QuoteOriginally posted by: tagomaThis is definitely a big problem for the Donald, but he blames the US Gov. for policies that make doing business in China more profitable than doing business with the good ol US of A.

in related news, he was talking about Ford shifting production to mexico under nafta

QuoteOriginally posted by: outrunHe said that the Mexicans who come to the U.S. are all rapist. A lot of racial themes in his talks, no?he did not say that "the Mexicans who come to the U.S. are all rapist"He said that some of them are, which is truetranscriptQuoteI would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I?ll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall.Trump: Mexico Not Sending Us Their Best; Criminals, Drug Dealers And Rapists Are Crossing BorderQuoteThe U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else?s problems.Thank you. It?s true, and these are the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they?re not sending their best. They?re not sending you. They?re not sending you. They?re sending people that have lots of problems, and they?re bringing those problems with us. They?re bringing drugs. They?re bringing crime. They?re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

QuoteOriginally posted by: ExSanQuoteOriginally posted by: Cuchulainnit is good to be the DonaldIt's even better to sleep in a Trump hotel.

QuoteOriginally posted by: outrunQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: outrunHe said that the Mexicans who come to the U.S. are all rapist. A lot of racial themes in his talks, no?he did not say that "the Mexicans who come to the U.S. are all rapist"He said that some of them are, which is truetranscriptQuoteI would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I?ll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall.Trump: Mexico Not Sending Us Their Best; Criminals, Drug Dealers And Rapists Are Crossing BorderQuoteThe U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else?s problems.Thank you. It?s true, and these are the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they?re not sending their best. They?re not sending you. They?re not sending you. They?re sending people that have lots of problems, and they?re bringing those problems with us. They?re bringing drugs. They?re bringing crime. They?re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.The difference with Hilter is that when he tried to blame recession on Jews he had full conference rooms. Trump is trying the same thing with Chinese, Mexicans etc, but economy is doing ok ...and he has no audience. I could have told him that. I predict that his next attempt will be bonfires of imported products. Maybe some actors smashing LG phones with hammers too.there you have it, Trump = HitlerTrump has made some valid points, as have other conservative populists before himshadowstats unemploymentshadowstats GDP growthMexican rapists: ICE Document Details 36,000 Criminal Alien Releases in 2013 QuoteThe document reveals that the 36,007 convicted criminal aliens freed from ICE custody in many instances had multiple convictions. Among them, the 36,007 had nearly 88,000 convictions, including: 193 homicide convictions (including one willful killing of a public official with gun) 426 sexual assault convictions 303 kidnapping convictions 1,075 aggravated assault convictions 1,160 stolen vehicle convictions 9,187 dangerous drug convictions 16,070 drunk or drugged driving convictions 303 flight escape convictionsWhen people immigrate lawfully to the US, there are ways of vetting them.When they enter the US illegally through the hole in the fence, no one really knows who has entered.ICE knew of 426 rapists in 2013,

and on trade, Trump is starting to sound like Pat BuchananIn 1996, when Pat was criticized for being protectionist, he went to Mt Rushmore``All of these gentlemen up here on Mount Rushmore agreed with Pat Buchanan,'' he said.``All four - Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt - all believed that the American economy was designed for the American worker and the American family and they should be the prime beneficiary.''

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperand on trade, Trump is starting to sound like Pat BuchananIn 1996, when Pat was criticized for being protectionist, he went to Mt Rushmore``All of these gentlemen up here on Mount Rushmore agreed with Pat Buchanan,'' he said.``All four - Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt - all believed that the American economy was designed for the American worker and the American family and they should be the prime beneficiary.''that was before globalization

with regard to trump's policy on illegal immigrantsMexico deports more Central Americans than the United StatesICE director says no one fired for releasing more than 65,000 criminal aliensscott walker seems to be the most anti-illegal immigration of the other candidatesand the obvious point: neither trump nor walker has any issue with people who immigrate to the US through proper channels. Their issue is with people who enter the US illegally

pat buchanan: trump, the anti-politician

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperpat buchanan: trump, the anti-politicianI used to have a little bit of respect for Buchanan ....

QuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperpat buchanan: trump, the anti-politicianI used to have a little bit of respect for Buchanan ....what trump said in his announcement speech isn't that different to what Pat's been saying since he challenged Bush I in 1992, and is paleoconservative orthodoxy:i) stay out of other people's warsii) stop illegal immigrationiii) stop making one-sided trade dealsThe founding fathers would be turning in their graves over the TransPacific Partnership, and not just because the constitution is being shredded to give Obama fast track authorityThomas Jefferson's first inaugural:Quotepeace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none Buchanan makes a good point witrh regard to the way Trump and Carly Fiorina have been treated by the mediaTrump and Carly Fiorina are both from the world of business (as was Romney for that matter)Carly's wiki entryQuoteIn 2002, Fiorina undertook the biggest high-tech merger in history with rival computer company Compaq, which made HP the world's largest personal computer manufacturer. HP gained market share following the merger and subsequently laid off 30,000 of its American workers. By the end of 2005, the merged company had more employees worldwide than they had separately before the merger. As of February 9, 2005, HP stock had lost more than half of its value, while the overall NASDAQ index had fallen 26 percent owing to turbulence in the tech sector. On that date, Hewlett-Packard's board of directors forced Fiorina to resign as chief executive officer and chairman.Assessments of Fiorina's business career have varied. During her time at Lucent and Hewlett-Packard, she was named by Fortune Magazine the most powerful woman in business.Later in the February 7, 2005 issue Fortune described her merger plan as "failing" and the prognosis as "doubtful". She has been described as one of the worst tech CEOs of all timeIt looks like she shipped 30,000 US jobs overseas while the stock lost 50% (and underperformed the market by 32%, being 50/74)

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelQuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperpat buchanan: trump, the anti-politicianI used to have a little bit of respect for Buchanan ....what trump said in his announcement speech isn't that different to what Pat's been saying since he challenged Bush I in 1992, and is paleoconservative orthodoxy:i) stay out of other people's warsii) stop illegal immigrationiii) stop making one-sided trade dealsThe founding fathers would be turning in their graves over the TransPacific Partnership, and not just because the constitution is being shredded to give Obama fast track authorityThomas Jefferson's first inaugural:Quotepeace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none Buchanan makes a good point witrh regard to the way Trump and Carly Fiorina have been treated by the mediaTrump and Carly Fiorina are both from the world of business (as was Romney for that matter)Carly's wiki entryQuoteIn 2002, Fiorina undertook the biggest high-tech merger in history with rival computer company Compaq, which made HP the world's largest personal computer manufacturer. HP gained market share following the merger and subsequently laid off 30,000 of its American workers. By the end of 2005, the merged company had more employees worldwide than they had separately before the merger. As of February 9, 2005, HP stock had lost more than half of its value, while the overall NASDAQ index had fallen 26 percent owing to turbulence in the tech sector. On that date, Hewlett-Packard's board of directors forced Fiorina to resign as chief executive officer and chairman.Assessments of Fiorina's business career have varied. During her time at Lucent and Hewlett-Packard, she was named by Fortune Magazine the most powerful woman in business.Later in the February 7, 2005 issue Fortune described her merger plan as "failing" and the prognosis as "doubtful". She has been described as one of the worst tech CEOs of all timeIt looks like she shipped 30,000 US jobs overseas while the stock lost 50% (and underperformed the market by 32%, being 50/74)just because Fiorina is an idiot doesn't make trump a genius.