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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #25 on: October 25, 2015, 04:57:54 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on October 25, 2015, 01:39:09 pm
Trump is talking about removing the stigma of political correctness.  Nothing more, nothing less.

Thanks for being here, RIV!    :beer:
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #26 on: October 25, 2015, 04:58:13 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 25, 2015, 04:42:39 pm
If I may interject something. Just a reminder, Trump doesn't calculate his statements like we are used to getting from politicians. He just opens his mouth and speaks. Some people hate that; it's unnerving to them.

“It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt”

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Trump could have learnt a little something from Mr. Twain.  Unfortunately for him, he's removed all doubt.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #27 on: October 25, 2015, 05:00:23 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 25, 2015, 04:42:39 pm
If I may interject something. Just a reminder, Trump doesn't calculate his statements like we are used to getting from politicians. He just opens his mouth and speaks. Some people hate that; it's unnerving to them.

Yeah..., apparently people like EVERY SINGLE POSTER in this thread...except Right-in-Virginia.

...and us.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #28 on: October 25, 2015, 05:02:01 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 25, 2015, 04:42:39 pm
If I may interject something. Just a reminder, Trump doesn't calculate his statements like we are used to getting from politicians. He just opens his mouth and speaks. Some people hate that; it's unnerving to them.

It's not that he is making uncalculated comments here, aligncare.  He is continuing to say he will force people to do what he wants.

If he claims he is 'guaranteeing' that people WILL say "Merry Christmas," he is absolutely no different from those who force us NOT to say it.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #29 on: October 25, 2015, 05:03:04 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:00:23 pm
Yeah..., apparently people like EVERY SINGLE POSTER in this thread...except Right-in-Virginia.

...and us.

What's 'unnerving' is that he really thinks he can force people to do what he wants them to do.

He keeps proving that he's not all that different from Obama.  Just louder.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2015, 05:20:33 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on October 25, 2015, 05:03:04 pm
What's 'unnerving' is that he really thinks he can force people to do what he wants them to do.

He keeps proving that he's not all that different from Obama.  Just louder.

For somebody so 'literal'....please show us where he said he would FORCE people to say Merry Christmas?   :whistle:
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2015, 05:22:10 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:20:33 pm
For somebody so 'literal'....please show us where he said he would FORCE people to say Merry Christmas?   :whistle:

Right here...

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And I guarantee if I become president we're going to be saying 'Merry Christmas' at every store," Trump said. "The 'happy holiday,' you can leave that over in the corner."....
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2015, 05:24:54 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on October 25, 2015, 05:22:10 pm
Right here...    And I guarantee if I become president we're going to be saying 'Merry Christmas' at every store," Trump said. "The 'happy holiday,' you can leave that over in the corner."....

LOL!   If that's your 'proof'.....have a nice day!    :whistle:
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2015, 05:28:04 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:24:54 pm
LOL!   If that's your 'proof'.....have a nice day!    :whistle:

Thank you for proving that your messianic belief is impervious to reality.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #34 on: October 25, 2015, 05:28:47 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:24:54 pm
LOL!   If that's your 'proof'.....have a nice day!    :whistle:

I know you have your rosy glasses on with everything this guy says, but the word "guarantee" for one who is even moderately objective, is problematic.

Of course if you choose to dismiss dozens of comments like this that he makes, telling us that when he is President he will make people do what he wants them to do, so be it.

I just don't want another dictator wannabe in the Oval Office............ even if he agrees with me on a number of things.

Eight years is quite enough of this kind of attitude.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #35 on: October 25, 2015, 05:33:14 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on October 25, 2015, 05:28:47 pm

I just don't want another dictator wannabe in the Oval Office............ even if he agrees with me on a number of things.

Eight years is quite enough of this kind of attitude.

 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Couldn't agree more.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2015, 05:38:33 pm »
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2015, 05:39:39 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on October 25, 2015, 02:43:14 pm

By what?  Making it illegal for people to say something, or forcing them to say something else?

Seriously?  Really...seriously?  How do you come up with this stuff?  No one is talking about or expecting the use of force.    **nononono*

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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #38 on: October 25, 2015, 05:42:21 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on October 25, 2015, 05:28:47 pm
I know you have your rosy glasses on with everything this guy says, but the word "guarantee" for one who is even moderately objective, is problematic.

Of course if you choose to dismiss dozens of comments like this that he makes, telling us that when he is President he will make people do what he wants them to do, so be it.

I just don't want another dictator wannabe in the Oval Office............ even if he agrees with me on a number of things.

