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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Sat May 14, 2016, 08:04 PM May 2016

Wow-Trump flip flopped on SS and Medicare , previously said he would leave both alone.

Last edited Sat May 14, 2016, 08:59 PM - Edit history (2)

He is playing the working class for chumps:


Trump advisor: Trump will consider changes to Medicare, Social Security once he's in office. by @RichardRubinDC


https://twitter.com/greg_ip/status/730496128903479296

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Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
1. He has flip flopped on all of those things he was said to be "Left" on except TPP.
Sat May 14, 2016, 08:08 PM
May 2016

I think this is called uniting the party or saying anything to get elected.

Laurian

(2,593 posts)
2. They are not "entitlements". They are contractually earned benefits.
Sat May 14, 2016, 08:12 PM
May 2016

Calling them entitlements opens the door for those wishing to take them away.

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)
3. Thank you I am so sick of the term used in postings here so often . Check the Twitter post No
Sat May 14, 2016, 08:51 PM
May 2016

Mention of the word Entitlement in the original tweet included in the OP

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
6. What's the old saw about the person who agrees with the last person he talked to?
Sat May 14, 2016, 09:21 PM
May 2016

And in that vein:


No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

-Nathaniel Hawthorne

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
8. Trump changed his positions on transgender bathroooms, SS, Medicare, and Muslims....
Sun May 15, 2016, 04:15 AM
May 2016

Trump changed his positions on transgender bathroooms, SS, Medicare, and Muslims, all to reflect GOP orthodoxy.

Them's the facts !!!

Hillary has changed some positions as well but not nearly as quickly and violently to reflect Democratic orthodoxy.


Them's the facts too !!!

pampango

(24,692 posts)
9. DU will need a new forum: Trump's flip-flops. Unfortunately posters here who don't like Bernie or
Sun May 15, 2016, 07:11 AM
May 2016

Hillary, often quote the time Trump said something that proves their point - ignoring all the times he said exactly the opposite.

That is the beauty of a politician flip-flopping on every issue. People who are unhappy with their own party's candidate can always find a Trump quote that shows he is "to the left" or "more liberal" or "more progressive" than a Democratic candidate. And Trump can sit back and smile at the dissension he causes in his opponent's party.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
10. Except most politicians have the good sense not to change their positions in the same news cycle.
Sun May 15, 2016, 08:57 AM
May 2016

I would also argue that the issues Trump has flip flopped on go to a person's core. IMHO, we can argue on the merits of TPP but issues such as treating undocumented workers and their families, Muslims, and transgender people with dignity and respect goes to a person's core. I question the basic character of someone who suggests they should be accorded respect one day and not be accorded respect the next day. Actually I question the character of anybody who holds the latter position at any time,

The Hawthorne quote nails it:



No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

-Nathaniel Hawthorne

kairos12

(12,862 posts)
12. tRump path to victory is based on saying anything at anytime and not being
Sun May 15, 2016, 09:31 AM
May 2016

held accountable by the "liberal media."

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