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Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - GMDino - 02-24-2016 Quote:Here’s a part of the political calendar that nobody in the Republican Party seems to have noticed: This spring, just as the GOP nomination battle enters its final phase, frontrunner Donald Trump could be forced to take time out for some unwanted personal business: He’s due to take the witness stand in a federal courtroom in San Diego, where he is being accused of running a financial fraud.https://www.yahoo.com/politics/with-gop-nomination-looming-trump-slated-to-take-191550876.html?nhp=1 RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - Benton - 02-24-2016 I thought Illinois' affinity for electing criminals was a local thing. I guess as Chicago goes, so goes the nation RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - michaelsean - 02-25-2016 I didn't read it all but I know the plaintiffs are morons and the judge is a loser, and together they are going to end up paying Trump millions after he countersues the plaintiff and the jury finds the judge in contempt and makes him pay punitive damages to Trump. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - GMDino - 02-25-2016 (02-25-2016, 03:01 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I didn't read it all but I know the plaintiffs are morons and the judge is a loser, and together they are going to end up paying Trump millions after he countersues the plaintiff and the jury finds the judge in contempt and makes him pay punitive damages to Trump. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - Nately120 - 02-25-2016 I think Trump doing sleazy stuff to make money is further proof that he's got exactly what it takes to get this country back on track. He's gonna use FRAUD to dupe Mexico into walling itself off, dupe China in giving all our jobs back, dupe ISIS into disbanding or killing themselves in non-suicide bombing ways, and dupe Congress into being anything but awful craphole it's been for years. This just makes The Donald all that much stronger. Sorry LIE-beral MEDIA!!!!! ...better put this guy here RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - GMDino - 02-26-2016 I think he literally just says whatever someone told him will rile up the base. He can't possibly believeive half the crap that falls out of his pie hole. Can he? http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/02/26/donald-trump-tax-returns-audit-christian-marco-rubio-ted-cruz/80976252/ Quote:Trump: Am I being audited because I'm a Christian? RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - JustWinBaby - 02-27-2016 So we could have a Presidential election where both candidates could be potentially indicted? Well, I guess we've always known our politicians are criminals.... RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - Nately120 - 02-27-2016 (02-27-2016, 02:57 AM)JustWinBaby Wrote: So we could have a Presidential election where both candidates could be potentially indicted? ME: Welp, two candidates are criminals and the other 2 are mentally unbalanced...I'm voting for a 3rd party. EVERYONE: You're a moron! I actually dream that some day the D and R candidates are so blatantly awful that people see the wisdom in voting for at least a 3rd option, but if it doesn't happen this time I shudder to think the candidates could get worse. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - Benton - 02-27-2016 (02-27-2016, 02:07 PM)Nately120 Wrote: ME: Welp, two candidates are criminals and the other 2 are mentally unbalanced...I'm voting for a 3rd party. oh nately. Welcome to America. You've already got your third party option. Right now he's leading to get the Republican party nod. that's what an American third party looks like. you've got one party where those in control broker favors to control who their party puts forward (Democrats with Clinton), one party that has no problem admitting it doesn't care about the constitution or other peoples rights as long as it suits them (Christian conservatives) and those who don't care about the constitution or political process as long as it suits them (tea party conservatives). as hopeful as I was for tea party candidates to make some significant changes, so far all they've done is prove they're neglectful of not only procedure and morals, but also common sense. Trump is going to be their zenith. And idiot that has no diplomacy, no knowledge of the process or powers he could wield and an abundance of blame for why his way is everyone else's fault. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - JustWinBaby - 02-27-2016 (02-27-2016, 04:51 PM)Benton Wrote: as hopeful as I was for tea party candidates to make some significant changes, so far all they've done is prove they're neglectful of not only procedure and morals, but also common sense. Trump is going to be their zenith. And idiot that has no diplomacy, no knowledge of the process or powers he could wield and an abundance of blame for why his way is everyone else's fault. I also had hopes for the Tea Party when they were mainly about runaway govt spending, then the bible thumpers hijacked the party...or maybe politicians like Rubio and Cruz saw the opportunity to bring both coalitions together as a winning strategy (at least in the South for Republican races...doubt it's a winner in a general election). I thought the Tea Party might be a springboard for Rand Paul leading the emergence of a Libertarian Party as a viable 3rd option. I don't think I'd call Trump a Tea Party candidate - he seems to have picked off large chunks of various voting blocs. He's not trying to build a base capturing an entire coalition, but appears to be targeting single-issue voters across different coalitions. Like he doesn't care about people for whom guns is one of several key issues, only people for whom guns is the ONLY issue. