Another story in the paper says Bannon believes stoking fear is good, because it causes one to act.
In fact, fear is the slayer of empathy for anything outside ones terrified self. It's biological. Fear will even make a cow give up her calf to a wolf. So, he's not really being honest with us, he's just trying to get us to abandon one another and turn on ourselves with his wicked escape route.
We could just as easily turn to one another and ask if this is the kind of nation we want for ourselves.
May I say to the white men coming around to this yank and crank, welcome home, honey! I knew you didn't want to fold your own core values to protect and provide. You're just in a space which denied you the opportunity. And here you thought we didn't love you anymore. Now you know how many have felt for a long, long time. Give us a hug. You need it more than we do after what that nasty bully dragged you through.
In fact, fear is the slayer of empathy for anything outside ones terrified self. It's biological. Fear will even make a cow give up her calf to a wolf. So, he's not really being honest with us, he's just trying to get us to abandon one another and turn on ourselves with his wicked escape route.
We could just as easily turn to one another and ask if this is the kind of nation we want for ourselves.
May I say to the white men coming around to this yank and crank, welcome home, honey! I knew you didn't want to fold your own core values to protect and provide. You're just in a space which denied you the opportunity. And here you thought we didn't love you anymore. Now you know how many have felt for a long, long time. Give us a hug. You need it more than we do after what that nasty bully dragged you through.
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Bannon is the jihadist bad boy for the extremists at the far end of the GOP.
He is unconcerned with principles, truth, fairness, or even the American Constitution. No wonder the white nationalists think the Trump campaign is for them. The GOP needs to fling these dopes off and start over with people who can think.
He is unconcerned with principles, truth, fairness, or even the American Constitution. No wonder the white nationalists think the Trump campaign is for them. The GOP needs to fling these dopes off and start over with people who can think.
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...appoints Stephen Bannon (dear me) and, is financially backed up (Trump doesn't have any money) by the secretive, right-wing reactionary, billionaire, Robert Mercer. If he doesn't scare you, you can't be scared.
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August 18, 2016
The voice of Mr. D. Trump has just gotten amplified to dictator- ism....
The voice of Mr. D. Trump has just gotten amplified to dictator- ism....
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I followed the link to the Breitbart "story" about Fox News staffers ready to walk if Ailes was ousted, and the comments section says it all: violent misogyny combined with canned self-righteousness, all packaged in the language of snarky junior-high-schoolers eager to type the word "knots" when referring to Megyn Kelly's breasts. (She's also referenced as "the bleeder.") In other words, Trump's base.
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You read TWO comments out of 4705 and now you are an expert on "Trump's base"?
BTW, the first comment I read says:
"I don't care about fox"
BTW, the first comment I read says:
"I don't care about fox"
Trigger Alert! For what? Why, for another day of pay-to-play revelations about the Clinton Dynasty! A rolling Trigger Alert, ad infinitum. Yeehaw, the Ozarks come to Chappaqua, with a big carpet-bag.
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A racist will vote for a racist candidate regardless of other issues that are in play. Do we know how many racists there are in the US? There's no way of telling because a lot of them don't admit it. How many racists that don't normally vote are going to vote in this election? Every one of them. This isn't complicated. Racism will determine this election.
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The buffoon with a bouffant teams up with an over the top space cadet,this farrago of a so called republican political campaign would be the outright winner of the Edinburgh comedy festival if it was not such a serious concern to the rest of the World,God help us all if Trump gets anywhere near the White House!
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And Trump made a big deal about emails among and between DNC staff?
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Who's next? Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck? Speaking of Rush and Glenn, does it not speak volumes that after fueling the Tea Party furnace for the last umpteen years they seem to be nowhere to be found?
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He keeps hiring these people to make himself look good in all ways possible. Even though if and when he gets elected the U.S. and all the people are going down.
There, there everybody. Just calm down. Hillary Clinton is self destructing. Donald Trump is playing the media like a drum. The media thinks they have him. They decidedly do not. The game of musical chairs in the Trump campaign executive suite is all about distracting the media. Trump has his hand on the pulse of the voters, and the voters are totally behind Trump. The media is a huge propaganda machine. The pollsters are a huge propaganda machine. The voters are finally waking up and realizing this. Trump is throwing twice as many rallies as Clinton, and his smallest rallies are about the size of her largest ones. He is attracting ten times the total attendance. Hillary is having trouble standing up, she coughs a lot, spends a lot of time in the bathroom and wears large flowing clothes to cover up her adult diapers. She is taking coumadin, which is rat poison, to try and control her blood flow. Bottom line, she is sick and getting sicker fast as is her spouse, that guy, who spends his spare time going around, sticking his hose in every trash can in the country. Trump is going to trounce Clinton in the debates and win the Oval Office in November by a landslide. You can take that to the bank.
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Let me guess, you were sure that Romney was going to win in a landslide. How did that work out for you?
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Now what
Just looking at Trump makes me-----
I hope he did not get any secrets from the Feds. he will give them to whom he ever wants
Just looking at Trump makes me-----
I hope he did not get any secrets from the Feds. he will give them to whom he ever wants
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Can you get the DT's from drinking too much right wing Kool-Aid? I don't care how hot it gets, I'm sticking to water for the next 82 days.
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your article labels bannon and breitbart "conservative." there's nothing conservative about them: they're screwball, radical bombthrowers, with no concern for honesty or "rational" audiences.
i hope the "normal" media responds appropriately: by not covering at all the more asinine claims by trump or his campaign--and directly confronting the dishonesty as "lies".
for those "responsible" republicans who, so far, have been afraid to detach themselves from trump, now is probably their last chance to save their reputations among the general public.
i hope the "normal" media responds appropriately: by not covering at all the more asinine claims by trump or his campaign--and directly confronting the dishonesty as "lies".
for those "responsible" republicans who, so far, have been afraid to detach themselves from trump, now is probably their last chance to save their reputations among the general public.
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In the choice between these two candidates and their policies, are we witnessing a grand, primal confrontation between chaos and order? The fearful aggressive and separatist in a wrenching Trump administration, versus progress, inclusion and the more positive in an organized Hillary administration?
If Trump should win - I believe chaos would be the outcome; a dark time indeed.
Should Hillary win, my fervent belief, is she will systematically continue Obama's legacy in moving us toward environmental protection and reigning in what is out of balance. It will likely be a slow process, but in the 'right' direction... that of order and evolution, not chaos and extinction. This is an important election indeed!
If Trump should win - I believe chaos would be the outcome; a dark time indeed.
Should Hillary win, my fervent belief, is she will systematically continue Obama's legacy in moving us toward environmental protection and reigning in what is out of balance. It will likely be a slow process, but in the 'right' direction... that of order and evolution, not chaos and extinction. This is an important election indeed!
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This is absolutely brilliant. Been wondering when he was going to build his own media conglomeration.
From all I've read about Bannon, maybe those desiring his approach to government is missing the point by having him prop up Trump, when instead he himself should be running for president.
It's said that a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client. Apparently something analogous is going on with Donald Trump, 'cause his presidential campaign certainly seems to have a fool for a chief strategist.
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It's ridiculous and absurd how the NYT avoids using Mr. Bannon's name:
"Donald J. Trump named as his new campaign chief on Wednesday a conservative media provocateur whose news organization regularly attacks the Republican Party establishment, savages Hillary Clinton and encourages Mr. Trump’s most pugilistic instincts."
The members of the news industry supporting Hillie including the NYT, CNNN,Time Mag, etc are constantly insulting the DOnald.
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"Donald J. Trump named as his new campaign chief on Wednesday a conservative media provocateur whose news organization regularly attacks the Republican Party establishment, savages Hillary Clinton and encourages Mr. Trump’s most pugilistic instincts."
The members of the news industry supporting Hillie including the NYT, CNNN,Time Mag, etc are constantly insulting the DOnald.
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So, The Donald is going to go Really Really Rogue now.
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What do you expect me to do, this shite has been gone over and through, rearranging the hilarity with posterity to sit hard on this can. Well done, Worms. Be patient, we are so gonna feast on this roast beast, Huns.
Whotourville says "hi."
Whotourville says "hi."
OK, before this guy starts Trump blowing his final curtain, let's list a few really weird topics for consideration if you like to turn dots into conspiracies.
Ivanka was in Crimea with Murdoch's ex-wife Wendi who is dating Putin. She's one of his closest advisers.
Bannon is facing a world in which his trading days are so over, so he's not up for any civility in banking rules, like the ALL who tried to stall the SEC with a fascist conspiracy to remove FDR and go Military in 1934. Those chaps operated out of Paris. Thank good the man they trusted for advise told them to stay away from MacArthur, as his destruction of the Bonus Marcher's camp was a sour subject among vets they hoped to turn inot thier Blue Shirts. This guy LOVES MacArthur. So does Flynn. That guy the plotters trusted? He turned them in.
And that's how the SEC came to be so far up those bums fannies, freddie.
Ivanka was in Crimea with Murdoch's ex-wife Wendi who is dating Putin. She's one of his closest advisers.
Bannon is facing a world in which his trading days are so over, so he's not up for any civility in banking rules, like the ALL who tried to stall the SEC with a fascist conspiracy to remove FDR and go Military in 1934. Those chaps operated out of Paris. Thank good the man they trusted for advise told them to stay away from MacArthur, as his destruction of the Bonus Marcher's camp was a sour subject among vets they hoped to turn inot thier Blue Shirts. This guy LOVES MacArthur. So does Flynn. That guy the plotters trusted? He turned them in.
And that's how the SEC came to be so far up those bums fannies, freddie.
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I bet that Donald Trump now regrets his tapping a man that he appears to have no chemistry with as his running mate for the sole purpose of attracting the Republican establishment support in order to unify the party.
Someone who can and will take on the establishment news media in the sewers they inhabit.
Again, Donald Trump makes another brilliant political move.
Bravo!
Again, Donald Trump makes another brilliant political move.
Bravo!
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Trump can't win unless he can get women, people of color, moderates etc. to vote for him. His new campaign staff is proven to alienate all of those people. How exactly is doubling down on his biggest weaknesses brilliant?
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And Hillary cannot win unless she gets record voter turnout from African Americans and 18-35 year olds who went for Obama in 2008, 2012. She's not going to get that. Hillary cannot win if she fails to reconcile Bernie or Bust voters who are staying home in November.
Hillary also cannot win if she gets indicted for federal perjury/corruption charges.
Trump solved his biggest weakness with he Bannon hire. Trump needed someone who can handle the press where they live (in the gutter). Manafort was an old, out of touch, 80s has been who thought he could just preen, pose and convince the media to straighten up. This Breitbart guy has no problem attacking the liberal press.
Trump needed a level playing field on news media coverage.
He got it.
Hillary also cannot win if she gets indicted for federal perjury/corruption charges.
Trump solved his biggest weakness with he Bannon hire. Trump needed someone who can handle the press where they live (in the gutter). Manafort was an old, out of touch, 80s has been who thought he could just preen, pose and convince the media to straighten up. This Breitbart guy has no problem attacking the liberal press.
Trump needed a level playing field on news media coverage.
He got it.
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The new Trump campaign strategy is to push back on everything- like a kid who thinks it's clever to say ""prove it !"
They challenge all negative facts (polls, fasehoods by DT, etc)- hoping their defiance is all that anyone notices.
Never admitting any mistakes or acknowledging real contradictions is not a sign of strength--it is a sign of utter rational collapse.
Bluster is not sound leadership.
They challenge all negative facts (polls, fasehoods by DT, etc)- hoping their defiance is all that anyone notices.
Never admitting any mistakes or acknowledging real contradictions is not a sign of strength--it is a sign of utter rational collapse.
Bluster is not sound leadership.
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I can't even believe this is all really happening in a presidential campaign in the United States of America. It feels surreal.
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GOP Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump just made yet another shrewd move that we millennials call "for the win." Fact: Donald Trump has been under nonstop, vicious, 24 hour attack from a news media that openly bragged that they were in it to destroy the Trump campaign by any means necessary.
At the very least, the press will have to be careful from here on in, because Mr. Bannon is ONE of them. He knows where the snakes slither, he's the Orkin man who can deal with the roaches scurrying around wearing press credentials and infesting our political food. Bottom line? If the press ramps up personal, slanderous attacks on Trump going forward, we will see stories "leaked" to the news media about the reporters doing the slandering.
I live and work in Washington DC. I share this town with the White House press, and the cable news hacks you see on television. They could not withstand the personal attacks they dish out. So again, this is a checkmate move by Trump to get the media back in the sane lane.
At the very least, the press will have to be careful from here on in, because Mr. Bannon is ONE of them. He knows where the snakes slither, he's the Orkin man who can deal with the roaches scurrying around wearing press credentials and infesting our political food. Bottom line? If the press ramps up personal, slanderous attacks on Trump going forward, we will see stories "leaked" to the news media about the reporters doing the slandering.
I live and work in Washington DC. I share this town with the White House press, and the cable news hacks you see on television. They could not withstand the personal attacks they dish out. So again, this is a checkmate move by Trump to get the media back in the sane lane.
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Thanks for the giggle. It's always funny to hear you proclaim yourself an expert because you (supposedly) live in a certain city.
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Beyond emitting a loud chortle at the notion of Trumpy's "checkmate strategy," let me just say briefly that I get why a self-frightened white guy with limited education would support Trump.
It's sad, and they're suckers, but I get that they're not sure about what to do now that it's not 1955, and they don't enjoy their old privileges. So the great thing is, more than half of these folks turn out to be way too smart to fall for this oack of fools, liars, con artists and bigots. It makes me proud of the workers, farmers, salesmen, Navy guys, I grew up with, who had way too much pride in themselves to fall for fools.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/17/alt-right-rejoices-at-t...
But "a black barrister," doesn't have that alibi. He's cheerleading for people who race-bait and much, much worse. Literally, he's cheering for white supremacists and their fellow travellers.
So what's in it for you? HUD Secretary in the New World Order? court jester?
My advice: immediately read "Black Skin, White Masks."
It's sad, and they're suckers, but I get that they're not sure about what to do now that it's not 1955, and they don't enjoy their old privileges. So the great thing is, more than half of these folks turn out to be way too smart to fall for this oack of fools, liars, con artists and bigots. It makes me proud of the workers, farmers, salesmen, Navy guys, I grew up with, who had way too much pride in themselves to fall for fools.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/17/alt-right-rejoices-at-t...
But "a black barrister," doesn't have that alibi. He's cheerleading for people who race-bait and much, much worse. Literally, he's cheering for white supremacists and their fellow travellers.
So what's in it for you? HUD Secretary in the New World Order? court jester?
My advice: immediately read "Black Skin, White Masks."
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Been watching the NY Times front page since Mr. Trump made the hire? It's already different.
It's always funny when Obama liberals attack the messenger while the message is happening.
It's always funny when Obama liberals attack the messenger while the message is happening.
Perfect! Trump is doubling down on the flame and bomb throwing with even more inspiration coming form Bannon. Trump's fans will love him more, but the rest of the country has yet another reason to repudiate him. If our outrage hasn't reached critical levels, it will now.
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This is all about Trunp's ego, and it's not going to work in the end. Sure, it worked for years in the business world with Daddy's money, bluster and a good PR machine, but Trump has proven to be a poor businessman who manipulates and cheats the system enough to keep himself "successful".
Now he's desperately trying to keep the facade and charade going with yes-men and women doing his bidding while he isolates himself to a couple of quick speeches a day preaching to the choir, with the same blah-blah-blah few incomplete sentences he knows - "it's gonna be great" " it's gonna be beautiful" "crooked Hillary"....a man who has the attention span of a housefly, who admittedly does not read books, has never written any of his own, and probably can't sit still for ten minutes, much less make it through a daily briefing or cabinet meeting.
Can you imagine? If Trump were president, he'd delegate it all and give us a few " it's going great!" sound bites every day, jetting off to Mar-A-Lago every weekend. In the meantime, he's making a mockery of the system and although I think he's a joke, it's not funny anymore. The fact that he got to this point freaks me out and proves that we live in a twisted, vacuous reality show bubble.
I'm voting for Hillary and every Republican I know is voting for her too. It's not even a question.
Now he's desperately trying to keep the facade and charade going with yes-men and women doing his bidding while he isolates himself to a couple of quick speeches a day preaching to the choir, with the same blah-blah-blah few incomplete sentences he knows - "it's gonna be great" " it's gonna be beautiful" "crooked Hillary"....a man who has the attention span of a housefly, who admittedly does not read books, has never written any of his own, and probably can't sit still for ten minutes, much less make it through a daily briefing or cabinet meeting.
Can you imagine? If Trump were president, he'd delegate it all and give us a few " it's going great!" sound bites every day, jetting off to Mar-A-Lago every weekend. In the meantime, he's making a mockery of the system and although I think he's a joke, it's not funny anymore. The fact that he got to this point freaks me out and proves that we live in a twisted, vacuous reality show bubble.
I'm voting for Hillary and every Republican I know is voting for her too. It's not even a question.
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Since 1981, a Clinton or a Bush has been President, VP or Secretary of State. If not for Trump, 2016 would be Bush vs. Clinton.
No more Bushes or Clintons in Government!!
They've proven to be bad for the middle-class!!!
No more Bushes or Clintons in Government!!
They've proven to be bad for the middle-class!!!
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What a joke.
This goof Bannon tells women to shove off the internet and "quit ruining it for men". His new film will go to Rome with the Duck Dynasty guy to wag fingers about God, apparently he is still enough of a spiritual babe to NOT understand how the deity feels about hypocrites and people who tell lies, and too much of a cheat to not pass on the obvious $$$-flow available. Sounds like the stables Hercules cleaned out need a shoveling after Bannon walks by.
This goof Bannon tells women to shove off the internet and "quit ruining it for men". His new film will go to Rome with the Duck Dynasty guy to wag fingers about God, apparently he is still enough of a spiritual babe to NOT understand how the deity feels about hypocrites and people who tell lies, and too much of a cheat to not pass on the obvious $$$-flow available. Sounds like the stables Hercules cleaned out need a shoveling after Bannon walks by.
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It defies hypocrisy for Obama or his supporters to lecture or cast aspersions on Republicans over the same God and Christian faith liberals denigrate, mock and insult.
When Ann Coulter says that your strategy is perfect, you know your campaign is circling the drain.
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Some parallels can be drawn between the state of the Republican party & the Labour party in the UK. A party with the traditional leadership at odds with what party members seem to want. While Labour members appear to have lurched to the far left & Republicans to the far right both movements have strong anti-establishment sentiment.
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Like a load of Tory Lords didn't leap over to UKIP.
OK, maybe just the one I learned of who is uncle to the bloke who got arrested trying to leave the US with Nigel Farage after the Republican convention. Were they the two who sold the delegates on the new Ukraine detachment? Attentive viewers would like to know. I think this uncle owns a formula one racing team, but he's not the one Murdoch paid a million pounds to settle hacking claims. Kid said his uncle taught him everything about gambling, paddywhacks. He's arrested for money laundering.
I did not know Japanese boat racing was a really, really dirty business until I studied with Guy Lombardo!
OK, maybe just the one I learned of who is uncle to the bloke who got arrested trying to leave the US with Nigel Farage after the Republican convention. Were they the two who sold the delegates on the new Ukraine detachment? Attentive viewers would like to know. I think this uncle owns a formula one racing team, but he's not the one Murdoch paid a million pounds to settle hacking claims. Kid said his uncle taught him everything about gambling, paddywhacks. He's arrested for money laundering.
I did not know Japanese boat racing was a really, really dirty business until I studied with Guy Lombardo!
Very much so. I'm trying think of the Republican party equivalent to the UK labour parties "Trotsky entryists". "Fascist entryists" doesn't seem too far off.
Imagine seeing this as your President every night on TV for the next 4 to 8 years.
Keep this in mind....because this ruthless and brutal man will destroy us.
Keep this in mind....because this ruthless and brutal man will destroy us.
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That clown has got to do more than touch his forefinger to his thumb and point it upward to make a point. The thumbs up has got to go, too. Guns drawn, now that's the ticket!
Imagine your Paul Newman, baby! Hop into a race car while your at it, UKIP convoy.
Imagine your Paul Newman, baby! Hop into a race car while your at it, UKIP convoy.
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The notion that Trump isn't a politician is absurd. Anyone who puts together and heads any large effort needs political talents to get the job done. But, Trump isn't a party politician or a Beltway politician and that is his strength.
Trump will play to what he considers his strengths and be who he is, and this series of appointments is completely consistent with his playbook.
Trump will play to what he considers his strengths and be who he is, and this series of appointments is completely consistent with his playbook.
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Trump's 'strength' is the fearful, uneducated and disinformed voter ---- I fully expect Trump and his Propagandist campaign hit squad to cater to their worst instincts.
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I'm not a fan of Trump, but I find his hiring of Breitbart's Bannon highly amusing. As Sarah Palin might say "liberal heads are explodin'!"
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A few Republican's heads are, too. Purple powder abounding. Could Donald be turning Republicans off to their own message?
I've heard a few of his believers say if he turns on them, he's gonna be sorry. This is beyond Don; it's a cyberbully congregation.
I lived aside a Hitler church built to party specs to honor their savior, yup. No alter to Jesus, only his whiny book on a chair with a sword astride it. Mom and I always found the witch hat house a spooky thingy anyway, but when I found out its history online, I just had to ask why we missed this one, Patton. Not all churches are what they appear to be.
Sometimes they are just folks with 501c3s pretending to raise money for charity while golfing out loud for politics.
I've heard a few of his believers say if he turns on them, he's gonna be sorry. This is beyond Don; it's a cyberbully congregation.
I lived aside a Hitler church built to party specs to honor their savior, yup. No alter to Jesus, only his whiny book on a chair with a sword astride it. Mom and I always found the witch hat house a spooky thingy anyway, but when I found out its history online, I just had to ask why we missed this one, Patton. Not all churches are what they appear to be.
Sometimes they are just folks with 501c3s pretending to raise money for charity while golfing out loud for politics.
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Well probably anyone with any sense is not "amused" at playing around with our Presidential race. Palin has shown more sense than most of Trump's acquaintances by simply keeping her mouth closed.
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Yeah, true, we were all in a tizz when Himmler rose to power, too. Not to mention that whole Father Coughlin thingie.
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Bannon has the complexion of a man who enjoys his liquor far too much for his health.
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There's no risk of alienating moderates. Trump never wanted them anyway. If he should change his ways in an attempt to appeal to them, he would fail and also alienate his base of crackpots and fools. That could get really ugly.
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I have come to doubt that Donald Trump REALLY wants to be president. He may actually be a Democrat in Republican clothing. Otherwise, why hire a guy whose program criticises the Republican Party?
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Um, for the same reason Monsieur Hollande is routinely derided by Marine Le Pen? Charlie Hebdo, R.I.P.
Time for all mainstream Republicans to "disavow" Donald Trump.
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I now disavow Donald Trump! Do I win a stuffed donkey, like on the Seaside Heights amusement pier that enthralled Bruce and Gov. Chris so much, before Superstorm Sandy?
Trump has just replaced his top of the house with two flame-throwing firebrands. Will it make any difference in the candidate? Likely not. Republicans should finally admit that their candidate is an immature, intellectually lazy, 70 year old spoiled brat. While he is an excellent reality tv star, he has no real understanding of world affairs, economics, law or government in general, and he obviously has no inclination to learn any of those things. And they are shocked and dismayed to find out that he doesn't trust anyone who's an expert at anything, or knows more on any subject than he does, or implies that his snap decisions might be wrong. What good is Trump's self-professed "huge brain" when he doesn't use it? Don't answer. That's a rhetorical question.
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Insightful reporting on what could really be going on. Let's stop racking our brains to understand why Donald is not really playing ball - at least to win the election. Heck, his greatest nightmare is that he convinces enough people to win and then actually has to be held publicly accountable for governing the largest and most consequential military and bureaucracy on the planet. History books would not be kind to him or his brand. No, how blatantly cynical but so very plausible that his plan all along has been to go beyond golf course trophies and steaks to build an eponymous global Alt-Right fringe media property. What a brilliant show-them-all coup that would be AND no more kissing up to pesky Murdoch et al. who he can't control anyway. All he, Jared and now the Ailes and Breitbart crowd have to do is ride the free publicity frenzy that is the modern US Presidential election and build-up a rabidly loyal customer base from today's anti-intellectual and paranoid fringe base of today's floundering Republican Party. Just imagine the WIN and money and "prestige" he could soak up. If creating unrest and dividing us further to the detriment of our blessed Republic is the price to be king of an even bigger ego-euphoric hill - no matter! Trump Media & Entertainment Enterprises will be "the NO. 1 and most amazing media property EVER" in the English-seeking world - at least to all who want to believe in him OR those who don't but hope to profit handsomely along with him.
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Trump has his Goebbels now
Now all he needs is a red flag with a Black T on it and his journey will be completed.
If any sensible american was scared before, this should be a good wake up call to ALL AMERICANS
Now all he needs is a red flag with a Black T on it and his journey will be completed.
If any sensible american was scared before, this should be a good wake up call to ALL AMERICANS
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I've watched that Conway woman being interviewed on several major media channels. She is a smooth-talking propaganda spinner. Too smooth. Too nasty. More of the same Trump hate message. I find it interesting that we don't see so much from the Clinton campaign executives. My thought is that the Clinton executives don't spend their time in damage control like the Trump people. These two selections in the Trump campaign won't help him build a winning campaign - their purpose is to feed hatred and bigotry to the Trump base supporters, not win the election. They all want to destroy the American government - just like the extremist congresspersons who represent the NRA and American white supremacists.
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This article merely confirms some of my suspicions about Trump's candidacy: he's expanding his brand directly into media control and thus will continue to influence his core group of supporters. He'll be a political "king maker" in no time; not need to release his taxes and can continue to make spurious business deals w/ impunity.
Trump Network coming to a cable station near you.
Trump Network coming to a cable station near you.
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Trump, studies Hitler, loves Putin, hires Russian sympathizers. What about Trump worshipers.
Donald Trump Fans Support Hitler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NzhQWcc7h4
Donald Trump Fans Support Hitler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NzhQWcc7h4
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Donald Trump by his own words says he’s only getting 3 to 4 hours of sleep. To be able to continue functioning any person would need some sort of drug to keep going and then it would be keep going for how long. What kind of drugs would it be? Might it be cocaine, maybe speed? Also, who would be the supplier for these drugs?
Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the opposite—intense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug. People who use it often don’t eat or sleep properly. They can experience greatly increased heart rate, muscle spasms and convulsions. The drug can make people feel paranoid, angry, hostile and anxious—even when they aren’t high. Prolonged daily use causes sleep deprivation and loss of appetite. A person can become psychotic and begin to experience hallucinations.
Lack of sleep interferes with your ability to concentrate and learn new things. It can negatively impact both short-term and long-term memory. It gets in the way of your decision-making process and stifles creativity. Your emotions are also affected, making you more likely to have a short temper and mood swings. Overall cognitive function is impaired. Lack of sleep can trigger mania in people who have manic depression. Other risks include impulsive behavior, depression, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts.
So no sleep and the outward appearance of intense grandiosity…Drugs and Mental Illness.
Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the opposite—intense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug. People who use it often don’t eat or sleep properly. They can experience greatly increased heart rate, muscle spasms and convulsions. The drug can make people feel paranoid, angry, hostile and anxious—even when they aren’t high. Prolonged daily use causes sleep deprivation and loss of appetite. A person can become psychotic and begin to experience hallucinations.
Lack of sleep interferes with your ability to concentrate and learn new things. It can negatively impact both short-term and long-term memory. It gets in the way of your decision-making process and stifles creativity. Your emotions are also affected, making you more likely to have a short temper and mood swings. Overall cognitive function is impaired. Lack of sleep can trigger mania in people who have manic depression. Other risks include impulsive behavior, depression, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts.
So no sleep and the outward appearance of intense grandiosity…Drugs and Mental Illness.
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I can't believe I never thought of this. I was an investigator for the Superior Court for 28 years and saw many cases of addiction's fallout. Bravo. Good observation!
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I suspect that if you scratch Mr. Bannon's surface, so to speak, you might find a Koch brother or two...
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Dick Armey?
He could really rally the GOP flaggers around Alinsky when it came to busting up civil discourse about healthcare. I think he sold more of those books on radicalism to the Tea Party than Alsinky did to libraries!
He could really rally the GOP flaggers around Alinsky when it came to busting up civil discourse about healthcare. I think he sold more of those books on radicalism to the Tea Party than Alsinky did to libraries!
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The overwhelming response to this piece is consistent . Now get out and vote and dump this clown!
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Another bad decision by a looser.
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He's a looza....
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Trump is starting to look like the bad guy from a James Bond movie. Hell-bent to enforce his vision of Utopia on the country and afterward the world. By many accounts he appears to be looking beyond his defeat in November. This could be just the beginning of Trump Media. We might be witnessing the emergence of the new Party of Trump. With the NRA throwing their full weight behind him, and his legions stockpiling assault rifles... Could we be witnessing the inception of a homegrown American terrorist organization? Most accounts of Trump rallies describe frightening descriptions of bloodthirsty uncompromising hate. By the look of Trumps eyes recently, I wouldn't put anything past his evil genius.
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Starting to look like a bad guy? Have you been asleep?
This is a bad apple from the Big Apple. Anybody else would be in jail right now. Conspiracy to commit fraud with trump university, stiffs contractors investors out of their money, doesn't pay taxes, makes backroom deals with Chris Christie to get out of 25 million in taxes. Calls for the assassination of his opponent. Funding his campaign with foreign investments from Russia. Hires a stooge for dictators as his campaign manager. He starting to look like a bad guy?
This is a bad apple from the Big Apple. Anybody else would be in jail right now. Conspiracy to commit fraud with trump university, stiffs contractors investors out of their money, doesn't pay taxes, makes backroom deals with Chris Christie to get out of 25 million in taxes. Calls for the assassination of his opponent. Funding his campaign with foreign investments from Russia. Hires a stooge for dictators as his campaign manager. He starting to look like a bad guy?
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These stories that you mention are too easily lost in the mainstream media. These scandals should remain on the front pages and on television every hour of every day. Americans need to know that Trump is actually a real crook.
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There is nothing in the least bit "racially charged" about either Trump or Breitbatt News or Bannon.
I weep for the people whose only information is secondhand reports from biased "news" sources, for they are truly ignorant and don't even know it, but instead fancy themselves well-informed.
I weep for the people whose only information is secondhand reports from biased "news" sources, for they are truly ignorant and don't even know it, but instead fancy themselves well-informed.
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How on earth did you manage to type this with a straight face?
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Seriously?
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Weep away. Anyone can google Brietbart and see what a crazy mess Bannon is.
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Now the campaign should get REALLY interesting, with Trump being urged to out-Trump Trump....wow!!! Hold onto your hats - the craziness has just begun.
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Yes, to "Mr. Double-Down Donny!" Looking at his bewildered 'presidential' photo adjacent with ret. generals hoping for a ride into the Big White House adjacent to this comment gives me hope. Hope that he keeps operating by the seat of his Twitter account pants. Hope he keeps the organizational change-ups. Hope he keeps saying his crazy s*** (to many of us, not all) daily. Most of us on this NYT website are more than likely politically like minded about him (see majority of comments), but I also monitor the republican AM-Talk-Machine to make an effort to step out of my political perspective to hear what the 'silent majority' demands from our next President. Like my 81-year old father who listens to AM Talk says, 'He (Donny) is going to hire the best people..!" "He is NOT a politician!" "He is going to bring jobs!" "He is going to stop ISIS" "He is going to build a wall..!" etc... Hey, I am not remotely a fan of 'What the HILL' but see no alternative. To me, it is all a numbers game right now - Donny's steadfast base vs. those not his steadfast base. So I'm doubling-down and betting the greater numbers shall triumph - uh, the not the Donny steadfast base!
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You must be listening to talk radio if you think Hillary is not a very qualified person.
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This article is not really about Trump. This article raises the frightening truth about how our leaders get elected. The intersections between the players tell not of a group who believe in a platform, but of how money, power, influence, and seriously questionable ethics can determine the future of our country. I applaud these three writers and hope they continue to uncover and report, factually and with full transparency, so we, the public, can be better informed.
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Sure, the reason for Trump's falling poll numbers was because he was too polite, too controlled, too presidential, so he needed a rabid attack dog whose specialty is spinning lies, racist and mysogynist attacks and conspiracy theories.
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Although it's hard to understand why Trump has chosen a strategy guaranteed to alienate the very voters he needs to win over to be elected, running a campaign that lives in "Breitbart's alternative reality" makes perfect sense if Trump's real goal is an alt-right media holding. Trump's supporters will practically guarantee that any media venture he sells his name to will have Yuuge ratings. Spinning conspiracy theories, abandoning any pretense of civil discourse has worked at rallies- he must be thinking of how to make it pay with his own Trump network.
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Totally agree Edie. This isn't about being president, it's about power and money after he loses.
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I'm reminded of my brother's snark when we saw a video of South Africa's hold outs for racism all congregated together.
"So, they all go there every Sunday? What would Geronimo do?"
