From the Debate: Trump and Hillary exchange on the Supreme Court

From the Debate: Trump and Hillary exchange on the Supreme Court

From the actual transcripts of the debate:

CLINTON: Thank you. Well, you’re right. This is one of the most important issues in this election. I want to appoint Supreme Court justices who understand the way the world really works, who have real-life experience, who have not just been in a big law firm and maybe clerked for a judge and then gotten on the bench, but, you know, maybe they tried some more cases, they actually understand what people are up against.

Because I think the current court has gone in the wrong direction. And so I would want to see the Supreme Court reverse Citizens United and get dark, unaccountable money out of our politics. Donald doesn’t agree with that.

I would like the Supreme Court to understand that voting rights are still a big problem in many parts of our country, that we don’t always do everything we can to make it possible for people of color and older people and young people to be able to exercise their franchise. I want a Supreme Court that will stick with Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to choose, and I want a Supreme Court that will stick with marriage equality.

Now, Donald has put forth the names of some people that he would consider. And among the ones that he has suggested are people who would reverse Roe v. Wade and reverse marriage equality. I think that would be a terrible mistake and would take us backwards.

I want a Supreme Court that doesn’t always side with corporate interests. I want a Supreme Court that understands because you’re wealthy and you can give more money to something doesn’t mean you have any more rights or should have any more rights than anybody else.

So I have very clear views about what I want to see to kind of change the balance on the Supreme Court. And I regret deeply that the Senate has not done its job and they have not permitted a vote on the person that President Obama, a highly qualified person, they’ve not given him a vote to be able to be have the full complement of nine Supreme Court justices. I think that was a dereliction of duty.

I hope that they will see their way to doing it, but if I am so fortunate enough as to be president, I will immediately move to make sure that we fill that, we have nine justices that get to work on behalf of our people.

RADDATZ: Thank you, Secretary Clinton. Thank you. You’re out of time. Mr. Trump?

TRUMP: Justice Scalia, great judge, died recently. And we have a vacancy. I am looking to appoint judges very much in the mold of Justice Scalia. I’m looking for judges — and I’ve actually picked 20 of them so that people would see, highly respected, highly thought of, and actually very beautifully reviewed by just about everybody.

But people that will respect the Constitution of the United States. And I think that this is so important. Also, the Second Amendment, which is totally under siege by people like Hillary Clinton. They’ll respect the Second Amendment and what it stands for, what it represents. So important to me.

Now, Hillary mentioned something about contributions just so you understand. So I will have in my race more than $100 million put in — of my money, meaning I’m not taking all of this big money from all of these different corporations like she’s doing. What I ask is this.

So I’m putting in more than — by the time it’s finished, I’ll have more than $100 million invested. Pretty much self-funding money. We’re raising money for the Republican Party, and we’re doing tremendously on the small donations, $61 average or so.

I ask Hillary, why doesn’t — she made $250 million by being in office. She used the power of her office to make a lot of money. Why isn’t she funding, not for $100 million, but why don’t you put $10 million or $20 million or $25 million or $30 million into your own campaign?

It’s $30 million less for special interests that will tell you exactly what to do and it would really, I think, be a nice sign to the American public. Why aren’t you putting some money in? You have a lot of it. You’ve made a lot of it because of the fact that you’ve been in office. Made a lot of it while you were secretary of state, actually. So why aren’t you putting money into your own campaign? I’m just curious.

Clinton trying to defend being two faced

Clinton trying to defend being two faced

From the debate transcripts:

RADDATZ: Thank you, Mr. Trump. I want to move on. This next question from the public through the Bipartisan Open Debate Coalition’s online forum, where Americans submitted questions that generated millions of votes. This question involves WikiLeaks release of purported excerpts of Secretary Clinton’s paid speeches, which she has refused to release, and one line in particular, in which you, Secretary Clinton, purportedly say you need both a public and private position on certain issues. So, Tu (ph), from Virginia asks, is it OK for politicians to be two-faced? Is it acceptable for a politician to have a private stance on issues? Secretary Clinton, your two minutes.

