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jar Member (Idle past 414 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
One thing that can be said about the Trump Presidency is that not since Ronald Regan and before that Tricky Dick have we had a President that will provide so much free ammunition for mockery. LBJ may have come close when it comes to narcissism but only close.
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Percy Member Posts: 22479 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 4.7 |
Let's put this one to bed, then: Donald Trump did not mock a handicapped reporter. The gestures were ones Trump typically uses when mocking someone.
It will be, uh, interesting to see how the more inimical aspects of Trump's behavior play out as President. --Percy
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jar Member (Idle past 414 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined:
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Past Presidents have had enemies lists, have been annoyed by what public figures said about them but were also bright enough to at least try to keep their feelings hidden. They realized that speaking out publicly when they were mocked in word or cartoon or comedy skit would simply provide additional materials to be used to ridicule themselves.
It does not seem Trump is bright enough to realize that. He seems to think responses like those directed at Meryl Streep make him look Presidential instead of sounding like the kiddie on the playground saying "I'm rubber you're glue...".
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1465 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
It will be, uh, interesting to see how the more inimical aspects of Trump's behavior play out as President. Is there one that particularly concerns you?
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DrJones* Member Posts: 2285 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Joined: Member Rating: 7.2
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Is there one that particularly concerns you?
His ridiculously thin skin for starters.It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds soon I discovered that this rock thing was true Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet All of a sudden i found myself in love with the world And so there was only one thing I could do Was ding a ding dang my dang along ling long - Jesus Built my Hotrod Ministry Live every week like it's Shark Week! - Tracey Jordan Just a monkey in a long line of kings. - Matthew Good If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist! - Get Your War On *not an actual doctor
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ooh-child Member (Idle past 364 days) Posts: 242 Joined:
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Donald Trump has claimed he's okay with same-sex marriage, calling it settled law by way of SCOTUS decisions.
Do we take him at his word, or do we 'look into his heart' as KellyAnne Conway suggests, and try to divine his true feelings on the matter? Do you, Faith, think you know his mind on this matter, as you seem to know his mind on so many other things?
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
I addressed only his remarks about Cruz's wife, not his father, and his saying he shouldn't have sent the photo, whatever that article says about it, others call it an apology. Your having a stricter standard is irrelevant. It was clearly not an apology; That you have a loose standard when Trump or your other favorites are concerned is what is truly irrelevant. Cruz does not consider it an apology and has said so. Perhaps you should have cited a better reference if you want to claim that anyone reasonably considers Trump's statement an apology. Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given. Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson Seems to me if its clear that certain things that require ancient dates couldn't possibly be true, we are on our way to throwing out all those ancient dates on the basis of the actual evidence. -- Faith Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000
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Percy Member Posts: 22479 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 4.7 |
Faith writes: It will be, uh, interesting to see how the more inimical aspects of Trump's behavior play out as President.
Is there one that particularly concerns you? You're asking if one of Trump's inimical aspects concerns me especially more than others? I don't think so, no. You seem to have the wrong idea of my feelings about Trump. His country is my country, your country, all our country, and his success or failure will be to our benefit or loss. My every hope is for Trump's success, but having not lived in a hole for the last 18 months I can't ignore all the signs that he may be the worst prepared President short of Grant or Johnson (Andrew), and be in the least possession of what might be called the kind of political temperament necessary to success in such high office. Though I hope that Trump's inappropriate-to-the-task qualities just make him a unique rather than disastrous President, he feels like a walking time bomb. I agree with Trump on some things like corporate tax reform and tax shelter reform, and I am on the opposite side of Trump on a few other issues: climate change, health insurance, immigration reform, and taxes on the rich. --Percy
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Taq Member Posts: 10033 Joined: Member Rating: 5.3
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Faith writes: Is there one that particularly concerns you? His narcissism is the basis for his foreign policy. If a world leader says nice things about Trump, he will bend over backwards to do whatever they want. Putin is a perfect example of this. He doesn't care if he uses lies to attack people that are critical of his policies. Today's policies are tomorrow's garbage. He thinks the best path is whatever he feels like that day. Trump thinks women are sex objects, and little else. Those are a few off the top of my head.
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Percy Member Posts: 22479 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 4.7
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According to the New York Times, the briefing Trump received last week on Russian election-influencing efforts included "unsubstantiated reports that Russia had collected compromising and salacious personal information about Mr. Trump, two officials with knowledge of the briefing said." The article continues:
quote: The nature of the unsubstantiated "compromising and salacious personal information" is as follows:
I want to stress that the information is unconfirmed at this time. Link to article: Trump Received Unsubstantiated Report That Russia Had Damaging Information About Him --Percy Edited by Percy, : Grammar.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
While the Trump Wall is a truly stupid idea when considered for controlling immigration it certainly is a brilliant idea when considered as yet another way to get all the utterly ignorant US citizens to move money from their pockets into the pockets of a select few rich folk. Fortunately the US citizenry is so willfully ignorant that many will applaud getting raped yet again. Here's a bit of news regarding that wall:
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
I want to stress that the information is unconfirmed at this time. See also
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Tanypteryx Member Posts: 4409 From: Oregon, USA Joined: Member Rating: 5.4
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The 36-page document's most discussed claim may be that the Russian government possesses a video of Trump engaging in an orgy with prostitutes who perform a "golden shower," or urinate on each other in an effort to defile a bed once slept on by the Obamas because (according to the report) Trump "hated" them. The sad thing is, while some people are saying these are lies or fake news, no one is saying no this can't be true because Trump would never do any of these things. Based on Trump's whole history this is all completely in character for him, it's easy to believe he would do all these things, including betraying America. He certainly dishonors America.What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1465 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
His ridiculously thin skin for starters. I've heard this but have seen nothing I would describe that way. Without knowing exactly what you have in mind I'd guess it's his determination to answer what people say against him, which I see as a strength, keeping the lies to a minimum and the public informed of the truth. Is my guess in the ballpark? Edited by Faith, : No reason given.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1465 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
That sounds to me like some really really dirty tricks and lies.
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