I say the FBI has their hands full, but if you get a whiff of those Sacre Bleu, PU Tabu drinkers who abhor our government and think they are a nation unto themselves, say something.
"So, they all go there every Sunday? What would Geronimo do?"
I say the FBI has their hands full, but if you get a whiff of those Sacre Bleu, PU Tabu drinkers who abhor our government and think they are a nation unto themselves, say something.
Won't it be great--if Trump is elected, he'll just double or triple down on his aggressive, "my way or the highway" approach to the world. Why be gracious or generous as president, when you were elected as the boorish, mean spirited and hostile candidate? Some other country disses the US? Cut them off from all trade and military assistance/cooperation. ISIS shows its head in Syria, bomb the entire region into the stone age. That'll show them who's boss.
We are seeing that there is absolutely no reason to believe that Trump will become "presidential" if elected. In fact, the evidence is that he will become even more nasty if elected--his boorishness will have been validated by the electorate. Remember that W claimed a mandate. Trump is what he is: a selfish, thin-skinned bully with no patience or class. His work ethic is non-existent, and he'll just make it up as he goes along. What could possibly go wrong with that? He's promised to get the "best" people to work for him--and look what stars he's selected in running his campaign! The best we can hope for, and it isn't exactly great, is that Pence will run the government--so women will find no joy in that. We'll have the Christian taliban running things domestically, and maybe Trump can put Manafort in charge of the CIA. How great America will be then!
We are seeing that there is absolutely no reason to believe that Trump will become "presidential" if elected. In fact, the evidence is that he will become even more nasty if elected--his boorishness will have been validated by the electorate. Remember that W claimed a mandate. Trump is what he is: a selfish, thin-skinned bully with no patience or class. His work ethic is non-existent, and he'll just make it up as he goes along. What could possibly go wrong with that? He's promised to get the "best" people to work for him--and look what stars he's selected in running his campaign! The best we can hope for, and it isn't exactly great, is that Pence will run the government--so women will find no joy in that. We'll have the Christian taliban running things domestically, and maybe Trump can put Manafort in charge of the CIA. How great America will be then!
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Trump has been compared to Frankenstein where interestingly enough Frankenstein (as described in stage play) was a creation made from different people. Here’s antidote to how Trump is like Frankenstein. The news agencies report that Trump answers his phone "masquerading" as his publicist. I suggest otherwise. I believe that he is sooo split personality that some part of him IS his own publicist. Listen to his conversations where in one breath he says he will do one thing and then, in the next breath... watch the expressions on his face change...he says the exact opposite. His alternate personalities come pouring out right in front of your face but because he does it so much, he looks like a political butterfly, uncommitted, doing whatever necessary to gain control. He is saying all of these different things because he is all of these different people.
Dissociative Identity Disorder DSM-5
Two or more identities.
Different personality states. Marked discontinuity in sense of self, accompanied by related alterations in affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition, and/or sensory-motor functioning.
These signs and symptoms may be observed by others.
Gaps in recall of everyday events.
He says he’s represented himself with many other false selves throughout his business. Who will he be if made president? Hitler!
Now, he’s his own doctor
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-gunter/im-a-doctor-heres-concerni...?
Dissociative Identity Disorder DSM-5
Two or more identities.
Different personality states. Marked discontinuity in sense of self, accompanied by related alterations in affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition, and/or sensory-motor functioning.
These signs and symptoms may be observed by others.
Gaps in recall of everyday events.
He says he’s represented himself with many other false selves throughout his business. Who will he be if made president? Hitler!
Now, he’s his own doctor
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-gunter/im-a-doctor-heres-concerni...?
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the gop has been found out, the candidate has broken omerta by stating the ancient sacred gop text in plain language, that is what the gop grey beards are nettled about
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Thump Trump all over your news again! Good or bad reporting, you have helped with Trump's name recognition. Not to worry Slippery Hillary will slide safely as always, because she has more of Wall Street's power and money behind her and of course the NY Times.
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And of course most voters too let's not forget that. Haters beware.
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So it all comes together. A Trump network with Ailes and Breitbart. I knew he didn't want to be prez and this, to a shameless media seeking narcissist is the holy grail.
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One thing is clear since this charade started
Tin has been revealed under the golden Trump image
The "Trump name" has been badly tarnished by his need for attention
The children should lock him in a closet before he ruins the business
Tin has been revealed under the golden Trump image
The "Trump name" has been badly tarnished by his need for attention
The children should lock him in a closet before he ruins the business
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I suppose this is the closest the white nationalists will ever come to their own presidential candidate. So, gotta hang in there to the bitter end. My experience is that when people have the nasty, disdainful look on their face that Trump does in the pix, it's because they have no idea what's going on and are afraid somebody else will figure it out. And Ivanka is at the table. Straight line to Wendy Deng. You can't make this up.
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Since it would seem Trump is using Mein Kampf as a playbook; it appears he is gearing up for a Baloney Blitzkrieg to match the German dash across France in WWII. Hopefully the Democratic forces are on to the rash of lies and swift boating that will be coming.
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New plank for the platform: "Full employment for fact-checkers!"
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So doubling down on the lunatic fringe is a viable option for a national campaign? I always thought the country was about inclusion, not division.
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NYT Why legitimize a right wing hate blogger as a "Media Firebrand"? THis guy is NO Citizen Kane. Breitbart "News" is just a blog that spews the same hate as Trump. NYT just helped to "normalize" a blog that is no more news worthy than Fox "News"! Media Firebrand = ridiculous. Obviously there is a NYC bubble and you need to get out more...this blog reaches the dark depths of Rush country.
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But where is the story about how he has tapped a woman to run his campaign?
Kellyanne Conway is now his campaign manager, to my knowledge, she is the first woman to ever be tapped to manage a Presidential campaign. Regardless of the NYT's negative bias towards Trump, this is a good story for women.
Kellyanne Conway is now his campaign manager, to my knowledge, she is the first woman to ever be tapped to manage a Presidential campaign. Regardless of the NYT's negative bias towards Trump, this is a good story for women.
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On the face of it, that is a positive. But before now an analysis showed that of Trump's 10 top paid campaign staffers, only 3 were women. Kellyanne Conway does not have typical views for women, since she so strongly opposes abortion rights that she represented Todd Akin and Pence before, who had extreme anti-women positions and policies. She also is on the record for bizarre statements about gay people.
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I'm a woman and I don't consider it a good story. It's never good for women when a woman sells her soul and aligns herself with misogynists.
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Well, the NewYorkTimes photo says it all. If that sourpuss isn't presidential material to the low-info voter what is?
Notice how he pretends to conduct a meeting. There's a guy in charge, wot? He's ready to take command. Now that he's been privy to this nation's most basic NSA secrets one can start to count the days before this braggadocio blurts outs something he knows that should remain confidential. The clock is ticking. How long before Trump blows a gasket?
DD
Manhattan
Notice how he pretends to conduct a meeting. There's a guy in charge, wot? He's ready to take command. Now that he's been privy to this nation's most basic NSA secrets one can start to count the days before this braggadocio blurts outs something he knows that should remain confidential. The clock is ticking. How long before Trump blows a gasket?
DD
Manhattan
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Very predictable move by the Donald — doubling down on what he has been doing from the get go.
He is extraordinarily consistent, and make no mistake as canny as they come.
Transformation was a fairy tale.
Trump is still a very dangerous prospect and the undisputed Bloviator in Chief.
Only in America!
He is extraordinarily consistent, and make no mistake as canny as they come.
Transformation was a fairy tale.
Trump is still a very dangerous prospect and the undisputed Bloviator in Chief.
Only in America!
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Trump rejects intelligence on all levels from the ordinary educated or thoughtful member of the world community to the intelligence org. of the US government. He has chosen an image and form that lacks content so is malleable and totally under his control. Having emptied his message of history he is free to fill his narrative with falsehoods while retaining the form of truth. it's been going on for years in the modern era and, folks, here we are.
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When is the media going to come to grips with the dangerous idea of the RNC/GOP idea that all that needs to be done is for Trump to stay on message? The teleprompter messages are the Party's not Trump's. And if elected, once he gets in office: we've been scammed - it's an orange haired clown with a couple of broads on his lap in the Oval Office.
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Is this Trump's secret plan to gain favorable news coverage from the Times or is this the Trump signal that the game is finally over? Now is the opportunity to run up the score and not merely defeat Trump, but to make sure he comes in fourth in a four person contest. Those who support Trump have to see that there is no place for Trumpism in these United States. The only way to do that is through a crushing political defeat on November 8, 2016. Let's make sure it happens.
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"How to Lose an Election in 10 Days".
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Whether Trump is acting or not acting like a politician, or whether Trump is acting or not acting like a CEO of a company, one thing is for sure: it's going to get real ugly, folks ! The next ten days will simply be an incubation period, but just wait until after Labor Day: the Trump assaults and his unwieldy temperament are just going to go off the radar. Expect indecent, verbal savagery against Clinton and the Democrats counterbalanced with more lies and more daily contradictions which have already become the cornerstone of his campaign. No one can control Trump, no one can advise Trump. ( He would truly be a catastrophe as a President). With the attention span of a flea, Mr. Trump-- now under the Svengali influence of Breitbart and Bannon-- will show America what the Republican Party now really stands for: quite simply, a party of WHITE NATIONALISTS. The racial slurs and the overall ethnic bigotry will get even worse. They should start a new Republican game show and call it: "Watch His Mouth." As Lady Macbeth once said, " What's done cannot be undone." Hopefully Americans will see through this ugly façade. With his merger with Breibart, a total disaster for Trump is looming on the horizon.
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Let's hope you're correct.
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There’s a passage in William L Shirer’s great work, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (a must-read for everyone), where the German leaders are debating who to appoint as Chancellor in 1933. They all agreed on Hitler thinking they could control him. This was the GOP about a month ago.
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Winston Churchill once observed that, "The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter."
These comments and approbation from a focus group of Trump supporters would appear to be the proof of Churchill's aphorism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MubunsD-7g
It is simply terrifying to imagination that people would think that Trump should build a wall that the mosquitoes can't fly over, or to advocate shock collars for 150 million Mexican citizens to prevent their entrance into the United States while their wall is being built.
These comments and approbation from a focus group of Trump supporters would appear to be the proof of Churchill's aphorism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MubunsD-7g
It is simply terrifying to imagination that people would think that Trump should build a wall that the mosquitoes can't fly over, or to advocate shock collars for 150 million Mexican citizens to prevent their entrance into the United States while their wall is being built.
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The real question is what happens after Trump loses?
He has identified a constituency - one that is easily marginalized - for whom the American Dream has crumbled. There are others not in the Trump camp - African American, Hispanics and more - for whom the same is true. For many of the younger voters who turned out for Bernie the Dream appears to be a mirage.
The truth is that poverty is endemic across America. It crosses race and in many areas is intergenerational. Failure to address the issue has resulted in the implosion of the Republican Party and the rise of a populist demagogue. When he goes down in November, the problem won't go away. The failure to address the issue of poverty in Clinton's first year will make the matters worse - and then where will we be?
He has identified a constituency - one that is easily marginalized - for whom the American Dream has crumbled. There are others not in the Trump camp - African American, Hispanics and more - for whom the same is true. For many of the younger voters who turned out for Bernie the Dream appears to be a mirage.
The truth is that poverty is endemic across America. It crosses race and in many areas is intergenerational. Failure to address the issue has resulted in the implosion of the Republican Party and the rise of a populist demagogue. When he goes down in November, the problem won't go away. The failure to address the issue of poverty in Clinton's first year will make the matters worse - and then where will we be?
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Well, DJT's old trickle-down, cut-taxes-for-the-rich-and-everyone-else-will-benefit strategy isn't going to do a thing about poverty, except make it worse.
This country isn't going to solve the problem of poverty any time soon, because it's not in the interests of the rich, the majority of whom believe that only they deserve largess from the public coffers.
At least Clinton proclaims that she doesn't need any more tax cuts. Donald, on the other hand, is promoting the kind of tax cuts that he himself would benefit from. But that's nothing new, since he's consistently shown that he cares for no one but himself.
This country isn't going to solve the problem of poverty any time soon, because it's not in the interests of the rich, the majority of whom believe that only they deserve largess from the public coffers.
At least Clinton proclaims that she doesn't need any more tax cuts. Donald, on the other hand, is promoting the kind of tax cuts that he himself would benefit from. But that's nothing new, since he's consistently shown that he cares for no one but himself.
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Very astute point. As long as Free Market Capitalism is Democracy's bride groom, the poor will remain a necessary evil.
Adding two " yellers " to his team will do no good. Their yelled lies simply get louder and more obnoxious !!
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I notice Trump makes the headlines, again.
Is there another candidate? It's hard to remember...
Yes, this is absolutely a jab at media for giving Trump non-stop coverage-- just like he, and most likely the conspicuously absent Clinton campaign, would prefer.
Is there another candidate? It's hard to remember...
Yes, this is absolutely a jab at media for giving Trump non-stop coverage-- just like he, and most likely the conspicuously absent Clinton campaign, would prefer.
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The most interesting part of this article is the revelation that Trump, his daughter and son-in-law are exploring "becoming involved with a media holding". Adding Bannon to his staff may be a move to further that cause and prepare for life after the adulation of his "yuge" rallies. It would not be beyond Trump to use the presidential election to make a deal.
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I wish Mr. Trump would just GO AWAY. I can't stand seeing him or listening to him and don't understand why the media is so fixated on him. Am I the only one who finds him repulsive?
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No, you're not alone. His horrible, grating, sneering voice is enough to make me turn my back and walk out of any room.
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If this photo of Trump and his cohorts is what the people of the USA can
expect...well
Just look at the candidate....: a picture of pompous disdain for everyone.
The UGLY AMERICAN .....as the worst nightmare possible for all of the USA.
expect...well
Just look at the candidate....: a picture of pompous disdain for everyone.
The UGLY AMERICAN .....as the worst nightmare possible for all of the USA.
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Why share my thoughts when others, thousands, have already done so? Because it IS America, and I have the right to write this and hopefully be heard. Unfortunately, so does Trump.
What Donald Trump is feeding his voters will hurt us for years to come. The disdain of intelligence, of academe, of common sense, of civility flies out the window every time he opens his mouth. How low can that lowest common denominator be?
After the wall, when will the book burning begin?
What Donald Trump is feeding his voters will hurt us for years to come. The disdain of intelligence, of academe, of common sense, of civility flies out the window every time he opens his mouth. How low can that lowest common denominator be?
After the wall, when will the book burning begin?
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RE: "the disdain of intelligence, of academe, of common sense, of civility flies out the window...After the wall, when will the book burning begin?"
Likewise when will the "cultural revolution" begin?
Likewise when will the "cultural revolution" begin?
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I just heard Kellyanne Conway on CNN. Another Trump apologist. She touts Trump as being supportive of women because he appointed her as campaign manager. But didn't he "trump" her by in fact putting a man -- Steve Bannon -- in charge as CEO? It feels like her appointment was intended to mollify women but that Bannon will be calling the shots. Indeed, in her CNN interview, she was unfortunately obsequious in her praise of Bannon's great "tactical strategy" (men are often touted as being better strategical thinkers than women). When she was asked about a statement by Bannon that "birth control makes women unattractive" she refused to denounce the statement, and deflected by calling Hlllary Clinton "unbecoming" for criticizing Trump. Another classic stereotypical denigration of women. Isn't Trump's "crooked Hillary", calls for "locking her up" and asking the "Second Amendment folks" to take care of her also unbecoming, at a minimum. Trump's true colors continue to show with the appointment of Bannon and his new reliance on Roger Ailes. If voters want more chauvinistic, racist attitudes, then they need look no further than Donald Trump.
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It looks like the battle for the Republican Party and the death of the US. Is Trump just a mouth piece for Bannon? A President must have a vision. Spouting hate and vindictiveness is not a message it is an attempt to destroy what is good. Trump surrounds himself with family and friends - this is a democracy not a dictatorship. Another blond woman in a red dress is not going win over women who Trump has repeatedlyinsulted. Talking about including African Americans is not going to win over people he has discriminated against. A sad day for this country when Trump as usual is trying use his mean spirited message to gain the Presidency.
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It is interesting how propaganda sites such as Breitbart.com are still characterized as "conservative" in the press. They are, definitely, Alt-Right sites, but they bear no real relationship to classic conservatism. Their norm is to lie, to twist, to promulgate mythology to fire up their readers. They should be labeled differently.
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This shakeup does not bode well for any politician, or any citizen for that matter, who is not of caucasian descent. Trump and his cronies are admitted and proven racists and bigots. The ballot box is the only thing that stands in their way, America. Do It !
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I am sick and tired of reading about Trump. Can we hear about Clinton, Johnson and Stein. I am interested in knowing about people who actually are interested in being president and not just running some kind of dystopian reality tv show from the oval office.
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It hasn't been Breitbart since Breitbart died. Those who speak highly of this loud-mouthed, full-of-himself personality don't want to lose their jobs. Those who never supported Trump were the people who wanted to see a constitutionalist conservative knew what was going on at Breitbart and Fox just by watching and/or perusing Breitbart. One need only look at the comments on Breitbart's website to notice exactly the type of people posting...loud, in your face, schoolyard bullies.
There were seventeen great candidates. Each one was knocked by off a loud mouthed bully with fabricated stories about candidates and/or their families. about others and their families -- apparently being counseled by another behind-the-scenes, loud-mouthed bully along with Fox's Roger Ailes.
Those personalities who still stand behind the GOP after this do so at their own professional peril. How sad this has been allowed to happen.
There were seventeen great candidates. Each one was knocked by off a loud mouthed bully with fabricated stories about candidates and/or their families. about others and their families -- apparently being counseled by another behind-the-scenes, loud-mouthed bully along with Fox's Roger Ailes.
Those personalities who still stand behind the GOP after this do so at their own professional peril. How sad this has been allowed to happen.
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Seventeen great candidates? Seriously?
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Last week, Trump called the news media evil boogeymen and women and this week he hires a media organization like Breitbart. It sounds like he is setting up his next career or investment strategy since the bid for the Presidency isn't going so well.
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By choosing a man who regularly savages the GOP leadership, Trump is leaving the party behind in one final move. Some Republicans will stick with him because they want the huge tax cut for the 1% that he promises and a few out of nativist, racist convictions, but the party itself and its nominee are now effectively separated. Divorce will follow soon and, rare for the Donald, there is no prenuptial agreement.
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Trump: It's his way or the highway. No advisors for Trump. No hope for rational thought in our government if he were to win.
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If anyone is interested, here it is: Donald Trump is finished doing business with any major American company or individual both of which know he will rip them off. He has therefore assembled a team that will secure business with fringe and foreign companies. That's all he cares about now since it was never his intention to be president. He will look to Stephen Bannon and his contacts here, Paul Manafort for business overseas, especially Russa and Roger Ailes, who will not only advise Trump for the debates but has more contacts everywhere than the others combined. The biggest fear for us, in my opinion, are the white supremacists, some of whom may put their sights on Ms. Clinton, and I mean that in the most tragic way. Trump will continue to encourage them and Ms. Clinton would be well advised to greatly limit her public appearance. This is possibly the most dangerous man on the planet right now. And God help us get to November intact.
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So it's lies and more lies, or to paraphrase Al Franken "lies and lyin' liars". Trouble is 30% of the electorate are too poorly educated to see it, or just plain like it. And we have to put up with it for the next three months.
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O Tempora! O Mores!
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Donald Trump has put in play, on the national stage, a campaign based on bombast and incitement. He resists civility and decorum, the time-tested postures most office-seekers, especially those running for national office. His comments sometimes resemble those of the most hateful campaigners of the past.
As a result of his candidacy, political gurus of all stripes will now get the chance to see whether his demogogic style of campaign works well with the American people. As a political experiment, it is one the nation needs to have. In my view, he will fail, and his approach to American politics will prove ineffectual.
It is an important test. I hope I am not wrong.
As a result of his candidacy, political gurus of all stripes will now get the chance to see whether his demogogic style of campaign works well with the American people. As a political experiment, it is one the nation needs to have. In my view, he will fail, and his approach to American politics will prove ineffectual.
It is an important test. I hope I am not wrong.
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Since when did we start calling loud-mouthed jerks "firebrands"?
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Cecilia - name one industry where Trump is a top CEO. While he has led many companies (to bankruptcy), he is not even in the top tier of real estate developers in his home (NYC) market.
Relentless self-promotion is his only game. It's a shame he has been paid for it and that we fall for it in such numbers. In the end it will not matter how much "talent" he hires for his campaign as his next reality show will be "the biggest loser."
Relentless self-promotion is his only game. It's a shame he has been paid for it and that we fall for it in such numbers. In the end it will not matter how much "talent" he hires for his campaign as his next reality show will be "the biggest loser."
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How reassuring! Our own Berlusconi! The only difference is the US mafia may be not so willing to go along with racism and xenophobia.
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Hilarious that Trump staged a mock Oval Office meeting in Trump Tower.
He put on his Serious Face, but even here on his home turf (where we can expect him to hold meetings should the Earth spin off its axis and he be elected), he looked bored.
Now we know why Ivanka fled to Croatia for a purported vacation (with Wendi Deng, no less) - she was afraid Big Daddy would designate her to attend the security briefing.
Failing that, Trump had to show up himself - he has already trashed the intelligence, saying his inner circle of gold-plated experts knows more and knows better.
You can't make this stuff up, folks!
He put on his Serious Face, but even here on his home turf (where we can expect him to hold meetings should the Earth spin off its axis and he be elected), he looked bored.
Now we know why Ivanka fled to Croatia for a purported vacation (with Wendi Deng, no less) - she was afraid Big Daddy would designate her to attend the security briefing.
Failing that, Trump had to show up himself - he has already trashed the intelligence, saying his inner circle of gold-plated experts knows more and knows better.
You can't make this stuff up, folks!
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There's a picture with Ivanka at the table. Future head of the NSA.
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6 bankruptcies and 2 divorces. Trump is a loser and a quitter, but he knows how to get the best deal on his way out the door.
Mr. Bannon will work a wonderful deal for him.
Expect Breitbart to be renamed "Trump" and it will replace Fox.
Trump will win by losing...and quitting. That is what he does.
Mr. Bannon will work a wonderful deal for him.
Expect Breitbart to be renamed "Trump" and it will replace Fox.
Trump will win by losing...and quitting. That is what he does.
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There is a saying in the seafood business that is very appropriate here. "A spoiled fish stinks from the head first,"
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Republicans have been pretenders to the moral high ground for years and years. Now that they've showed their hand in selecting this lizard as their nominee there is no going back. As for the rest of us, if his facial expressions don't offend then wait until he speaks. If his look and talk don't offend, then check his record. If the way he looks, talks and acts doesn't offend you, congratulations, you're a hopeless Republican pretender. Now…go away!
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The only policy I see being promoted by Mr Trump is we should accept the influence of Vladimir Putin in Mr Trumps decision making
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Take one demagogue and add another demagogue and what do you get? Answer: neo-Nazi's and other separatist groups howling with joy
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Disgusting Donald is the enema bag of the GOP….
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Regarding Trump, Fox staffers wanted"tough reporting on journalistic grounds."...
Hahahaha! From Fox "News".
These people are absolutley delusional.
Hahahaha! From Fox "News".
These people are absolutley delusional.
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Once again a lead political article on Trump. And most of the whiners who read the Times can't wait to chime in. But where are the articles on Clinton's lying to congress, her foundation, etc? Like with Obama, you are giving HRC a pass.
But HRC is demonstrably one of the most corrupt and dishonest politicians in our history. Don't you think you should dive in? Or is the Times a newspaper anymore? Or is it a mouthpiece for establishment dems?
But HRC is demonstrably one of the most corrupt and dishonest politicians in our history. Don't you think you should dive in? Or is the Times a newspaper anymore? Or is it a mouthpiece for establishment dems?
You're so right, daily I review multiple outlets to see if fair reporting exists- it just doesn't, the readers & news outlets are so one sided their refusal to call a spade a spade and comment on HRC's actions push my vote further away from HRC, it's offensive to me that the media think they decide what we need to read further into and they decide what opinion to form, what a joke the media has become during this campaign.
Ralph here's the thing about a NEWspaper, it reports on what is new. News. What has happened or changed recently. See?
Trump seems to works daily to produce something that is new. Hence it gets reported. It is often more outrageous than the last over the top or campaign ending bit of news. Thus again. newsworthy in the Times. The things you mention for Clinton are not new. They've been reported on before. In the Times. Times readers are smart enough to read it and remember that. They don't need to read it again again when there is new news.
If you want constant reminders of Clinton's faults than you should read or follow the right-wing echo chamber where news is repeated ad infinitum for fear that the followers are not going to remember otherwise as well as the notion if you repeat something often enough it will be believed as truth.
And, of course, if the Times didn't report on The Donald's latest they would be accused of ignoring Trump from bias.
And finally - if I accepted your premise about Clinton's corruption and dishonesty it doesn't help you as it pales in comparison to Trump's own.
Trump seems to works daily to produce something that is new. Hence it gets reported. It is often more outrageous than the last over the top or campaign ending bit of news. Thus again. newsworthy in the Times. The things you mention for Clinton are not new. They've been reported on before. In the Times. Times readers are smart enough to read it and remember that. They don't need to read it again again when there is new news.
If you want constant reminders of Clinton's faults than you should read or follow the right-wing echo chamber where news is repeated ad infinitum for fear that the followers are not going to remember otherwise as well as the notion if you repeat something often enough it will be believed as truth.
And, of course, if the Times didn't report on The Donald's latest they would be accused of ignoring Trump from bias.
And finally - if I accepted your premise about Clinton's corruption and dishonesty it doesn't help you as it pales in comparison to Trump's own.
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Lisa -- you are so right. The media is in the tank -- their arrogance in thinking they know what is best for the country is simply disgusting. The Times has gone beyond making a recommendation -- they slant the news on a daily basis and the op-ed pages are a joke. They have a narrative and when the facts don't fit the narrative they ignore them or cherry pick ones that do. The fact the Times won't invest any column inches in delving into the many scandals that HRC has been involved in is simply dereliction of their duty as a a free press.
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First of all I am not a republican or supporter of mr Trump, but looking at this move I can only think that he is now not interested in being president, but is interested in demolishing the Republican Party. I have always thought that he was in over his head when it came to politics, but now it seems to be more sinister than that. I feel sorry for the party, and concerned as to what our country will look like after the general election.
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Meanwhile in a parallel universe, Trump's better half wages a presidential campaign free of vitriol, bigotry, nativism and fear. Trump the Better aims to make government more responsive to the needs of the people and less to special interests. Looking for a wormhole to that universe now...
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It has become increasingly clear that Trump does not want to be president, he merely wants to loll in the warmth of his media coverage. He doesn't see the point in increasing his base from the 10 million that voted for him in the primary, and he knows he can't win the general election with only that many votes (and he's even lost some of those). He hasn't bothered to raise any money, or run any ads, or shown any interest in educating himself on the issues because he's not interested in the job. He's not really even interested in politics at all. He just needs the attention and likes to feel important. and his whole campaign has been nothing but a vanity project. He's been a joke from the start, and continues to be one. He wants to continue his "style" because he doesn't care if he gains more voters. That's never been what it's about for him. Anyone who has taken him as a serious candidate is a fool.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed Breitbart on their Hatewatch list. SPLC monitors hate groups, extremist groups. Breitbart provides the ultimate megaphone for the Alt-Right radicals legitimizing white nationalism, anti- immigration, etc . Breitbart has attacked the GOP and it's brand of conservatism. I would not label Breitbart as a conservative group, it is a hate group, spewing conspiracy theories without regards for the truth to say the least. Kellyanne Conway artfully trained to be one of their mouthpiece. And now she is Donald Trump right hand making the rounds on every talk show without any pushback. She talks, talks and keeps on talking, a technique masterfully used by the Breitbarts, Manafort, and Trump. It seems to work well for them. The GOP lack of moral compass, or so it seems is not willing or can fight this.
I will vote for Hillary Clinton. I trust her to have the temperament, preparation, intelligence and depth of knowledge to guide the country. I am voting for a President of the USA not for a Homecoming Queen.
I will vote for Hillary Clinton. I trust her to have the temperament, preparation, intelligence and depth of knowledge to guide the country. I am voting for a President of the USA not for a Homecoming Queen.
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A lot of posters here recognize that Trump has now given up and is making a business move- going out in a blaze of his own glory, being able to say he never caved, persuading his supporters to forever buy the Trump brand. It is true that his hatred- spewing voice will continue to be a publicized presence for years to come, but it will be balanced by all the attacks from Republicans who will hate him- the cowards who wouldn't repudiate him during the campaign.
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This move shows how the hunt for power brings the dark, twisted, villainous in a word evil together. If the Republicans stay silent about Trump and the Breitbart brain-trust then they are no different. Evil cannot prevail in controlling the American government. Let us watch and see which Republicans stand up for democracy and which stay silent as the lambs.
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Stop calling Trump or Breitbart New conservative. They are nothing of the sort. There is a reason that Trump is not getting the conservative vote.
"It also formally completed a merger between the most strident elements of the conservative news media and Mr. Trump’s campaign, which was incubated and fostered in their boisterous coverage of his rise."
This quote is simply a lie.
"It also formally completed a merger between the most strident elements of the conservative news media and Mr. Trump’s campaign, which was incubated and fostered in their boisterous coverage of his rise."
This quote is simply a lie.
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Instead of castigating the NYT, perhaps you should take up the matter with the folks over at Breitbart, who certainly at least enjoy pretending to be conservative. I'm sure their readership will love your comment!
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In a best and oldest democracy in the world, a beacon of the freedom, an election process ought to be a civilized discussion of ideas to improve lives of the citizens of the country, and there by helping others outside of the country.
Please tell me, how does getting more personal, away from ideas and ruthless helps anything with the core values we as a nation stands for?
But again he is a Trump, Drumph, Bluff but he can't be doing to our social fabric as what other corporations do to our environments and cities.
We have to stand up and stop this for good.
PLEASE VOTE.
Please tell me, how does getting more personal, away from ideas and ruthless helps anything with the core values we as a nation stands for?
But again he is a Trump, Drumph, Bluff but he can't be doing to our social fabric as what other corporations do to our environments and cities.
We have to stand up and stop this for good.
PLEASE VOTE.
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I may be a little slow, but I just realized that Trump isn't actually RUNING for President, he's setting up his next big income play, in the media: NY Times, 8/18/16, "As comfortable as Mr. Trump may feel with Mr. Bannon’s style of politics, their unconventional alliance, and the possibility that the coming weeks could resemble a conservative publicity tour more than a conventional White House run, fueled speculation that Mr. Trump was already looking past November.
In recent months, Mr. Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have quietly explored becoming involved with a media holding, either by investing in one or by taking one over, according to a person close to Mr. Trump who was briefed on those discussions."
Wow, what a weasel.
In recent months, Mr. Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have quietly explored becoming involved with a media holding, either by investing in one or by taking one over, according to a person close to Mr. Trump who was briefed on those discussions."
Wow, what a weasel.
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Don't you understand? He's WINNING.
Yes, winning a lot of bottom-feeders who can't make it in decent society.
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Is there a psychologist out there who who is willing to give us a detailed evaluation of Trump? I for one would find it fascinating.
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"“This is an exciting day for Team Trump,” Mr. Manafort wrote in an internal staff memo. “I remain the campaign chairman and chief strategist, providing the big-picture, long-range campaign vision,” he added."
The big-picture, long term vision for Team Trump...
How pathetic.
The big-picture, long term vision for Team Trump...
How pathetic.
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It will all be great until his first paycheck bounces.
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These hired attack dogs offset the Clinton attack dogs but really who cares?
Trump is a sacrificial lamb because the GOP is waiting until their bench matures in 2020.
Do not believe Trump represents any or either party- he is just a paid wind-up talking head who can spill a lot of ink.
His reward will be some niche network or talk show after he has lost.
Strange times, indeed.
Trump is a sacrificial lamb because the GOP is waiting until their bench matures in 2020.
Do not believe Trump represents any or either party- he is just a paid wind-up talking head who can spill a lot of ink.
His reward will be some niche network or talk show after he has lost.
Strange times, indeed.
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The 2016 election is a binary choice, certain disaster, vs. at worst the status quo.
Enough people are interested in seeing a spectacular car crash to sell papers from now till the election, hopefully enough people are still real Americans first and wont be bought by the tweeting toads, campaign of innuendo and insults.
Enough people are interested in seeing a spectacular car crash to sell papers from now till the election, hopefully enough people are still real Americans first and wont be bought by the tweeting toads, campaign of innuendo and insults.
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It is no longer at all responsible to hyperventilate about a Trump candidacy that will never be representative of anyone but a very small groups of very wealthy investors and foreign governments. The inability of the Republican members of the Senate and House, as well as Governors to strenuously denounce what Putin and Britbart stand for is reprehensible at best, ion not outright treason. Time to stop coddling Republican enablers throughout the country. Keep your guns - no one cares! Our Democracy and the incredible sacrifices of the men and women of our armed services and our first responders deserve far more respect and thanks than any member of the GOP has been willing to demonstrate. There is a very simple answer to all this stupidity, strife and anxiety. Just vote Democrat up and down the ticket if you love America! Semper Fi!