CLINTON: Well, right. As I recall, that was something I said about Abraham Lincoln after having seen the wonderful Steven Spielberg movie called “Lincoln.” It was a master class watching President Lincoln get the Congress to approve the 13th Amendment. It was principled, and it was strategic.

And I was making the point that it is hard sometimes to get the Congress to do what you want to do and you have to keep working at it. And, yes, President Lincoln was trying to convince some people, he used some arguments, convincing other people, he used other arguments. That was a great — I thought a great display of presidential leadership.

TRUMP: Well, I think I should respond, because — so ridiculous. Look, now she’s blaming — she got caught in a total lie. Her papers went out to all her friends at the banks,Goldman Sachs and everybody else, and she said things — WikiLeaks that just came out. And she lied. Now she’s blaming the lie on the late, great Abraham Lincoln. That’s one that I haven’t…

(LAUGHTER)

OK, Honest Abe, Honest Abe never lied. That’s the good thing. That’s the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you. That’s a big, big difference. We’re talking about some difference.

Transcript of Trump Smacking Hillary down when tape brought up

Transcript of Trump Smacking Hillary down when tape brought up

It was locker room talk, as I told you. That was locker room talk. I’m not proud of it. I am a person who has great respect for people, for my family, for the people of this country. And certainly, I’m not proud of it. But that was something that happened.

If you look at Bill Clinton, far worse. Mine are words, and his was action. His was what he’s done to women. There’s never been anybody in the history politics in this nation that’s been so abusive to women. So you can say any way you want to say it, but Bill Clinton was abusive to women.

Hillary Clinton attacked those same women and attacked them viciously. Four of them here tonight. One of the women, who is a wonderful woman, at 12 years old, was raped at 12. Her client she represented got him off, and she’s seen laughing on two separate occasions, laughing at the girl who was raped. Kathy Shelton, that young woman is here with us tonight.

So don’t tell me about words. I am absolutely — I apologize for those words. But it is things that people say. But what President Clinton did, he was impeached, he lost his license to practice law. He had to pay an $850,000 fine to one of the women. Paula Jones, who’s also here tonight.

And I will tell you that when Hillary brings up a point like that and she talks about words that I said 11 years ago, I think it’s disgraceful, and I think she should be ashamed of herself, if you want to know the truth.

(APPLAUSE)

If you are a middle income earner, you are paying for Obamacare for others!

If you are a middle income earner, you are paying for Obamacare for others!

One person's story - you decide!

I'm a 54 year old consulting engineer and make between $60,000 and $125,000 per year, depending on how hard I work and whether or not there are work projects out there for me.

My girlfriend is 61 and makes about $18,000 per year, working as a part-time mail clerk.

 For me, making $60,000 a year, under ObamaCare, the cheapest, lowest grade policy I can buy, which also happens to impose a $5,000 deductible, costs $482 per month.

For my girlfriend, the same exact policy, same deductible, costs $1 per month. That's right, $1 per month. I'm not making this up.

Don't believe me? Just go to http://www.coveredca.gov/ , the ObamaCare website for California and enter the parameters I've mentioned above and see for yourself. By the way, my zip code is 93940. You'll need to enter that.

So OK, clearly ObamaCare is a scheme that involves putting the cost burden of healthcare onto the middle and upper-income wage earners.

But there's a lot more to it. Stick with me.

And before I make my next points, I'd like you to think about something:

I live in Monterey County, in Central California. We have a large land mass but just 426,000 residents - about the population of Colorado Springs or the city of Omaha.

But we do have a large Hispanic population, including a large number of illegal aliens, and to serve this group we have Natividad Medical Center, a massive, Federally subsidized county medical complex that takes up an area about one-third the size of the Chrysler Corporation automobile assembly plant in Belvedere, Illinois (per Google Earth)

Natividad has state-of-the-art operating rooms, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, fully equipped, 24 hour emergency room, and much more.

