Although it doesn’t seem very Presidential, you have to admit, after being interrupted by the Univison’s Jorge Ramos he deserved to be escorted out the door.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/25/politics/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-iowa-rally/
“Go back to Univision,” Trump told Ramos early in their first back-and-forth. Ramos had attempted to engage with Trump on his positions though he had not been called upon, standing and lobbing concerns about Trump’s plan at the candidate.
You have to admire a guy who refuses to put up with the narrative that we owe these guys citizenship.
In an interview with ABC, Ramos said that another responsibility of being a journalist is to “denounce” the “dangerous words and extreme behavior of Donald Trump.”
Ramos was asked what he would say to critics who say he is more of an advocate than a journalist.
“I think the best journalism happens when you take a stand, and when it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public life, dictatorship or human rights, as journalists, we are not only required but we are forced to take a stand, and clearly when Mr. Trump is talking about immigration in an extreme way, we have to confront him, and I think that’s what I did yesterday,” he said.
So Ramos retells the story and then admits he was in there for the “Gotcha” moment and had his feelings hurt when he was escorted out the door.
Presidential, perhaps not, but it was well deserved. Ramos came to lecture Trump and with a self admitted agenda. I don’t think Jeb has the 'nads for this type of action.
Ramos said Trump has fostered hatred and division, “and we have to call him out on that (as journalists).”
So… when are they going to get around to calling out Obama?
It’s far more destructive to America to foster racial hatred and division between Americans than to foster hatred and division between Citizens and Non-citizens… or good people and criminals.
This is why Trump’s numbers are up. People are sick and tired of the Speech Police. I don’t like Trump, and I don’t think many people do, but he’s finally showing that if you just ignore the PC crowd, there’s actually not a whole hell of a lot they can do other than jump up and down like a 2 year old and demand their way.
Nailed it. People are sick of politicians being a bunch of PC pussies that won’t be men and stand up to opposition. Trump is in your face and proud of it. Next best thing to General Patton or Ronald Reagan.
I may change my mind at some point and decide I don’t like him, but for now he says exactly what millions of people would like to say and as long as he’s letting the hot air out of the RINO wimps that he’s running against I’m all for him.
Mr. Ramos may have been a journalist at one time, but now all he shows himself to be is a partisan political hack. He was rude and refused to let Trump complete a sentence. That’s not journalism. Neither is “taking a stand” that unlawful entry into the United States should be allowed and tolerated. It might not be politically correct to say this, but political correctness is no longer “correct”. It’s morphed into social fascism and it’s entirely counterproductive to the 1st Amendment. What good is a “protection” if the people who disagree with you, won’t allow you to speak?
There is a genuine anger in The People today. They’ve been ignored and dismissed by their very own “representatives”, who only do what their paymasters tell them. While I don’t agree with Trump on many issues and don’t want him as the GOP nominee, I want him to continue tweaking noses like those Mr. Ramos, Reince Preibus, John Boehner and Jeb Bush look down on us over.
I have no enthusiasm for a Trump presidency, but his campaign is pure genius. He has managed to herd all of the elephants in the room up onto the stage and given them an open microphone.
Agreed. I’m not super hot for Trump. He was a Democrat for a long time, and a friend of the Clintons, although even for that I am not sure his heart was in it, as it may have been out of convenience.
With that said, I am liking his ballsy stand on immigration and American sovereignty.
Trump is an issue candidate wrapped up in an ego. He is doing well because he thinks of this more as a stunt than a real possibility. As soon as he gets ‘real’, he’ll choke because he’ll lose his inherent glibness. Long time to go folks.
Although I am digging Trump’s style on dealing with big media and the detractors and how he puts illegal immigration front and center, I long for the day he drops out and we can get on with the nomination process.
