Thanksgiving; Everyone take Five

It's Thanksgiving week 2015 and everyone is going to taking time to be with people and do the Christmas rehearsal dinner.  Pay close attention this week as the "family" messages come out of each campaign.

Here is a throwback picture courtesy of www.whitehouse.gov of then First Lady Hillary Clinton serving Thanksgiving Dinner to homeless people.

The former President and former First Lady feeding the homeless.

This was in 1993 and the Clintons were in their first term in the White House; they were giving back to the community by volunteering; wait, is it possible for a public servant to volunteer to help the public? Anyhow, they are doing a fine job of staging a feeding of the homeless.  Witness they bounty that she is offering for Thanksgiving; some sort of giant vegetable platter.  Also, that little boy is eating a white bread sandwich.   That's right boys and girls, once upon a time it was OK to give children white bread.

Let's see how Bernie Sanders has spent past Thanksgivings according to the internet image search.

(30 min image search)

Ok, so other than the pictures of Bernie Sanders eating ice cream or dining with a rapper, there are no pictures of Bernie Sanders doing the Thanksgiving thing.  Wow.

On to the other side of the aisle.

Marco Rubio celebrating Thanksgiving; go-go gadget Google search.

(30 min image search)

Hmmm.  No dice.  In the old days everybody that had a camera, and we are talking about pre-digital here, took at least one picture of Thanksgiving.

Well, lets just look do a search of presidential candidates having Thanksgiving and see what turns up.

HAHAHAHAHA.  Here is a great picture of Michele Bachmann having Thanksgiving.

That took a turn in a hurry.

(10 min laughing fit)

Well, here is a more serious picture of the Candidates in Iowa praying over fall themed decorations; which after Michele Bachmann, I will take it.

Republican U.S. presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Rick Santorum pray at the Presidential Family Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. MARK KAUZLARICH / Reuters

Rick Santorum looks like he is pleading for his life in a Godfather film.

You know, I started writing this blog wanting to show the candidates sharing a tradition that covers all people in the United States every November.  It's part of our core being.  As it turns out, Hillary Clinton wins Thanksgiving day picture.  I leave you with one last picture that sums up how this Thanksgiving week blog post out.

Donald Trump turkey complete with comb over!


Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

So long Joe... The Democratic stage is set

Fred Thompson during the Watergate hearings

First and foremost I would like to say good-bye to long time Senator Fred Thompson(R TN 1994-2003).  He passed away on Nov. 1, 2015 and will be missed.  Sen. Thompson made a Presidential bid in 2008 and helped to shape some of the conservative issues of that election.  I enjoyed his work on television and in movies over the years and supported his presidential bid.  God speed and thank you for sharing your talents and wisdom with the rest of us sir.



Now on to the election.

Joe Biden has officially announced that he will not be joining the Presidential race.  This leaves the two major front runners- Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders- can now expend resources winning over the hearts and minds of the American public.

Hillary has emerged from her questioning on Capital Hill over the email scandal mostly unscathed, just showing us that she has some of that same magic that her husband used back in the '90s.
It seems that scandals that would have made any normal mortal being run into seclusion for the rest of their lives have only made her more resolute.

I am not a Democrat, but I am really interested in watching this match play out.  The "debate" didn't sort any of the candidates out; it was just a big anti-corporation, anti-NRA, anti-capitalism event.  It wasn't anything new.

The great battle is shaping up

On the Republican side of the contest the good Dr. Ben Carson has made some headway in some state polls.  A recent NBC poll has both Trump and Carson tied around 26%.  I have been a fan of Dr. Carson for some time, but I have felt that he didn't have the presence to really project his message and clinch a Presidency.  My feelings were wrong; this has turned into a tortoise and hare race.

This is a battle that America needs and wants.

 

Crowded Field and Unfocused Goals

Everybody on board!

The Republican National Committee has been trying to reign in what is being referred to as, "the debate circus".   To be perfectly honest, it has been; the Republican Party is so schizophrenic that no two people can agree on which problems that are facing America are the most important.  The Republican National Committee wants to hold off on agreeing to things like under-card debates until they can get the candidate field figured out.

GOP making it too easy for the Dems.

