The video is from 2007, nine years before Donald J. Trump ran for President of the United States of America. Nine years! The video has nothing to do with 2017. The video captures an event, the "Battle of the Billionaires," in which Trump squared off against Vince McMann, then the owner of WWE, for a little fun Entertainment. Fun. Something liberals don't understand unless they are stoned, Trump, of course, beat McMann to a pulp, just like he's beating the world to pulp as president, President Trump revised the video, putting the CNN logo over McMann's face, to show how he is bringing down the liberal media. This is a brilliant move. Brilliant! No president before Trump has been able to manipulate the media so. In the past, presidents have allowed the media to set the narrative, For Obama it was easy because the media loved him. But for Trump, for whom the media hates, he must take control. I support Trump in everything he does. Thank you.
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Meanwhile, EPA director Pruitt is turning the EPA into a PR firm for big oil.
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I would like to compare what happened in Maldives with this situation. US supported the former president Nasheed,who had kidnapped a senior judge just because they both didn't see eye to eye. Its the same situation, Trump hates crticizer CNN. So he is behaving like a mad-man. Despite Nasheed's gangster move, he got world wide support. So if US can stand up and defend such people, then Trump is what they get. Nasheed got world wide support not for his campaign as a Democratic leader. It was solely for the reason that he agreed to allow other religion practices and same sex marriages. He didn't have the education nor the political experience to handle the office. Now the proverb has reversed on the US, you got what you preached. As Trump says, "SAD".
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You don't get it. Republican voters are in thrall with this belligerent bully.
Every time you lament his behavior, they cheer wildly. Leave his petulant behavior out of ALL of your coverage. Report on what he hasn't done. Report on his destructive Executive Orders. Report on the Republican Congress that is attempting to deliver every promise to their donor class at the expensive of Trump's own voters.
Repeat it. Still no nominations to fill Federal Prosecutor posts, Ambassadorships and federal department heads. The Trump Healthcare, better, more affordable coverage for everyone hasn't materialized... Yet again.
Produce graphics showing his work hours, time at golf clubs and private parties.
Report the facts on this fraud. Quit letting him control the news cycle.
Every time you lament his behavior, they cheer wildly. Leave his petulant behavior out of ALL of your coverage. Report on what he hasn't done. Report on his destructive Executive Orders. Report on the Republican Congress that is attempting to deliver every promise to their donor class at the expensive of Trump's own voters.
Repeat it. Still no nominations to fill Federal Prosecutor posts, Ambassadorships and federal department heads. The Trump Healthcare, better, more affordable coverage for everyone hasn't materialized... Yet again.
Produce graphics showing his work hours, time at golf clubs and private parties.
Report the facts on this fraud. Quit letting him control the news cycle.
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It is a sad day when the democratic party and the army of liberal media encourages violence against republicans. Critically wounded GOP Rep. Steve Scalise undergoes more surgery Shot by Sander's supporter.
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@Susan:
Only when convenient . . .
Only when convenient . . .
@JN: tragically, you're absolutely correct . . .
Nothing tops Kathy Griffin holding a bloodied head of Trump. CNN started it!
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@CD-Ra: your premise that our current President is a grown man is prima facie incorrect. Comparing his emotional maturity to that of teenagers would be an insult to adolescents.
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As has been suggested elsewhere, Twitter should suspend or delete Trump's account for violating stated policies: "... users may not make threats of violence or promote violence." Plain and simple misuse by Trump. I'm no longer a Twitter user/fan ....stopped using it once I saw how abusive Trump was allowed to be. STEP UP TWITTER....CALL HIM OUT !
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DT's 4th of July Address:
"I'm President, they're not. Nyah, nyah, nyah...."
"I'm President, they're not. Nyah, nyah, nyah...."
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Trump supporters admire these actions of him because they have no pride in their own country. Trump over country is their motto.
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@JN -
Re "fake news" (an obvious oxymoron) on the part of CNN:
1. Provide clear examples
2. Provide clear, supportive evidence for [1]
3. Identify your sources.
Re "fake news" (an obvious oxymoron) on the part of CNN:
1. Provide clear examples
2. Provide clear, supportive evidence for [1]
3. Identify your sources.
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Examples, evidence, sources of what? His tweet?
He already did that !
He already did that !
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@Del:
The public's (well, 50% at least) acceptance and belief in Bush is what made The Donald possible . . . when the intellectual bar is lowered so far down, there becomes no limit to how much further is can drop. Trump is prima facie evidence.
The public's (well, 50% at least) acceptance and belief in Bush is what made The Donald possible . . . when the intellectual bar is lowered so far down, there becomes no limit to how much further is can drop. Trump is prima facie evidence.
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@navybrat:
I'm with you 100%.
Today's GOP would be unrecognizable by my long -deceased grandfather, a life-long moderate if there ever was one.
Once upon a time I voted their ticket, but their ever more veering into extreme positions which had little to do with governance for the common good and became all about "WINNING" forced me to reassess their motives. In the end my decision was far too clear and easy.
I'm with you 100%.
Today's GOP would be unrecognizable by my long -deceased grandfather, a life-long moderate if there ever was one.
Once upon a time I voted their ticket, but their ever more veering into extreme positions which had little to do with governance for the common good and became all about "WINNING" forced me to reassess their motives. In the end my decision was far too clear and easy.
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The democratic party would not be recognized by my grand parents or my mom. My hard working relatives were never socialists or communists.
@Labor Farad:
Hardly.
It's the Republicans who chose this buffoon over every other possible candidate, and then proceeded to actually elect him despite a series of performances during the debates loudly conveying his shallowness, recklessness and severely limited maturity and intellect.
It's deeply troubling to reflect upon the fact that so many of our fellow citizens voted for this man-child . . . even more so that most of those voters still believe in him.
The odds of a self-correction by the GOP would not seen to be remotely likely.
Hardly.
It's the Republicans who chose this buffoon over every other possible candidate, and then proceeded to actually elect him despite a series of performances during the debates loudly conveying his shallowness, recklessness and severely limited maturity and intellect.
It's deeply troubling to reflect upon the fact that so many of our fellow citizens voted for this man-child . . . even more so that most of those voters still believe in him.
The odds of a self-correction by the GOP would not seen to be remotely likely.
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I know only one thing and that is that Steve Bannon and the President know that the Federal Government is running on empty for the longest time and that without budget cuts, everything might implode sooner rather than later.
Red ink and printing of money is only a temporary free ride - it can not go on forever and yet, with the greatest of ease budget deficits are bridged over as if all is well -as usual.
The U.S. Dollar has already lost 97% of its true value according to reports and nothing changes because of the "faith" in America. Faith, in the light of catastrophic deficits and a national debt that nobody can even begin to understand is a nightmare in the making.
As long as Mr. Bannon and the President understand this, I feel someone is living in reality - no matter what the solutions might be.
Red ink and printing of money is only a temporary free ride - it can not go on forever and yet, with the greatest of ease budget deficits are bridged over as if all is well -as usual.
The U.S. Dollar has already lost 97% of its true value according to reports and nothing changes because of the "faith" in America. Faith, in the light of catastrophic deficits and a national debt that nobody can even begin to understand is a nightmare in the making.
As long as Mr. Bannon and the President understand this, I feel someone is living in reality - no matter what the solutions might be.
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@JBT:
If you seriously believe Bannon (of ALL people), let alone Trump, has a grip on reality then you've ingested some potent Kool-Aid which has grossly diminished your intellectual capacity.
Frightening. Please remain in Switzerland.
If you seriously believe Bannon (of ALL people), let alone Trump, has a grip on reality then you've ingested some potent Kool-Aid which has grossly diminished your intellectual capacity.
Frightening. Please remain in Switzerland.
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Just another Republican, after all.
They are him, and he is them- true from the beginning.
As for CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WashPo, et al- continue doing your job.
Would that you had worked so diligently over the past 20yrs, when the obvious and relentless radicalization of the Republican Party only elicited the dishonest and cowardly response of "false equivalence", your hapless effort to deny the fact that one of our essential parties was becoming an insurrectionist cabal.
Obviously, it continues today: "debates" over climate change, voter fraud, trickle down economics, Obamacare, how much can we blame Hillary, etc. All of which, incidentally, the Republicans have engaged in, long before Trump, and at all levels of government.
There is enough blame to go around- ignorant, distracted voters, gelded Democrats, a ravening corporate culture, utterly devoid of any credo except "More, more, more!"
And much more.
For now: keep digging, stop the endless analysis of "the Trump voter" (after all the hand-wringing and wonderment, Hillary got it right), and for the love of God, stop indulging in the lazy, utterly mendacious explanation that "Trump just does things differently". So does a surgeon with a rusty scalpel.
They are him, and he is them- true from the beginning.
As for CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WashPo, et al- continue doing your job.
Would that you had worked so diligently over the past 20yrs, when the obvious and relentless radicalization of the Republican Party only elicited the dishonest and cowardly response of "false equivalence", your hapless effort to deny the fact that one of our essential parties was becoming an insurrectionist cabal.
Obviously, it continues today: "debates" over climate change, voter fraud, trickle down economics, Obamacare, how much can we blame Hillary, etc. All of which, incidentally, the Republicans have engaged in, long before Trump, and at all levels of government.
There is enough blame to go around- ignorant, distracted voters, gelded Democrats, a ravening corporate culture, utterly devoid of any credo except "More, more, more!"
And much more.
For now: keep digging, stop the endless analysis of "the Trump voter" (after all the hand-wringing and wonderment, Hillary got it right), and for the love of God, stop indulging in the lazy, utterly mendacious explanation that "Trump just does things differently". So does a surgeon with a rusty scalpel.
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Must be sweeps week. The Presidential Apprentice has jumped the shark.
Again.
Again.
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I no longer see Trump or the Republican Congress as the problem. I, who once decorated my entire home in a patriotic theme, grew up at the knee of a Naval Master Chief and learned the love for my country in the womb, I who watched movies in Armed Forces theatres that required standing with my hand over my heart for the Star Spangled Banner that opened every showing; I, a patriot, a loyalist, a military brat, now see the dark underbelly of America that I denied existed.
The America I once truly believed to be the greatest nation in the world now seems vile. The "shining city on a hill" falls into darkness. And Americans - AMERICANS celebrate it's fall. They proclaim a hedonistic, incestuous, misogynist as their President. My patriotic heart was shattered on November 6th, 2016 and I fear it will never heal.
The America I once truly believed to be the greatest nation in the world now seems vile. The "shining city on a hill" falls into darkness. And Americans - AMERICANS celebrate it's fall. They proclaim a hedonistic, incestuous, misogynist as their President. My patriotic heart was shattered on November 6th, 2016 and I fear it will never heal.
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I feel your pain, stay strong, God Bless You and God Bless America!
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Right on! — though “incestuous” is a bit of a stretch.
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The worst President in history. A deeply disturbed angry man damaged by his obvious childhood trauma. This anti social behavior doesn't come from magic. He's a man fueled in domestic matters by complete ignorance about complex matters and on both domestic and foreign by self interest, quid pro quo, "you do something for me and my family business and your a friend or a good man", and further by his reactive destructive bullyism.
Never wrong and his 100 lies are facts. His sneer and venom are facts. The only mantra for America is OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST and EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE VIOLATIONS.
Contact your congress people,organize l, protest and demonstrate peaceably and get involved beyond the comment section here. For immigrants the sane but never burn the US flag. That's beyond stupid.
Never wrong and his 100 lies are facts. His sneer and venom are facts. The only mantra for America is OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST and EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE VIOLATIONS.
Contact your congress people,organize l, protest and demonstrate peaceably and get involved beyond the comment section here. For immigrants the sane but never burn the US flag. That's beyond stupid.
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Think positively, sane portion of the country: think Rod Blagojevich! Yes we can!
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If the CNN Head was Putin instead then I would possibly begin to consider that he actually is interested in the nation's security. We all know where he pledges his allegiance.
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How low can he go?
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@Mita: I'm afraid those depths have yet to nearly be plumbed.
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Taunting journalists is a losing game. Trump and his supporters must see that they are a powerful group. They can ultimately bring him and the administration down by exposing them as irrelevant to governing the country. So far his supporters have seen no job gains and may even lose their health coverage.
We have already seen the damage that the press can do. One has just to see this in the case of Hillary where the press contributed to her loss in addition to other media. They published fake stories, leaked emails and used pictures of her being ill etc which hurt her and her cause. Not single policy issue that she had come with was published.
We have already seen the damage that the press can do. One has just to see this in the case of Hillary where the press contributed to her loss in addition to other media. They published fake stories, leaked emails and used pictures of her being ill etc which hurt her and her cause. Not single policy issue that she had come with was published.
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Stop the presses: Trump did something un-Presidential. I'm less than concerned about something sophomoric like this than I am the outrage coming from the press and my fellow liberals. Save the outrage for things that are truly outrageous; otherwise, the wolf-crying lessens the impact those unconscionable acts might otherwise have. Go to the well too often and we'll be as desensitized as I am to the ubiquitous cries of "rape" from those farther left on the spectrum than me. ("Stare-rape," anyone?)
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Trump's nasty, win-at-all-costs attitude was taken from Roy Cohn in the '70's, darlings. Check your own Mahler and Flegenheimer piece from June of last year.
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Why is there disbelief.
I just viewed 2004 -2005 interviews with Chris Matthews. During those interviews Trump was articulate, insiteful etc. The contrast to 2017 is stark. I believe he does have dementia and this will be diagnosed definitively in the next 6 months.
Relief is in sight.
I just viewed 2004 -2005 interviews with Chris Matthews. During those interviews Trump was articulate, insiteful etc. The contrast to 2017 is stark. I believe he does have dementia and this will be diagnosed definitively in the next 6 months.
Relief is in sight.
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Stupidest thing I ever saw a grown man do! Lunatic!
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I work at a federal office. Because Republicans have hated federal workers for decades, we have been blamed for all sorts of evils. That animus led to Oklahoma City and ironically legislation to protect us.
Now it is the turn of the media. Cheap shots that result in demeaning and diminishing can get out of control. It only takes one mentally unbalanced true believer to create tragedy and ruin lives, prodded on by an immature jerk who needs an easy scapegoat. That jerk is now our president.
By the way, if we received a threatening video like that tweeted by Trump, he would have been visited by the police, warned and then banned from visiting any office.
To the people on the receiving there is nothing funny in the immaturity put on display.
Now it is the turn of the media. Cheap shots that result in demeaning and diminishing can get out of control. It only takes one mentally unbalanced true believer to create tragedy and ruin lives, prodded on by an immature jerk who needs an easy scapegoat. That jerk is now our president.
By the way, if we received a threatening video like that tweeted by Trump, he would have been visited by the police, warned and then banned from visiting any office.
To the people on the receiving there is nothing funny in the immaturity put on display.
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I absolutely hold the President to a higher standard. If that be a "double standard", then so be it. Our nation is in real trouble if we don't.
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@Shannon: it's difficult if not impossible to hold someone to standards when they have none.
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The kind of wrestling that is shown in the crude video tweeted by our "comander -in-chief" is actually a parody of the type of wrestling that does appear on TV. I am not a fan of this FW (Fake Wrestling) but anyone who watches it does so not to cringe but to laugh at the absurdity and exagerrated acting that takes place but appears to be a mere mime of actual bodily destruction. Witness the Umpire in the background falling in the ring without any adversary as if to suggest, by play acting, the horror of the defeated. The President must have felt that this was a way of expressing his anger that, like the heroic mock winner on TV, merely pretends, literally, to take the upper-hand and in doing so, punish his adversary with a silent cry of "Off with his head" as the Queen of Hearts shouts in Alice in Wonderland. A book written for children about misguided adults. Let's hope this is a satisfactory outlet for an uncontrollable temper tantrum.
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Good grief, stop playing into his hands by sensationalizing this as an incitement to violence. He is dulling our senses to lies. He is normalizing the delegitimization of the media. The way you're reporting this, Trump wins if no one from the media is killed.
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I think that this video was great humor. CNN is so arrogant and biased that they need to be poked at. I use to be a huge viewer of CNN, but I don't even turn it on any more.
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Trump owes CNN for all the completely undeserved attention it paid to him.
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Examples?
The retweeting of low quality meme content is in my opinion a poor use of the official presidential twitter platform.
However, this video is not a threat of violence against journalism nor will Trump have "blood on his hands." The video is a poor joke and hardly worthy of this much time and consideration.
More importantly, CNN has recently been caught with their pants on fire. Despite the other credible journalism their station performs, recent events validate Trump's repeated position that CNN does propagate technically untruthful or unverified information. Even if they report more truth than fiction, that CNN let this occur is unacceptable. Both Trump and CNN take the position that they are victimized, yet both sling mud and untruths. We have consensus that Trump needs to stop this b-list celebrity act but CNN's moral high ground has rapidly eroded.
In my opinion the NYT should seek to differentiate themselves from CNN rather than taking the position that an attack on CNN is an attack on journalism as a whole. The NYT is one of the few reputable news outlets remaining but is judged by the company it keeps.
However, this video is not a threat of violence against journalism nor will Trump have "blood on his hands." The video is a poor joke and hardly worthy of this much time and consideration.
More importantly, CNN has recently been caught with their pants on fire. Despite the other credible journalism their station performs, recent events validate Trump's repeated position that CNN does propagate technically untruthful or unverified information. Even if they report more truth than fiction, that CNN let this occur is unacceptable. Both Trump and CNN take the position that they are victimized, yet both sling mud and untruths. We have consensus that Trump needs to stop this b-list celebrity act but CNN's moral high ground has rapidly eroded.
In my opinion the NYT should seek to differentiate themselves from CNN rather than taking the position that an attack on CNN is an attack on journalism as a whole. The NYT is one of the few reputable news outlets remaining but is judged by the company it keeps.
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Here In the purportedly richest country in the world, the bawling is louder than anywhere else.
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Well, wrestling a CNN dummy is quicker than coming up with campaign promises, eh? Sort of trying to show he's still in there, but actually underlining that he's all puff and no pastry.
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Tomorrow I will be wearing black...
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We are in deep trouble. This behavior by The President of The United States is unacceptable. I have had enough of Donald J. Trump's expressive "bologna", (imagine all expletives possible). How will our Country ever recover normal decorum after the nightmare we are currently living through? I am embarrassed to say I am from the USA when traveling. I would take any Bush Presidency over what we have now and I really thought W. Bush was foolish. We have a much lower bar now. George W. Bush was brilliant in comparison to Don Trump.
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Nobody will ever grow up in the USA again with a role model like Trump in the White House.
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Whether Trump has a strategy worthy of Machiavelli, or is a buffoon the equal of Homer Simpson, he again has succeeded in distracting the public and the press coverage from supremely important issues.
In this case, he is giving cover for the ongoing Republican push to pass their healthcare bill, which is opposed by a large majority of Americans and would bring them ruin.
Even if you voted for “repeal and replace,” you voted for a replacement that would improve your coverage, lower your costs and not touch Medicaid. This is what Trump and the Republicans promised.
Instead, what Republicans are pushing, with Trump’s blessing, is a plan that would make things much worse for you and your family. It would take one trillion dollars out of your healthcare and Medicaid and give it to the rich in a capital gains tax.
You would be stuck with higher premiums (if you could even afford coverage), less comprehensive coverage, and perhaps housing and caring for your elderly parents because Medicaid has been cut. Overall, 22 million would lose insurance. To fund a tax cut for the rich.
This week, while they are on recess, call your senators and let them know where you stand. To find their contact information, use the “Find your senators” menu in the top left corner of the senate.gov webpage.
Don’t let another idiotic Trump tweet or video posting distract you from something that is critical to you and your family!
In this case, he is giving cover for the ongoing Republican push to pass their healthcare bill, which is opposed by a large majority of Americans and would bring them ruin.
Even if you voted for “repeal and replace,” you voted for a replacement that would improve your coverage, lower your costs and not touch Medicaid. This is what Trump and the Republicans promised.
Instead, what Republicans are pushing, with Trump’s blessing, is a plan that would make things much worse for you and your family. It would take one trillion dollars out of your healthcare and Medicaid and give it to the rich in a capital gains tax.
You would be stuck with higher premiums (if you could even afford coverage), less comprehensive coverage, and perhaps housing and caring for your elderly parents because Medicaid has been cut. Overall, 22 million would lose insurance. To fund a tax cut for the rich.
This week, while they are on recess, call your senators and let them know where you stand. To find their contact information, use the “Find your senators” menu in the top left corner of the senate.gov webpage.
Don’t let another idiotic Trump tweet or video posting distract you from something that is critical to you and your family!
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You're going to be stuck with a federal judiciary turning a blind eye to unconstitutional faith-based legislation for four decades.
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I don't think I'll be around to see whether it lasts another 4 decades Steve, but apart from the courts it would depend on who is doing the legislating...
NB Steve: And whatever you may opine/feel about the future of the courts over the next 40 years, that does not mean you shouldn't call your senators this week about the healthcare bill they are champing at the bit to stick the American public with this year, and not let Trump or anything else distract you from doing that.
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This is another yrump "something shiny" done on purpose to distract us from what he is doing with the other hand. Take for instance the fact that the states are being asked to release all of our drivers license number the last four of our social security number etc etc anything on the voters information that is not readily available to the public. Now why in the world would the government or rather the Republicans along with Trump want that? Ask yourself that. Personally it causes me great concern. Isn't this what Russia was trying to get ahold of during the hacking of our election? Didn't I read somewhere that they actually were able to gain some info? Are we in danger of being constantly distracted with something shiny to really recognize what Trump is doing to our democracy? Or is this just something the Republican party wants? Frankly it would not bode well for any American.
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"Trump's tweet aligned him with violent hate speech."
"Trump's anti CNN tweet originated from Reddit's largest right wing extremist forum."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/2017/7/3/1...
"Trump's anti CNN tweet originated from Reddit's largest right wing extremist forum."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/2017/7/3/1...
A make believe fight, at a make believe sporting event, by a make believe president...
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This is frightening. If he wasn't completely unhinged before, he clearly is now. The silence from the Republicans in the face of this is deafening. These spineless cowards, along with this despicable man, will be the ruin of our great nation.
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It is inappropriate but isn't it also inappropriate for CNN to produce fake news? Just who is more guilty? It is time for the press to stop the charades.
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Donald trump is just a really weird guy.
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Can I see your article on protesting the NYC play portraying the assassination of Caesar/Trump?????
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The same play was done in Minn. when Obama was president with an African American playing Julius Caesar. No one protested. No one cared. I thought Trump fans abhorred political correctness.
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I understand that DT is looking for bigger fish than individuals who are liberal or progressive so I don’t expect him to tackle and punch me. But, his violence stirs the pot and makes me question how his followers - who question and oppose nothing he does or says - might treat me or any person opposed to his absurd policies and behavior. These are extremely difficult times. I did npt think I would face what other nations have. But DT and the GOP have created very scary times for this nation.
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His style was in your face even from the first republican debate. This is no different. I fear most Times readers live in a vacuum with no clue what is happening in this country: voters decided "enough is enough" and whatever the price, were willing to pay it. This is not a pretty price but despite his foibles the president is giving his voters exactly what he promised.
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@John:
How right you are, sir.
Our apparently inevitable slide into absolute political polarization -- extremism allowing no hope of actual mature dialog on matters of grave national (and local) importance -- is well-advanced. In direct proportion we are also eroding any notion of true democracy.
Once upon a time the notion that "United we stand, divided we fall!" carried some considerable currency with our citizenry. While parties have always had differences -- some substantial -- beneath it all rested the notion that compromise was a healthy, mature basis for negotiation.
Those halcyon days, sadly, are long gone. The demise of the crucial concept of unity as a republic saw it's death on October 30th, 2000, when the *principle* of Red States versus Blue States made its fatal appearance on TODAY show. With the introduction of this came the unavoidable WE vs. THEM mentality, grotesquely warping our sense of politics into a winner-take-all, zero-sum blood sport. We have thus trivialized the view of our country being comprised of a nuance tapestry of many cultures and beliefs -- and even criminalized it.
Land of Liberty? The Statue of Liberty ceased being a relevant, accurate symbol some time ago.
As has been oft quoted, but rarely heeded as a vitally needed wake-up call: "We have met the enemy, and it is us." All empires eventually disintegrate; tragically ours is underway, and we've only ourselves to blame.
How right you are, sir.
Our apparently inevitable slide into absolute political polarization -- extremism allowing no hope of actual mature dialog on matters of grave national (and local) importance -- is well-advanced. In direct proportion we are also eroding any notion of true democracy.
Once upon a time the notion that "United we stand, divided we fall!" carried some considerable currency with our citizenry. While parties have always had differences -- some substantial -- beneath it all rested the notion that compromise was a healthy, mature basis for negotiation.
Those halcyon days, sadly, are long gone. The demise of the crucial concept of unity as a republic saw it's death on October 30th, 2000, when the *principle* of Red States versus Blue States made its fatal appearance on TODAY show. With the introduction of this came the unavoidable WE vs. THEM mentality, grotesquely warping our sense of politics into a winner-take-all, zero-sum blood sport. We have thus trivialized the view of our country being comprised of a nuance tapestry of many cultures and beliefs -- and even criminalized it.
Land of Liberty? The Statue of Liberty ceased being a relevant, accurate symbol some time ago.
As has been oft quoted, but rarely heeded as a vitally needed wake-up call: "We have met the enemy, and it is us." All empires eventually disintegrate; tragically ours is underway, and we've only ourselves to blame.
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I have never seen a Trump tweet. Others have told me about them. Maybe he doesn't know that many Americans like me don't tweet at all and so we never receive any of his messages. But as a college prof. I have heard that tweets must be very short and that the President's tweets have nothing at all to do with policy or plans for his administration anyway. So of what use are they then---entertainment? Curious.
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@CD-Ra:
When Twitter first appeared on the scene, as an IT professional I felt I should familiarize myself with it for the purpose of potential support needs for my user community. Thus I created an account . . . and within 15 minutes realized that it's primary, if no sole reason for existing is to promote narcissism: "oooh, look at me and what I'm doing (passing gas, anyone?) . . ."
Thus, I've not indulged in any but my own inaugural "tweet" - the content of which I've long since forgotten. Indeed, for that matter I don't have a clue as to my own account name/login.
Even so, in the surreal case of our current "President", (for which "twit" is such a richly apropos term), this platform has proven to be invaluable to our nation and the world: without it we'd have far less insight as to the depth and degree of immaturity, lack of intelligence, and vindictive narcissism which defines Donald Trump.
What remains to be seen is whether or not a sufficient proportion of our citizenry truly realizes the disaster and acute danger of those recently elected into power at the executive branch, and demands something be done for the sake of our nation and the world at large.
I'm not optimistic; it appears too much of our society has drunk deeply of the current GOP's Kool-Aid.
When Twitter first appeared on the scene, as an IT professional I felt I should familiarize myself with it for the purpose of potential support needs for my user community. Thus I created an account . . . and within 15 minutes realized that it's primary, if no sole reason for existing is to promote narcissism: "oooh, look at me and what I'm doing (passing gas, anyone?) . . ."
Thus, I've not indulged in any but my own inaugural "tweet" - the content of which I've long since forgotten. Indeed, for that matter I don't have a clue as to my own account name/login.
Even so, in the surreal case of our current "President", (for which "twit" is such a richly apropos term), this platform has proven to be invaluable to our nation and the world: without it we'd have far less insight as to the depth and degree of immaturity, lack of intelligence, and vindictive narcissism which defines Donald Trump.
What remains to be seen is whether or not a sufficient proportion of our citizenry truly realizes the disaster and acute danger of those recently elected into power at the executive branch, and demands something be done for the sake of our nation and the world at large.
I'm not optimistic; it appears too much of our society has drunk deeply of the current GOP's Kool-Aid.
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I am not surprised by the response to Meet the Press from Mr. Price. Not at all.
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Too many of Trump's tweets have been and continue to be weapons of mass distraction.
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He demeans the office and the nation.
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Tom Price has a point, if you want to maintain credibility, why would you ever discuss something that Trump tweets? Oh, that's right, he's the President. I guess Tom and I just forgot that.
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It's 4th of July. I'm not feeling very patriotic today. Our president and his supporters are just destoying our country. I just want tto forget about it all. Celebrate what?
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This just shows, Everyone, that money cannot buy happiness. With all his money, trump is an unhappy, angry, troubled guy. If he were NORMAL and OF SOUND MIND, he would not be tweeting crazy things, bragging his head off, acting like a 14 year old, posting such idiotic videos, trying to cover up investigations, and showing the country that by most of his behavior he is sick, dishonest, foolish, immature, and stunningly unqualified to be president of The United States. And because he insists, day after day, on acting like this, we have developed a twisted fascination with his behavior, because it is like nothing we have ever seen...certainly in a president. Nixon was like Emily Post in comparison.
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I am so proud that we have a president who is not afraid of behaving in an infantile and ignorant way. May all your children grow up to be like him.
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he will have blood on his hands. the question is how much?
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Slow news day...Nice technique Mr. President.
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It is where the video originated that is so disturbing. Trump retweeted it from a twitter site prone to very anti Semitic tweets. This is from the same person who posted a photo of dozens of CNN broadcasters and execs - each with the Star of David next to his/her head shot.
So Trump blows a dog whistle by demonstrating where his attention lies, and the mongrels are celebrating.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JYSexton/status/881619803080986626
So Trump blows a dog whistle by demonstrating where his attention lies, and the mongrels are celebrating.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JYSexton/status/881619803080986626
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Correction: Trump's tweet was copied from a hateful site on Reddit, not from Twitter:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/2017/7/3/1...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/2017/7/3/1...
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While reporting these sorts of spectacles panders to our (including my own) need for self-affirmation: knowing that our President is a bottom-feeding, odious character, it is time to relegate his histrionics to below the fold, or perhaps an inside page.
It is time to focus on saving the nation, and perhaps even the rest of the planet.
There are many things that require soundly researched explanations, such as the interlocking relationship between the Trump business interests, Russia's Alfabank and the hospital conglomerate run by the husband of Betsy DeVos -- who, it should be remembered, is the sister of Eric Prince.
I believe it was the NY Times that first broke that triadic connection during 2016.
Very few operations, the NY Times among them, have the talent on board, the financial resources available, and the credibility to pursue such dark and critical corners of the Trump-related swamp, the tides of which threaten to flood our nation.
As a lifelong reader, I'm thanking you in advance for breaking the story -- the contents of which are as yet unknown -- that will, I most sincerely believe, save the nation.
You've done it before.
It is time to focus on saving the nation, and perhaps even the rest of the planet.
There are many things that require soundly researched explanations, such as the interlocking relationship between the Trump business interests, Russia's Alfabank and the hospital conglomerate run by the husband of Betsy DeVos -- who, it should be remembered, is the sister of Eric Prince.
I believe it was the NY Times that first broke that triadic connection during 2016.
Very few operations, the NY Times among them, have the talent on board, the financial resources available, and the credibility to pursue such dark and critical corners of the Trump-related swamp, the tides of which threaten to flood our nation.
As a lifelong reader, I'm thanking you in advance for breaking the story -- the contents of which are as yet unknown -- that will, I most sincerely believe, save the nation.
You've done it before.
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Thank you for that post. And now I understand why Betsy DeVos was nominated. Yes New York Times please keep up the good work
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How embarrassing for our country and the Office of the President of the United States.
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I would like to suggest that the New York Times (if not ALL newspapers) run this quote from Thomas Jefferson as a permanent banner on the front page, at least so long as Donald Trump is president:
"Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it." --Thomas Jefferson
"Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it." --Thomas Jefferson
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The man Will Rogers never met.
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Trump is to Presidential as WWE is to Olympic Wrestling. Seriously.
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Disbelief? Still? Waiting for the GOP to rescue America back from Trump. This is what we need.
