Nugent on Trump

[PegLeg45]

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=42515

Trump Needs to Lay All His Cards on the Table
by Ted Nugent

Okay, I’ll bite.  I admit Donald Trump intrigues me as a potential presidential candidate.

I like what I’ve heard so far from Mr. Trump about his vast understanding of banking, business, and how America is getting the short end of the economic stick from a dramatically inferior China.

Even though Trump states he is a Republican, I suspect many moderates and even some of those who lean to the political Left would be attracted to his pro-business, accountability platform.

Trump would also attract a certain segment of the American public that is disgusted with and offended by professional politicians knowingly running the country off an economic cliff into bankruptcy.  These disgruntled Americans just might believe Trump is the political Superman who can save America.

Know that smoke-and-mirrors liberals will launch an all-out broadside attack against him.  As a successful businessman who believes in profits, Trump will drive anti-business liberals berserk.  Hell, that's a powerful sign right there.

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As the 2012 campaign begins to gather political steam, Americans will insist on knowing more about Trump’s other core political beliefs and his vision for America.

With unemployment at 10% plus, foremost on the minds of Americans is the economy.  Americans will want to know what policies he will advance to get entrenched government bureaucracies out of the way in order to reduce waste, status-quo redundancy, and unemployment, and to create good-paying jobs and make America more competitive globally.

With many Americans opposed to President Obama’s bureaucratic and expensive Fedzillacare, it would be interesting to hear Trump’s opinion about this legislation.  Does he believe Fedzillacare should be repealed?  If he disagrees with Fedzillacare, how would he reform the beast of health care?

How about Social Security and Medicare?  Would Trump reform these financially unstable programs, and if so, how?

What are his policies to make America energy-independent?  Would Trump support drilling for energy on the Continental Shelf, in the Gulf of Mexico, in Alaska, and everywhere else?  What is his opinion of green energy and ethanol?  Now with the disaster in Japan, what are his views on nuclear energy?

Everyone tuned in is concerned about the $14 trillion national debt and the runaway annual trillion-dollar deficit spending.  How would Trump address government borrowing and spending?  Does he support a balanced budget amendment?  What other government reforms would he implement?

What would Trump’s foreign policy be?  Would he have committed our military to participate in an attack against Libya, given a time line for pulling our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan?  Would he show real leadership by standing up for a victory strategy instead of an exit strategy?

How about what Trump thinks about immigration, education, terrorism, Iran, government regulations, small businesses, and tax reform?

It’s not critical that Trump begin addressing these issues and others right now, but it soon will be if he continues to stick his toe in the presidential waters.  Sooner or later he’s going to either have to swim in these rapids or step aside.

I’m intrigued with Trump.  I’ll be even more intrigued when he begins to offer us his opinions on his vision for America in 2012 and beyond.

How about it, Mr. Trump?  If you've got the goods, you can be a contender.  If not, you're fired.

[Solus]

Some how I think Uncle Ted and The Donald would get along.   At least they would always know where they stand with each other.

In a related story, I heard that Allen West would not oppose being Trump's running mate.

See the story here.

http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/14/trumpwest-2012-allen-west-not-closed-to-idea-of-being-donald-trumps-vp/

[Ichiban]

Then I may have lost a little respect for Allen West.

I find myself agreeing with Charles Krauthammer on this one.
http://nation.foxnews.com/charles-krauthammer/2011/04/18/krauthammer-trump-al-sharpton-gop

[Majer]

trump has never supported a Conservative Republican candidate in the last 4 elections. He MAY be a fiscal conservative but he is a liberal  on most other things. He supports  one payer health care like canada has and I have never heard him say anything in support of the 2nd amendment. He would just be one more in a long list of RINO's.

[oldkat69]

   I smell a Perot.

[Sponsor]

[tombogan03884]

Would you prefer a loser retread like Romney or Huckabee ? Maybe a 3 time loser like Ron Paul is more to your liking ?
 If you favor them, you might as well just quit fooling yourself and vote for BO, them assholes couldn't even beat McCain.
It's about more than the hair cut .

[Ichiban]

Just because the current offerings by the mainstream GOP suck lack appeal doesn't mean that we should be charmed by the next smooth talking city slicker that comes along.  The man is a self promoting clown.

BTW, I have regained some respect for LTC West.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/155745-rep-allen-west-warns-critics-on-intimidation-and-personal-attacks

Odd how the lame-stream media hasn't reported this.   

[Timothy]

What some may be missing about Trump is that he didn't get to where he is by playing above the board.  We might find that when they starting vetting his past, he's un-electable due to some shifty dealings in the real estate world.

I'm going with "he's a self promoting clown" and agree with Ichi....with a "he's an asshole" thrown in for good measure.

Nugent makes a cogent argument, we know nothing of Trump except what he's done on TV and in NYC.  The TV part is an embarrassment, he's a used car salesman at best!

[jaybet]

I'll jump in here again. Lately Trump has been working with consultants to fight the Atlantic City taxes on his casino holdings based on the fact that they are not worth what they were when he built them. As it turns out, the consultant has found out that THAT argument holds water EXCEPT for the fact that when he built his casino he settled up at 10 cents on the dollar, putting a lot of local suppliers and businesses OUT of business or at least in a world of hurt. So he never PAID what they were worth to build them, but through a series of legal and clever bankruptcies he still has them.

He's got a sharp PR firm that is telling him what to say and how to get press (he'll probably stiff them eventually), and his past COULD most likely cough up some real trash.

He's Al Sharpton without a race card to play. He's a Bernie Madoff that likes publicity. Snake oil, smoke, and mirrors....oh...and big brass balls.

[Solus]

I'll jump in here again. Lately Trump has been working with consultants to fight the Atlantic City taxes on his casino holdings based on the fact that they are not worth what they were when he built them. As it turns out, the consultant has found out that THAT argument holds water EXCEPT for the fact that when he built his casino he settled up at 10 cents on the dollar, putting a lot of local suppliers and businesses OUT of business or at least in a world of hurt. So he never PAID what they were worth to build them, but through a series of legal and clever bankruptcies he still has them.

He's got a sharp PR firm that is telling him what to say and how to get press (he'll probably stiff them eventually), and his past COULD most likely cough up some real trash.

He's Al Sharpton without a race card to play. He's a Bernie Madoff that likes publicity. Snake oil, smoke, and mirrors....oh...and big brass balls.

You know, I'd guess all of that is true.  What  he had done is probably legal but not very nice things to do to those who get in the way of what he wants to accomplish.

Come to think of it, that might be exactly what I'd like to see happen to the Liberal Opposition.

As Uncle Ted says, we will have to wait until he declares what  his position is on important issues....and if we believe he will stand by them.   I would give him the benefit of the doubt on standing by his promises....he can't do any worse than most of the candidates on either side have done so far.

If he is "Al Sharpton"ish in getting done the job we want, more power to him.

I tend to feel that if he wants to get something done, it is gonna get done no matter who's butt gets kicked in the process.  We just need to wait and see if he will be working to get our stuff done.

It is too early to tell where he will stand on the important issues, so I will wait and see...but my first impression is hopeful.

And as far as smelling a Perot, he specifically made the statement that he will ONLY run as a Republican to avoid splitting the Republican vote as Perot did.  We will also see if he sticks to that.  I'd bet  he does.