If you have no insurance, if you've been in a drive-by shooting or have overdosed on crack cocaine, this is where you go. And it's essentially free, because almost everyone who ends up in the ER is uninsured.

Last year, 2,735 babies were born at Natividad. 32% of these were born to out-of-wedlock teenage mothers, 93% of which were Hispanic.

 Less than 20% could demonstrate proof of citizenship, and 71% listed their native language as Spanish. Of these 876 births, only 40 were covered under [any kind of] private health insurance. The taxpayers paid for the other 836.

And in case you were wondering about the entire population - all 2,735 births - less than 24% involved insured coverage or even partial payment on behalf of the patient to the hospital in exchange for services. Keep this in mind as we move forward.

Now consider this:

 If I want to upgrade my policy to a low-deductible premium policy, such as what I had with my last employer, my cost is $886 per month.

But my girlfriend can upgrade her policy to the very same level, for just $4 per month.

That's right, $4 per month. $48 per year for a zero-deductible, premium healthcare policy - the kind of thing you get when you work at IBM (except of course, IBM employees pay an average of $170 per month out of pocket for their coverage).

I mean, it's bad enough that I will be forced to subsidize the ObamaCare scheme in the first place. But even if I agreed with the basic scheme, which of course I do not, I would never agree to subsidize premium policies.

If I have to pay $482 a month for a budget policy, I sure as hell do not want the guy I'm subsidizing to get a better policy, for less than 1% of what I have to fork out each month for a low-end policy.

Why must I pay $482 per month for something the other guy gets for a dollar?

And why should the other guy get to buy an $886 policy for $4 a month?

Think about this: I have to pay $10,632 a year for the same thing that the other guy can get for $48.

$10,000 of net income is 60 days of full time work as an engineer; $48 is something I could make collecting aluminum cans and plastic bottles, one day a month.

Are you with me on this? Are you starting to get an idea what ObamaCare is really about?

ObamaCare is not about dealing with inequities in the healthcare system. That's just the cover story.

The real story is that it is a massive, political power grab.

Do you think anyone who can insure himself with a premium policy for $4 a month will vote for anyone but the political party that provides him such a deal?

ObamaCare is about enabling, subsidizing, and expanding the Left's political power base, at taxpayer expense.

Why would I vote for anyone but a Democrat if I can have babies for $4 a month?

For that matter, why would I go to college or strive for a better job or income if it means I have to pay real money for healthcare coverage? Heck, why study engineering when I can be a schlub for $20K per year and buy a new F-150 with all the money I'm saving?

And think about those $4-a-month babies - think in terms of propagation models. Think of just how many babies will be born to irresponsible, under-educated mothers. Will we get a new crop of brain surgeons and particle physicists from the dollar baby club, or will we need more cops, criminal courts and prisons?

One thing you can be certain of: At $4 a month, they'll multiply, and multiply, and multiply.

Trump is the change America needs

Trump is the change America needs

I was rather surprised at the flawed logic The Enquirer editorial board used to endorse Hillary Clinton. First, they ignored Gary Johnson, the most serious third-party candidate since Ross Perot. Johnson has none of Clinton’s or Donald Trump’s flaws and is eminently qualified to be president. Second, and more important, The Enquirer failed to look beyond the personalities and often-caustic rhetoric of both major-party candidates to actually examine issues.

Exhibit A is the Supreme Court. Some months back, Trump released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees that by all accounts was well thought out and consisted of highly qualified people who would respect the Constitution and restrict their role to its interpretation, rather than legislating from the bench. Clinton has said nothing.

Exhibit B is Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, which was anything but “competent.” During her tenure, Islamic State established itself, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea became more belligerent, Americans died needlessly in Benghazi and Iran moved closer to obtaining nuclear weapons. Does anyone really believe our position in the world was better when Clinton left State than when she arrived?