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Semper Fi, sir!
I find it disheartening that many conservatives and members of the media still believe Trump merely needs to moderate his message on the trail to right his campaign and gain the White House. He's almost 70 years old. What we see is who he is. What they are really saying is that he needs to manipulate the message long enough to get elected. How cynical - depraved even. This after eight years of demonizing the wholly decent and qualifed Barack Obama. That after all Trump has said and done some with influence would still be comfortable with him in the Oval Office is disturbing.
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Thank you. Why isn't the media calling out the RNA for this? Just get their guy into the White House at all costs to the American public - and then they will control him? I don't think so.
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I think these so-called "Alt-Right" ties to Bannon are incredibly shocking. Trump has dived full-bore into stoking racist white nationalism. It is amazing these people are now running the campaign for one of the two major parties. This is not the American idea I was educated to believe in.
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My husband had a theory a few weeks ago that Donald Trump was using this campaign to gain a big following and get into media like Rupert Murdoch and Michael Bloomberg. His rationale was that Trump has loved the attention and can't imagine a future without it. Plus, he isn't as diversified as he once was.
I thought he was wrong then. Sadly, I see he will be right.
Now that he sees he won't win, Trump has set aside Manafort, his nod to toeing the GOP line, and hires Bannon who is in media and also loves rabble rousing and media baiting comments.
When this farce of a campaign ends, Trump will claim his movement continues and will buy Breitbart News, rebrand it Trump, and be the face of it. He will hire Roger Ailes who will expand it to television and continue to fan the flames of cuckoo conspiracy.
Without the fate of our country at risk, I only hope we will do a better job of ignoring him and stop providing the oxygen that gives Trump life.
I thought he was wrong then. Sadly, I see he will be right.
Now that he sees he won't win, Trump has set aside Manafort, his nod to toeing the GOP line, and hires Bannon who is in media and also loves rabble rousing and media baiting comments.
When this farce of a campaign ends, Trump will claim his movement continues and will buy Breitbart News, rebrand it Trump, and be the face of it. He will hire Roger Ailes who will expand it to television and continue to fan the flames of cuckoo conspiracy.
Without the fate of our country at risk, I only hope we will do a better job of ignoring him and stop providing the oxygen that gives Trump life.
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What Trump is actually focusing on now is forming a new media outlet? It makes perfect sense. We knew he didn't want to actually be President. Now, with Ailes and Bannon, it will be all Trump, all the time. So, this nightmare will never end, and his hateful followers will be further incited, post-election. Hold onto your hats, folks, he's found a new venue and is only getting warmed up.
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Think about it. Why the visceral hatred for Clinton? Because for 20 + years Ailes used the drums of Fox to drill that into the gulliable's heads. Starting with the fact she wasn't going to put on an apron and bake cookies. and now he is personal lackey for the trump campaighn.
Are things perfect. Seriously. Last I checked no one was, but qualified yes = very much so - but the insidous FOX\wing nut misogynistic lies and constant belittling, typical of Ailes general attitude towrds women has spawned the donald. Only australia treats leaders who are also women worse.
And yet she stands. After the investigations, callumy, institutional snideness, garbage spewed by those who evidently have some serious mommy issues.
Are things perfect. Seriously. Last I checked no one was, but qualified yes = very much so - but the insidous FOX\wing nut misogynistic lies and constant belittling, typical of Ailes general attitude towrds women has spawned the donald. Only australia treats leaders who are also women worse.
And yet she stands. After the investigations, callumy, institutional snideness, garbage spewed by those who evidently have some serious mommy issues.
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It should be a matter of interest to know what influences Donald Trump's strategic thinking and organizational move: His political instinct, his closest professional advisers, his wife or his kids. Changing captains of the ship so close to the election in itself should not be disastrous. In fact, distancing the former campaign chief because of his alleged nefarious Ukraine-Putin connection could be a welcome move.
Trump's campaign from day one has not been based on detailed strategy, policy or program against a formidable Democratic rival. His was a rash, whimsical anger against the Republican establishment which clicked in the midst of disillusioned Republican primary voters.
Remember, no Republican mainstream candidate was even mentioning such issues as the immigration. DT became a hit when he dragged this topic to the center. During his initial successes, he wouldn't have been thinking he would come this far.
Now, the turn of history has placed him in this role and he seems to be playing at his own terms.
Sometimes a leader is acclaimed for going alone, not caring about what his advisers say. If he succeeds he makes a name for himself. Or, otherwise, the same personal initiative, glory or leadership can consign him to the dustbin of history.
In this election cycle, new unexpected things have happened -- the prediction has not always been accurate.
So, despite NYT's 87 (HRC) vs. 13 (DT) percent poll prediction for now, let's watch what unfolds in the US presidential drama.
Trump's campaign from day one has not been based on detailed strategy, policy or program against a formidable Democratic rival. His was a rash, whimsical anger against the Republican establishment which clicked in the midst of disillusioned Republican primary voters.
Remember, no Republican mainstream candidate was even mentioning such issues as the immigration. DT became a hit when he dragged this topic to the center. During his initial successes, he wouldn't have been thinking he would come this far.
Now, the turn of history has placed him in this role and he seems to be playing at his own terms.
Sometimes a leader is acclaimed for going alone, not caring about what his advisers say. If he succeeds he makes a name for himself. Or, otherwise, the same personal initiative, glory or leadership can consign him to the dustbin of history.
In this election cycle, new unexpected things have happened -- the prediction has not always been accurate.
So, despite NYT's 87 (HRC) vs. 13 (DT) percent poll prediction for now, let's watch what unfolds in the US presidential drama.
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This is what a sociopath narcissist does...continue to believe that being himself is what makes him successful. Of course, success depends on who you talk to, and Trump doesn't pass the intelligent assessment test. Psychologically he's a hot mess who has virtually no attributes necessary to be president...and presidential.
Crooked Donald lives in a fantasy world that pretends everyone else is the problem, and more of the same is always best. The Republican party leadership will have learned a valuable lesson when Trump loses, but the dumb and dumber party base will remain clueless. When the party doesn't decide who the nominee should be, this is what happens.
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Crooked Donald lives in a fantasy world that pretends everyone else is the problem, and more of the same is always best. The Republican party leadership will have learned a valuable lesson when Trump loses, but the dumb and dumber party base will remain clueless. When the party doesn't decide who the nominee should be, this is what happens.
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Being stubborn and bone headed does not improve things and a presidential candidate has to adapt and change. Trump seems to have realized that change was essential and his has made it. Time will tell whether the change was wise.
4
The Trump House Of Horrors is now complete: His manipulative kids joined
by these outdated Conservative maniacs and all led by the seriously
disordered Donald.
Please fast forward to November's landslide so the world can get past
this absurdity.
by these outdated Conservative maniacs and all led by the seriously
disordered Donald.
Please fast forward to November's landslide so the world can get past
this absurdity.
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Putting Bannon in charge of his campaign might be Crooked Trump's way of quitting the race without actually quitting.
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More of a "really big waste of time, energy and money." If this campaign could get any worse, it just did.
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RE: "Paul Manafort, the campaign chairman, will retain his title and focus on the political shop but was widely seen as being sidelined"
He may be hidden from the public but remember the old saying "follow the money". Trumps ties and favoritism toward Russia and being indebted to Russian banking interests doesn't change because Manafort has been "sidelined".
He may be hidden from the public but remember the old saying "follow the money". Trumps ties and favoritism toward Russia and being indebted to Russian banking interests doesn't change because Manafort has been "sidelined".
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The Trump campaign began with the musings of a rich and sleepless man.
Monumental egoism and overconfidence made him think these musing were worthy of policy.
Years of successful reality shows convinced him he could go over.
So we got Donald as a presidential candidate.
Then he went public with his racism and xenophobia.
A dog whistling Republican Party took it for forthrightness.
But his attack on a judge for being Mexican threatened the judicial system of the US. So Trump's campaign hit a bump and spun off the road.
Time and again he attacked the honor of our armed forces, McCain then Kahn, and he hit the wall at 50 mph. A big crack up. The candidate not dead but wounded.
By praising Putin so much it created suspicions he was on the take, and it turns out the Russian banks are the only ones stupid enough to lend him money. Crazy like a fox nefarious genus Putin, who ruined his entire country's political system, bought Trump. Turns out Trump is Manchurian candidate. Into the wall at 60mph. Any other candidate would be dead twice over. But money still makes him look good to some people.
The Chump Change Children, whose lives revolved around him, like pearls around swine, cannot see what the whole world now crisps: that Trump is a monumental imbecile the biggest embarrassment this country has had since the bay of pigs.
The dessert is that the political crashes haven't killed him and he has to live with the knowledge that he is a disgusting fiasco
Monumental egoism and overconfidence made him think these musing were worthy of policy.
Years of successful reality shows convinced him he could go over.
So we got Donald as a presidential candidate.
Then he went public with his racism and xenophobia.
A dog whistling Republican Party took it for forthrightness.
But his attack on a judge for being Mexican threatened the judicial system of the US. So Trump's campaign hit a bump and spun off the road.
Time and again he attacked the honor of our armed forces, McCain then Kahn, and he hit the wall at 50 mph. A big crack up. The candidate not dead but wounded.
By praising Putin so much it created suspicions he was on the take, and it turns out the Russian banks are the only ones stupid enough to lend him money. Crazy like a fox nefarious genus Putin, who ruined his entire country's political system, bought Trump. Turns out Trump is Manchurian candidate. Into the wall at 60mph. Any other candidate would be dead twice over. But money still makes him look good to some people.
The Chump Change Children, whose lives revolved around him, like pearls around swine, cannot see what the whole world now crisps: that Trump is a monumental imbecile the biggest embarrassment this country has had since the bay of pigs.
The dessert is that the political crashes haven't killed him and he has to live with the knowledge that he is a disgusting fiasco
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So, basically we're going to be swimming in "alt-right" (translation: racist? misogynist?) garbage until 11/8? Think I'll just watch my movies.
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I always thought that Breitbart was the Alt Right's Onion! Do you mean that it's "real", that some people (some very demented, dimwitted people) believe that stuff? I can no longer even figure out what the various motives are for the GOP cast of characters - it's beyond belief.
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It's interesting what American will be like with Trump. America has never been a country. It's been a business and military empire that relies on cheap immigrant labor. Sometimes showing allegiance towards other countries is absolutely OK, especially if it's Israel (but if you are Chinese you'll probably be arrested for industrial espionage). Now Trump say he wants America to be a country again. To be sure, it never was. But it will be interesting to see how he would pull it of.
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@Cecelia
re "He is running his campaign like a top CEO."
Really? With seven bankruptcies stiffing financiers and business partners alike, leaving a long trail of destitute unwitting innocent victims in his wake, and american banks viewing him as a financial risk such that he has had to turn to financing arrangements with russian oligarchs? You've got to be kidding.
re "He is running his campaign like a top CEO."
Really? With seven bankruptcies stiffing financiers and business partners alike, leaving a long trail of destitute unwitting innocent victims in his wake, and american banks viewing him as a financial risk such that he has had to turn to financing arrangements with russian oligarchs? You've got to be kidding.
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If I was a real conservative, I would just not vote for President and focus on retaining as many seats in Congress as possible. This guy is an embarrassing buffoon.
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What a wonderful picture atop this article.
I imagined I was watching one of those ubiquitous Texas hold-em videos on youtube. And Trump was considering to call, using his best "I am considering to call" face.
You tell me if this guy would last more than one round in an actual poker tournament.
This man is used to simply having bigger stacks than anyone else, so he gets to play the owner of the game.
Donald would crumble if he ever had to play a game that was not arranged beforehand so that he would likely win.
I imagined I was watching one of those ubiquitous Texas hold-em videos on youtube. And Trump was considering to call, using his best "I am considering to call" face.
You tell me if this guy would last more than one round in an actual poker tournament.
This man is used to simply having bigger stacks than anyone else, so he gets to play the owner of the game.
Donald would crumble if he ever had to play a game that was not arranged beforehand so that he would likely win.
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Ah please. Jill stein has it right. " Trumps words are scary but hilarys actions, deceit and lies are just as scary. She cannot be trusted with rules or foreign affairs anymore than trump.".
Have you looked at Hillary's biography and what she has done in public service over the decades of her career? How anyone, especially a woman, can come to that conclusion comparing the two candidates is beyond me. Might as well vote for Trump.
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but most importantly she will nominate Supreme Court judges that will shape (and reshape) the country for decades to come. it may taste really, really bad, but one needs to keep the eyes on the prize
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Some day we might look back on this moment and say, right here Trump became the most impeachable president in history.
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Bannon, Ailes, and Kushner know Trump will lose in November. Their aim now is to build a new political/media organization with Trump as the mouthpiece and fundraiser-in-chief.
Down we go.
Down we go.
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Michael Moore is right. Trump never intended to be President. He entered the campaign to up his profile and went viral. Now he is planning to set up a media strand that out foxes Fo as his exit strategy. Beats the Apprentice. He stiffed a lot of people when he bailed out of Atlanta and his university. When he bails out from this farrago he will have stiffed the Republican Party, democracy, his supporters and the American people. Some guy!
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Still zilch on Hillary's pick for chair of the presidential transition, Ken Salazar NYT? Or her publishing the endorsement of war criminal Negroponte on her own website for that matter? Salazer a prime example of the revolving door in Washington that Hillary is so called "against" - a lobbyist for insurance and oil cos!
I would guess the majority of NYT readers are already in agreement that Trump is a disaster and everyday we see his latest flub as the top story day after day while Hillary continues to signal her shift to the right. This information is more relevant. I get that we have to elect her at this point (thanks to the media and NYT for mocking the only viable candidate) but the people should be informed about what she is doing. She is not a progressive. The bias on this site is so bad I'm considering ending my subscription.
I would guess the majority of NYT readers are already in agreement that Trump is a disaster and everyday we see his latest flub as the top story day after day while Hillary continues to signal her shift to the right. This information is more relevant. I get that we have to elect her at this point (thanks to the media and NYT for mocking the only viable candidate) but the people should be informed about what she is doing. She is not a progressive. The bias on this site is so bad I'm considering ending my subscription.
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Don't compare Ms.Hilary with Mr .Trump .She is excelling and more appropriate modus operandi. I am not much political fan but when ever I heard her speech Ms. Hilary' ideas and policies have realistic approach. She knows if you want to create jobs, infrastructure,college tuition, minimum wages rises how to bring the investment how to create the welfare of communities. Ms.Hilary's vision is comprehensive and all-inclusive to all the citizens civilians of USA. Elections happen every four years. There are always distinct proposal and conception between two parties. This time the republican party perspective lack the universal welfare of citizens of USA, Its approach more like divide and rule autocracy.
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You can always vote for the MD who thinks vaccinations cause autism. She's "progressive".
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Ken Salazar was a popular Colorado Senator for years.
This is sad. Our country has become the laughingstock of the world.
Why do so many people take this man seriously?
Why do so many people take this man seriously?
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Don't make this look so obvious or trivialize it. The HRC campaign has known the attacks would worsen. Look at Briebart's webpage for a sample. We've all been told the race would tighten. We've all been told wait until labor day. We don't have to, we see it coming now. The hatred against everyone except the nominee (and hopefully people will see through him) is going to skyrocket.
Yes and no on the laughingstock comment. We have our own fools—as does every Court.
How does Trump explain the anti-Semitic bent of the alt-right (including Breitbart's role in it) to his daughter and son-in-law? Were they consulted?
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Mr. Trump is like toxic flotsam in an actual dark Peter Sellersesque 'Being There' election campaign or worse- maybe Americans are hopelessly trapped in an eternal political Jean-Paul Sartre 'No Exit' hell. This poor son-of-gun is so out of his depth, there's no life preserver now just the virtual shoe-throwers.
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That face he puts on...is that intended to express strength or toughness? It doesn't. When I observe Donald Trump's gestures, facial expressions, I see a man who who is deeply insecure, scared the world is learning his intelligence is less than avaerage at best and a face that expresses an unease with the place he finds himself. I'm sticking to my theory from 6 months ago. He never wanted to be President, he simply figured it would be a great publicity stunt to gain more attention for whatever he intends to do next in his personal life. He like others, witnessed the power of being a rabble rousing idiot, who can ignore facts and say extremely provocative things, only to back away from them, deny he said it, or claim conspiracy. He saw Sarah Palin get rich and hold a degree of sway from this behavior. She like Trump, isn't an intelligent women, yet figured out the country no longer looks up to intellect to lead. "Hockey Mom", and millions couldn't and still can't get enough. Humans are dangerous in their impulse to be lead, ahead of an impulse to think. Fascinating, and scary.
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With Trump getting crazier and crazier, and top Republican politicians unwilling to dump him, this is the chance for a full Democratic sweep of government. That would be more justice than expected, after eight years of Republicans trying to make Obama a one term president.(I'm pretty sure they missed the end of the first term. Why else would they have kept the sabotage of government going so long?) Go Democrats, make America govern itself again.
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This is American fascism's bid for power, the latest apotheosis of the radical right. The "founding fathers" must be weeping in their graves.
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The Trump organization claims to be betting that dominating the news cycle is still the best way to gain new votes.
His new crew are living proof that doing so gets attention, but they continually ignore the distinction between "attention" and "votes."
One might be inclined to say that the actual purpose of the strategy is to increase Trump's media dominance in order to improve his post-defeat media career.
His new crew are living proof that doing so gets attention, but they continually ignore the distinction between "attention" and "votes."
One might be inclined to say that the actual purpose of the strategy is to increase Trump's media dominance in order to improve his post-defeat media career.
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Once again, the myth of Mr. Trump as a successful businessman is punctured. Mr. Trump has never, in his career as a 'businessman' been anything but a boss. He has never worked for anyone. All a boss can do is hire and fire or demote employees. If there are problems, it's never the boss's fault, so new advisors/CEOs/managers/chiefs are brought in and given a chance to turn the battleship 180 degrees in five minutes.
What Mr. Trump doesn't know, among other things, is that 90% of the people who will go to the polls in November have already made their choice and will not change their minds. The task of winning is not an issue: what he is doing now, by hiring a new crew, is preparing a group whom he can blame for his loss. And it's significant that Jared and Ivanka are now said to be out of the loop.
What Mr. Trump doesn't know, among other things, is that 90% of the people who will go to the polls in November have already made their choice and will not change their minds. The task of winning is not an issue: what he is doing now, by hiring a new crew, is preparing a group whom he can blame for his loss. And it's significant that Jared and Ivanka are now said to be out of the loop.
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If Trump was the captain of the Titanic, he'd be looking for another Iceberg. Yet more proof Donnie boy is seeking a way out that he can blame on someone else.
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Women beware. The lingering aftermath of this poisonous election season will not dissipate in the likely event Ms. Clinton wins the White House. This new Trump campaign appointment will only exacerbate an already dismal season.
If the last 8 years have shown us anything, it's that electing a Black man to the presidency does not usher in the end to racism, and Ms. Clinton's election will be no different for women. Given the spicy insults and sexist campaign slogans being openly used by Trump supporters, things will likely get worse.
Considering that a unifying position between religious conservatives and the "Alt-right" is contempt for women and their right to self-determination, his millions of supporters, riled by increasingly hostile and unhinged rhetoric, will be emboldened, even morally obligated, to castigate women for any imagined slight.
Get ready for at least 4 years of witch-hunts, with Clinton as the prime punching-bag.
If the last 8 years have shown us anything, it's that electing a Black man to the presidency does not usher in the end to racism, and Ms. Clinton's election will be no different for women. Given the spicy insults and sexist campaign slogans being openly used by Trump supporters, things will likely get worse.
Considering that a unifying position between religious conservatives and the "Alt-right" is contempt for women and their right to self-determination, his millions of supporters, riled by increasingly hostile and unhinged rhetoric, will be emboldened, even morally obligated, to castigate women for any imagined slight.
Get ready for at least 4 years of witch-hunts, with Clinton as the prime punching-bag.
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It will be even uglier than the last 8 years. Which is why the downstream ballots are so important. We need hard working, patriotic and civil congress people of any party who are willing to work together to move the country forward and tackle the issues that challenge us - debt, infrastructure, economic development, immigration, the middle east, race, social civility and inequality.
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The word witch-hunt incorrectly implies that there needs to be a hunt. Instead, the public record of Clintons misconduct is extravagant. The vetting has been quite good and the conclusion she is not fit for any public office of any kind.
That's it. My crazed conspiracy theory has got to be right: the Clintons conspired with Mr. Trump from the beginning to not simply ease the path back to 1600 Penssylvania, but annihilate the GOP for good measure. A take on Cersei at the end of Game of Thrones. Destroying her tormentors then taking power.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
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It seems to these untrained eyes (as if anyone's could actually focus on what's going on) that Mr. Trump's endgame/alternative is to utilize this campaign for financial gain, post-election. Parlay it into some media holding, more building facades, who knows?
In the end, when he loses, he'll laugh it off and say, "I don't know why everybody doesn't run for President. It gives you huge publicity. The hugist."
That he's leaving a wake of political and societal destruction is merely the cost of doing business.
In the end, when he loses, he'll laugh it off and say, "I don't know why everybody doesn't run for President. It gives you huge publicity. The hugist."
That he's leaving a wake of political and societal destruction is merely the cost of doing business.
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"In recent months, Mr. Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have quietly explored becoming involved with a media holding, either by investing in one or by taking one over."
Evidently Mr. Trump has not informed his son-in-law that he has no money.
It appears that Mr. Trump is trying to influence media coverage of his campaign by hinting that in the near future, he might buy any or all of the big media companies, and become the boss of any or all reporters.
Instead of Trump, he should have been named Bluff.
Evidently Mr. Trump has not informed his son-in-law that he has no money.
It appears that Mr. Trump is trying to influence media coverage of his campaign by hinting that in the near future, he might buy any or all of the big media companies, and become the boss of any or all reporters.
Instead of Trump, he should have been named Bluff.
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Bring on the nasty. Like the Donald needed any help with that.
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Trump reshuffling his campaign staff is about as fruitless at this point as the crew of the Titanic reorganizing the deck chairs.
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Wonderful! Trump is again giving America the finger. The vote against him is how he must be answered.
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The Trumpster not only spouts white supremacists tweets that I have viewed and he fires people that try to make him looks presidential. Presidential he is not.
Just like he doesn't act responsibly by not paying his taxes of 30 million dollars for failed casino's before he took millions of dollars for himself just before he filed bankruptcy for those casino's. Then he lets his buddy Gov Christie wipe the books clean of his obligation once the "governor" got into office. Talk about being crooked. That shows you what successful CEO he isn't. For those of you touting he is the great CEO look at his track record so far it stinks to high heaven.
I wouldn't trust him to run our country. He thinks by being "himself" that he can win this election. Doesn't the Trumpster realize he is in his own little world. No one really thinks this guy who files law suits, files bankruptcies, loves Russia and the KGB Putin, doesn't pay his workers, hires immigrants and pays them pennies overseas to build his gulf courses, doesn't show his taxes nor does he pay any taxes, touts how proud he is for not paying his fair share , and try to convince the many of us that he is for "all americans" what a farce.
The Donald is only in it for himself. But wait now he has this lunatic conspiracy maniac and a pollster running his campaign if he is such a great CEO why does he have such a turn over of people he hires, I don't call him successful at all. He is a spoiled thin skinned bigot.
Just like he doesn't act responsibly by not paying his taxes of 30 million dollars for failed casino's before he took millions of dollars for himself just before he filed bankruptcy for those casino's. Then he lets his buddy Gov Christie wipe the books clean of his obligation once the "governor" got into office. Talk about being crooked. That shows you what successful CEO he isn't. For those of you touting he is the great CEO look at his track record so far it stinks to high heaven.
I wouldn't trust him to run our country. He thinks by being "himself" that he can win this election. Doesn't the Trumpster realize he is in his own little world. No one really thinks this guy who files law suits, files bankruptcies, loves Russia and the KGB Putin, doesn't pay his workers, hires immigrants and pays them pennies overseas to build his gulf courses, doesn't show his taxes nor does he pay any taxes, touts how proud he is for not paying his fair share , and try to convince the many of us that he is for "all americans" what a farce.
The Donald is only in it for himself. But wait now he has this lunatic conspiracy maniac and a pollster running his campaign if he is such a great CEO why does he have such a turn over of people he hires, I don't call him successful at all. He is a spoiled thin skinned bigot.
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Were Mr. Trump's campaign a business, the new leadership would be considering a bankruptcy to reorganize the debt while it continued to operate.
In this case, the debt would be the lack of viable marketing ideas and market share. The business plan would be to find ways to harm the competitor and have the competitor's customers choose to go The Donald out of lack of other choices.
Expect a series of attacks against Sec. Clinton of the Breitbart variety. The negative campaigning will be intense all the way up to the election. Also expect attacks at a lower level against Gary Johnson, the upstart with an 8% market share.
This will be a filthy campaign to the end, designed to suppress the opposition vote and play to the fear and hatred already with us and to create more among the voting public.
It will not be pretty.
In this case, the debt would be the lack of viable marketing ideas and market share. The business plan would be to find ways to harm the competitor and have the competitor's customers choose to go The Donald out of lack of other choices.
Expect a series of attacks against Sec. Clinton of the Breitbart variety. The negative campaigning will be intense all the way up to the election. Also expect attacks at a lower level against Gary Johnson, the upstart with an 8% market share.
This will be a filthy campaign to the end, designed to suppress the opposition vote and play to the fear and hatred already with us and to create more among the voting public.
It will not be pretty.
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I'd go further and say that after his ignominious defeat, he will claim fraud and carry on like the spoiled rich brat that he is. The election is only the beginning of his long-term plans: to stay in the news ad nauseum.
This would be funny, except that it isn't.
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Is Trump building a militia now he has little chance of winning? Bear with me here before dismissing the idea as a crackpot conspiracy theory. Trump has built his campaign around a voter base of right-wing, angry, highly armed, racist whites - around 15million strong. He may have had a legitimate view that he could win the election, but as the polls turned south, and it looks far less likely, he has made some very strange changes to the campaign. Rather than “pivot” to the centre to attract more votes, he has added additional far-right managers to consolidate his base. Why would you do that? He has also called into question the legitimacy of the election and the “corrupt” government after Clinton wins. Even suggesting that the second amendment people could do something about it. I don’t believe that Trump’s ego could handle a loss or that he could give up a 15 million strong group of adoring fanatics? Just a thought.
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It is now more clear than ever, Trump does not want to be president. The game now is how can he appear to be vested in winning yet insure that he loses. Several have written about his motives for a November loss: net worth increase, sympathy, future media ventures, free publicity of his national narcissism tour, etc. He doesn't want to win, he's lazy, and he knows his brand value will most certainly increase after this is all over. Criticizing the 'mistakes' he continually makes is off-point. Realize that he is positioning his allies now while maneuvering for 2017 and it all makes the most sense.
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Smart move by Donald. Why change a strategy that got him the nomination? It is better to lose being yourself, than to lose pretending you are someone else.
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All over the world, where the news in English is read on I-phones, it's read from left to right--top to bottom. Ever since the Republican primaries to today, Trump has owned the New York Times lead--from left to right, top to bottom--and your regular opinion writers are amazed at how Trump dominates the news. Allegedly, he's behind in the polls but leads in campaign donations and hasn't spent a dime of his half-billion on campaign advertising. Is he paying the Times to be positioned so predominantly--every morning?
It used to be "If it bleeds, it leads" Now it's ""if it's Trump--it jumps"
When Trump is sworn in as the President in January 2017, pat yourselves on the back for doing your part in making it happen.
It used to be "If it bleeds, it leads" Now it's ""if it's Trump--it jumps"
When Trump is sworn in as the President in January 2017, pat yourselves on the back for doing your part in making it happen.
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If you are tired of a ruling class of politically correct, establishment backed, do nothing career politicians, Trump is your only choice, and he is doing his best to prove that he is an outsider and will bring real change. Whether that change is for the better remains to be seen, but both Sanders and Trump were on to something in the primaries. Both parties had large groups of dissatisfied constituents who wanted change.
We have a very clear choice now: If you want more of the same, vote for Clinton. If you want change, for better or worse, vote for Trump.
The reality is clear: If you keep going back to the same people, you are going to get the same results, and many people do not like the results of the last 30 years or so.
We have a very clear choice now: If you want more of the same, vote for Clinton. If you want change, for better or worse, vote for Trump.
The reality is clear: If you keep going back to the same people, you are going to get the same results, and many people do not like the results of the last 30 years or so.
Not if the something different is an almost guaranteed destruction. In that case I'll go with my dissatisfaction a little longer.
hey ny times-
can i make a suggestion? i'm asking you to perform an "act of journalism" so this might be tough....the polls that are constantly cited by this paper are meaningless. the one poll we need to hear about is one that no one has reported on- how many new people have registered for the republican party or to vote in areas that would probably swing towards trump? can someone/anyone find this answer? isn't this the most important question?
can i make a suggestion? i'm asking you to perform an "act of journalism" so this might be tough....the polls that are constantly cited by this paper are meaningless. the one poll we need to hear about is one that no one has reported on- how many new people have registered for the republican party or to vote in areas that would probably swing towards trump? can someone/anyone find this answer? isn't this the most important question?
Excuse me but, something is missing from page one of the NY Times -- Hillary Clinton. She is also running for president yet day after day you feature Trump and his outrageous behavior, his incendiary statements, his every move while Clinton is shoved aside. Yes, I understand that it is important to show Trump at his worst and for what he is, but let's have some balance for a change. Clinton is talking about the issues, and this what your readers need to know about, not Trump's tantrums. I know it is a lot to ask, but I would like to see some media outlet have the courage to relegate him to a by-the-way mention of only a few words on broadcast media, or a two-paragraph article tucked at the bottom right column of the left hand page of newspapers. By giving so much press to Trump and not an equal amount to Clinton the NY Times and other media are acting irresponsibly. Stop feeding this monster and allowing it to grow!!!
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What does he do when he is losing? Hire more losers.
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I used to be a fully fledged Reagan Republican. Over the years of Bush The First, his weakness in not dealing with Saddam Hussein there and then and an overall lack of policy domestic and foreign turned me to independent. Then Obama came along and finally I had something to believe in. Now I look at the Reagan years and they appear like a tiny image, at the end of a telescope you've got the wrong way round. The distance between modern Republicans and Reagan, is beyond comprehension, the distance between them and Trump and he and Reagan is simply incalculable. This is not the Republican Party we see before us. It's a bunch of cowards, hypocrites and now, extraordinarily, complete loons. You can see the cracks in the party are so wide now it needs to fall apart, crash, burn, and eventually try and reassemble itself in a new form. Trump, the hooligan media types who surround him, and the seemingly mindless party establishment that seem strangely paralysed with indifference and indecision are driving themselves into a sewer from which they cannot recover.
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Over-analyzing moves Trump has already made make for comforting reading for those who agree with most on this site, suggesting Clinton will likely dismember the rickety Trump "machine" in November. But there is also a chilling aspect to this.
One must consider the effect of the Trump campaign. After Trump loses in November, the remnants of his chaotic campaign will consist of the financial backing of the Mercer "conservatives," the presence of Stephen Bannon, the "news" blogger on steroids whose hideous positions and attitudes play perfectly to Trump's base, Paulie "Strong Hands" (mana=hands, fort=strong), whose demeanor and attitude suggest The Sopranos but whose resume contains close ties and experience with international despots, Trump's latest "Politics Barbie," Kellyann Conway, who is Ann Coulter with somewhat less snark (not difficult), and Roger Ailes, who built Faux News on his ability to appeal to America's lowest common denominator, while allegedly sexually harassing his "News Barbie" anchors. Uniting these despicable individuals is the most despicable of all, Trump, an imbecile whose ego will allow this clique to create "The Trump Network," a media entity that will permanently feed the dissatisfaction of Trump's base while making Faux News seem "Fair and Balanced" by comparison.
Trump is not going away after he loses. He'll be around forever, surrounded by sycophants feeding his ego who will also pollute America's spirit on a daily basis. It's terrifying.
One must consider the effect of the Trump campaign. After Trump loses in November, the remnants of his chaotic campaign will consist of the financial backing of the Mercer "conservatives," the presence of Stephen Bannon, the "news" blogger on steroids whose hideous positions and attitudes play perfectly to Trump's base, Paulie "Strong Hands" (mana=hands, fort=strong), whose demeanor and attitude suggest The Sopranos but whose resume contains close ties and experience with international despots, Trump's latest "Politics Barbie," Kellyann Conway, who is Ann Coulter with somewhat less snark (not difficult), and Roger Ailes, who built Faux News on his ability to appeal to America's lowest common denominator, while allegedly sexually harassing his "News Barbie" anchors. Uniting these despicable individuals is the most despicable of all, Trump, an imbecile whose ego will allow this clique to create "The Trump Network," a media entity that will permanently feed the dissatisfaction of Trump's base while making Faux News seem "Fair and Balanced" by comparison.
