THE KING Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 To enter the event, Mr Trump would have had to walk past protests from the relatives of Catholics who had been shot, beaten and exiled by the IRA after the organisation declared its first ceasefire on 31 August, 1994. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 A quick check on Google has him attending a $200 a head fund raiser in 1995 and shaking hands with Gerry Adams. He probably didn't know what a terrorist was until 9/11. Most yanks didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Trump is a mentally ill narcissist who should be roundly ignored. He's also a dangerous racist who deserves a kicking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Was reading today that there are records of his father being arrested at a KKK rally and that he was later notorious for not renting property to African Americans. That's maybe where he picked up the extreme hate mongering politics from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 A quick check on Google has him attending a $200 a head fund raiser in 1995 and shaking hands with Gerry Adams. He probably didn't know what a terrorist was until 9/11. Was Corbyn there as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rational Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 ImageUploadedByPie & Bovril1449962198.035094.jpg It looks like he's wearing Brucie's syrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Trump is a mentally ill narcissist who should be roundly ignored. He's also a dangerous racist who deserves a kicking I would suggest the order would be 'kick' then 'ignore'. I don't think the kicking would be sufficiently effective unless you were giving it your full attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menzel Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Important developments which I hope the Government takes note of: https://www.change.org/p/houses-of-parliament-hmrc-people-of-uk-grant-donald-trump-immediate-access-to-scotland-so-i-can-take-him-for-a-square-go I know there are several hundred thousand of you petitioning government to block Donald Trump from accessing the UK. I'm happy to go along with this with the exception of a one-time easement into Scotland so I can take him over the park and give him a square-go. He's a big guy but I reckon if I can pump myself full of enough M/D 20/20 I'll have enough rage inside me to give him an absolute doing. Since I'm using alcohol to help me in this event I'll let him bring one of his pals so he can tag him if it gets too messy. Sign this and share with your friends to make my wish come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Donald Trump appears to be a mega-troll who is baiting the Republican establishment and liberal media with outrageous statements. It's amazing how the media, especially the BBC, is obsessed by him and the falls for his publicity-seeking tricks every time. I am far from convinced that Trump wants to be President. No candidate that really wants the Republican nomination would be so provocative as such views repel swing voters in key States. Trump must have another agenda, possibly financial, that will be revealed over the next few months. In the meantime, the key question is why does the political class and media continue to feed the mega-troll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menzel Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 In the meantime, the key question is why does the political class and media continue to feed the mega-troll? Well the latter allows it to accrue site views and column inches, but it's pretty clear why the right in the political establishment would like to maintain some momentum for Trump. It's noticeable that because of Trump's batshit insane policy proposals and rhetoric that many GOP candidates (Rubio and Cruz in particular) have been able to shift their policy further right without being called out on it, being seen as more moderate than Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Well the latter allows it to accrue site views and column inches, but it's pretty clear why the right in the political establishment would like to maintain some momentum for Trump. It's noticeable that because of Trump's batshit insane policy proposals and rhetoric that many GOP candidates (Rubio and Cruz in particular) have been able to shift their policy further right without being called out on it, being seen as more moderate than Trump. Who do you consider to be the Right in the American political establishment? The Republican Party establishment is very hostile to Trump. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio would be its preferred candidates. Their political views are very different to Trump's, especially on immigration and foreign policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Who do you consider to be the Right in the American political establishment? The Republican Party establishment is very hostile to Trump. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio would be its preferred candidates. Their political views are very different to Trump's, especially on immigration and foreign policy. It's virtually impossible for people in our country and culture to identify the 'Right' in U.S. politics. Many of the 'mainstream' Right would be regarded as extremists whilst Trump just takes it off the scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menzel Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Who do you consider to be the Right in the American political establishment? The Republican Party establishment is very hostile to Trump. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio would be its preferred candidates. Their political views are very different to Trump's, especially on immigration and foreign policy. and by being hostile to Trump, they're able to position themselves further as moderates without being so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 and by being hostile to Trump, they're able to position themselves further as moderates without being so. How do you define "moderate"? It's a very vague term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry O'Driscoll Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 It's virtually impossible for people in our country and culture to identify the 'Right' in U.S. politics. Many of the 'mainstream' Right would be regarded as extremists whilst Trump just takes it off the scale. I've always assumed, perhaps wrongly, that the American left are comparable to our right. Is there much of a difference between the Democrats and the Tories. Everything in American politics seems to be further right than over here, though Tony Blair made a good job of fucking things up by moving our left rightwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menzel Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 How do you define "moderate"? It's a very vague term. Relative to Trump re: political positions, as I'm talking about the GOP primaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I've always assumed, perhaps wrongly, that the American left are comparable to our right. Is there much of a difference between the Democrats and the Tories. Everything in American politics seems to be further right than over here, though Tony Blair made a good job of fucking things up by moving our left rightwards. This would certainly suggest that the Democrats and Labour are far from sister parties, as some seem to claim: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/16/tory-co-chairman-claimed-obama-sent-pollster-to-uk-to-stop-miliband-book-says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I've always assumed, perhaps wrongly, that the American left are comparable to our right. Is there much of a difference between the Democrats and the Tories. Everything in American politics seems to be further right than over here, though Tony Blair made a good job of fucking things up by moving our left rightwards. The Republican Party and Conservative Party are members of the International Democratic Union - http://idu.org/member-parties/. "Formed in 1983, the IDU provides a forum in which Parties holding similar beliefs can come together and exchange views on matters of policy and organisational interest, so that they can learn from each other, act together, establish contacts and speak with one strong voice to promote democracy and centre-right policies around the globe. Founder Members of the IDU included Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, then US Vice-President George Bush Sr, Paris Mayor and later President of France Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and many other Party Leaders." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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