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“We are Muslims, defending Muslim religion,
we are on our own, my dear, we have organized our own group,” Hamzeh
said, according to the criminal complaint, later adding “And we will
eliminate everyone,” as he described in detail how he and others would
attack the temple.
But the FBI has not charged him with terrorism.
"FBI thwarts mass shooting at Milwaukee Masonic Temple,” by John Diedrich of the Journal Sentinel, January 26, 2016:
FBI agents have interrupted what federal prosecutors describe as a
planned mass shooting with automatic rifles at a Masonic Temple in
downtown Milwaukee, it was announced Tuesday.
Samy Mohamed Hamzeh, 23, has been charged with possessing machine guns and a silencer. Despite...
Mr. Trump, I knew Ronald Reagan. And you’re no Ronald Reagan!
Of course, I am stealing that line — with a twist.
Donald
Trump shouldn’t mind. He’s been stealing my dad for his own purposes.
Trump frequently invokes Ronald Reagan’s name to defend his sudden,
180-degree switch from being a life-long, pro-Clinton Democrat to a
Reagan Republican.
Both men did make a switch,
but almost all the similarities between the two end there. Ronald
Reagan’s odyssey from Hollywood liberal to conservative backer took
place over almost two decades.
Starting with his 1964 “Time to
Choose” speech that galvanized Americans for Barry Goldwater, dad began a
16-year effort of crisscrossing America to support conservative
candidates for office. My dad also served eight years as California’s
governor. When he ran for President, he had a proven conservative track
record.
Donald Trump doesn’t have one. In
fact, Trump still can’t explain his sudden change from being a liberal
Democrat. When dad ran in 1980, Trump donated the maximum amount to
Jimmy Carter. As the Wall Street Journal reported, Trump also donated to
a PAC for Walter Mondale, who ran against dad in 1984.Trump has
criticized some candidates for their indiscretions made during their
childhood. But what can you say for a grown adult who supported both
Carter and Mondale over Ronald Reagan?
One of
my dad’s most important lessons to me was how to uncover a phony. He
told me not to judge people by what they say; judge them by what they
actually do. As President, dad used this “trust but verify” principle on
the Soviets and it worked. Voters today should apply Reagan’s verify
principle on Trump.
During the 2008 election,
Trump told CNN that he wanted President George W. Bush impeached. Then,
during Obama’s first year in the White House, after he rammed through
Congress a $800 billion stimulus and proposed a radical health care
takeover, Trump praised the President, saying he was “amazing” and
“truly phenomenal.”
Obama’s then
chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel was a player in passing Obamacare. Rahm
eventually left the White House to run for Chicago’s mayor. In 2010,
Trump actually donated $50,000 to Rahm’s mayoral campaign! Just last
year Trump told “60 Minutes” he wants single-payer health care like they
have in Canada and Britain. It’s nothing less than socialized medicine.
- See more at:
http://www.unionleader.com/Another-View-Michael-Reagan-Trump-is-no-Reagan-Republican?ns_mail_uid=32379927&ns_mail_job=1652336_01272016&s=al&dkt_nbr=xctqxwhe#sthash.CKYEHcVj.dpuf
Another View -- Michael Reagan: Trump is no Reagan Republican
By MICHAEL REAGAN
Mr. Trump, I knew Ronald Reagan. And you’re no Ronald Reagan!
Of course, I am stealing that line — with a twist.
Donald
Trump shouldn’t mind. He’s been stealing my dad for his own purposes.
Trump frequently invokes Ronald Reagan’s name to defend his sudden,
180-degree switch from being a life-long, pro-Clinton Democrat to a
Reagan Republican.
Both men did make a switch,
but almost all the similarities between the two end there. Ronald
Reagan’s odyssey from Hollywood liberal to conservative backer took
place over almost two decades.