Trump is not going away after he loses. He'll be around forever, surrounded by sycophants feeding his ego who will also pollute America's spirit on a daily basis. It's terrifying.
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Were Trump one of the 7 Dwarves, he'd definitely be GRUMPY.
"Make America GRUMPY again!"
GOP: Grumpy Old People
That photo is priceless! He is not a happy camper. He is definitely not a leader. The photo is just a hapless effort to "showcase" him - AS IF ... He's not even a class act. He's a flop! A grumpy, old flop.
Do we now have a new form of Oligarchy? Where instead of PACs, a candidate wraps himself in compliant media?
We have separation of church and state. We need separation of campaign and media. A free and independent press!
"Make America GRUMPY again!"
GOP: Grumpy Old People
That photo is priceless! He is not a happy camper. He is definitely not a leader. The photo is just a hapless effort to "showcase" him - AS IF ... He's not even a class act. He's a flop! A grumpy, old flop.
Do we now have a new form of Oligarchy? Where instead of PACs, a candidate wraps himself in compliant media?
We have separation of church and state. We need separation of campaign and media. A free and independent press!
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Trump can't get his act together, and now he's chosen two of the most ideologically partisan media figures to oversee the running of his campaign. It's going to be very ugly indeed. As others have noted, he flies by the seat of his pants and blurts out whatever nonsense pops into his head. This man simply cannot be allowed to get anywhere near the WH.
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Trump is running his campaign (into the ground) exactly like a season of Celebrity Apprentice. "You're Fired!" Is it me or has The Donald aged a lot in the last few months? Makeup!
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The battle lines have never been clearer. If you want a completely unqualified maniac to run the country vote for Trump; if instead you're willing to accept an unethical lying crook - then go with Clinton. What a country and what a democracy!
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Where are Donald Trump's tax returns ?
This is the single. most damning piece of negative publicity that Donald can endure. It is very obvious why he is not divulging them. In the era of Wikileaks and cyber transparency, there is no way that he stands a chance of being elected unless these documents are released and scrutinized by the public.
All one has to do is look at the obvious fraudulent statements about his state of health in the letter from the so called "doctor". There is no way a man of his age, with his body mass, eating habits on the campaign ( KFC and other fast food, along with his level of rage, could have blood pressure at 110/65.
He is an outright pathological liar and a con man.
This is the single. most damning piece of negative publicity that Donald can endure. It is very obvious why he is not divulging them. In the era of Wikileaks and cyber transparency, there is no way that he stands a chance of being elected unless these documents are released and scrutinized by the public.
All one has to do is look at the obvious fraudulent statements about his state of health in the letter from the so called "doctor". There is no way a man of his age, with his body mass, eating habits on the campaign ( KFC and other fast food, along with his level of rage, could have blood pressure at 110/65.
He is an outright pathological liar and a con man.
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For most people, doubling down when you are loosing, is never a good idea. But that is what many do because they have a hunch that everything will go their way because "it has to." So now we have Trump doubling down because he is dropping in the poles. In this case it is not a matter of "fixing" anything. It is all about optics and manipulation. This seems to have been Trump's modus operandi, M.O., for the entirety of his "career." Go Chump!
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RCP (Conservative organization) has Clinton holding 272 electoral votes comfortable after new Michigan poll numbers came in today. Trump holds 154. Of the 8 remaining states, Clinton leads narrowly to a little more comfortably in 6. Right now, if the electoral college votes were decided today based upon polls, Trump would have 175 votes to Clinton's 363. These numbers are not rigged. Trump is rigged. His attempt at destroying the GOP will be dangerously complete but it's not his fault. It's the GOP large plurality of voters. If it weren't Trump, it's Cruz. Kasich was a distant third.
Face it. Any foundation that once existed in the GOP has given way to constant finger pointing (many times at government expense) and anger. Hopefully, they can rise from the ashes and have some concrete policies that have value. Until then, they must understand that claiming that American is failing, that anger is deserved and continually trying to take down adversaries through repetitious alleged hearings is not Patriotism. Here is a definition of what the GOP has become: "a general lack of enthusiasm in the local brand of nationalism". Perhaps, a better antonym to patriotism is misanthropic. That definition is "disliking humankind and avoiding human society". This is what the electorate in the GOP has disintegrated into.
Face it. Any foundation that once existed in the GOP has given way to constant finger pointing (many times at government expense) and anger. Hopefully, they can rise from the ashes and have some concrete policies that have value. Until then, they must understand that claiming that American is failing, that anger is deserved and continually trying to take down adversaries through repetitious alleged hearings is not Patriotism. Here is a definition of what the GOP has become: "a general lack of enthusiasm in the local brand of nationalism". Perhaps, a better antonym to patriotism is misanthropic. That definition is "disliking humankind and avoiding human society". This is what the electorate in the GOP has disintegrated into.
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And MR. Bannon should last 3-4 weeks. The GOP might be a big tent but not big enough for Bannon and Ailes in a tanking campaign.
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Calling Stephen Bannion a "media firebrand" is somewhat of an understatement. Breitbart News, where was Bannion is chief, is not a news organization at all, but a platform for racists, bigots, white nationalists, and more important, purveyors of conspiracy theories that attacks anyone not of their liking. Bannon has embraced Birtherism, he was one of Trump's initial wave of supporters, and defender of "America First," a euphemism for white nativism at its worst. And as Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard has claimed, all too often he lives in the "Breitbart's alternative reality." Trump has already told the American public that he gets in ideas "from the shows," and all too often they are derived from Breitbart News. We know a great deal of a person in the copy their keep. Reviewing Trump's latest hires and friendships - Roger Ailes, Stephen Bannon, Corey Lewandowki, Kellyanne Conway, and Paul Manafort – clearly tells us that Donald J. Trump is someone not fit to sit in the Oval Office.
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Double down on what isn't working. Good idea.
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Stop giving him all the media coverage. Tired of him.
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So it looks like there'll be no more attempts to "gentrify" Trump. He thinks that he can run a general election campaign like the typical right wing GOP primary. So now he's simply going full right wing by bringing in the head of Brietbart--an unabashedly white supremacist, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant and conspiracy theory laden organization.
Maybe Michael Moore is right---Trump is deliberately trying to throw this election because he really never wanted the job. He just wanted a "vanity" run to enhance his "brand".
Maybe Michael Moore is right---Trump is deliberately trying to throw this election because he really never wanted the job. He just wanted a "vanity" run to enhance his "brand".
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Meanwhile HRC sits back and relaxes
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If you thought the Trump campaign has gotten ugly, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
I can't imagine what Ailes and Bannon will think of but I am sure it will be down in the gutter.
I can't imagine what Ailes and Bannon will think of but I am sure it will be down in the gutter.
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All of us think that Trump is an idiot, and the election is over. Well, Trump may be an idiot, but Brexit should cause us to think otherwise about our election. Every poll was wrong about Brexit...every leader was wrong, and even our own President made the pitch to support the EU to remain intact....Sounds like this election to me...don't you think?
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So....Trump turns to a known peddler of fiction and innuendo as his newest source of 'input' to his campaign?
Donny, I mean this in the nicest way possible, but son, just drop out. Be done with this charade of a campaign.
Donny, I mean this in the nicest way possible, but son, just drop out. Be done with this charade of a campaign.
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Dear NYT, I think people are right who say that the media has given Trump untold millions in free advertising by their constant pushing of Trump stories to the top of the front page. No wonder he hasn't bought any time for TV ads...you and your colleagues are giving him all the PR he needs. How many days has Trump been the lead story. Where is Hilary? Why are you, the world's leading newspaper, plying into the hands of this candidate and his strategists to such a degree?
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Bringing onboard an outspoken conservative pit bull as the new campaign chief just feeds the conspiracy theories that Donald Trump, never having any desire or intention of winning,;
Is running solely so he can fleece "the deal" for money, as is his habit.
Is running as part of a Clinton conspiracy to ensure her election to President.
Is running to split the conservatives off into their own stand-alone political party.
Is running solely to tear down the Republican Party as we know it.
Is running as "something new to do," a lark, never believing he'd get this far.
Is running...
Is running solely so he can fleece "the deal" for money, as is his habit.
Is running as part of a Clinton conspiracy to ensure her election to President.
Is running to split the conservatives off into their own stand-alone political party.
Is running solely to tear down the Republican Party as we know it.
Is running as "something new to do," a lark, never believing he'd get this far.
Is running...
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".. media provocateur whose news organization regularly attacks the Republican Party "
sounds like the nyt?
sounds like the nyt?
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This is like the old house of mirrors at the amusement park. Still laughing!!!!
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OK, this news cheers me up.
I've been wondered what Trump thinks he's doing and afraid he might win. Now I think he's resigned to going down and wants to do it (a) in a blaze of right-wing fantasy paranoia-heroism, with crowds cheering him as their one and only savior, and (b) while walking away with as much money as possible.
I've been wondering why he doesn't spend on running a proper campaign, and I think the answer is that he means to make money on it. (There's some news footage of him bragging that he's going to do this, but I don't know from which year.) And as a narcissist, he needs adulation, and he knows where this is going to come from. It ain't from educated, thinking independents.
I was still worried that he was going to somehow pull it off and get elected. Now I think he knows he's going out and means to do it in a blaze of... of... alternate-universe adulation.
I mean, he's not doing this to win. THAT is pretty obvious.
I've been wondered what Trump thinks he's doing and afraid he might win. Now I think he's resigned to going down and wants to do it (a) in a blaze of right-wing fantasy paranoia-heroism, with crowds cheering him as their one and only savior, and (b) while walking away with as much money as possible.
I've been wondering why he doesn't spend on running a proper campaign, and I think the answer is that he means to make money on it. (There's some news footage of him bragging that he's going to do this, but I don't know from which year.) And as a narcissist, he needs adulation, and he knows where this is going to come from. It ain't from educated, thinking independents.
I was still worried that he was going to somehow pull it off and get elected. Now I think he knows he's going out and means to do it in a blaze of... of... alternate-universe adulation.
I mean, he's not doing this to win. THAT is pretty obvious.
From the recent shake up in the Trump campaign it is obvious that Trump is going even lower than anyone expected of him during his run for the presidency. No sleaze is sleazy enough for Mr. Bannon and his candidate. No conspiracy theory is outrageous enough for Mr. Bannon or his candidate. The public is now eagerly anticipating a re-litigation of Monica Lewinsky's blue dress, the death of Vince Foster, the staging of the Moon Landing, and the findings of Ken Starr; if not the Birther issue alleging once again that Barrack Obama is not an America after all. All this as if the American people were not sick of it the first time. For them the high road is the wrong road and the only road is the filth, dirt, slander, and innuendo peddled by Mr. Bannon and his alleged news outlet. From up high the Founders must have wondered what did they create if Donald J. Trump is the heir to the Party of Abraham Lincoln and whether the Republican Party, as a national party, will ever survive to fit another day in the American political arena.
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Look at that face on Trump. Is that a face that inspires confidence or hope? Is that the face of intelligence? No -- that's the face of a pouty old man who hasn't a clue about what being the president of the US entails. You can look at thousands of photos of FDR -- a man who led the nation through the worst financial crisis in US and through WWII and all that time was struggling with the fact that he was paralyzed from mid-chest down and each day was a physical and mental challenge for him just to get out of bed with help because he could not do it himself and the fact is that NEVER will you find a photo of FDR with that sad sack, pouty, miserable look on his face that Trump displays repeatedly.
Trump's ugly disposition and ugly thoughts and words are mirrored in his face in this and many other photos.
Trump's ugly disposition and ugly thoughts and words are mirrored in his face in this and many other photos.
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Seriously... Really? What ever happened to the big bad wolf media? No trump speech is complete without an attack on the news media that "distorts" the truth. So what does DT do? he brings in two media specialist who as it were come from news organizations known for spin. Neither cares about the truth or could identify it in a line up. One even comes with a bonus, sexual harassment charges by multiple women. I am not sure what effect they will have on the campaign. Can they control DT or will they feed his base instinct, attack attack attack.
What may be concluded [again], is if elected he will surround himself not with great minds who will give him solid advice but people who will reinforce and promote the infallibility of DT.
What may be concluded [again], is if elected he will surround himself not with great minds who will give him solid advice but people who will reinforce and promote the infallibility of DT.
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A rich man from New York (Hyde Park) ran for President in 1932. The public and the world knew him by his initials FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He won the Presidency 4 consecutive terms. He led the greatest generation through the Great Depression and World War II. Though rich and advantaged growing up, he connected with the common man in the U.S . and throughout the world.
Now along comes Donald Trump. The simplest way to characterize him is to paraphrase Lloyd Bentzen's comment to Dan Quale in the 1988 VP debate: "I knew FDR and you (Donald Trump) are no FDR."
Now along comes Donald Trump. The simplest way to characterize him is to paraphrase Lloyd Bentzen's comment to Dan Quale in the 1988 VP debate: "I knew FDR and you (Donald Trump) are no FDR."
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Republican leaders have tried to change Donald Trump. With the changes in Trumps staff, we know he will not change. That means he is likely to offend more. The more that Donald Trump offends the more will vote for Hilary Clinton.
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I don't know how anyone can come to any other conclusion other than this guy Bannon is a really disgusting creep who likes to wallow in the sewer and never lets the facts get in the way of smearing someone.
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Memo to GOP: This really is the last chance to exit.
"Last stop, Palookaville! ...all those not going to Palookaville should exit the Trump Train now! Palookaville next stop!"
"Last stop, Palookaville! ...all those not going to Palookaville should exit the Trump Train now! Palookaville next stop!"
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Hhhhhmmmmm.
Trump hires Bannon head of Breitbart as his campaign CEO?
Maybe Trump's angling for his own political reality/talk show after
he loses the election. We can only hope Trump gets that show.
I bet David Duke will be his first guest.
Trump hires Bannon head of Breitbart as his campaign CEO?
Maybe Trump's angling for his own political reality/talk show after
he loses the election. We can only hope Trump gets that show.
I bet David Duke will be his first guest.
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Bingo. Trump and his son-in-law have quietly been exploring business options in media. Trump is getting debate advice from Roger Ailes, formerly of FOX. Trump hires Bannon, formerly of Breitbart News.
Trump doesn't want to be POTUS. Trump wants to be the next Rupert Murdoch.
Trump doesn't want to be POTUS. Trump wants to be the next Rupert Murdoch.
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Banon looks, in the photo here, like the psychologist in Orange is the New Black. I checked the photo a couple of times to see if it wasn't that actor, playing the role of Healey. Well no metaphor here -- I don't think. But given Trump's attitude toward women and people of color, maybe we could extend a metaphor.
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The best commentary describing Trump is actually a headline currently on an article from The Hill: "Trump, before intelligence briefing: I don’t trust intelligence." http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-before-intelligence-briefin...
There was a theory among a small but significant part of the Sixties Left that the way to make real change was to "heighten contradictions." Essentially, it reduced to an "If you aint with us, you're against us !" attitude and strategy. Among other things, it tended toward using the media to amplify their admittedly extreme threats and actions and to have personalities written large.
Trump is merely a Right wing version of this, largely just another result of the Republicans of 2016 adopting the playbook of the Democrats of 1968, of the Right of the past decade adopting the Manichean world view previously more common on the New Left. While one might legitimately consider Ted Cruz as merely a totally nasty, unlikeable, Rightwing version of someone such as George McGovern, Trump is more like a Rightwing version of a cross between Jim Jones and Huey Newton.
It is a sign of readers' badly skewed priorities that, at the moment, there are six times as many comments for the story, "Trump Turns to Combative Media Chief in Staff Shake-Up", which was posted this morning, than for the story, "‘Shadow Brokers’ Leak Raises Alarming Question: Was the N.S.A. Hacked?" which went up last night. Why do we have Trump? Because people like a circus.
There was a theory among a small but significant part of the Sixties Left that the way to make real change was to "heighten contradictions." Essentially, it reduced to an "If you aint with us, you're against us !" attitude and strategy. Among other things, it tended toward using the media to amplify their admittedly extreme threats and actions and to have personalities written large.
Trump is merely a Right wing version of this, largely just another result of the Republicans of 2016 adopting the playbook of the Democrats of 1968, of the Right of the past decade adopting the Manichean world view previously more common on the New Left. While one might legitimately consider Ted Cruz as merely a totally nasty, unlikeable, Rightwing version of someone such as George McGovern, Trump is more like a Rightwing version of a cross between Jim Jones and Huey Newton.
It is a sign of readers' badly skewed priorities that, at the moment, there are six times as many comments for the story, "Trump Turns to Combative Media Chief in Staff Shake-Up", which was posted this morning, than for the story, "‘Shadow Brokers’ Leak Raises Alarming Question: Was the N.S.A. Hacked?" which went up last night. Why do we have Trump? Because people like a circus.
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For months I've found myself and others I talk to saying "It's not a campaign, it's a Breitbart comment board gone viral". Trump is just mouthing the words and conspiracy theories.
But outsourcing a presidential campaign to Breitbart? I guess the folks at Stormfront were too busy. They're probably resigned to doing graphics and posters for the campaign.
But outsourcing a presidential campaign to Breitbart? I guess the folks at Stormfront were too busy. They're probably resigned to doing graphics and posters for the campaign.
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The pilots are crashing the campaign (for a job he doesn't want and that he isn't going to win) into the alt right mountain. He exits the plane a hero to the alt right and leads his followers into a media enterprise. Trump TV is the alt right Fox News. Bring the Breitbart mentality to television with a built in stoked up audience and start making some money. Winning the presidency is not part of the plan. Nor has it ever been.
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Is Trump building a militia now he has little chance of winning? Bear with me here before dismissing the idea as a crackpot conspiracy theory. Trump has built his campaign around a voter base of right-wing, angry, highly armed, racist whites - around 15million strong. He may have had a legitimate view that he could win the election, but as the polls turned south, and it looks far less likely, he has made some very strange changes to the campaign. Rather than “pivot” to the centre to attract more votes, he has added additional far-right managers to consolidate his base. Why would you do that? He has also called into question the legitimacy of the election and the “corrupt” government after Clinton wins. Even suggesting that the second amendment people could do something about it. I don’t believe that Trump’s ego could handle a loss or that he could give up a 15 million strong group of adoring fanatics? Just a thought.
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What a mess. I wish we had Joe Biden! Hillary is the only choice, the only alternative to Trumps insane, winging it, super right wing, Putin loving promises. Like Bloomberg said "I know a con when I see one". I frankly also find it alarming that Trumps daughter and Chelsea Clinton are dear friends. What does that say about power families. I don't need a lecture or intellectual analysis about not judging that.
Any sane person can see it's a really sad fact. Sad for us. God help us.
Any sane person can see it's a really sad fact. Sad for us. God help us.
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Frighteningly the daughters friendships say that super - wealthy power families have more common and a bond that transcends all of us lesser people. Both families live in the world of "divine deception" for their own gain and where they are clearly so without conscience or care for the masses that they must feel they are realists. Their kids grew up with that. It's insulting to everyone who struggles everyday. They are power driven not driven by service to the people- to us! Obama never demonstrated self centered ego driven power grandiosity.
Like him of not he is not morally corrupt and Trump and Clinton are the opposite.
Like him of not he is not morally corrupt and Trump and Clinton are the opposite.
In the spirit of the Olympics.
Clinton 1
Trump 0
America 320 million victors
Clinton 1
Trump 0
America 320 million victors
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It is telling that Mr. Trump prefers to do it "the other way," and does not like to "modify." Flexibility is a cornerstone of diplomacy, which he does not possess. And its clear that Mr. Trump lacks teachability, which is essential to grasping the issues in an increasingly fractured world.
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As I have elsewhere indicated, the Times election coverage has abandoned objectivity. This is true in its poll statistics as much as its reporting. In the polls the Times relies on, there are results for both two-candidate polls and 4 candidate polls. The former just compare Trump and Clinton. The latter compare all 4 candidates running. Consistently, the 4 candidate polls are closer than the two candidate polls. And, since there are four candidates, those polls are more meaningful. The NBC poll used by the Times shows Clinton ahead by 50-41%., but NBC's 4 candidate poll shows Clinton ahead by 43-37%. That difference, alone, makes the election 1% closer. and distorts the entire analysis of the Upshot. I am uncertain whether there are other polls similarly misreported. But there is no doubt that the Times' misreporting, which may be intentional, makes Trump appear more of an underdog than he is. The Times coverage of the election is not objective and may be purposely false. It is not reliable.
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Ailes one day. Breitbart the next.
One does begin to wonder, as noted elsewhere last month, if there isn't some legitimacy to the theory that Trump plans to pull a news network from the wreckage of a failed campaign as a backup plan.
I shudder at the notion of what a far-right alternative to Fox News might look like. But not nearly as much as a presidency run by such a narcissistic would-be despot.
One does begin to wonder, as noted elsewhere last month, if there isn't some legitimacy to the theory that Trump plans to pull a news network from the wreckage of a failed campaign as a backup plan.
I shudder at the notion of what a far-right alternative to Fox News might look like. But not nearly as much as a presidency run by such a narcissistic would-be despot.
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I think Paul Manafort, who was recently shown to have received very substantial cash pay-offs for his work in the Ukraine on behalf of that country's former dictatorship, has now become too radioactive to remain part of the inner circle. Trump's hand was forced, in part by investigations conducted by the NYT. Good journalism can make a difference.
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The picture of Trump and his retired generals in the security meeting says it all. He had just had his first classified intelligence briefing, and top national security advisors likely told him he is the biggest threat to U.S. national security there is. Which is a perfectly reasonable assessment of U.S. national security, given the circumstances.
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Since Trump's campaign has always been the Breitbart comments section come to life, this is no real surprise. However, rational Americans probably won't fall for it, and will find the end result distasteful, frightening and depressing. Breitbart is a haven for the most violent, angry, bigoted fringe of the right wing, something that most Americans still reject. They don't have the stomach for such blatant hatred. Ironically in Trump's recent speeches he has called for a rejection of immigrants who espouse bigotry and hatred. Now they're running his campaign.
Hopefully, this will be the final nail in Trump's coffin.
Hopefully, this will be the final nail in Trump's coffin.
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It looks like the reason Trump and Bannon get along so well is that they are both on all sides of every issue. A former Goldman Sachs executive who feels the elites have sold out the middle and working classes and who is good friends with the president of Citizens United, the poster child of corporate buyouts of elections?? And their solution is to blame immigrants and liberals? Trump's supporters may be uneducated but hopefully they aren't that stupid.
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In other words, when you're all over the map, you're nowhere.
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First, I would say, "GO Kellyanne!" Mr. Trump must be inclusive & have a good, skilled, decisive Republican (or otherwise) woman @ the top. Kellyanne seems to fit Mr. Trump's familiar demographic.
Having had 2 separate instances today of dealing w/people who were not up to par in doing their job, it occurs to me that the problem with the economy that Mr. Trump is going to have to deal with is not the economy itself --dollars & cents-- but the people who currently make up the American workforce. American workers are simply not up to par much less meeting any bars nor raising bars to excellence. That is why even people who work as "chicken-flippers" at KFC in China are beating America's pants off in terms of excellent service in the retail & labour markets.
Mr. Trump with his take no prisoners manner, is probably the President we need to be the Boss & to indeed fire people in our workforce who are shiftless, slovenly, lazy, unfeeling, & not able to work in a competitive jobmarket. If American workers need to be pink-slipped & sent packing down the road, then Mr. Trump is the man to set an example of that firing & house cleaning from the very top of the pyramid. We need his fearlessness in the face of a bad attitude that exists in the American workforce. It is not the work, it is not the dollars & cents of the economy which has deadened America; it is workers who are dead in place on American jobs. We need Mr. Trump who will authoritatively act to put life into our workers.
Having had 2 separate instances today of dealing w/people who were not up to par in doing their job, it occurs to me that the problem with the economy that Mr. Trump is going to have to deal with is not the economy itself --dollars & cents-- but the people who currently make up the American workforce. American workers are simply not up to par much less meeting any bars nor raising bars to excellence. That is why even people who work as "chicken-flippers" at KFC in China are beating America's pants off in terms of excellent service in the retail & labour markets.
Mr. Trump with his take no prisoners manner, is probably the President we need to be the Boss & to indeed fire people in our workforce who are shiftless, slovenly, lazy, unfeeling, & not able to work in a competitive jobmarket. If American workers need to be pink-slipped & sent packing down the road, then Mr. Trump is the man to set an example of that firing & house cleaning from the very top of the pyramid. We need his fearlessness in the face of a bad attitude that exists in the American workforce. It is not the work, it is not the dollars & cents of the economy which has deadened America; it is workers who are dead in place on American jobs. We need Mr. Trump who will authoritatively act to put life into our workers.
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Trump hired the two people you called, "Not up to par." These new faces are just more of the same angry, privileged, white xenophobic, racist, misogynistic Ayn Randian monsters he has employed all along.
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"Authoritatively act to put life into our workers"
Has to be one of the most terrifying, dystopian sentences I've read in awhile.
Has to be one of the most terrifying, dystopian sentences I've read in awhile.
Thank you, R. Great minds think alike. Reggie
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This is great news. Anybody here actually visited Breitbart.com? It's a cesspool. The comments section alone is full of blatant racism, homophobia, bigotry, sexism and misogyny. And Trump picks the guy running this "news site" to head his campaign?
Watching Trump and company continue to circle the drain should be entertaining in a horror-movie kind of way.
Watching Trump and company continue to circle the drain should be entertaining in a horror-movie kind of way.
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Reality check all is going to plan media fallen for every distraction an voters are completely disgusted not to vote . Mean while an canidate who does represent the people are being given little or no attention by media. Just liek song by the who ,dont ge fooled agun
Maybe Trump is looking to a long game that will leave him a battered, election rigged looser that will enable him to start a new uber-right wing nationalistic media conglomerate to out Fox even Fox. He has the two most successful right wing media giant as an his team now. He sees the polls and is apparently somewhat intelligent. He likely sees that the prospect of 4 years in the Oval Office would be miserable as opposed to continuing to be a rich powerful person with a new hard right media empire that he could EASILY form out of the ashes of a landslide loss to Hillary (with Hannity as Director of News). I see $ all over this and I reckon he, Bannon and Ailes do too.
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So happy to hear this. I'm sure Trump will be encouraged to continue his self-destructive style, and if so, bring down the Republican Party with him.
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I never thought I would live long enough to see the perfect incarnation of The Republican. Thank you Jesus, for Trump. I can die happy knowing that I have seen everything.
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What's funniest in the entire Trump/Republican freak show is the pearl clutching by the likes of Kristol, Hayes and all these Republican "strategists" at the idea that the Republican party has become the party of white nationalist cookiedom where the Republican infotainment industry calls the shots.
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The campaign CEO is "Roger Ailes lite" and the campaign manager "Ann Coulter lite," big deal!
If Trump could only attract and appoint 3rd rate jerk even before he started his evil emperor gig, imagine what kind of people he could surround himself were he to become the POTUS
If Trump could only attract and appoint 3rd rate jerk even before he started his evil emperor gig, imagine what kind of people he could surround himself were he to become the POTUS
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Should all this attention be focused on the campaign itself - the managers/director/advisors, rather than on the candidate and the issues?
In the past, from what I remember, this sort of deconstruction of the mechanics of a campaign happened after the election. I do think that it is relevant that an advisor - e.g. Manafort - is exposed for his questionable contacts and ethics - but this also seems another sign of the Trump phenomena as politics reduced to entertainment.
In the past, from what I remember, this sort of deconstruction of the mechanics of a campaign happened after the election. I do think that it is relevant that an advisor - e.g. Manafort - is exposed for his questionable contacts and ethics - but this also seems another sign of the Trump phenomena as politics reduced to entertainment.
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I think looking at the managers of this campaign is the best way to show people what kind of ill-prepared, bombastic, erratic, intemperate leadership they can expect to see in Trump's cabinet and bureaucratic agencies.
It's true reality show form - like the chefs who have to prepare an extremely complicated meal and have only ten minutes left and the meat has burned and the sauce is ruined, but they scurry on ...
From firing Lewondowski, the former campaign chief, to demoting Manafort, the current chief, to hiring Stephen Bannon as the new campaign in charge, the whole campaign has become a game of shuffling cards for Trump,and, given Trump's unstable pattern of choices and doubts, no body knows when Bannon too is thrown out of the job like his earlier occupants of the chair.
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Remember when Trump criticized Clinton for throwing the DNC Chair under the bus?
True. Also consider that the top 4 DNC officials all resigned in disgrace recently, in response to Wikileaks revelations.
Both parties are facing almost unprecedented levels of heat from the disgusted electorate.
Both parties are facing almost unprecedented levels of heat from the disgusted electorate.
Welcome to Trumpworld!
Trump's running his campaign just like his fav tv show phrase: You're fired!
More like circus entertainment, than a Presidential campaign.
Trump IS that man behind the curtain, the wizard in Oz.
An entertainer and totalitarian oligarch maybe, but forever unfit to be the Prez.
May God save America, by disarming the red button from Trump's vascillations.
Trump's running his campaign just like his fav tv show phrase: You're fired!
More like circus entertainment, than a Presidential campaign.
Trump IS that man behind the curtain, the wizard in Oz.
An entertainer and totalitarian oligarch maybe, but forever unfit to be the Prez.
May God save America, by disarming the red button from Trump's vascillations.
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I enjoy this photo of Trump. If only the NYT featured thought balloons. Trump's thoughts: "The insolence of these disobedient American voters!"
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Nice one, but I don't think he thinks in big words like 'insolence'. Looking again at the photo, I'm picturing a thought balloon with nothing in it.
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Right... I can see him thinking "Hillary's really in trouble now. Believe me!"
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He looks very old and tired in the photo. He's not having fun. He's realizing the American voters are in charge. Not him.
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What's the over-under for when Bannon is replaced or quits? Thirty days? Forty?
The meltdown of the Trump campaign has begun. The internal acrimony and finger pointing will increase, matched by the number of excuses as to why they're going nowhere.
Trump can't change or help himself, but the leaders of the GOP can't make that claim. The story that will come from the aftermath of this campaign will have a life of its own, and both fascinate and appall. In the telling the truth will come out and many Republicans will have to answer the uncomfortable questions, "Did you know he was a disaster, when did you realize it, and why didn't you do something to stop it?"
The meltdown of the Trump campaign has begun. The internal acrimony and finger pointing will increase, matched by the number of excuses as to why they're going nowhere.
Trump can't change or help himself, but the leaders of the GOP can't make that claim. The story that will come from the aftermath of this campaign will have a life of its own, and both fascinate and appall. In the telling the truth will come out and many Republicans will have to answer the uncomfortable questions, "Did you know he was a disaster, when did you realize it, and why didn't you do something to stop it?"
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Don't forget the underdog syndrome. I can imagine there are enough people among Trump's supporters who think that he is being unfairly treated, that the people involved in his campaign are trying to sabotage him at every turn.... I don't think the rats will leave the sinking ship anytime soon.
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Why would a sane person with published warts hire advisors who simply reinforce the public's view of his deficiencies?
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Because he genuinely wants to not be president.
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Just out of curiosity:
"It also formally completed a merger between the most strident elements of the conservative news media and Mr. Trump’s campaign, which was incubated and fostered in their boisterous coverage of his rise."
Conservative news media? Anyone in particular? I kind of thought 'media' (of any kind) and Trump were always like oil and water. Even Fox beats up on him.
Who do you think has given Trump good press?
Anyhow, he is an idiot and most media paints him as such. I was just curious which particular 'conservative news media' you thought helped his campaign. 'Breitbart News'?
Stating that would be even worse then me saying the 'Huffington Post' was a driving force in Hillary's campaign.
Not for nothing, but late night talk show hosts, the NY Times, the LA Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post decide what we think about politicians. (In that approximate order.
Anyhow, there was a point to be made in here, but I am tired.
"It also formally completed a merger between the most strident elements of the conservative news media and Mr. Trump’s campaign, which was incubated and fostered in their boisterous coverage of his rise."
Conservative news media? Anyone in particular? I kind of thought 'media' (of any kind) and Trump were always like oil and water. Even Fox beats up on him.
Who do you think has given Trump good press?
Anyhow, he is an idiot and most media paints him as such. I was just curious which particular 'conservative news media' you thought helped his campaign. 'Breitbart News'?
Stating that would be even worse then me saying the 'Huffington Post' was a driving force in Hillary's campaign.
Not for nothing, but late night talk show hosts, the NY Times, the LA Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post decide what we think about politicians. (In that approximate order.
Anyhow, there was a point to be made in here, but I am tired.
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It's called Fox News.
No one said Trump's press coverage was "good". They said it was boisterous (odd word choice there), by which I think they meant that his most inflammatory comments and egregiously wrong-headed statements were all over the airwaves and front pages (real and virtual). I think what was "helpful" to Trump comes down to "All press is good press."
Do you ever watch Fox news? Even they paint this guy as an idiot. But, I'll accept the comment below regarding 'all news' is good in Trump's reality TV show mind.
