That has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen someone in the 
media ever do. It ranks right up there with that lunatic on MSLSD hanging 
tampons from her ears!

On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 9:05:19 PM UTC-4, KeithInTampa wrote:
>
> I posted this on my Facebook page, but to expand,  I think that all of 
> those assholes who signed the letter should be rejected entirely.  They are 
> Anti-American and not worthy of even discussing.
>
> This really makes me mad!
>
> Jamie Weinstein is an idiot! Where is Tucker Carlson? (The CEO of the 
> Daily Caller)
> In my opinion,Weinstein should be terminated now! I am so sick and tired 
> of the "Rockefellerian Elitist Globalist" Faction of the Republican Party, 
> and it's time that all conservatives demand that these assholes, (most of 
> who have been revealed! Any Republican, including Senator Susan Collins 
> from Maine, who signed the letter denouncing Trump this morning; and who 
> have paraded around as Pseudo-Conservatives need to be called out and 
> denounced! Our tent is big, but it's not that big for these Anti-Americans!
>
> I encourage everyone to write to Tucker Carlson and demand that Jamie 
> Weinstein be terminated!
>
> Tucker's Twitter Handle:
> @Tucker Carlson
>
> Facebook:
> https://www.facebook.com/Tucker-Carlson-210598158304/...
>
> The Daily Caller:
> https://www.facebook.com/DailyCaller/?fref=ts
>
>
> http://www.breitbart.com/…/surrender-jamie-weinstein-hilla…/
>
> #NeverTrump’s Weinstein Calls for ‘Negotiated Surrender to Hillary’
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> The Daily Caller’s Senior Writer Jamie Weinstein, a member of the 
> “NeverTrump” faction, has proposed 
> <http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/08/the-case-for-a-negotiated-republican-surrender-to-hillary/>
>  a 
> “negotiated Republican surrender” to Hillary Clinton. The suggested deal 
> rests on the assumption that Clinton is “on a glide path to the White 
> House,” and that Republicans would do best to appease her now.
>
> The terms: Republican leaders agree to “rescind” endorsements of Trump in 
> exchange for one Supreme Court seat; rudimentary entitlement reform (read: 
> higher taxes); a “Gang of Eight-style immigration bill”; a federal 
> minimum-wage increase; up-or-down votes on future Supreme Court nominees; 
> and a few national security appointments.
>
> There is no room for actual voters in this scheme, which Weinstein 
> envisions as a brokered arrangement between politicians.
> Video: GOP Candidates Bash Clinton at NH Forum
>
> Weinstein writes:
>
> Ideally, the Republican delegation would include a wide range of respected 
> Republicans and conservatives from both the establishment and 
> anti-establishment, but for it to matter to Hillary, it must also 
> definitely include Republican congressional leaders like House Speaker Paul 
> Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (and as many other members 
> of Congress as possible) who would actually be in a position of fulfill the 
> commitments of a deal.
>
> Weinstein concedes that one of his premises contradicts the other: if 
> Trump is doing so badly, why would Clinton agree to a deal?
>
> However, he says, “while Trump looks like he is tanking, you can never be 
> so sure.” And he believes Hillary Clinton would accept his terms as a way 
> of cementing her “presidential legacy” by “achieving some of her big policy 
> goals before she is even sworn in.”
>
> Weinstein does not explain how Republicans might be expected to oppose 
> Clinton’s other policies once she takes office. Nor does he explain why, 
> having surrendered once, Republicans would not be expected to surrender 
> again, and again, and again.
>
> Essentially, Weinstein is proposing that Hillary Clinton control, and 
> ultimately destroy, the Republican Party.
>
> But perhaps, if it keeps Donald Trump out of office, a 
> perpetual dictatorship of the radical left is worth considering.
>
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> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 6:05 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> Then the obvious question you should be asking is why they prefer Hillary 
>> over Trump.
>> ---
>> imo ... they recognize that Trump overreacts to almost everything and 
>> says shit off the top of his head that makes zero sense.
>>
>> but here's what some military leaders have to say about Trump:
>> http://time.com/4370608/donald-trump-military/
>>
>>  
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 2:51:07 PM UTC-5, Perplexed wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Then the obvious question you should be asking is why they prefer 
>>> Hillary over Trump.
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 2:31:06 PM UTC-4, plainolamerican wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So what is your opinion of these 50 republicans? Because I can sure 
>>>> remember a time when you expressed seething hatred of warmongers. Are you 
>>>> now warmly embracing them because they hate Trump as much as you do?
>>>> ---
>>>> I never embrace warmongers ... just pointing out their disdain for 
>>>> Trump.
>>>> I don't hate Trump ... I just don't want him as potus.
>>>>
>>>> Most Americans agree that invading Iraq was a huge mistake and it was 
>>>> these blithering idiots who advised Bush it was the right thing to do.
>>>> ----
>>>> we know who they are and why they promoted the war on the middle east.