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When thinking about posting a comment on this, I was considering where to use the word "imbecilic", but only as it would apply to myself for even bothering to express my thoughts on this recurring behavior from the president of the US. In the realm of depths to which one might stoop, there is no bottom for this person, only another button to push to reward himself with his drug of choice.
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So the press should be more fair to Trump. Like Fox was to Obama for eight years?
He brings this scrutiny upon himself by the blatently rich-serving policies he and the Republican Party are promoting. Unbelievable that so many people that will be so hurt by his image of America so ardently support him-simply becasue of their ill-informed ignorant and unsubstantiated fear of Islam and Mexicans...
We finally answered Bush's question of "is our children learning?"....apparently they is not.
He brings this scrutiny upon himself by the blatently rich-serving policies he and the Republican Party are promoting. Unbelievable that so many people that will be so hurt by his image of America so ardently support him-simply becasue of their ill-informed ignorant and unsubstantiated fear of Islam and Mexicans...
We finally answered Bush's question of "is our children learning?"....apparently they is not.
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When are mainstream media outlets going to distinguish the disgrace that is our current president and the real news that actually affects the every day citizen. Please stop covering every tweet, twitch and antic. This is made for t.v. distraction and you're all taking the bait. Please give us more reporting about the horrific policy decisions that he is making and more importantly, the dirty backdoor deals that are being cut in exchange for keeping this buffoon in office. Covering behavior that stirs moral outrage and offends people's sensibilities was only news before November 7th of last year. You need to focus on the real story of how this person is destroying our institutions, our social fabric and our country.
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Three CNN journalists were fired for lying. If only the POTUS were held accountable for his lies, there'd be a smackdown alright.
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Should someone remind Donald that he "serves at the pleasure of the people" we, most assuredly, do NOT serve Him.
AND that Public Service is servitude, not a crowning entitlement. ALL presidents are servants of and FOR the citizens' of the US, ALL citizens, not just those who voted for him.
The most noble aspect of the US Presidency is the concept of servitude. It has humbled many a great man, Donald not among them.
I cry for my lost country lost.
AND that Public Service is servitude, not a crowning entitlement. ALL presidents are servants of and FOR the citizens' of the US, ALL citizens, not just those who voted for him.
The most noble aspect of the US Presidency is the concept of servitude. It has humbled many a great man, Donald not among them.
I cry for my lost country lost.
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Continued abuse of power. Instead of "an attack on the media," what if we call it "an attack on an American company"? A serious question in need of an answer: should the President be using the power of his office to attack an American company? Substitute "Ford" or "Walmart" for "CNN" and what would the reaction be? Is this legal?
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The 45th president is still playing the "Double Down" game of playing to his base. And the True Belivers really believe he is doing well, no matter what is said.
Conversely, the True Disbelievers wiil also believe anything *against* him, no matter how dubious.
What was that about hanging separately? We may be nearing that point... :-(
Conversely, the True Disbelievers wiil also believe anything *against* him, no matter how dubious.
What was that about hanging separately? We may be nearing that point... :-(
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There is nothing about Trump's behavior that merits any more respect than that of a bratty ten year old. The man is without redeeming virtues.
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Despite his claims regarding fake news and his proxies claims that the media is unfairly stalking Trump, if the public did not believe what the media is reporting the public would ignore it. Just as rubberneckers at the scene of a crash, we are drawn to the disaster that is Trump, but it certainly does not mean we want more Trump, just as we do not want more crashes. The media sells what the people want, and the people are curious about the disasters he creates, and curious about how his republicans enablers justify his and their purpose.
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The fact that this is the chosen method for the President of the United States to communicate with his supporters tells you everything you need to know. Wrestling. Fake Wrestling.
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I hope a federal employee or contractor wasn't paid to do this.
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Is there any reason to believe that doll hands has the skills necessary to produce the video? Of course someone else did it.
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I think my point was that I'm uncertain if federal funds could/should be used for this type of thing.
@emcee:
I'm afraid I must disagree: he is simply incapable of doing better , for doing so would require both considerably more maturity and intelligence than he possesses.
We live in a surreal time: fully half of our nation -- based on a long, track record of leading the world in technology advancements, ostensibly a smart populous -- has elected to the most powerful office on Earth a boorish manchild, utterly oblivious to his own charade. ("Sad", that.)
Knowing that we have a "leader", who has access to the nuclear launch codes, and who redefines narcissism and is consequently hyper-sensitive, grossly over-reactive to perceived slights, is terrifying.
Most teenagers have more self-awareness and a much better grip on reality.
Throw in the toxic, disconnected from reality choices of advisors who has his ear -- Steve Bannon (Goebbles, anyone?), Kellyanne Conway (making Sara Palin a genius), and Jared Kushner and, Voilà! Kafka meets Orwell meets David Lynch!
One thing is certain: upon leaving office -- whether by resignation, impeachment, or, God forbid, actually serving out a four-year term (any longer is too horrid to contemplate), The Donald will have suddenly (and unwittingly) realised the promise he ran on: on that day he will unavoidably "Make America Great Again."
I'm afraid I must disagree: he is simply incapable of doing better , for doing so would require both considerably more maturity and intelligence than he possesses.
We live in a surreal time: fully half of our nation -- based on a long, track record of leading the world in technology advancements, ostensibly a smart populous -- has elected to the most powerful office on Earth a boorish manchild, utterly oblivious to his own charade. ("Sad", that.)
Knowing that we have a "leader", who has access to the nuclear launch codes, and who redefines narcissism and is consequently hyper-sensitive, grossly over-reactive to perceived slights, is terrifying.
Most teenagers have more self-awareness and a much better grip on reality.
Throw in the toxic, disconnected from reality choices of advisors who has his ear -- Steve Bannon (Goebbles, anyone?), Kellyanne Conway (making Sara Palin a genius), and Jared Kushner and, Voilà! Kafka meets Orwell meets David Lynch!
One thing is certain: upon leaving office -- whether by resignation, impeachment, or, God forbid, actually serving out a four-year term (any longer is too horrid to contemplate), The Donald will have suddenly (and unwittingly) realised the promise he ran on: on that day he will unavoidably "Make America Great Again."
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Trump never did say when he believes America was great, or why.
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Whom is more dangerous? This child, or the 33 million Twitter followers?
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Those that condone violence are themselves violent.
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@Hanlon Skilmon:
Trump is the match-head poised (out of sheer ignorance and unfathomable immaturity) to light the national conflagration.
Trump is the match-head poised (out of sheer ignorance and unfathomable immaturity) to light the national conflagration.
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Mr. Skillman, trump is infinitely more dangerous; he is IN CHARGE of our country, and he has the nuclear codes!
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It is extraordinary the excuses that are being made for the infantile behavior of Donald Trump. Thomas Bossert, Homeland Security Adviser did not see the video as violent. He stated;
“He’s a genuine president expressing himself genuinely." He is right, Trump is genuinely expressing his violent nature. This is not the first time he encouraged violence. He made remarks about the NRA members dealing with Hillary Clinton. This implies violence. Those that condone violence are themselves violent.
“He’s a genuine president expressing himself genuinely." He is right, Trump is genuinely expressing his violent nature. This is not the first time he encouraged violence. He made remarks about the NRA members dealing with Hillary Clinton. This implies violence. Those that condone violence are themselves violent.
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No one should be surprised by his reality show behavior. Yes it's depressing that he is making a mockery of the office of president. But the behavior of GOP leadership is far more depressing. They'd much rather hold on to their individual and collective power than do what is right.
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Trump sends a ridiculous, embarrassing and inappropriate tweet, and the media sees him and raises him by going into defcon 5. Trump should be providing an example of sterling leadership, to whom the country and the world looks up to. He has failed us.
His failure does not absolve the media of its responsiblity to adhere to the highest journalistic standards. Those standards are not met when this paper bounces stories of profound global significance off the front page for days and
gives repetitive publicity to a tweet, which may satisfy the appetite of some readers, but which ignores or minimizes the true tragedies that occur daily on this planet.
This is tabloid journalsim, not the professional journalism which should be demanded of the Times. The tweets you cover are illustrative of an unprofessional practice which places more emphasis on petty matters than the critical issues facing all of us. Don't stoop to that level by doing the same thing.
His failure does not absolve the media of its responsiblity to adhere to the highest journalistic standards. Those standards are not met when this paper bounces stories of profound global significance off the front page for days and
gives repetitive publicity to a tweet, which may satisfy the appetite of some readers, but which ignores or minimizes the true tragedies that occur daily on this planet.
This is tabloid journalsim, not the professional journalism which should be demanded of the Times. The tweets you cover are illustrative of an unprofessional practice which places more emphasis on petty matters than the critical issues facing all of us. Don't stoop to that level by doing the same thing.
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So pretend the President of the United States didn't just do the most immature thing a sitting president has ever done? How would that help? Do you think no one would see it if a couple outlets didn't cover it? There are only 3,000 more who did. It's news. Huge news.
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So you report it. But to give it prominence over, for example, atrocities like hundreds murdered in Syria or humiliation and abuse suffered by women in the world makes us seem smugly self important. To bounce coverage of those human tragedies to give more prominent and continuous importance to a tweet is arrogant, as if the media were playing tit - for - tat with Trump. I know many people just absolutely love it when Trump's outlandish behavior is reported as if it is the most important thing in the world.
Whether or not such people realize it, over reporting to please such readers makes all of us look foolish. Not just Trump-all of us. They laugh at us like we are a dysfunctional family, and the media plays right into their hands by acting as petulant as our president.
Whether or not such people realize it, over reporting to please such readers makes all of us look foolish. Not just Trump-all of us. They laugh at us like we are a dysfunctional family, and the media plays right into their hands by acting as petulant as our president.
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Are there any patriots left to invoke the 25th amendment? The mental condition of the President is putting the country AT RISK. Using racism and xenophobia and now agent provocateur behavior is creating fear and instability here and worldwide. This is no joke and needs to stop.
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Yes. 10 years old when trump was the tender age of 60. Surely, the Trump child that made that video couldn't have known any better then.
Can I assume then that we all get a free ride regarding our behavior until we reach that age?
Can I assume then that we all get a free ride regarding our behavior until we reach that age?
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My reply is posted under the wrong comment.
Imagine trump as Your Child's School Teacher !
That Said
What Example is he FOR THE WORLD!
That Said
What Example is he FOR THE WORLD!
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President Trump is doing all the Twitter nonsense and the video to send the leftwing media both print and electronic into a frothing frenzy. Sadly they are swallowing it hook line and sinker. Sure bet President Trump is siting in the Oval Office laughing.
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He's not that smart!
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It's not just about the video, it's about the man-child's judgment. Donnie Trump doesn't seem to understand that the leaders of western countries are mature and level-headed. They don't immerse themselves in fake wrestling environments, and then spew out "fakeness, fakeness" every six minutes, referring to real world events.
We've had enough already. Little Donnie Trump should be escorted from DC by the proper authorities before countries that are hostile to us seize their opportunity to attack us while our buffoon "president" swirls around in his own fake world of nonsense and vulnerability. It's time to impeach this fool.
We've had enough already. Little Donnie Trump should be escorted from DC by the proper authorities before countries that are hostile to us seize their opportunity to attack us while our buffoon "president" swirls around in his own fake world of nonsense and vulnerability. It's time to impeach this fool.
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I just don't get it. If Trump's strong base is 20-30%, then 10-15% of the electorate still approve of --what? His bullying tactics or policies that roll back such things as protections of the quality of the air and water or access to healthcare, or all of the above? Do the 10-15% approve of that? SAD
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@jblair:
No, not "SAD" -- TRULY TRAGIC.
No, not "SAD" -- TRULY TRAGIC.
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Not a Trump voter or supporter, but the economy is strong, unemployment continues to fall, the markets are roaring, illegal immigration is down, ISIS is continuing to lose territory, and he enforced the "red line" on Syria with regards to chemical weapons (and no further chemical attacks have been reported). Yes his environmental rollbacks are a tragedy, but they are sadly underreported and the devastating effects of them won't become apparent for years.
Other than Syria and perhaps immigration, it's a stretch to attribute any of the above to Trump and not Obama, but that's not how most voters think. His ~35-40% approval ratings are actually remarkably low given how good things are on some of the most "important" issues, and are a stunning indictment of the President's personal antics and show that many voters believe that there may have been some illegal or corrupt acts committed by members of the Trump administration, if not the President himself.
Other than Syria and perhaps immigration, it's a stretch to attribute any of the above to Trump and not Obama, but that's not how most voters think. His ~35-40% approval ratings are actually remarkably low given how good things are on some of the most "important" issues, and are a stunning indictment of the President's personal antics and show that many voters believe that there may have been some illegal or corrupt acts committed by members of the Trump administration, if not the President himself.
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To take a glass half-full perspective, I really wouldn't mind if the next progressive POTUS showed as much affection for his or her base as Trump does with forthright, unscripted social media communication (in a less absurd, cartoonish, and violent way of course, and without vicious personal attacks.) If one legacy of Trump is that future Presidents feel the need to engage with their base of supporters more frequently and candidly, that might not be such a bad thing.
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Honestly is he communicating with his base or is he communicating with himself and looking for childish attention.
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Trump’s character flaws and Twitter obsession were on full display during the 2016 election campaign. Americans who put him in office voted for him because they prefer the Republican agenda to the Democratic agenda. They expect Trump to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices and sign rather than veto legislation enacted by the Republican dominated Congress. They expect him to withdraw America from international agreements accords negotiated without Senate consent and roll back or Obama-era regulations, policies and initiatives. As long as Trump fulfills these expectations, American who voted from, his will be happy.
Trump recently passed the 20-million mark in Twitter followers, but only three million of his followers self-identify as living in the United States. If Chuck Todd wanted to talk about tweets instead of issues, he should have invited Kathy Perry, who has 96 Twitter million followers, Taylor Swift, who has 84 million followers, or Lady Gaga, who has 65 million followers
Trump recently passed the 20-million mark in Twitter followers, but only three million of his followers self-identify as living in the United States. If Chuck Todd wanted to talk about tweets instead of issues, he should have invited Kathy Perry, who has 96 Twitter million followers, Taylor Swift, who has 84 million followers, or Lady Gaga, who has 65 million followers
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Yes, Mr. Trump's flaws were clear to all - which is why he lost the popular vote. That loss would also indicate that more voters support the Democratic agenda, not the Republican agenda.
We are seeing that conflict these days in the Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare. Almost no one supports the Republican bills. Republican voters have been brainwashed - sorry, that is an accurate description (perhaps it's less perjorative to say propagandized) - into opposing a law which provides desperately needed services to the working poor and the middle class. That's bad enough. What's worse is that the Republican bills LITERALLY are trading health coverage for the working poor and middle class for tax cuts for the rich.
Trump voters are not the majority of the voters in this country.
We are seeing that conflict these days in the Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare. Almost no one supports the Republican bills. Republican voters have been brainwashed - sorry, that is an accurate description (perhaps it's less perjorative to say propagandized) - into opposing a law which provides desperately needed services to the working poor and the middle class. That's bad enough. What's worse is that the Republican bills LITERALLY are trading health coverage for the working poor and middle class for tax cuts for the rich.
Trump voters are not the majority of the voters in this country.
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Meanwhile, as Nero wrestles on and with TV, the stock market rises another 129.64 points to a near-record high closing.
Bread for the wealthy, circuses for the peons. Just the right lead-up to a global economic forum.
I'm sure this will cause Putin to quake in his boots.
Bread for the wealthy, circuses for the peons. Just the right lead-up to a global economic forum.
I'm sure this will cause Putin to quake in his boots.
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What a hoot if CNN sued for unauthorized use of its logo!
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Good luck with that. How about the DOJ looking at CNN for using their broadcasting network for, "Sedation" against the President and his government?
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No damages. If anything , CNN has benefitted greatly from this.
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I think you mean " Sedition" not "sedation"
Always fact check . This sounds like fake news to me .
I think you mean " Sedition" not "sedation"
Always fact check . This sounds like fake news to me .
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On the world stage of nations, how many were involved in classless entertainment such as Fake Wrestling. If they were ever caught on video the tapes would surely be distributed by their political opponents. With Trump, he is apparently proud of his tom foolery, he has no concept how foolish he looks, or how he makes this country look. At least the other world leaders will have a laugh in their upcoming talks with the president, and after speaking with him decide where he belongs better, as president or part of the World Wrestling Federation.
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Trump's behavior is beneath the dignity of any type of leader. That he continues to garner support from a major political party and so many American citizens is beyond belief. Who will stop the madness and where will it end? Shame on all of us for allowing this to happen.
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We have elected a child to lead us.
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And not a sweet and innocent child.
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Tom Price was great. Deny our supposed president's idiocy. Accuse the questioner.
Yes, it is worth talking about. What president would do this??
Yes, it is worth talking about. What president would do this??
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Well, the current US President!
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We need to understand what is going on here. Many commenters here decry the level to which this administration has stooped. They say that surely now even Trump's base will have had enough of these ridiculous antics.
But make no mistake. This "video" was deliberately created and shown precisely to show the "hilarious" side of Trump. Somehow buffoonish acts like this lead to our citizens to take him much less seriously than we should. After all, how much damage can an idiotic man like this cause?
These video "caricatures" are made for two reasons. The first reason is to retain his base, so that they may show the rest of us, "See, the man is just having a little fun" while his enablers strip us of our civil rights, and shred what little there is left of our social safety net.
The second reason is to show the forty percent of our non-voting citizens that they have, too, have nothing to fear from his presidency. These are the citizens who would rather watch reality TV than to take the time to vote. They simply don't care how many millions of their fellow Americans suffer. They would much rather be entertained by his antics.
These two reasons are what will give this unhinged man a second term, as those of us who voted against him are in the minority of eligible voters. He knows this and the Republican controlled Congress knows this. These "videos" aren't harming Trump at all -- rather, they serve to further consolidate this unhinged man's power.
But make no mistake. This "video" was deliberately created and shown precisely to show the "hilarious" side of Trump. Somehow buffoonish acts like this lead to our citizens to take him much less seriously than we should. After all, how much damage can an idiotic man like this cause?
These video "caricatures" are made for two reasons. The first reason is to retain his base, so that they may show the rest of us, "See, the man is just having a little fun" while his enablers strip us of our civil rights, and shred what little there is left of our social safety net.
The second reason is to show the forty percent of our non-voting citizens that they have, too, have nothing to fear from his presidency. These are the citizens who would rather watch reality TV than to take the time to vote. They simply don't care how many millions of their fellow Americans suffer. They would much rather be entertained by his antics.
These two reasons are what will give this unhinged man a second term, as those of us who voted against him are in the minority of eligible voters. He knows this and the Republican controlled Congress knows this. These "videos" aren't harming Trump at all -- rather, they serve to further consolidate this unhinged man's power.
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Not only liberal democrats can't win election they have no sense of humor at all, totally void of a funny bone
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Aw, Jim, I don't know. We get hysterical laughing when we watch Saturday Night Live, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Maher...Now that is some funny stuff! trump beating up something that has a head that says "CNN" is stupid, insidious, and immature. You have to have talent and real smarts to be funny. You know who else is SO funny...Senator Al Franken.
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No we have a funny bone. We just view trump as the joke and the things he does as tragic
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Jim. You are absolutely right. Democrats have no sense of humor when it comes to the destruction of our country.
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Around the world people are laughing at trump and the 40% of americans who are so brain dead that they support him.
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The most effective reaction to all this? Yawn. Trump loves to incite outrage almost as much as he likes to win praise. There's no such thing as bad publicity in Trump world. Do what I used to do to when my five year old acted up. Stop paying attention to everything he does. Trumps loves attention. That doesn't mean we have to give it to him.
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For those of you who think this video is no big deal: what does it say that we have become so benumbed to seeing violence, and the advocation of violence? From the very beginning of his campaign, Trump has advocated violence is no uncertain terms. In this video, we see the President of the United States repeatedly punch a journalist in the face. Outrageous, disturbing, revolting, terrifying.
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We used to proclaim, hyperbolically, that in this country any child could grow up to be President. We've made such progress that now they no longer even need to grow up.
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Say what you will about Trump, at least he's "hands on" :-O
Why is OK for a modern rendition of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to be celebrated for its killing of a character that resembles Donald Trump, the president of the US? Why is that murder celebrated as art? It is the depiction of a murder, plain and simple it is murder. That's what is, murder. I am certain, the liberals wish life would imitate art in this case. But this video, playful bantering, by Donald Trump is considered the most awful display in the history of the world? Its show; its entertainment; its what WWE is all about! Its fake, just like professional wrestling itself. The video needs to be appreciated in its original context. On the other hand the depiction of Caesar as Trump is a serious threat to the Commander-in-Chief that deserves investigation. I support the President. I support Trump. Thank you.
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Theater is "fake" too of course even if in poor taste. It is theater, that's what it is, theater. It is the depiction of theater, plain and simple, it is theater.
Your melodramatic take "the most awful display in the history of the world" duly noted. Oy.
FYI: You can just like the guy without torturing logic you know.
Your melodramatic take "the most awful display in the history of the world" duly noted. Oy.
FYI: You can just like the guy without torturing logic you know.
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It was heavily criticized.
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@Kay Johnson,
My logic is not tortured; it is well reasoned and cogent. Above all, it is not liberal. Thank you.
My logic is not tortured; it is well reasoned and cogent. Above all, it is not liberal. Thank you.
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The Wall Street Journal is quietly connecting all the dots on the Trump-Russian Collusion scandal and he is petrified and panicking!
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I do think it has him worried. He's carefully avoiding any mention of Robert Mueller as well.
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They might have a shot.
It is a real newspaper after all...
It is a real newspaper after all...
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Part of what is nauseating about this is its source -- an extremely racist, bigoted Reddit poster who uses the "N" word and posts about killing Muslims -- and the fact that the White House defended it as funny. It wasn't. Nor was the racist birther lie about President Obama. Any corporate executive, military officer, physician or academic administrator, or other person in a position of authority who used their business address to tweet insults and violent videos would be fired immediately. This is the so-called president of the United States.
In the meantime, Trump tweeted that the ACA should be completely repealed, an action that would take away the healthcare of some 28 million or more Americans. That was a throwaway remark, while he focused on destroying the freedom of the press through ugly personal attacks and the specter of violence against the press. According to a Harvard study, the first five years of the ACA reduced mortality by 6%. Tens of thousands of Americans would literally die each year without access to healthcare.
Make America a lifeless swamp seems to be Trump's aim, and that of his staunch supporters.
In the meantime, Trump tweeted that the ACA should be completely repealed, an action that would take away the healthcare of some 28 million or more Americans. That was a throwaway remark, while he focused on destroying the freedom of the press through ugly personal attacks and the specter of violence against the press. According to a Harvard study, the first five years of the ACA reduced mortality by 6%. Tens of thousands of Americans would literally die each year without access to healthcare.
Make America a lifeless swamp seems to be Trump's aim, and that of his staunch supporters.
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Colin Powell was so right when he called Trump a National Embarrassment and a International Pariah!
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A line of thought in parenting is that, for some children, negative attention is better that no attention at all. The idea is to NOT to reward unacceptable behavior(s) with undue attention as it reinforces the unacceptable behavior.
Also, this is a good example of how spoiled children grow up to be spoiled adults.
Am I implying that we need to regard our president as a child? What do you think?
Also, this is a good example of how spoiled children grow up to be spoiled adults.
Am I implying that we need to regard our president as a child? What do you think?
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I was still getting over the shock of seeing POTUS-SC rolling a golf cart on the greens at Trump National--is nothing sacred?--when I saw the pugilistic CNN tweet. And then it hit me: He does better wheeling around a golf course than just about anything else.
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So if CNN tweeted the same video, but substituted Trump's head for the CNN logo, such that Trump was assaulting Trump, then would the Secret Service come after CNN? It is illegal to threaten the President, but it is it permissible for someone to threaten the President with exactly what and in the same way the President threatened that person or entity?
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CNN has more dignity than Trump, so I don't think your example is credible...
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When will Trump and his many supporters realize that journalists are not the enemy and that freedom of the press is one of the basic cornerstones of our democracy? Never, I guess ...
Trump's childish and egotistical behavior is beyond belief. I wish there was something we could do to get him out of office before his term expires. Impeachment, as we all know, will not make this nightmare end. He must also be forced to resign as Nixon was.
I know that Pence and Ryan would also be terrible leaders but I'm also hoping that they would be somewhat malleable.
Trump's childish and egotistical behavior is beyond belief. I wish there was something we could do to get him out of office before his term expires. Impeachment, as we all know, will not make this nightmare end. He must also be forced to resign as Nixon was.
I know that Pence and Ryan would also be terrible leaders but I'm also hoping that they would be somewhat malleable.
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I wish the media would stop disrespecting the Pres and instead of using the word 'tweet' use the correct words the WH insists on: official Presidential statements. These official Presidential statements show the state of mind of the GIC and what the most pressing problems he is facing. The fact he chooses to share the difficult problems he has to solve with the American people thru official Presidential statements should be applauded.
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Why are so many upset with The Donald. After all Ryan, McConnell and so many other Reps have shown with their silent support that they are proud that The Donald continues to act in a way that would make Ronald Reagan and the two Bushes and even Obama proud.
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We're upset because The Donald is insane and unfit for office. And it's highly unlikely that Obama and the Bushes are "proud" of his behavior. Wherever did you get such a notion? I've no doubt that the late Ronald Reagan would have been appalled by him.
It's just part of the continued untethered reactive behavior we see daily. There's no dignity in this White House or in the Republican Party. Trump and the Republicans are out to punish America.
Paul Rand wants to hurt us even more.
There's no God in this administration
Paul Rand wants to hurt us even more.
There's no God in this administration
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Just when I thought I could not be more embarrassed by this so called President! I am horrified this man is the so called leader of the USA. My husband is retired military and we are nothing but patriotic but Trump has made it his mission in life to denigrate democracy, our country and all we stand for. When will it end? I am appalled.
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CNN says, "It's a sad day when the President of the U.S. encourages violence against reporters."
How about...
"It's a sad day when network media encourage violence against the President of the U.S. and members of Congress, when they call for the President-elect to be impeached even before he takes office, to publicize protesters saying, 'He's not my President,' as though they have a choice."
How about you Media Bullies stop trying to tell the American people what to think and actually report what the real news of the day is... in a fair and unbiased manner?
How about...
"It's a sad day when network media encourage violence against the President of the U.S. and members of Congress, when they call for the President-elect to be impeached even before he takes office, to publicize protesters saying, 'He's not my President,' as though they have a choice."
How about you Media Bullies stop trying to tell the American people what to think and actually report what the real news of the day is... in a fair and unbiased manner?
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They ARE reporting on what Trump is doing -- this is ALL he is doing . All he does is tweet against the free press , bully members of the media and make ridiculous videos .
Don't blame the messenger here . If you're such a supporter then tell Trump to stop tweeting about himself and tweet about his job , the United States of America . Please . He's an embarrassment.
Don't blame the messenger here . If you're such a supporter then tell Trump to stop tweeting about himself and tweet about his job , the United States of America . Please . He's an embarrassment.
So Russia's Putin wrestles tigers, and our guy wrestles a cartoon ... yep, sounds about right.
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Nixon acted with more respect for the presidency by resigning than Trump's childish circus. It's appalling how his family, staff, cabinet, and the Republican party enable him at the expense of the country and its standing in the world. Trump and Republicans are unfit to govern.
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Oh, seriously. I'm beginning to think that even Nixon was better. He was a shady, paranoid liar, but he wasn't a psychopath and he understood how the government worked, and he also wasn't a full-blown narcissistic idiot with self-control issues. But most importantly, once it became clear that his corrupt little train had left its corrupt little station, there were people in government - people in his own party - who stood up to him and told him his behavior was unacceptable. No one's doing that with Trump. I'm beginning to think that the Republicans are willing to burn our entire country to the ground as long as they can successfully push through their agenda via the Donald.
Truly bizarre that anyone can defend Trump's behavior. It is just not normal. And it is NOTHING compared to the nonsense attacks from Fox against Obama and Clinton
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I don't think he's that smart to do the editing himself. Maybe his 10 year-old son did it.
Sad that he knows that he is that FAKE. We don't take him seriously. He knows it.
The world doesn't take him seriously. He knows it. The first clown president of the US... It's shameful.
If he wants us to take him seriously he should focus on the things that matter instead of tweeting non sense and the bullying people and the media... but I guest that is the only thing interesting about himself...
Sad that he knows that he is that FAKE. We don't take him seriously. He knows it.
The world doesn't take him seriously. He knows it. The first clown president of the US... It's shameful.
If he wants us to take him seriously he should focus on the things that matter instead of tweeting non sense and the bullying people and the media... but I guest that is the only thing interesting about himself...
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I entered “Trump” into SEARCH, limiting results to “Last 24 hours”. Excluding AP and Reuters, the Times generated 70 articles mentioning Mr. Trump within the last 24 hours. Apparently, the POTUS is newsworthy. That makes sense. I guess.
But how newsworthy is Trump's latest silly tweet? Front page, above-the-fold newsworthy? Given the same importance as your fine, recent article on the calamitous rollback of environmental protections by Trump’s EPA guy, Scott Pruitt?
I think not.
As someone once said: “C’mon, man". Times Editors know these games Trump plays are designed to distract, confuse, and manipulate the media. This is a guy whose mission to destroy The Fourth Estate, to neutralize the power and credibility of the Press. So facts don’t matter and no one knows who to believe. And you’re helping him! Don’t let him play you. You should be in battle mode!
OK, POTUS is newsworthy because he's POTUS. But I suggest the next time you sit around your table, deciding what to write and where it should go, take a new approach. Find some small, dusty, out-of-the-way place for “news" like this. How about way down in Arts, in a story about how not to do animation. Maybe in Sports, in the last para of a piece on Vince McMahon. Cooking, perhaps? Obituaries? Be creative! Surprise us! It could be fun!
But how newsworthy is Trump's latest silly tweet? Front page, above-the-fold newsworthy? Given the same importance as your fine, recent article on the calamitous rollback of environmental protections by Trump’s EPA guy, Scott Pruitt?
I think not.
As someone once said: “C’mon, man". Times Editors know these games Trump plays are designed to distract, confuse, and manipulate the media. This is a guy whose mission to destroy The Fourth Estate, to neutralize the power and credibility of the Press. So facts don’t matter and no one knows who to believe. And you’re helping him! Don’t let him play you. You should be in battle mode!
OK, POTUS is newsworthy because he's POTUS. But I suggest the next time you sit around your table, deciding what to write and where it should go, take a new approach. Find some small, dusty, out-of-the-way place for “news" like this. How about way down in Arts, in a story about how not to do animation. Maybe in Sports, in the last para of a piece on Vince McMahon. Cooking, perhaps? Obituaries? Be creative! Surprise us! It could be fun!
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As a small child, I wanted to see if I could dig my way to China. I was probably just old enough to know that there was a place called "China" and it was on the other side of the earth. I say this because I found myself thinking - as so many people have expressed - "Just when I think Trump could not possibly go any lower, he does." Yes, he has gone so low - with nary a peep from the so-called Republican "leadership" - that I have concluded that like a very small child, he is working on digging his way to China.
It didn't take very long for me to give it up; I doubt he ever will.
It didn't take very long for me to give it up; I doubt he ever will.
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This violent and impulsive man will predictably take us into war before long.
Current investigations need to find impeachable offenses from his tax returns, obstruction of justice, and emoluments violations. This is a matter of life and death for our son's and daughters who will be called to war, and the cultural values that have bound us as Americans.
This is a crisis and call to duty for the Democratic Party, Judicial system, media, and potential leakers throughout the government and foreign intelligence agencies.
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Current investigations need to find impeachable offenses from his tax returns, obstruction of justice, and emoluments violations. This is a matter of life and death for our son's and daughters who will be called to war, and the cultural values that have bound us as Americans.
This is a crisis and call to duty for the Democratic Party, Judicial system, media, and potential leakers throughout the government and foreign intelligence agencies.