Why have there an army of candidates for the Republican party for the last two elections?  I hate to think that there are shadow societies running big politics; cabals of people in robes chanting in some weird forgotten language while quietly pulling the strings of the world's affairs.  When anybody points their fingers at the "man" or "the system" when describing why they cannot get ahead I shake my head.  At the national level though, they might be right.  If a group of people want to get their man or woman into office, then they simply have to make sure that the votes are watered down by throwing up a dozen candidates that appeal to the same groups of people.  The candidates are similar with minor differences that cause the party as a whole to fracture.  The issues of guns, abortion, immigration, public assistance, and taxes are simple things that you can divide a room faster than a game of monopoly.  So while you are looking at all the smiling faces across the TV ads remember that most of them are tools, drones, and puppets.

The Bilderberg group visual aid.

The recent battle for the Speaker of the House is also very distracting.  More and more people are getting bombarded with more and more information and as a result people are turning off to the noise.  This results in a certain portion of society even thinking the election has already happened.  It happens every election; there are a number of members of the public that have no idea that there is an election coming up next year, think it already happened, or don't even know who the current President of the United States is.

At this point the battle lines have stabilized on the GOP side.  I don't see anyone making huge swings in the polls of a little while.  The Democrats have begun to really set up their battle lines.  It is shaping up to be a serious fight between Biden and Sanders.  Hillary is going to hang in there long after she should have retired and end up costing the other candidates lots of money.  I think the focus will now fade off the GOP as we enter the second part of act one of the 2016 election story.

The Running of the Mouths

Photo Credit: CNN

America, at least the Republicans, are getting ready for the second "dog and pony show" that they like to call the second Republican debate.  At the Reagan Presidential Library, with Reagan's Air Force One as a backdrop, the candidates are well aware that there are only 5 months left until the Iowa Caucuses.  There are a lot of people making their guesses as to what is going to happen tonight when the contenders at the back of the pack try to break out and move up. 

The conventional wisdom is that Trump is unstoppable;  I do not agree completely with that.  Since the last debates the forces that are working against him have been putting in overtime studying him, his habits, and finding his weaknesses.  From what I have seen his ego and sense of self-righteousness have served as a sort of thick coat of paint to cover the cracks in his persona.  Here are some things that I would use to whittle him down and peal back some of those layers to show the cracks.



1)  Total inexperience as a public servant.

The well meaning Barney Fife

Donald Trump has been a refreshing voice on a lot of issues and I believe that if he had done this pre-Obama (PO) then he might have been able to change America for the better and get us into a real recovery with a sense of nationalism not seen since the end of the Cold War.   Trump isn't saying anything that anyone else hasn't at least been thinking, but the anti-American forces in this country have had free reign for a long time now.  They are not only hurdles of trying to fight the groups in Congress, but the Supreme Court and members of the Government as a whole.   Also, he has to figure out how to keep his own party from doing everything they can to punish him and the American people for stepping out of line.  Barack Obama was a mistake, but he was put where he is by powerful people and is doing exactly what he is told.

2) That mouth of his.

Trump like to say things to people

 
Time to hire a handler. Seriously, the world is full of some GREAT people to help you know what to say and when to say it.  This spray and pray tactic is only good while the ammo is plentiful; don't over use it.

3) They are coming for you.



Megyn Kelly was a huge ratings coup for FOX.  Everyone was talking about Megyn Kelly and Trump.  CNN has been falling behind and has been stale for a long time.  The "Missing Airline Network" has been needing something to give them some credibility and tonight they are not going to miss their chance.  I am really interested in seeing how the other candidates react when this becomes the Trump show. 

4) Ideals and real down to Earth Americans.

Chinese invasion begins!
 

Outside of some name similarities, Trump and I have about as much in common as river rocks and butterflies.  Seriously.  I am sure that I would be stopped and questioned just coming into one of his properties.  I would like him to keep being Trump and not put on a flannel shirt to be photographed digging a hole somewhere that isn't a ground breaking ceremony on a new property.  I like that he is super wealthy and I am poor; each of us can agree on the problems that affect us both.

5) There are powerful people out there who will do anything to win.



