Donald Trump never ceases to amaze, but his answer at a CNN town hall about the pledge he had taken to support the Republican Party’s nominee was still jaw-dropping. Not only did Trump say that the pledge is null and void as far as he’s concerned, he also went further and told CNN’s Anderson Cooper […]
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Video shows teen protestor pepper-sprayed at Trump rally
Warning: Profanity used in videos FIRST ON JANESVILLE COMMUNITY PAGE:Protester throws a punch and gets sprayed at #Trump rally in #JanesvilleVideo courtesy of Chris Conry Posted by Janesville Community Page on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 JANESVILLE, Wis. — Police are looking for a man who pepper-sprayed a 15-year-old girl as opponents and supporters of Republican […]
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Future looking rather gloomy
Reading the letters to the editor recently, there are still a few caring people left (William Berlinghoff, March 16; Jenny Orr, Heidi Webber and Dennis O’Neil, March 18). They took the time to remind people that those people who care need to stick together to fight the evil in this state, this country and in […]
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Trump wrong about U.S. being poor
WASHINGTON — We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has — along with many other people. Visiting recently with The Washington Post editorial board, here’s how Trump explained his suggestion that the United States limit its overseas military commitments, including support for NATO, founded in 1949: “I think […]
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Police charge Trump campaign manager with battery
WASHINGTON — Florida police have charged Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski with simple battery in connection with an incident earlier in the month involving a reporter. Police in Jupiter, Florida, issued Lewandowski a notice Tuesday to appear before a judge on May 4 for the misdemeanor charge. A surveillance video released by the police […]
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How can Trump fool so many?
You are watching a beauty pageant and each contestant is asked a question, usually about world events, to measure her spontaneity and intelligence. Then that beautiful young lady opens her mouth and the truth comes out — she’s an air head. On the Today Show recently, the topic was the tragic events unfolding in Brussels, […]
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GOP’s predicament
The Republican establishment has a difficult time understanding the attraction of Donald Trump. I am a big fan of Mr. Trump, but if Republicans had spent as much time and energy fighting against Obama’s unconstitutional actions as they have working against Trump, they would not be in this predicament. With regard to Mitt Romney’s comments […]
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What politics is about
Growing up in the aftermath of World War II, I wondered how Adolf Hitler could have turned so many of the fundamentally decent German people into the vicious, murderous, bigoted force of the Nazi movement. Now I understand. Donald Trump has shown me how it is done. His inflammatory rhetoric and his many lies have […]
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Do we want a dictator?
Donald Trump must be stopped. Many people who are old enough to remember the events of World War II are alarmed that Trump sounds and acts much like the dreadful dictator who caused it all, Adolf Hitler. The way Trump talks and shouts is like Hitler, seen in newsreels of the 1940s. Hitler told the […]
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H-1B visa policy flawed
Donald Trump, in addition to the controversy over building a wall on the border with Mexico, caused another controversy recently when, according to a report by Fox News on March 3, he changed his position on H-1B visas during a debate. H-1B visas allow foreign workers with bachelor degrees in “specialty” occupations to work in […]