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It is very disappointing to see how our POTUS is behaving. During the election campaign, Donald Trump took all advantage of the publicity he received from the media. In particular, the CNN. Today, he is calling the media as fake news.
Instead of resorting to the Twitter, as a mode of communication, Mr. Trump can do better.
Why does Mr. Trump not meet with the media? Perhaps, there is a lot that can change, and at the same time, help him.
Instead of resorting to the Twitter, as a mode of communication, Mr. Trump can do better.
Why does Mr. Trump not meet with the media? Perhaps, there is a lot that can change, and at the same time, help him.
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They say every person has value. I'll be blunt - I think I can name an exception.
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People who are continually seeking attention often do so because they are not well in their own skin or lack confidence in them. Trump’s behaviour reflects just that.
Not very good when you are the president of the U.S.A.
Not very good when you are the president of the U.S.A.
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There is a difference between the media attacks on Donald and Donald's attacks on the media: the First Amendment.
The press can say anything about Donald and Donald can't discourage them.
Donald is the president -- a government official bound by the freedom of the press clause. He should stop threatening journalists or he may be found in violation.
The press can say anything about Donald and Donald can't discourage them.
Donald is the president -- a government official bound by the freedom of the press clause. He should stop threatening journalists or he may be found in violation.
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A silly, dangerous man/child.
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Is editing the video, superimposing the CNN logo over the person's head, an easy thing to do? Or, is Trump getting some assistance with his tweets?
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I believe someone else [a known white nationalist] did it and he retweeted it.
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I think Trump is getting a lot of assistance. This is not a tech savvy man. He would have made a rotten programmer or engineer. It requires an attention to minute details and an IQ above his true, not fake, IQ. Does not required a genius, but definitely someone significantly above average. Who knows, perhaps Barron is helping Dad on his summer vacation. Melania is his mom and she speaks 5 languages (she may plagiarize speeches she does not want to make, but I admire that 5 language skill). Barron could do it.
Retired programmer/SW engineer.
Retired programmer/SW engineer.
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It is pretty easy. But I believe that this was circulating around on Reddit's Trump board.
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"Acceptance by government of a dissident press is a measure of the maturity of a nation."
- William O. Douglas
- William O. Douglas
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The Mika tweet and this are just attention grabbing ploys that the media blindly plays into. It is Trump, at his best, moving attention away from his unfitness, his ethical conflicts and most importantly, the Russian connection and investigation. These should be buried in the news -- not headliners.
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No, he is running already for 2020 and people need to constantly be reminded of how unfit he is temperamentally, intellectually, and morally for the Presidency.
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RDO: his "re-election" fantasy is simply a way to fund his rallies and sell his wares and puff himself up - often while billing his own venues.
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I think you give him far more credit for being clever and planful that he merits.
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Trump's proclivity for gaslighting has yielded some real tangible results for him in his zeal to obfuscate reality. The media has become completely smitten with his sophomoric antics, with wall-to-wall coverage of his slapstick psychotic behavior. Meanwhile, as print and electronic media offer nonstop coverage of his inane antisocial behavior, real damage is being done as a result of hateful edicts on everything from health care and the environment to education and immigration. I recommend that The New York Times and other media of repute relegate stories like the faux CNN smackdown to a special entertainment section (TrumpWorld Today? That's Our Prez?) separate from solid hard news dedicated to how he and his cohort are obliterating free speech and democracy as we know it. There will be plenty of ad revenue to be generated from the 'Trump Antics' section, leaving subscribers to choose tangible news over cartoonish endeavors perpetrated by this immature moron.
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H. Clark, That is a very good idea.
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I wish it was as simple as saying 'ignore him and he will go away.' Unfortunately, he won't, and in the meantime his constant attacks on quality news organizations seek to delegitimize the truth. Trump needs to be held to account for each and every outrage. Not to do so normalizes his behavior. That said, I agree that the press does need to keep focus, particularly on those things Trump is hiding - interactions with the Russians, tax returns. etc.
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His antics must be taken off the front page. The coverage only makes him continue his foolishness. He needs to be told "go away" with his childish behavior. Also, Congress needs step onto the plate instead of giving him all this slack.
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Reactions are overblown on this one. This is a silly, cartoonish video that shows our president at a wrestling match performing some rehearsed schtick where he punches a fellow. The original performance was fake and cheesy, and so is the remix. It is more humorous than threatening, and shows DJT for who he is - a lowest common denominator panderer.
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it's not the cartoon-ish, it's the thought that counts.
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A grown elderly man in a sit on the ground pummeling anyone is proof of INSANITY!
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you do know, don't you, that because of donald trump, the whole world sees the united states of america as a laughing stock? when are you going to get that buffoon out of the white house? there must be a thousand reasons by now, half of them strictly legal, to do so - and there never has been a shortage of self-sacrificing politician or rebels to save the US from serious harm (both from within and without) when neeed. how long is this circus going to go on? are you really going to let one lunatic ruin the entire country?
we here in europe and other parts of the world have always known the americans are the last scouts on the planet, and often gung-ho, but we never thought you were self-destructive. with this orange man in the oval office, your standing in the world is a thing of the past. what is worse than to be pitied by the rest of the world? show us that the americans know and respect their own constitution! (= you should be able to impeach a liar)
we here in europe and other parts of the world have always known the americans are the last scouts on the planet, and often gung-ho, but we never thought you were self-destructive. with this orange man in the oval office, your standing in the world is a thing of the past. what is worse than to be pitied by the rest of the world? show us that the americans know and respect their own constitution! (= you should be able to impeach a liar)
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The problem, of course, is that Americans are not a unified voting bloc. Hopefully the world is not dismissing us all. The Trump win was orchestrated by our arcane and outdated Electoral College (not to mention severe gerrymandering and other common Republican vote supression strategies), and that aside, he barely squeaked into The Big Chair. Even among the 50 % who voted for him, there is wide division on the issues of the day. The other 50 % who voted against him are universally aghast at not only his win, but his anti-American staff decisions and his incredibly non-presidential behavior as well.
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We know, we know, and many of us are ashamed and horrified. Our country is so divided, however, that nothing gets done! A terrible situation.
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What I find more comical than the video, is the apoplectic reaction of those who hate President Trump. I am still laughing, not so much at the video, but at all of those sanctimonious leftist liberals whom he managed to bend out of shape. Great job President Trump!
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The CNN bit is comical and should probably be taken that way. However, a lot of people have had apoplectic reactions to many of the things that he has done. I wouldn't be too sure the the negative reactions are restricted to sanctimonious leftist liberals. In reference to the overall behavior DJT, I have to wonder. He won the election. Why not show that by acting like a winner? Why be a sore winner? Why not show some grace and dignity?
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I understand that you, like your "great job" hero, delight in the belief that his antics are making liberals unhappy but you need to look beyond your own childish delight with this one and with the recent "face lift" one. People from every walk of life and every political persuasion are expressing disgust at these two latest outrages. It seems that only folks like you, those with the maturity, judgment and cognitive ability of toddlers, are standing with Trump on these latest tweets. If only he spent as much time on job creation as he does on tweeting. If only his brain were as involved as his thumbs.
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Unfortunate that you see the office of POTUS as a plaything for the amusement of Trump and his supporters.
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I believe it was Hemingway who said:: "courage is grace under pressure". This man-child masquerading as leader of the free world demonstrate neither courage nor grace. He is a cowardly vulgarian. It appears he has always been so. His need for public attention is rapidly transforming the US from the pinnacle of world power to a laughing stock version of the Gong Show.
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But it excites his base-they love it when he does this nonsense.
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I stopped watching CNN years ago, after concluding that it was much too conservative for my tastes--indeed, only slightly more "balanced" than Fox "News".
I am now beginning to think that my assessment was premature, or perhaps CNN itself has moved back to the middle.
I guess I'll give another try now.
I am now beginning to think that my assessment was premature, or perhaps CNN itself has moved back to the middle.
I guess I'll give another try now.
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At what point are we finally going to say Trump is insane, and get him out of office?
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Buzz Palmore. We have said he is insane over and over again but apparently the insane Republicans don't believe us.
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When the Republican Party has no more use for him, I suppose. Hopefully we'll still have a country left by then.
I expect nothing more from a member of the World Wrestling hall of fame. You just can't make this stuff up. The more outrageous he is, the more his audience cheers.
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Maybe Trump gets more crude and mean because he realized he has Secret Service protection for life now. He is untouchable now. Must be nice.
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I think his latest outbreaks of madness are related to his upcoming mandatory trip to meet with world leaders.
Trump is basically a coward. Fearful of people demonstrating against him. Fearful of competent actual leaders, who may rebuke him or ignore him.
Trump is basically a coward. Fearful of people demonstrating against him. Fearful of competent actual leaders, who may rebuke him or ignore him.
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I agree. Trump's behaviour seems to get more extreme prior to a stressful event, so maybe it's his way of dealing with his overwhelming insecurity and anxiety.
He must be terrified of meeting with other world leaders. Most are well-travelled, educated, erudite and effective. Trump is out of his depth in such company, and he'd know it. He'd also know that they laugh about him behind his back. When it gets to the point, as it has, that the Prime Minister of Australia is comfortable mocking the POTUS during a dinner speech, you know that Trump is perceived as having zero personal power by his peers.
He must be terrified of meeting with other world leaders. Most are well-travelled, educated, erudite and effective. Trump is out of his depth in such company, and he'd know it. He'd also know that they laugh about him behind his back. When it gets to the point, as it has, that the Prime Minister of Australia is comfortable mocking the POTUS during a dinner speech, you know that Trump is perceived as having zero personal power by his peers.
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Cowardly, yes, but perhaps even more so: Insecure. A terrible inferiority complex that is then covered over with narcissism, anger, frustration, and braggadocio. Often, his inferiority complex is disguised as a superiority complex.
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A response to Tom Price's ridicules meet the press comment is so obvious that he is working for a guy beneath the standard of the position. Is Tome Price not aware of how ridiculous his boss's behaviors were or he basically think they were great and support like DJT supporters. I really do no know how low US gov't is going to fall, but apparently with DJT and his henchmen, it's bottomless.
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Tom Price from Georgia was under active investigation by federal prosecutor Preet Bharara for his corrupt stock trades before Trump fired Bharara. That should be part of the obstruction of justice charge against Trump. Price will defend him to the end because his own criminal actions are at risk.
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Why does the Times describe Trump's actions in this video as "wrestling"? He's viciously punching his victim while the victim is on his back.
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What would would be the reaction of that guy in the White House (I can't remember his name) to a video in which his visage was superimposed onto the victim of a mugging?
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You are saying someone should do a quid pro quo? I doubt that Barron Trump would oblige.
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It does not take an advanced degree to psycho-analyze the latest Trump tweet. By placing the CNN logo where the face would be, Trump effectively dehumanizes his target -- and by inference, all the US media. (Notice he has never said a word in criticism of any other country's media brands: not Russia's, not China's, not Syria's, not even NKorea's.) Trump specifically singles out American journalists, who pay taxes & are law-abiding fellow citizens. He could not get away with an image of himself punching Ana Navarro or Carl Bernstein, so he uses the generic blur instead. Meanwhile, at 71, paunchy & unable to stroll down a couple of streets in Italy with other leaders, he sees himself as some vigorous superhero, perhaps Clark Kent in a blond wig on his way to a phone booth. But what do the rest of us see? A demented thug in the same old suit, attempting murder of the 1st Amendment. There's no way to justify this: we have a Constitutional crisis, instigated by the man who just recently swore to "uphold & defend the Constitution." "Modern Presidential?" No, pure Tony Soprano & perfectly mediaeval abuse of power by a feudal lord who imagines he owns the rest of us as chattel. And that we don't count. So, do we?
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This video tells me that Trump has a mole. Someone on the inside must have done the doctoring, because he could not possibly have done it himself. It is so juvenile and stupid that it would not have caused a ripple in the teen internet world, but because it is purportedly the Pres., grownups are looking at it in disbelief and wondering how much lower he can sink. Not good for his image.
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He retweeted it. Someone else originally did it.
It’s smart politics. Trump never was going to get Democratic support and he has irreparably alienated the bulk of independents. That leaves Republicans to hold together and he’s doing that, with 84 percent approving of the way he’s handling of the presidency, according to the Quinnipiac poll released June 29.
How much do they love him? They think he has good leadership skills (83 percent), cares about average Americans (88 percent), is intelligent (93 percent) and level-headed (72 percent). Why wouldn’t he keep doing what he’s been doing?
I notice a tendency for people to talk about “Trump supporters,” as if that’s a subspecies. No, we’re talking about the Republican Party as it exists today. Trump with all his trash talk, misogyny, lies, bigotry, authoritarianism and unconstitutional behavior can be seen as just a figurehead for the direction Republicans want America to head. Republican voters — maybe the person sitting next to you — put him in the White House, and they have no regrets.
His beliefs are their beliefs. His contempt is their contempt. Look beyond the man to grasp the reality.
Oh, and happy Fourth of July.
How much do they love him? They think he has good leadership skills (83 percent), cares about average Americans (88 percent), is intelligent (93 percent) and level-headed (72 percent). Why wouldn’t he keep doing what he’s been doing?
I notice a tendency for people to talk about “Trump supporters,” as if that’s a subspecies. No, we’re talking about the Republican Party as it exists today. Trump with all his trash talk, misogyny, lies, bigotry, authoritarianism and unconstitutional behavior can be seen as just a figurehead for the direction Republicans want America to head. Republican voters — maybe the person sitting next to you — put him in the White House, and they have no regrets.
His beliefs are their beliefs. His contempt is their contempt. Look beyond the man to grasp the reality.
Oh, and happy Fourth of July.
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What is the source for your information on the 6/29 Quinnipiac poll? Your numbers are very different from what I see on the poll website. https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2471
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The link leads to the correct poll, which was my source. Go past the summary and chart to see the breakouts for Republicans (and Dem and Ind). I double-checked and the figures in my comment look good. Thanks.
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Broad strokes, and it depends on the questions. As a democrat, a liberal, do I believe in fiscal responsibility? Yes. Do I believe in protecting America, our veterans, jobs, infrastructure, education, cleaning the swamp? Yes & yes & yes.
I think almost all Americans, all democrats and republicans, would say yes to all of these things--with varying degrees of importance and in different ways. However, Republican leaders so desperately want to be reelected and republican americans feel so disenfranchised they are not YET willing to see beyond the rhetoric of a budding dictator.
Donald is an unfit, corrupt, demented thug & bully who doesn't care, and doesn't care to know, anything about the rule of law, the constitution or the bill of rights, has sparked a Constitutional crisis. He is a morally bankrupt narcissist.
We are in deep, deep trouble as a country and the real questions to all Americans is whether we should be a dictatorship, full of oligarchs & corruption, chattel to a despot. Or not.
I think almost all Americans, all democrats and republicans, would say yes to all of these things--with varying degrees of importance and in different ways. However, Republican leaders so desperately want to be reelected and republican americans feel so disenfranchised they are not YET willing to see beyond the rhetoric of a budding dictator.
Donald is an unfit, corrupt, demented thug & bully who doesn't care, and doesn't care to know, anything about the rule of law, the constitution or the bill of rights, has sparked a Constitutional crisis. He is a morally bankrupt narcissist.
We are in deep, deep trouble as a country and the real questions to all Americans is whether we should be a dictatorship, full of oligarchs & corruption, chattel to a despot. Or not.
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This video epitomizes Donald Trump's attitude not only toward the press but to the American public. To him, we are fans in a World Wrestling Federation match, eager to suspend disbelief and cheer as if the ridiculous acting on the mat were real life.
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Clearly the press needs to be fair to Trump. However, when the verifiable facts, the 'truth' if you will, are not what Trump likes, it is unfair of Trump to attack "the media" for reporting the verifiable facts. Trump seems to think that because he is president, anything that he or his campaign staff or his administration does that is illegal should be ignored. Trump seems to think that the press should serve as a cheer leading organization for his agenda, his activities, and his presidency. But a free and independent press should not work that way, and a free democracy needs a free and independent press. It is clear that Trump attempts to manipulate and distract the press - and that too often he succeeds. I would like to see "the Media" stay focused on the real, significant issues that Trump attempts to distract from. Stay focused on the Trumpian Republican agenda to deny health care to millions to fund a tax break for the very wealthy. Stay focused on the continuing investigation into Russian election interference. Stay focused on the ongoing gutting of environmental regulations, worker safety regulations, financial regulations. Trump's antics and baiting are smoke screens, distractions from the very real maliciousness of his agenda and his administration's actions. Stay focused on the real damage being done to workers, the economy, the environment, and our democracy every day by Trump's actions. Don't let his petty distractions take away focus on his real destructiveness.
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How low can you go , sure he's genuine , so is my foot as I look at it ! What next, are we going the way of Russia? We all know what's happened to journalists in Russia ! This is as bad as what Kathy Griffith did , not amusing at all Mr. President , and by the way , I disagree with" they tried to stop us from going to the White House " no Mr. President , they enabled you to get there by giving you a pass and savaging Hilary Clinton at every opportunity , I know because I was watching , and this includes Maureen Dowd who has finally turned her poison pen on you , alas too late. So if your supporters and lackeys find this amusing , well , there's no accounting for taste.
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He attempted to blackmail Joe Scarborough and now he tries to incite violence against CNN. Remember the DC pizza parlor shooting -- incited by his pal Flynn tweeting a false story about Clinton running a child sex slave operation out of the Comet Pizza? Trump and his gang are deranged.
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and dangerous. Don't forget dangerous. They are a danger not only to the press but to all of us. Even his own voters who are too adoring of their idol to recognize they are in danger too.
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Oh well another day another trumpian blast of balloon juice. Whats funny is that sore footed, draft dodging donald probably couldnt beat up my 93 year old mother, much less a CNN host. Their only danger would be if he sat on them. Its a pity that he is so brave when there is no danger
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I did not know Trump was a fan of WWF. It figures. My son was a fan in elementary school. He did not believe me when I told him it was fact. He got in trouble at school for hitting another kid. Part of his punishment at home and at his friends' homes (after his period of being grounded was up) was was no more WWF until end of school year. I called the other parents to make sure they understood.
When after months of no WWF, he finally got to watch it again, he realized it was fake, finally. Once he realized it was fake, he lost interest in it. He took up reading instead.
When after months of no WWF, he finally got to watch it again, he realized it was fake, finally. Once he realized it was fake, he lost interest in it. He took up reading instead.
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The video does NOT show President Trump - it show private citizen and con man Trump, an important distinction so far.
In the near future, we may see this 'president' actually perform a public beatdown, or even shoot someone, with impunity, on Fifth Avenue - that's one of his few promises that is likely to be fulfilled.
In the near future, we may see this 'president' actually perform a public beatdown, or even shoot someone, with impunity, on Fifth Avenue - that's one of his few promises that is likely to be fulfilled.
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Attacking the media is the first step wannabe dictators take as they attempt to subvert democracy. Putin, Erdoğan, Maduro, and others have all done this as they have replaced the rule of law with their own dictatorships.
We must support and defend all journalists, especially those with whom we disagree, if we hope to maintain democracy and freedom.
We must support and defend all journalists, especially those with whom we disagree, if we hope to maintain democracy and freedom.
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His "locker room talk" is dismissed as just talk. But then his comments about females in general are dismissed. And his prejudicial statements about Muslims. And his nasty comments about Mexicans. And against various European countries. He defends dictators. He attacks journalists on Twitter. So how long until he declares a national emergency, declares martial law, deports "undesirables" and locks up various groups? Think it can't happen. Happened in Germany.
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A wise person can convincingly act like a fool, but a fool cannot convincingly act as if he is wise.
Everything done by the person in the most visible office in the world is subject to scrutiny, and should be. Trump’s apologists struggle to defend the indefensible … surely, the WH Press staff have one of the hardest jobs ever. How do you intelligently defend stupidity and lies. Many times it is obvious that these people do not even meet with Trump to discuss the issues so are just out there winging it.
Trump cultists will mindlessly support him forever and buy any illogical statement or lie that comes from his mouth. But, there are, I think (and hope), many at the edges of Trumpdom who bought the idea that he could change Washington and, mainly, the economy, that he would not forget them as other politicians have. So, when Trump fiddles, he is not working to fix the reasons they voted for him. And if he fails to deliver for them, and especially when the dire effects of something like his healthcare plan are felt in middle America, he and his GOP supporters will lose these voters. They voted their wallets in 2016 and will do so again in 2018 and beyond. Trump’s antics will then only reinforce the foolishness of buying into his populist sloganeering.
Everything done by the person in the most visible office in the world is subject to scrutiny, and should be. Trump’s apologists struggle to defend the indefensible … surely, the WH Press staff have one of the hardest jobs ever. How do you intelligently defend stupidity and lies. Many times it is obvious that these people do not even meet with Trump to discuss the issues so are just out there winging it.
Trump cultists will mindlessly support him forever and buy any illogical statement or lie that comes from his mouth. But, there are, I think (and hope), many at the edges of Trumpdom who bought the idea that he could change Washington and, mainly, the economy, that he would not forget them as other politicians have. So, when Trump fiddles, he is not working to fix the reasons they voted for him. And if he fails to deliver for them, and especially when the dire effects of something like his healthcare plan are felt in middle America, he and his GOP supporters will lose these voters. They voted their wallets in 2016 and will do so again in 2018 and beyond. Trump’s antics will then only reinforce the foolishness of buying into his populist sloganeering.
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The truly sad part is that Trump's crassness reflects most of American culture today. The words "wholesomeness" and "apple-pie" no longer apply to the American character, perhaps they never truly did.
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Trump is destroying so much of what I love about this country. July 4th will be a SAD (one of Trump's favorite elementary school words) day this year.
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It's time to exercise the 25th Amendment to remove a mentally ill president. Our nation cannot bear 4 more years of this.
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You need a respite. Try here: http://gratefulness.org/light-a-candle/
Focus on regaining you bearings.
Maybe try one of these books I'm currently reading/rereading:
"The Practice of Prophetic Imagination"
"The Art of Happiness"
May you find the inner peace you need. Then go where that leads you.
Peace be with you.
Focus on regaining you bearings.
Maybe try one of these books I'm currently reading/rereading:
"The Practice of Prophetic Imagination"
"The Art of Happiness"
May you find the inner peace you need. Then go where that leads you.
Peace be with you.
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This was meant as a rely to Katherine from NY (below) who posted on a terrible sense of discouragement, need to give up. Though she did post, as if reaching out.
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Watched an episode of the Ken Burns' doc The Civil War yesterday. It included quite a lot about Lincoln. couldn't help but feel dismayed about the comparison of Lincoln to Trump. Can we really be going downhill so fast?
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Mike Bean, although we have gone downhill from Lincoln (not that fast), it is hard to compare ANYONE with Abraham Lincoln, who was a man of such great character and integrity, a man of compassion, and great wisdom, and common sense...I cannot imagine that there are too many human beings like Abraham Lincoln. trump is SO FAR REMOVED from the decency, morality, fineness, and intellect of Lincoln...to put both their names together in the same sentence feels...SHAMEFUL. Lincoln was a man who was probably genetically gifted with character and integrity, and he was shaped and tempered by poverty, tragedy, and sorrow. (Additionally, he was not a spoiled brat who was handed everything on a silver platter.) And he was a tremendous THINKER, with an excellent moral center. That doesn't necessarily mean that as a president, you will not "wheel and deal," but it means that at your core, there is compassion, intelligence and decency. And Lincoln had not only intelligence, but EMOTIONAL intelligence; I see none of this in trump. These traits are a gift of genetics, or not, in all probability. I feel that Jimmy Carter was so gifted, FDR, Truman, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, and certainly Barack Obama. Perhaps others. In order for a child to grow into a good, moral, decent adult, the parents have to be good, moral, decent adults...and even the best of parents cannot guarantee that any of their children will not go off the rails.
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Is it possible for the press to limit how many items they print about Trump on a daily basis ? Some how Trump uses the press to his advantage positive or negative. Trump's voice is everywhere which seems to make him happy using his voice for political propaganda
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He's playing to his audience. There's still time for you to leave the arena.
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As we celebrated 150 years yesterday, I have never felt more proud to be a citizen of a unified, diverse, multicultural, inclusive country such as Canada. Gays have rights, women do too. Universal healthcare, year long mat leave. No right to bear arms but no gun massacres either. A civilized, polite yet politically engaged citizenship. It's possible. Canadians want to save the earth and help immigrants to succeed. Americans believe they are the greatest country in the world, Canadians do too -- we just don't say so.
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I hope you remain so. But there is a disease in the air here in America. Hope you don't catch it up there. Maybe it is temperature-sensitive!
Do you take in 72 year old refugees?
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@Daphne:
You write: "No right to bear arms . . . ." Canada did fight for its independence from Great Britain as did the United States. It waited until the Crown granted independence in 1867. American fought for its independence and we celebrate that tomorrow. In the American Revolution, ordinary citizens then subjects of the Crown took up arms to fight for freedom. Much of the militia, known as Minute Men because they could be ready on a minute's notice to fight for freedom, fought against the British, especially in the early battles. It was their right to own guns thta made that possible. When the US wrote its Constitution in 1789, some Founding Fathers still feared the rise of a tyrannical government. The right to bear arms was written into the Bill of Rights so that the average citizen would be prepared to defend themselves and their nation. That is what makes US different from Canada. Thank you.
You write: "No right to bear arms . . . ." Canada did fight for its independence from Great Britain as did the United States. It waited until the Crown granted independence in 1867. American fought for its independence and we celebrate that tomorrow. In the American Revolution, ordinary citizens then subjects of the Crown took up arms to fight for freedom. Much of the militia, known as Minute Men because they could be ready on a minute's notice to fight for freedom, fought against the British, especially in the early battles. It was their right to own guns thta made that possible. When the US wrote its Constitution in 1789, some Founding Fathers still feared the rise of a tyrannical government. The right to bear arms was written into the Bill of Rights so that the average citizen would be prepared to defend themselves and their nation. That is what makes US different from Canada. Thank you.
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How can it be that "Some journalists denounced its portrayal of violence as dangerous, saying it could incite attacks or threats against news media employees," and some (of the same?) journalists mocked the idea of the Central Park portrayal of the assassination of Trump Caesar as dangerous?
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For those despairing what has happened to this country, I encourage everyone to read this column by David Remnick the editor of the New Yorker.
Remnick quotes the speech made by Frederick Douglass on Fourth of July in 1852 made while we still had the “peculiar institution” of slavery (as Lincoln stated.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/10/american-dignity-on-the-fou...
Douglass and Remnick remind us that we must retain our dignity.
These days it seems as if dignity is the LAST word used to describe our current state. Remnick says: “Every day, Trump wakes up and erodes the dignity of the Presidency a little more.”
Reading Remnick’s column made me less desperate, far less depressed in that the MAJORITY of us are good people in a good country ruled by law not by mobs.
This is the best affirmation of our country I have read in two years of this child who has tried to steal our country’s soul.
Please read it and remember America’s true motto: “This too shall pass.”
Remnick quotes the speech made by Frederick Douglass on Fourth of July in 1852 made while we still had the “peculiar institution” of slavery (as Lincoln stated.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/10/american-dignity-on-the-fou...
Douglass and Remnick remind us that we must retain our dignity.
These days it seems as if dignity is the LAST word used to describe our current state. Remnick says: “Every day, Trump wakes up and erodes the dignity of the Presidency a little more.”
Reading Remnick’s column made me less desperate, far less depressed in that the MAJORITY of us are good people in a good country ruled by law not by mobs.
This is the best affirmation of our country I have read in two years of this child who has tried to steal our country’s soul.
Please read it and remember America’s true motto: “This too shall pass.”
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What is the point in publishing these endless, shallow pieces on what a nasty man Trump is? Surely pretty much everyone who frequents this site thinks that already.
An article like this is written and published just about every day. What's the point anymore? Has a single mind been changed by this? Has a Trump supporter, who otherwise was perfectly happy with his choice of president, read this and felt 'oh my gosh, what have I done?!? how was I so blind?!?'
Why is there a need for this emotional venting? It really has become a bore. Where are the solutions? Who is the opposition candidate from the Democratic party who will take Trump on in 2020 and win? Trump's opposition doesn't know what to do, they just keep repeating what everyone already knows and has heard.
But nothing is going to stop Trump unless he loses the votes of the people who voted for him.
Articles like these are useless.
Let's face it. This is America, a weird mixture of plutocratic oligarchy and idiocracy and as such America has much bigger problems than Trump's nasty twitter rants, but nobody seems to be willing to tackle the myriad problems plaguing this country.
The empire has no clothes.
SAD.
An article like this is written and published just about every day. What's the point anymore? Has a single mind been changed by this? Has a Trump supporter, who otherwise was perfectly happy with his choice of president, read this and felt 'oh my gosh, what have I done?!? how was I so blind?!?'
Why is there a need for this emotional venting? It really has become a bore. Where are the solutions? Who is the opposition candidate from the Democratic party who will take Trump on in 2020 and win? Trump's opposition doesn't know what to do, they just keep repeating what everyone already knows and has heard.
But nothing is going to stop Trump unless he loses the votes of the people who voted for him.
Articles like these are useless.
Let's face it. This is America, a weird mixture of plutocratic oligarchy and idiocracy and as such America has much bigger problems than Trump's nasty twitter rants, but nobody seems to be willing to tackle the myriad problems plaguing this country.
The empire has no clothes.
SAD.
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If we are not continually reminded of Trump’s degrading and debasing the presidency of this country, there is a real danger that his behavior will slowly become acceptable.
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To "normalize" Trump's antics and tirades would be an acknowledgement of acceptance. That's why the NY Times and other media need to continue to report on his vacuous and sophomoric actions.
As a parent, I constantly remind my kids that Trump's behavior isn't acceptable in our household. Isn't it a little abnormal that I, as a parent, have to tell my children that the President of the United States is acting like a child? That his conduct isn't becoming of a teenager. That we as a country are losing respect from our friends and allies around the world? That our ancestors who built amazing institutions, fought wars to keep our freedom, sacrificed to make our country a better place with opportunities for all, are now rolling in their graves?
As a parent, I constantly remind my kids that Trump's behavior isn't acceptable in our household. Isn't it a little abnormal that I, as a parent, have to tell my children that the President of the United States is acting like a child? That his conduct isn't becoming of a teenager. That we as a country are losing respect from our friends and allies around the world? That our ancestors who built amazing institutions, fought wars to keep our freedom, sacrificed to make our country a better place with opportunities for all, are now rolling in their graves?
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Exactly, Ray...so VERY important to keep trump's words and behaviors in the forefront. NEVER HIDE THESE, OR STOP REPORTING ON THEM (which is what he wants!!!!!) BECAUSE THEN YOU CONDONE, ACCEPT, AND NORMALIZE THESE DANGEROUS, CORRUPT, VICIOUS, AND CONTEMPTUOUS BEHAVIORS AND WORDS. Remember the motto of The Washington Post: "In darkness, Democracy dies!" We must NEVER encourage our news media to stop reporting on the disturbed, cruel, and miserable actions and words of our government. Because we should expect exactly the opposite from our government!
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The level of condescension on this board aimed at anyone who voted for Trump and trying to suggest the reasons for those votes is far beyond anything Trump says about the media.
If you want to heal the country, try respecting differences of opinion, something I used to think liberal-minded people prided themselves on.
If you want to heal the country, try respecting differences of opinion, something I used to think liberal-minded people prided themselves on.
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OK, I hear your view. But let me ask you, does Trump's behavior live up to your standard? If you were president, would this be how you would act?
In their truest hearts, I do not believe that Republicans really believe this behavior is OK or simply signifies a fair difference in opinion.
In their truest hearts, I do not believe that Republicans really believe this behavior is OK or simply signifies a fair difference in opinion.
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You support someone who is plainly disturbed? This not anyone, it is the President who holds immense power to do everlasting harm. This is the stuff of fiction, but it is real. Very scary for those who love our country.
