The Trump Card...
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No kidding, look at what we have in the White House right now
Usually someone that doesn't have hair, wears a toupee so their hair looks real. But with Trump, he has real hair and makes it look like he wears a toupee.
Boy the Donald is really backtracking on his stupid comments about McCain. Unfortunately what he said is pretty much indefensible.
Trump was accustomed to arguing with the likes of Rosie O'Donnell. Making disparaging remarks about McCain's military service, whether right or wrong, will turn many GOP voters away from Trump. I am no fan of John McCain, but Trump's remarks were bad form. Trump could easily have gotten away with attacking McCain's soft stance on immigration. Attacking McCain's military service makes it personal. Be the scalpel, not the cannonball.
Right, Trump made it personal. He had been feuding with him previously the last several days because of disparaging remarks McCain had made towards people at a rally last week. So in Trump style, he went with the personal attacks. It's ok to do it on his many stances on issues, but to disagree with his war hero status was a bad political mistake. He could have easily said yes, McCain is a hero, but I disagree with his lousy record on so and so.
In fairness, although Trump said McCain wasn't a hero, in the same interview, he also said that he was a hero. But the first statement will be what people, as well as fellow political opponents and the media will slam him for, regardless of what he said afterwards. Some in the media however will erroneously report what he actually said.
Trump gave the media fuel for the fire:
In fairness, although Trump said McCain wasn't a hero, in the same interview, he also said that he was a hero. But the first statement will be what people, as well as fellow political opponents and the media will slam him for, regardless of what he said afterwards. Some in the media however will erroneously report what he actually said.
Trump gave the media fuel for the fire:
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Fact Check: The Washington Post on Donald Trump and John McCain
[Above image: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference]
Donald Trump appears to have gotten under the skin of not only Democrats, but also fellow Republicans and the news media. Has that subjected Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, to unfair and/or inaccurate reporting?
An article in the Washington Post today is headlined, “Trump slams McCain for being ‘captured’ in Vietnam.”
The article’s lead sentence states, “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slammed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a decorated Vietnam War veteran, on Saturday by sayingMcCain was not a war herobecause he was captured by the North Vietnamese [emphasis added].”
Is this report accurate?
In fact, Trump’s actual quote is the opposite of what is presented in the Post’s first sentence.
Discussion
1. The Post did not provide context at the outset disclosing that McCain and Trump have been feuding, with McCain characterizing some Trump supporters as “crazies” and Trump stating that McCain graduated last in his class in Annapolis. The charged rhetoric continued at the conservative Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa this weekend.
2. When a panelist characterized McCain as a “war hero,” the Post is accurate in reporting that Trump initially said McCain is “not a war hero.” But then, Trump immediately modified his statement saying– four times– that McCain is a war hero:
“He is a war hero.”
“He’s a war hero because he was captured.”
“He’s a war hero, because he was captured.”
“I believe, perhaps, he’s a war hero. But right now, he’s said some very bad things about a lot of people.”
3. Did Trump say McCain is nota war hero because he was captured? No, not in the exchanges represented in the Post.
4. Is the Post’s characterization an accident? It would appear not, because it is repeated in the Post’s caption of the video clip, which also states: “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a decorated Vietnam war veteran, was not a war hero because he was captured by the North Vietnamese [emphasis added].”
Further, in the Post’s second sentence, Trump is quoted as stating of McCain, “He’s not a war hero…He’s a war hero because he was captured,” but the article selectively left out the phrase Trump had uttered in between: “He is a war hero.”
Conclusion
Trump actually said the opposite of what the Post lead sentence and video caption claim. The Post might have been able to get away stating that Trump “implied” McCain was not a war hero because McCain was captured, but even that would have been a subjective interpretation since Trump had actually stated the opposite.
It’s true that Trump stated one time that McCain is not a war hero. But Trump stated four times that McCain is a war hero–and that was not accurately characterized in the article.
For interpreting and characterizing Trump’s true quote in a way that is at best questionable, and for selectively using some quotes and leaving others out, the Post receives Two Little Devils. (Ratings scale at end of article.)
Obviously, all are free to draw conclusions about any candidate or politician. But the news media has a responsibility to do its best to report accurately and fairly–even when reporters find a candidate and/or his positions to be personally distasteful.
More information
Read the Washington Post article and watch the Donald Trump C-SPAN video excerpt:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ptured-in-vietnam/?postshare=2121437247780300
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RLENT
Veteran Expediter
Where do you stand on Donald taking a nice hot steaming dump - directly on the communion plate at the evangelical Family Leadership Conference in Ames, IA ?
Just "bad form" ... or brain-dead stupidity ?
Next up,Trump v Lindsey Graham:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/do...-lindsey-grahams-cell-phone-number-2015-07-21
Also, this is his first 'campaign'. Let's wait until he's been through as many as Hillary, and see how he feels about them then.
Lol. Trump has been campaigning his whole life with the media. This is his wheelhouse.
[ Do you Really think WE Military Active or In Active Like a Silver Spooned Sugar Momma Chaser. HECK NO that's why he didn't get to be President. Wake up. For the Record have a nice day. John McCain POW That True. Now Figure out why. Read it right yup the Famous War Hero John McCain voted to cut the Pensions of Vets. He was never a War Hero He was a POW who would have never been if he had not a silver spoon and got being a Pilot given to him Note the Words GIVEN!!! YUP. Because of who Daddy was An Admiral and Who his Grandpa was an Admiral as well. John got everything given to Him. He Ranked 5th from the Last in his Class for aviation. His Plane dropped the Bomb that caught the Forestall on Fire. The he was Immediately Transferred. Go Figure. Weather you like it or not Donald Hit the Nail on the Head on this Guy. One last thing he was a Navy man and No one in the Service like him. Why I wonder. After John came back from Being a POW of which hey I will give him that he did stay and not accept the early out. But Karma got him to being a POW as he was shot down. Never less when John got released he was sent to work at the Pentagon in Dc where he rubbed Elbows with all the Senators and Congressman the Navy offered Admiral lower Half to him and he declined. John set his sights on being a Political figure. His wife who had waited 5 and some years for his return was not needed no longer and John Divorced her to and Hooked up with the Lady he is married to now. The Budweiser Lady. Never less he She got the Money from her daddy and there you have it. The Maverick who was born with a silver Spoon in his mouth. Like it or not. Like I said Donald Trump drove the spike Home didn't he. You got the right to Agree to Disagree don't you. Only in America! Now Stand Tall and Wave the Flag Because anything else would be Useless.
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Now Read the US Senators that Voted to CUT THE PENSIONS OF U.S. MILITARY VETERANS. YUP MR ARIZONA IS THERE JOHNNIE BOY MCCAIN . NA TRUMP TELL THE TRUTH. I GUESS THE MEDIA AND REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS DONT LIKE IT. WHEN THERE LIPS ARE MOVING THEY ARE LYING.