Jindal: Trump is a madman who must be stopped

[TaftFan]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/15/opinions/jindal-debate-donald-trump/

(CNN)President Trump today announced that the first season of "The Apprentice: White House Edition" will air on CBS this fall. Contestants, including Gary Busey, Ted Cruz and Kanye West, will vie for Cabinet positions. The announcement came as the newly renamed "Hair Force One" touched down in South Dakota for the unveiling of President Trump's face on Mount Rushmore. Meanwhile, first lady Melania had reason to celebrate as her White House-branded perfume, Trump, by Trump, hit Macy's shelves ...

No, this is not a story from The Onion. It's a vision of our future. The only people who would enjoy a Trump presidency are Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert. The jokes write themselves.

But this is no laughing matter. Our country is slipping away. The liberalism and incompetence of the Obama administration have pushed us to the edge of a socialist abyss.

And yet this is a moment of great opportunity for America. This is a time when we can make dramatic changes and turn our country around. Americans are ready for a politically incorrect conservative revolution. People want to resurrect the spirit of Reagan and Make America Great Again.

The problem with Donald Trump is that he will never be president. His nomination as the Republican candidate would gift the White House to Hillary Clinton. He would self-destruct in a general election. In fact, he may be Clinton's only hope. And even if he were somehow to win, we have no idea how he would govern.

Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a Donald Trump. I love the idea of an outsider who doesn't care about political correctness and who says things you're not supposed to. Unfortunately, Donald Trump is the wrong messenger. From the moment he announced his candidacy, everybody knew that, but nobody had the backbone to say it.

Well, I do.

Last week, I said on national television that Donald Trump is a shallow, unserious, substance-free, narcissistic egomaniac.

It's pointless arguing policy with someone not intellectually curious enough to care and who makes it up on the fly. According to him, his plans will be "fabulous" and "something terrific."

His problem with Washington isn't big government, it's that he's not running it. He's not liberal, moderate or conservative. He's not Republican or Democrat. Donald Trump is for Donald Trump. He believes only in himself.

What's at stake in Wednesday's debate

Like all narcissists, Trump is insecure, weak and afraid of being exposed. That's why he's constantly telling us how big and rich and great he is, and how insignificant everyone else is.

Like a kid in a superhero costume, Trump compares himself to Ronald Reagan, wearing the Gipper's slogan on his forehead as if he just thought of it. But whereas Reagan was a terrible entertainer and a great statesman, Trump is a great entertainer who would be a terrible statesman.

Sane conservatives need to stop enabling him. They need to stop praising him, stop being afraid of him and stop treating him rationally.

Jeb Bush, Rand Paul and Rick Perry admirably called Trump out for his conservative heresy, but it backfired because he doesn't give a hoot about conservatism. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz is clinging to Trump like a limpet to an oil tanker, hoping to suck up his votes when Trump eventually sinks.

Conservatives need to say what we are thinking: Donald Trump is a madman who must be stopped. Failure to speak out against Trump is an endorsement of Clinton.

We do need to Make America Great Again. We do need to burn down Washington. We do need to eradicate political correctness. But we will not achieve that by nominating a walking punch line.

We face a choice: We can decide to win, or we can be the biggest fools in history and put our faith not in our principles, but in an egomaniac who has no principles. It's time for Trump to take the ride down his own elevator. It's time we rally behind a serious candidate.

I'm the Ivy League educated son of immigrants. Liberals hate me for that because instead of joining their ranks, I'm a gun-owning, God-fearing conservative who's made a career of beating Democrats. They're now an endangered species in Louisiana. As are bureaucrats -- I've laid off more of them than Trump has fired people and I've cut my state's budget by more than he's worth.

If you want to stick it to the man so badly that you are willing to see Clinton win, vote for Trump. But if you want a politically incorrect conservative revolution, I'm the guy who can lead it.

 

[Petar]

If it can't be Rand then I hope it's Trump. I hope that it's Trump V Sanders and I hope that Sanders wins. That would punish the GOP for being so unbelievably stupid, and cause a MASSIVE conservative backlash. Times may not be changing in exactly the way that we would like, but at least it also goes against what the Bushes and Clintons of the world are trying to accomplish.

 

[hells_unicorn]

If it can't be Rand then I hope it's Trump. I hope that it's Trump V Sanders and I hope that Sanders wins. That would punish the GOP for being so unbelievably stupid, and cause a MASSIVE conservative backlash. Times may not be changing in exactly the way that we would like, but at least it also goes against what the Bushes and Clintons of the world are trying to accomplish.