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That's an awfully nice platitude Bob. But respecting abhorrent views isn't a mark of open-mindedness. It's effectively acceptance of abhorrent views.
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But what if we could ignore this diversionary behavior? If it didn't get a rise he would stop. Some think he's going to tweet himself out of a job, but the base and the GOP reps who want re-election feed on these tweets.
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No, he would not stop. This is his 'secret' back channel to his cult followers. He wants the MSM to ignore it, but he would continue to communicate with the true believers behind our backs. NOT GOOD.
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Jill...no, we have to keep the focus on these diversionary behaviors, because they are dangerous, aberrant, and often vicious. Hiding these behaviors from the American people would be tantamount to NORMALIZING them. And also, in asking the news media to "ignore" reporting on these behaviors, it is asking them to stop doing their jobs. That is what trump and the GOP want! If you ignore the diversionary, disturbed, crazy stuff...and you don't report on it...and it LOOKS then like you ACCEPT it...much worse is going on behind "there." ALL OF IT has to come to light. The nonsense in the front (to distract, entertain, confuse the issues, overwhelm, and/or shock), and THE CORRUPTION, SADISM, GREED, AND DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS GOING ON IN THE GOP BACK SHADOW ROOMS...We need to see ALL of it.
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As supported by others who post here:
NYT, PLEASE only cover news regarding governance.
PERIOD.
That way there will only be an article taking up valuable space once every other month or so, if that.
It's time the Times let go of this made for tv reality show and leave it to any other papers that want to cover it.
If I could beg I would, so I will...I'm begging you, be the thought filled news organization in the room. You may set an example for others to follow. There's always hope.
No more twitter articles, or other such information like the non-story in this article.
It pleases all of his supporters to no end when you cover this non thinking behavior.
And I for one get this kind of behavior is going to be a daily occurrence. I am not alone. All of your readers know ny now, the situation at 1600 IS NOT going to change.
It's becoming a reality tv based universe.
Please go back to real news.
NYT, PLEASE only cover news regarding governance.
PERIOD.
That way there will only be an article taking up valuable space once every other month or so, if that.
It's time the Times let go of this made for tv reality show and leave it to any other papers that want to cover it.
If I could beg I would, so I will...I'm begging you, be the thought filled news organization in the room. You may set an example for others to follow. There's always hope.
No more twitter articles, or other such information like the non-story in this article.
It pleases all of his supporters to no end when you cover this non thinking behavior.
And I for one get this kind of behavior is going to be a daily occurrence. I am not alone. All of your readers know ny now, the situation at 1600 IS NOT going to change.
It's becoming a reality tv based universe.
Please go back to real news.
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Unfortunately, public expressions by any POTUS, even the pretend one, are news.
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What governance? What has Trump done that could be remotely related to governance? There just isn't much governance. He was left an economy that has recovered from the most devastating recession since the great depression due to the skillful stewardship of the previous administrations and the resiliency of American business and workers acting together. What has Trump actually done other exhibit the early symptoms of dementia? I think we should all be thankful that he is so profoundly incompetent that he hasn't yet been able to make a complete mess of things. Hopefully the country will not need an executive that can actually do something. At least till 9 AM EST on January 20th,2021.
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Can there be any doubt left that electing a complete political outsider to the office of President of the United States is something that just shouldn't be allowed to happen?
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Katy, it is not just that trump is a complete political outsider; due to his character, lack of integrity, and his entire explosive, impulsive, thoughtless, and corrupt nature, he is UNQUALIFIED. And by all appearances, he seems to be mentally disturbed. HE IS DANGEROUS. The whole GOP is dangerous--believe me, they are not cooking up something nice and good for American citizens!
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I told myself that I wouldn't let this happen to me, but I'm emotionally shutting down. I sat at my i-Pad and unsubscribed to every political organization (and they were numerous) that sent me emails. I'm 70 years old, and I cannot live in a constant state of outrage and upset and dismay and - truly - fear. This man will not stop; he is desperately mentally ill. Republicans are going to do absolutely nothing about Trump and are going to continue to ram their agenda through. Our Supreme Court is going to become incredibly right-wing and our reputation in the world will never be what it was - at least not in my lifetime. Could I involve myself in organizations that fight Trump and the Republicans? Yes. But that would keep my blood pressure high and my spirits low. Even though the talking heads on tv keep saying that we, as a country, cannot accept Trump's behavior as normal, I see that no matter what he does, it takes a day or two to die down, and meanwhile he has done four or five other things that are completely illegal or immoral. I have to chose between being polically aware and in a constant state of rage, or being mentally and physically healthy. I don't think I'm being pessimistic; I think I'm being realistic. What he is doing to the United States is nightmarish, so somebody please wake me up when it's over.
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A lot of people did the same thing around 1939.
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Completely agree, Kathryn. I'm your age, by the way. Sometimes I take "news breaks" where I try not to read/listen/watch any news for a few days. It helps. It's so amazing to me that I totally disliked George the Younger, and now he appears normal to me.
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Kathryn, but you won't be "mentally and physically healthy" if you stop engaging with the only actual forces we have on the ground trying to effectively stop this abomination from advancing. He will destroy our health care delivery system, such as it is, and that will be that.
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Journalists should ask Trump cabinet members and spokespeople, 'This type of behavior that you are defending, would you advocate it for your daughter or son, as an innovative way to be genuine, say in school, or at work? If someone criticized them in a way that they thought was unfair, do you think this is a good response?'
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Ah, Joseph, the trump cabinet members and spokespeople will twist their response so that not only doesn't it answer your question, but it will sound like nectar of the gods to their supporters. These are dissemblers at every, EVERY level. They are masters and mistresses of deceit.
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We have a jerk in the Whitehouse that is both a National Embarrassment and a World Pariah, who fits in well with the misfits of a third world dictatorship, but should never be mentioned along side with the likes of a Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln or Roosevelt, or anything past president for that matter. totally unfit and in way over his head.
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Chico, don't forget President Obama. !
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I love a good joke as much as anyone. I'm 63 and still love the 3 Stooges, Abbot and Costello etc. I really like silly movies like Caddie Shack, Back to School and Animal House.
I also want a classy, cultured and knowledgeable president like Barack Obama, not the know nothing imbecile that is presently living in the WH.
I also want a classy, cultured and knowledgeable president like Barack Obama, not the know nothing imbecile that is presently living in the WH.
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How secure does the country feel with some Nitwit like Tom Bossert as the Homeland Security Adviser?
It should be not very.
It should be not very.
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Twitter needs to stop him from using its platform as a "bully" pulpit, literally. No one else on Twitter could get away with harassing people and promoting violence and hate crimes the way he does.
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It feels like the Joker took over Gotham City ! ....
.... seriously can someone tell Trump that the Presindency is NOT a joke ?.....
His Presidency seems to be on a race to rock bottom. Deplorable!
.... seriously can someone tell Trump that the Presindency is NOT a joke ?.....
His Presidency seems to be on a race to rock bottom. Deplorable!
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I have a feeling that Trump received some type of backlash on this from his staff or family. Usually after a horrible tweet, he tweets again....usually worse. After this one, not one little peep. He crossed the line by using this from Reddit, but hey, we know who he is shoring up .... his base. The Mika tweet and this one all show a diversion from the recent Mueller hiring. Trump can see where this is heading. Guess what, some of the rest of us can too.
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As an independent who voted for Trump, Trump is doing pretty much what I expected him to do so far .He is nothing more than a figure head with some powers , He tweets because he can, he is exposing the presidency for what it is a figure head. The economy is doing better, the stock market is doing better inflation is better. Our national interest is more defined, The media was terrible before Trump,
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Even a figure head should have some dignity and serve as a positive example.
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He has been in office 5 months. He cannot take credit for positive economic trends that resulted from policies enacted and decisions made during the last presidency. Our nation is a joke now - how does that benefit the national interest? Believe it or not, we do need other countries.
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What disbelief??
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This violent little video isn't that much different than the comic Kathy Griffen's ill-conceived, but sadly understandable, image of Trump's severed head, which the Trumpers couldn't stop whining about. Shouldn't be able to have it both ways.
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We should not have it AT ALL, Mr. Healy. Kathy Griffen went too far, and trump is also out of his mind.
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Serious? There are peopled who are surprised?
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After much thought on this tedious cartoon, I think it is time for real journalists to stop fixating on Sideshow Bob's (that would be our prez Donnie) tantrums. He is after all, feeling wrongly persecuted and will stop at nothing to exact revenge or gain attention. To continue to do so, allows the evil Mr. Burns (Steve Bannon), to lurk in the shadows and work his mischief. Smithers (Jared Kushner) is in over his head, and one can only imagine what havoc he will wreak. Critique the work of Principal Skinner (the apparently inept Mitch McConnell), Chief Wiggins ( "I can't think that fast" Jeff Sessions), and poor Moe, (the self dealing and understaffed Rex Tillerson). Let Bart (Kimmel, Colbert and Fallon) entertain us, and pray that Lisa (collectively, Team Mueller) gets to the bottom of "the Russia Thing."
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This guy is a one man show not a president he ought to be ashamed of himself and he is an embarrassment to our country. The Republicans should wake up and get him out of the White House.
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...l"m president, and they're not." Reminder to Trump about the media: "You're under investigation and they're not."
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And also, Eternal Vigilance: Donald, YOU work for US; WE do not work for YOU! YOU are a PUBLIC SERVANT. YOU ARE BEHOLDEN AND RESPONSIBLE TO US. Congress, too. All you people are NOT ROYALTY--YOU WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!
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If there are still some Americans out there who support Trump’s actions, then they have to put on their thinking cap. For Trump is destroying, damaging and degrading all that the Founding Fathers worked so hard to put in place: USA. And Trump is doing it on daily basis. This is no realty TV. It is about lives, democracy and America.
Americans were warned by many thoughtful people that Trump is unfit. Alas, Americans love entertainers. Now they have the most vulgar entertainer in the White House. However, this is not about entertainment. This man possesses the nuclear codes. This conman who dodged the Draft and evaded taxes for decades, who has gone bankrupt 5 times and chased after loans from Saudi Arabia, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, et cetera, is showing a level of disdain for the great nation he was elected to serve. It is the kind of contempt which American worst foes are incapable of.
Trump is the biggest dream Putin had never dared to dream of, because of its sheer impracticability. If Putin's biggest vision is to weaken America so that he can accomplish his grand Russian vision, Trump is his biggest gift. The fact that Republicans in Congress remain passive or overtly supporting Trump, is the most sickening side.
What are the top military brass Mattis, McMasters and Kelly imparting to this mad man in the White House about leadership, discipline, patriotism, decency, honour and self-control?
America, Wake Up before it is too late!
Americans were warned by many thoughtful people that Trump is unfit. Alas, Americans love entertainers. Now they have the most vulgar entertainer in the White House. However, this is not about entertainment. This man possesses the nuclear codes. This conman who dodged the Draft and evaded taxes for decades, who has gone bankrupt 5 times and chased after loans from Saudi Arabia, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, et cetera, is showing a level of disdain for the great nation he was elected to serve. It is the kind of contempt which American worst foes are incapable of.
Trump is the biggest dream Putin had never dared to dream of, because of its sheer impracticability. If Putin's biggest vision is to weaken America so that he can accomplish his grand Russian vision, Trump is his biggest gift. The fact that Republicans in Congress remain passive or overtly supporting Trump, is the most sickening side.
What are the top military brass Mattis, McMasters and Kelly imparting to this mad man in the White House about leadership, discipline, patriotism, decency, honour and self-control?
America, Wake Up before it is too late!
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I can only think of the tens of thousands of tomb stones honoring those who gave their last full measure of devotion to our country. I am glad that my grandfather is not here to see how his sacrifice has been squandered by the voters for a tiny man with bone spurs.
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Every totalitarian regime begins by attacking the free press, and with it, the validity of its opponents. Violence is always glorified as "Knocking out the bad guys!" It also needs a scapegoat, an "other" to attack, while it glorifies "traditional values", meaning things that make its supporters think they are exceptional and WILL be on "easy street" when the regime takes total power.
This is what Putin did, what Erdogan and Duterte did, what Sisi and Mugabe did, and what Victor Orban is doing in Hungary. It's also exactly what Trump is doing right now, especially with this infantile video. Expect such attacks on EVERY questioner and challenger of Trump to ramp up as the evidence of criminal activity, collusion with Russia, and his ineptness and incompetence increase every day.
This is what Putin did, what Erdogan and Duterte did, what Sisi and Mugabe did, and what Victor Orban is doing in Hungary. It's also exactly what Trump is doing right now, especially with this infantile video. Expect such attacks on EVERY questioner and challenger of Trump to ramp up as the evidence of criminal activity, collusion with Russia, and his ineptness and incompetence increase every day.
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WWF is about the level of this president. Seems fitting.
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Agree with those who say it is time to ignore Trump, but not the President. Private citizen @realDonaldTrump posts stupid messages - ignore this stupid private citizen. The President @POTUS posts what should be the only valid "statements" from The White House using Twitter. Shameful if the President retweets stupid private citizen @realDonaldTrump, but ignore these retweets too.
Forty Five can't have done that video by himself. He's not smart enough. The person responsible really should have said, "Hey -- this is really stupid == don't do it." OK, you might risk getting "fired" but that's better than this outcome.
He just keeps on delivering more and more madness. And the reluctance to invoke the 25 amendment? Why? It's clear he's not fit for the position.
He just keeps on delivering more and more madness. And the reluctance to invoke the 25 amendment? Why? It's clear he's not fit for the position.
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You don't have to be that smart to edit a video but you do have the technical skills to do it and I don't think Trump does. (He reportedly cannot even use a computer.) I also wonder who did the editing for him - someone at Fox News or World Wrestling Foundation, maybe?
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Gives a whole new meaning to "the bully pulpit." How embarrassing to think the whole world can read this drivel on a daily basis. I'm vacationing out of the country soon, and have to order my "Not My President" buttons so nobody will glare at me once they know I'm American.
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Recall the news videos of Legislative bodies in other countries brawling with one another during sessions. I think 'we' were/are universally appalled by that behavior. But now, it seems Trump is going to make 'undignified' the new 'pride'.
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Those who wonder about Trump's sanity include 57,504 mental health professionals who have signed a petition that will be presented to the group capable of invoking the 25th Amendment:
https://www.change.org/p/trump-is-mentally-ill-and-must-be-removed
Trump's recent behavior has confirmed the urgency to take action now.
https://www.change.org/p/trump-is-mentally-ill-and-must-be-removed
Trump's recent behavior has confirmed the urgency to take action now.
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Donald Trump was only posting that video to express his feelings about CNN, or as he calls it, FNN. CNN has been trash talking and completely dissing Trump recently so Trump made a harmless video expressing how he feels. CNN however saw this video and tried backfiring on Trump saying that it promotes violence against reporters. Trump's purpose wasn't to hurt anyone, but just to let peole know how he feels. There are people out there who are taking it as a "violence against reporters" idea and actually causing violent actions. Those actions are unacceptable but Trump making the video is fine. Just think, if CNN never complained about the video promoting violence, there probably wouldn't be any dispute, or violence, resulting from this video.
Trump should probably express his feelings in different ways. CNN isn't the only offender in this situation, but they are the main one. Trump posting that video still wasn't the greatest idea but CNN took it up a level. As Ari Fleischer stated in one of his tweets, "The Press should be more fair to Trump. And the President should tone things down." This quote is basically saying that the Press, mainly CNN, shouldn't be so harsh on Trump and should side with him sometimes. With that said, Trump should also express his feelings in other ways. All in all, CNN should be more fair and Trump should express in other ways in what he did, even though he didn't really do anything wrong.
Trump should probably express his feelings in different ways. CNN isn't the only offender in this situation, but they are the main one. Trump posting that video still wasn't the greatest idea but CNN took it up a level. As Ari Fleischer stated in one of his tweets, "The Press should be more fair to Trump. And the President should tone things down." This quote is basically saying that the Press, mainly CNN, shouldn't be so harsh on Trump and should side with him sometimes. With that said, Trump should also express his feelings in other ways. All in all, CNN should be more fair and Trump should express in other ways in what he did, even though he didn't really do anything wrong.
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You assume Trump 'made' the video. He did not. The source apparently lies in right-wing groups on reddit, alongside accusations that Jews control the media.
I'm willing to bet that those on the right who cry that the media uses 'undisclosed sources' will remain silent concerning the President's courting of the far-right here. This makes Trump's entire tweet far from innocent. I will not accept such an un-Presidential gesture from a man who yearned for the days at his rallies when dissidents would be brought out on stretchers. And that's not 'fake news,' it's straight from the Dear Leader's mouth.
I'm willing to bet that those on the right who cry that the media uses 'undisclosed sources' will remain silent concerning the President's courting of the far-right here. This makes Trump's entire tweet far from innocent. I will not accept such an un-Presidential gesture from a man who yearned for the days at his rallies when dissidents would be brought out on stretchers. And that's not 'fake news,' it's straight from the Dear Leader's mouth.
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Why would anyone hold a fundraiser for the next election after a scant six months in office? Aside from the fact that this president prefers campaigning for office rather than doing the job, I suspect that these foolish people donating to Trump may not yet realize that this money will no doubt be used for his legal fees, which should run into high numbers. So far, three very expensive defense attorneys. And we've hardly begun. He is always looking for ways to spend Other People's Money for anything and everything. He has been using our tax money to enrich himself since becoming candidate.
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Please go ahead to re-elect him and invite yourself into more variety of humiliation. What else do you think he can offer you?
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More WWF wrestling and his tax returns?
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The arrogance, toxic narcissism and repulsiveness of Trump seem to increase incrementally by the day. That he occupies the role of this country's presidency is absolutely unfathomable. How do we put a stop to this nightmare?
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MR. Trump is accused several times a day with new wrong doings. That's why he gets away with it, where normal politician fall over 1 issue. So! let's pick a single issue (e.g. trumps 'university', old news but clearly with criminal behaviour), stick to this, united with other media, within 2 months 'case closed'
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This is currently being attempted with the charge of obstruction of justice for firing Comey and Trump's Russia connection. So far not with much success on either front. Nobody here cares about Trump "university", because only dumb people lost their money.
45 is a one trick pony. He's the bully who kicks sand in your face then has his henchmen deal with your anger. Ignored he would dry up on the vine. A vain-glorious installed leader, but not presidential.
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What a disgrace. I guess the FAKE president thinks he is on a reality show. The problem is that it is the USA he is running and it's not a reality show. Some people think he was joking. This is pathetic and a new low. He even used the POTUS Twitter handle. I can't even find the words to express how embarrassed I am to be an American today.
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Oh, leave him alone. He's just being playful.
I recommend that the media (and I mean all media) not mention Trump at all for at least a week. He thrives on being in the public eye (very juvenile). Ignore him; maybe he'll go away...
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Another smokescreen to make the base feel good. Even with Republican full control, the incoherent Trump agenda is an EPIC fail.
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Second place president reliving his glory days when he was apparently, a Wrestlemania showman or self styled sidekick. I am just sorry that he has moved on to a different arena, for which he is clearly unsuited. The Wrestlemania gig was a better match for his interests and competencies. He cannot stir himself to learn about healthcare--too complicated--but he has time to pursue this nonsense.
As usual, Paul and Mitch are silent--it's deafening, truly.
As usual, Paul and Mitch are silent--it's deafening, truly.
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So, what was the big deal about that recent staging of Julius Caesar?
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Also from CNN:
"I hate the press," the Arizona Republican sarcastically told NBC News' Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press." "I hate you especially. But the fact is we need you. We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital."
But he continued, "If you want to preserve -- I'm very serious now -- if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press," McCain said in the interview. "And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started."
Senator John McCain
Mon February 20, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/18/politics/john-mccain-donald-trump-dictator...
"I hate the press," the Arizona Republican sarcastically told NBC News' Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press." "I hate you especially. But the fact is we need you. We need a free press. We must have it. It's vital."
But he continued, "If you want to preserve -- I'm very serious now -- if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press," McCain said in the interview. "And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started."
Senator John McCain
Mon February 20, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/18/politics/john-mccain-donald-trump-dictator...
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To stay on top of weekly news feeds, Trump puts out the most sensationalist things and journalists/news media is taking the bait, keeping him relevant throughout - any press is good press to him - it keeps him relevant and he revels in being victimized. Make a note and observe, you will see the pattern getting repeated.
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Maybe it's time to stop individually headlining and reporting on Trump's tweets. Giving them prominence just encourages Trump to believe (perhaps correctly) that he's manipulating the public discourse.
NYTimes could reflect his tweets, without commentary, on, say, page 9, under some generic header like "The President's Latest Tweets." If readers want to comment on those tweets, let 'em!
NYTimes could reflect his tweets, without commentary, on, say, page 9, under some generic header like "The President's Latest Tweets." If readers want to comment on those tweets, let 'em!
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THIS. Please, NYT editorial staff, please, please, please do this. Yes, what he tweets is news. But it is not the most important news. It is not even the most controversial or horrific news.
What on earth is a "faith rally"?
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It's our very own version of Muslims hardline fundamentals. We like to depict them in most unflattering and scary dark images. Except ours wear suits and ties and women do not wear hijabs.
a theocratic version of a Nuremberg rally. i grew up among those people and I know of what I speak.
At what point does Twitter shut down his account?
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Donald Trump is trash and the republican leaders and right wing supporters complaining that the media shouldn't report on this post should remember the criticisms waged against President Obama by Sean Hannity of Fox News when he ordered Dijon Mustard for his Burger.
A day before the Fourth of July and I never felt so embarrassed to be American.
A day before the Fourth of July and I never felt so embarrassed to be American.
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This " little man ", who has already done harm and has the potential to do even more, continues to show that at best he is pathologically immature or at worst suffering from a serious psychiatric illness.
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How symbolic, if Putin can wrestle a bear (incidentally the national symbol of Russia) why be surprised that Trump wants to best him by wrestling CNN.
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Mr. Donald Trump is a man-child in full display. All the hard work that the United States has done to guide our nation and the world is in peril. What has become of us?
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Too bad he doesn't use whatever time, energy or brains he might have to actually learn about governing and the U.S. Constitution.
Oh to be able to use the words to describe this man you just won't ever print.
Oh to be able to use the words to describe this man you just won't ever print.
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And to think that a man with these morals wants our voting records!
Until we know the extent of his connections with Russia, no one should give any personal info to Trump's White House---who know's who he may give it to?
Until we know the extent of his connections with Russia, no one should give any personal info to Trump's White House---who know's who he may give it to?
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Journalists' Lives Matter.
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Too funny! A message to the networks. Trump isn't beholden to them like a Democrat would be.
Time to rewatch the movie "Idiocracy"
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New York Times: please stop publishing every single bit of treacle that's thrown at you by this administration. You're drawing attention away from the important reporting you're trying to gain traction with. And you're better than this.
I don't know what's worse- his infantile behavior, or the support he gets from millions who would probably walk off the edge of a cliff if he tweeted for them to do it. Lemmings into the sea...
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Trump should be charged with assault for attacking that guy. ;)
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Professional wrestling is fake and shallow, just like Trump. Trump is an embarrassment to the US and the office of the president. With other than a GOP congress, impeachment proceedings would already be underway.
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"A fool and his brain are soon parted".
Did trump ever have intelligence and maturity to run your great country?
Of course, this is part and parcel of a smoke screen to distract Americans
from what trump and the republicans really has in mind.
Did trump ever have intelligence and maturity to run your great country?
Of course, this is part and parcel of a smoke screen to distract Americans
from what trump and the republicans really has in mind.
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The advancing coalition forces r almost finishing off ISIS in Mosul,but the vibrant Iraq's 2nd Largest city is in ruins.How do we know that?: From the highly boobbytraped danger filled place where the most deadly war is underway between the brave and courageous coalition forces and the most cowardly ISIS' remnants ,The equally courageous CNN's and other MSM journalists and Photographers r sending Pics and reports.These Journalists, as they regularly get engaged in,carry their assignment from an environ where water and other most basic necessities r absent or extremely rare.Because of that responsible sides around the World ( CNN is the pioneering Inter TV Broadcast Station ) remain informed and use that to fashion a practical and prudent decision.Mocking or bullying them from the most comfortable and safe place is very immature.Also,Tomorrow is US's Indy day 4 the country that practiced modern Democracy the longest, and the free Press aka The 4th Estate is 1 major component of that Democracy and Democracy lives through its enduring institutions while a given Pres is a transient or passing phenomena.Much wiser 4 the Pres 2 b engaged with past senior Admin folks and folks who have read and written extensively about the region to find ways of solidifying the gains in Iraq +Syria.TMD, a Math Res person who is in the middle of finding ways 2 get 2 the US 4 the purpose of presenting an Advanced Math Res report, a CNN junky and proud of it.
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The purpose of this video, in First Amendment terms, is to deter or chill CNN in its future exercise of rights of freedom of the press by threats of physical violence. This is based entirely on the content of what CNN reports.
This is called an "impermissible prior restraint" by the government. It cannot be ignored or pooh poohed by CNN. Its power of speech is protected as essential to a free society.
It's high time for media outlets with the financial ability to do so to drag the president into a federal court to dissolve such prior restraints.
For those worried that Trump might give rise to a constitutional crisis in the country, that crisis is already here.
The press stands in for the public in its criticism of Trump and his government. That's all of our heads he's really beating in.
This is called an "impermissible prior restraint" by the government. It cannot be ignored or pooh poohed by CNN. Its power of speech is protected as essential to a free society.
It's high time for media outlets with the financial ability to do so to drag the president into a federal court to dissolve such prior restraints.
For those worried that Trump might give rise to a constitutional crisis in the country, that crisis is already here.
The press stands in for the public in its criticism of Trump and his government. That's all of our heads he's really beating in.
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I now sometimes wonder if we've reached an existential tipping point where Trump Americans and Non-Trump (True?) Americans can't live together civilly anymore. Members on each side are fundamentally unable to govern members of the opposite side. The differences in perception of what America was, is, and should be are too stark. What is light to one side is nothing to the other but pitch dark. What partnership can light have with darkness?
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The truth is at the center of my beliefs, the 4th estate (not including those who don't) pursues that truth and informs the public. His is attacking my rights and looking to persuade others to attack reporters, and destroy my access to the facts. The talking heads were telling the public not to worry, that 45 supporters understood that this was a joke and that pro wrestling is fake. What evidence does anyone have that they have the ability to distinguish what is fake from real? I have seen absolutely none at all.
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OK. The time has come to ignore the POTUS. The clown show is over. Yeah. Unless the story has to do with Russia's grab for control of oil, the economy, health care, the environment, legislation that undermines a person's ability to hold a job, gun control, education, our relationship with other powers, it's not a story that's worth our attention.
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Exactly, please.
We are begging you, NYT.
PLEASE!
Stop covering anything unless it's about governance... then maybe there will only be an article every other month or so.
We are begging you, NYT.
PLEASE!
Stop covering anything unless it's about governance... then maybe there will only be an article every other month or so.
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Unfortunately, ignoring Trump is as dangerous as ignoring the cancer growing inside the White House.
It will consume the country, if we allow it to grow and metastasize further.
It will consume the country, if we allow it to grow and metastasize further.
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While Trump is spending time making fake videos of himself acting crazy, North Korea is spending time making real videos of their long-range nuclear weapons. And we wonder why? This video gives our enemies more reasons to hate us. Every President has bad press. Handle it like a man Donald, just like Obama did. I predict that Trump will self-destruct in about 92 days. Biden for President!!
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At least with such a bottom-feeding ghoul as this so-called president, the rhetorical question posed to Joe McCarthy indeed becomes superfluous: "Have you, sir, no decency?
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In the original video, Donal Trump assailed Vince McMahon, CEO of the WWE. Today Trump occupies the White House, and Vince McMahon’s wife, Linda, heads the Small Business Administration under Trump. Never mind that the WWE is valued at $1.5 billion. It’s hard to believe that a fake, scripted side show now defines American politics.
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Wow! Where was the outrage from the NY Times and it's readers when a supporter of Bernie shot republicans during base ball practice? Where was the lengthy analysis of the politics of rage and the triggers from the demented holding up the butchered effigy of our President? This is why the media loses credibility every single day -- and why most Americans are catching on rapidly that too many so called 'news sources' are nothing more than channels for some political agenda
I really wish we had an independent press. Maybe that is the restructuring that our economy will be experiencing in the next few years as some 'media outlets' go bankrupt and other trusted sources emerge
I really wish we had an independent press. Maybe that is the restructuring that our economy will be experiencing in the next few years as some 'media outlets' go bankrupt and other trusted sources emerge
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The President of the United States is supposed to be better
than the two examples you referenced, obviously.
President Trump is disrespectful and dismissive towards
the office of the Presidency, and has no respect for the
office he holds.
than the two examples you referenced, obviously.
President Trump is disrespectful and dismissive towards
the office of the Presidency, and has no respect for the
office he holds.
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Surely you jest. There were NYT articles throughout the month of June.
And really, you are talking effigies of Trump? After the grotesque alt-right lynchings of dummy Obamas, the endless memes depicting violence against him?
Do you just come here to post righteous 'anti-liberal' posts, and then head right back to the bubble of right-wing media?
And really, you are talking effigies of Trump? After the grotesque alt-right lynchings of dummy Obamas, the endless memes depicting violence against him?
Do you just come here to post righteous 'anti-liberal' posts, and then head right back to the bubble of right-wing media?
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About the effigy - I agree that it was despicable when radical right-wingers burned President Obama in effigy. Oh, you meant D-list celebrity what's-her-name holding up Trump's head? I hate Trump with the passion of one thousand suns, and I thought her "comedy" was despicable too. A little respect goes a long way.
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This is Alec Baldwin, right? SNL? Please?
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Remember how outraged the Republicans were, when Obama saluted a Marine while holding a Starbucks cup? HA HA HA.
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Remember how the MSM ignored this obvious disrespect by the Potus...
The most important thing is for all of us to not get distracted from these outrages and focus on the real ones, like the Senate's disastrous healthcare bill, the destruction of the environment, and the Russian investigation.
Eyes on the prize, all real Americans.
Eyes on the prize, all real Americans.
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Fleischer asks us to be more fair to Trump? I find that shocking Fleischer should see this way. It does not surprise me at all that Tom Price makes light of it
Trump's attack on the media is a dangerous precedent
Trump's attack on the media is a dangerous precedent
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Maybe it's because I grew up watching WWF, but I found this hilarious.
What President doesn't have a little fun poking jabs at those he doesn't like?
The media need to get over themselves. Time and again they are proving why they got Trump so wrong in the first place. He's a populist!
All the crying by the media about every little slight only helps make his point!
What President doesn't have a little fun poking jabs at those he doesn't like?
The media need to get over themselves. Time and again they are proving why they got Trump so wrong in the first place. He's a populist!
All the crying by the media about every little slight only helps make his point!
Do you believe that Trump had the technical wherewithal to put this video together? This is serious, not only because of our President's ongoing attacks on the media (when the man can't explain any policy -- AT ALL -- he has to distract from his incompetence), but also because of where this video may have originated. Either Trump found this on an alt-right site (combined with 'info' that Jews control the media), or someone pointed it out to him. Either option is ghastly, and because this is the President -- it's NOT 'hilarious.'
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This was a video from when Trump made a guest appearance during a WWE event. Some staffer or fan simply put a CNN logo on Vince McMahon's head.
Feeding into conspiracy theories and over stating the significance of a video poking fun at press just results in getting worked up. If you want to see Trump lose in 2020, help whatever politician you support craft a message that resonates with the voters who found his one that no one else was offering - support for the lower and working classes at a time when the gap between the upper middle and working class continues to widen. And recognize that a lot of media outlets don't do a good job offering a diverse perspective of viewpoints, especially from a class perspective.