>>>>
>>>> People associated with the PNAC[edit 
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Project_for_the_New_American_Century&action=edit&section=9>
>>>> ]Project directors[edit 
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Project_for_the_New_American_Century&action=edit&section=10>
>>>> ]
>>>>
>>>> [as listed on the PNAC website:]
>>>>
>>>>    - William Kristol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Kristol>, 
>>>>    Co-founder and Chairman[6] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>    - Robert Kagan <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kagan>, 
>>>>    Co-founder[6] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>    - Bruce P. Jackson 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Jackson_(Project_on_Transitional_Democracies)>
>>>>    [6] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - Mark Gerson <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gerson>[6] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>    - Randy Scheunemann 
>>>>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Scheunemann>[6] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>
>>>> Project staff[edit 
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Project_for_the_New_American_Century&action=edit&section=11>
>>>> ]
>>>>    
>>>>    - Other director(s):
>>>>       - Ellen Bork <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Bork>, Deputy 
>>>>       Director[6] 
>>>>       
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>       - Timothy Lehmann, Assistant Director[6] 
>>>>       
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>    - Other associates:
>>>>       - Senior fellows:
>>>>          - Thomas Donnelly 
>>>>          <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Donnelly_(writer)>, 
>>>>          Senior Fellow[6] 
>>>>          
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>          - Reuel Marc Gerecht 
>>>>          <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuel_Marc_Gerecht>, Senior 
>>>>          Fellow[6] 
>>>>          
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>          - Gary Schmitt <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Schmitt>, 
>>>>          Senior Fellow[6] 
>>>>          
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>          [61] 
>>>>          
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-Schmitt-61>
>>>>       - Research associates:
>>>>          - Michael Goldfarb 
>>>>          
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goldfarb_(political_writer)>, 
>>>>          Research Associate[6] 
>>>>          
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-AboutPNAC-6>
>>>>       
>>>> Former directors and staff[edit 
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Project_for_the_New_American_Century&action=edit&section=12>
>>>> ]
>>>>    
>>>>    - Daniel McKivergan 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_McKivergan&action=edit&redlink=1>,
>>>>  
>>>>    Deputy Director[62] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-62>
>>>>
>>>> Signatories to *Statement of Principles*[edit 
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Project_for_the_New_American_Century&action=edit&section=13>
>>>> ]
>>>>
>>>>    - Elliott Abrams <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Abrams>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Gary Bauer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Bauer>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - William J. Bennett 
>>>>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Bennett>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - John Ellis "Jeb" Bush <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Dick Cheney <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Eliot A. Cohen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_A._Cohen>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Midge Decter <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midge_Decter>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Paula Dobriansky <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Dobriansky>
>>>>    [5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Steve Forbes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Aaron Friedberg <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Friedberg>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Francis Fukuyama <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama>
>>>>    [5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Frank Gaffney <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gaffney>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Fred C. Ikle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ikle>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    - Donald Kagan <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Kagan>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Zalmay Khalilzad <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalmay_Khalilzad>
>>>>    [5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby 
>>>>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Libby>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Norman Podhoretz <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Podhoretz>
>>>>    [5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - J. Danforth Quayle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Peter W. Rodman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Rodman>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Stephen P. Rosen 
>>>>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Peter_Rosen>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Henry S. Rowen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rowen>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Donald Rumsfeld <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Vin Weber <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Weber>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - George Weigel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weigel>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>    - Paul Wolfowitz <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wolfowitz>[5] 
>>>>    
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century#cite_note-PNACSOP-5>
>>>>
>>>> See also[edit 
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Project_for_the_New_American_Century&action=edit&section=14>
>>>> ]
>>>>    
>>>>    
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 12:13:02 PM UTC-5, Perplexed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So what is your opinion of these 50 republicans? Because I can sure 
>>>>> remember a time when you expressed seething hatred of warmongers. Are you 
>>>>> now warmly embracing them because they hate Trump as much as you do?