Da fishes wit 'em

When the drug lord was allowed to escape from prison I figured that this was the prologue to an assassination attempt.  There are a lot of people who simply vanish or die under questionable circumstances in Washington.  I would say that I hope that Donald Trump buys a great security team and safety makes it through the cycle.

Candidates Prepare Their Texas Sidesteps

At this point in the game we are getting wound up for the 2nd debate, to be held in Colorado on September the 16th 2015.  I need to remind everyone that this is still REALLY early in the cycle and a lot can change.   Already since the last debate we have seen Carly Fiorina and Dr. Ben Carson start getting more press; they were the ones that were bringing up the back of the pack before.  Now, we find them being talked about and everyone in between has more or less gone silent.

It's bad when your strategy is being written by these two

Why?  Why aren't the other candidates out there trying to engage their opponents?  Why is the GOP primary shaping up into a David and Goliath fight?  I think it is because the Republican establishment have blown every ghost of a chance to make things right with the real Americans.  They were elected with mandate after mandate only to roll over and fail in every possible way.  Then only way the establishment could have failed any worse is if they all decided to actually change parties and quit pretending.  You know what? Scratch that.  I want them to all change parties; I am sick of having to work so hard to try to guess who is a Republican (or conservative) in name only (RINO).  We will never get rid of the party system so why can't we do more to punish those who are traitors and saboteurs? I digress.

People need to pay REAL close attention to what happens during this election cycle.  The globe is pandering to terrorist gangsters; facists and communists, I mean Labor parties are being swept into high offices in Europe; and it is illegal to make people prove that they are US citizens to register to vote in this country.  We as a people have to stop reading bumper stickers; start looking for the clues and making our own minds up about what we want.  In this up coming debate, really listen close to the answers that people give and ask yourself if they are actually giving answers to the questions.

Charles Durning doing the Texas Sidestep

Don't let this chance to stop the bleeding pass; we might never get another chance.

Pneumonia and the Fastest Moving Race Ever!

My dear readers, in my last post I promised a series to look at the interviews to put together Donald Trump's stance on different issues and see how different interviewers were treating him.  I must apologize for missing the deadlines.  I have been laid low for over a week now with pneumonia and have not been able to write anything.  Thank you for you messages of concern and I assure you that this writer is back in the saddle and getting back on track.  Now down to business.

This last week or so has been busy.  This election is running at full steam and things are happening faster than most people can keep up with them.  I can't remember a race that was this exciting this quickly. I digress.

Finishing up the old business, we have the News Chief over at FOX demanding that Trump apologize to Megyn Kelly.  This just shows that the establishment isn't rolling over and letting the game play out.

Donald Trump has been making his trademark "double barrel blast, in-your-face" speeches.  In a recent speech in which he makes a case for amending the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution which reads:

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.

Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.^[1]

The debate has really begun with many different sides weighing the consequences for their views.  We have lived in such a lawless state for so long that trying to enforce, or even try to define anything in order to enforce it.  People have been doing so many "because it feels good" actions as authority figures that we are now facing an election that is rapidly becoming the difference between freedom and chaos, capitalism and socialism, establishment and rebels.  The massive influx of immigrants has completely tilted the scales and with the Supreme Court striking down State laws requiring people to prove that they are US citizens in order to register to vote;  well, this may be an election that law and order champions cannot win.

Donald Trump also had a run in with Jorge Ramos from Univision.  During a press conference Jorge Ramos was trying to talk out of turn and confront Trump about his "anchor baby" comments.  As usual Donald Trump has not backed down and is standing by what he says... for good or bad.  

What does this week bring for us?  Well.  Joe Biden is throwing his hat into the ring and Hillary Clinton continues to sail her ship into deeper waters; all the while it is filling with water. 

Speaking of Hillary, a question has been brought up.  Despite the fact that we now know that her emails were full of classified information, she claimed that her server never had any classified information on it.  Well, since she was using her private email server to do official communications; Hillary handed it over to the FBI since it was wiped, then  how did she get the classified information?  Does the State Dept. have an army of people with briefcases with handcuffs on them driving around the country giving and receiving classified information to people?