Feeding into conspiracy theories and over stating the significance of a video poking fun at press just results in getting worked up. If you want to see Trump lose in 2020, help whatever politician you support craft a message that resonates with the voters who found his one that no one else was offering - support for the lower and working classes at a time when the gap between the upper middle and working class continues to widen. And recognize that a lot of media outlets don't do a good job offering a diverse perspective of viewpoints, especially from a class perspective.
Your analysis is correct, but with this behavior Trump is disqualifying himself on the world stage.
Come on, not even Putin would be doing something like this. He knows better than that!
Come on, not even Putin would be doing something like this. He knows better than that!
Paging Dr. Freud. Dr. Freud, or any doctor, please pick up.
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A politician from Trump's own party actually did body slam a reporter, yet Gianforte was not condemned by Trump. Trump incited violence at his own rally's and offered to pay the legal bills of the accused assaulter. I know, all of us liberals should just accept this is Trump being Trump. I believe if Trump could get away with actually using violence against his opponents, he would do it.
If a reporter is seriously hurt or killed, Trump will take no responsibility even though he poured plenty of fuel on the fire. It's laughable and scary some Trump supporters actually believe he is some truth teller. How dumb have some people become in this country?
If a reporter is seriously hurt or killed, Trump will take no responsibility even though he poured plenty of fuel on the fire. It's laughable and scary some Trump supporters actually believe he is some truth teller. How dumb have some people become in this country?
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It's quite funny and interesting that he is keeping the CNN head out of the ring.
I've been puzzled by CNN's 24-hour programming in which panels of journalists and politicians with something to gain spend hours commenting on the minutae of what has been said, but almost no time on crucial public policy issues, such as getting down to the actual cost of single payor, versus what occurs now with reduced coverage for many if not most Americans, but extremely high medical billings that often don't make any sense, and outrageously high medical premiums.
Once I framed the situation as a power grab, I could understand it.
I've been puzzled by CNN's 24-hour programming in which panels of journalists and politicians with something to gain spend hours commenting on the minutae of what has been said, but almost no time on crucial public policy issues, such as getting down to the actual cost of single payor, versus what occurs now with reduced coverage for many if not most Americans, but extremely high medical billings that often don't make any sense, and outrageously high medical premiums.
Once I framed the situation as a power grab, I could understand it.
"You tiny, tiny, tiny little man." - J.K. Rowling
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Our Bully-in-Chief at work hard.
Mr Pence, I implore, please activate the US Constitution's 25th Amendment and pull Mr Trump from office, to restore respect for the office, our people, our pride, and our country.
Mr Pence, I implore, please activate the US Constitution's 25th Amendment and pull Mr Trump from office, to restore respect for the office, our people, our pride, and our country.
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This looks like the start of a new form of political cartoons and a more reliable way of conveying an administration's ideas- using memes and videos to express what the president is thinking. It's kind of interesting, but also really...sad...how the office has been brought low enough that our figurehead engages in childish internet wars with regular citizens.
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Trump will NEVER be presidential! No dignity, no intelligence, no class, no clue. He is simply the biggest disgrace this county and the world has ever seen.
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The scariest thing is that all the NYTimes supporters really believe the press is not biased. I am not a Trump supporter, but you don't have to be a genius to see the bias in the headlines and reporting every day. The carton was silly and unprofessional, the same could be said for all the articles written based on anonymous sources.
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Since when does reporting facts make for bias? Russia hacked the DNC, Trump benefited from Russian intervention in the 2016 election and Trump won't criticize Russia but dumps all over London's mayor when he is confronting a terrorist attack. Where is the bias?
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You are still clinging to the Russia thing. They have been investigating that for nearly a year and have come up with absolutely zero involving trump. Thank you for proving my point.
Disbelief? The correct word is outrageous. This President is attacking the first amendment. Next is the second amendment.
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Yes, to attack the same rights of others. Oh, the irony, amirite?
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This video was made by a well documented bigot on Reddit. It landed in the hands on the president. This means there is an organized effort by his administration to research and participate in such groups online and distribute their agenda.
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More accidentally-apt media criticism from the Tweeter in Chief. Trump and CNN pretend to hate each other, ratings go up. Trump's attacks are the best thing that has ever happened to CNN, which was doomed to fail before he joined the race. Same goes for Jim Acosta, who was just some guy at some cable station before Trump zinged him at that first press conference and Acosta appointed himself crusader of the free press. And Trump was just a "billionare" tabloid-fodder/reality star before Jeff Zucker decided all-Trump, all the time was better programming than Don Lemon or Wolf Blitzer ranting about plane crashes. The more Trump pushes CNN, the more leftists will flock to its defense. The more CNN pushes back, the more Trump supporters will come to his defense. All these journos are looking for their "Watergate moment." They forget that came out of months of dogged, detailed reporting in back-page anonymity. So get off twitter, get off camera
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I wish everyone would stop calling Trump's behavior "juvenile." It's unfair to children.
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6 months in and Republicans hold all three branches of government. Still can't get any serious legislation through to honestly address problems and security in our country, and we have a failed insult comic in the White House who probably could not successfully negotiate a two step algebra problem much less a out-maneuver Putin or any other leader out there. When his press office claims he is maligned or the news is "fake," they need to be pressed to answer question of how is it fake? And not let any of his administration's tautologies stand unanswered.
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So, who helped him with this? He clearly has no idea how to edit or photoshop or whatever was needed to superimpose the CNN logo into the video? So at least one other person close to him thought this was a good idea. Yikes.
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He re-tweeted something he found on the internet. What the NYT surprisingly leaves out, is that the original poster of the video has a history of anti-Semitic posts.
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CNN and other media shake their heads in righteous indignation over Trump Tweets. With all the issues facing our country at home and abroad, they say, why is the President focused on sending out stupid tweets. Then the same media forego coverage of those same pressing issues to also focus - hour after hour for days -- on Trump's tweets, giving them top priority over everything else in the world. Seems to me that, just as he did throughout the campaign, Trump continues to bait the media with great success.
At least Erdogan's rants have some semblance of dignity about them, even if the underlying cause is the same as Trump's. But please, please would the US media stop reacting to this childish nonsense. He is dictating the narrative and distracting you from the important debate regarding the failure to get his policies through, and the enormous harm they do. Just ignore his attacks, let the social media #whatever deal with this little man.
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Just imagine, for a second, that the media decided to stop reporting on the childish buffoonery of 45. Imagine what would happen if the media stopped giving this emotionally immature behavior the oxygen it so obviously craves. Just imagine, for a moment, if the media stopped aiding and abetting the circus and started focusing - with the kind of attention it gives to the Tweets - on the very real damage happening in the shadows. Just imagine how much we'd learn and how shocked we'd be.
Please, media, do the very serious work we, the American People, need you to do.
Please, media, do the very serious work we, the American People, need you to do.
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Thank you! Well said.
Clips of undignified spoofed violence is funny only if the subject is mostly a dignified, nonviolent person.
On one hand, DT tries to pass it off as a spoof despite past references to violence against political opponents and his own non-metaphorical sexual assaults. On the other it is just a spoof.
But very real violence stifling of the fourth estate is that is more accurately captured by the SNL send ups of poor Sean Spicer and Sherry Huckabee bobbing and weaving in the press room, shouting that the press and by extension, the people are deserving of mere crumbs of information about the transformation of our government into Nero's Rome.
On one hand, DT tries to pass it off as a spoof despite past references to violence against political opponents and his own non-metaphorical sexual assaults. On the other it is just a spoof.
But very real violence stifling of the fourth estate is that is more accurately captured by the SNL send ups of poor Sean Spicer and Sherry Huckabee bobbing and weaving in the press room, shouting that the press and by extension, the people are deserving of mere crumbs of information about the transformation of our government into Nero's Rome.
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Professional wrestling fans are Trump's base. That explain a lot ... all you need to know, really.
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I'm forever grateful that I have no idea what you're talking about.
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“'He’s a genuine president expressing himself genuinely,' Mr. Bossert added." That anyone would call Trump's expression genuine invites incredulity for the reader or listener. Trump's tweets create misdirection and distraction for the purpose of hoping people will overlook his incompetence and blame the media for his self-inflicted woes. NYT, please keep you eye on the ball and don't let our blunderbuss President diminish the quality and intensity of your reporting. Our first amendment rights should be as prized and upheld with the same vigor as second amendment right.
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To all Republicans in office: How low does this President have to go before you act in defense of the American people? How many circus acts, contempt for our Democracy and acts of cruelty and disregard for our country and all who have fought and given their lives for the United States of America do you intend to allow this king of bullies to have your approval? Where is the line to be drawn? When do you act for the people? How do you look yourself in the mirror?
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Our problem as a nation is these Republicans in Congress have no sense of decency just as Trump has no sense of shame.
I couldn't feel prouder to be an American knowing that this genius is going to represent us at the G 20 meeting. The White House has no idea what he will say when he meets with Putin. At this point, no matter how ridiculous he acts, it will not be a surprise.
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While the press is distracted by the CNN video, Donald Trump is preparing to give a strong hug and a handshake to Vladimir Putin to thank him for helping him win the election and say "I am indebted to you, ask me whatever you want."
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The New York Times tried to stop him from going to the White House. But he's president, and they're not.
To be fair, it's not like the media lost any business over their ridiculous coverage; news is hot as ever. They just lost their credibility.
To be fair, it's not like the media lost any business over their ridiculous coverage; news is hot as ever. They just lost their credibility.
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Media: don't feed the troll. He lives for your outrage.
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Trump is like an out of control child, he desperately needs a time out.
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Trump's whole presidency is a sham, 'fake.' He doesn't do any work, doesn't take his intelligence briefings (Obama used to take 2 intelligence briefings a day - Trump says he doesn't need them).
Trump's self-designated 'work' is tweeting, doing photo-ops, holding rallies. Somebody else is managing this presidency - Bannon, Miller, Jared, Ivanka, we don't know at this point who's doing what - except that they're busy covering up that Trump doesn't actually do his job. Trump never wanted this job, doesn't understand it but is too pigheaded to admit it and resign.
This is what we get instead of a real president - a clown who spends all his time goofing off or trying to play the media, acting like this is a reality tv presidency - because that's what it is. Trump was never qualified to do anything more than that.
Trump's self-designated 'work' is tweeting, doing photo-ops, holding rallies. Somebody else is managing this presidency - Bannon, Miller, Jared, Ivanka, we don't know at this point who's doing what - except that they're busy covering up that Trump doesn't actually do his job. Trump never wanted this job, doesn't understand it but is too pigheaded to admit it and resign.
This is what we get instead of a real president - a clown who spends all his time goofing off or trying to play the media, acting like this is a reality tv presidency - because that's what it is. Trump was never qualified to do anything more than that.
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Can we just say the problem? He's not mature enough to have this job. He lacks the maturity required to be President.
This is exactly what he wanted. Attention. And you're giving it to him.
Really great job, guys.
Really great job, guys.
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I've been seeking out the reactions to this story in the various right-wing echo chambers and the more articulate contributors are making the argument that liberals can't take a joke and that Trump is winding them up with a harmless bit of fun. Many are saying that the lack of media criticism of Obama's spoof 'retirement' video points towards double standards.
It's deeply worrying that Trump's supporters don't appear to recognise that even joking about assaulting journalists shortly after a Republican congressional candidate did exactly that - and in a world where dozens of journalists are killed every year just doing their job - is far from harmless. It's deeply irresponsible and hardly the same as making a self-deprecating spoof. As for it being "a bit of fun" - it feels more to me like the work of an obsessive, thin-skinned bully.
The scary thing is that it seems to work - his base thinks it's hilarious, and he distracts from the racist travel ban, the voter suppression effort based on a lie, healthcare reform that could leave millions without any cover, and the Environmental Protection Agency's transformation into an organ of climate change denial, to name but a few. In a perverted parallel universe, he's doing just fine.
It's deeply worrying that Trump's supporters don't appear to recognise that even joking about assaulting journalists shortly after a Republican congressional candidate did exactly that - and in a world where dozens of journalists are killed every year just doing their job - is far from harmless. It's deeply irresponsible and hardly the same as making a self-deprecating spoof. As for it being "a bit of fun" - it feels more to me like the work of an obsessive, thin-skinned bully.
The scary thing is that it seems to work - his base thinks it's hilarious, and he distracts from the racist travel ban, the voter suppression effort based on a lie, healthcare reform that could leave millions without any cover, and the Environmental Protection Agency's transformation into an organ of climate change denial, to name but a few. In a perverted parallel universe, he's doing just fine.
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Imagine the hypocritical outrage had the reverse video been posted with CNN pummeling Trump, with the caption
"There was blood coming out of everywhere "
"There was blood coming out of everywhere "
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Republicans elected a childish, temper-tantrum throwing, women bashing and abusing individual as president. Even DJT believes the Russians had a hand in the election, which means we have a fake president. He did not win by the landslide he used to tout, he did not have the biggest inaugural crowd. He spends a lot of time watching TV and tweeting about it. He is alienating the press, which is a sign of a dictator. Who is going to publish and spread all of his fake news and alternate facts if not for the press? This last stunt is so despicable that finally, GOPs are complaining. When will they have the guts to remove this poor excuse for a human being from the White House. It better be soon, he has the nuclear arms codes.
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I'm going to assume Mr. Fleischer attended elementary school and defending this juvenile President by saying the press is being mean permits the President to act in the same manner. We are being governed by 6 year olds and giving credence to past administration officials who argue that this is acceptable behavior for adults.
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Conservative leaders brought this on themselves. Immediately following the 2012 re-election of Obama, Republican politicians and funders began plotting the absolute annihilation of the possibility that another Democrat would win the presidency in 2016.
The plotting, money, and perceived humiliation drove this mission to prop up traditional candidates Jeb Bush and Scott Walker. Republican-leaning states made catastrophic voting law changes and redrew district lines with barely a wink at legality. This helped to give them the potential numbers to win no matter how strong the Democratic candidate was.
But, none of these fuming plotters saw Trump coming, and they paid no mind to the startlingly effective nationalistic rhetoric that took hold on talk radio and conservative media. They didn't see this nationalism turn into millions of tiny shovels that began to bury the Constitution.
What we're seeing in the United States right now is the monster that has gotten loose from its cage and grown with fury and unshakeable beliefs to an utterly unmanageable size. As we celebrate this nation's founding, we may be nearing the end of what we've come to know as America. The Republican Party will have no choice but to split and lose its strength in numbers. The most surprising part of this potentially long-term, election-dominating opportunity is that Democrats have yet to propose a single 2020 candidate. We're already way behind in our plotting. There is no time to waste.
The plotting, money, and perceived humiliation drove this mission to prop up traditional candidates Jeb Bush and Scott Walker. Republican-leaning states made catastrophic voting law changes and redrew district lines with barely a wink at legality. This helped to give them the potential numbers to win no matter how strong the Democratic candidate was.
But, none of these fuming plotters saw Trump coming, and they paid no mind to the startlingly effective nationalistic rhetoric that took hold on talk radio and conservative media. They didn't see this nationalism turn into millions of tiny shovels that began to bury the Constitution.
What we're seeing in the United States right now is the monster that has gotten loose from its cage and grown with fury and unshakeable beliefs to an utterly unmanageable size. As we celebrate this nation's founding, we may be nearing the end of what we've come to know as America. The Republican Party will have no choice but to split and lose its strength in numbers. The most surprising part of this potentially long-term, election-dominating opportunity is that Democrats have yet to propose a single 2020 candidate. We're already way behind in our plotting. There is no time to waste.
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In some ways Trump's already the laying the groundwork for 2020, whereby his core supporters will not pay any attention whatsoever to criticism of his failed policies and any of his failed promises to the working class people from the previous cycle. These critiques are only likely at this point to come from CNN, MSNBC and NYT reporting. Expect nothing positive from FOX and Breitbart, where all his supporters turn for 'TRUTH'.
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The "Evil Genius" strikes again. Let's see fewer stories about Trump's tweets -- which are really the same story over and over -- and more attention to things like:
-- Scott Pruitt rolling back more than 30 environmental regulations
-- ICE deporting legally adopted children whose parents never thought their citizenship would be an issue
-- other things we're not hearing about while the media follows Trumps' tweets like a dog on a leash.
-- Scott Pruitt rolling back more than 30 environmental regulations
-- ICE deporting legally adopted children whose parents never thought their citizenship would be an issue
-- other things we're not hearing about while the media follows Trumps' tweets like a dog on a leash.
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Could not agree more - his outrageous tweets dominate the news cycle and distract from what he and the GOP are doing.
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I'm astonished at how many people are saying some version of: "Since comedians have depicted Trump in horrible ways, it's fine for him to do similar things." This is a false equivalency. Trump is the president, for goodness' sake. He is in a wildly different position than a stand-up comic or ordinary citizen. He is in a stronger and more important role than any other person in our land of 320 million. The president must be above the fray.
So yes, we expect better public conduct from him than from some silly comedian who goes too far with a disgusting skit.
How do people not get this? Do you really like the idea of the president routinely stooping to --- and stooping lower than --- the level of any old fool?
So yes, we expect better public conduct from him than from some silly comedian who goes too far with a disgusting skit.
How do people not get this? Do you really like the idea of the president routinely stooping to --- and stooping lower than --- the level of any old fool?
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Nobody at that level creates their own social media. I doubt he cares what goes out on his accounts as long as it gets attention.
Trump's playing to his base with such vulgarities works really well when he's running against a nominee who's bogged down by a unique constellation of political crises, who almost no one could really bring themselves to be excited about. The grassroots energy of the Democratic Party has been come a long way since November. Let Donald wallow in his vanity, he may well find his electoral chances are bleeding from their wherever.
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I am totally behind the sentiment expressed throughout these and other forums that this is outrageous behavior coming from a president.
The problem is, when “libs,” “Dems” and the MSM attack Trump and those who support him directly, it only serves to push them closer together.
Then how to use Trump’s tactics against him?
IMO, by using each and every opportunity Trump presents like this to compare/contrast how much time and energy Trump seems to have to create mindless videos, conduct celebrity twitter wars and play golf, with how little he has put into “bringing back those good paying manufacturing jobs” for the working class that he promised over the past 6 months.
In other words, don't simply express outrage about Trump's tweets, etc. on the one hand, and don't ignore them on the other hand. Use them against him, to highlight to his working-class, middle America base how he is failing them.
The problem is, when “libs,” “Dems” and the MSM attack Trump and those who support him directly, it only serves to push them closer together.
Then how to use Trump’s tactics against him?
IMO, by using each and every opportunity Trump presents like this to compare/contrast how much time and energy Trump seems to have to create mindless videos, conduct celebrity twitter wars and play golf, with how little he has put into “bringing back those good paying manufacturing jobs” for the working class that he promised over the past 6 months.
In other words, don't simply express outrage about Trump's tweets, etc. on the one hand, and don't ignore them on the other hand. Use them against him, to highlight to his working-class, middle America base how he is failing them.
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Have to wonder who helped him produce this video. Hard to image he has the time or should have the time to produce such a production. I better use of his time and energy is figuring out how to control health care expenses so we can improve access to health care without bankrupting the nation.
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Trump is mentally ill and unfit for office and needs to go--the only question is how. The chatter about a 25th-amendment solution is interesting, but it's an untested and an uncertain process. The better solution is let Robert Mueller's investigation play out. He won't find any smoking-gun indicia of collusion with Russia by Trump, but he will find evidence of obstruction of justice, which he will highlight in his report to the DOJ.
It's the opinion of the DOJ, along with a large majority of constitutional scholars, that a sitting president cannot be indicted. That leaves impeachment, which means enough Republican members of the House need to be persuaded--or shamed--into supporting articles of impeachment. (This will be difficult, of course, because many in the GOP will fear certain reprisal from the White House if they merely wound, but don't kill, the king. Astonishingly, however, Trump's continued antics are making it more likely that enough Republicans will support impeachment.)
Next, the impeachment trial goes to the Senate. Unlike a criminal trial, in which a judge or jury must find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the Senate's decision is ultimately a political one, based on an implicit weighing of whether the country is better or worse off if the president remains in office. That's why Clinton survived impeachment and Trump won't, if the process gets that far.
It's the opinion of the DOJ, along with a large majority of constitutional scholars, that a sitting president cannot be indicted. That leaves impeachment, which means enough Republican members of the House need to be persuaded--or shamed--into supporting articles of impeachment. (This will be difficult, of course, because many in the GOP will fear certain reprisal from the White House if they merely wound, but don't kill, the king. Astonishingly, however, Trump's continued antics are making it more likely that enough Republicans will support impeachment.)
Next, the impeachment trial goes to the Senate. Unlike a criminal trial, in which a judge or jury must find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the Senate's decision is ultimately a political one, based on an implicit weighing of whether the country is better or worse off if the president remains in office. That's why Clinton survived impeachment and Trump won't, if the process gets that far.
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Man I hope you are right (correct).
In his speech at the “Celebrate Freedom” rally at the Kennedy Center Trump denounced the press. “The fake media is trying to silence us, but we will not let them. The people know the truth,” he said. “The fake media tried to stop us from going to the White House, but I’m president and they’re not.”
His words drew a standing ovation from the crowd, which waved miniature American flags. This reminds me of one of Adolf Hitler's rally speeches in the 1930s. Trump would love to revisit that era and meet the monster himself.
His words drew a standing ovation from the crowd, which waved miniature American flags. This reminds me of one of Adolf Hitler's rally speeches in the 1930s. Trump would love to revisit that era and meet the monster himself.
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Thank you for telling the truth !
You can say it because you're from Switzerland , but god forbid an American calls him out as you did , we would be called horrible names .
But you are right . It's exactly like Hitler , yet these so called Americans who support this behavior continue to vilify the majority as we attempt to protect our nation from this beast .
We have lost respect around the world due to this autocratic , moronic tyrant who would love nothing more than to eliminate the free press for everyone but him .
Let's hope our Constitution is stronger than him and his cult followers .
You can say it because you're from Switzerland , but god forbid an American calls him out as you did , we would be called horrible names .
But you are right . It's exactly like Hitler , yet these so called Americans who support this behavior continue to vilify the majority as we attempt to protect our nation from this beast .
We have lost respect around the world due to this autocratic , moronic tyrant who would love nothing more than to eliminate the free press for everyone but him .
Let's hope our Constitution is stronger than him and his cult followers .
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I would like to make a plea not to have any more of these stories. What DT does on Twitter has very little to do with policy, and we have a lot of stuff going on right now that's very serious. Healthcare, the rolling back of regulations at the EPA, hiding of the fact that lobbyists are working in the federal government and that proper ethics paperwork has not been completed by a number of high-ranking administration officials, proposed restructuring of the tax code, the budget—these are all news. Whether or not crude comments are made regarding the hosts of Morning Joe, no matter how much I might personally deplore the language—is not.
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Wrong. Trump's tweets are considered "official statements" per White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. This is how and what POTUS chooses to weaponize Twitter. Trp & Co are at war with us, trying to divide media from public, to distract, and deliver conservative agenda to their base. Ignore the Twitler at your own peril.
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I agree with dba. The media should ignore Trump's childish tweets and behavior and only give him coverage when he is sensibly engaged in domestic and foreign affairs. If the media had not given so much coverage to Trump during the early days of his presidential campaign, his efforts would likely have fizzled. The outcome of the attention paid to his immature antics is akin to that of a child given too much attention for misbehaviors. The more attention he receives, the more he is incentivized to do something even more outrageous.
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Two things: Trump at a "faith rally"?? To sell merchandise and time-shares?
And, Ari Fleischer's comment that the media needs to be "more fair" (sic) to Trump? Why? The man is unfit for the office, and diminishes the Presidency and America every day he's there. He's the 71-year-old Toddler in Chief.
And, Ari Fleischer's comment that the media needs to be "more fair" (sic) to Trump? Why? The man is unfit for the office, and diminishes the Presidency and America every day he's there. He's the 71-year-old Toddler in Chief.
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I think the outrage misses the point. This is rhetorical cartooning by an enigmatic figure whose only mission is to mock, dismantle, and possibly replace our political media and establishment—all in favor of the economically disenfranchised. While I disagree with the Donald, I see a phenomenon larger than the man. The better of us will ask questions rather than cast aspersions.
I find Mr. Trump neither enigmatic nor rhetorical. HIs past behavior suggests that his fragile ego must be constantly fed by attention and adulation. I've met people like him before, both in my professional counseling practice and in my daily life. They are generally reviled, but they don't notice that, instead constantly seeking attention of any kind, good or bad.
Nor is Mr. Trump concerned with improving anything for the politically or economically disenfranchised. He claims that, but his lack of interest in providing a good healthcare bill as he promised shows he really doesn't care. He'll say anything, promise anything to get what he wants. This is not good for any American but the wealthiest, who will get richer, whether they want to or not.
The phenomenon that is larger than this man is tearing apart our nation.
Nor is Mr. Trump concerned with improving anything for the politically or economically disenfranchised. He claims that, but his lack of interest in providing a good healthcare bill as he promised shows he really doesn't care. He'll say anything, promise anything to get what he wants. This is not good for any American but the wealthiest, who will get richer, whether they want to or not.
The phenomenon that is larger than this man is tearing apart our nation.
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Dear Francisco:
There is absolutely nothing in "the Donald's" actions except his comments that addresses the needs of the economically disadvantaged. For starters, he is doing his best to deny the disadvantaged (and lots of the non-disadvantaged as well) their medical insurance, which translates to loss of their health, medical care, and assets.
"the Donald" has certainly said things that can be interpreted of being in favor of the economically disenfranchised--but we should know that words are not deeds, and, anyway, fact-checking shows that about 70% of the things "the Donald" says are simply not true. Even when his statements were technically "sort of true" like saving over 1000 jobs at Carrier, the real announced number was 700, after Pence paid a 7 million dollar bribe (from the state of Indiana) to Carrier, and the jobs are leaving anyway, about one year later.
A president should be known by is actions--and the honesty and accuracy of his words. So far, "the Donald" is out front and pulling away from every other US president in inaccurate statements, and lack of follow through, despite having majorities in both houses of Congress.
There is absolutely nothing in "the Donald's" actions except his comments that addresses the needs of the economically disadvantaged. For starters, he is doing his best to deny the disadvantaged (and lots of the non-disadvantaged as well) their medical insurance, which translates to loss of their health, medical care, and assets.
"the Donald" has certainly said things that can be interpreted of being in favor of the economically disenfranchised--but we should know that words are not deeds, and, anyway, fact-checking shows that about 70% of the things "the Donald" says are simply not true. Even when his statements were technically "sort of true" like saving over 1000 jobs at Carrier, the real announced number was 700, after Pence paid a 7 million dollar bribe (from the state of Indiana) to Carrier, and the jobs are leaving anyway, about one year later.
A president should be known by is actions--and the honesty and accuracy of his words. So far, "the Donald" is out front and pulling away from every other US president in inaccurate statements, and lack of follow through, despite having majorities in both houses of Congress.
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you forgot the word *white* economically disenfranchised.
The media needs to stop paying attention to Trump's tweets. This is what he craves. Start paying attention to the republican destruction of this country. Why is no one talking about the EPA's destruction of the environment and safety regulations as outlined by the NYT on Sunday? This is what the media and democrats should be focused on. Rescinding the prohibition against pesticides that harm child development is more significant than Trump's infantile wars with the media.
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Please. Recognize. What. You've bought into:
"To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which canceled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word “doublethink” involved the use of doublethink." George Orwell
"To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which canceled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word “doublethink” involved the use of doublethink." George Orwell
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How about a Saturday Night Smackdown -- Donny Deutsch versus Donald Trump? Battle of the Donalds, huge!
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Yes, this behavior is far beneath the dignity of the office of the presidency. More importantly, it embarrasses the nation except some Trump supporters. Surely even his supporters must be concerned by now, if they are thinking people.
Mr. Trump's behavior is impulsive, repulsive, adolescent and lacking in good judgment. How can the world can him or the United States seriously when he attacks the fourth estate and various members of it in such a juvenile fashion?
It appears that Mr. Trump's main goal is to continue to feed his fragile ego and garner as much adulation as possible from his supporters. Meanwhile, those supporters are waking up, even in red states, and moving away from him, as popularity polls show.
It would be a joke if it weren't likely to have serious repercussions for the United States in the long run.
Mr. Trump's behavior is impulsive, repulsive, adolescent and lacking in good judgment. How can the world can him or the United States seriously when he attacks the fourth estate and various members of it in such a juvenile fashion?
It appears that Mr. Trump's main goal is to continue to feed his fragile ego and garner as much adulation as possible from his supporters. Meanwhile, those supporters are waking up, even in red states, and moving away from him, as popularity polls show.
It would be a joke if it weren't likely to have serious repercussions for the United States in the long run.
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Most Americans could care less about Donald Trump’s war with the news media, his character flaws or his tweets. Trump was at war with the news media during his presidential campaign. His character flaws and unfortunate Twitter obsession were in full evidence before the polls opened. The residents of 32 states favor the Republican agenda over the Democratic agenda. They voted for Trump despite his flaws and bad press because they expected him to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices and sign rather than veto bill passed by the Republican majority in Congress. This is what matters, not the news media, character flaws or tweets.
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Our Better Angels seem to be exploring other options.
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Did Mr. Trump truly think this through before he posted the video? It's not all about him and his "war" with much of the media...how will millions in the US and around the world interpret the message? Who will view this as permission to do much darker, disreputable things? Nobody knows what Mr. Trump may be unleashing. Anybody feel like we're living in the Coliseum right now? Is this progress as a society?
www.thewaryouknow.com
www.thewaryouknow.com
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Trump "think" - you are kidding.
Imagine that you own a company. You need employees so for some inexplicable reason you go to a prison for the criminally insane, bribe someone, and get 10 of them released to work for you. Then imagine that they steal all your money, burn the place down, and disappear. Because you entered into this bizarre transaction, would you be surprised and say, "This is unbecoming the behavior described in our employee manual. Did they think this over?" Or would you say, "I guess I got what I asked for."
What's to disbelieve? Are we going to pretend that Trump's satire is threatening violence, while a Rep. congressperson was actually shot, while some protesters on the left feel its okay to actually attack and riot, destroying property, hurting people - and CNN actually lies about him. Actors portray his assassination and others his decapitation - but he can't post a fake wrestling match? The media actually makes Trump look responsible.
He has 90 some odd % of the media against him. They refuse to print anything good, pursue what looks like a baseless investigation, and print negative after negative article and headline - but he can't contact the public directly without hysteria? No, he's not your typical president and clearly is not going to behave with the dignity we are used to in public (lets not pretend that other presidents always have). But, the "resistance," wringing their hands at his taunts at those who regularly insult him (like Joe and Mika, who have ruined their show) as if the sky is falling, is much more embarrassing. I grew up on the NYTimes, and never liked Trump, but right now, it's 50-50 as to who is telling the truth, as far as I'm concerned.
I doubt I would ever vote for Trump, but prefer him to the "resistance." Never in my lifetime has the media debased itself so completely. I have no faith in it, at least politically. And I know I'm far from alone. All you are doing with these tactics is making yourselves incredible to the moderates.
He has 90 some odd % of the media against him. They refuse to print anything good, pursue what looks like a baseless investigation, and print negative after negative article and headline - but he can't contact the public directly without hysteria? No, he's not your typical president and clearly is not going to behave with the dignity we are used to in public (lets not pretend that other presidents always have). But, the "resistance," wringing their hands at his taunts at those who regularly insult him (like Joe and Mika, who have ruined their show) as if the sky is falling, is much more embarrassing. I grew up on the NYTimes, and never liked Trump, but right now, it's 50-50 as to who is telling the truth, as far as I'm concerned.
I doubt I would ever vote for Trump, but prefer him to the "resistance." Never in my lifetime has the media debased itself so completely. I have no faith in it, at least politically. And I know I'm far from alone. All you are doing with these tactics is making yourselves incredible to the moderates.
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David: You don't apportion any responsibility to Trump and his behavior? His obvious incitement of violence against the media and protestors during his campaign rallies all last year?
