Trump vs. Megyn Kelly *UPDATE* Trump disinvited from RedState gathering

[Bigby]

I have doubts about his sanity.

If he has problems with Frank Luntz and Megyn Kelly -- think of the trouble that he will have with Rachel Maddow. 

Oh thats going to be fantastic. When is MSNBC holding a debate.

Never.  The Republicans won't do debates with MSNBC anymore.

Even more emblematic of the problem with the Republicans: unwilling to listen to ideas outside of their sphere.

Well, the Dems also won't do debates on Fox News Channel.

Ding ding ding, we have a winner. Both sides are convinced that the other side is Satan and that their own side is flawless.

Returning to the main topic, this doesn't surprise me, and it makes me even less likely to vote for Trump.

[Bigby]

What a crybaby. All candidates got really hard questions too. The difference with the other candidates is that Trump does 180s on policy everytime, and he likes to talk about himself and his past all the time, so it's no surprise that he got a different kind of questions as well - but these questions were actually legitimate, because let's be real, Kelly was merely articulating the thoughts many GOP primary voters have.

Time to dump the Trump.

Amen to this. The moderators were amazing, and Trump just didn't get what he wanted.

[Bigby]

There's a difference between overt political correctness and someone being a jackass and being called out for it. Trump has not just crossed that line, he runs around that line over and over again.

Amen to this. As much as I hate political correctness, not being a chode is a requirement. My only problem is that many people assume that nice behavior means that only certain political ideas are permitted.

[Bigby]

There's a difference between overt political correctness and someone being a jackass and being called out for it. Trump has not just crossed that line, he runs around that line over and over again.

Amen to this. As much as I hate political correctness, not being a chode is a requirement. My only problem is that many people assume that nice behavior means that only certain political ideas are permitted.

And that's my point about Trump; his IDEAS are what's not permitted.  His loutishness is an excuse to preempt his ideas being presented in meaningful forums.

The voters can punish Trump if they believe he's too over the top, not Presidential, etc.  Excluding the front-runner from an event for ANY reason is preemption.  Elitist preemption at that.  Let the voters hear Trump, let them hear Trump alongside all the others, and then let them make up their minds.

The last thing Trump should want is for GOP primary voters to know his ideas. Universal health care, a 14% wealth tax, being pro-choice, gun control, and protectionism are all positions he has taken. Those positions are the opposite of Republican positions.

Also, the problem for Trump's supporters isn't that he was excluded from the debates, it's that he completely flopped and was embarrassed in front of 24 million people. He even made Ben Carson look somewhat articulate for crying out loud.

Well, those ideas that conflict with the Republican Party all became public in the Fox News debate, and he did not hide them. Looks like including him in the debate was actually a boon for the GOP.

[Bigby]

I can't stand Trump or his politics but it obviously was just a joke. I find it sad that so many of my fellow liberals have become so ultra-PC.

I'm not liberal by any means, but I can't blame them for their outrage. Trump is a whiny baby who is making immature jokes because he didn't get what he wanted from Megyn Kelly.