Starting with his 1964 “Time to
Choose” speech that galvanized Americans for Barry Goldwater, dad began a
16-year effort of crisscrossing America to support conservative
candidates for office. My dad also served eight years as California’s
governor. When he ran for President, he had a proven conservative track
record.
Donald Trump doesn’t have one. In
fact, Trump still can’t explain his sudden change from being a liberal
Democrat. When dad ran in 1980, Trump donated the maximum amount to
Jimmy Carter. As the Wall Street Journal reported, Trump also donated to
a PAC for Walter Mondale, who ran against dad in 1984.Trump has
criticized some candidates for their indiscretions made during their
childhood. But what can you say for a grown adult who supported both
Carter and Mondale over Ronald Reagan?
One of
my dad’s most important lessons to me was how to uncover a phony. He
told me not to judge people by what they say; judge them by what they
actually do. As President, dad used this “trust but verify” principle on
the Soviets and it worked. Voters today should apply Reagan’s verify
principle on Trump.
During the 2008 election,
Trump told CNN that he wanted President George W. Bush impeached. Then,
during Obama’s first year in the White House, after he rammed through
Congress a $800 billion stimulus and proposed a radical health care
takeover, Trump praised the President, saying he was “amazing” and
“truly phenomenal.”
Obama’s then
chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel was a player in passing Obamacare. Rahm
eventually left the White House to run for Chicago’s mayor. In 2010,
Trump actually donated $50,000 to Rahm’s mayoral campaign! Just last
year Trump told “60 Minutes” he wants single-payer health care like they
have in Canada and Britain. It’s nothing less than socialized medicine.
For
most of his life Trump had been a Democrat, backing strong gun control
and abortion rights. Today he says he’s for the Second Amendment and
pro-life. But when asked who he’d like for the Supreme Court, he
suggested his sister, a sitting federal judge. It turns out she’s
liberal and pro-choice.
Trump also donated to
Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2012, after she had
served almost four years as Secretary of State, Trump had nothing but
praise for her. He told CNN: “I think she does a good job ... The record
of Hillary Clinton and how did she do as Secretary of State, probably
above and beyond everybody else.” Folks, this was in 2012.
Still, at some point Trump says he became a conservative. I am not sure when. In 2012, Trump sharply criticized Mitt Romney.
“He had a crazy policy of self-deportation which was maniacal,” Trump said of Romney’s plan for the nation’s illegal immigrants.
“It
sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote,” Trump
said. “He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come
into this country.”
Trump’s own plan today calls for mass
deportation. Go figure. I almost need a chart to keep tabs on Trump’s
ever-changing positions.
This past September,
Trump was the first Republican candidate to call for the U.S. to open
its doors to Syrian refugees. He told Bill O’Reilly, “I hate the concept
of it, but on a humanitarian basis, with what’s happening, you have
to.”
He quickly backtracked on that. Then he came out for a total ban of all Muslims into the U.S.
I
don’t doubt for a second the Donald is a great and funny entertainer.
He’s always playing to his audience. Today, it’s Reagan conservatives.
Tomorrow, I am afraid, it may be liberals in Washington. Come Election
Day, should Reagan Republicans vote for Donald Trump?
Recently, I tweeted the answer: “You can’t be a Trump Republican and a Reagan Republican. It’s time to choose.”
- See more at:
http://www.unionleader.com/Another-View-Michael-Reagan-Trump-is-no-Reagan-Republican?ns_mail_uid=32379927&ns_mail_job=1652336_01272016&s=al&dkt_nbr=xctqxwhe#sthash.CKYEHcVj.dpuf
Another View -- Michael Reagan: Trump is no Reagan Republican
By MICHAEL REAGAN
Mr. Trump, I knew Ronald Reagan. And you’re no Ronald Reagan!
Of course, I am stealing that line — with a twist.
Donald
Trump shouldn’t mind. He’s been stealing my dad for his own purposes.
Trump frequently invokes Ronald Reagan’s name to defend his sudden,
180-degree switch from being a life-long, pro-Clinton Democrat to a
Reagan Republican.