The simple fact is that he, as president, could be taking clear steps to diffuse the tension present in this country, and he is not. He is doing just the opposite, however you want to excuse it.
The simple fact is that he, as president, could be taking clear steps to diffuse the tension present in this country, and he is not. He is doing just the opposite, however you want to excuse it.
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Please. Recognize. What. You've bought. Into:
"To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which canceled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word “doublethink” involved the use of doublethink." George Orwell
"To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which canceled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word “doublethink” involved the use of doublethink." George Orwell
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He is the President.
His conduct and demeanor should be of the highest caliber - not the lowest of the low.
His conduct and demeanor should be of the highest caliber - not the lowest of the low.
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Hate crimes are up, even here in Southern California, and that reflects the "leadership" in the White House.
So, let's just speak to Trump in a language he understands: hashtag, NOT MY PRESIDENT.
So, let's just speak to Trump in a language he understands: hashtag, NOT MY PRESIDENT.
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Trump's newest brand: Worst American President Ever.
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The only thing that has ever surprised me about Donald Trump - with all of his childish egotistical nonsense - is that he got elected president.
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This tweet was culled from a collection of tweets which also depict CNN as
being "run by Jews" and fits the classic anti - semitic stereotype of Jewish control of the media.
Yet another dog whistle from the breitbart wing of the Trump WH.
Republicans have sold their soul to the devil. They view this racist populism as
their only hope of being able to appeal to middle and lower class Americans as they are, in the final analysis, still a party of the ultra rich.
Tax cuts to the rich under the guise of white nationalism.
being "run by Jews" and fits the classic anti - semitic stereotype of Jewish control of the media.
Yet another dog whistle from the breitbart wing of the Trump WH.
Republicans have sold their soul to the devil. They view this racist populism as
their only hope of being able to appeal to middle and lower class Americans as they are, in the final analysis, still a party of the ultra rich.
Tax cuts to the rich under the guise of white nationalism.
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This is IMPORTANT. I doubt very much that Mr. Trump would know how to edit anything into an e-mail, and so -- where he got this clip from IS vitally important.
Yes, corporate media is run by corporations with their own interests. However, this does not mean that all facts go 'out the window.' I would like the ENTIRE 'fake news' rallying cry to be shut down, as those flying the flag for 'fake news' are also relying on dubious sources that they themselves do not question and accept as 'truth.'
Yes, corporate media is run by corporations with their own interests. However, this does not mean that all facts go 'out the window.' I would like the ENTIRE 'fake news' rallying cry to be shut down, as those flying the flag for 'fake news' are also relying on dubious sources that they themselves do not question and accept as 'truth.'
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Elect a clown for president, get a circus event every day.
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Trump is using the same tactic that all dictators like Hitler have used to destroy the credibility of the mainstream media.
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Please spare us the faux outrage liberal commenters. The video was funny - and accurate. The liberal press, purportedly objective, tries to deligitimize a democratically elected president with a non- stop barrage of lies, from Russian "collusion" to the myriad of retracted and "anonymously sourced" stories we are subjected to almost daily. Unprecedented. I'm much more concerned about the liberal media establishment undermining our democratic process than random Russian trolls who had no effect on the outcome of the election.
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Check out the article on this site...search under "Trump's lies."
You want outrage? I will give you some.
I agree with the idea that the mainstream media is run by corporate interests. But Rupert Murdoch, with his conservative, right agenda, is also part of that 'mainstream' and is (with 'Fox and Friends') one of the President's favorite news sources. Fox News has repeatedly dissembled the news, and ratcheted up hate in this country -- particularly towards President Obama. The President was part of that circus, questioning the President's own citizenship and birth, without a shred of evidence. Fake news? Yes, and if you believe otherwise, then offer some tangible facts to back up your contention that liberal hypocrisy is any worse.
But you know what? There is free speech in this country: the same free speech that allows Fox News and the alt-right to inject conspiracy theories and lies into people's news feeds. The same free speech allowed the tobacco companies to promote their products and lie to consumers about their ill effects. The same 'free speech' allows you to ignore the findings of our intelligence community -- which agrees that the Russians hacked our election -- and would lead you to believe that the potential robbing of your vote and our democracy is somehow less important than the influence of the 'liberal media.'
NO: the non-stop 'barrage of lies' that you attribute to the liberal media has been circulating for a long time, on right-wing radio, and debunked spin from Fox. You are an ostrich, picking your hole.
I agree with the idea that the mainstream media is run by corporate interests. But Rupert Murdoch, with his conservative, right agenda, is also part of that 'mainstream' and is (with 'Fox and Friends') one of the President's favorite news sources. Fox News has repeatedly dissembled the news, and ratcheted up hate in this country -- particularly towards President Obama. The President was part of that circus, questioning the President's own citizenship and birth, without a shred of evidence. Fake news? Yes, and if you believe otherwise, then offer some tangible facts to back up your contention that liberal hypocrisy is any worse.
But you know what? There is free speech in this country: the same free speech that allows Fox News and the alt-right to inject conspiracy theories and lies into people's news feeds. The same free speech allowed the tobacco companies to promote their products and lie to consumers about their ill effects. The same 'free speech' allows you to ignore the findings of our intelligence community -- which agrees that the Russians hacked our election -- and would lead you to believe that the potential robbing of your vote and our democracy is somehow less important than the influence of the 'liberal media.'
NO: the non-stop 'barrage of lies' that you attribute to the liberal media has been circulating for a long time, on right-wing radio, and debunked spin from Fox. You are an ostrich, picking your hole.
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You've undercounted the Russian troll figure by thousands, so more precision here would help credibility of your argument. As to your reference to "lies," the bulk of that phenom rests on the Trump campaign, Trump advisor group members, WH staff and Trump side.
Mostly, we who live in the US and care about the Constitution and the quality of representative government are outraged with the impact of Trump cronyism and Russia interference in our system of representative government and in our trust in government institutions. Trump's vulgarity, misogyny, self-dealing and erratic behavior and the sycophant Republican Congress add further fuel to the legitimate fury of many who will continue to speak up and out. Don't expect this to change soon, particularly with the latest Republican policy proposals disproportionately impacting middle- class and poor Americans' quality of health and life.
Mostly, we who live in the US and care about the Constitution and the quality of representative government are outraged with the impact of Trump cronyism and Russia interference in our system of representative government and in our trust in government institutions. Trump's vulgarity, misogyny, self-dealing and erratic behavior and the sycophant Republican Congress add further fuel to the legitimate fury of many who will continue to speak up and out. Don't expect this to change soon, particularly with the latest Republican policy proposals disproportionately impacting middle- class and poor Americans' quality of health and life.
The loser of the 2016 election (By 3,000,000 ballots) proves every day why "We The People" did not vote for him.
He was appointed by gerrymandered republicans in the Electoral College (who also would not be in office if Those elections were fair).
This fourth of July, republicans have a "National Disgrace" occupying the oval office and "We The People" are without the voice we voted for.
He was appointed by gerrymandered republicans in the Electoral College (who also would not be in office if Those elections were fair).
This fourth of July, republicans have a "National Disgrace" occupying the oval office and "We The People" are without the voice we voted for.
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Popular vote is not the requirement to be elected. Do get with the program it's the electoral college that counts so that large states don't rule the whole of the USA.
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You are correct that popular vote is not the deciding factor in presidential elections, but Getreal is correct that gerrymandering helped in the Trump victory.
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The +3 million ballets came from California and New York. They were surplus votes from the coastal liberal elites. They do not speak for the rest of the nation. Our Democracy works fine- It was the DNC you should blame- they went all in for Hillary when the masses overwhelmingly wanted Bernie.
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I dug out a comment I made during the 2016 campaign and repeat it here, entitled "Trump's last straw.". It's not just what Trump says or tweets; it's who is listening to him:
Quote: 'Readers, please hammer on Trump's most recent remarks about "Second Amendment solutions" and the "founders of ISIS." Don't get caught up in why he says such things. This is way more serious and has to do with who hears him say it, i.e, potentially mentally disturbed or conscious zealots looking for a signal to commit violence. And it's not just Hillary but also President Obama who are the targets of these statements. I was especially appalled by a news report that read: "Sure enough, Mr. Trump’s Twitter legions took up the call. Tweeted one: 'Barack Hussein Obama is the Founder of ISIS! America’s Islamist-in-Chief, America’s Muslim-in-Charge. An ongoing disaster threatening World!'” (picking up on Trump's emphasized use of the President's middle name when saying that he was the founder of ISIS, of course just "sarcastically"). There are a lot of last straws, but for me that was it. The Secret Service also took note, and let's hope they have had a word with Donny.' Unquote.
It's still not funny, and it's not too far from inciting violence and even sedition.
Quote: 'Readers, please hammer on Trump's most recent remarks about "Second Amendment solutions" and the "founders of ISIS." Don't get caught up in why he says such things. This is way more serious and has to do with who hears him say it, i.e, potentially mentally disturbed or conscious zealots looking for a signal to commit violence. And it's not just Hillary but also President Obama who are the targets of these statements. I was especially appalled by a news report that read: "Sure enough, Mr. Trump’s Twitter legions took up the call. Tweeted one: 'Barack Hussein Obama is the Founder of ISIS! America’s Islamist-in-Chief, America’s Muslim-in-Charge. An ongoing disaster threatening World!'” (picking up on Trump's emphasized use of the President's middle name when saying that he was the founder of ISIS, of course just "sarcastically"). There are a lot of last straws, but for me that was it. The Secret Service also took note, and let's hope they have had a word with Donny.' Unquote.
It's still not funny, and it's not too far from inciting violence and even sedition.
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This man should be ashamed of himself. "Leader of the free world?" Who would follow anyone who displays such juvenile and reprehensible behavior?
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Trump has indelibly tainted the respect and dignity of the Presidency. But then again- he is playing to WHO WE REALLY ARE as a nation. Much to the dismay of the liberal left- Not every American reads the NYT and eats farm to table. In fact 8 of 10 Americans don't read and eat very poorly. We are a trailer park nation and everyone is connected to the internet. HSN, Wrestle-mania, reality TV, Fox News, country music, prescription med addiction, obesity .. THIS IS THE REAL AMERICA - THIS IS WHO WE ARE!
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I can't help but think that the reception for this would have been so different if it was a SNL skit. I generally resist all things Trump, but this is kind of funny.
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I hope so. SNL is entertainment/comedy. Or is this what you are suggesting being POTIS is?
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The joke is how easily the media is distracted and outraged by a silly video, while people like Scott Pruitt are dismantling the EPA. Sometimes a silly video is just a silly video, even if it is posted by a so called President.
Roy Cohn (of Sen. Joe McCarthy days) became a top advisor to Trump, engraving into Trump's tiny brain: "Whether it's good news, fake news, or bad news KEEP YOUR NAME IN THE HEADLINES." Clear to see, Trump has taken that advice to 'heart and head' and Media is making it happen.
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Winston Churchill once said, “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” This is PURE DISTRACTION. Why give it more attention...?
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And yet it was a Bernie Sanders disciple that actually tried to kill GOP congressmen. That's the difference; conservatives know this is a joke and get a laugh. Liberals get violent, riot, break things and try to kill people.
Hmmm you might want to take a course in basic statistics. A sample of one being extrapolated to over 100 million is problematic.
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Here is the new right-wing lie -- that "liberals get violent, riot, break things and try to kill people." It is so amazing how right-wing media blames the left for the sins of the right and the right buys their lies hook, line and sinker. Anarchists and right-wing, racist, anti-government skinheads are the violent ones. We are more likely to be shot or bombed by a right-wing thug from Texas than a terrorist from the Middle East. The NRA is also delivering this new attack of lies about liberals making me wonder, is it not just black Presidents that they hate? and gays? and Muslims? and Mexicans? Are the right-wingers now coming after peacenik liberals with their assault weapons, too?
Must be nice trying to have your cake and eat it too. Scalise's shooter was not a "disciple" of Sanders; like most voters he cherry-picked what he liked about one candidate and ignored the rest. And the left shoots people and is violent? Gee, I thought we are always been dissed for believing in gun control. Are we stealing guns from the right and then shooting them too? That would be funny if it weren't so lame.
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While our President is retweeting a video that calls for violence on journalists from an avowed racist, few are reporting he is completely unprepared for his upcoming meeting with Putin. How much more IS he willing to give away to this thug? And why are Republicans in Congress silent at this outrage? Where is Senate Foreign Relations committee Chair Corker? Senate Leader McConnell?! Futile question, they've sold our democracy and everything good in our country to the highest bidders. #NotNormal #Resist
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I think Republicans will distance themselves from Trump when kosher pigs fly. They're surpassing themselves in creative demurral and deflection.
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Fake news-no; fake President.....
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Can child-like buffoonery qualify as a high crime or misdemeanor?
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Do we really have 3.5 more years of this? Ugh
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Can you imagine the indignation and wrath of the trumpists if political satirists from the Resistance posted such a video?
Yet when the occupant of our White House portrays HIMSELF as a violent, anti-free press oaf, they cheer.
Surreal.
Yet when the occupant of our White House portrays HIMSELF as a violent, anti-free press oaf, they cheer.
Surreal.
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Happy Birthday, America.
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White House priorities:
1. Donald Trump
2. Donald Trump Inc.
3. POTUS
1. Donald Trump
2. Donald Trump Inc.
3. POTUS
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SHOCKING! A boorish TV reality personality acts like a boorish TV reality personality! Seriously, people -- did you think he'd suddenly become intellectually able, dignified, mentally and emotionally fit and concerned about our country....? Yeah, afraid there's no changing the channel on this one -- for now.
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His minions of lemming followers reply to this fiasco is: 'Can't you handle it, it's
just a joke'. Just like his 4+ years of doubting Obama's citizenship (birther's) and his team of detectives out in Hawaii checking into it. I wouldn't expect even a state representative of such a debacle, it's in poor taste and below the dignity of a US president. The video was was recorded by a rabid anti-Semite and tweeted on the official government account. The world recognizes the US elected a rube. Hopefully, they realize he lost the popular vote.
just a joke'. Just like his 4+ years of doubting Obama's citizenship (birther's) and his team of detectives out in Hawaii checking into it. I wouldn't expect even a state representative of such a debacle, it's in poor taste and below the dignity of a US president. The video was was recorded by a rabid anti-Semite and tweeted on the official government account. The world recognizes the US elected a rube. Hopefully, they realize he lost the popular vote.
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Attention: members of the media. Trump is trolling you. He knows things like this are going to drive you insane.
What is the best strategy for handling trolls? Not righteous indignation. Not foaming and frothing at the mouth. No. Ignore the troll. He is doing it to get a rise out of you.
Granted, it is a strange world we live in, where the President of the United States is a troll.
What is the best strategy for handling trolls? Not righteous indignation. Not foaming and frothing at the mouth. No. Ignore the troll. He is doing it to get a rise out of you.
Granted, it is a strange world we live in, where the President of the United States is a troll.
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Trump is winning the troll wars. CNN NYT and msm trolls POTUS and he responds with tweets that send the msm into hysteria.
The press cannot ignore public statements of the president. These will be part of Trump's archived WH papers.
Ignore the tweets, the videos, they are not news.
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trump sent out an official presidential communication using Twitter. An official record of the US government. So yes, this is news.
Wrong. According to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer they're "official statements."
To quote Zippy the Pinhead:
Are we having fun yet?
Are we having fun yet?
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This year's celebration of Independence Day is the saddest of all for me as I watch how this odious person who lives in the White House showcases his hubris above all things that are important to the American people. When will this ever stop? Is this the America I should be proud of?
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Appalling. I'm sick of the hypocrisy. Every president gets criticized and certainly Fox News had a field day with Obama for eight years! Comes with the territory. Obama never stooped to this "man's" level. He represents our great land and needs to act presidential. Not like a fool. I have no respect for him, or his enablers.
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This is a complete non-issue, and should not have been on the front page of The New York Times.
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The President exhibits erratic behavior, with overtones of authoritarianism and depicting violence against the press and you think that's not worth reporting?
It's important for citizens to know exactly the mental state of this increasingly unhinged President.
It's important for citizens to know exactly the mental state of this increasingly unhinged President.
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Non-issue?
The President of the US is mentally imbalanced, in cognitive decline, and is posting violent videos showing him beating up someone from the mainstream media.
It not only SHOULD have been on the front page, it should CONTINUE to be on the front page and I hope there are calls to invoke the 25th amendment. When will the Republicans show their patriotism?
The President of the US is mentally imbalanced, in cognitive decline, and is posting violent videos showing him beating up someone from the mainstream media.
It not only SHOULD have been on the front page, it should CONTINUE to be on the front page and I hope there are calls to invoke the 25th amendment. When will the Republicans show their patriotism?
The president gets his information from Fox News, an outlet that has never won a Peabody award for journalism. A most extraordinary time.
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Has Trump ever, even once, articulated an actual argument, using specific examples, to advance his claim that the media is lying? You can't use the recently retracted CNN report because Trump's "fake news" hollering precedes that event by many months, and CNN readily retracted the story, apologized for the mistake and fired those involved with it. In other words, CNN took full responsibility for the error and acted accordingly. No one can make the same claim about the White House. All that we hear from Trump is empty bellowing. Nothing remotely factual. You can't just yell "fake news" every time a damaging article appears. Sentient people actually want facts, which this White House abhors on every level.
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Donald J. Trump has proven that what your mother told you is correct. Anybody can become president.
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The more the NYT publicizes Trump's obnoxious tweets, the more you put Trump front and center in the news. Trump was elected in large part due to the publicity he received on the talk shows and the CNN's of the world. I, for one, have read enough about Trump tweeting and the less the NYT prints about it the better as far as I am concerned.
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More evidence of mental instability. 25th amendment!!
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How can we celebrate Independence Day when the President is waging war on our fundamental Constitutional rights? He's clearly mentally unfit for office and threatens the balance of power among branches of government.
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Actually, this is almost cute by comparison with most of what has been coming from this president. Childish maybe, but harmless. Think of the damage he is doing to his presidency and the country every day and be glad that he spends as much time as he does on his feud with the mainstream media.
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The man has such limited vocabulary it's difficult for him to express himself through verbal means. So, of course, he would turn to a cartoonish media to make a statement. Unfortunately, this mode of communication is primitive so it is virtually impossible to know exactly what he is trying to tell us. Had this video been posted by an actual child, it would be ignored by all adults. But although the POTUS acts like one, he is not a child so his communications cannot be ignored. Clarification must be attempted but who to ask?
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Did Bush II get favorable coverage of the media every day, was not Obama attacked every single day from Fox News and talk radio? Did either of these and other presidents ever attack the media in this thoughtless manner?
Perhaps we have let public standards fall too much. It looks like social conservatives had a point about public morality. Mr. Trump seems to be aiming for the lowest common denominator, if he is not careful he will be consumed by it. Perhaps it is too late.
Perhaps we have let public standards fall too much. It looks like social conservatives had a point about public morality. Mr. Trump seems to be aiming for the lowest common denominator, if he is not careful he will be consumed by it. Perhaps it is too late.
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Perhaps? Perhaps we have let standards too far?
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Some say the media should stop covering the inane and juvenile antics of the "president" and feeding his cravings for attention, and instead focus on damaging policies and agendas of this administration.
I somewhat agree, but perhaps the NYT and other responsible media outlets could just compile and keep a running log all of Trump's inane and juvenile antics, this latest idiotic WrestleMania post being the latest. Keep it as a prominent weekly headline so we can stay apprised of the accumulated insanity of this "presidency," but step away from the "breaking news" reports of Trumps latest Twitter stunts. (And probably no more need for redundant comments by readership expressing our disgust and dismay.)
Then, the biggest headlines and readership discussions should be devoted to the real and damaging actions being undertaken right now by this administration, with more in-depth reporting on the real impacts. Hit hard upon the issues where the citizenry and future political leaders can perhaps affect positive change.
I somewhat agree, but perhaps the NYT and other responsible media outlets could just compile and keep a running log all of Trump's inane and juvenile antics, this latest idiotic WrestleMania post being the latest. Keep it as a prominent weekly headline so we can stay apprised of the accumulated insanity of this "presidency," but step away from the "breaking news" reports of Trumps latest Twitter stunts. (And probably no more need for redundant comments by readership expressing our disgust and dismay.)
Then, the biggest headlines and readership discussions should be devoted to the real and damaging actions being undertaken right now by this administration, with more in-depth reporting on the real impacts. Hit hard upon the issues where the citizenry and future political leaders can perhaps affect positive change.
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No one would see this as as permission to assault a reporter who wouldn't gladly have done it anyway. This is just another window into the wildly misfiring synapses in Donald Trump's brain.
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More expert diversion while real (bad) things are being done in the other room.
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A President of The United States who has a sense of humor and uses it is a great thing.
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I know. President Obama was so funny. Now we've got this, unfortunately.
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This does not represent a "sense of humor".
This is a violent video, showing the president of the US beating up someone from the mainstream media.
This is a threat to our basic rights and is a call to violence against journalists.
The fact that you can see this as a "sense of humor" means to me that YOU have lost any objectivity that you may ever have had.
This is a violent video, showing the president of the US beating up someone from the mainstream media.
This is a threat to our basic rights and is a call to violence against journalists.
The fact that you can see this as a "sense of humor" means to me that YOU have lost any objectivity that you may ever have had.
Double sad for Dave. One, he think this is humor. Second, he thinks trump has a sense of humor. Double fail.
Not to mention that Trump is rude, crude and uncouth.
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POTUS has obviously totally lost it. This is the man who can order nuclear attacks. Mr. Trump is unfit to be president. He should be examined by clinical psychiatrists and then declared to be incapable of fulfilling his duties.
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Not nearly as bad as Obama putting his feet up, right?
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Five unwatched Netflix movies have been sitting on my TV for weeks. Viewing our president on Fake News is much more amusing. What a laugh ... and disgrace.
DJT is no better autocrats such as Putin, Duterte and others, who threaten violence against journalists. Visit the Newseum to learn about he deaths of journalists and other media employees who have been killed because of their courage to publicize the truth.
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There are only so many minutes in the day. If Trump is working on tweeting and personal vendettas, then that takes time away from other things to work on. That could be considered good or bad. He could be working on providing jobs to his "base" or health care for them, so time away from those tasks is bad. Or he could be working on destroying the planet, so time away from that task is good.
I guess it hasn't sunk into his brain that he was elected to work for the citizens of the USA and not for himself. I would guess that many businesses would fire an employee who was wasting time like Mr. Trump does.
I guess it hasn't sunk into his brain that he was elected to work for the citizens of the USA and not for himself. I would guess that many businesses would fire an employee who was wasting time like Mr. Trump does.
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...and he apparently watches at least 5 hours of television a day!
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I, for one, am hoping he will play more golf.
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Just let him tweet. That way he's not blowing anything up or revoking the First Amendment with a tweet.
This guy needs some serious help.
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Trump is simply running in 2020.
And these kinds of stunts kept the laser focus of the nation (thank you media!) focused on him. Millions of dollars in free publicity. That's how he got elected in 2016.
He's desperate for attention and I just wish the media (and we) would focus on the fact that he is NOT doing the job he was elected to do.
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The disbelief and the outrage are ridiculous. This was funny.
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Yeah, a real scream. It'll be so funny when someone gets hurt by his continuing incitement of violence.
"Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities."
- Jean Cocteau
He's Making America Great Again.
- Jean Cocteau
He's Making America Great Again.
Jean never met trump. If he had, he would have realized that trump is humorless and, therefore, absurd.
Brutish, coarse and crass, the very essence of the Ugly American, the ignorant mobster in the White House is far more dangerous than anyone imagines, not just because he has his dirty sweaty little hands on the nuclear switch, but because he is disrobing America's body, displaying her seamy underside in all its festering ugliness, and demolishing her standing in the World, much like the ISIS brutes demolished the great Mesopotamian monuments.
The time is now when Decent Americans should stop stooping before this immoral brute, and at least cover the ugliness the world is witnessing. But nothing is happening, Americans are not reacting to the destruction of their nation's image, and we must ponder why. Is it that Decent Americans are a small minority? A cowardly minority? A defeated minority? The answer looms ever more terrifying.
The time is now when Decent Americans should stop stooping before this immoral brute, and at least cover the ugliness the world is witnessing. But nothing is happening, Americans are not reacting to the destruction of their nation's image, and we must ponder why. Is it that Decent Americans are a small minority? A cowardly minority? A defeated minority? The answer looms ever more terrifying.
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So Canadians are better people than Americans?
I agree with Mickey M. Trump feeds off the reactions to his ridiculous tweets, so we should all just ignore him. At this point, I would like to see journalists and the media focus just on the policies and decisions being made in Washington, and what is being done at state and local levels.
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This looks like something that Boris Yeltsin would have worked up at 3 AM over cocktails. Nice!
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The media created this monster by giving him a free pass for far too long.
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POTUS's infantile, irresponsible attempt at expressing himself has encouraged the level of violence in our nation to an unprecedented level . This man as our president is possibly the most dangerous person on earth . His policy of no water no air no rivers for the sake of job creation is a giant step backwards for mankind . Let us pray he does not cause another war and up the number i've sacrificed American soldiers lives .
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Here is what I want to know:
Not that there is disbelief that a sitting president would do such a thing,
But rather, why would responsible media even report such nonsense.
All the news that's fit to priint, indeed! This is the media, including the Times, acting as enablers of an infantile septuagenarian. Haven't you learned by now that it doesn't matter what you say, as long as you spell his name right? So stop reporting such nonsense. Don't worry if the tabloid media scoop you on such things.
Not that there is disbelief that a sitting president would do such a thing,
But rather, why would responsible media even report such nonsense.
All the news that's fit to priint, indeed! This is the media, including the Times, acting as enablers of an infantile septuagenarian. Haven't you learned by now that it doesn't matter what you say, as long as you spell his name right? So stop reporting such nonsense. Don't worry if the tabloid media scoop you on such things.
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Trump seems to thrive on the attention and what's most amazing is how this story and his recent Twitter fights are front page news for most major news outlets.
He won't change, you won't change him, and all of the attention will just keep feeding his ego.
He won't change, you won't change him, and all of the attention will just keep feeding his ego.
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I'm starting to see this violent video as a threat to the Republican congress more so than the press who are the only ones who can initiate action against this President.
Keep right on pushing him 'till he cracks. As you can see from his words and actions last week, it's starting to happen. He's unstable, unpredictable and lyin' like a rug. His video was simply projection: That's what he really wants to do to a reporter. And he seems to act out whenever traction is made in the Russia probe. I believe it was the WSJ's article last week, suggesting a possible link to his campaign, that struck too close to home, and required yet another dose of Crazy to divert attention. A week of high-drama attacks on the press, an anti-media tirade before a faith group and capped with a video depicting an attack on a CNN reporter should do the job. And so far, it has.
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Damaged goods. If someone bought into the campaign of DT thinking they were getting a person who had the experience and temperament to act as an effective and thoughtful Commander and Chief of the most powerful country in the world, this current bizarre and prolonged spat with elements of the media ought to give even the most the hopeful Trump supporter pause, and possibly make them feel as if they were sold damaged goods.
For a President of the United States to publicly act as if he were a clown and buffoon simply in an effort to degrade a pair of minor news program celebrities, and be willing to set aside the business of the country for days on end in order to do so, is beyond simple criticism and truly ought to be looked at as an indication of an unstable personality playing out a self pitting, fantasy of persecution and revenge.
At this point of the sad farce that our Executive body has devolved to, one feels helpless enough to only ask Trump's handlers and his Republican supporters in our government: When is enough enough?
For a President of the United States to publicly act as if he were a clown and buffoon simply in an effort to degrade a pair of minor news program celebrities, and be willing to set aside the business of the country for days on end in order to do so, is beyond simple criticism and truly ought to be looked at as an indication of an unstable personality playing out a self pitting, fantasy of persecution and revenge.
At this point of the sad farce that our Executive body has devolved to, one feels helpless enough to only ask Trump's handlers and his Republican supporters in our government: When is enough enough?
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You've written an essay over a tweet. Why bother? There is nothing new here. Trump will always be Trump. You must know that he will never be impeached and all the questions about his fitness for office will come to nothing.
To answer your last question....only a felony conviction will be enough.
The weirder the tweet the greater the issue(s) Trump is trying to distract us from. We need to focus on what those issues are more than on his outrageous tweets.
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45 is getting his troops/supporters in preparation for the Mueller final report of the "Rusher thing" and reminding them that the Press, among others, is their enemy
"They want to silence us" said 45, in his weekend rally in DC, speaking of the Press.
45 is after one of the pillars of our constitution, the freedom of the press.
This is dangerous. 45 better get to work and act as he was sworn in on Inauguration Day, not long ago.
"They want to silence us" said 45, in his weekend rally in DC, speaking of the Press.
45 is after one of the pillars of our constitution, the freedom of the press.
This is dangerous. 45 better get to work and act as he was sworn in on Inauguration Day, not long ago.
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I have to say, proportionally represented democracies don't look so bad right now. No party would enter a coalition with Donald Trump as prime minister, or with a "no compromise" GOP for that matter.
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Wow, this video is awesome! I first saw it on ABC News last night. The commentators thought it was the worst thing in the history of the world. From their comments you'd think the world was coming to end. Come on people, lighten up, get a sense of humor for heaven's sake. Donald Trump is the President of the United States. Get used to it. Get over the fact what's her name lost. Americans elected him to be their Commander-in-Chief, and as far as I and millions of other Americans are concerned, he's doing an awesome job. I support Trump. Thank you.
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"I support Trump."
Why?
For example,
--Are you concerned that the taxes on your stock portfolio might be raised?
--Are you part of the .1% of Americans who are worth as much as the bottom 90% and afraid that some of your wealth might get taxed?
--Or.... ?
Why?
For example,
--Are you concerned that the taxes on your stock portfolio might be raised?
--Are you part of the .1% of Americans who are worth as much as the bottom 90% and afraid that some of your wealth might get taxed?
--Or.... ?
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It is something that a classless bully would do. If you find humor in it, and if you support that kind of man, it says something very uncomplimentary about you.
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This is the death of Western Civilization. Political discourse-the art of rhetoric-is what made us an advanced society. You didn't win. The western world lost. A true leader should have grace, dignity and I intelligence. He has none of that.
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Being as objective as I can, I can't see the majority of Americans tolerating this level of behavior for another three and a half years. I can't even begin to imagine what is likely to happen if the Democrats regain the majority in the House and possibly the Senate next year. We'll look back on 2017 as Trump's good year.
Seriously, I think Trump is growing increasingly desperate as he realizes his complete inability to deal with the responsibilities of the most important job on the planet. He is attempting to distract us with a never-ending sideshow of bizarre behavior. I've seen very little news coverage of his meetings with the new president of South Korea, yet there is a real potential for serious conflict with N. Korea. A conflict that could endanger the lives of millions of people including thousands of US military personnel. It is long past time for Trump to be held accountable for meeting the responsibilities of the job he asked for, just like we are held accountable for the jobs we accepted.
Seriously, I think Trump is growing increasingly desperate as he realizes his complete inability to deal with the responsibilities of the most important job on the planet. He is attempting to distract us with a never-ending sideshow of bizarre behavior. I've seen very little news coverage of his meetings with the new president of South Korea, yet there is a real potential for serious conflict with N. Korea. A conflict that could endanger the lives of millions of people including thousands of US military personnel. It is long past time for Trump to be held accountable for meeting the responsibilities of the job he asked for, just like we are held accountable for the jobs we accepted.
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Being as objective as I can, I think the options for ending the, in my view, irrational behavior of the president are very limited. Pure demographic make=up of the two houses of Congress seem to make it improbable that he can be removed by either impeachment or 25th Amendment proceedings, barring a drastic shift in the 2018 elections.
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I'd like to believe that this is "Trump's good year" but I think that, in fact, there are many, many voters who enjoy and approve of his antics. There aren't enough of them to be a majority, as we know. But there are enough of them to elect him to a second term.
