had also driven a truck through some of New York’s roughest neighborhoods.

In other words, you had real life experience outside the privileged cosmopolitan cocoon that his detractors swam in most of their lives.

He wasted no time on civilities. He was brusque, impatient and dismissive of any information that he thought was inadequate, or any detail that he thought did not bear directly on the matter at hand. He cut right to the heart of things.

Having a tough but fair and competent CO makes you appreciate that life's experience.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-08-31 11:06|| 2016-08-31 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 It's an interesting piece, given that Forbes Magazine is decidedly skeptical about Mr. Trump the politician.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-08-31 14:19|| 2016-08-31 14:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Gateway Pundit seems to think Trump hit it over the wall on his Mexico trip.

Posted by bman 2016-08-31 17:16|| 2016-08-31 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm thinking trump hit it over the wall with bases loaded. 1. He once again, much to the chagrin of the MSM pundits, captured the news cycle, 2. He looks presidential, 3. He went to Mexico to meet with the President (both Hillary and Trump were invited but only Trump accepted the invitation), 4. He met with the president of Mexico presumably to explore mutual interests and negotiate (should he become president) just prior to giving a major speech on immigration tonight in Phoenix and 5. He gives the impression he is capable and willing to work hard on behalf of the American people.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-08-31 18:27|| 2016-08-31 18:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Here's what Hillary had to say. Hillary Clinton today used her first public event in nearly a week to bash Donald Trump for “dropping in” on Mexico, saying building relationships takes more than “a photo op.”
"You don't build a coalition by insulting our friends or acting like a loose cannon. You do it by putting in the slow, hard work of building relationships," the Democratic presidential nominee and former secretary of state said during remarks at the American Legion's national convention in Cincinnati, referring to her Republican opponent.
"Getting countries working together was my job every day as your secretary of state. It's more than a photo op. It takes consistency and reliability. Actually, it's just like building personal relationships. People have got to know that they can count on you, that you won't say one thing one day and something totally different the next.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2016-08-31 19:04|| 2016-08-31 19:04|| Front Page Top

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