Exhibit C is Trump’s economic platform. In contrast to Clinton’s economic plan, which is little more than a rehash of ideas of the past eight years, his plan is a thoughtful blueprint for reforming the mess in Washington. If Clinton’s ideas are so great, then why have the people she claims to be trying to help done so poorly over the past eight years? President Barack Obama had a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate for nearly two years, something no Republican has ever had, yet we ended up with “the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer,” along with needless shootings at home and IS threatening much of the world abroad.

What really struck me about The Enquirer’s editorial was its use of the term “cowboy diplomacy” to disparage Trump. This is exactly what most of the mainstream media said in 1980 about Ronald Reagan. Like Trump, Reagan was deemed unfit and too dangerous. Much of what The Enquirer “fears” about Trump was also feared about Reagan, and most of these fears proved unfounded during much of his presidency.

The relevant question is what are the consequences? How many of Trump’s loony ideas would ever be passed by Congress? Can you imagine Congress ever approving $10 billion plus to build a wall? But Clinton’s budget of higher taxes and more job killing and wage suppressing regulations, after relentless threats from the White House and whining in the media, would undoubtedly pass in some form. Charles Krauthammer put it best two months back when he said, “As in 1980, the status-quo candidate for a failed administration is running against an outsider. The stay the- course candidate plays his/her only available card – charging that the outsider is dangerously out of the mainstream and temperamentally unfit to command the nation.”

The biggest question is, as a nation, are we on the right or wrong track? If you believe we are on the right track and everything is oh so much better than before, then vote for Clinton and you will get four more years of the same. But if you think we are on the wrong track, then the last thing you should want is a candidate who is a product of the current administration and promises no new ideas.

If we truly want change, we need an outsider who is not a lifelong politician. Of course, said outsider will be less experienced, but that is what advisers are for. So yes, hold your nose if you must, as I will do, but be willing to look beyond personalities to see that this nation cannot afford four more years of the current administration.

Contrary to many views, this election is not a popularity contest and we should not vote for the most likeable candidate, but rather the candidate most likely to affect meaningful change to a system that almost everyone agrees is corrupt to the core.

Tom Terwilliger is an Amberley Village, Ohio resident.

If these issues are important to you and if you agree with them, they will affect who you vote for!

If these issues are important to you and if you agree with them, they will affect who you vote for!

1.     Balancing the budget and reining in our $19 trillion debt are critical to sustaining our country.

2.     New immigrants from countries rife with terrorism should undergo vetting.

3.     We need Supreme Court justices in the mold of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

4.     Veterans deserve to have the option to choose private health care plans.

5.     ObamaCare must be repealed and replaced with a market-driven program that empowers Americans to make their own choices.

6.     Broken promises and failed policies have severely harmed our inner cities.

7.     Empowering charter schools and passing school choice policies will help impoverished communities.

8.     The rise of anti-police rhetoric is leading to an increase in violence against our men and women in uniform.

9.     The burden and disastrous consequences of big government regulations has harmed and continue to harm small businesses.

10.  There is a huge difference between free-market capitalism and crony capitalism.

11.  Regulations that make it hard to do business in America must also be cut in order to incentivize companies to move back home.

12.  Taxpayers should never be forced to fund abortions.

13.  America should continue to support Israel in our mission to combat radical Islamic terrorism, our only ally in the Middle East.

14.  The Iran Deal must be ripped up and renegotiated.

15.  America must rebuild our military that has been decimated by Obama. Peace through strength.

16.  America should stop nation-building abroad while so many at home are struggling.

17.  The president should work with Congress to investigate the rampant spread of corruption at the VA, the EPA, and the IRS.

18.  Building the Keystone pipeline is critical to harnessing American energy and bringing jobs back to our country.

19.  Traditional American values are currently under assault in America.

20.  There should be a push for Congress’ to enact term limits on its members.

21.  China’s currency manipulation must be dealt with severely and quickly.

22.  In order to reduce crony government corruption, senior officials in any administration should agree not to accept speaking fees from corporations and lobbyists for five years after serving. Starting now!