The Democrats need a better message than "We're not Trump". And that message _must_ be much more about jobs, income, education, prosperity and much less about who's allowed to use which restroom.
The Democrats need a better message than "We're not Trump". And that message _must_ be much more about jobs, income, education, prosperity and much less about who's allowed to use which restroom.
Trump's theatrics (tweets or otherwise), serves two purposes: 1) it rallies his supporters, and 2) it distracts everybody, including the media and the public, from the obscene Republican policy making and his own ineptitude.
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AND keeps Russian 'invasion' into our Voting in the background!
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Yes - and his strategy is wildly successful! Q.E.D.!
Why should he change?
Why should he change?
What is the disbelief about? this is utterly consistent, not only with Trump antics, but with a previous president who staged a farce of a victory dance on the deck of the Abraham Lincoln, pretending that he had just flown in from a battle-front in the fraudulent war he fomented, and with much greater loss of life and lasting consequences than with Trump's wrestlemania
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The press is simply fulfilling the function the Framers intended; conservatives and buffoons find that 'unfair' because they are exposed as the wealth and fame worshippers that they are. When Democrats can't function as an effective opposition, it's up to the press to do this.
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haha! Good one! I wish we had a real press. The framers may have envisioned it but they never anticipated this media empire that has emerged pushing their own narrative
That's what Nixon said about the WP. You might want to check into how that turned out.
I do not know what is more depressing: (a) Trump's juvenile behavior and crass indifference to whether he is encouraging violence against the media; or (b) how many of his followers cheer for this kind of behavior. The office of President used to hold a certain meaning and every President, even those with whom I profoundly disagree, understood that there is a responsibility to act like an adult and a leader. Despite 8 years of continuous abuse, President Obama never stooped to personal insults and simply kept on with dignity. Even when they insulted Michelle, Obama never punched back in kind. Why? because he was President, not a reality TV star. Trump's statement "I'm President and you are not" is so sad and revealing. He is deeply insecure.
We can only hope that the presidency as an institution can recover from this debacle. I believe it will. I grew up in the Watergate era. Nixon's resignation showed me that our democracy works, eventually. It gave me hope. I will not give up, even as Trump debases the office and our country on a daily basis.
We can only hope that the presidency as an institution can recover from this debacle. I believe it will. I grew up in the Watergate era. Nixon's resignation showed me that our democracy works, eventually. It gave me hope. I will not give up, even as Trump debases the office and our country on a daily basis.
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In the words of Tom Bossert, Director of Homeland Security, the media will report on "more substantive issues" in regards to President Trump when there is actually something more substantive to report on. One would think that, in the middle of the Senate effort to pass their "healthcare" legislation, when the President has the upcoming G20 Summit and an ill-advised meeting with Vladimir Putin on his schedule, he would have better ways to spend his time than continuing to post tweets savaging the "fake news media." Instead, this shows where his real priorities lie.
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Obviously there's some strategy to Trump's madness, but I will never, ever be able to listen to any of Trump's future policy statements or decisions and be able to take him seriously. It is quite clear that his true allegiance lies with himself and himself only, and not his duties as a President. You may like his guts, you may like his boldness, but you cannot say that he is acting with the interests of all Americans in mind. There are very real issues in the world and in our United States, such as how we will continue to provide for the most needy and the most vulnerable, and how we will raise up the middle class and continue to progress forward. Trump's actions belittle all of that, denigrating the importance of his office and all the people he is supposed to serve.
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It is astounding that while we now know Russia tampered in our national elections, Mr. Trump chooses to consistently tear down and now feign physical violence against our free press.... on the fourth of July weekend, no less. And the lies never end. Ms. Sanders says the president "never promoted or encouraged violence." Really? Have you seen the clips from his campaign rallies?
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There is no level to which Trump can sink that would not be approved by his "base" and his apologists.
I keep thinking of the irony of a tasteless barbarian living in Marjorie Merriweather Post's Mar-a-Lago. It's like the Visigoths' sack of Rome.
I keep thinking of the irony of a tasteless barbarian living in Marjorie Merriweather Post's Mar-a-Lago. It's like the Visigoths' sack of Rome.
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What an amazing commentary on irony. Mrs. Post would be horrified
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Leave the Visigoths out of this, at least they had a culture!
It occurred to me that given how ignorant Trump is about policy and governing, given his personality, and given that this is just more of the same, maybe it's better for the country that he spends his time doing this type of thing rather than actually trying to govern.
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I can not believe how a president of the U S acts. I voted for him because I hoped he could change things for the better. I am sorry he won. But, I still think I would take Trump over Hilary. How sad is that. Three hundred million people in the U S and Trump was the best we could do!!
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it's all hope from Trump supporters. Trump has no supporting résumé that indicates that he could be a president of the U.S. He's a business man who has gone through several bankruptcies, law suits and deals with Russia, he is reality TV personality, and he insults people as a matter of course. He doesn't write anything and only tweets mindless phrases. It's superfluous to add that there isn't much hope here.
Hoping that Trump helps his followers is like hoping someone who has never played tennis can beat Serena Willams.
Hoping that Trump helps his followers is like hoping someone who has never played tennis can beat Serena Willams.
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I agree, sir. This is all so very sad.
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Sorry, but you are wrong. He wasn't "the best we could do." You (and millions of others) were fooled. Own it.
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NYT Readers do lead sheltered lives.
Millions of people love the WWE.
Many people who are middle aged now, insisted that their parents take them.
There were more than 80,000 people there that day.
Even though it is all made up, the fans want everyone to act the part.
Trump and McMahon played their parts that day.
Hard to understand but Trump is actually loved by millions.
He will break the pencil necks.
Millions of people love the WWE.
Many people who are middle aged now, insisted that their parents take them.
There were more than 80,000 people there that day.
Even though it is all made up, the fans want everyone to act the part.
Trump and McMahon played their parts that day.
Hard to understand but Trump is actually loved by millions.
He will break the pencil necks.
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No, True Observer, we lead informed lives. What kind of life do you lead?
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Trump is a pencil neck - no backbone at all, an insecure narcissist.
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His comments pretty much lays that out, I'm afraid. My kids lost interest in WWE at twelve, because they developed normally and aren't illiterate.
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Well. We know who DJT wants to keep appealing to. The only question is what kind of candidate do the democrats produce to counteract and still appeal to smart Americans? Michelle said when they go low we go high but maybe when they go low we go lower. Who knows. The eye opening thing that the snowflakes must realize is how many Americans, for whatever reason, get a kick from this kind of President.
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Actually it looks like a sneaky, cowardly ambush by someone who would stand no chance in a fair fight. And who should be thrown out of the game.
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So, why has the press dropped the colluding Republican operative story? FBI told them "We got this." Let him spew, this sewer's going down.
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"I'm President and they're not," says Trump and then he sends a dumb video worthy of a 10 year old of him beating a CNN reporter! The man is a looney.. His crude, vulgar behavior shames America before a world that might never respect us again. He may be president but he is NOT king. His term in office will end and we hope that with the help of the press and the present investigations, it will end sooner than later. He is such an embarrassment and his sick behavior makes my flesh crawl. Where is the Republican Party? They must share Trump's shame. They deserve it for not impeaching him when without a doubt he is guilty of sleazy criminal behavior-if not treason.
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President? No!
"resident"?
Only till removed. He has NO power, unless congress consents.
"resident"?
Only till removed. He has NO power, unless congress consents.
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I guess all hope is lost when Trump can use (and successfully with his base) a doctored up "fake" video at a "fake" wrestling event to complain about CNN being "fake" news.
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The man occupying the White House does not know how to govern, so how else is he going to spend his time other than debasing the country with his tweets.
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Fake media??? I gues pot is calling kettle black. Who needs the late night shows when we have such a clown in the White House.
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We have a 70 year old rich brat who still plays with his Wrestling Mania Dolls fantasizing about doing violence to the media in order to egg on his followers, who include the moron who traveled to Washington DC with their AR15 and shot up a pizza parlor based on a roundly debunked paranoid fiction promulgated by the President's head of national security's son: Comet Pizza PingPong or whatever, it is only a matter of time before this mentally and morally unfit man causes disaster. IMPEACH NOW!! Unfit for President or any public office.
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I would ask all who are defending Trump on this to consider how this is going to look to your children and grandchildren or to future generations trying to assess our generation's place in history. How will this reflect on our values and our seriousness? Will we look like good stewards of the democracy and liberties bequeathed to us?
More immediately, what does this kind of thing say to other nations and cultures? Does this reflect the standards that we set for ourselves and our unique place in the world? Can you defend this as an appropriate aspect of our leadership?
Finally, what does this say about your own standards? Is this stuff funny to you? Does it reflect what you aspire to as an American? Do you think that this is appropriate behavior for a President? Take out whatever critique you have of the media or of the President's opponents.... Is this what you voted for?
More immediately, what does this kind of thing say to other nations and cultures? Does this reflect the standards that we set for ourselves and our unique place in the world? Can you defend this as an appropriate aspect of our leadership?
Finally, what does this say about your own standards? Is this stuff funny to you? Does it reflect what you aspire to as an American? Do you think that this is appropriate behavior for a President? Take out whatever critique you have of the media or of the President's opponents.... Is this what you voted for?
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Those people aren't reading this
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Just remember folks. He is the role model for the people who voted for him.
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Like something from Ancient Rome, one of the really stupid emperors.
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Like a foolish and Cruel Roman emperor.
What would the overall reaction be from the Republican's if this was President Obama doing this kind of moronic stuff.
This isn't Presidential, it's not funny, it's even something most teenagers would do.......just immature stupid people.
I heard this radio host from Dallas, Texas, Bob Ferguson pooh-pooh it, as it being funny.....he sounded like a jerk, and it's funny until someone in talk radio, television news or another politician gets shot and killed.
This should be unacceptable from every element of our public, professional and political discourse, and should be roundly condemned.
Anna Navarro was right on target with her condemnation of it, I wish I would hear the same seriousness from others in the public, and especially from Tom Bossert of Homeland Security.
This isn't Presidential, it's not funny, it's even something most teenagers would do.......just immature stupid people.
I heard this radio host from Dallas, Texas, Bob Ferguson pooh-pooh it, as it being funny.....he sounded like a jerk, and it's funny until someone in talk radio, television news or another politician gets shot and killed.
This should be unacceptable from every element of our public, professional and political discourse, and should be roundly condemned.
Anna Navarro was right on target with her condemnation of it, I wish I would hear the same seriousness from others in the public, and especially from Tom Bossert of Homeland Security.
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We are deep into the Land of Oz. PLEASE let's stop giving this "genuine" idiot the attention he craves. I don't subscribe to his tweets and neither should any thinking person. He is desperate to distract us from the real scandal of his nascent presidency: that HE IS A FAKE, the "genuine" article. So naturally he inspires "fake news."
I beg the NYT and all media to turn their attention to the men behind the curtain: Pense, Kushner, Bannon, Priebus, Miller.
I beg the NYT and all media to turn their attention to the men behind the curtain: Pense, Kushner, Bannon, Priebus, Miller.
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I don't subscribe to his tweets because CNN and msm will publish them all and be squealing about how bad they are.
I've been chomping on lot's of popcorn watching the liberals exploding heads.
I've been chomping on lot's of popcorn watching the liberals exploding heads.
Well, at least it knocked Mika and Joe off center stage.
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It is time to start to ignore Trump tweets, he is just playing and enjoying the commution he causes. 15 seconds of keying, and he just sits back and watches all the noise - we need to let him go.
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Interfering with media's role and obstructing justice are the two things one should never allow to happen in our democraties.
This Trump person (hard to call him a president..) has repeatedly done both.
How come neither a political figure of some stature, nor his party does step in to remind everybody that Medias and Justice independance are the only true safeguards against totalitarism??
This Trump person (hard to call him a president..) has repeatedly done both.
How come neither a political figure of some stature, nor his party does step in to remind everybody that Medias and Justice independance are the only true safeguards against totalitarism??
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I think we Liberals better pick more important battles to fight than this one. If he wants to make childish jokes or act like a fool a Twitter, he has that right. What he doesn't have the right to do is destroy our healthcare system, our environment and public education system.
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Have you noticed that Obamacare is failing?
Have you noticed that the poles have not melted? Actually record cold at one of the poles today.
But don't let these pesky facts get in the way of a good rant about the evil Trump.
Have you noticed that the poles have not melted? Actually record cold at one of the poles today.
But don't let these pesky facts get in the way of a good rant about the evil Trump.
Have you noticed 23 million more Americans with health insurance? Have you noticed significant amounts of polar ice mass melting?
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"Global warming can't be real because there's still ice in my drink."
These types of attacks and responses only causes more concern for me. The challenges that face this country are very large and this is what the electorate chooses to focus on? This is how the president of the united states spends his time?
It is not uncommon for the media and presidents to be at odds and for constituents to be less restrained during challenging times. However, this president has no leadership qualities. He can only tear things down. I suppose that is what he wants but what is tearing everything down going to get the people and businesses that need sound leadership now? Where will this behavior take us?
In our history the government has been a part of building this country. Right now it is not building. Where are the ideas going to come from that will get us through this tough time and move us towards a better future? At this point I am less angry and much more sad and concerned. This administration does not represent me or my family.
It is not uncommon for the media and presidents to be at odds and for constituents to be less restrained during challenging times. However, this president has no leadership qualities. He can only tear things down. I suppose that is what he wants but what is tearing everything down going to get the people and businesses that need sound leadership now? Where will this behavior take us?
In our history the government has been a part of building this country. Right now it is not building. Where are the ideas going to come from that will get us through this tough time and move us towards a better future? At this point I am less angry and much more sad and concerned. This administration does not represent me or my family.
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He must be really worried about the Russia investigation! Keep the focus and let's see those tax returns!
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Our president should be supporting freedom of the press, not silencing it. He does not represent American values. He should not be our president.
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The continuing degradation of America.
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Since I use neither Facebook or Twitter, I never saw this story until it appeared on Drudge. Personally I thought it was clever and funny. I had a good laugh. I simply don’t see it in the same hysterical fashion that it is being portrayed in comments and News Stories. People should just laugh at it and move on. I don’t see it as a big newstory.You have to wonder about the press if they think this is worth so much space.
I lost all respect for CNN when they spent all day on a Colorado Balloon story CNN labeled it BREAKING NEWS. The channel spent all day on this story with Wolf Blitzer running all over Colorado. In the end it was nothing but a hoax by some guy.
The media is too filled with self-importance. It is not the arbiter of American culture and society. It has no right to decide what is right or wrong. Jake Tapper is not going to influence my opinion on either foreign or domestic policy. TV news is of a very low quality and filled with too much bias. I think the old-fashioned radio news was of a much higher quality than TV news.
I remember when President Harry Truman threatened to assault the Washington Post’s music critic, Paul Hume, over his negative review of Margaret Truman’s singing. I believer Walter Winchell got threats a lot of times. He was famous for attempting to destroy the careers of people both private and public whom he disliked. The media today it trying to destroy President Trump and they are shocked when he hits back. My response BRAVO!!
I lost all respect for CNN when they spent all day on a Colorado Balloon story CNN labeled it BREAKING NEWS. The channel spent all day on this story with Wolf Blitzer running all over Colorado. In the end it was nothing but a hoax by some guy.
The media is too filled with self-importance. It is not the arbiter of American culture and society. It has no right to decide what is right or wrong. Jake Tapper is not going to influence my opinion on either foreign or domestic policy. TV news is of a very low quality and filled with too much bias. I think the old-fashioned radio news was of a much higher quality than TV news.
I remember when President Harry Truman threatened to assault the Washington Post’s music critic, Paul Hume, over his negative review of Margaret Truman’s singing. I believer Walter Winchell got threats a lot of times. He was famous for attempting to destroy the careers of people both private and public whom he disliked. The media today it trying to destroy President Trump and they are shocked when he hits back. My response BRAVO!!
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Judy, it would be more "funny" if Trump was working for Fox News and using private resources to put together this "clever" video clip.
But he obviously did not put it together himself -- he used governmental staff and resources. That's taxes you and I pay.
And why isn't he tweeting about those "good paying manufacturing jobs" he promised to "bring back?" Haven't heard much about that in the past 6 months.
But he obviously did not put it together himself -- he used governmental staff and resources. That's taxes you and I pay.
And why isn't he tweeting about those "good paying manufacturing jobs" he promised to "bring back?" Haven't heard much about that in the past 6 months.
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We're great again, though. Right?
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You refer to the "very low quality" of TV news, yet read the Drudge Report?
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
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Whether you side with Trump in this debate, or side with the press, the whole thing is just stunning. Americans may accept this behaviour as an acceptable way to run your political system, and that of course, is your prerogative. But the concept of the US as the 'head of the free world', and your position as a role model to other countries is fading fast to those of us living outside your borders.
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As well it should, Emcee. Learn from our peril. The Russians can hack your machines next. Switch over to "Vote By Mail" and bypass those voting machines. And guard your voting lists well.
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Well, the Russians have probably already hacked into our stuff, and we certainly have our share of problems here as well, so I don't want to be smug in any way. But as many of your countrymen have commented, addressing significant political issues just can't happen in the current environment.
If I posted a video of me beating up a figure with a "Trump Head" superimposed on it, I get a visit from the Secret Service... It is clearly meant to be a threat. To quote the POTUS, "Sad".
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Yes. There seems to be a difference between Griffin holding up a phony head and Trump body-slamming and smashing a CNN head.
Oh, wait - that's right! One of them is the President of the United States who took oath to uphold the rights of the Free Press.
Oh, wait - that's right! One of them is the President of the United States who took oath to uphold the rights of the Free Press.
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Let me see if I've got this right. The media and NY Times defended the Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Cesar where Trump was viciously stabbed over and over on stage; but they are now calling Trump's humorous tweet some sort of call to violence? This is why Trump is President and will get re-elected easily...the media and Democrats just don't get it.
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Actors have creative license and freedom of speech. Presidents are held to a higher standard among people who do not like having a low-life Thug-In-Chief.
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With his approval rating at 37% and plummeting, with thousands marching for his impeachment and a derelict plan ready to throw multiple millions off health care, reelection? Der No. Sorry. Reality Bites. He is not representative of the America our sons and daughters have fought and died for. A member of his ethics board quit today in disgust at trying to hold corporations to standards this corrupt administration does not itself uphold. They're the bad guys. Dishonest and treasonous. He needs to go via the 25th Amendment a s a p!
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We get it, Michael. We just never took an oath as the President of the US to uphold the Constitutional Rights of the Free Press. Trump did.
What part of the word "President" is it that you just don't get?
What part of the word "President" is it that you just don't get?
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A fake video of a fake video! I suppose this establishes a standard for news coverage a la Trump.
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The headlines to this article: "Disbelief as Trump Posts........"
What is there not to believe? He has verbalized abusive statements to many since he's run for president. Remember him making fun of a disabled reporter? He's made vulgar and condenscending comments about women over and over. We heard his vulgar comments and saw on video his smirk about taking advantage of women sexually. He's belittled foreign leaders. He chooses to tweet instead of addressing the Russians tampering with our democracy. He now says he wants to repeal, and not replace, the ACA leaving millions of US citizens to die literally.
Psychiatrists and psychologists have gone out on the limb even publicly in writing and addressed their concerns for the mental health of this president. Talk show hosts and guests have publicly spoken about their concerns regarding the mental health of this president. Commenters around the world have written statements here in the New York Times about their feelings and observations regarding the mental health of this president. Needless to say millions of United States citizens have had many, many discussions about the mental health of this president.
Republicans in Congress and cabinet staff: if you continue to stick up for this man, your careers are over. As they should be.
As a Wisconsinite who has never favored the likes of Paul Ryan, I am pleading, stand up for fellow Wisconsinites and citizens and call this man, Donald Trump, out!
What is there not to believe? He has verbalized abusive statements to many since he's run for president. Remember him making fun of a disabled reporter? He's made vulgar and condenscending comments about women over and over. We heard his vulgar comments and saw on video his smirk about taking advantage of women sexually. He's belittled foreign leaders. He chooses to tweet instead of addressing the Russians tampering with our democracy. He now says he wants to repeal, and not replace, the ACA leaving millions of US citizens to die literally.
Psychiatrists and psychologists have gone out on the limb even publicly in writing and addressed their concerns for the mental health of this president. Talk show hosts and guests have publicly spoken about their concerns regarding the mental health of this president. Commenters around the world have written statements here in the New York Times about their feelings and observations regarding the mental health of this president. Needless to say millions of United States citizens have had many, many discussions about the mental health of this president.
Republicans in Congress and cabinet staff: if you continue to stick up for this man, your careers are over. As they should be.
As a Wisconsinite who has never favored the likes of Paul Ryan, I am pleading, stand up for fellow Wisconsinites and citizens and call this man, Donald Trump, out!
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He is a humiliation to this country. This is childish, ridiculous, and demeaning to the office of the president. It's embarrassing as we descend on the holiday that celebrates the establishment of this country that we have a person in the highest office in the land that has the mentality of a 6th grader.
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Please don't insult sixth graders.
Ack! I know a lot of great 6th graders....I wouldn't want them to think they are ANYTHING like Mr. Trump.
The mentality of a 6th grader? You give him more credit than he is due.
Eventually something big will happen requiring genuine leadership beyond rote politics and ugly posturing.
Tweets and poorly read remarks will do nothing for a genuinely frightened nation.
Tweets and poorly read remarks will do nothing for a genuinely frightened nation.
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Trump is degrading himself and this country. But he, Bannon and Miller could care less. I guess this is on Bannon's whiteboard too. Degradation of the presidency.
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Attacking the press and media appeals to his cult followers and furthers the destruction of democracy...Murdoch must be gleeful as his goal of destroying the center and left makes him millions...The GOP and his administration have one goal...take over the country and make it a GOP dictatorship....they said that back when Bill Clinton was elected...they thought they had a majority that would govern for decades For that reason they attacked him and the administration relentlessly. Then they did the same with OBAMA .....tried to thwart whatever he did...esp after passing the ACA...Their goal is what they are doing now....destroying the environment, social services, and whatever doesn't fit into the Libetarian Koch bros fantasies and the Tea party stooges....NEVER in my 70+ years have I really thought our democracy would be overtaken by these fascists...SAD
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I am beyond disgust with this man.
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Comments from Don-the-Con supporters are deeply disturbing. Perhaps the citizens of the US need to start appealing to the leaders and citizens of other democratic nations to help us resist Trump and his henchmen by simply isolating him (since this is what he and the GOP claim to want) and showing the world that they can replace us as the leaders of the free world. We need governments in places like the EU, Canada, and Australia now more than ever to step up to the plate and try to lead humanity away from the growing darkness, since apparently the citizens of the US who continue to support the WH lunacy no longer have the intelligence, civility or morality to set an decent example. American Exceptionalism? Exceptionally ignorant.
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Trump's tweets are a disturbing insight into the emotions of a 12 year-old trapped in the body of a 71 year-old man.
It's difficult to understand why he'd embarrass himself daily with these childish rants.
It's difficult to understand why he'd embarrass himself daily with these childish rants.
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Welcome to third world. Sounds familiar. Now China will issue an annual report on the US.
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Who could have imagined that there would be a day when someone in the political theater would one up Jesse Ventura?
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He tweets his mind, I'll give him that.
Is this still a mind worth tweeting?
Is this still a mind worth tweeting?
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Simply deplorable.
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It's beyond me why the Republicans think it is not that big a deal that an immature, unbalanced narcissist is president of the United States. Trump is a clear and present danger, and I will hold Republicans responsible for the consequences of his immaturity. And the consequence could be grave.
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This is so clearly fake...that doesn't even look like CNN! Wait a minute, CNN isn't even a person in the first place!
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Trump is a national disgrace.
He is also a disgrace to humanity.
He is also a disgrace to humanity.
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The the only thing missing from this shameful and puerile video is that the "CNN" person attacked and beaten to the ground was not a woman- then he could have added his habitual misogyny to the mix for added "effect."
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This comes on the heels of the NRA advertisement which as well seems to incite violence on the media and all those who embrace the virtues of the First Amendment. One of Trump’s goals in the current CNN video seems clear: to continue to belittle the media and send a message to his fans that violence against the press is justified and will intimidate them and their subscriber base into silence.
If/when the media, whose tasks it is to hold people in power accountable, succumbs to attacks against it, the press will be profoundly undone since a timid and fawning press never serves the citizens of a democracy.
If we fail to defend the press against harassment and physical violence, and if we don’t bolster them in their pursuit to undercover all that maligns a democracy, no matter where a cancer might be lingering, then democracy dies in darkness as the WP rightly states in their sub-title. And, it is not much of a leap for a maligned ruler then to order martial law on its own people.
Support the press financially. Share your thoughts in the comments section of newspapers and at coffee house. Exercise your civic right to speak up and non-violently protest against any vile action ordered by authority. A good citizen is always a canary in a cave.
If/when the media, whose tasks it is to hold people in power accountable, succumbs to attacks against it, the press will be profoundly undone since a timid and fawning press never serves the citizens of a democracy.
If we fail to defend the press against harassment and physical violence, and if we don’t bolster them in their pursuit to undercover all that maligns a democracy, no matter where a cancer might be lingering, then democracy dies in darkness as the WP rightly states in their sub-title. And, it is not much of a leap for a maligned ruler then to order martial law on its own people.
Support the press financially. Share your thoughts in the comments section of newspapers and at coffee house. Exercise your civic right to speak up and non-violently protest against any vile action ordered by authority. A good citizen is always a canary in a cave.
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"He's a genuine president expressing himself genuinely."
Well, he is a genuine something, but it certainly is not a "president".
Well, he is a genuine something, but it certainly is not a "president".
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This whole idea that Trump has to "defend himself" against mean-spirited and biased attacks by the media shows two things, very clearly:
1) Trump, and his base of supporters, do not understand what the office of the President is for or about. He is the chief officer of the executive branch, and is seen as the face of the nation. It's important for him to demonstrate an air of credibility. It's possible to do this while also "being human" and connecting with your people at home, but Trump's Twitter meltdowns are anything but presidential.
2) Trump himself does not understand that, as the President, he doesn't get to decide how people see him. History will decide if he was a success or a failure. The litmus test used to determine that has nothing to do with twitter hashtags. It will not be determined by an aggregate of CNN and NYT headlines. It will be determined by his actions. "Fighting the media" is just about the most pointless, self-defeating exercise I can imagine, for a man who seems so bent on farming public acceptance and adoration.
Be a president, Donald. Work for the people who elected you. Stop tweeting and start attending briefings. Stop demanding fealty and start earning respect -- from everyone, not just the MAGA-hat crowd. This is not a game. Politics is not the WWE. There are real consequences if you fail here, and there will be no bankruptcy proceedings to save you from the history books.
1) Trump, and his base of supporters, do not understand what the office of the President is for or about. He is the chief officer of the executive branch, and is seen as the face of the nation. It's important for him to demonstrate an air of credibility. It's possible to do this while also "being human" and connecting with your people at home, but Trump's Twitter meltdowns are anything but presidential.
2) Trump himself does not understand that, as the President, he doesn't get to decide how people see him. History will decide if he was a success or a failure. The litmus test used to determine that has nothing to do with twitter hashtags. It will not be determined by an aggregate of CNN and NYT headlines. It will be determined by his actions. "Fighting the media" is just about the most pointless, self-defeating exercise I can imagine, for a man who seems so bent on farming public acceptance and adoration.
Be a president, Donald. Work for the people who elected you. Stop tweeting and start attending briefings. Stop demanding fealty and start earning respect -- from everyone, not just the MAGA-hat crowd. This is not a game. Politics is not the WWE. There are real consequences if you fail here, and there will be no bankruptcy proceedings to save you from the history books.
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Donald says that this sort of thing is "modern day presidential". No, far from it, it's more like "Neanderthal presidential".
I don't watch much cable news, but they must be doing something right. Donald has many reasons to fear the free press. Aside from the fact that he can't even speak in complete sentences, he has a real penchant for hanging himself when he does give interviews. The news channels must have many hours of tape where he either lied outright or merely contradicted himself.
In spite of all of the attempts to deflect, he still hasn't fired Robert Mueller. He knows that might be a bridge too far. I'm sure his base loves this stuff, but his base doesn't appear to be growing. I don't know how any of this will end, but I suspect that independent voters will be desperately longing for a return to some kind of normalcy if he lasts till the end of his first term.
I don't watch much cable news, but they must be doing something right. Donald has many reasons to fear the free press. Aside from the fact that he can't even speak in complete sentences, he has a real penchant for hanging himself when he does give interviews. The news channels must have many hours of tape where he either lied outright or merely contradicted himself.
In spite of all of the attempts to deflect, he still hasn't fired Robert Mueller. He knows that might be a bridge too far. I'm sure his base loves this stuff, but his base doesn't appear to be growing. I don't know how any of this will end, but I suspect that independent voters will be desperately longing for a return to some kind of normalcy if he lasts till the end of his first term.
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What does it say about America that across the board headlines are dominated by meaningless things such as a war of words between Trump and some other television personalities or his post of an imagined bout with news media, meanwhile achieving their intended purpose of distracting citizens from the Russia investigation, the ongoing effort to destroy Medicaid and affordable healthcare, the continued gutting of EPA rules, or a thousand other things truly impacting human lives in real time?
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This attack on the media is more than
" unseemly " as stated by a representative of The NY Times . It runs counter to everything our country stands for as a democracy and is a precursor to an autocratic government. He is promoting the values of an autocracy , not a democracy . Apparently the only one that's allowed to have free-speech is him. Isn't that what dictators do ?
Trump had shown his tyrannical behavior all during the campaign with his bullying and marginalizing of the main stream media as " fake news ". Now , he is drunk with power and feels emboldened to take this power to a completely new and dangerous level .
And these people at this rally call themselves people of faith ? Cheering for advocating violence ?
The faith they proclaim is not based on Judeo - Christian religious values at all .
It is a political group based on whatever values they see fit at the moment and at this moment I guess the values advocate being mean , abusive and disrespectful to your fellow mankind .
We are in serious trouble as a nation with this ogre at the helm .
" unseemly " as stated by a representative of The NY Times . It runs counter to everything our country stands for as a democracy and is a precursor to an autocratic government. He is promoting the values of an autocracy , not a democracy . Apparently the only one that's allowed to have free-speech is him. Isn't that what dictators do ?
Trump had shown his tyrannical behavior all during the campaign with his bullying and marginalizing of the main stream media as " fake news ". Now , he is drunk with power and feels emboldened to take this power to a completely new and dangerous level .
And these people at this rally call themselves people of faith ? Cheering for advocating violence ?
The faith they proclaim is not based on Judeo - Christian religious values at all .
It is a political group based on whatever values they see fit at the moment and at this moment I guess the values advocate being mean , abusive and disrespectful to your fellow mankind .
We are in serious trouble as a nation with this ogre at the helm .
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Your comment is a bit overwrought. Did this video change your mind about Trump or did you already hate him? Liberals have to come up with some other strategy or they will come up short in 201i. Then what will you do?
Ed ,
It's not about hate , it's about the reality of what his mission is . Wake up Ed !
When he consistently lies , puts out disgraceful bullying White House statements targeting journalists because his " feelings are hurt " and now this ridiculous tweet where he looks like an imbecile , is it any wonder that his mental fitness is being questioned?
This isn't about liberal anything . It's about common sense and decency.
If this is your response to rationalize this bizarre behavior as " hating " the president then clearly you have no cogent defense .
I imagine that the decency train left your station as well which isn't a good sign of moral character on your behalf .
It's not about hate , it's about the reality of what his mission is . Wake up Ed !
When he consistently lies , puts out disgraceful bullying White House statements targeting journalists because his " feelings are hurt " and now this ridiculous tweet where he looks like an imbecile , is it any wonder that his mental fitness is being questioned?