For the first time in year's, I am actually looking forward to Thanksgiving. Not only will this hideous election be over, but I will have so much fun antagonizing the right winger guests at dinner. What could possibly go wrong?
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Perfect. Let Trump be Trump in all his bombastic narcissism. His encyclopedic ignorance about national security, immigration, trade, and the economy needs all the exposure it can get.
Let the failed personality and unformed character built on insult bring a 70-year old the defeat he deserves.
Let the failed personality and unformed character built on insult bring a 70-year old the defeat he deserves.
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Trump is looking past November (even if he wins, he will be impeached, no matter who controls the Senate). He will be "Rush on Steroids" and millions of suckers will tune in. The NRA is already buying ad slots. When conman are unmasked they quickly switch to a new scheme and they almost always come out ahead.
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And, if Trump loses to Hillary, she will be impeached by the Republican House of Representatives. The entire Republican contingency in the House views their most important duty is to investigate, investigate, investigate Hillary Clinton and Ben Ghazi, e-mails, or maybe something else by inauguration time. The Republicans cannot help themselves, that's who they are.
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This is a brilliant move. It's brilliant, that is, if you want to triple down on the very traits that make Trump unpalatable to the general electorate. I still wonder if this is a stalking horse campaign...
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Some how through this entire Trump epic, I have this reoccurring dream that I'm watching a 24 hour long Trump speech on TV, and he is doing it as only he can, gestures, fear, inflection, slander, innuendos, tone, half truths or outright falsehoods, Trump to a T.
The camera cuts to the audience and the hordes of white faces tinged red with rage or passion, hiss and roar from mouths that cover half of their faces. Arms raised, fists clenched and waved in chaos, no rhythm. At the end of it, the screen will fade to black and then the credits will roll. The show is over.
Then the TV screen will squeeze the credits right to make room for the commercial featuring a stay at a glamorous Trump resort, followed by a commercial for Ivanka's latest fashion apparel from Macy's.
Next comes the promo spot for the new "reality" based show featuring Donald Trump and his run for US President called, what else, Trump. Co-starring Ivanka and, and,...... an ever changing cast.
They were going to call it Lets Make a Deal but that was already taken.
Wakes up in cold sweat.
This is what I get for watching Fox.
The camera cuts to the audience and the hordes of white faces tinged red with rage or passion, hiss and roar from mouths that cover half of their faces. Arms raised, fists clenched and waved in chaos, no rhythm. At the end of it, the screen will fade to black and then the credits will roll. The show is over.
Then the TV screen will squeeze the credits right to make room for the commercial featuring a stay at a glamorous Trump resort, followed by a commercial for Ivanka's latest fashion apparel from Macy's.
Next comes the promo spot for the new "reality" based show featuring Donald Trump and his run for US President called, what else, Trump. Co-starring Ivanka and, and,...... an ever changing cast.
They were going to call it Lets Make a Deal but that was already taken.
Wakes up in cold sweat.
This is what I get for watching Fox.
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"My campaign is just fine, okay? I've got the best people... and they know what they're doing... because... they're the best. Some of the, top names, in... uh, politics. That's right. You know it, I know it. I won't change just because some loser poll says our numbers are lower... Okay!? And if my numbers don't improve, I'll just say 'Hasta la vista, America!' and take a nice long vacation..."
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We do so need him to last until the election. Otherwise, mayhem ...
Do vote downticket, everyone. We need good government again, if that's possible.
Do vote downticket, everyone. We need good government again, if that's possible.
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time for Slime Show to go full throttle. Where is Henry Kissinger? Dirty Tricks campaign.
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I guess no more Mr. Nice guy.
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Has Donald Trump revealed a face saving strategy for the inevitable outcome? Running for the highest office in the land, he doubles down, again, to be "true to himself" despite the job requirement and overwhelming evidence to the contrary, When the headlines read 'You're Fired" does he lie in the shadow of the Chairman of the Board, and say "I did it my way"?
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His numbers are dropping because of his bombastic negative, ignorant unstable style and his solution is to throw gasoline on the fire by hiring a notorious flame thrower. Everybody close to him is getting beaten up (Chris Christie, Paul Manafort) or ridiculed (Rudy Giuliani, Melania) and daily revelations about him are mind boggling and/or bizarre and my guess is the best is yet to come. Debates? He thinks if he says everybody said I won the GOP debates makes it true when in fact, his poll numbers dropped after each debate. When he is asked specific questions, he will drown because he is ignorant of the issues and apparently has no desire to learn them. In the end, he will still have Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter although she did say on March 29th that Trump was a mental case. Wake me up when this is over because it can't be happening.
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Oh lord it's unbelievable!
His numbers *were* dropping but the most recent Zogby poll only has him down by two points.
And Hillary is going off the screen with no events scheduled for 96 hours over the weekend because - well, no one seems to be saying..
Tortoise and hare come to mind here, somehow.
And Hillary is going off the screen with no events scheduled for 96 hours over the weekend because - well, no one seems to be saying..
Tortoise and hare come to mind here, somehow.
So this whole thing really is reality TV for Trump. It's like on "The Bachelor," when a contestant is there to promote him or herself, or their "brand" or their company or their singing. In the parlance of the show, they are "not there for the right reasons." So Trump wants to buy some big media company, not be president. He's not here for the right reasons.
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All of this used to mean something. Regardless of political party and strong disagreements, there was a sense of grace, diplomacy, and intelligence. The love child of the post-Obama GOP and frisky Tea Party, has managed to debase us all. How sad that the USA is facing a National Enquirer style campaign such as Trump's. Please make it go away.
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Too early to celebrate what looks like Trump's sinking ship. We're about to see the dirtiest of dirty tricks unleashed by this new group of Trump, Bannon, Manafort and Ailes.
Like it hasn't been horrible enough already. Fasten your seat belts.
Like it hasn't been horrible enough already. Fasten your seat belts.
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Much as a drowning man, grabbing a straw.
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The water is now over the deck, and the captain of the Titanic has just replaced the navigator.
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This man must constantly reorganize because nothing really works since he is so deeply flawed. He knows nothing about government or policies but just mouths his big impossible ideas and reads off other people's compositions.
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Well, it's all coming together for Trump now...
He's got the guy behind Breitbart, the guy behind Viktor Yanukovych, and the guy behind Fox News...
Oh...and we can't forget that The Donald regularly drinks (and spews) the Kool Aid of Alex Jones, the guy behind InfoWars, where calls for insurrection and a coming revolution of the "neglected white majority" are common themes.
Also such luminaries as Ted Nugent, and...uh...well, I gotta think Gary Busey is involved somehow. And others (possibly)!
What could possibly go wrong with a dream team like that?
He's got the guy behind Breitbart, the guy behind Viktor Yanukovych, and the guy behind Fox News...
Oh...and we can't forget that The Donald regularly drinks (and spews) the Kool Aid of Alex Jones, the guy behind InfoWars, where calls for insurrection and a coming revolution of the "neglected white majority" are common themes.
Also such luminaries as Ted Nugent, and...uh...well, I gotta think Gary Busey is involved somehow. And others (possibly)!
What could possibly go wrong with a dream team like that?
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" What could possibly go wrong with a dream team like that?"
For Hillary Clinton and a bunch of neocons and Washington insiders,
potentially, quite a lot.
For Hillary Clinton and a bunch of neocons and Washington insiders,
potentially, quite a lot.
He could not manage his own family life. He has ditched three women officially. He has no moral or ethical values. What wants is pleasure with money and women. He is dictatorial in nature. Given a chance, he will not hesitate to bankrupt our Nation. He has good experience on bankrupting his businesses three times, and made millions out of each bankruptcy. i.e. he has looted creditors money. He has absolutely no guilt feelings for what he had done to those creditors. He is proud to say that it is 'his business practice, which is legally valid'. This moral-less person is not even qualified to be President of our Nation. Period.
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maybe there are 2 americas, th actual one that somewhat makes sense, and bizzarro america wherein trump is a serious candidate for pres, and cats vanish leaving only their wide grins
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trump is like a runaway train with the engineer fighting with the brakemen and passengers for control
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It's kind of fun listening to Trump during his last couple of speeches. You can tell he is reading what has been written for him in order to keep him in line. You can hear when he tries to make it his own by repeating his favorite words. "And folks, it is very, very, very, very, very bad."
I don't care who coaches him, BRING ON THE DEBATES! Folks, those will be very, very, very, very, very good.
I don't care who coaches him, BRING ON THE DEBATES! Folks, those will be very, very, very, very, very good.
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Yes!
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Goodbye GOP! This move just proves how out of touch with reality Trump is. Ryan, McCain, and McConnell must have their little brain cells totally spun up trying to figure a face saving way to back out of this one. There isn't one.
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They've got plenty of time. But they will make a great show of walking away from this guy, in order to save their own behinds. Bet on it around the second last week in September.
He's got the best people for everything he says. He will get em, it will be the biggest minds the world has seen he says.
Yet here he is. Fratically re-arranging the deck chairs on his sinking campaign.
The golden Trump is made of no gold. Just a shiny thin coat.
Yet here he is. Fratically re-arranging the deck chairs on his sinking campaign.
The golden Trump is made of no gold. Just a shiny thin coat.
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So - the editor of a news website and the ex-chairman of a major TV news station have either joined or will be advising the Trump campaign. But yet it's the Clinton campaign who is benefiting from the support of the media? (??)
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Trump is no longer veiling his demagoguery. He is announcing it in bright neon lights. I wonder if the NYT has moved up to number one on his hit list?
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Most, and all surviving, firefighters will tell you, when in the middle of a massive fire, you do not take off your fireprotection gear and put on frilly burnable clothing. As a HRC supporter, It pleases me that Mr. Trump does not even respect this axiom of self defense. I would rather that a good person with some qualifications was our opposition for the good of the world, our country and us individual citizens but, instead, we have Mr. Trump.
With their strengthening and stronger relations between Russia and China, we cannot afford anything or anyone so divisive and determined to go the hate route, even pushing aside those asking for less vitriol in favor of those known for the worst vitriol in politics.
Friends, we need to ask all our fellow citizens considering Mr. Trump if they understand that it is not about just hate, it is about building great friendships with people who like and promote democracy. We cannot embrace more hate.
With their strengthening and stronger relations between Russia and China, we cannot afford anything or anyone so divisive and determined to go the hate route, even pushing aside those asking for less vitriol in favor of those known for the worst vitriol in politics.
Friends, we need to ask all our fellow citizens considering Mr. Trump if they understand that it is not about just hate, it is about building great friendships with people who like and promote democracy. We cannot embrace more hate.
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Who benefits? Think about it.
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Do tell... All I see is the pathetic last stand of a buch a delusional reactionaries.
L'osovertate—You forgot to start your post with, "many people are saying."
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If a Republican can't have the Presidency, well then....NO ONE CAN.
Let's Burn Down The Country
Grand Old Pyromania (version 2016)
Let's Burn Down The Country
Grand Old Pyromania (version 2016)
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What I find most amusing about this latest round of announcements is that it is now easy to imagine Trump also gasping out "Rosebud, .....Rosebud!" as he feels his political lifeblood so inexorably flow away. (And your other choice aint much better!)
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mother of mercy! is this the end of...donald?
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More proof that Trump is a one trick pony. All he knows how to do is attack. It's actually a big weakness in a leader, though I'm sure Trump thinks it makes him look strong.
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Michael Moore's theory is making more and more sense. Trump never wanted to be president, it's just a money-making scheme:
http://michaelmoore.com/TrumpSabotage/
http://michaelmoore.com/TrumpSabotage/
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Paul Ryan is notably silent today. Trump hired a Ryan- hater! That proves that it's not about winning the Presidency any more, it's about business.
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This is great news. His spoiled brat, racis,t bigoted and hate filled campaign has been working well so far. Well maybe not. My it continued to turn off the voters
who have a modicum of intelligence.
who have a modicum of intelligence.
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The guy can't even run his candidacy and we expect he can run our country? What a loser!
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It has been theorized Trump has been yearning to earn respect and legitimacy all his life, but it has alluded him. He may have made billions, but is viewed as somewhat of a shady character with a used car salesman like image.
His claim to be eligible to be the CEO of United States is that he is a successful and competent businessman. But his record proves otherwise. He has made money by not creating a thriving enterprise in which three key entities - customers, suppliers, and employees - all win and grow. But in Mr. Trump's case, suppliers have not been paid, customers in many of businesses, such as Trump U, felt cheated.
Further, having to seek bankruptcies protection is a measure of last resort and taking shortcuts, not evidence of having management excellence. If he were to run USA, Inc. the same way as he has run his business and he will bankrupt this great nation. Sadly, at that scale, no one will be able to bail out a whole country, as tax payers bailed him out when he declared bankruptcies.
Ironically , Mr. Trump may end up being the biggest lose himself in the end. His main product is his brand. Trump owns very few properties himself. His main business us licensing Trump brand. By the time the election is over, his name will be so tarnished that he will be hard pressed to find new takers for putting his name on their hotels, resorts, or other buildings.
He will also likely be shunned by both Democratic and Republican politicians.
His claim to be eligible to be the CEO of United States is that he is a successful and competent businessman. But his record proves otherwise. He has made money by not creating a thriving enterprise in which three key entities - customers, suppliers, and employees - all win and grow. But in Mr. Trump's case, suppliers have not been paid, customers in many of businesses, such as Trump U, felt cheated.
Further, having to seek bankruptcies protection is a measure of last resort and taking shortcuts, not evidence of having management excellence. If he were to run USA, Inc. the same way as he has run his business and he will bankrupt this great nation. Sadly, at that scale, no one will be able to bail out a whole country, as tax payers bailed him out when he declared bankruptcies.
Ironically , Mr. Trump may end up being the biggest lose himself in the end. His main product is his brand. Trump owns very few properties himself. His main business us licensing Trump brand. By the time the election is over, his name will be so tarnished that he will be hard pressed to find new takers for putting his name on their hotels, resorts, or other buildings.
He will also likely be shunned by both Democratic and Republican politicians.
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As Dorothy Parker once said, "There is no there there." This is Trump. This is all you get. There is no amount of reorganization that will change that. He is like a petulant child who was coddled all the way through the primaries and now has to compete in the general election with only a fraction of the electorate predisposed to like him and a real opponent rather than the bunch of primary contenders. It was easy because of all of the free air time he got in the media and because he consumed all of the oxygen in the room. The GOP voters who participated in the primaries are a far right segment of the general population. He does not enthrall and delight the rest of the electorate in the same way as evidenced by the polls showing Clinton ahead not only in blue states and swing states but also in some that are normally red. Trump is several bridges too far and lacking in everything beyond the surface to be the POTUS. Now instead of a pivot he has opted for someone to lead his campaign who is known for scorched earth tactics that would make Lee Atwater and Karl Rove blush. So fasten your seatbelts. It is going to be dirty. It is going to be ugly. It is going to be vicious. But Clinton has had decades of dealing with GOP poison. She will withstand it and win. And Trump will exit whining that the election was rigged against him.
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gertrude stein. but the rest is golden.
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Actually, isn't the quote attributed to Gertrude Stein?
Great post, though.
Great post, though.
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Sorry, It was a middle-aged memory lapse.
The man has had his chances. With wives, 3. Bankruptcies, 6. Campaign staff lineups 3. To be truthful ? Countless times. To show any ability to unite and lead this nation not divide it, too many.
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This election has gone beyond the circus stage and turned in to a totally embarrassing and fright filled nightmare for our country.
Trump may very well lose, but what happens to all the fevered energy he's infused in his base? Does anyone really think all of those people will just go back to normal life after they've listened to and even watched him foment violence, encouraging them to do the same? He's brought out the worst this country has to offer, making hateful attitude and perspectives main stream again, and now he's taking guidance of the absolute worst to run his campaign, Ailes and Bannon. As if the Freedom Caucus in the House hasn't been horrid, loud and obstinate enough, things have now become exceedingly worse as November looms on the horizon.
I'm at total loss to adequately to describe this new environment of fear and hate that's enveloping our nation right now, like some retched miasma that I'm powerless to even dent, let alone effect, in a bible belt state that continues to send the worst representation to Washington. I'm at a total loss. Period.
I'm an atheist, but the only words that come to mind at the moment are: God help us all.
Trump may very well lose, but what happens to all the fevered energy he's infused in his base? Does anyone really think all of those people will just go back to normal life after they've listened to and even watched him foment violence, encouraging them to do the same? He's brought out the worst this country has to offer, making hateful attitude and perspectives main stream again, and now he's taking guidance of the absolute worst to run his campaign, Ailes and Bannon. As if the Freedom Caucus in the House hasn't been horrid, loud and obstinate enough, things have now become exceedingly worse as November looms on the horizon.
I'm at total loss to adequately to describe this new environment of fear and hate that's enveloping our nation right now, like some retched miasma that I'm powerless to even dent, let alone effect, in a bible belt state that continues to send the worst representation to Washington. I'm at a total loss. Period.
I'm an atheist, but the only words that come to mind at the moment are: God help us all.
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Molly, you don't know half of it. There are middle class people so terrified of what is going to happen, as they retire or are close to retirement, or as they start their second career with a lot of uncertainties, some are thinking of migrating out. Some have already migrated out.
It is amazing how many overseas Americans now want to extend their stay abroad. Some want to get their permanent residency, or even citizenship, in other countries. And some are trying to get their dual citizenship if they are eligible for such things. It is already fashionable, and considered smart and safe, for Hollywood types to get citizenship abroad through their foreign husbands or wives, and much of it dual citizenship for themselves and their children.
The only people who are desperate to get into the US and stay here are refugees (who have nowhere to go), and those who come from places where there is no running water, no indoor toilet, no air conditioning, and TV or refrigerators are considered luxury items, and they are living in anarchy hell or dictatorship hell or military hell or some kind of brutal violence hell. These are the only kind of people who keep ranting, with the idiots in our country, USA, USA, USA...Soon Mexico will be building a border to stop the crazy and desperate Gringos from entering their country. We should never complain about Mexican cartels. Our financial elites are a Cartel!
Good luck to the sane, smart, sensitive & sweet ones. We are the true minority.
It is amazing how many overseas Americans now want to extend their stay abroad. Some want to get their permanent residency, or even citizenship, in other countries. And some are trying to get their dual citizenship if they are eligible for such things. It is already fashionable, and considered smart and safe, for Hollywood types to get citizenship abroad through their foreign husbands or wives, and much of it dual citizenship for themselves and their children.
The only people who are desperate to get into the US and stay here are refugees (who have nowhere to go), and those who come from places where there is no running water, no indoor toilet, no air conditioning, and TV or refrigerators are considered luxury items, and they are living in anarchy hell or dictatorship hell or military hell or some kind of brutal violence hell. These are the only kind of people who keep ranting, with the idiots in our country, USA, USA, USA...Soon Mexico will be building a border to stop the crazy and desperate Gringos from entering their country. We should never complain about Mexican cartels. Our financial elites are a Cartel!
Good luck to the sane, smart, sensitive & sweet ones. We are the true minority.
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I understand more than you think, Mark. I am among the long term unemployed - six years. No one seems to want to hire a woman in her late 50s these days, even one with great skills and experience. So I am in the same boat as many of these people who are angry over job losses, but I don't see it in the same way as they do. It upsets me because we're living so close to the edge now but I'm not about to break out the pitchforks and torches over it.
It also means that we can't afford to move across the road in our rural community, let alone leave the country. Though I often dream about moving to a more progressive area of this one. Try being an activist in the bible belt! Ha! Thankfully, though few, we do have enough good friends here who are also like us in ideology that there is some solace to be had.
Good luck to everyone. We're all going to need it, even his followers even though they've yet to realize it. smh
It also means that we can't afford to move across the road in our rural community, let alone leave the country. Though I often dream about moving to a more progressive area of this one. Try being an activist in the bible belt! Ha! Thankfully, though few, we do have enough good friends here who are also like us in ideology that there is some solace to be had.
Good luck to everyone. We're all going to need it, even his followers even though they've yet to realize it. smh
Trump steering his way to controlling media by owning it is terrifying statement about who he is, why he wants to win, and what he would do to get there, given the foresight (which he thankfully was not). He’s rewriting the Office of the Presidency, and if he were to win (and that’s not out the question based on what I hear in the two red towns I work in), it would be destroyed forever. Because it would mean that honor no longer played a role. Once we all decide to throw in the towel on honor, who are we?
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Trump and Breitbart, a marriage made in Hades. What more can we expect from Trump the nativist. His idiotic statements have provided a mother lode of comic material for more than a year. In this final struggle to win credibility in the last few months of his campaign, Trump has decided to double-down. He's going back to the basics and finish his campaign as he began it, in a blaze of glory.
In this supposed final course correction before November, we Dems hope the Breitbart Effect becomes one of the last nails in the coffin of Trump's campaign. For the end is nigh. Trump's cauldron of fear and loathing, racism, sexism, and a whole host of ism's which this demagogue has managed to churn up in predominantly semi-literate white folks who have been drawn to Trump's rhetoric like moths to the flame will soon be left with a huge hole in their souls.
What will they do with all that pent-up hate? Hopefully they will realize like alumni of Trump "university", they have been taken for a ride on the Trump train. They have been played for fools, like all the others who have partnered up with Trump's pipe dreams and snake oil. The thing is Trump will be just fine. He will be back in Manhattan, ensconced in his penthouse at Trump Tower, laughing all the way to the bank, while his supporters are covered in all the mud he has slung at so many of us. We have no pity for those Trump supporters, only fear that such people exist.
DD
Manhattan
In this supposed final course correction before November, we Dems hope the Breitbart Effect becomes one of the last nails in the coffin of Trump's campaign. For the end is nigh. Trump's cauldron of fear and loathing, racism, sexism, and a whole host of ism's which this demagogue has managed to churn up in predominantly semi-literate white folks who have been drawn to Trump's rhetoric like moths to the flame will soon be left with a huge hole in their souls.
What will they do with all that pent-up hate? Hopefully they will realize like alumni of Trump "university", they have been taken for a ride on the Trump train. They have been played for fools, like all the others who have partnered up with Trump's pipe dreams and snake oil. The thing is Trump will be just fine. He will be back in Manhattan, ensconced in his penthouse at Trump Tower, laughing all the way to the bank, while his supporters are covered in all the mud he has slung at so many of us. We have no pity for those Trump supporters, only fear that such people exist.
DD
Manhattan
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The Manafort / Putin / Ukraine connection is just being significantly unearthed and Trump changes campaign top management. Anybody else wonder why? Maybe he is "Manchurian Donald."
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Marketing plan will change, but the product, like the steaks and university, is a rotten scam.
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This is a strong indication that Trump wants to lose. He probably realizes, even despite his massive ego, that he is not qualified to be president of the United States (though his ideas are "brilliant" beyond belief) and fears the possibility of victory. Besides, the techniques he used during the primaries were merely an extension and expansion of what he did in his business career, so he is incapable of imaging any other course, having fallen deeply in love with himself many years ago. He's stuck with the Donald but, thankfully, the odds are high that we won't be stuck with him beyond November. Pray that this is so.
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Further, these moves are rather typical of an egomaniacal person: the answer is always more, more me, more of the same, more of me being allowed to show how right I am. There is little or no room for reflection and corrective action.
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Reading the comments it seems folks have missed some interesting points in the article - namely that Trump is seeking to turn his presidential campaign into an extreme-right-wing media property. He sees an opportunity to make a profit which I believe he thinks a lot more fun than being a boring head state. He's basically playing his supporters for the chance to make them his customers. Frankly, this makes him look smarter than I ever gave him credit for. He just keeps failing upward.
As for Ailes, it's his chance to bury Fox and be a network king again. Bannon? I'd say he's being used by the other two - we'll see how long they need him.
As for Ailes, it's his chance to bury Fox and be a network king again. Bannon? I'd say he's being used by the other two - we'll see how long they need him.
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I think you're right on the money.
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Good call.
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I agree. I think Trump knows he's already lost, and will use the next few months to make as much mischief as possible. He doesn't want to be President. All this is a game to him. He'll debate, he won't debate, the election is rigged, everyone is against him, he didn't really lose, and so on. It's much more fun to buy a media outlet,and spew all kinds of dangerous nonsense designed to hurt and undermine Hillary. Trump much prefers being a toddler to being a mature grownup. But, what a dangerous toddler.
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Trumplethinskin won the primary scramble with just under 13 million votes. In 2012, Romney lost handily while polling 55 million. It seems like poor strategy to consolidate the base and alienate party regulars and independents needed to win the race.
This appears to be designed to revert to whining about a rigged system when Trumplethinskin loses, but with moves like these, he's hanging himself.
This appears to be designed to revert to whining about a rigged system when Trumplethinskin loses, but with moves like these, he's hanging himself.
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For over 9 months, I have dutifully scrolled through thousands of "Readers' Picks" mostly outlining Donald Trumps glaring lack of credibility as a candidante, as a nominee and now as a potential president. At this point in the contest, he has inexplicably overcome one obstacle after another by staying ahead of a shifting conversation. Underscoring his transgressions is no longer effective. The phenomena of Donald Trump needs to be less vigorously explained in different terms otherwise, in addition to his deft handling of the media, the discourse collapses into "Donald J. Trump exquisitely playing the well intentioned commentators.
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He won when he was rousing the right wing radicals. He is still doing that when the electorate is the entire political spectrum.
He has ZERO appeal for us on the left. His crass and obnoxious behavior, not to mention his outright lies and his total lack of any substance, will not convince anyone of even a moderate bent to vote for him. He has offended a YUUUUUGE swath of the electorate.
Trump is going to lose in a spectacular collapse. By comparison, Goldwater's blowout loss will look like a victory.
He has ZERO appeal for us on the left. His crass and obnoxious behavior, not to mention his outright lies and his total lack of any substance, will not convince anyone of even a moderate bent to vote for him. He has offended a YUUUUUGE swath of the electorate.
Trump is going to lose in a spectacular collapse. By comparison, Goldwater's blowout loss will look like a victory.
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robin, your spin is creative but unconvincing
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sinking lower and lower - next david duke
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One last comment on the fine photo by Stephen Crowley of Kellyanne Conway. Right, we're all upset about Trump, but we don't give enough, or any, credit to the supporting photos. In Stephen Crowley's descriptive photo, Ms. Conway grips two men, the beard of one has an authoritative countenance as it does not point at her, but at a colleague to the left. In the background, two other official heads rise diagonally to emphasize her presence.
We wonder about the man with the beard. We see little of his face, yet we know that he has some sort of position in this campaign. Ms. Crowley is bonding to both men, maybe obsequiously?
It says it all. A very fine photograph.
We wonder about the man with the beard. We see little of his face, yet we know that he has some sort of position in this campaign. Ms. Crowley is bonding to both men, maybe obsequiously?
It says it all. A very fine photograph.
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The Times replaced the photo you are describing, so, for future reference, it would be a good idea to include a link.
Anyway, I found it by doing a Google images search for "Kellyanne Conway Damon Winter":
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/world/18TRUMP-web4/18TRUMP-we...
What is the significance of the blue dress and the hand holding a white paper on a wooden barrel?
Anyway, I found it by doing a Google images search for "Kellyanne Conway Damon Winter":
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/world/18TRUMP-web4/18TRUMP-we...
What is the significance of the blue dress and the hand holding a white paper on a wooden barrel?
Most Americans now see the Huckster for what he really is:
A spoiled, whiny, man-child. A womb-lotto winner, who transformed a real estate empire into a golf resort hobby.
Americans now see the Huckster could not successfully run a flea circus, which is why the banks always seem to remove him from management positions when handling his inevitable defunct business ventures.
These latest Goebbels-wannabes are 1980s/1990s throwbacks. They are ill-prepared to "end-run" the age of information.
The Huckster should have embraced the true nature of his campaign, and chosen Kim Kardashian as his running mate.
A spoiled, whiny, man-child. A womb-lotto winner, who transformed a real estate empire into a golf resort hobby.
Americans now see the Huckster could not successfully run a flea circus, which is why the banks always seem to remove him from management positions when handling his inevitable defunct business ventures.
These latest Goebbels-wannabes are 1980s/1990s throwbacks. They are ill-prepared to "end-run" the age of information.
The Huckster should have embraced the true nature of his campaign, and chosen Kim Kardashian as his running mate.
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Good show as the Brits say. Hopefully there will be attacks on both the Republican and Democratic elites who know what is best for us struggling low life slobs.
How to win friiends and influence people.
Maybe they should read the book. Oh, sorry, ... Little Donnie does not read anything longer than a page or two.
Maybe they should read the book. Oh, sorry, ... Little Donnie does not read anything longer than a page or two.
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I don't get it. What about moderates? Won't the addition of Bannon and Conway send them running to Hillary?
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there may be a benefit of th trump phenom
i haven't heard one american boast that America is th exceptional or best country since trump started
that lone may have been worth it
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:))
And I like that Andromeda bit too...
You got it friend, and you are welcome!
There are Americans and non Americans who are several hundred years ahead...and they are all amazing! We are all amazing!
You got to figure that out intuitively...not through analysis, dissection and deconstruction.
And I like that Andromeda bit too...
You got it friend, and you are welcome!
There are Americans and non Americans who are several hundred years ahead...and they are all amazing! We are all amazing!
You got to figure that out intuitively...not through analysis, dissection and deconstruction.
Breitbart is to to journalism as pigs are to flying.
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Trump, Bannon, Ailes, Manafort Lewandowski, etc. deserve each other. The clown car has just gone off the road, taking the GOP with it. Can't wait for the "autopsy" from the RNC after the upcoming election debacle. Perhaps they need to take "double-down" out of their vocabulary.
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My bet is that Donald "Extreme Vetting" Trump has not spent one second considering the history of anti-Semitic, misogynistic, crazy stuff he has just married to his brand. Happy hunting!
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There is one overriding concern. That is the appointment of Supreme Court justices. Trump told us he wants Scalia-types. Hillary wants more centralist-types. This alone makes me vote for Hillary. In addition, the Trump reactions to even minor incidents is alarming. Is this his reaction to the lousy poll numbers? Or an increasingly obvious case of Alzheimer's?
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Both.
Trump's father died from Alzheimer's disease.
Trump's father died from Alzheimer's disease.
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Paul Ryan said Trump's remarks about the Federal Judge of Mexican descent were "text book racism". Trump has gone further and hired Stephen Bannon, an avowed racist, to advise Trump's campaign. If the filth that came off this man's pen at the blog Breitbart News, comes from Trump's campaign, Ryan will loose his house election for supporting such racist garbage. The man is a militant white supremacist. The Republican Party is going to be defined by it'slowest common denominator, and Bannon is the lowest.
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Trump has already conceded this election. First off he never thought he would be nominated.....then when nominated, he realized that he really doesn't want to be president...so...what to do? Obvious...continue to sabotage your own candidacy with hateful ridiculous statement....but ones that solidfy an intense and loyal base...then hook up with the media pied piper of all of those rats and then when you lose, stay in touch with them in concert with Bannon and profit from your "leadership" perch of this wing of the Republican Party.....this is all about Trump and $$$$$...never about the country....
Shame on all of us!
Shame on all of us!
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The only thing Trump has been riding on is saying 'I will get the best people to do the job' So much for that....
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It's been said countless times, but I'll repeat it here: Republicans brought this upon themselves. Well over a dozen "qualified" candidates, and they picked the coarsest of them all.
The Times keeps interviewing all these folks who played key roles in McCain's 2008 campaign and Romney's 2012 campaign about Trump's disaster of a campaign. These people should point the finger at themselves rather than at Trump when lamenting their party's dire situation. They enabled it, dog whistles and all.
The Times keeps interviewing all these folks who played key roles in McCain's 2008 campaign and Romney's 2012 campaign about Trump's disaster of a campaign. These people should point the finger at themselves rather than at Trump when lamenting their party's dire situation. They enabled it, dog whistles and all.
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Ivanka needs to watch Cabaret.
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The thing that worries me is that Trump's secret strategy is to go for the 88 million people who are eligible to vote but don't ever. If he gets even a very small percentage of these folks he can win overwhelmingly.
They won't participate in polling - exit or otherwise - so we won't know what's happening until it's too late. Unless we can see stats of these voters registering, this could be a stealth campaign the likes of which would dwarf the evangelical stealth campaigns in the '90s and '00s. And all the conventional wisdom in the world won't help us if they find their way to the polls.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/elections/nine-percent-...
They won't participate in polling - exit or otherwise - so we won't know what's happening until it's too late. Unless we can see stats of these voters registering, this could be a stealth campaign the likes of which would dwarf the evangelical stealth campaigns in the '90s and '00s. And all the conventional wisdom in the world won't help us if they find their way to the polls.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/elections/nine-percent-...
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In order for those 88 million to vote, first they have to register.
If they have never voted, registering is foreign to them.
Then Trump would have to identify them, and get them to bother to vote. He has a very rudimentary "get out the vote" operation.
How many of those who never vote might vote D if they actually bothered? They can't ALL be right wing wackos like Trump.
Not likely that he will turn out 88 million far right radicals, if they did not bother to vote in the primaries (where the most committed are most likely to vote).