23.  Simplifying our complicated tax system by replacing it while lowering taxes for everyone and ending the death tax will lead to economic prosperity.

24.  Government programs should be forced to prove their worth or else they will be cut; provide impact statements for public view.

25.  The rise of radical Islamic terrorism is the greatest global threat we face today.

23 Reasons Trump is Right for America and Hillary is Not!

23 Reasons Trump is Right for America and Hillary is Not!

1. Trump  is stronger than Hillary on the Nation’s top issues:

·        Fair trade

·        Foreign policy

·        Cutting taxes

·        Reducing $19-trillion debt

·        Job creation

·        Law and order

2. Trump is more clear about the issues of and what to do about:

·        Fair trade

·        Foreign policy

·        Cutting taxes

·        Reducing $19-trillion debt

·        Job creation

·        Law and order

3. Trump has business and private-sector experience will directly benefit the economy; Hillary has NONE.
4. Trump will bring fresh ideas to accomplish big things while Hillary ,in politics for 30 years, has  accomplished nothing.
5. Hillary goes on about Trump as being “dangerous” while not admitting her emails, jeopardized our national security.
6. Forget about how much taxes paid. Trump earned his money legally. Hillary got her money with the Clinton Foundation’s pay-to-play schemes?
7. Hillary’s failure in Benghazi is clear evidence she puts her personal agenda ahead of all others, including their lives?
8. Hillary calls out Trump as a liar with no proof while Hillary will not disclose here massive Wall Street fundraising and the paid speeches that she refuses to release to the public.
9. Hillary talks about Trump not being prepared to be President while ignoring attacks Hillary as a life-long politician who has zero experience creating jobs.
10. Hillary for flip-flopped on NAFTA and TPP in an attempt to gain votes from Bernie’s supporters while Trump has been consistent.
11. Trump is better positioned to rebuild our infrastructure drawing on his own experience in construction to get the job done.
12. Hillary’s unsecured secret server left vulnerable to hackers makes clear she is incompetent when it comes to cyber security: Trump is clearly a leader on this issue.
13. Trump is very clear on the threat of Islamic terrorism and is bold in his thinking.  Hillary has failed to take the threat of radical Islamic terrorism seriously.
14. Should Trump is aligned with America in the difference in defense and Nation building. Hillary as Secretary of State proves she is not.
15. Hillary is hiding tax hikes on the middle class and plans to raise taxes as when president; keeping the old tax code. Trump continues to promote his tax plan that will cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy for ALL Americans?
16. Hillary is someone who has betrayed working-class policies in favor of Wall Street; if it is not for their money she would be broke and not able to run for president. Trump owes Wall Street nothing.
17. Hillary denies that Obama’s failed policies including ObamaCare and the Iran Deal. Trump vows to dump both!
18. Hillary on multiple occasions referred to tens of millions of American men and women as “deplorables”. Trump continues to believe in and respect all Americans.
19. Trump recognizes the importance of appointing the right people to the Supreme Court. It is clear that Hillary will appoint agenda driven judges.
20. Hillary is advocating enacting more of Obama’s regulations that have stunted the economy and prevented small businesses from growing or even starting up while Trump has been clear about removing these barriers and costs to small business.
21. Hillary’s proud claim to put a lot of coal miners out of business while  Trump emphasizes the importance of harnessing American energy in all forms to grow our economy and reduce the cost of gas at the pump?
22. Trump can be counted on for his plans to rein in corruption in D.C. Hillary cannot because she is part of the corrupt regime. Hillary is the epitome of D.C. corruption and the close relationship between lobbyists and politicians?
23. Trump agrees with the 72% of Americans that believe this country is headed in the wrong direction. Hillary represents everything that everyday Americans are worried about in Washington