Trump Goes on Record Series

Source: Twitter

This week has been a big week for fans and critics alike in the world of the Trumpster.  There have been many interviews with the leading candidate; almost too many to follow.  So here here at Trumpstumpers I have gathered the important bits that we have learned about Donald Trump through the interviews that I will be releasing as a series this week.



Hannity:

Donald Trump addressed many of the controversies as being blown out of proportion and taken out of context.  Trump also made it clear that he has buried the hatchet with FOX news and they are going forward.


The fact that Donald Trump donated to Hillary to gain access because he is a business man and he needed to be able to get influence.  Donald Trump exposes the corrupt system of business and politics.

The border wall in-between Mexico and the US, that was stopped under Obama, will be built and he will get Mexico to help pay for it.  He also called Mexico and China abusers and talked about how he views their leaders are smarter than our leaders.

Obamacare will cost the US 1.6 trillion dollars in 2016.  At least Trump sees the problem with that and is offering to reverse the Affordable Care Act so that he can replace it with real solutions.

patient dies while waiting for over 24 hours in an emergency room in NYC.

Planned Parenthood came up and he said that he would find a way to defund the abortion clinic side of the business.

93 million Americans out of the labor force.  The fake math that creates a number like 5.4% unemployment is staggering.  Trump wants to make the United States a manufacturing giant again.  There are things that we can make and need to be making here so that we can be proud again.

There have been critics of Donald Trump's conservative stance.  He pointed out that Reagan was a liberal, progressive, Democrat for a long time and he became a great conservative.  Trump came out that he has become a conservative to help save the United States and the economy that needs to be strong to support the very people in this country.



Come back tomorrow for a break down of the Anderson Cooper interview.

Republicans Stress and Women Respond

This is what the Iranians should have dealt with

The republican establishment find themselves stressing over the fact that the war with Megyn Kelly hasn't had the effect that they were hoping for.  I am sure that over the next week that the polls will show that Donald Trump hasn't been hurt by the "negative press" that they have been cranking out to put him in a corner.

Source:mmc-new.com

The American people want a voice that isn't cowed into a stammering mess and isn't willing to resort to subscribing to the Neville Chamberlain school of political maneuvering to try to make everyone happy. I would like to remind everyone that it is not the job of the President to make everyone happy; they are to defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States by making sure that the law is enforced and that the decisions of Congress are in the best interest of the United States.

I am happy to report that Donald Trump is not backing down and is not going to apologize for his remarks about Kelly.  Two African American women who host a YouTube channel called "The Viewers View", have come forward to defend Trump and voice their opinion on Megyn Kelly.  This raises some points.  What do women really think about Donald Trump and what do African Americans think about Donald Trump?

Source: The Viewers View on YouTube

http://www.theamericanmirror.com/video-black-women-defend-donald-trump-shred-megyn-kelly/

I want a candidate who is speaking to the real, down in the trenches, hard working American.  The ones who have the voices that nobody ever hears because they are too busy working, living life, or getting some well deserved rest to go out and shout all day.

The debate has also helped propel Carly Fiorina in terms of momentum and financial gains.  The Fiorina camp has reported an uptick in donations and that is a good thing.  I would like to hear more from her and the establishment has been quick to keep her in the shadows because she isn't used to fighting to be heard in public.  I believe that she is very smart and capable; don't discount her.  I would like to see a primary with Fiorina and Trump facing off; America would be in a good place at that point.

The X factor for any election is the silent majority.  When the silent majority finally comes out to vote there is no telling what real and lasting effect the previous year of campaigning will have on the results.
It seems there are some women out there who are not offended by Trump and are out there defending him against the obvious attacks coming from all sides.  Love him or hate  him, he has guts and isn't playing the game by the establishment's rules.



Go to www.donaldjtrump.com to find out more and remember to tell them that you were sent there by www.trumpstumpers.com.

Megyn Kelly Fascist Poster Girl

Source: PoliticusUSA.com

Megyn Kelly, Fox news commentator and host, was a huge disappointment to myself and many across America.  Ms. Kelly's performance on Thursday night was embarrassing; she was not even smart about it.  In my near 40 years of living in this country I have seen a lot of things that have surprised me.  I have seen the end of the hand written language; the end of the landline telephone; the end of print news; the undoing of civil rights; and the ongoing collapse of the American way of life.

