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Donald Trump Shrugs Off Anti-Muslim Comment From Supporter

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Donald J. Trump declined to correct a supporter of his who alleged that President Barack Obama is Muslim and not an American. http://cnn.it/1Ku44k6″We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims,” said the unidentified man who spoke at a question-and-answer town hall event in Rochester, New Hampshire. “You know our current president is one. You know he’s not even an American.”
Posted by CNN Politics on Thursday, September 17, 2015

Donald Trump has spent months telling the U.S. what a great leader he will be for the country, and how he will bring the country together. But last night, when asked by an anti-Muslim supporter about how to “

“We have a problem in this country, it’s called Muslims. We know our current president is one, you know he’s not even an American. But anyway, we have training camps growing where they want to kill us. That’s my question, when can we get rid of them?”

Trump’s answer?

“Right. We’re going to be looking at a lot of things. A lot of people are saying that. A lot of people are saying bad things are happening. We’re going to be looking at that and plenty of other things.”

First of all, how vague can you get? And second, Muslim Americans are Americans too. I’m not sure if a lot of these extremists don’t know the difference between Muslims and Islamists.

Also – it is well documented that President Obama is a Christian and was born in Hawaii in 1961.

In 2008, John McCain faced a similar question from one of his supporters. His response was “No mam, he is not an Arab, he is a decent man, family man, citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with”.

THAT is how you as a presidential candidate respond to misguided people. That is an honorable way to keep yourself above the nonsense.

Donald Trump is no John McCain.

The NBC News embed tweeted these follow-ups:

Democratic White House contender Hillary Clinton was swift to share her thoughts:

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Matt Baume On The GOP Debaters Take On Kim Davis

I posted earlier today about Mike Huckabee’s rant last night at the GOP debate about Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis and his cries of discrimination against Christians.

Smart guy Matt Baume goes into a bit more depth in this video about how and why the anti-gay folks got it wrong on the subject of same-sex marriage last night.

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What’s Your ‘Secret Service’ Code Name?

Even when scripted, the zingers at a political debate – when they land – are a nice respite from the constant harping on the same policies over and over.

At last night’s second GOP debate one of the lighter moments came when the moderators asked each candidate to offer an idea for what their Secret Service code name might be.

Jeb Bush was clearly prepared when they got to him: “Eveready.” (Bush later told reporters Everready was his codename during his governorship of Florida).

Bush then turned to Donald Trump standing to his right and added, “It’s very high-energy, Donald.”

As political followers know, The Donald has chided Bush for being “very low energy.”

The two opponents then shared a low-five and the crowd smiled.

For your entertainment, head over to the Washington Post where they have come up with a little gadget that computes your Secret Service codename. Apparently, my codename would be “Ringbolt.”

I like that.

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Ann Coulter Tweets About “F*cking Jews” During Second GOP Debate

Last night during the second GOP debate, anti-everything author Ann Coulter got even more batshit crazy by going anti-Semetic on her Twitter:

Of course, response from the Twitterverse was swift and to the point. Folks from all over the spectrum weighed in on her hideous comments.

Here’s just one response, this one from actor Seth Rogen:

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Mike Huckabee (Of Course) Gets Kim Davis Question At GOP Debate

In case you missed it, there was one question that touched on LGBT issues last night at the second GOP presidential debate.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee squared off against former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on the issue of rogue Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis and her refusal to follow the law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

As part of his argument for “accommodations” for Kim Davis, Huckster pointed out that the Fort Hood shooter was allowed to grow a beard.

“We made accommodations to the Fort Hood shooter, to let him grow a beard. We made accommodations to the detainees at Gitmo. I’ve been to Gitmo and I’ve seen the accommodations that we made to the Muslim detainees who killed Americans. You’re telling me that you cannot make an accommodation for an elected Democrat county clerk from Rowan County, Kentucky? What else is it other than the criminalization of her faith and the exaltation of everyone else who might be a Fort Hood shooter or a detainee at Gitmo?”

So, he compares growing a beard – which has NO effect on anyone else’s life – with a county clerk who won’t allow two people who love each other to marry?

SRSLY?

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Hillary Clinton Interviewed By Jimmy Fallon’s “Fake Donald Trump”

Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton made her first late night talk show appearance on The Tonight Show last night, and showed good form doing a “pre-show interview” with Jimmy Fallon’s “Fake Donald Trump.

From NBC News:

Hillary Clinton stopped by NBC’s “Tonight Show” on Wednesday where she was interviewed by Jimmy Fallon twice — once as Donald Trump, and once as himself.

In what has become a trademark, Fallon donned the Donald’s signature hairdo and “called” Clinton at home to discuss women, immigration and Bernie Sanders.

Fake Trump opened with, “I haven’t seen you since my last wedding.” Clinton fired back, “Well, I’m sure I’ll see you at the next one.”

When Clinton asked “Trump” what his stance is on women’s issues, Fallon quipped, “I know a lot of women and they all have issues.”

Hillary added a light-hearted touch during her ‘actual’ segment with Fallon when asked what she thought of Donald Trump’s campaign: “I’m having a good time watching it.”

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Carly Fiorina: “Women All Over This Country Heard Very Clearly What Mr. Trump Said”

Via CBS News: Carly Fiorina was given the opportunity to respond to comments Trump had made insulting her appearance.

He later said he was talking about her persona.

“Mr. Trump said to me that he heard Mr. Bush very clearly and what Mr. Bush said. I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said,” she said, getting applause from the crowd.

“I think she’s got a beautiful face and I think she’s a beautiful woman,” Trump responded.

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Poll: Sanders And Trump Continue To Extend Leads In Iowa & New Hampshire

A new YouGov poll shows Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and billionaire Donald Trump continuing to build leads in the first two primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire.

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Sanders now leads Clinton in Iowa by 10 points (43%-33%) and 22 points in New Hampshire (52%-30%).

Clinton still holds strong in South Carolina (46%-23%).

Donald Trump hits his highest marks yet in New Hampshire (40%) with Dr. Ben Carson a distant second at 12%. In Iowa, Carson is gaining ground on Trump, who leads Carson by only 4 points (29%-25%). Trump also holds solid ground in South Carolina, 36% to Carson’s 21%.

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Rogue County Clerk Kim Davis Divides GOP Presidential Candidates

CNN discussed this afternoon that the Kentucky County Clerk, Kim Davis, has divided the current crop of GOP White House hopefuls on whether or not she is correct in denying loving couples a marriage license.

As JoeMyGod notes, there’s not way this won’t come up at the 2nd Republican debates this Wednesday.

(h/t JMG)

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Carly Fiorina To Donald Trump: “Look At This Face”

While the context of the statement – “Look at this face” – is directed at “Democrats” the inference is clear.

Carly Fiorina drops her new campaign ad in response to last week’s reports that Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about the way Fiorina looks.

Lately, hitting back at The Donald got you in his crosshairs. We’ll see if he slaps back.