Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
20 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
MUST SEE VIDEOS: "Daisy" Ads 2016 (Original Post) napkinz Aug 2016 OP
other versions ... napkinz Aug 2016 #1
I figured they'd dust that one off sooner or later. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2016 #2
well, now is the time for it, considering what we have just learned ... napkinz Aug 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Brickbat Aug 2016 #3
Dust it off, update it and run it on tv constantly. roamer65 Aug 2016 #5
MSNBC reporting Trump is sinking in the polls napkinz Aug 2016 #8
good does of reality from Lawrence O'Donnell napkinz Aug 2016 #13
Oh my... Definitely time for this. Thanks for posting. I livetohike Aug 2016 #6
I think I first saw the ad in the 1980s napkinz Aug 2016 #9
Yeah loyalsister Aug 2016 #15
Remind me to kick her a few bucks to help get this ad aired a few more times NightWatcher Aug 2016 #7
here's a reminder ... a President Trump with access to "the football" napkinz Aug 2016 #10
He shouldn't be trusted with a Nerf football NightWatcher Aug 2016 #11
he didn't know what the nuclear triad is ... napkinz Aug 2016 #12
Notice how he said the nuclear power and devastation is important to him. roamer65 Aug 2016 #19
Donald Trump Won’t Rule Out Using Nuclear Weapons in Europe napkinz Aug 2016 #20
The most nauseating political ads loyalsister Aug 2016 #14
the fears about Trump are well-founded napkinz Aug 2016 #16
He's sane loyalsister Aug 2016 #17
Stephen Colbert had a mocking response to Trump asking 'why can't we use' nuclear weapons napkinz Aug 2016 #18

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
4. well, now is the time for it, considering what we have just learned ...
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 02:18 PM
Aug 2016
Donald Trump repeatedly asked a foreign policy adviser why we can't use nuclear weapons

August 3, 2016

As Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough tells it, Donald Trump asked not once, not twice, but three times about nuclear weapons during a foreign policy briefing with an expert. "Trump asked three times in an hour briefing, 'Why can't we use nuclear weapons?'" Scarborough said on Wednesday's episode of Morning Joe, as a panel discussed concerns about how Trump might handle national security. At one point, Scarborough said, Trump even asked, "'If we have them, why can't we use them?'"

After the panel managed to wipe the stunned looks off their faces, Scarborough's co-host, Mika Brzezinski, fired off a warning: "Be careful America, and be careful Republican leaders," she said.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/640664/joe-scarborough-claims-donald-trump-repeatedly-asked-foreign-policy-adviser-why-cant-use-nuclear-weapons

Response to napkinz (Original post)

livetohike

(22,154 posts)
6. Oh my... Definitely time for this. Thanks for posting. I
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 02:26 PM
Aug 2016

remember the original Daisy ad. I was 12 years old....powerful.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
9. I think I first saw the ad in the 1980s
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 02:50 PM
Aug 2016

This is the first presidential nominee in my lifetime where that ad is applicable.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
15. Yeah
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 06:28 PM
Aug 2016

My mom has never once voted and has rejected all politics because of it. Life was difficult enough without injecting nightmares into it.
I hope noone who endorses this AD ever complains about people not voting.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
19. Notice how he said the nuclear power and devastation is important to him.
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 09:47 PM
Aug 2016

He said it as if he would use it.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
20. Donald Trump Won’t Rule Out Using Nuclear Weapons in Europe
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 09:41 AM
Aug 2016

Mar. 30, 2016

Donald Trump refused to rule out using nuclear weapons in Europe during a town hall in Wisconsin on Wednesday. The Republican presidential front-runner was asked about his recent contradictory statements about nuclear proliferation—in which he said he was concerned about the spread of nukes while also suggesting that more countries, including Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia, should be allowed to acquire them.

MSNBC's Chris Matthews, the host of the town hall, tried to pin Trump down on what circumstances might compel President Trump to deploy the United States' nuclear arsenal.

"Look, nuclear should be off the table, but would there a time when it could be used? Possibly," Trump said.

Matthews asked Trump to tell the Middle East and Europe that he would never use nuclear weapons, but Trump continued to evade. Asked again if he'd use nuclear weapons in Europe, Trump held firm. "I am not—I am not taking cards off the table," Trump responded.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/03/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-europe

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
14. The most nauseating political ads
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 06:23 PM
Aug 2016

I fail to see the difference between this and the fear based campaign the GOP ran based on 911.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
17. He's sane
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 06:47 PM
Aug 2016

Exploiting stigma against people with legitimate mental illness in order to discredit him is bigtoted. Hoping like crazy people are fearful and fragile enough to vote for democrats based on their fear doubles it.

Trump is an entitled, socially inept individual who gained success by demeaning people on television. He is the predictable product of someone who can eliminate people who do not show unconditional loyalty from his life. He behaves exactly like we should expect someone who is glorified on conflict driven, hate glorifying, reality TV to behave.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
18. Stephen Colbert had a mocking response to Trump asking 'why can't we use' nuclear weapons
Thu Aug 4, 2016, 08:50 PM
Aug 2016

The "Late Show" host had a long monologue recently addressing the Republican presidential candidate's latest gaffes that won't seem to go away. Now he's taking up the news that, according to Joe Scarborough, Trump asked "why can't we use" nuclear weapons.

"Oooh, I know that one," Colbert said in response on his Wednesday show.

He went on to imitate a dropped nuclear bomb wreaking havoc in a way that managed to be both hilarious and bone-chilling.

Lately, Colbert is doing the opposite of letting Trump off easy, and he's using his unique brand of comedy to make it undeniably entertaining.

watch: http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-colbert-responds-to-trump-on-nuclear-weapons-2016-8

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»MUST SEE VIDEOS: "Da...