Modern Riots; Source: Dailyslave.com

Ms. Kelly asked questions that were very pointed at Donald Trump that were very specifically written to dismiss our candidate as a serious potential front runner to throw against whatever swamp thing the Democrats put together to replace the good King Obama.  This made her look unprofessional as a moderator and as a journalist.

"Megyn Kelly gives Trump campaign the touch of death."

I was afraid that FOX would eventually try to throw Trump under the bus; through poor journalistic standards or perhaps character assassination.  I figured they would let things play out a bit and then pick a horse to throw their weight behind.  There are a lot of great people running at the moment and the door has not been shut on any of them to be honest; when FOX starts trying to cull the heard too early it looks bad and the people will feel cheated.

America is still shopping; it's bad enough that our votes have been cheapened to the point of almost being worthless, but now we have to blatantly watch someone else shop for us.  I am a supporter of Donald Trump; if for no other reason than he is different.  Now I am looking at the voices that speak out against the status quo on the conservative front being actively attacked from within.

If Ms. Kelly thinks she is cool enough to come at Donald Trump with a knife in the shape of her mouth, then she needs to be ready for the long term consequences.  She is currently enjoying a boost from some unexpected support and from Donald Trump hitting back at her.  He has spent the last few days hitting back hard with the same plain talk that we have come to expect from him.

I think that the way this will backfire on the establishment is that, in the end, there are a lot of people who are tired of being marginalized through fascist policies of political correctness.  There are the discounted millions that go about their lives every day and have to constantly make changes in their lifestyles and their own culture to accommodate an ever growing list of malcontents; some of whom are really just people who have failed to do anything for themselves to the point that they have to make themselves victims of phantom enemies so that they can feel special.  We are watching an attractive, blonde, female journalist, who has a show on a major news network become the next "victim" of a big-bad man.

Megyn Kelly is not a victim here; she can't take what she dishes out.   Remember dear readers that she threw the first punch in an adult arena and it came right back at her.

Let's Get Ready to Fumble!!!!!

The night has arrived and they didn't manage to get the Trumpster out.  They have done everything they can to make sure that he was marginalized into obscurity with an unrelenting level of attacks normally reserved for the President of the United States himself.  Everything he has said has been mocked, torn apart, and ridiculed.   Here are how things are shaping up.

The line up consists of the 10 highest scoring candidates over the last 5 surveys that Fox News had conducted.  They are as follows; Donald Trump (23%), Jeb Bush (13%), Scott Walker (11%), tied at 7% are Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson, Ted Cruz (6%), tied 5% are Rand Paul and Maro Rubio, and in last place at 3% are John Kasich and Chris Cristie.

Starting at the back of the pack we have Gov. John Kasich of Ohio.   Whether it's battling with Libertarians in his home state over budget numbers, as reported by the Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/08/05/kasich-libertarian-group-battle-over-budget.html

or trying to stage one of the fastest climbs up a Republican popularity board:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/ignoring-fox-news-debate-game-kasich-surges-493093955577

he has beaten the long odds to knock out Texas Governor Rick Perry to take a spot on stage Thursday night.

Next in the line up is New Jersey Governor Chis Christie.  

DEMOCRAT.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/political-marriage-between-chris-christie-and-president-obama-breaks-up-over-sandy-aid-rift/2014/03/06/070627ae-a47f-11e3-8466-d34c451760b9_story.html

Source: Mad Magazine

 As we move up the list we run into a man who has done a lot for the causes of freedom.  Libertarian candidate Rand Paul, Senator for the great state of Kentucky.  Besides looking after the home state of such great American institutions such as Jack Daniels, Louisville Sluggers, bluegrass, and the greatest horse race in America, he has also been a defender of American liberties in the US Senate.  I will be very interested in what the esteemed Senator from Kentucky will have to say.

http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-thursday-nights-debate-will-show-my-distinctive-perspective-on-foreign-policy/

For Senator Marco Rubio we see a man who is of Cuban heritage and who has a distinct perspective on immigration.  Some people will lump him in as a shoe in with other immigrants; not all immigrants get along nor do they automatically share the same points of view.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/voices/index.ssf/2012/09/politics_cultures_split_cuban-.html


Since we are going to be deprived the presence of the Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Senator will have to do.  Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is the Tea Party darling of this debate and is going to be a good weather gauge as to the influence the Tea Party might have during this go around.  Keep an eye on the polls because not only is he the Tea Party favorite, but he was also a former Canadian.  Since he gave up his citizenship on June 10th 2014 after it came out with the release of his birth certificate.  Sen. Cruze was also very vocal in the Senate against the ACA and he supported shutting down the US Government to try to stop it.




