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Old 03-01-2016, 11:26 AM
 
Location: downtown
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As larry david said.......
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:29 AM
 
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I dont feel that ANY candidate needs to stop and spend time on "no bodies", refusing their "endorsements" or support because doing so, gives them credibility.

You think Duke is worthy of the attention, I disagree.. I dont give a rats ass if he knew or didnt know who he was, he isnt worthy of 5 minutes of discussions or his own thread, let alone Trumps time to even discuss...
That's just it. So why not just out and out refuse the endorsement?
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:30 AM
 
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Where did this notion that candidates need to stop and spend time denouncing supporters that they made no special effort to receive, originate from?

I'm curious, do you expect every candidate to stop and get a list of everyone who's endorsed them, and then check off those who they approve of? What other candidates have you expected this from? Care to enlighten me on who the Democrats have "denounced"?
Not at all what anyone is saying, Trump was asked a specific question regarding a specific endorsement by the KKK and white supremacist groups.
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:32 AM
 
Location: On a Long Island in NY
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Awww lil fascist Donny can't handle dissent.

What is he going to do when half the Republican Party walks out of the convention? He better get used to protests because he is going to get a summer of hell, everyone from actual conservatives to BLM is going to be gunning for him. He won't be able to utter a single world without protesters shouting him down.
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:32 AM
 
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Not at all what anyone is saying, Trump was asked a specific question regarding a specific endorsement by the KKK and white supremacist groups.
And he claimed to not know who David Duke or the KKK is. He's either really stupid or he thinks his supporters are.

Although I don't see why it can't be both...
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:34 AM
 
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That's just it. So why not just out and out refuse the endorsement?
Refusing the endorsement now gives Duke credibility that his endorsement matters..

it only matters to the left, who try to make an issue out of it..
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:37 AM
 
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Not at all what anyone is saying, Trump was asked a specific question regarding a specific endorsement by the KKK and white supremacist groups.
Those groups didn't endorse him. One guy, that says he never endorsed Trump, is NOT those groups.
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:39 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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The students, who were standing silently at the top of bleachers, were visibly upset as they were escorted out by Secret Service agents at Valdosta State University, The Des Moines Register reports. “They said, ‘This is Trump’s property; it’s a private event.’ But I paid my tuition to be here,” said Tahjila Davis, 19.

Black Students Removed From Trump Rally - The Daily Beast

Why in the world would he have the black students removed? Why is this okay to Trump supporters?

The sight of the students, who were visibly upset, being led outside by law enforcement officials created a stir at a university that was a whites-only campus until 1963.

Black students ejected from Trump rally in Ga.
I was not there so I DK why they were escorted out of the event.

Trump rented the venue. It was a private event. He, like any host of a private event, can include or exclude anyone for any reason or no reason.

Trump has a track record of having security escort hecklers out the door. On occasion, he mocks the hecklers as they are being ushered out.
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:44 AM
 
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Refusing the endorsement now gives Duke credibility that his endorsement matters..

it only matters to the left, who try to make an issue out of it..
Wrong. This is bully vs bully and ignoring it just serves to validify the behavior and make it seem somehow acceptable.
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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What were these students doing that warranted his throwing them out? They were standing there. That's it. Obviously he thinks throwing blacks out of his rallies will gain him more votes than losing them.
Perhaps.

He would not be the first or only politician to use race to win votes.

Back when, the Southern Strategy was employed by the Republican Party in the South to appeal to racism. It turned some blue states red. Everything old is new again?

On the other hand, it was a private event for Trump's supporters. Hecklers are routinely escorted out of political events. I was not there. I DK if those escorted out heckled or waved signage or in some other way, attempted to disrupt the event.

Were all black people at this event shown the door or just this group?

I do not care for any candidates, on either side, and have no horse in this race.
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