And then there is the question of where those people live. If they live in RED states, it does not matter. Either they will push his percentage in such a RED state to 90-10 (which only gets you the exact same number of Electoral College votes as a lower percentage win would provide) or they fail to vote. Only if a significant number of first time voters who are far right and who live in BLUE states exist will there even be a concern.
The Democrats are working hard to register voters who are not far right. Where is that effort on the Trump side of the ledger? I do not think it exists. You can't organize it in 83 days.
If they have never voted, registering is foreign to them.
Then Trump would have to identify them, and get them to bother to vote. He has a very rudimentary "get out the vote" operation.
How many of those who never vote might vote D if they actually bothered? They can't ALL be right wing wackos like Trump.
Not likely that he will turn out 88 million far right radicals, if they did not bother to vote in the primaries (where the most committed are most likely to vote).
And then there is the question of where those people live. If they live in RED states, it does not matter. Either they will push his percentage in such a RED state to 90-10 (which only gets you the exact same number of Electoral College votes as a lower percentage win would provide) or they fail to vote. Only if a significant number of first time voters who are far right and who live in BLUE states exist will there even be a concern.
The Democrats are working hard to register voters who are not far right. Where is that effort on the Trump side of the ledger? I do not think it exists. You can't organize it in 83 days.
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Trump's previous advisers informed him that his off-the-wall behavior isn't working and that a course correction was needed. He responded by replacing those advisers with sycophants who's only qualifications are that they will tell him only what he wants to hear. They come from highly partisan organizations that have no experience or interest in appealing to constituencies that exist outside the far-right Republican base. This isn't a shake up in any sense of the word. Trump is going to be delivering more of the same clowning and bigotry we've seen from him throughout this campaign.
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The CIA probably gave Donald an audio version of Harriet the Spy to listen to for his national security briefing and told him to write a book report.
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This is great. and then it made him want some cake and milk after his junk food dinner.
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Trump and his new team announced today at an all white rally that he will do more for Blacks than Clinton and the Democrats.
Fails to mention that he was sued by the US Dept. of Justice for refusing to rent to Blacks.
Fails to mention that he was sued by the US Dept. of Justice for refusing to rent to Blacks.
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Oh, great! Does this mean that we'll soon learn the truth about Obama's birth certificate, chemtrails, the faked moon landing or Roswell?
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Get ready for Trump to win. It's coming.
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With Trump tanking in the polls, all his supporters have left is undisguised trolling. At this point it’s equal parts amusing and pathetic.
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joe:
Start practicing saying "Madame President" starting January 20, 2017.
I am sure even you can learn a two word phrase in the next 5 months. It is not a foreign language or anything weird like that. Try. You can do it.
Start practicing saying "Madame President" starting January 20, 2017.
I am sure even you can learn a two word phrase in the next 5 months. It is not a foreign language or anything weird like that. Try. You can do it.
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I love Trump. Really. I do. Thanks to him (and only him) --
No one will vote Republican for decades to come.
A woman will be president.
The rich will pay taxes.
A better party will replace Repubs, they will be at least 18th century. At least.
Supreme Court PACKED with justices that actually care.
Police force held accountable
And that's just getting started. I say let Trump do whatever he wants, the guy is practically working for us. Hillary needs this guy on her payroll asap.
No one will vote Republican for decades to come.
A woman will be president.
The rich will pay taxes.
A better party will replace Repubs, they will be at least 18th century. At least.
Supreme Court PACKED with justices that actually care.
Police force held accountable
And that's just getting started. I say let Trump do whatever he wants, the guy is practically working for us. Hillary needs this guy on her payroll asap.
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Yep, and as a bonus he might make a dent in Fox News viewership when he starts his own media outlet.
Paul Manafort – YOU'RE FIRED!!!
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The last editor in chief who left Brietbart said Stephen Bannon was using the publication as "Trump's Pravda". Bannon attacked his own reporter when Trump's campaign manager grabbed her arm, calling her an unprintable slur before she quit.
Between Bannon and Ailes you pretty much have sham journalism totally covered. Throw in Trump and you have the sham candidacy covered.
Between Bannon and Ailes you pretty much have sham journalism totally covered. Throw in Trump and you have the sham candidacy covered.
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I just learned that Christie is Trump's transition chief, if by some terrible mistake Trump wins, and to really add fuel to the fire that is consuming America, I also just learned that Hillary "has named former Colorado Democratic Senator and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to be the chair of her presidential transition team — the group tasked with helping set up the new administration should she win in November. That includes identifying, selecting, and vetting candidates for over 4,000 presidential appointments.
As a senator, Salazar was widely considered a reliable friend to the oil, gas, ranching and mining industries. As interior secretary, he opened the Arctic Ocean for oil drilling, and oversaw the botched response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since returning to the private sector, he has been an ardent supporter of the TPP, while pushing back against curbs on fracking."
https://theintercept.com/2016/08/16/hillary-clinton-picks-tpp-and-fracki...
Methinks the Queen will allow passage of the TPP, the moment she enters the White House, and franking will go into high gear.
As a senator, Salazar was widely considered a reliable friend to the oil, gas, ranching and mining industries. As interior secretary, he opened the Arctic Ocean for oil drilling, and oversaw the botched response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since returning to the private sector, he has been an ardent supporter of the TPP, while pushing back against curbs on fracking."
https://theintercept.com/2016/08/16/hillary-clinton-picks-tpp-and-fracki...
Methinks the Queen will allow passage of the TPP, the moment she enters the White House, and franking will go into high gear.
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I begin to believe more and more in commentators speculation that Trump will start his own TV network. Are we all pawns in the biggest con, run for president, fail and start a network with all your new followers?
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When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail...
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Trump thinks he's getting tough. What he's really doing is throwing in the towel. Clueless.
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Given Mr. Trump's struggles to choose the "right team" to manage his campaign thinking of him choosing a cabinet or advisors is a nightmare. And his potential "fireside chats" would be just another noxious rant. What a mess!
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WE have what the current Republican and last 20 years of it leadership has brought upon us. Vote.
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Zig ... I don't need Ryan or McConnell, they need me ... no endorsement for Ryan ... zag ... I'm here today to read an endorsement of Paul Ryan but I might fall asleep because I am so disinterested ... zig ... I don't need Ryan's endorsement or McConnell's ... I can do this my way ... OK, I'll hire Manafort to give my campaign some direction ... get rid of what's his name ... Lewinsky ? ... nah, I need a complete novice who knows how to throw a punch.
Hard not to see this as lipstick on the pig.
Hard not to see this as lipstick on the pig.
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Same music. Different musicians.
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Trump may be dumb, but not that dumb. I was confused why he would give a speech that stuck with teleprompters in "Milwaukee" and the turn right around and hire Bannon. My theory is that Trump plans to pivot towards a more politically correct message, but with Bannon at the helm, the alt-right will take it with a wink and a nod. Without Bannon there, Trump would look like he's selling out. The rest of th GOP would just see it as a pivot.
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You give Trump way too much credit. The man is a slave to his ego.
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And the beat goes on. A new 'mean girl' and another 'run-of-the-mill' schoolyard bully? What does this say about Trump's vision for our country? And how will the likes of Paul Ryan, Senator McConnell, and Reince Preibus spin this one? More anger and hatred is what was missing from the Trump Campaign? Red meat venders to fill stadiums and take things to a new, next level? Trump's limits, his powers of persuasion are becoming clearer and clearer and are clearly not what the majority of Americans view as rational nor practical during times like these. His gallery is dwindling and he lacks the foresight to understand that notion.
He is clearly out of his league, a 'simpleton' with too much money and not enough brains. His overly simplistic, banal, and boorish understandings of how things work are now so evident it can't become any clearer how great the need is to defeat him in November.
He is clearly out of his league, a 'simpleton' with too much money and not enough brains. His overly simplistic, banal, and boorish understandings of how things work are now so evident it can't become any clearer how great the need is to defeat him in November.
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More than running the country, I can't imagine how Donald Trump has been able to handle his "empire." The man's indecision, fickleness and history of failed businesses should give anyone pause, not just the American voters. Golf resorts aside, his is a history of defaulted loans, unpaid taxes, shortchanged contractors, and disgruntled employees. Paul Manafort alone should make any voter think twice about Trump's judgement in hiring personnel.
And he says Hillary's "crooked"? Physician heal thyself.
And he says Hillary's "crooked"? Physician heal thyself.
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So, any word on what Mike Pence thinks of all of this?
Gosh, I'm sure he's just thrilled to be lumped in with all these haters, especially that they despise the Republicans - oh, but wait, no, it turns out he's just fine with all of them! Ah, well, in THAT case, why wait for Labor Day since this is a bunch who have never labored a day in their life...
.... and, actually, Pence, the rule on Labor Day is that one must never wear white shoes after it. There is no rule on "guns".
Gosh, I'm sure he's just thrilled to be lumped in with all these haters, especially that they despise the Republicans - oh, but wait, no, it turns out he's just fine with all of them! Ah, well, in THAT case, why wait for Labor Day since this is a bunch who have never labored a day in their life...
.... and, actually, Pence, the rule on Labor Day is that one must never wear white shoes after it. There is no rule on "guns".
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trump keeps pence busy cleaning his 757
he wants a spit shine on those gold faucet s
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In high school in the 1950s we would call Pence a "simple tool". Such a loser. He will completely disappear from the world stage after 11/8
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The fetus funeral guy? You'd better hope he never gets any power. Indianans are so happy to be quit of him.
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It's not so much the evil as the lies.
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If Hillary lies, it's a big deal. These guys, they never stop lying and nobody cares.
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This is like watching diesel burn, slow yet steady.
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Good move as we shall see. Will still be voting for Weld Johnson
Trump's chronic and latest "antics" prove that we really need H. Clinton 2016.
Not nutter Trump with his ever-changing bizarro crews.
Not nutter Trump with his ever-changing bizarro crews.
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A campaign founded on meanness needed a manage who knows how to be mean. Expect even more nastiness out of this campaign. This shows the true tenor of what a Trump presidency will be like. Make America Mean Again!
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Trump shows his true colors: a white supremacist who now hires racists to run his campaign. Not just that but people like Bannon who are anti women and live in a conspiracy filled world. How that expands his reach is a mystery. The RNC will either sink with Trumpolini or will have to dump him now. My bet is they will sink.
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He hires these folks because Washington pros won't work for a losing cause. It's bad for their careers. He's done.
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Amazing. Really revealing writing by all. I see what this is. Right Wing politics is best understood as a "Who's Who" rather than a "What's What". Bill Kristol better watch out. Those kooks could easily isolate the rational side of Conservatism. Forget those Reagan Conservative theoreticians. We're into carnival side shows. It's where the Right Wing crowd wants to be.
It's bad. It's very bad. We desperately need two rationally led political parties, but we are fast becoming a one-party country. We don't have a many-party system, so this places a requirement on the two parties that they have to behave in a reasonably exemplary manner, with only the usual peccadillos.
I feel William Kristol's pain, but someone has to herd that Republican mob that was created by the very media that now wants to take that party over. Trump may lose this election, but it looks like he has already set up his revenge.
Democracy is indeed the worst form of government. Now I'm wondering about all the others.
It's bad. It's very bad. We desperately need two rationally led political parties, but we are fast becoming a one-party country. We don't have a many-party system, so this places a requirement on the two parties that they have to behave in a reasonably exemplary manner, with only the usual peccadillos.
I feel William Kristol's pain, but someone has to herd that Republican mob that was created by the very media that now wants to take that party over. Trump may lose this election, but it looks like he has already set up his revenge.
Democracy is indeed the worst form of government. Now I'm wondering about all the others.
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Actually this is a pretty smart move by Mr. Trump. He knows most folks will remember the initial comment, regardless of truthfulness. Most folks won't remember any apology or "walk back" (reporters please find another phrase) that Mr. Trump may utter. The Clinton campaign must be prepared for a take no prisoner campaign that will become increasingly ugly.
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I want to say this without hyperbole or personal attack, but this has become difficult.
It would be incorrect to call Bannon's Breitbart News a Neo-Nazi publication. But it takes a "boys will be boys" attitude towards the crazy and racist "Alt-Right" movement, which itself has a large, explicitly Neo-Nazi component.
It is no longer possible for ANYONE to believe that Trump is just flirting with these dangerous, disturbed people. We are seeing the type of people he would put on this White House staff.
It would be incorrect to call Bannon's Breitbart News a Neo-Nazi publication. But it takes a "boys will be boys" attitude towards the crazy and racist "Alt-Right" movement, which itself has a large, explicitly Neo-Nazi component.
It is no longer possible for ANYONE to believe that Trump is just flirting with these dangerous, disturbed people. We are seeing the type of people he would put on this White House staff.
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Trump is suppose to be such a media wiz but fortunately for all of us is he never learned the most important media lesson of all which is knowing when to shut up.
Also fortunately for all of us, Hillary is the real master of the media by following the age old dictum that when your opponent keeps shooting themselves in the mouth don't do anything to stop them.
Also fortunately for all of us, Hillary is the real master of the media by following the age old dictum that when your opponent keeps shooting themselves in the mouth don't do anything to stop them.
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This electoral cycle is special because it changes from election of voting who is the better establishment to who is the better anti-establishment against the establishment. After D.J.T. chooses a bona fide anti-establishmental “bare-knuckled” fighter Stephen Bannon as the chief executive of his campaign, his rallying to their banners of the anti-establishment struggle will come into notice. Both D.J.T. and Bannon are “critical of Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader” for their diehard establishment heavy-handedness.
D.J.T. delivered yesterday an effective speech on law and order that has laid him out for a just attack on the anti-democratic and autocratic establishment.
As the late Andy Rooney of CBS's 60 Minutes TV show used to say: “money doesn't buy class,” money unfortunately does buy the ruled class; if one doesn’t believe it, think about why so many hoi polloi venture to claim that such and such a party will save me from ruin. In reality those two parties are in a dead heat to cajole them into voting for “democracy” while rigging the system to mockery and corrupting it to death. Helen Keller (1880 – 1968) said of democracy in the US: "Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee."(See Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States Harper Perennial Classics, 2005. p.345 ISBN 0-06-083865-5.)
D.J.T. delivered yesterday an effective speech on law and order that has laid him out for a just attack on the anti-democratic and autocratic establishment.
As the late Andy Rooney of CBS's 60 Minutes TV show used to say: “money doesn't buy class,” money unfortunately does buy the ruled class; if one doesn’t believe it, think about why so many hoi polloi venture to claim that such and such a party will save me from ruin. In reality those two parties are in a dead heat to cajole them into voting for “democracy” while rigging the system to mockery and corrupting it to death. Helen Keller (1880 – 1968) said of democracy in the US: "Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee."(See Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States Harper Perennial Classics, 2005. p.345 ISBN 0-06-083865-5.)
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Ho-Hum.
Another day in Trumpville.
Another day in Trumpville.
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An other fat guy, that needs a shave.
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What's really troubling about this guy Stephen Bannon and Breitbart News, is that they seem to pander to racism, white supremacist, Neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic and fringe elements in our society.
I could have never imagined in this day and age, that the Standard Bearer of a major party for the Presidency would harken back to the 1930's and fascism.
I could have never imagined in this day and age, that the Standard Bearer of a major party for the Presidency would harken back to the 1930's and fascism.
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Great! Another "new" team to "manage his campaign"; how many is that now? And, for heaven's sake, when did any other Presidential nominee's children have a hand in deciding policy? Does this mean they would be involved in running the country? I'm sure all of them are highly qualified to be Cabinet members. Sheesh...
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trump will appoint ivanka th secretary of shoes
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Why is the Left so worried about who Trump has running his campaign.
If they really truly think it's in the bag for Hillary, you would think they would stop over-critiquing his every move and word.
If they really truly think it's in the bag for Hillary, you would think they would stop over-critiquing his every move and word.
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Maybe if he would quit changing his team every 5 minutes it would settle down. But people have always been attracted to disasters. It is human nature probably.
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WORRIED??? maybe just interested Makes good propaganda
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Trump is the political humidity in the air, both sides can feel it and for now on it's all procedural.
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The anger and frustration evidenced by his followers coupled with his ability to rouse the rabble have brought us a perfect political storm with the potential to destroy our nation.
If the majority of us stay glued to the couch on November 8th and he should win those who follow him into office may very well bring about changes from which we will never recover.
We must all vote to preserve our nation's freedoms.
If the majority of us stay glued to the couch on November 8th and he should win those who follow him into office may very well bring about changes from which we will never recover.
We must all vote to preserve our nation's freedoms.
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Presumably, Paul Manafort will stay on to continue representing the interests of Vladimir Putin and Russia.
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Trump needs a great magician like Houdini. Sex pervert Roger Ailes, Putin's paid agent tax evader criminal Manafort, populist stupid Stephen Bannon or Ms.Conway can not move the needle even an inch. No pivot no chance.
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But the deck chairs look so much better this way, don't they?
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As I already did to the gentleman from Sweden, I'd like to offer a formal apology, on behalf of all the thoughtful, intelligent Americans, to the people of the world whose media feel obligated to cover this imbecilic freakshow, given that Donald Trump is a major party's candidate for president of the US.
It is surely as mortifying for you as it is for us. But rest assured, he is considered a national embarrassment by literally every thinking person here in America and is wildly unlikely to gather more than about 12 or 13% of the vote. That, in itself, will be humiliating to us as a country.
Nevertheless, if we've frightened your children watching--or even your more sensitive pets--again, I'd like to apologize. The man is to politics what a sideshow freak is to the circus. He's a media attraction, nothing more. But the media--especially ours--is a circus and I'm sure they'd quickly concede: grotesque always sells.
It is surely as mortifying for you as it is for us. But rest assured, he is considered a national embarrassment by literally every thinking person here in America and is wildly unlikely to gather more than about 12 or 13% of the vote. That, in itself, will be humiliating to us as a country.
Nevertheless, if we've frightened your children watching--or even your more sensitive pets--again, I'd like to apologize. The man is to politics what a sideshow freak is to the circus. He's a media attraction, nothing more. But the media--especially ours--is a circus and I'm sure they'd quickly concede: grotesque always sells.
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Given the political climate and deep economic uncertainty of a large number of the US population, Trump has decided from the beginning to cater to a relative narrow segment of voters, who are turned on by the idea of racial cleansing of the country, by any ridiculous means. According to 538 5/3/16 the average Trump supporter in the primaries had a median income of $72000, well above the national average. His latest shakeup seems to mean more of the same, given the actors involved. He could have won the election, but mouth over matter racial cleansers won't do it. He's a fake businessman, who simply games the system, and a fake populist.
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The Trump campaign can bring Jesus Christ himself into the fold and it will not stop Trump from being Trump. He is too much of a bully, too petty, too vindictive, too vain to allow underlings dictate what he should and should not do and say. Trump is his own worst enemy.
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It is dificult to believe that Mr Trump actually wants the job, he has done and said just about everything posible to divide and anger most of the US population. In the end it might be good for his business which is what he probably really wants, making money is his thing and once this is over he can do what Sarah Palin did...write a book about the experience and talk for money......
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More nonsense from The Donald, the net result of this new addition to the Trump team is will only result in more verbal tripe against Clinton. It is scary that a buffoon like El Trumpo is a president candidate. But enough sadness for now. On a more entertaining note is the news that Roger Ailes is now assisting The Donald. I have to ask exactly what is he consulting on, perhaps on the procurement of hot dates for the two of them. I can hear the conversations now. Yo, Donny I lined up two hot dates for tonight, both 10s. I'll tell my wife we are consulting, yuk yuk, yuk. Sad to see how far the religious right have lower themselves with all of there pretentious claims of family values etc. when The Donald rubes his behavior right in their pious faces. The Donald and Ailes both come from and belong in the same place....the gutter.
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The guys who associate with Trump are all a bunch of ogres and thieves. I would however remind the reader than Clinton has been involved in the same egregious escapades that were pulled off by the Trump tribe. Both Clinton, and some of the Trump boys, worked for foreign govts.
Manaforte was working for the Russian Government.
However, when Clinton was Secretary of State, she worked for many foreign governments. For example, after Saudi Arabia gave money to her foundation, she approved the sale of advanced weapons systems to Saudi Arabia. And today the Saudis are using our weapons to slaughter people in Yemen. And lets not forget what her Hubby did in the last year of his Presidency:
The Loral corporation wanted to sell advanced technology to Mainland China. The Defense Dept. was opposed to the deal. So the CEO of the corporation, Bernie Schwartz, gave a one million dollar contribution to the DNC and Clinton overruled the defense dept.
The American people don't have a choice in a Clinton Trump race. Just a travesty of democracy
Manaforte was working for the Russian Government.
However, when Clinton was Secretary of State, she worked for many foreign governments. For example, after Saudi Arabia gave money to her foundation, she approved the sale of advanced weapons systems to Saudi Arabia. And today the Saudis are using our weapons to slaughter people in Yemen. And lets not forget what her Hubby did in the last year of his Presidency:
The Loral corporation wanted to sell advanced technology to Mainland China. The Defense Dept. was opposed to the deal. So the CEO of the corporation, Bernie Schwartz, gave a one million dollar contribution to the DNC and Clinton overruled the defense dept.
The American people don't have a choice in a Clinton Trump race. Just a travesty of democracy
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Clinton was not working for Saudi Arabia....SITE your info
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Air
Manafort plays footsie with Putin and takes cash from his cronies. He might even have committed a feloney or two. Real ones.
Tag. You are "it."
Two can play the same 7 year old game.
Manafort plays footsie with Putin and takes cash from his cronies. He might even have committed a feloney or two. Real ones.
Tag. You are "it."
Two can play the same 7 year old game.
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The "new" Trump campaign will control Trump by creating excellent TV ads. they will play them over and over. That's the Trump people will begin to see. It will help to override any tweets and any stupid comments he makes. The second part of the strategy will be demonize Hillary commercials. As long as they don't come up with something new I think she will survive as long as the comparison is between her weaknesses/mistakes vs Trump's suitability as president (nuclear codes, temperament) Hillary will be OK and we will be better off.
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Hillary will not have to worry about too many new negative adds on TV. The Trump people waited too long to buy Fall air time (maybe being broke) so the air time buys (national & local) are almost sown up for the fall. Not that many voters follow "Twitter" so any new message by Trump's new dream team will be stuck in the bottle neck of a lack of airtime for sale.
In today's America If you don't have money, you don't have a message, sad but true.
Rob=Bob
In today's America If you don't have money, you don't have a message, sad but true.
Rob=Bob
Mr. Trump: The White House is not for sale, Billionaire or not. Money does not make up for lack of experience, class, temperament or judgment.
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"All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put" Trumpity together ~ ever.
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Trump is no longer running on any positive plans for this country. An economic plan that favors the rich and himself; anti-everybody but white males; and false claims to help the working class that he has personally scammed in his many businesses.
So since Trump has nothing positive to say or contribute to this country, he plans to wage a yuge negative campaign. Lots of personal attacks against Hillary and Obama, plenty of shocking insults to keep the focus on him in the news. Who better to wage such a campaign than the Breitbart trolls and Roger Ailes who will "help" Trump with the debates. The villains in movies aren't this detestable.
I do know that people abroad are now getting quite upset by Trump and by his supporters. One person emailed me to say she did not know just how ignorant and mean this country was until the Trump campaign. It makes no sense to her, and she thinks Americans have lost their collective minds and that the media are irresponsible for not showing Trump for what he really is.
Beyond embarrassing for America. People in other countries now think they have discovered that the American braggarts have no clothes--and are none too bright either.
So since Trump has nothing positive to say or contribute to this country, he plans to wage a yuge negative campaign. Lots of personal attacks against Hillary and Obama, plenty of shocking insults to keep the focus on him in the news. Who better to wage such a campaign than the Breitbart trolls and Roger Ailes who will "help" Trump with the debates. The villains in movies aren't this detestable.
I do know that people abroad are now getting quite upset by Trump and by his supporters. One person emailed me to say she did not know just how ignorant and mean this country was until the Trump campaign. It makes no sense to her, and she thinks Americans have lost their collective minds and that the media are irresponsible for not showing Trump for what he really is.
Beyond embarrassing for America. People in other countries now think they have discovered that the American braggarts have no clothes--and are none too bright either.
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Wait. No one has elected anyone to anything yet.
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The fact he is the nominee is telling enough in itself.
Not yet. But knowing there are so many Americans out there who
Do support Trump is a heartbreaking and ghastly reality of what our countrymen believe.
It makes me ashamed and sick.
Do support Trump is a heartbreaking and ghastly reality of what our countrymen believe.
It makes me ashamed and sick.
So his debate whisperer is disgraced (by way of a dozen accounts of sexual harassment) former FNC head, indistinguishable-from-a-sex-addict Roger Ailes, and his new campaign manager is the scion of Andrew Breitbart. Good to see they are staying true to their base of radio-fed white angry males. Can't imagine how that strategy could possibly fail to win the White House. Some may not like this situation, but how am I wrong?
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Trumpelthinskin CANNOT assume responsibility for the consequences of his conduct. Therefore, his solution to his collapsing 'campaign' is to retain a series of other hucksters exactly like him. I have never seen anyone in public life with less self awareness than he.
As my devout late grandmother was fond of saying about the hapless people she encountered was "More to be pitied than scorned.'
As my devout late grandmother was fond of saying about the hapless people she encountered was "More to be pitied than scorned.'
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Now America will see the bottom of the 'bottomless pit' of American right-wing rage.
It won't be pretty.
It won't be pretty.
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I suppose that outcome based policy is very scary to democrats. Look down toward the ground because that blood stained carpet is finally gonna be pulled out from underneath you.
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Air
"Blood stained carpet"?
You must be referring to Benghazi, right? 4 people died.
Well smart guy, how about 4491 American deaths in Iraq, courtesy of Bush and Cheney, who LIED us into a war we did not have any reason to fight.
That is 1123 times as many deaths. No comment from right wing radicals about THOSE deaths.
My son is a Marine who has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, so don't give me any lip.
"Blood stained carpet"?
You must be referring to Benghazi, right? 4 people died.
Well smart guy, how about 4491 American deaths in Iraq, courtesy of Bush and Cheney, who LIED us into a war we did not have any reason to fight.
That is 1123 times as many deaths. No comment from right wing radicals about THOSE deaths.
My son is a Marine who has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, so don't give me any lip.
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AMB,
To suggest Trump has a 'policy' with a 'outcome' planned is laughable on the face of it.
I would remind you of RR's 241 dead Marines, all for naught.
To suggest Trump has a 'policy' with a 'outcome' planned is laughable on the face of it.
I would remind you of RR's 241 dead Marines, all for naught.
Trump has hired the "win at all cost" team regardless of how this will continue to tear our nation's body politic apart.
Meanwhile, Louisiana drowns and California burns.
Meanwhile, Louisiana drowns and California burns.
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The good news - if there is any good news - is that if elected, Trump will be impeached so fast it'll make your head spin.
Democrats and Republicans will unite to do it - Democrats because he'll have it coming, Republicans because Trump can't be trusted and they'll be eager to have Vice President Pence become president.
A foul stinking mess, but they'll put an end to the Trump presidency quickly. Trump won't go quietly but eventually he'll have to go...
Democrats and Republicans will unite to do it - Democrats because he'll have it coming, Republicans because Trump can't be trusted and they'll be eager to have Vice President Pence become president.
A foul stinking mess, but they'll put an end to the Trump presidency quickly. Trump won't go quietly but eventually he'll have to go...
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then you have president pence
or is it ryan ?
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Rearranging the deck chairs.
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So is the next step to invite David Duke to run his campaign? Actually, I don't know if Duke dislikes Hispanics enough for Trump's taste.
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The fault is not with the campaign or the packaging, but rather with the "candidate" himself! "UNFIT" for the office of the president and really for ANY public role, as the recent disclosure of his backroom tax-cheating collusion with Christie makes clear!
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Seems that hyperbolic "candidate" Trump is auditioning his future truther-conspiracy reality show to the tune of billions of bucks in advert money.
Crackpot drama queen Trump isn't able to do anything else. Certainly not presidential material.
Crackpot drama queen Trump isn't able to do anything else. Certainly not presidential material.
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Trump can rejigger his campaign staff all he wants but that will never address the real problem: Trump is the candidate and he ultimately decides what direction his campaign goes in.
The fact that Trump is an outsider and a political novice is obvious by the train wreck his campaign has become. But, if you listen to Trump and all of the other Repub talking heads, this latest change to the campaign staff is just "filling it out" and "staffing up for the home stretch", which is pure nonsense that only a diehard, patently ignorant Trump supporter would believe.
The fact that Trump is an outsider and a political novice is obvious by the train wreck his campaign has become. But, if you listen to Trump and all of the other Repub talking heads, this latest change to the campaign staff is just "filling it out" and "staffing up for the home stretch", which is pure nonsense that only a diehard, patently ignorant Trump supporter would believe.
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If I were Hillary I would be very worried right now. And Ms. Parker, despite your biased coverage, Trump's campaign is not faltering. It had a bad ten days.
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You are absolutely correct.
Trump will win the presidency and he will be more competent and inclusive than any of you probably think.
Trump will win the presidency and he will be more competent and inclusive than any of you probably think.
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She is leading in the polls by a significant margin right now. Trump should be very afraid. Don't let reality get in your way. Dream on.
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She probably IS worried- about stuff like deciding who will be inn her cabinet and then of course fun stuff like what she will be wearing to her Inauguration.
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In 2 weeks, who do you think will be next to lead the Trump campaign: Larry, Moe and Curly or Larry, Darryl and Darryl?
Getting whip lash from all the changes.
Getting whip lash from all the changes.
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I remember the last time the Dems were this optimistic. Right before the 2014 midterms.
Not being over optimistic. The Dems need to be vigilant and make sure to get to the polls to vote.
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GMooG:
I remember when the Republicans, including famously Karl Rove, were very confident in 2008 and 2012. That is a little more apt a comparison.
I remember when the Republicans, including famously Karl Rove, were very confident in 2008 and 2012. That is a little more apt a comparison.
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This evening the news reports are that Little Donnie Dumkopf is not sure the FBI classified information briefers know what they are talking about. He must think he knows more than the classified information professionals. Someone should ask him where he gets his classified information. My guess is he is using the secret decoder ring he got from a Cracker Jacks box. That must be it.
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donald knows more than everyone
its his charm
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it looks like Trump is not going to drop out, he is going all in and counting on WikiLeaks to knock Clinton out of the race. Or her health to completely fail.
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Many Trump supporters have said that, come the general election, a new Donald Trump would emerge, leaving behind the Republican primary season candidate that we have all seen. Now that Mr. Trump has brought in to his campaign Stephen Bannon, perhaps those same Trump supporters will now acknowledge that the Donald that we have all seen is the only Donald that there is.
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I have been a Trump supporter since he came down the escalator.
We want him focused -- on the issues we care about, as he has done in the past two speeches.
But we all love the way he's still interjecting "being Trump" - being himself -- into his structured speeches with ad libs and asides - he makes us feel comfortable.
November 8 will decide, but as of right now, we Trump supporters feel good about our prospects.
We want him focused -- on the issues we care about, as he has done in the past two speeches.
But we all love the way he's still interjecting "being Trump" - being himself -- into his structured speeches with ad libs and asides - he makes us feel comfortable.
November 8 will decide, but as of right now, we Trump supporters feel good about our prospects.
Gideon Marks - So a bigoted, lying buffoon makes you feel comfortable? Do you really want to brag about that?
This is another step in Trump's ultimate goal of (winning the presidency? c'mon...) of developing a huge media conglomerate with a tied in PAC that has a built in target audience that when asked to jump they respond "Which cliff?".
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This is not a group that will help Mr. Trump win hearts and minds. Kellyanne Conway is harshly anti-aboriton, and previous clients have include Todd 'legitimate rape' Akins as well as Gov. Pence, an extreme anti-abortion fanatic who closed PP clinics so that his state had a huge surge in HIV and he also wanted to force families to have burials for fetuses that had been miscarried or aborted. I'm not sure why Trump thinks doubling down on mean will change anyone's mind about him.
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She's not there for your heart or mind.
She's there for ours.
She's there for ours.
Gideon:
Little Donnie Dumkopf is going to have you all warm and fuzzy right up to November 7th.
On November 8th, the bottom is going to fall out.
Please come tell us on November 9th how well Little Donnie did.
Little Donnie Dumkopf is going to have you all warm and fuzzy right up to November 7th.
On November 8th, the bottom is going to fall out.
Please come tell us on November 9th how well Little Donnie did.
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Dear Mr. Blow,
Any person with a soul loathes Mr. Trump.
It's not about being black or brown or red or white or yellow.
Unfortunately we have a lot of soul-less people in our country who love a poser
Any person with a soul loathes Mr. Trump.
It's not about being black or brown or red or white or yellow.
Unfortunately we have a lot of soul-less people in our country who love a poser
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Many people are saying that Trump made the change because Manafort was denied access to the intelligence briefings because of his Russian ties. Maybe that's true, I don't know.
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umm, no. Nobody is saying that
But there are some people who are saying it. Smart people. Good people.
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Donald Trump - combative? Good Grief!