The retired neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson, has come out as a plain spoken candidate and has been working overtime for some time now to get his message out.  As an educated African-American he must work against the Democrats who spread the attitude that he is an "Uncle Tom" and "betraying his people to the white man".

http://thegreatamericandisconnect.blogspot.com/2015/05/ben-carson-announces-gop-run-for.html

Oh I wish I were in the land of cotton. No wait, this isn't the first Clinton election.

This is the "New" Arkansas and the former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is ready to take yet another crack at it.  The former Governor did OK in the last election and gave a good show, but he just couldn't seem to get his base energized.   Having the distinction of being the only participant of the debates who had his own show on FOX.  I would have personally been more impressed if he had been able to do both at the same time; conflict of interest not withstanding.

There are five current or former Governors on this list and the next candidate is dragging a mountain of luggage behind him; retaining his office with an army of lawyers and with an equally formidable force of Union organizers pounding at his door; Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker.  Boy howdy, where to begin with this train wreck of a long odds race runner.  Gov. Walker has done everything except to actually piss in the Wheaties of his enemies.  I am not sure what it is that lives under his bed and possibly keeps him up at night, but I wouldn't want to meet it.  I am not sure how he puts his pants on in the morning with balls as big as his.  At the end of the day I am interested in what he has to say during the debates and I am impressed his has held on to his position so far.

Source www.Kappit.com

 Governor Jeb Bush of Florida.

No.






Now,  as the leader of the pack in this lineup of candidates some people might think of him as "King Shit of Turd Mountain" and those people probably have a point.  The man who is going to be performing in his first nationally televised debate; Donald Trump, billionaire.   Remember it's not too late to give him a call and ask him about his campaign.  Media site www.Gawker.com thought that they were being cleaver when they posted Donald Trump's phone number as an act of revenge for Trump's release of Sen. Lindsey Graham's phone number.  So, give him a call; 917-756-8000

So, Thursday night i will be listening and watching along with the rest of America as the first round of the election gets underway.  The first candidate's debate; watch it on your local FOX network, on Facebook (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/04/how-to-be-part-fox-news-facebook-debate-event-night/), and FOX radio stations.  The festivities get kicked off on the Facebook page at 5pm ET.

The Dark Horse Rises

Photo by Shayna Hobbs

The 2016 election is still 464 days away and the Republican field is wide open.  It is less than a week until the first televised Republican candidate debate for 2015.  There are about 17 candidates that are eligible for one of the 10 slots as reported by The Atlantic here:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/2016-election/384828/

Each one is vying for a coveted slot to get to get their chance to shine in the public eye.  The first debate performance will determine who becomes the target for donation money and the public adoration.  We have the whole range of characters that seem to support everything from throwing all the illegal aliens into a pit of fire to making them members of Congress.  However, we have a voice that started as a fringe nuisance to the establishment conservatives and become a full blown force majeure.

Drum roll please.

source: CNBC http://tinyurl.com/o5ll9ls

Mr. Donald Trump!   Love him or hate him; he has become a voice that says things that make people start talking.  The supporters of Donald Trump, called Trumpstumpers, are out in force and their numbers continue to grow.  Over the coming weeks and months here are some of the issues that Donald Trump is shaping.

1) Immigration.

Source: Riot news http://tinyurl.com/q7z3yzo

2) Campaign Finance.

Source: MotherJones

3) Restoring America's rightful place as the leader of the free world.

Source: The Atlantic http://tinyurl.com/ol2zk57

4) Making approximately 6.25% of the GOP interesting and relevant.



5) Cleaning house in Washington DC.

Keep your eyes open, follow the bouncing ball, and comment below.  I won't edit anyone here and I support all points of view.  Let us witness history as this crucial race of champions unfolds.