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - Benton - 02-27-2016 (02-27-2016, 05:56 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: I also had hopes for the Tea Party when they were mainly about runaway govt spending, then the bible thumpers hijacked the party...or maybe politicians like Rubio and Cruz saw the opportunity to bring both coalitions together as a winning strategy (at least in the South for Republican races...doubt it's a winner in a general election). I thought the Tea Party might be a springboard for Rand Paul leading the emergence of a Libertarian Party as a viable 3rd option. I had high hopes for Paul and a few of the others. But they switched from real conservatism and reformation and individual rights to pandering to the moral majority like Cruz and the others. So we're right back where we started — politicians who care less about individual rights and fixing spending, and more about personal issues like abortion and gay marriage. That's not conservatism, it's secular government. And that's an interesting thing about Trump. And a very good point. I just wonder if that makes him more appealing to the people who don't share the same views, or less. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - JustWinBaby - 02-27-2016 (02-27-2016, 11:25 PM)Benton Wrote: And that's an interesting thing about Trump. And a very good point. I just wonder if that makes him more appealing to the people who don't share the same views, or less. As for "pandering", one could argue it's entirely valid as representing the people who elect them. I prefer politicians who are legitimately principled, but I don't really see an issue with one who's actions are guided by the desires of the people who elect them. With Trump, I don't think it's about appealing to people who don't share the same views....by being forceful and over-the-top on key hot-button issues, he may actually be creating MORE single issue voters and have them lining up to support him. Get people really fired-up and really caring about what's most important to them, and then forget about what they don't agree with because it's not important [to them]. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - JustWinBaby - 02-27-2016 (02-27-2016, 11:25 PM)Benton Wrote: And that's an interesting thing about Trump. And a very good point. I just wonder if that makes him more appealing to the people who don't share the same views, or less. Or, Trump has figured out that to capture the wingnuts everyone else is so panicked about securing, he just has to say "Make 'Murica Great Again!!!" RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - Benton - 02-28-2016 (02-27-2016, 11:39 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: As for "pandering", one could argue it's entirely valid as representing the people who elect them. I prefer politicians who are legitimately principled, but I don't really see an issue with one who's actions are guided by the desires of the people who elect them. It's a good point. It worked for Obama. For some, healthcare reform was all they cared about. No real economic policy mattered. For others it was his (dishonest) pledge to get out of the Middle East. They didn't care he didn't have any concern about tax reform one way or the other. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - JustWinBaby - 02-28-2016 (02-28-2016, 12:02 AM)Benton Wrote: It's a good point. It worked for Obama. For some, healthcare reform was all they cared about. No real economic policy mattered. For others it was his (dishonest) pledge to get out of the Middle East. They didn't care he didn't have any concern about tax reform one way or the other. I disagree. I don't think Obama was any different than most politicians - he campaigned to the base. His messaging was very much aligned with the Democratic platform. Although "Hope & Change" is just as much BS as "Make 'Murica great again!" Trump doesn't really fit any label. He has "policies" that are liberal, conservative, neocon, progressive. He's all things to all idiots. Most pundits talk about getting the base out to vote, but Trump doesn't care about that because he's building his own hodge-podge coalition. The most remarkable thing to me is you have a Republican left of the Dems talking about protectionism, and his voters love it. He's proving that 80% of the electorate will vote for the 'R' or 'D' no matter what they say. He's saying enough to lead a crowded field of contender for the nomination, but his messaging clearly has elements designed to steal Democratic voters. The more I understand what Trump is doing the more I'm really worried he's not only going to get the nomination, but he could actually win. RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - Vlad - 02-28-2016 (02-28-2016, 12:32 AM)JustWinBaby Wrote: The more I understand what Trump is doing the more I'm really worried he's not only going to get the nomination, but he could actually win. Here's some news you'll really like in case you missed it on another thread. A political science professor who claims his statistical model has correctly predicted the results of every election except for one in the last 104 years has forecast that the odds of Donald Trump becoming America’s next president currently range from 97 percent to 99 percent. http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/24/political-science-professor-odds-of-president-trump-range-between-97-and-99/ RE: Trump is slated to take witness stand in fraud trial - fredtoast - 02-28-2016 For years republicans have cried every time someone trired to claim Bush lied and really ****** up the whole Iraq invasion. Now a large potion of them are salivating over their nominee who is saying that exact same thing. |