4 years of a Sanders presidency would do damage to this country beyond the wildest dreams of the Bushes and Clintons. We'd probably be slightly better off with the narcissistic megalomaniac Trump running things. The fact that there are people on this website musing over outcomes like this is precisely why the liberty movement keeps on failing.

 

[Petar]

4 years of a Sanders presidency would do damage to this country beyond the wildest dreams of the Bushes and Clintons. We'd probably be slightly better off with the narcissistic megalomaniac Trump running things. The fact that there are people on this website musing over outcomes like this is precisely why the liberty movement keeps on failing.

It's just that I happen to believe that the Bushes were in on 9-11, and that the Clintons are in the same mafia. Given that, I fail to see how those people losing to a true believer like Sanders could possibly be worse. Besides, don't you think that a guy like Sanders would likely do a very good job of showing people exactly what is wrong with communism? It's not my fault that people are too dumb to support Rand Paul. You are making it sound like I am personally responsible for how dumb the average person is...

 

[Zippyjuan]

Last week, I said on national television that Donald Trump is a shallow, unserious, substance-free, narcissistic egomaniac.

Maybe Donald DOES fit in with the other candidates!

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

4 years of a Sanders presidency would do damage to this country beyond the wildest dreams of the Bushes and Clintons. We'd probably be slightly better off with the narcissistic megalomaniac Trump running things. The fact that there are people on this website musing over outcomes like this is precisely why the liberty movement keeps on failing.

While I don't agree with Sanders on pretty much anything, I do think he's a decent human being. Can't say that much about Trump. I loathe his self-promotion. Good for him, but. He's quite open about being a dictator and people seem to love him for it, that's really dangerous. It has happened before in history and there's no reason for it not to happen again. Dictators come by from time to time and when the people do not reject them right away it is a dangerous course to walk on.

He's been more of a democrat for most of his life, he's talking a lot without saying anything of substance, he's prone to nationalism, he has no respect for anyone but himself. Isn't it kind of obvious ?

 

[cajuncocoa]

Yeah, Donald Trump is a madman. And Bobby Jindal is delusional.

 

[kahless]

Is there anyway we can deport Jindal at this point?

 

[RJB]

I don't think Trump is a madman. More like a self-absorbed jackass.

I also don't see most of these guys as 1 being worse than the other. They are puppets for the elites. Their policies (Bush, Obama, Clintons, etc.) are basically the same, it's just spun differently by FOX, NBC, CNN...

 

[Brett85]

Is there anyway we can deport Jindal at this point?

No. Is there any way we can remove the Trump lovers/liberty haters from this forum?

 

[cajuncocoa]

Is there anyway we can deport Jindal at this point?

Yes, please!!

 

[Occam's Banana]

Trump and Jindal can both kiss my ass.

Gary Busey for Secretary of State!

(Because what the hell - why not?)

 

[Christian Liberty]

I don't think Trump is a madman. More like a self-absorbed jackass.

I also don't see most of these guys as 1 being worse than the other. They are puppets for the elites. Their policies (Bush, Obama, Clintons, etc.) are basically the same, it's just spun differently by FOX, NBC, CNN...

I do think Rand Paul is different... Otherwise... yeah...

 

[RJB]

Trump and Jindal can both kiss my ass.

Gary Busey for Secretary of State!

(Because what the hell - why not?)

Is he popular? I don't want to vote for someone who isn't popular.

 

[Ronin Truth]

"In individuals, insanity is rare, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is the rule." -- (Nietzsche, 'Beyond Good and Evil')

 

[TheTexan]

Why does Trump have to be stopped, he is what we the people want

 

[Anti Federalist]

Trump and Jindal can both kiss my ass.

Gary Busey for Secretary of State!

(Because what the hell - why not?)

 

[Fivezeroes]

If it can't be Rand then I hope it's Trump. I hope that it's Trump V Sanders and I hope that Sanders wins. That would punish the GOP for being so unbelievably stupid, and cause a MASSIVE conservative backlash. Times may not be changing in exactly the way that we would like, but at least it also goes against what the Bushes and Clintons of the world are trying to accomplish.

So you want a man to win that would pretty much instantly add 1.5 trillion per year to the nat debt, for a total of 15 trillion over 10 years? Sorry but, as much as I don't care for Trump's policies there is no WAY in hell, I would want to see Sanders take the reigns.