Eight years is quite enough of this kind of attitude.

LOL!   Athletes "guarantee" victory all the time.

A little context...."When I become President, I GUARANTEE you [the mood of the country will take a 180 degree turn away from where it is today and...] people will be saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS" [everywhere].

You guyz are funny, yet pathetic, all the same.    :laugh:
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #39 on: October 25, 2015, 05:42:21 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on October 25, 2015, 05:02:01 pm
It's not that he is making uncalculated comments here, aligncare.  He is continuing to say he will force people to do what he wants.

If he claims he is 'guaranteeing' that people WILL say "Merry Christmas," he is absolutely no different from those who force us NOT to say it.

Words fail me.     **nononono*
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #40 on: October 25, 2015, 05:43:20 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on October 25, 2015, 05:42:21 pm
Words fail me.     **nononono*

"Pathetic" comes to mind.

If they had a brain....it would rattle!      :whistle:
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #41 on: October 25, 2015, 05:43:58 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on October 25, 2015, 05:39:39 pm
Seriously?  Really...seriously?  How do you come up with this stuff?  No one is talking about or expecting the use of force.    **nononono*

How do you NOT come up with this stuff?

How is the man going to 'guarantee' that people say what he wants if he doesn't force them one way or another?

And if he isn't going to force them, then why does he say garbage like this?  Is it a bluff?  Is he lying?  Is he delusional?

There aren't all that many choices for those who excuse the words he actually says.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #42 on: October 25, 2015, 05:46:42 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:42:21 pm
LOL!   Athletes "guarantee" victory all the time.

A little context...."When I become President, I GUARANTEE you [the mood of the country will take a 180 degree turn away from where it is today and...] people will be saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS" [everywhere].

You guyz are funny, yet pathetic, all the same.    :laugh:

Wait a minute, Mr. Hall Monitor.............. why are you allowed to call people who criticize Trump "pathetic" when you go around demanding that no one says anything bad about Trump supporters?

You have completely ignored the fact that he makes statements like this with regularity.

I believe he's delusional enough to think that he's going to be able to make people do what he wants if he becomes President.

As a conservative, that should unnerve you too.....
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #43 on: October 25, 2015, 05:47:14 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:43:20 pm
"Pathetic" comes to mind.

If they had a brain....it would rattle!      :whistle: 

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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #44 on: October 25, 2015, 05:47:37 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:43:20 pm
"Pathetic" comes to mind.

If they had a brain....it would rattle!      :whistle:

And again.............

Rules for thee, but not for me, eh?
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #45 on: October 25, 2015, 05:49:30 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:43:20 pm
"Pathetic" comes to mind.

If they had a brain....it would rattle!      :whistle:

I'm glad you found a friend to insult the rest of us with.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #46 on: October 25, 2015, 05:50:43 pm »
Quote from: musiclady on October 25, 2015, 05:43:58 pm
How do you NOT come up with this stuff?

How is the man going to 'guarantee' that people say what he wants if he doesn't force them one way or another?

And if he isn't going to force them, then why does he say garbage like this?  Is it a bluff?  Is he lying?  Is he delusional?

There aren't all that many choices for those who excuse the words he actually says.   

Reductio ad absurdam. 
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #47 on: October 25, 2015, 05:51:06 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 25, 2015, 05:42:21 pm
LOL!   Athletes "guarantee" victory all the time.

A little context...."When I become President, I GUARANTEE you [the mood of the country will take a 180 degree turn away from where it is today and...] people will be saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS" [everywhere].

You guyz are funny, yet pathetic, all the same.    :laugh:

And you equate an athlete "guaranteeing" a victory  with a Presidential candidate guaranteeing outcomes in the the nation's character.  THAT ' funny!
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #48 on: October 25, 2015, 05:51:58 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on October 25, 2015, 05:39:39 pm
Seriously?  Really...seriously?  How do you come up with this stuff?  No one is talking about or expecting the use of force.    **nononono*



Yeah, right.  You're welcome to be as obtuse as you like, but when someone who wants to be president says that he will guarantee that something happens when he's president, you can be quite sure that the threat of force is there if he has his way.

Or have you simply chosen to ignore the last 8 years because they're inconsistent with your belief in the new messiah.
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Re: 'Merry Christmas,' Trump declares
« Reply #49 on: October 25, 2015, 05:54:13 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on October 25, 2015, 05:50:43 pm
Reductio ad absurdam.

Yes.  That IS what you did.

Thanks for coming up with the appropriate phrase for the absurdity of your conclusion.    :patriot:
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