Remember, he's running for Celebrity-in-Chief.
Who needs TV when the world's a stage?
No fake news can contain the gawking outrage.
If you can't be serious you can't be satirized.
Reality need not be televised.
Remember, he's running for Celebrity-in-Chief.
Who needs TV when the world's a stage?
No fake news can contain the gawking outrage.
If you can't be serious you can't be satirized.
Reality need not be televised.
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Trump's drowning. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
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SWEET!! We love brother Trump, a man brave enough to leave his comfy billionaire's life to be our voice, the People's voice, despite vicious unwarranted smears from every direction.
President-Elect Trump.
#MakeAmericaGreatAgain
President-Elect Trump.
#MakeAmericaGreatAgain
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This is so funny. He hasn't left anything, except his grasp of reality.
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He flies home almost every night to sleep in his own mansion because he's a weird germophobe.
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Making Russia great again.
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Alex Jones wasn't available?
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'We’re still winning hearts and minds every day despite an avalanche of negative media coverage,' Mr. Pence said...:"
Jeez these guys just can't steer clear of the Nixon-era imagery.
Jeez these guys just can't steer clear of the Nixon-era imagery.
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I didn't think Breitbart could actually lower their already squalid reputation. But Breitbart Chairman Steve Bannon has found a way: Come on board the Trump campaign as CEO, and link his own and Breitbart's reputation to Trump. After the next three months, Bannon and Breitbart will be delegitimized in perpetuity. Yes, there will still be a business. Trump's supporters are not going away. But like Fox, like the GOP, Breitbart will watch its demographic die and disappear over the coming years.
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We know that a huge portion of this country gets its information from Limbaugh, Hannity, Breitbart, etc. The question before us is, how much?
Most of the time, "those people" don't have reason to consider anything else. Now they have a big choice to make and they can't avoid at least some counter-advertising. Will this make any difference in their thinking?
Most of the time, "those people" don't have reason to consider anything else. Now they have a big choice to make and they can't avoid at least some counter-advertising. Will this make any difference in their thinking?
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LIARS & FEAR-MONGERS Limbaugh, Hannity, Breitbart have frightened their chronic audience into trickster Trump's camp. No way to save those people.
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Trump is playing all of us. He doesn't even care about the election anymore. He knows he's going to lose. All he is doing is enhancing his value for his post election career in television — basically doing what he's doing now (spewing hate and fear) but likely in a talk show format, or as the Rush Limbaugh of TV. He knows if he tones down his bombast now it will just make him look weak, which will ruin his appeal to future TV audiences.
He must be laughing at all of us, seriously analyzing the impact his every move, when in fact he couldn't care less about the election anymore, let alone the well being of the American people.
He must be laughing at all of us, seriously analyzing the impact his every move, when in fact he couldn't care less about the election anymore, let alone the well being of the American people.
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All everyone can talk about is Trump, Trump, Trump. He seems to be having the time of his. So the libs can carry on with their bitter invective. He just loves it. On the happiness meter I'd give him a 10. Hillary gets 2.5.
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10 being Bitter & Angry, 1 being Crazy Happy.
On a heavier note, Donald does look like his hamburger diet is beginning to work.
On a heavier note, Donald does look like his hamburger diet is beginning to work.
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Happiness meter?
Is that what will make America great again?
Is that what will make America great again?
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lets hope youre as happy if he is elected
As a marketer and non-Trump supporter, this ironic move makes a lot of sense. At this point moderating the message will not work. The negatives are far too high and Trump is way too well-known. Every moderating message could easily be played back with a video showing the opposite.
Trump needs his super passionate supporters to show up and convert as many people as possible. The only way he can do that is by holding massive rallies and spew all sorts of red meat that will scare supporters and detractors into action. A toned down Trump will mean supporters staring at their smart phones.
This will challenge the fundamental underpinnings of American-style democracy. Unlike any other major party nominee, Trump has never worked in government at any level, so we have no idea whether he will respect the system.
We can only hope there will be healing afterwards.
Trump needs his super passionate supporters to show up and convert as many people as possible. The only way he can do that is by holding massive rallies and spew all sorts of red meat that will scare supporters and detractors into action. A toned down Trump will mean supporters staring at their smart phones.
This will challenge the fundamental underpinnings of American-style democracy. Unlike any other major party nominee, Trump has never worked in government at any level, so we have no idea whether he will respect the system.
We can only hope there will be healing afterwards.
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It took me a while to figure it out but now it all makes sense: Trump is really a deep cover democratic plant throwing the election to his democrats. So he will win after all!
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Thin skin here.
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Reminds me of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic just before it went down.
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"Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" never was more appropriate than on this voyage of the Trump-Liner.
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Trump still doesn't get it. He keeps throwing new marketing and advertising plans at a bad product. like one of these many fails and bankrupt businesses, the only difference being how many ripped off, gypped, manipulated and fleeced followers he'll have wanting to sue when it's all over.
Deeper pockets and smarter folks that Trump has at his disposal now had been digging for Hillary dirt for 30 years and haven't come with anything substantial.
Deeper pockets and smarter folks that Trump has at his disposal now had been digging for Hillary dirt for 30 years and haven't come with anything substantial.
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Trump wants 24/7 media COVERAGE and doesn't care if it's good or bad news!
He needs his brand to be a chronic soap opera.
He needs his brand to be a chronic soap opera.
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Donald must have figured he might as well let fly with his true feelings, seeing as he's gonna lose in a historic landslide.
And Wikileaks will get hold of his tax returns, anyhow.
And Wikileaks will get hold of his tax returns, anyhow.
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Wikileaks is not revealing his tax returns or maybe Trump offered millions as bribe to Mr Assange.
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We're all getting a sneak peek at how things would be with Trump in the White House. He doesn't recognize the real problem: him.
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So a man full of hate and anger hires another man full or even more hate and anger. Trump says he is not going to change, so what will be different between now and Election Day? Just an increase in scare tactics, hate filled ads and the like for the next 80 plus days.
The way Trump "manages" his campaign is an excellent indication of how he will manage the office of POTUS if he is ever elected. How sad for us if this maniac and man-child becomes the leader of a country that so does not deserve nor wants him.
#nevertrump #notaclue
The way Trump "manages" his campaign is an excellent indication of how he will manage the office of POTUS if he is ever elected. How sad for us if this maniac and man-child becomes the leader of a country that so does not deserve nor wants him.
#nevertrump #notaclue
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Scorched earth 2.0
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I personally think Reagan in his casket could do better that Obama and Hillary combined but I digress.as far as managing he's doing better net widthwise than the whole blasted government.he's not near as adept at getting people ruined and/or killed than she.he's not near as adept at giving enemies information,ransom or money to kill or fight us than she.I don't understand people complaining about his bussiness start up loan but say nothing about her andmr hers systemic 238 million tapings since his inepts sex riddled presidency.I just don't get the resistance to real change of an overbearing corrupt inept system instead of hiring one of its fondest manipulators.ever since FDR learned to buy the electorate except for a few plateaus we have slid into entitlement hell,we are at the point where the she devil can take us fully into hell itself/next stop Venezuela. I myself would rather not!!!!!!
Clinton may be up by 9 points or more in many polls but there is plenty of time before election day where most of the voting that counts takes place. Given Trump's horrible last two weeks, I would have expected his support be to approaching single digits but that just didn't happen.
Trump could turn around his polling numbers by hammering Clinton with negative TV spots in September and putting on a credible performance in the debates. Complacency is not an option.
Trump could turn around his polling numbers by hammering Clinton with negative TV spots in September and putting on a credible performance in the debates. Complacency is not an option.
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the question is can he put in a credible performance in a debate
The lowly New York Knights were nothing until Roy Hobbs came along!
Sadly for the Republicans but happily for the rest of us, Trump is no "Natural"!
Sadly for the Republicans but happily for the rest of us, Trump is no "Natural"!
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Oh, really.
Trump won the Pennant and is in the World Series.
We do not know if Roy Hobbs and the Knights won the World Series.
Roy had played ball.
Trump never did, which makes him the Natural.
Trump won the Pennant and is in the World Series.
We do not know if Roy Hobbs and the Knights won the World Series.
Roy had played ball.
Trump never did, which makes him the Natural.
The L.A. Times says your Entitled One is one percentage point ahead of Trump.
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It is more than obvious that Trump is aiming to start his own network news, Trump News, and take the business of lies, fear and hatred from Fox. He knows he can do that better. In meantime, before November, he is going to take the whole presidential race to the gutter. He will throw at Clinton epic amount of sewage to make his crowd apoplectic in their frenzy. He will lose the race and leave the country's dignity in the gutter. But will achieve his goal: taking 20 millions of followers away with him to his new network, run by Ailes and Breitbart crows. This race is all about his business goals.
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Yes, that's what I've been thinking for a while, too.
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I don't believe trump has this level of forethought. Add in the Paul Manafort, the Russian hackers and this campaign is sinister.
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Trump, needing to broaden his appeal from meat-eaters to vegetarians, hires a butcher.
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Comment of the day.
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I think Donald Trump is sizing up to be the Norma Desmond of American politics: "It's not the pictures that got small, it's my fingers."
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Trumpty Dumpty?
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From aside, from Sweden, I'm so confused of what is happening in US i.e. read Trump. How is it possible that this clown can be considered as their President by a wast number of americans?? Unbelivable.
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Plenty of Americans feel the same as you do, the majority, in fact. It's horrifying.
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From here, in the U. S., I'm thinking the same thing.
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8 years ago we Americans elected a black feller to be our President.
Some people simply lost their minds.
Trump is the result of their mania.
Some people simply lost their minds.
Trump is the result of their mania.
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Trump doesn't seem interested in following the advice of anyone who's style of discourse contrasts with his. He has now surrounded himself with people who can help him articulate his own special brew of narcissistic, ego-maniacal hatred. It's no longer angering, fearsome, or worrying. It's just sad and pathetic.
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But, nevertheless, very dangerous!
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Bannon is the perfect fit for "Cracker Don". Both are racists and bigots, both are misogynists and both are pathological liars. They are a perfect pair; maybe they should consider tying the knot - around each others neck that is.
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Which party almost nominated Herman Cain? Which party had Dr. Carson on top of their primaries last November?
Meanwhile, Fire's Democrats maintain the demand dating from slavery days that NO black families in the worst-run cities may own a firearm to protect their homes. Are you still okay with Jim Crow, too?
Meanwhile, Fire's Democrats maintain the demand dating from slavery days that NO black families in the worst-run cities may own a firearm to protect their homes. Are you still okay with Jim Crow, too?
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L’Osservatore - Do you really want to use Cain and Carson as examples? Neither of them did very well and Republicans would never have let them anywhere near the White House.
Why don't the NYT and other media tone down their coverage of Trump. All we see is Trump Trump ad nauseam. It's high time we get some coverage of the opposing party, remember who that is? Do we?
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Anyone here mentioning Obama will probably be shown out of the building. We're supposed to still blame Bush like he is still president.
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His one and only skill--complete domination of the front page. Because he's a freakshow. He is a deformity of a human being. Low minded, insulting, imbecilic. But the media gets the big hit, they sell advertising, lots of commercial time. Not much sensationalism in covering someone talking about policy solutions or even about what's happening in our country. But I'm with you, it would be refreshing. Even for a day. Yet when the circus is in town, there's always a line for the sideshow. See the man with funny hair and a weird pout on his face talk gibberish. He is grotesque...and the media loves it. Even the once venerable NY Times.
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L’Osservatore - Actually, it's kind of interesting that Republicans almost never mention G.W. Gee, I wonder why......
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So, we now have a radical and combative media source, where no lie is too small, to take on the mean-bad-dirty-rotten mainstream media for Trump, and Richard Ailes, the exchange sexual favors for job advancements guru, to 'mentor' Trump for the debates? Wow, Just WOW! Is this yet another of Trump's infamous 'sarcasm'?
Well, strap in America, and raise those umbrellas...it's going to be a really seamy ride.
Well, strap in America, and raise those umbrellas...it's going to be a really seamy ride.
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It was fine that Lewandowski man-handled a female Breitbart employee, the campaign lied about it despite video evidence, and even though she was bruised, we were all supposed to think it didn't happen and/or that she made too big a deal of it. Trump's now hiring a male Breitbart executive--hey Breitbart, way to support your female colleague abused by the literal hands of this campaign. AND Breitbart's not supposed to be included in the "disgusting dishonest media" that Trump's at war with?
What a stench.
What a stench.
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When that was going on Michelle Fields, the Breitbart reporter, received no support at all from Steve Bannon whatsoever because he was trying so hard to be the political arm of Trump, Inc.
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Normal people know when you find yourself in a hole, you should stop digging. Trump just thinks if he uses a different shovel, things will turn around.
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My Lord, what a trainwreck this campaign is!! Perhaps Roger Ailes can help Trump erase his huge gap with women voters!! This reminds me of a campaign run by some high school students (and I don't mean to insult all high school students, I am certain many would do a much better job!!). Trump's entire campaign should be focused on message; immigration, terrorism and economic populism. Period! He literally cannot stop himself from hurting himself with stupid mistakes. Welcome to amateur hour!! BTW, is there anyone out there who does not think that Mitt Romney would be up by 5-8 points right now?
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Go Donald, Go! Down, down, down. If one can look beyond the Republican, Conservative "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" propaganda against Mrs. Clinton, voters can see a woman who has had so much experience in governing, right to the White House. She will make a fine President in these perilous times and, with the support of more Democrats in House, Senate and Supreme Court, she can elevate us above partisan politics and guide this ship of state on a centrist course.
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Mitt Romney is pretty widely unloved too. It would certainly be closer, but I doubt it would be a blowout in his favor even against someone as disliked as Hillary.
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I've never been a Trump fan, but I'll confess that I thought he was more capable of running a campaign than this.
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This is even more exciting than any reality TV show. Let the games begin!
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Except that this is real life and his backers will still be around after the election to foster gridlock!
The Statue of Liberty must have tears in her eyes!
The Statue of Liberty must have tears in her eyes!
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Forecast: Breitbart "News" people, the Conway lady, Loud Trump himself. Expect increasingly dirty dealing.
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So the fascist wing of the GOP is consolidating its hold on the party. What next?
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Word up, Donald. It was over before it began. It wadn't much of a plan, cause you been had da also ran. Check into Trump Plaza, for some R & R. Takes a lot more to make a POTUS than an orange-faced reality star.
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I continue to be troubled by Mr. Trump's dark, dark views, his choice of people like Mr. Bannon, Mr. Manfort, and Ms. Conway, who see politics as a dark and violent game, and the way this perspective feeds the dark and violent impulses of his supporters.
Goodness, today even a Riverside, California Community College Trustee fell prey to these ghastly, destructive impulses: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/community-college-trustee-apologizes-f...
This campaign reprises the ugliness we saw in 2008, with added twists of a sadly predictable misogyny. Our country is better than this. I take nothing at all for granted: I wait on tenterhooks for November 8, in the fervent hope my fellow citizens will show the world we are our best and not our worst. In the meantime, I fear Ms. Conway and Mr. Bannon will only help Mr. Trump make it all harder to bear....
Goodness, today even a Riverside, California Community College Trustee fell prey to these ghastly, destructive impulses: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/community-college-trustee-apologizes-f...
This campaign reprises the ugliness we saw in 2008, with added twists of a sadly predictable misogyny. Our country is better than this. I take nothing at all for granted: I wait on tenterhooks for November 8, in the fervent hope my fellow citizens will show the world we are our best and not our worst. In the meantime, I fear Ms. Conway and Mr. Bannon will only help Mr. Trump make it all harder to bear....
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Trump can shuffle the deck all summer long but it won't change his hand. He is stuck with it. And it's a loser hand. Hillary holds the full house.
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Better would be a royal flush, if the game is poker.
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From Lewandowski to Manafort to Bannon...
Or as the Manual on Suicide says, "if arsenic doesn't do the job try cyanide, and if that doesn't work, there is still rat poison."
Or as the Manual on Suicide says, "if arsenic doesn't do the job try cyanide, and if that doesn't work, there is still rat poison."
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Just another sign of Donald Trump's (and the G.O.P.'s) increasing desperation, as he slips down further into the poisoned well.
The bottom is not too far off.
The bottom is not too far off.
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Rotten to the core four. When you're through with these losers trump, you need to do something about michael cohen. He's kind of like Tariq Aziz without the charm or smarts.
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Which one of the four is "Baghdad Bob"? I want to know when to laugh. The others are just plain liars.
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In the immortal words of Crash Davis: "Bring it, Meat!"
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Cecelia: "Americans have been indoctrinated the past 30 years through academia, Hollywood and mains stream news. In today's world they can't handle the truth."
Seems pretty clear it's you and your fellow Trump supporters who can't handle the truth that the vast majority of this country rejects Trump and everything he stands for. Seems like it's you who've been indoctrinated over the past 20 years by the fact-free partisan gibberish spewing forth from conservative talk radio and Fox News. Let's see how this election turns out for your guy and see what sort of mandate Trump's nationalistic demagoguery is able to summon among the general public. Sure, there are lots of things going on to worry about. But the logical, productive thing to do is to understand what the actual root causes of our problems are, rather than blithely accepting the scapegoat-laden musings of a rich narcissistic idiot. C'mon. You really are better than that.
Seems pretty clear it's you and your fellow Trump supporters who can't handle the truth that the vast majority of this country rejects Trump and everything he stands for. Seems like it's you who've been indoctrinated over the past 20 years by the fact-free partisan gibberish spewing forth from conservative talk radio and Fox News. Let's see how this election turns out for your guy and see what sort of mandate Trump's nationalistic demagoguery is able to summon among the general public. Sure, there are lots of things going on to worry about. But the logical, productive thing to do is to understand what the actual root causes of our problems are, rather than blithely accepting the scapegoat-laden musings of a rich narcissistic idiot. C'mon. You really are better than that.
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manafort sounds relieved, now he can disavow the losing campaign and not diminish his brand since he's got to get jobs from putin and African despots since his old standbys like marcos and mobutu are dead.
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And it takes the attention away from his illegal $12 million in payments from his pro-Putin peeps ...
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I think Yahoo captured it best with the article title -Trump's new " suicide squad" with Conway, Ailes and Bannon pictured.
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This is Trump's 2nd or 3rd "shake-up of personnel" intended to get the campaign back on track. The appropriate analogy is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Among all, my favorite new hire is Roger Ailes, recently fired from Fox News for serial sexual harassment of female employees. Seems he is to coach Trump on the appropriate method for interacting with a woman during the Presidential debates. With Ailes at the controls, wonder if we can expect to witness the first "bi**h slap" during a Presidential debate?
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Faltering campaign?!! Hahaha! That's a hot one.
Hillary couldn't poll 20% at her family reunion, and everyone knows it..
Hillary couldn't poll 20% at her family reunion, and everyone knows it..
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You can stay blinded to the truth if you want, the rest of us are objectively aware that Trump's fumbling campaign is failing fast.
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I hope Donald keeps repeating "Crooked Hillary" every five minutes. It's obviously resonating. :)
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Well Nate Silver has her chances at winning at 86%, so whatever Donald is doing has obviously been working to help her out enormously.
He is the counterintuitive type I guess.
people say, trump acts crazy but hes a billionaire
can you get to be that rich and be crazy ?
howard hughes did
he was a good engineer and pilot, and made some good movies
but he was a lousy businessman
almost every venture he touched lost money
it was noah dietrichs stewardship of th tool and die company ( left to hughes by his father ) that financed hughes manias all his life
at one point hughes was th richest man in th world--
while living in blacked out hotel penthouses, lying unwashed on filthy mattresses, taking enormous doses of codeine and Valium every day, and eating only from canned foods w sterilized plastic forks
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Trump never needed to be smart or sane to get rich - his daddy left him a real estate empire worth $200 million to $400 million.
All Trump's businesses have failed too. Meantime, he plays a billionaire on TV - but he may actually have a negative net worth, or at best, far, far less than he claims. And we know he's in hock to Russian oligarchs - no banks in the U.S. will lend him a dime.
All Trump's businesses have failed too. Meantime, he plays a billionaire on TV - but he may actually have a negative net worth, or at best, far, far less than he claims. And we know he's in hock to Russian oligarchs - no banks in the U.S. will lend him a dime.
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Every morning it's the same old grind -- what has that orange loudmouth done now? BTW I am definitely voting early.
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Too bad Roy Cohn is dead, or he would have been part of this illustrious lineup.
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"Mr. Lewandowski was charged with assault, but prosecutors declined to proceed with the case, which was dropped."
Let's pretend it was an oversight that the writers of this article didn't mention the charges were dropped after Trump provided video which showed his accuser lied.
Let's pretend it was an oversight that the writers of this article didn't mention the charges were dropped after Trump provided video which showed his accuser lied.
Didn't he say he NEVER touched her???? That was clearly a lie.
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We all saw the video. She didn't lie.
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Please read Trump's latest posts to Twitter. They no longer seem written by him. Listen to his last 2 rallies, easily found online via a search. The words he speaks are no longer off the cuff. It is clear to me that those are not his words but written by a speechwriter.
And yet he managed to .speak those words firmly and confidently. My certainty about Trump's loss has ebbed in the last couple of days, especially after I watched his last 2 rallies. it was clear that someone- or perhaps some combination of events- had shattered his seemingly implacable confidence. He appeared almost....humble.
He spoke soberly about crime and the urgent need to restore order and safety in Anerica. He talked about vetting immigrants from areas where acts of terrorism were common.
He still made ridiculous assertions but they were couched in a different tone. He had a different stance. Gone was the endless bragging about Donald Trump and the claims that everything he did was the greatest.
While I hope voters will remember Hiw he attacked a Gold Star family, bragged endlessly about himself, said that the "2nd Amendment people" might do something about Hillary, accused Obama and Hillary if bring founders of Islam, I wonder if Trump can still turn things around. There are still nearly 3 months left and memories can fade.
I gave hoped to be more wrong.
And yet he managed to .speak those words firmly and confidently. My certainty about Trump's loss has ebbed in the last couple of days, especially after I watched his last 2 rallies. it was clear that someone- or perhaps some combination of events- had shattered his seemingly implacable confidence. He appeared almost....humble.
He spoke soberly about crime and the urgent need to restore order and safety in Anerica. He talked about vetting immigrants from areas where acts of terrorism were common.
He still made ridiculous assertions but they were couched in a different tone. He had a different stance. Gone was the endless bragging about Donald Trump and the claims that everything he did was the greatest.
While I hope voters will remember Hiw he attacked a Gold Star family, bragged endlessly about himself, said that the "2nd Amendment people" might do something about Hillary, accused Obama and Hillary if bring founders of Islam, I wonder if Trump can still turn things around. There are still nearly 3 months left and memories can fade.
I gave hoped to be more wrong.
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Oops- I have never hoped to be more wrong.
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The two principal qualifications for working on Trump's campaign seem to be "loud" and "obnoxious." Trump and his minions remind me of the the bosses I've had who try to hide incompetence with elevated voices and bluster. It works for a time, but it always ends badly.
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Ivanka and Jared didn't do their due diligence on Manafort. Ivanka and her husband, Jared, both inherited exorbitant wealth from their dads and both work directly under or for their fathers. Neither one cut their own path in life, made a dollar outside of dad's business, and neither one showed any independence or ability to stand on their own in any sphere outside their father's business. These the last two people anyone would hire to run a presidential campaign.
Two inherited wealth dilettantes running an American presidential campaign. Donald Trump has shown terrible judgment from the moment he caught lightening.
As Donald might say: "Embarrassing! Sad!"
Two inherited wealth dilettantes running an American presidential campaign. Donald Trump has shown terrible judgment from the moment he caught lightening.
As Donald might say: "Embarrassing! Sad!"
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This is NOT a strategy to win. Trump is going to set the GOP on fire. Hard to say if he can be forced out, or will withdraw before he has to debate or lose the election. No one is better than Bannon to make excuses or conspiracy theories if Trump withdraws or loses. In the meantime, Bannon will give Trump some new material to charge up his fans.
VERY interesting is no comment yet from Ryan, Priebus, Pence, or pretty much any other Republicans. This will probably result in the RNC pulling financial support. The GOP is probably gathered somewhere trying to figure out what to do... Trump just broke the leash is running loose.
VERY interesting is no comment yet from Ryan, Priebus, Pence, or pretty much any other Republicans. This will probably result in the RNC pulling financial support. The GOP is probably gathered somewhere trying to figure out what to do... Trump just broke the leash is running loose.
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It's not a matter of firing up his fans. He need to garner new segments of voters, not make his supporters foam at the mouth more.
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Donny in crazy land.
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Trump, the NY rich kid,was entertaining. He had a great act with his three wives and his orthodox Jewish daughter and son in law. He was independent and his generalities had a ring of truth. He was a master of the ambiguous innuendo. Now, the Republicans are giving him a lobotomy and turning him into a Republican machine creation. Too sad; I'll miss the Donald. He was a fresh piece of NYC, now not even worth Bloomberg.
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trump isn't actually a candidate for president. he just plays one on tv.
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This is Trump giving up the campaign. By hiring Bannon, he is focusing on appealing to the anti-establishment conservative base he already has, rather than the broader demographic he needs to win. Trump's ultimate goal, after his loss, it to start a new media company appealing to the base who is voting for him. Right now, you are witnessing Trump building and securing the audience for that business venture.
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Trump, Bannon and Ailes will form a news network and put Fox news out of business. The Trump News Network will be unhinged, ghastly and TV-MA. You're correct, he is pivoting to build a news network with the most crazy minority of the US population as its viewership. This all makes sense when you think how people who run for office and lose then go onto lucrative pundit jobs.
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I agree. I just think it will be a media conglomerate with a Political Action Committee built in. Can you imagine getting $25 from one-third of that target audience?
Do Trump supporters see the irony of Trump whining about the "biased" media, and then him hiring an executive from the media? Do they see how it can be biased both ways?
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But, grasshopper, do you not know that FNC is not "the media" - they are separate and apart and chaste of spirit, fair and balanced. And Breitbart is the anti-media, tilting at the mainstream media mills in the time-honored tradition of "since we're glib we have greater insight than you". It works for Mad magazine, Spy, comment threads and SNL. Has yet to be proven successful as a national presidential campaign - "reply hazy, ask again".
I am sorry, the only character - not included in the core four is the devil, although - he must be having a hell of a laugh right now.
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Forget Breitbart's delusional website and how that fits with the Trump world view. Focus on one disturbing thread in the Trump campaign: discrediting not just Trump's opponent but the very legitimacy of any government. Trump's braying about how the only way he could lose Pennsylvania and by implication the entire election would be if cheating is allowed and the process is stolen. Breitbard (and Ailes in the background) will play this corrosive idea. Trump & Co. will lose not just the election but what is left of American community. The answer to Khan's question as to what Trump has sacrificed is America's self-respect.
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With these latest Trump changes, Reince Priebus must be running up and down the halls of the RNC in panic. Trump has effectively told Priebus that he [Trump] is rejecting all the advice that Priebus or the RNC has given Trump to run a general campaign. Trump learned the wrong lessons from the primaries and he is incapable adapting what he must do to win the general election.
Priebus and the RNC should cut their losses and drop all support for Trump immediately. They face Hillary expanding her lead even further in the battle ground states which will cause a further sinking in the polls for all down ballot Republicans.
This is basically Triage Time for Priebus. If he doesn’t react now and cut the RNC from Trump, then Priebus should be charged with Political Malpractice by all the down ballot Republicans.
Priebus and the RNC should cut their losses and drop all support for Trump immediately. They face Hillary expanding her lead even further in the battle ground states which will cause a further sinking in the polls for all down ballot Republicans.
This is basically Triage Time for Priebus. If he doesn’t react now and cut the RNC from Trump, then Priebus should be charged with Political Malpractice by all the down ballot Republicans.
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To follow your advice which seems sound enough the RNC and Preibus et al would have to admit to being the architects of the insanity that Trump used and capitalized on to get here.
In a country of 320Million people he has only got 13 million votes. If the Presidential Primaries allowed people who do not wish to register as a member of any party (which is most of us) to vote this would be a Bernie and Bush or Rubio, maybe that guy from Ohio campaign. I prefer Bernie but whatever GOP candidate won they would at least behave with manners and talk about the phony policies the GOP masters put forth for them to promote.
In a country of 320Million people he has only got 13 million votes. If the Presidential Primaries allowed people who do not wish to register as a member of any party (which is most of us) to vote this would be a Bernie and Bush or Rubio, maybe that guy from Ohio campaign. I prefer Bernie but whatever GOP candidate won they would at least behave with manners and talk about the phony policies the GOP masters put forth for them to promote.
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Yup. Trump has taken the GOP by surprise! Like a midnight attack! He's gone off the reservation. But is the Chief! And he's staging a rebellion against the Tribe itself. With a whole following of rabid people he can whip up into a frenzy!
It's pretty scary. Especially having just reD that long piece about Bannon from last Fall. At Bloomberg.com.
Trump is now positioned to turn his following into a rebellion. Or something. And Bannon has wanted this for ages!
It's pretty scary. Especially having just reD that long piece about Bannon from last Fall. At Bloomberg.com.
Trump is now positioned to turn his following into a rebellion. Or something. And Bannon has wanted this for ages!
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Bannon was an advisor to Sarah Palin. We all know how that turned out.
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The most dangerous political operative in America:
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2015-steve-bannon/
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2015-steve-bannon/
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Yes, so much for extreme vetting.
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Gee whiz and golly, we sure as heck do! Joe Six Pack and Drill Baby Drill.
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This is the first step towards the creation of a Trump "alt-right" media company.
When one connects the dots, one sees the following: Cable (Ailes); Bannon (web); and Branding (Trump). Hosts: Hannity, Coulter, Ingraham, etc. Perhaps a link-up with Drudge for further net exposure.
This "reboot" has nothing to do with Trump wanting to win the Presidency. He never did and never will. This will be the Fox alternative with 24 hour a day railing against Hillary and the Democratic Congress.
Please do not cover Trump as a serious candidate.
When one connects the dots, one sees the following: Cable (Ailes); Bannon (web); and Branding (Trump). Hosts: Hannity, Coulter, Ingraham, etc. Perhaps a link-up with Drudge for further net exposure.
This "reboot" has nothing to do with Trump wanting to win the Presidency. He never did and never will. This will be the Fox alternative with 24 hour a day railing against Hillary and the Democratic Congress.
Please do not cover Trump as a serious candidate.
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Fox News watch out --- Trump is in it for the money this is his exit plan after his long Nov Vacation to build a media empire with 14 - 15 million audience that no matter what he says they love him. The media empire team are : Roger Ailes, Stephen Bannon and headed by Mr. Trump He is capitalizing on his achievement he build a very large followers. He sees this as an excellent exit strategy he will win if loses the election. What shameful is the republican party are not seeing it, or they see it but they are allowing it.
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Yeah except DT's biggest reputation characteristic at this point is not paying his bills. And none of the people you mentioned are going to have anything to do with that.
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Larry Eisenberg, we need you.
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Looks like the GOP is rearranging deck chairs on the USS Minnow.
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Donald Trump was right when he said he will hire the best. Not because he has hired anyone even remotely good so far, but because at the rate he is going by the time November rolls around he will have hired and fired everyone so one of them must be the best proving that eventually he will have hired the best. What a poor excuse for a leader.
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All he needs to do now is to dump Pense and put Christie in as VP like he wanted to do in the first place.
It's only fair as, according to the NYT Christie reduced The Donald's casino tax libality in New Jersey from 30 million to 5 million. How does that feel citizens of New Jersey?
It's only fair as, according to the NYT Christie reduced The Donald's casino tax libality in New Jersey from 30 million to 5 million. How does that feel citizens of New Jersey?
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Describing Breitbart as merely a conservative website does not paint the picture of just how extreme it is. If you've ever felt your country is overrun by vile psychos and seek confirmation, there's no better place to look than the comments section of any story on that site. It's a cesspool tsunami of racist hatred and obsession with the impending liberal apocalypse. One thing for sure, with Bannon on board this surreal and ugly campaign just got a whole lot worse.
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I trust everyone in the Trump campaign and no one in Hillary Clinton's orbit.
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That includes Vladimir Putin, correct?
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Trump U is probably still taking applicants.
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Well. That says more about you than it does Donald Trump.
Good luck with that.
Good luck with that.
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If you thought the lies were flying thick and heavy up till now, just wait till the Breitbart touch kicks in.
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This morning I was thinking that Hillary Clinton is a little boring. After reading this news from the Trump camp, I'm thinking, Boring is good. Does Trump care at all about the people of this country? Does he care about what his hate-filled, untruthful statements do to us as citizens and voters? About how we appear to other countries? About how some of his statements are being used by our country's enemies? It's time to reword the Chinese curse to say, "May you live in interesting elections."
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Trump might as well some brutes to manage his campaign, a team of right-wing attack dogs, much in the same way as he has behaved.
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The bigger they come the harder they fall.
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The characters that are forming in the Trump campaign (if you can call it that) ultimately represent what is wrong about America...extreme right wing idealogues which will drag the country through the gutter as far as having any respectful dialogue on the issues.