>>>>>
>>>>> Personally I think this helps Trump. Most Americans agree that 
>>>>> invading Iraq was a huge mistake and it was these blithering idiots who 
>>>>> advised Bush it was the right thing to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 1:09:52 PM UTC-4, plainolamerican wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/group-of-50-former-gop-national-security-officials-trump-would-be-most-reckless-president-in-american-history/2016/08/08/6715042c-5d9f-11e6-af8e-54aa2e849447_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpletter-430pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A group of 50 former national security officials, all of whom have 
>>>>>> served Republican presidents from Richard M. Nixon to George W. Bush, 
>>>>>> have 
>>>>>> signed an open letter calling Donald Trump unqualified to be president 
>>>>>> and 
>>>>>> warning that, if elected, “he would be the most reckless President in 
>>>>>> American history.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The letter offers a withering critique of the GOP nominee, saying he 
>>>>>> “lacks the character, values and experience” to be president. The 
>>>>>> signatories declare their conviction that he would be dangerous “and 
>>>>>> would 
>>>>>> put at risk our country’s national security and well-being.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They state flatly that none of them intend to vote for Trump in 
>>>>>> November. Some have decided to vote for Hillary Clinton, while others 
>>>>>> intend to sit out the election or write in another name, said John 
>>>>>> Bellinger III, a former legal adviser to Condoleezza Rice and the writer 
>>>>>> of 
>>>>>> the letter’s first draft.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “We also know that many have doubts about Hillary Clinton, as do many 
>>>>>> of us,” the letter says. “But Donald Trump is not the answer to 
>>>>>> America’s 
>>>>>> daunting challenges and to this crucial election. We are convinced that 
>>>>>> in 
>>>>>> the Oval Office, he would be the most reckless President in American 
>>>>>> history.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a statement, Trump said the letter writers share the blame for 
>>>>>> “making the world such a dangerous place.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “They are nothing more than the failed Washington elite looking to 
>>>>>> hold onto their power, and it’s time they are held accountable for their 
>>>>>> actions,” he said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Trump said the former officials — along with Clinton — took part in 
>>>>>> the decisions that led to the invasion of Iraq, the deaths of Americans 
>>>>>> in 
>>>>>> Benghazi, Libya, and the rise of the Islamic State.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “Yet despite these failures, they think they are entitled to use 
>>>>>> their favor trading to land taxpayer-funded government contracts and 
>>>>>> speaking fees,” he said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Although no former secretaries of state signed the letter, it carries 
>>>>>> the signatures of Michael Chertoff and Tom Ridge, former secretaries of 
>>>>>> homeland security; Michael Hayden, a former director of the CIA and the 
>>>>>> National Security Agency; John Negroponte, a former director of national 
>>>>>> intelligence and deputy secretary of state; Robert Zoellick, who also 
>>>>>> was a 
>>>>>> deputy secretary of state and president of the World Bank and the U.S. 
>>>>>> trade representative under George W. Bush; Carla Hills, the U.S. trade 
>>>>>> representative under George H.W. Bush; and William H. Taft IV, a former 
>>>>>> deputy secretary of defense and ambassador to NATO under the elder Bush.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also signing the letter were several aides who were senior advisers 
>>>>>> in the White House, State Department and Pentagon. Among them were Eric 
>>>>>> Edelman, a national security adviser to then-Vice President Richard B. 
>>>>>> Cheney, and Bellinger, who worked closely with Rice when she was 
>>>>>> secretary 
>>>>>> of state and when she was on the NSC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bellinger said that some involved with the letter wanted to wait 
>>>>>> until September to release their views but that the candidate’s behavior 
>>>>>> in 
>>>>>> recent weeks — from his comments on NATO to inviting Russian 
>>>>>> intelligence 
>>>>>> to hack Clinton’s emails — galvanized them to move sooner.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “This is not about NATO, it’s not about trade, it’s not about Russia, 
>>>>>> it’s not about cyber. We really wanted to focus on the character, 
>>>>>> temperament and judgment that we have seen are required of good 
>>>>>> presidents,” Bellinger said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Although the signatories all served Republican presidents, many of 
>>>>>> the criticisms echo those being leveled by the Clinton campaign.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “He appears to lack basic knowledge about and belief in the U.S. 
>>>>>> Constitution, U.S. laws and U.S. institutions, including religious 
>>>>>> tolerance, freedom of the press and an independent judiciary,” the 
>>>>>> letter 
>>>>>> says of Trump.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Later on, it adds, “At the same time, he persistently compliments our 
>>>>>> adversaries and threatens our allies and friends. Unlike previous 
>>>>>> Presidents who had limited experience in foreign affairs, Mr. Trump has 
>>>>>> shown no interest in educating himself. He continues to display an 
>>>>>> alarming 
>>>>>> ignorance of basic facts of contemporary international politics.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The letter said Trump “lacks the temperament to be President,” and 
>>>>>> gave a scathing assessment of his ability to take advice, discipline 
>>>>>> himself, control his emotions and reflect before acting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “He is unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood,” the 
>>>>>> letter states in a particularly pointed criticism of Trump’s personal 
>>>>>> traits. “He does not encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control 
>>>>>> and 
>>>>>> acts impetuously. He cannot tolerate personal criticism. He has alarmed 
>>>>>> our 
>>>>>> closest allies with his erratic behavior. All of these are dangerous 
>>>>>> qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and 
>>>>>> Commander-in-Chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bellinger said the letter is not intended to be political.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> “What we really wanted to do was to raise the alarm and awareness 
>>>>>> among voters who may find Mr. Trump attractive in a lot of ways, but do 
>>>>>> not 
>>>>>> understand what is required to be president of the United States,” he 
>>>>>> said. 
>>>>>> “We are trying to say to them, we have served inside the White House, we 
>>>>>> have worked with presidents for decades, we know what’s required to be 
>>>>>> president, and we are deeply concerned Donald Trump does not have these 
>>>>>> qualifications, the judgment or the temperament.”
>>>>>>
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