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RE: The Sarasota GOP redefines the word "statesman... - 7/9/2012 7:09:57 AM

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You know Trump used to be a Democrat right?

“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Winston Churchill

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Unfortunately, these days, the Republicans aren't conservative. They're just a bunch of Bible Beaters. Does that mean they're all brainless?

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RE: The Sarasota GOP redefines the word "statesman... - 7/9/2012 7:16:48 AM

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The religious right often aren't the sharpest tools in the box, so quite possibly it does.

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RE: The Sarasota GOP redefines the word "statesman... - 7/9/2012 7:25:48 AM

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Its funny that "US conservatives" love to claim the BRITISH ( who as we are told often on this forum are "far leftie socialists" according to the unclued
)Prime Minister who was an aristo, who ran as a liberal in 1923 when he was 49 ..... AND fell afoul of his own belief in 1926 as a tory...

*Churchill was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1924 under Stanley Baldwin and oversaw Britain's disastrous return to the Gold Standard, which resulted in deflation, unemployment, and the miners' strike that led to the General Strike of 1926. His decision, announced in the 1924 Budget, came after long consultation with various economists including John Maynard Keynes, the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, Sir Otto Niemeyer and the board of the Bank of England. This decision prompted Keynes to write The Economic Consequences of Mr. Churchill, arguing that the return to the gold standard at the pre-war parity in 1925 (£1=$4.86) would lead to a world depression. However, the decision was generally popular and seen as 'sound economics' although it was opposed by Lord Beaverbrook and the Federation of British Industries
Churchill later regarded this as the greatest mistake of his life. However in discussions at the time with former Chancellor McKenna, Churchill acknowledged that the return to the gold standard and the resulting 'dear money' policy was economically bad.

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RE: The Sarasota GOP redefines the word "statesman... - 7/9/2012 7:27:22 AM

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Still, at least Churchill admitted that he'd made a mistake.
I can't imagine anybody in the GOP at present doing that...

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RE: The Sarasota GOP redefines the word "statesman... - 7/9/2012 7:37:10 AM

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They cant admit they have done ANYTHING wrong.. ever...

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RE: The Sarasota GOP redefines the word "statesman... - 7/9/2012 7:40:06 AM

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Yep. And their base supports them in that, all marching along in lockstep and parroting whatever stupid line ~~Jsef Goebbels~~Rush Limpdick comes out with in his role as spokesman for Murdoch's Ministry Of Truth.

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RE: The Sarasota GOP redefines the word "statesman... - 7/9/2012 8:41:21 AM

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I posted a link to it in the news but apparently the mods pulled it down. It's verifiable. He was in fact a Democrat at one time.

The mods would have no reason to pull it down.

But you are correct:

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President Trump? The Donald swapped party affiliations for potential presidential bid in 2009: doc
BY GATECRASHER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Was Donald Trump toying with the idea of a presidential run as far back as 2009?

That's when New York City Board of Elections filings show The Donald switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.

In fact, Elections Board records show that the 64-year-old Trump's search for party identity over the last 24 years or so has brought him full circle.

In 1987, Trump enrolled as a Republican with the Board of Elections.

In October 1999, however, he switched his affiliation to the Independence Party because he was considering a run for President as a Reform Party candidate in 2000.(That party grew out of Ross Perot's losing 1992 bid for the Oval Office.)