Now we hear that Chris (sit down and shut up) Christie turned a $30 million tax bill and into 5 for his friend Trump....this comes after the right is literally screaming about the Clinton Global Initiative and its "access" and "pay to play" without ever finding documented proof in all those emails.
OK...if we want to play that game then look at what Chris Christie is hoping for if Trump wins...the Attorney General's office...is there not a connection between this hope and what Christie did for Trump then wink when you read this...Christie is expecting it is he not?
And the Bridgegate trial starts next month...I can hardly wait.
Now we hear that Chris (sit down and shut up) Christie turned a $30 million tax bill and into 5 for his friend Trump....this comes after the right is literally screaming about the Clinton Global Initiative and its "access" and "pay to play" without ever finding documented proof in all those emails.
OK...if we want to play that game then look at what Chris Christie is hoping for if Trump wins...the Attorney General's office...is there not a connection between this hope and what Christie did for Trump then wink when you read this...Christie is expecting it is he not?
And the Bridgegate trial starts next month...I can hardly wait.
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Chris Christie will explain it all away thusly:
He was on a diet, and he told one of his flunkies ... er ... associates "Close the FRIDGE."
Unfortunately, somebody misunderstood, and the rest is history.
But it definitely wasn't hi fault. Right?
He was on a diet, and he told one of his flunkies ... er ... associates "Close the FRIDGE."
Unfortunately, somebody misunderstood, and the rest is history.
But it definitely wasn't hi fault. Right?
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I am one of those old people whose memory of politics-past kindle's more fear than amusement at Trump's blustering ignorance.
I remember my parents' fearful faces as they watched Joeseph McCarthy eviscerate his targets as a means of increasing his power. I remember the days after the assassination of JFK when it seemed that the country had been cast adrift in a sea of threatening unknowns. I remember the anguish that many of us felt when the leaders we had worked with or had supported every way we could in our 20's--Dr. King and Robert Kennedy--were cut down. And I remember my shock and gratitude as Woordward and Bernstein helped to expose the criminal machinations of Richard Nixon and bring about his resignation.
Trump, I fear, will be remembered by my children as being worse than all these horrors. Not only because if elected he would be a catastrophically destructive president, but because things may be even worse if he is defeated. He will be apoplectic about being "a loser" on November 8. Donald Trump is a road-rage candidate. He kindles and fans the intolerance and irrationality and anger that lies beneath the thin veneer of civilization for virtually all of us. That kind of rage will not come to rest easily, especially while its continuation is the main support Trump will have to ward off his own psychological collapse and to ensure the increasing economic value of the Trump brand.
We should not be reassured by his continuing ineptitude as a presidential candidate.
I remember my parents' fearful faces as they watched Joeseph McCarthy eviscerate his targets as a means of increasing his power. I remember the days after the assassination of JFK when it seemed that the country had been cast adrift in a sea of threatening unknowns. I remember the anguish that many of us felt when the leaders we had worked with or had supported every way we could in our 20's--Dr. King and Robert Kennedy--were cut down. And I remember my shock and gratitude as Woordward and Bernstein helped to expose the criminal machinations of Richard Nixon and bring about his resignation.
Trump, I fear, will be remembered by my children as being worse than all these horrors. Not only because if elected he would be a catastrophically destructive president, but because things may be even worse if he is defeated. He will be apoplectic about being "a loser" on November 8. Donald Trump is a road-rage candidate. He kindles and fans the intolerance and irrationality and anger that lies beneath the thin veneer of civilization for virtually all of us. That kind of rage will not come to rest easily, especially while its continuation is the main support Trump will have to ward off his own psychological collapse and to ensure the increasing economic value of the Trump brand.
We should not be reassured by his continuing ineptitude as a presidential candidate.
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I can only find one point with which I disagree with SA. Mr. Trump will not be apoplectic after he loses. He is psychologically incapable of accepting a loss. He will convince himself and his followers that he is the big winner here, even as Hillary is sworn in as our next President.
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I'm struck by how he mimics and even looks like Il Duce. Is he conscious he is puffing his cheeks jutting his chin and putting a fake serious look on his face?
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Very much like the Arab nations whenever they lose another war to Israel.
This "window dressing" will perhaps help the campaign's fund raising and administrative effectiveness. It adds nothing to a campaign that is sadly devoid of any solid brainpower on significant policy issues facing the country. This team offers no assurance or confidence to a huge segment of the electorate that has major concerns about Mr. Trump's temperament and fitness to be President. Unless he can win back independent and moderate voters his candidacy is doomed.
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The crazy thing about this (among the thousands of Trump's crazy things) is that Paul Manafort is one of the most effective political consultants in the world, but to be successful Manafort requires thing: The candidate must follow his instructions about how to abort negatives and accentuate positives, and allow Manafort to position the candidate. This, Donald Trump obviously and steadfastly refuses to do, so he's hired a "combatitive" yes-man, which clearly Manafort is not.
The best part of this is that Manafort, even today, if Trump followed his instructions to the letter COULD turn it around, but I don't believe for one second that a Breitbart political terrorist with NO campaign experience who totally LOVES Trump's approach can win this election.
The best part of this is that Manafort, even today, if Trump followed his instructions to the letter COULD turn it around, but I don't believe for one second that a Breitbart political terrorist with NO campaign experience who totally LOVES Trump's approach can win this election.
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Trump needs to fire himself.
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Is Trump going to turn scuttle his campaign management every time they convince him read from a teleprompter?
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Get ready: with this latest shake-up, Trump is about to launch the ugliest and most divisive campaign this country has ever seen. His desperation, lack of restraint, and willingness to destroy everything in his path is unmatched by any candidate for president in our political history. And let's not forget that we owe what's about to unfold to the Republican Party which enabled and embraced Donald Trump.
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The best commentary describing Trump is actually a headline currently on an article from The Hill: "Trump, before intelligence briefing: I don’t trust intelligence."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-before-intelligence-briefin...
It is a sign of readers' badly skewed priorities that, at the moment, there are six times as many comments for the story, "Trump Turns to Combative Media Chief in Staff Shake-Up", which was posted this morning, than for the story, "‘Shadow Brokers’ Leak Raises Alarming Question: Was the N.S.A. Hacked?" which went up last night. Why do we have Trump? Because people like a circus.
There was a theory among a small but significant part of the Sixties Left that the way to make real change was to "heighten contradictions." Essentially, it reduced to an "If you aint with us, you're against us !" attitude and strategy. Among other things, it tended toward using the media to amplify their admittedly extreme threats and actions and to have personalities written large.
Trump is merely a Right wing version of this, largely just another result of the Republicans of 2016 adopting the playbook of the Democrats of 1968, of the Right of the past decade adopting the Manichean world view previously more common on the New Left. While one might legitimately consider Ted Cruz as merely a totally nasty, unlikeable, Rightwing version of someone such as George McGovern, Trump is more like a Rightwing version of a cross between Jim Jones and Huey Newton.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-before-intelligence-briefin...
It is a sign of readers' badly skewed priorities that, at the moment, there are six times as many comments for the story, "Trump Turns to Combative Media Chief in Staff Shake-Up", which was posted this morning, than for the story, "‘Shadow Brokers’ Leak Raises Alarming Question: Was the N.S.A. Hacked?" which went up last night. Why do we have Trump? Because people like a circus.
There was a theory among a small but significant part of the Sixties Left that the way to make real change was to "heighten contradictions." Essentially, it reduced to an "If you aint with us, you're against us !" attitude and strategy. Among other things, it tended toward using the media to amplify their admittedly extreme threats and actions and to have personalities written large.
Trump is merely a Right wing version of this, largely just another result of the Republicans of 2016 adopting the playbook of the Democrats of 1968, of the Right of the past decade adopting the Manichean world view previously more common on the New Left. While one might legitimately consider Ted Cruz as merely a totally nasty, unlikeable, Rightwing version of someone such as George McGovern, Trump is more like a Rightwing version of a cross between Jim Jones and Huey Newton.
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an imbecile would not trust anything to do with the word intelligence.
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Many of us read about this buffoon, comment about him, but would not vote for him ever.
I am a Bernie Sanders supporter. I will vote a straight D ticket, top to bottom, on November 8, 2016.
My Republican friends can all vote for Trump on November 9, 2016.
I am a Bernie Sanders supporter. I will vote a straight D ticket, top to bottom, on November 8, 2016.
My Republican friends can all vote for Trump on November 9, 2016.
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Watch out Fox News- here comes Trump Channel!
I am absolutely convinced that the hiring of Ailes and Bannon is setting the stage for the establishment (after Trump loses in November) of a Trump TV Channel that will make Fox News look like a sensible, mildly center-of-right organization.
Of course, he will destroy the Republican Party and the conservative movement (if it exists anymore) in the process and will also remove any sense of decency and decorum from the democratic process, but he could care less about that.
I am absolutely convinced that the hiring of Ailes and Bannon is setting the stage for the establishment (after Trump loses in November) of a Trump TV Channel that will make Fox News look like a sensible, mildly center-of-right organization.
Of course, he will destroy the Republican Party and the conservative movement (if it exists anymore) in the process and will also remove any sense of decency and decorum from the democratic process, but he could care less about that.
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After he loses, his brand will be decimated. Even Trump would admit, he would be a loser. No one wants a loser TV channel
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FOX will give Trump his own show, its easier than swindling people and building glitzy overpriced buildings - He's so good at screaming his nonsense with such manly conviction and has so many nice suits and ties. He'll make Rush look like Mother Teresa.
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Trump channel.
Trump Party.
Lots of "stuff" to sell to the millions of members of the Cult of Trump, who ADORE HIS Trumpness.
But since Little Donnie Dumkopf does such a wonderful job running businesses, the day will come when this business goes bankrupt, and is caught up in many lawsuits, leaving employees unpaid, vendors, stiffed, and creditors hold in losses.
Politically, if he sets up a far right party, the GOP and his party will be splitting the right of center vote, and neither will be popular enough to control either the Legislature or the Presidency.
Trump Party.
Lots of "stuff" to sell to the millions of members of the Cult of Trump, who ADORE HIS Trumpness.
But since Little Donnie Dumkopf does such a wonderful job running businesses, the day will come when this business goes bankrupt, and is caught up in many lawsuits, leaving employees unpaid, vendors, stiffed, and creditors hold in losses.
Politically, if he sets up a far right party, the GOP and his party will be splitting the right of center vote, and neither will be popular enough to control either the Legislature or the Presidency.
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good article on bannon, if youre interested enough
It’s nearing midnight as Steve Bannon pushes past the bluegrass band in his living room and through a crowd of Republican congressmen, political operatives, and a few stray Duck Dynasty cast members. He’s trying to make his way back to the SiriusXM Patriot radio show, broadcasting live from a cramped corner of the 14-room townhouse he occupies a stone’s throw from the Supreme Court. It’s late February, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference is in full swing, and Bannon, as usual, is the whirlwind at the center of the action.
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2015-steve-bannon/
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What's really ironic
is that the only way the Republican Party will survive
is if Hillary Clinton is elected President.
is that the only way the Republican Party will survive
is if Hillary Clinton is elected President.
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Good point. Ironic indeed. That's politics for ya.
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Ditto for America herself..
I disagree. The Republican Party is dead. The Cult of Trump co-opted it on July 21, 2016.
After the election, there will be two right wing/far right wing parties, because the GOP and the Cult of Trump dispise each other. Neither will compromise with the other. They believe compromise shows weakness, not common sense, which both lack.
Good. "Let's you and him fight."
The Democrats will be in power for a generation after Hillary wins this election.
After the election, there will be two right wing/far right wing parties, because the GOP and the Cult of Trump dispise each other. Neither will compromise with the other. They believe compromise shows weakness, not common sense, which both lack.
Good. "Let's you and him fight."
The Democrats will be in power for a generation after Hillary wins this election.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder (DSM-IV) absolutely *requires* a constant flow of narcissistic supply, with narcissistic supply being those who give obedience and a sense of elevated value to the narcissist. When supply from one person or group of people starts to run out, the narcissist *must* seek out new sources.
Very few laypersons understand that the narcissist is a desperately *lonely and fearful* person; the narcissist depends on the admiration and adulation of others to determine his/her *entire* self image. Without that adulation, the narcissist is literally *without an identity*.
There is a real sense of panic associated with the loss of narcissistic supply. When a narcissist senses that he (in this case, Trump) is losing it, he may take on more and more desperate measures to acquire more, even if those measures appear counterproductive to those who are observing the narcissist's behavior.
Incidentally, narcissism is a very difficult pathology to treat, because the narcissist is often entirely unaware of most of his manipulations;it's only when things start to go south that he notices something is "wrong". Panic starts to set in.
In Trump's case, he is already protecting his flank by his early claims that the media is out to get him; that the election will be fixed, etc. This preserves his sense of "being right".
All that said, Trump also has been in an environment - as a boss - where he could *command* narcissistic supply. Not so in politics.
Very few laypersons understand that the narcissist is a desperately *lonely and fearful* person; the narcissist depends on the admiration and adulation of others to determine his/her *entire* self image. Without that adulation, the narcissist is literally *without an identity*.
There is a real sense of panic associated with the loss of narcissistic supply. When a narcissist senses that he (in this case, Trump) is losing it, he may take on more and more desperate measures to acquire more, even if those measures appear counterproductive to those who are observing the narcissist's behavior.
Incidentally, narcissism is a very difficult pathology to treat, because the narcissist is often entirely unaware of most of his manipulations;it's only when things start to go south that he notices something is "wrong". Panic starts to set in.
In Trump's case, he is already protecting his flank by his early claims that the media is out to get him; that the election will be fixed, etc. This preserves his sense of "being right".
All that said, Trump also has been in an environment - as a boss - where he could *command* narcissistic supply. Not so in politics.
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Team trump now has a pan flute of dog whistles to play.
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I didn't support Jeb Bush in the primary, but again and again a comment he made about Trump in December 2015 comes back to me: "He's a chaos candidate. And he'd be a chaos president." Jeb at least had that right. Are others as sick of the chaos as I am? Please just go away, Donald. Do America a favor and disappear back up that Trump Tower escalator.
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Excellent post. I thought your description is so accurate and clear that it should be must reading prior to a citizen voting. Then I realized that this is not proper.
So obviously I agree with all you write, except I was unaware there is any treatment for this disorder.
Question for you: Just in general what percentage of the population is able to recognize a narcissist in their midst?
So obviously I agree with all you write, except I was unaware there is any treatment for this disorder.
Question for you: Just in general what percentage of the population is able to recognize a narcissist in their midst?
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Wow, rats headed toward a sinking ship!
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There is still a lot of money to be made before the ship settles on the bottom.
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Oh yeah? And where do you figure the money is going to be coming from?
I think it's a dead hole.
I think it's a dead hole.
Bosun, after you finish rearranging the deck chairs, can you please ask the band to play a lively tune?
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When they play "Nearer My God To Thee" it is time to put on your life preserver.
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More biased liberal media spin and deception. Organizations make changes and additions to their staff all the time.
If this were Hillary doing this and Bannon were a liberal there were be nothing but praise for how shrewd she was.
Most Americans are too smart to fall for this type of propaganda. Hillary is the epitome of a corrupt, dishonest, lying politician.
If this were Hillary doing this and Bannon were a liberal there were be nothing but praise for how shrewd she was.
Most Americans are too smart to fall for this type of propaganda. Hillary is the epitome of a corrupt, dishonest, lying politician.
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That is why I vote for Johnson Weld. They are competent, ethical, likeable and hopefully electable.
I like their species.... the moderate Republican.
I like their species.... the moderate Republican.
We'll see. I'm voting early. Oops you don't even have that flank protected. Trump is going to be Darius at Gaugamela.
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of course trump's incompetence is the medias fault - trust me.
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Feels like I've heard nothing about Hillary in weeks - exactly the right strategy. Just your keep head down and let Trump implode.
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.... Thus almost assuring that the larger population subjected to Mr. Trump will only need to hear from him for another 80 odd days versus another 1500 --- Hallelujah!
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I see something darker here: Trump giving up all thought of presidency (if it ever was his true goal) and concentrating now on ruining Hillary's time in office. Why wait for the day after the election the way the Republicans did for Obama? Begin now, spew some more rage.
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Well, I guess Trump needed a person with a lot of fake dirt on Hillary and Breitbart News is making up stuff daily. Again, Trump has no idea about any policy(domestic or foreign). What a great president he would make. I'm sure that Bannon will be his press secretary and Giuliani will be on the Supreme Court.
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STOP.
Let Trump be Trump.
Don't educate him anymore. Where do you think that speech about wanting to help minorities came from? It was in reaction to the Times article that he has no support there.
Let him defeat himself; he is well on his way to doing so. He is spiraling down, out of control. Just let him go, pushing gently all the way until he crash lands.
And then he can crawl back into the hole from whence he came.
Let him continue to be the abject fool that he is; he will defeat himself.
Let Trump be Trump.
Don't educate him anymore. Where do you think that speech about wanting to help minorities came from? It was in reaction to the Times article that he has no support there.
Let him defeat himself; he is well on his way to doing so. He is spiraling down, out of control. Just let him go, pushing gently all the way until he crash lands.
And then he can crawl back into the hole from whence he came.
Let him continue to be the abject fool that he is; he will defeat himself.
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Wait -- Steve Bannon, formerly of Goldman Sachs? Did he pay to have Hillary Clinton speak? And Lewandowski -- he didn't have to spread negative stories about Jared Kushner. The stories are on line and were reported in the NYT. Jared's father, Charles, is an ex-con who, like Trump, inherited great wealth, was greedy, and evaded taxes. Two things we should know:
1. Is this the most warped election campaign in American history? Seems so. It is beyond belief that a totally inexperienced, uninformed, and inept character could rise to be the nominee of his party.
2. Who are all those people attending Trump rallies? They don't look like the unemployed, under- employed, or displaced people Trump thinks he's appealing to. How could so many people be suckered into supporting a candidate who has segregated out minorities for particular hatred? Are these the evangelicals and, if so, are they in a state of suspended animation, temporarily abandoning what they hear on Sunday morning?
It must have been like this in Germany in 1934/5, citizens starting to listen, jaws dropping for weeks and weeks, then, intimidated or sold on the future "I'm here to make Germany great again" standing up, applauding, then cheering, then marching in tune.
1. Is this the most warped election campaign in American history? Seems so. It is beyond belief that a totally inexperienced, uninformed, and inept character could rise to be the nominee of his party.
2. Who are all those people attending Trump rallies? They don't look like the unemployed, under- employed, or displaced people Trump thinks he's appealing to. How could so many people be suckered into supporting a candidate who has segregated out minorities for particular hatred? Are these the evangelicals and, if so, are they in a state of suspended animation, temporarily abandoning what they hear on Sunday morning?
It must have been like this in Germany in 1934/5, citizens starting to listen, jaws dropping for weeks and weeks, then, intimidated or sold on the future "I'm here to make Germany great again" standing up, applauding, then cheering, then marching in tune.
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How does ultra right wing people expand the Trump base?
If Hannity, O'Reilly, or Limbaugh ran they would get more votes than Trunp....and still lose.
If Hannity, O'Reilly, or Limbaugh ran they would get more votes than Trunp....and still lose.
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It's been all day. And no sign of an official GOP reaction to this cataclysm.
What are all the GOP leaders doing? I picture them. Trying to figure out how to handle this. What to do about it. What's the official line going to be? That will be disseminated in talking points? All the way down the line?
But nothing is forthcoming. Not a word! Surely someone is home. Minding the shop. Even if many have tried to go on vacation.
But: "What to do? What to do? What to say?"
I imagine them pacing. And pacing. Pondering this curve ball. In August! The panic setting in. Has there ever been a day when they didn't have an answer? At least some propaganda to peddle? If so, that day seems to be today!
GOP, come out, come out, wherever you are!
What are all the GOP leaders doing? I picture them. Trying to figure out how to handle this. What to do about it. What's the official line going to be? That will be disseminated in talking points? All the way down the line?
But nothing is forthcoming. Not a word! Surely someone is home. Minding the shop. Even if many have tried to go on vacation.
But: "What to do? What to do? What to say?"
I imagine them pacing. And pacing. Pondering this curve ball. In August! The panic setting in. Has there ever been a day when they didn't have an answer? At least some propaganda to peddle? If so, that day seems to be today!
GOP, come out, come out, wherever you are!
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A search of Capitol Hill bars would probably find many Republican Party leaders. Look at the people passed out on the floor.....
"Donald Trump Turns to Combative Breitbart Executive in Staff Shake-Up"
It won't help Trump. Combative is not the issue. Facts, dignity, respect, intellect, knowledge both foreign and domestic, ability to work with people, these are the important issues for a candidate. Trump has none of them and his staff changes today will not give them to him.
It won't help Trump. Combative is not the issue. Facts, dignity, respect, intellect, knowledge both foreign and domestic, ability to work with people, these are the important issues for a candidate. Trump has none of them and his staff changes today will not give them to him.
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So was angry, lying wild man we saw ranting in Milwaukee about Hillary Clinton being against police, against law and order, for terrorists -- was that the new Trump or the old one? And does it make any difference?
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That closing is a pure Hillaryism under stress.
more "rev up the base" stuff. Trump playing defense among his own supporters.
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Trump's selection of Bannon and Ailes suggests that he's unwilling to step outside of his own echo chamber. Trump is an absolute gift to Hillary Clinton.
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The beautiful part in all of this? Neo Mussolinis like Trump bring a whole new meaning to the phrase, "I coulda been a contendah..." Clearly Trump is an entertainer, a true comedian, the only problem is that his supporters aren't laughing.
What's next, political advice from a sexist predatory male, disguised as a former media executive? Oh wait! Donald Trump's campaign resembles a black hole in space---all political cogent thought cannot escape the gravity of his political downward spiral.
What's next, political advice from a sexist predatory male, disguised as a former media executive? Oh wait! Donald Trump's campaign resembles a black hole in space---all political cogent thought cannot escape the gravity of his political downward spiral.
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"Political advice from a sexist predatory male"?
Heaven forfend. Trump should get his sexist predatory male political advice from his spouse, like Hillary does.
Heaven forfend. Trump should get his sexist predatory male political advice from his spouse, like Hillary does.
By recruiting a man now notorious for sexual harassment, Roger Ailes, to his campaign, it seems like Donald is sending a fairly clear message to his daughter, Ivanka. She should "find another career or another company" as he advised that she and other victims of sexual harassment to do only a couple of weeks ago. Maybe this is his way of telling his child, "Get out now! It's too late for me! Save yourself!"
What can Ivanka Trump, who by appearances at least is the most intelligent and reasonable person in her family, think of this new development?
What can Ivanka Trump, who by appearances at least is the most intelligent and reasonable person in her family, think of this new development?
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she pals around w wendy murdoch, putins latest squeeze
shes in it up to her eyeballs
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Trump claims he is antiestablishment yet he hides billions in tax loopholes. His friend from New Jersey even help him with reducing his bankruptcy cost on his failed casinos. He files lawsuits to further enrich himself. Not antiestablishment in the least.
The establishment protects his ilk.
Stephen Bannon is now top campaign Manager. Another fake and con artist who spins lies an make millions.
The establishment protects his ilk.
Stephen Bannon is now top campaign Manager. Another fake and con artist who spins lies an make millions.
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So let's see - to revive his campaign Trump hired Bannon from Breitbart and Ailes from Fox. I suggest his next 2 hires be Dick Cheney and the president of the KKK to continue to set the tone of racism, bigotry, and homophobia combined with neocon paranoia and outright hatred for anyone who's not an old conservative white male. You go Trump !
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Mr. Trump's popularity as a television show host was a product of his ability to use television to mimic reality; his popularity as a presidential candidate is the product of his understanding of how to use reality to mimic television.
With the addition of Bannon and Ailes, we're about to be treated to the Jerry Springer Show 2.0, writ large on the screen that is the reality of a campaign innervated by the racist, xenophobic worldview of a political constituency that not only tolerates Trump's toxic brew of threats, violence, and sheer and appalling ignorance masquerading as outside the box thinking, but, indeed, demands them. And Mr. Trump, always the consummate entertainer, is giving his folks exactly what they want.
I think Trump very well knows that he is going to go down in epic flames of Wagnerian proportion. What he is now doing is to solidify and energize his base as much as possible, this in preparation for an outright break with the defeated Republicans and the creation of his own political party following the impeding debacle in November. He'll blame that, of course, on everyone and everything save the truth -- that most of the country rejects him and the foul, disgusting brand of obese angry narcissism that he's selling.
So, if you turn on squawk radio or Fox "News" and hear reports of Tim Kaine strangling puppies or Hillary Clinton engaged in a menage a sept with Kim Kardashian, Michelle Obama, and defensive line of Minnesota Vikings, don't be surprised.
With the addition of Bannon and Ailes, we're about to be treated to the Jerry Springer Show 2.0, writ large on the screen that is the reality of a campaign innervated by the racist, xenophobic worldview of a political constituency that not only tolerates Trump's toxic brew of threats, violence, and sheer and appalling ignorance masquerading as outside the box thinking, but, indeed, demands them. And Mr. Trump, always the consummate entertainer, is giving his folks exactly what they want.
I think Trump very well knows that he is going to go down in epic flames of Wagnerian proportion. What he is now doing is to solidify and energize his base as much as possible, this in preparation for an outright break with the defeated Republicans and the creation of his own political party following the impeding debacle in November. He'll blame that, of course, on everyone and everything save the truth -- that most of the country rejects him and the foul, disgusting brand of obese angry narcissism that he's selling.
So, if you turn on squawk radio or Fox "News" and hear reports of Tim Kaine strangling puppies or Hillary Clinton engaged in a menage a sept with Kim Kardashian, Michelle Obama, and defensive line of Minnesota Vikings, don't be surprised.
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Remember, this is Steve Bannon and Roger Ailes we're talking about here, not Walter Cronkite and Eric Sevareid.
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Trump confused the TV watching public with the voting public: One is there to be entertained, the other is not. The latter is there to participate.
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Breitbart-Bannon's latest release: Hillary is in rehab for drug abuse and alcohol dependency. She has a shrill sounding voice and a tendency to use lots of pillows when she sits down. She sleeps around, has sex with animals and is personally responsible for each of Donald Trump's four bankruptcies. She lifted all the good quotes in her acceptance speech from her opponent's ghost written books. She went to an all girls college because she hates men. She personally fired the shot that killed our ambassador a while back and she keeps Vince Foster's body in her closet.
Trump's gain is The National Inquirer's loss.
Trump's gain is The National Inquirer's loss.
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Shake up? Nonsense. It's free publicity. Trump's not susceptible to change. His Achilles Heel is nothing more than that-- he's a heel who can't stand being ignored by the media. One day when Trump isn't a major left column headliner in the Times is a disaster for him. The NYTimes should be a little less like Calamity Jane meets Henny Penny and a little more selective in what news really is.
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In today's other Trump article on the front page he states: that only “a stupid person, a really stupid person, is paying a lot of taxes.”
I am reminded of another realtor in NYC, Leona Helmsley, who also inherited her fortune (from her deceased husband, Harry) a couple or three decades back, who said, and I paraphrase, that only people like her doorman, who are low down on the income scale, pay taxes. Two peas in a pod!
I am reminded of another realtor in NYC, Leona Helmsley, who also inherited her fortune (from her deceased husband, Harry) a couple or three decades back, who said, and I paraphrase, that only people like her doorman, who are low down on the income scale, pay taxes. Two peas in a pod!
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he just called his fans really stupid
and they cheered him ion
proving him right
but theyre even too stupid to get that
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In Helmsley's immortal (immoral) words, "Its only the little people who pay taxes"......... (a prescient prediction, for today, I should add).
Trump says, "I must be myself. I am who I am." That's the problem.
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He probably thinks he is quoting the Old Testament.
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I’m Popeye, the sailor
I yam what I yam and that’s all that I yam
I yam what I yam what I yam what I yam
I’m Popeye the sailor man!
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Or he thinks of himself as Popeye.
Another diversion from the Russian problem.
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Of course Trump needs a combative executive to run his campaign. The daily shrill attacks on Trump by the liberal press and TV media have worse than shameful. They embody all the hate, bigotry and racism the liberals try to paint their adversaries with.
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Absolutely! The way the media brutally attacked the Muslim American couple who had lost a son in combat . . . oh wait a minute, that was Trump. My bad.
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The press is just reporting Trump's own words, so yes, he does spout hate, bigotry, and racism.
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This is really funny. Racist how?
The media has quoted Trump and provided video footage of him. That's hardly an attack.
The media has quoted Trump and provided video footage of him. That's hardly an attack.
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The Donald and Women,
Trumps numbers among women are plummeting. So now he hires a recently deposed executive accused of decades of sexual harassment against women and the defender of Todd Akins, "Legitimate Rape" comments. Please. Can he sink any lower. The answer has to be yes.
Trumps numbers among women are plummeting. So now he hires a recently deposed executive accused of decades of sexual harassment against women and the defender of Todd Akins, "Legitimate Rape" comments. Please. Can he sink any lower. The answer has to be yes.
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Trump is doubling down on his primary voters. He'll get everyone of those primary voters. But how many extra general election voters will he get?
Bad strategy, Mr. Trump. Very bad strategy. But you might get a really good contract with NBC for "How Not To Run For The Most Important Job In The World". You'll make a million! At least!
Bad strategy, Mr. Trump. Very bad strategy. But you might get a really good contract with NBC for "How Not To Run For The Most Important Job In The World". You'll make a million! At least!
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The mainstream media keeps hammering the "faltering campaign" notion in the hopes that they can kill the campaign before we even get to Labor Day. All I know is that I was at Trump's Fairfield, CT rally last Saturday night. 7,000 people in 100+degree heat for five hours. The enthusiasm and passion was palpable. Half of the crowd were women. Hillary struggles to a few hundred people to show up at a high school gym. I don't know if that correlates to votes but if it does this election is far from over.
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"All I know is that I was at Trump's Fairfield, CT rally last Saturday night. 7,000 people in 100+degree heat for five hours. The enthusiasm and passion was palpable."
So how's (the) Donald doing in CT? Winning? Gonna make it red? Huh, Sparky?
So how's (the) Donald doing in CT? Winning? Gonna make it red? Huh, Sparky?
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fivethirtyeight Chance of winning Connecticut’s 7 electoral votes
Hillary Clinton
94.4%
Donald Trump
5.6%
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Hillary Clinton
94.4%
Donald Trump
5.6%
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He doesn't need the media to kill his campaign, he's doing that very well for himself.
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th more of a farce trump makes th election, th more his fans giggle
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The GOP is gone baby gone.
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They all deserve each other.
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1. He did NOT suggest Russia should hack her emails; he DID joke that IF they have them, we'd like to see 'em.
2. He did NOT criticize the Gold Star family. He praised the son and responded to the father's virulence.
3. He DID refer to NRA voters who have a chance in the voting booth to block HRD's erosion of the 2nd Amendment.
But, other than that, great job of reporting
2. He did NOT criticize the Gold Star family. He praised the son and responded to the father's virulence.
3. He DID refer to NRA voters who have a chance in the voting booth to block HRD's erosion of the 2nd Amendment.
But, other than that, great job of reporting
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"He DID refer to NRA voters who have a chance in the voting booth to block HRD's erosion of the 2nd Amendment."
No, he stated that there's nothing that you can do when Hillary picks her SCOTUS choice(s), except maybe for the 2nd amendment people, possibly. That's FUTURE tense, so you are lying.
No, he stated that there's nothing that you can do when Hillary picks her SCOTUS choice(s), except maybe for the 2nd amendment people, possibly. That's FUTURE tense, so you are lying.
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dont believe what your ears and eyes tell you
now go get your shine box
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Keep trying to convince yourself of the spin. We all heard what he said.
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Having read the various theories on why Trump does what he does, it is glaringly apparent that his appetite for narcissistic supply is driving his behavior and decisions. He can't stay high without it.
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pigeonhole Ted Cruz in a picture under
a banner for Texas Independence,
dovetails with the WorstStreet
Jungle's attempts to declare Mike Pence the
defacto Republican Candidate for POTUS,
simply because he was hand picked by the
asinine leader of the Trumplican NY
lunatic fringe of the Party.
The Republican voters made it clear Ted
Cruz was their choice, before Trumplicans
rigged the primaries to force a choice of
Trump or no choice, at the Trumplican
CONvention. No amount of Gerrymandering
by the Yankee Supremacist propaganda
machine can change the fact that, while
Trump and Pence adopted Cruz's conservative
policies to foist their butts onto the
Republican throne; it is Cruz who has
steadfastly, year in year out, pushed the
conservative agenda in congress. Almost
alone, Cruz stood between Obama and the
liberal overthrow of all our rights and
freedoms. If anyone speaks for the real
Republican majority it is Ted Cruz, not
Trumpsuck Pence.
Despite the WorstStreet Jungle's and the
Atlunatic's attempts to tar and feather
Cruz because he is not from New Squawk,
I will be writing in Ted Cruz's name for
POTUS come November; as the only real
conservative Republican alternative to
the idiot Trumplicans.