Both men did make a switch,
but almost all the similarities between the two end there. Ronald
Reagan’s odyssey from Hollywood liberal to conservative backer took
place over almost two decades.
Starting with his 1964 “Time to
Choose” speech that galvanized Americans for Barry Goldwater, dad began a
16-year effort of crisscrossing America to support conservative
candidates for office. My dad also served eight years as California’s
governor. When he ran for President, he had a proven conservative track
record.
Donald Trump doesn’t have one. In
fact, Trump still can’t explain his sudden change from being a liberal
Democrat. When dad ran in 1980, Trump donated the maximum amount to
Jimmy Carter. As the Wall Street Journal reported, Trump also donated to
a PAC for Walter Mondale, who ran against dad in 1984.Trump has
criticized some candidates for their indiscretions made during their
childhood. But what can you say for a grown adult who supported both
Carter and Mondale over Ronald Reagan?
One of
my dad’s most important lessons to me was how to uncover a phony. He
told me not to judge people by what they say; judge them by what they
actually do. As President, dad used this “trust but verify” principle on
the Soviets and it worked. Voters today should apply Reagan’s verify
principle on Trump.
During the 2008 election,
Trump told CNN that he wanted President George W. Bush impeached. Then,
during Obama’s first year in the White House, after he rammed through
Congress a $800 billion stimulus and proposed a radical health care
takeover, Trump praised the President, saying he was “amazing” and
“truly phenomenal.”
Obama’s then
chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel was a player in passing Obamacare. Rahm
eventually left the White House to run for Chicago’s mayor. In 2010,
Trump actually donated $50,000 to Rahm’s mayoral campaign! Just last
year Trump told “60 Minutes” he wants single-payer health care like they
have in Canada and Britain. It’s nothing less than socialized medicine.
For
most of his life Trump had been a Democrat, backing strong gun control
and abortion rights. Today he says he’s for the Second Amendment and
pro-life. But when asked who he’d like for the Supreme Court, he
suggested his sister, a sitting federal judge. It turns out she’s
liberal and pro-choice.
Trump also donated to
Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2012, after she had
served almost four years as Secretary of State, Trump had nothing but
praise for her. He told CNN: “I think she does a good job ... The record
of Hillary Clinton and how did she do as Secretary of State, probably
above and beyond everybody else.” Folks, this was in 2012.
Still, at some point Trump says he became a conservative. I am not sure when. In 2012, Trump sharply criticized Mitt Romney.
“He had a crazy policy of self-deportation which was maniacal,” Trump said of Romney’s plan for the nation’s illegal immigrants.
“It
sounded as bad as it was, and he lost all of the Latino vote,” Trump
said. “He lost the Asian vote. He lost everybody who is inspired to come
into this country.”
Trump’s own plan today calls for mass
deportation. Go figure. I almost need a chart to keep tabs on Trump’s
ever-changing positions.
This past September,
Trump was the first Republican candidate to call for the U.S. to open
its doors to Syrian refugees. He told Bill O’Reilly, “I hate the concept
of it, but on a humanitarian basis, with what’s happening, you have
to.”
He quickly backtracked on that. Then he came out for a total ban of all Muslims into the U.S.
I
don’t doubt for a second the Donald is a great and funny entertainer.
He’s always playing to his audience. Today, it’s Reagan conservatives.
Tomorrow, I am afraid, it may be liberals in Washington. Come Election
Day, should Reagan Republicans vote for Donald Trump?
Recently, I tweeted the answer: “You can’t be a Trump Republican and a Reagan Republican. It’s time to choose.”
- See more at:
http://www.unionleader.com/Another-View-Michael-Reagan-Trump-is-no-Reagan-Republican?ns_mail_uid=32379927&ns_mail_job=1652336_01272016&s=al&dkt_nbr=xctqxwhe#sthash.CKYEHcVj.dpuf