This isn't about liberal anything . It's about common sense and decency.
If this is your response to rationalize this bizarre behavior as " hating " the president then clearly you have no cogent defense .
I imagine that the decency train left your station as well which isn't a good sign of moral character on your behalf .
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I am very grateful that my children are adults and I do not have to explain this sorry spectacle to them. I can't even imagine what I would say to them if they were grade school age. Nothing is going to change. 20 dead first graders didn't change anything, why would this?
The Republicans will not do anything more than maybe say "I don't think this is appropriate" and move on to decimate the EPA, health care and education. Keep em stupid so they can keep lining their pockets.
Not really in the mood to celebrate this Independence Day.
The Republicans will not do anything more than maybe say "I don't think this is appropriate" and move on to decimate the EPA, health care and education. Keep em stupid so they can keep lining their pockets.
Not really in the mood to celebrate this Independence Day.
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Here comes Honey Boo Boo.
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CNN should sue him.
Congress should impeach him.
The rest of us shouldn't be subjected to him.
Congress should impeach him.
The rest of us shouldn't be subjected to him.
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Looks like The National Enquirer is now required reading if you want to understand the Trump presidency.
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Trump does nothing that would be unexpected, considering his low character. But, I am amazed how Republicans let him do whatever he wants. Trump disrespect American people and America's principles and faces no consequences thanks to Republicans.
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The media continues to fall in to the traps that Trump lays for them.
The fake media and much of the populace suffer from TDS - Trump Derangement Syndrome. Trump is playing 3d Chess while the media is playing checkers.
The fake media and much of the populace suffer from TDS - Trump Derangement Syndrome. Trump is playing 3d Chess while the media is playing checkers.
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Parody of a Trump supporter, right?
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Someone please hack his twitter account and disable it. And to think his wife is supposedly going to campaign for and end to cyberbullying! What a joke – her husband is the face of cyberbullying! The man is dangerous to this country in so many ways. How much more of this will be allowed until the adults take charge and stop this?
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SAD - SADISTIC - A WORLD EMBARRASSMENT
This is a reflection of a person in change of policy that can affect how the world sees the U.S. Republicans.... Show some spine. As an Independent I will never again vote for a Republican.
This is a reflection of a person in change of policy that can affect how the world sees the U.S. Republicans.... Show some spine. As an Independent I will never again vote for a Republican.
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The press may have many good characteristics but apparently one of its flaws is:
They can't take a joke.
They can't take a joke.
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But the thing is Tom, this is no joke. This is juvenile behavior from the leader of the most powerful nation on earth. Does that not concern you?
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Perhaps you should be more concerned that our President is a joke.
This president is fast becoming too dangerous to exist as our POTUS. Congress please start doing something. Now! What good is all your money if you and those you love are dead or dying from radiation sickness?
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Not sure why there would be the slightest disbelief about this latest antic of his. There is nothing to impetuous, moronic, foolish that he wouldn't do, as long as it puts him at the center of attention. He's a disgrace and embarrassment, and it's a pity the media plays into his hands by putting this nonsense front and center.
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It's an interesting irony that Trump and his minions complain about the "fake news" outlets not covering policy and all the good work he is doing in that regard.
I think we've all become numb to his behavior and like any reality show it's reached it's limit with us.
The only problem come election time is there is no other viable option. The democrats are a complete mess.
I think we've all become numb to his behavior and like any reality show it's reached it's limit with us.
The only problem come election time is there is no other viable option. The democrats are a complete mess.
Perhaps there is a message here that we are not recognizing. Even fans of professional wrestling know it is choreographed and staged. While combatants do sometimes get hurt, their goal is not to injure one another but only to make their fights look real to engage the audience.
Trump's war with the media is like professional wrestling. Trump gets attention from his base, who cheer, and everyone else, who wring their hands. The media gets air time and column inches and ratings and subscriptions. Media collusion with Trump has not stopped, though most news sources have changed their tone. However, Trump understands that even bad press is publicity.
Trump to Joe and Mika: "Let's me and you fight!" Wink, wink. Joe and Mika to Trump: "How dare you attack us for turning on you!" Nudge, nudge.
This is a fake battle, folks. It is infotainment and it is intended to distract you from so very much else that truly matters going on in Congress and in various offices of Trump's cabinet secretaries and in the chambers of SCOTUS. It is intended to distract you from the evidence piling up about Russian info war and interference in our political process. Give this sideshow no more attention than it merits and get back to tracking your government's substantive actions, which are authentically chilling.
Trump's war with the media is like professional wrestling. Trump gets attention from his base, who cheer, and everyone else, who wring their hands. The media gets air time and column inches and ratings and subscriptions. Media collusion with Trump has not stopped, though most news sources have changed their tone. However, Trump understands that even bad press is publicity.
Trump to Joe and Mika: "Let's me and you fight!" Wink, wink. Joe and Mika to Trump: "How dare you attack us for turning on you!" Nudge, nudge.
This is a fake battle, folks. It is infotainment and it is intended to distract you from so very much else that truly matters going on in Congress and in various offices of Trump's cabinet secretaries and in the chambers of SCOTUS. It is intended to distract you from the evidence piling up about Russian info war and interference in our political process. Give this sideshow no more attention than it merits and get back to tracking your government's substantive actions, which are authentically chilling.
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I agree completely with this analysis, the media is taking the bait hook, line and sinker.
"The reason POTUS does this is because the press has made themselves so unpopular."
There is a grain of truth here.
Much as I dislike Donald Trump, a lot of coverage, to steal a phrase from Mr. Baquet, has been "unseemly." And the NYT has not been immune. Presuming journalism schools survive, instructors will, not long from now, hold up NYT and ask some pointed questions about such things as putting up weekly exposes about last night's skewering of Trump on SNL, right alongside news stories, as if readers do not own televisions and comedy bits by Alec Baldwin, while humorous, are somehow newsworthy. That sort of thing has been unseemly, and there has a boatload of it, with time-honored rules of ethics and objectivity absolutely out the window. And there is no reasonable excuse, no matter how awful the president.
This is part of the reason why the media is so un-trusted by so many people in this country. A lot of people perceive a slant, and it is hard to argue, frankly, that they're wrong.
There is a grain of truth here.
Much as I dislike Donald Trump, a lot of coverage, to steal a phrase from Mr. Baquet, has been "unseemly." And the NYT has not been immune. Presuming journalism schools survive, instructors will, not long from now, hold up NYT and ask some pointed questions about such things as putting up weekly exposes about last night's skewering of Trump on SNL, right alongside news stories, as if readers do not own televisions and comedy bits by Alec Baldwin, while humorous, are somehow newsworthy. That sort of thing has been unseemly, and there has a boatload of it, with time-honored rules of ethics and objectivity absolutely out the window. And there is no reasonable excuse, no matter how awful the president.
This is part of the reason why the media is so un-trusted by so many people in this country. A lot of people perceive a slant, and it is hard to argue, frankly, that they're wrong.
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No slant over at Fox News, though? I didn't think so.
Sorry, but our President is a threat to this country. The media isn't.
The GOP must have asked their stooge, Trump, to continue to keep our attention away from the healthcare nightmare. Or, Trump may be tired of the presidency, as he cannot be king, and wants us to remove him as president on the basis of insanity. His legal defense for any future charges will be established.
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The media created this monster, and now they act surprised when he turns on them? Sad.
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These things are what happens when the Presidency is hijacked by a Political Party that has long since sold their souls in order to cling to power.
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I thought the purpose of Homeland Security was to defend the US from Terrorism, not defend the President's behavior.
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how can you Even Justify Demeaning/Bullying Behavior and Incite Violence ...At this point!
Reducing the Office Of The Presidency to a Cartoonish Spectacle.
Thank you again Mr Trump.
Reducing the Office Of The Presidency to a Cartoonish Spectacle.
Thank you again Mr Trump.
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This IS deplorable. Adults should have the ability to recognize right and wrong, while children are still learning. It seems he falls into the latter catagory: a child. Now, I can understand 45 seeing this on another site and chuckling, but to make it an "official WH statement", as he refers to his tweets, is unacceptable.
I can only imagine the outrage if Obama had posted something similar, with a FOX news head.
I can only imagine the outrage if Obama had posted something similar, with a FOX news head.
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I think we must start ignoring these disgusting tweets and focus on what Trump doesn't want us to focus on - the Russian investigation and everything associated with it. Imagine if he tweets another one and everyone totally ignores it!
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After seeing this, I don't mind all the comedians making their fake attacks on Trump. Poor taste invites poor taste. Trump should resign and go back to tv (un)reality shows. He doesn't belong in the real world or deserve the dignified office of President.
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It's a joke. I think Obama posted a few; get over it.
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Our President is a joke, and we won't "get over it."
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When and how will this presidential farce end? Is dignity no longer
a quality for inhabiting the White House? God help us all!
a quality for inhabiting the White House? God help us all!
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I think that Trump's invocation of the fake fighting between fake tough guys for entertainment tells us of what Trump thinks his presidency is all about.
If Trump wanted to be tough, there's a whole world of tough guys and tough problems out there, but he's caved to them.
The people he fights are beauty queens, parents of dead soldiers, the media.....all safe, all just ways to preen and act tough without actually winning a contest, like a pro wrestling match.
If Trump wanted to be tough, there's a whole world of tough guys and tough problems out there, but he's caved to them.
The people he fights are beauty queens, parents of dead soldiers, the media.....all safe, all just ways to preen and act tough without actually winning a contest, like a pro wrestling match.
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Antics like this should be posted once and then ignored, the same as would be done with any obnoxious child.
DEPLORABLE!
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Has anyone not figured out yet that Donald Trump is playing us all for a bunch of Fools? This and his previous Tweet about Mika Brzezinski are appalling but they are also useful misdirection for the President. There are issues he wants off the front page and he does not care who bad it makes him or the Office look.
He needs to stop tweeting and we need to stop being his hamsters on the wheel....
....and yes...I understand I'm being a hypocrite by posting this opinion.
He needs to stop tweeting and we need to stop being his hamsters on the wheel....
....and yes...I understand I'm being a hypocrite by posting this opinion.
As much as I am both intellectually and emotionally opposed to Trump, and as much as I think he is a disaster for the Country, and as much as I think him a bully and con-man, I do not dismiss a certain evil intelligence within the man.
So far as I am concerned, this video is part of Trumps preparation for Putin, nothing else. By putting himself out there (with a physical display not unlike those of our Russian adversary), he establishes common ground. He sets up an exchange of stories they bond over, the two brave bare chested carriers. He puts himself (or tries to) on equal ground with his Russian buddy... and together they can have a good laugh before Putin picks Trump's pockets.
So far as I am concerned, this video is part of Trumps preparation for Putin, nothing else. By putting himself out there (with a physical display not unlike those of our Russian adversary), he establishes common ground. He sets up an exchange of stories they bond over, the two brave bare chested carriers. He puts himself (or tries to) on equal ground with his Russian buddy... and together they can have a good laugh before Putin picks Trump's pockets.
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So, would it have been OK for President Obama to tweet a picture of him smacking a person with a FOX logo on their head? Can you imagine the outcry? Trump's hypocrisy is boundless. And sadly, there are so many people that think this is great, that this is what leaders do. America is in real trouble....
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This just confirms my suspicion that the rumors floating around just before the election were true. Trump doesn't want to be president; he simply ran for president to raise his own media profile, so that he would be able to start his own cable TV channel with the help of Steve Bannon and Roger Ailes.
Now he's mad that he's actually stuck with the job of running the country, when his real dream was to run his own media empire like Rupert Murdoch. Poor little Donny. His hopes and dreams have been shattered.
At least he still has his Twitter account and can use it to pretend he's running a cable channel. He's the 21st century version of the rich old man in his dotage, who always wanted to be a railroad engineer, but could never do anything more than accumulate a great model train set.
By the way, who is actually running the country while the president is busy having Twitter temper tantrums? Is it still Bannon these days?
Now he's mad that he's actually stuck with the job of running the country, when his real dream was to run his own media empire like Rupert Murdoch. Poor little Donny. His hopes and dreams have been shattered.
At least he still has his Twitter account and can use it to pretend he's running a cable channel. He's the 21st century version of the rich old man in his dotage, who always wanted to be a railroad engineer, but could never do anything more than accumulate a great model train set.
By the way, who is actually running the country while the president is busy having Twitter temper tantrums? Is it still Bannon these days?
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Now that the Russia investigation is picking up SQUIRREL!!!
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Trump knows of what he speaks when referring to CNN as 'garbage journalism'. And that is because Trump is manifesting a garbage presidency. The man is steeped in garbage. He is a national embarrassment, the lowest of the low. There is nothing so low that he won't stoop to it. Cringe-worthy. Shameful. America has really done it this time. Our survival meter is flagging. How will we extricate ourselves from this putrid garbage dump?
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Just like in pro wrestling Trump always has to have an adversary, a rival for him to yap at. He vanquished Low Energy Jeb, Little Marco, Lyin' Ted and Crooked Hillary to win the title so now he needs some straw man to attack. This is like bread and circuses without the bread. Forget about all this boring healthcare stuff and the travel ban, it's more important to focus on a catfight with Morning Joe and CNN. This must be part of their subtle voter suppression strategy, making people so disgusted that they stop caring.
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This should not shock anyone. The same people who paid to see that WWF event are the same people who flocked to Trump's rallies and voted for him. We are not nearly as evolved as we believe ourselves to be.
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This is awful and completely unbecoming of a sitting president, although I'm afraid that Trumps base will think it's funny and perfectly fine.
I live in a very blue area of a blue state. I vote, but my vote feels like it means nothing. My issue: the electoral college is out of balance with the countries demographics and needs to be reconfigured. I understand that rural areas need their voices to be heard, but until this is done, our elected officials will not be representative of the majority of voters' wishes.
And while they're at it, throw in campaign finance reform. It's the only way we can get balance back into our system.
I live in a very blue area of a blue state. I vote, but my vote feels like it means nothing. My issue: the electoral college is out of balance with the countries demographics and needs to be reconfigured. I understand that rural areas need their voices to be heard, but until this is done, our elected officials will not be representative of the majority of voters' wishes.
And while they're at it, throw in campaign finance reform. It's the only way we can get balance back into our system.
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Trump is the only consistent person here - he was always unfit for the Office of President of the United States and openly displayed his character deficiencies as a candidate. The fourth estate chose to ignore Trump's un-presidential behavior in favor of high ratings, with a network head stating “Donald Trump is bad for America, but great for ratings.” Now, the formerly enabling cable show hosts are aghast that the President is directing fire in their direction?
I have very limited sympathy for the media...and a whole lot more for the majority of the electorate who, despite voting for the sane candidate, have to suffer under this disgrace of a Presidency.
I have very limited sympathy for the media...and a whole lot more for the majority of the electorate who, despite voting for the sane candidate, have to suffer under this disgrace of a Presidency.
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Ah the irony. Trump posts an edited video of himself at a scripted event, a pro wrestling "fight" outside the ring, to defend himself against a news outlet. But the video does capture the zeitgeist of his base base.
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Why does the president seem more interested in fighting the media than for his legislative priorities" asked Chuck Todd on Meet the Press yesterday.
I don't accept the premise: He has no legislative priorities," no vision for the country, nor is he interested in developing any. For instance, he cannot grasp the details of the Republican healthcare bill, and he is not interested in learning. He has no skill with policy details either, or with "closing a deal" for that matter.
All he is "good at," to the extent you can call it that, is the social media/reality TV craziness he developed to market the Trump brand.
I don't accept the premise: He has no legislative priorities," no vision for the country, nor is he interested in developing any. For instance, he cannot grasp the details of the Republican healthcare bill, and he is not interested in learning. He has no skill with policy details either, or with "closing a deal" for that matter.
All he is "good at," to the extent you can call it that, is the social media/reality TV craziness he developed to market the Trump brand.
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When your teenage son posts a video like this, it is the moment to sit him down, have a talk and perhaps revoke cell phone privileges. Who will sit down POTUS and revoke his twitter privileges?
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Please just *stop* covering Trump's attempts at distraction. We know he's a narcissistic jerk. We don't need further evidence. It's not news.
Focus on what he's trying to distract us from:
(1) The complex, sprawling and fast-paced Trump-Russia/GOP-Russia scandal (including its investigations into the financial wrongdoing and obstruction of justice), and
(2) The cruel and immoral tax cut for the rich known as the AHCA.
Focus on what he's trying to distract us from:
(1) The complex, sprawling and fast-paced Trump-Russia/GOP-Russia scandal (including its investigations into the financial wrongdoing and obstruction of justice), and
(2) The cruel and immoral tax cut for the rich known as the AHCA.
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We the public, and the NYT, and quite effortlessly focus on the issues you mention as well as the president's childish behavior. This behavior is legitimate news, as it is a window into the president's mind.
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More shocking than anything Trump does is the consummate cowardice displayed by republican leadership. The only one with any guts is Ohio's governor, whose politics I deplore but whose willingness to consistently speak the truth about Trump is deeply admirable.
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I'm a mere Canadian, so this might be outside my area of expertise, but I thought one of the qualifications for the presidency was that you had to be more than 35 years old. (Something about maturity, I guess.)
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Well, there's chronological age, and there's mental age. Maybe it's time we made a distinction.
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IQ:70
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Wrestling is predetermined entertainment. Ironically, Americans elected Trump partially because of the predetermined nature of the American political system. That is what makes the video appropriate. It highlights the surreal nature of American society. Idiocracy has officially arrived.
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I Wish the Best of luck to the USA during the months and years to come - and AS always i put my faith in Merkel
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dear Europe and the rest of the sane world,
please accept our apologies.
sincerely,
those who voted for the sane person in the election
please accept our apologies.
sincerely,
those who voted for the sane person in the election
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“He’s a genuine president expressing himself genuinely,” Mr. Bossert added. So our "genuine" president is genuinely advocating violence against reporters. And Trump's homeland security advisor applauds. This whole administration is a nightmare.
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Authoritarian governments don't happen in a moment. It's drip, drip, drip and then you are drowned. This is a drip.
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How about #FraudPOTUS, or #FakePres? Perhaps #PresidentPretend would be better.
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Putting aside the fact that this video is disgraceful, it does appear to be DJT's latest attempt to hijack a media cycle with his nonsense. What would happen if the media collectively decided to just stop covering Trump for 24 hours? It would drive DJT crazy but more importantly it would be a welcome respite for the rest of us.
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Thank you.
Our President is a child.
Pathetic
Pathetic
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A delinquent child!
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Congratulations America. You bought Trump and now you own him. Or rather, he owns you and your newly diminished nation and future.
It's a bitter pill to swallow as we "celebrate" independence day. As ditsy Ms. Palin might say, "how's that trumpety bumpety thing workin' out for 'ya?"
It's a bitter pill to swallow as we "celebrate" independence day. As ditsy Ms. Palin might say, "how's that trumpety bumpety thing workin' out for 'ya?"
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I have no issue with this tweet. This is not offensive. It is just funny. It is what he is doing to the news media outlets. Recent gaff from CNN, he feels vindicated!
Now what i find offensive is that he has time to download and tweet that video.
Most presidents dont have time, he used to complain about Obama golfing. But he seems to be golfing every weekend.
Now what i find offensive is that he has time to download and tweet that video.
Most presidents dont have time, he used to complain about Obama golfing. But he seems to be golfing every weekend.
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"gaff from CNN, he feels vindicated!"
Most of the time, he's not vindicated and does the same type of thing. He should be paying attention to governing, as you suggest, but maybe we're lucky he's not.
Most of the time, he's not vindicated and does the same type of thing. He should be paying attention to governing, as you suggest, but maybe we're lucky he's not.
Ironic since wrestling is fake.
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Ironic that WWE is a choreographed sport and he chooses that background to claim Fake News....smh...with that said, it is unlikely that this will spur violence against reporters and while it could be funny to some, it is too juvenile given all the other things that he should be doing, but isn't....
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I just want to way as a 61 year old man to Donald Trump, act like a President of the free world and not like a Moron.
I grew up with Presidents being respected, looked up to and people that would set an example for the youth of our nation and comfort them in a time of sorrow, but this is ignorant continued attack on the free press and media smacks of something we'd see in a third world country, but not the United States.
You want to ask why nuts would go into a night club and start shooting up people who at gay or a ball field and hunt politicians, look no further than the idiot in the oval office.
Trump is turning into a national disgrace, and what it worse is the sycophants like Tom Bossert, sitting there on national television with a straight face defending the indefensible.
It was really bizarre to hear Bossert go into the almost brainwashed response of the Trump showing himself to being able to communicate like no other, etc. etc. and the other memorized nonsense and gibberish he was parroting, really bizarre.
Tom Bossert, the advisor on Homeland Security should be fired for being an idiot, not seeing the further ramifications of this irresponsible act.
I grew up with Presidents being respected, looked up to and people that would set an example for the youth of our nation and comfort them in a time of sorrow, but this is ignorant continued attack on the free press and media smacks of something we'd see in a third world country, but not the United States.
You want to ask why nuts would go into a night club and start shooting up people who at gay or a ball field and hunt politicians, look no further than the idiot in the oval office.
Trump is turning into a national disgrace, and what it worse is the sycophants like Tom Bossert, sitting there on national television with a straight face defending the indefensible.
It was really bizarre to hear Bossert go into the almost brainwashed response of the Trump showing himself to being able to communicate like no other, etc. etc. and the other memorized nonsense and gibberish he was parroting, really bizarre.
Tom Bossert, the advisor on Homeland Security should be fired for being an idiot, not seeing the further ramifications of this irresponsible act.
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Can reporters please track down who/what group made the video, their belief systems, and look into connections between that site and the man who retweeted the video?
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what a shame for his mother, a shame for the presidency, for the government, for the USA, even for mankind......next step will probably be exhibitionistic activity......than docs have to act.
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If Hilary Clinton had shown this video thousands of times during the campaign, she would have been President now. He is the lowest of the low. All she would have had to do is to say: "Do you actually want this man to be your leader?"
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Actually, she did have an ad along those lines, which showed kids watching Trump on TV making his misogynist, bullying comments.
Sadly, all that seems to be pretty tame compared to what we're seeing now.
Sadly, all that seems to be pretty tame compared to what we're seeing now.
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Well, I'm sure he got the Wrestlemania vote with this.
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Actually, no, and your reaction is a perfect example of why Hillary lost the election. You, and millions of others like you, think EVERYONE thinks like you do. But they don't; there are legions who are NOT offended or even bothered by this. In fact, they think the video, and Trump, are awesome. But as long as the Dems continue to labor under the delusion that everyone sees, or should see, things the way the Dems to, and ignore everyone else, they will lose.
I'm trying to figure out when the First Lady will finally speak up about this type of cyberbullying, as she announced months ago that she is spearheading an anti-cyberbullying initiative?
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she needs Donnie's permission. Remember the photo of him watching her vote - which might violate secrecy of the ballot...
Is that "Stone Cold Steve Austin " the referee? I'll bet that's Mr. McMahon behind the CNN mask!
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Yup, McMahon knew he was about to get body slammed by a poser, but the Guardian's reporter never got the heads up.
If you're a citizen voter of my age (66) you know we're witnessing the collapse of our democracy. It began slowly decades ago and has traveling at the speed of a youngster's fingers texting a message. Hopefully, at some point, a qualified Democrat and a qualified Republican will join forces and run together for President/Vice-President. Only then might be see the reversal of our destruction.
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It all started with Reagan.
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I'm 59 and I agree. Our "noble experiment" is ending.
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It's a really sad day for all of us. This long weekend should be one of unity and celebration but instead trump continues to drag us down to his 6 year year old level. We deserve better. (And my apologizes to my 6 yr. old grandson. Stepho, you always behave better than the president of the u.s.)
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Our President is indeed unconventional, under estimated, and politically brilliant. This video is red meat for the base. CNN long ago ceased being a serious hard news network, similar to MSNBC in their hate Trump all the time coverage. This posting has a somewhat cathartic effect on all Trumpists who would just assume body slam a dishonest CNN reporter (redundant) if given the chance. It is all in fun. No harm, no foul. And the media hates it which of course, is the truest indicator of its political effectiveness.
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And Kathy Griffin's ridiculous "head o' Trump" cartoon - ho harm, no foul, all in fun? Or did you support her ouster as being sinister endorsement of violence?
Same could be said of Kathy Griffin, "no harm, no foul", sorry I don't buy it in either case.
Trump is an insecure bully who cries when you stand up to him - Actually he is way way over estimated and perhaps politically brilliant like Slobo MIlosevich - It's called lying to the lowest common denominator - If you enjoy this sort of display keep celebrating Trump, along with at best 25% of the population and some greedy corporate types who want to return to those good old days of fear and ignorance - Enjoy it while you can - And if all the media is 'liberal' or
progressive, perhaps it's because once you learn how things really are, it's hard to return to fear and ignorance ---
progressive, perhaps it's because once you learn how things really are, it's hard to return to fear and ignorance ---
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jeez people, he retweeted a GIF someone else made, then moved on.
perhaps y'all should do the same. it's not a 'call to violence' - it's a silly animated image.
the word "snowflake" comes to mind...
perhaps y'all should do the same. it's not a 'call to violence' - it's a silly animated image.
the word "snowflake" comes to mind...
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Sorry, but I expect more mature behavior out of a 70-year-old man, especially when he is President of the United States.
Maybe if people would stop defending, excusing, and enabling this juvenile behavior we just might begin to get on with the pressing issues facing us.
Trump needs to grow up, get off Twitter, and start doing his job.
Maybe if people would stop defending, excusing, and enabling this juvenile behavior we just might begin to get on with the pressing issues facing us.
Trump needs to grow up, get off Twitter, and start doing his job.
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And the word dignity, something we want in our president, also comes to mind.
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Are you curious about who that someone else is who the video?
He has not moved on, by the way. His twitter is alive and well and he is spending much of his time tending it.
He has not moved on, by the way. His twitter is alive and well and he is spending much of his time tending it.
The video that Trump tweeted perfectly personifies the message that resonates with his base. His base eats it up with a spoon. The rest of us look on in horror.
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25 for 45
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This video does NOT belong on the front page of any/all serious newspapers. It does not deserve comment. It does not deserve to be exploited as is being done by every media in the country. It's just what Trump wants. You're giving him all the attention he craves and lives on. It's so disgraceful as to be unspeakable. Our Presidency is in the gutter and every news outlet is fostering it. Stop it. Don't play into it...or, at least, be horrified at what this man is doing to our country, to our reputation around the world, and to our children who have nothing now to look up to as a President and what that office stands for.
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Like it or not, as a public communication from the president of the US, this qualifies as news. Yet more evidence for the argument that he is unqualified, narcissistic, dangerous and out of control.
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Didn't we see the picture of Trump-as-Julius Caesar, spurting blood as he was assassinated, on the front page of this paper recently? And then on other papers, news channels, and all over the internet?
Oh, no, that was "art" they lectured. "It's just a play! That won't inspire violence, you silly rubes."
Professional wrestling is make believe. Fake. Not bloody like Julius being
stabbed, but not going to inspire violence either, silly people.
Perfect metaphor. Fake Stabbing = Fake Wrestling = Fake News
Oh, no, that was "art" they lectured. "It's just a play! That won't inspire violence, you silly rubes."
Professional wrestling is make believe. Fake. Not bloody like Julius being
stabbed, but not going to inspire violence either, silly people.
Perfect metaphor. Fake Stabbing = Fake Wrestling = Fake News
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I think the video is funny. Laugh and move on. In the Past Presidents have done and said worse thing, but today funny stories are taken seriously. The Media has gotten too full of itself and its idea of its own self-importance.
Drafted Dems and Reps on the Vietnam Wall. And full dinner jacket, bone spur deferment, daddy's boy Trump plays golf. Lets swift boat Kerry
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Trump's past behavior should have disqualified him for a Top Secret security clearance. His behavior during this last week only makes that more obvious.
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This is the President of the United States. Stand up to say his conduct is unacceptable. He may intend these as a diversion so lets stay focused on Russia interfering in our elections to help him (the news has gone quiet), what is happening with health care and the protection of our environment, his all out assault on women and children, the destruction of our educational system, and the fake pandering to the religious right as he takes his first steps toward 2020. Act by calling your senators and representatives and telling them what you think. Participate in your local politics.
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Truly participate and make your state go VOTE BY MAIL!
Bypass the whole bunch of them!
Bypass the whole bunch of them!
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What will it take for republicans to move away from Trump? Mr. Trump has been taped saying he sexually harassed women, and now he tweeted a video inciting violence. Yet republicans are unfazed. Trump's base loves this. When will republicans move away from Trump???
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Trump's base will remain loyal until his destructive style of governing directly impacts their lives - likely their loss of Medicaid or other healthcare services. Then the Trump nation will experience a political whiplash not experienced since the Richard Nixon Presidency.
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Bayshore, We may have to wait TOO long for his loyalists to come around. They love this. They love it so much that they won't mind taking one for the team, so to speak.
Cajoling his supporters, waiting for them to see, it's a waste of time:
neither cast. ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them. under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Cajoling his supporters, waiting for them to see, it's a waste of time:
neither cast. ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them. under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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DC...they will never move away, just as long as he remains popular with a large segment of the voters. The Republican Party now cares mainly about 2 things:
Staying in office and ruling.
Staying in office and ruling.
At some point even the Republicans have to say enough is enough and end this national embarrassment. Right... right?
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Fake wrestler DT against "fake news" CNN opponent. HUH?!? Does this make DT fake? Stay focused people-- on the REAL issues.
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Like the Voter's lists.
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The worst kind of interpretation are those which claim that this horrid behavior means being sincere. As if being decent, compassionate, and thoughtful means that you are not a genuine human being.
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Stop the world I want to get off.
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Our founding fathers believed in a free press. So much so, that they expressed that belief as the First Amendment to the Constitution. This president, although having taken an oath to protect the Constitution, regularly and frequently rejects the spirit of that Constitution. These are becoming increasingly dangerous times.
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Lately I've been thinking that the more outrageous things Donald Trump does to pass his term in office the less harm he can do to our country legislatively. And frankly, I don't want any member of his administration or Party running our country competently.
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Excellent point! Thank you. I feel better.
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Slump and Emily,
This works until there is a major crisis in the world. If we are lucky four years will pass with escalating shenanigans and nothing else ...
However, how much are you will bet that "something" will happen that can not be finessed by tweets and outrage.
This works until there is a major crisis in the world. If we are lucky four years will pass with escalating shenanigans and nothing else ...
However, how much are you will bet that "something" will happen that can not be finessed by tweets and outrage.
Adults don't do this sort of thing; old men don't do this sort of thing; PRESIDENTS DON'T DO THIS SORT OF THING. (Until now.) This man is NOT to be treated with understanding and sympathy...he needs to be removed from office before he does more damage than he already has done.
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Learn some history. Presidents have done worse in the past. It is clever and funny. Laugh at it and move on.
Although Trump’s use of Twitter gives the impression that he is somewhat tech-savvy, that’s really not the case. Trump watches television; he does not surf the net, and is even leery of email. Thus, when an item from Reddit or Breitbart surfaces in his tweets, it means that someone on his staff found it first and presented it to him. There’s nothing surprising in Trump’s decision to use this vile and juvenile image of Trump taking on CNN in a very aggressive manner. However, it’s deeply disheartening that a Trump staffer, in an attempt to curry favor with the boss, would advocate for violence against the press. A fish rots from the head down, and this White House is now rotten to the core.
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Doesn't this guy have an actual job to do?
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Speaking of double standards ... this so-called president, and his deplorable GOP brethren, relentlessly advanced completely baseless, racist, xenophobic, insulting narratives with respect to the previous President -- who had the self-control, class, and intelligence not to engage, let alone engage in such a juvenile way. As usual, the GOP holds itself to a different, lowly standard, while peddling an absurdly high standard for journalists and Dems. For every story that was either wrong -- though not intentionally, it bears noting -- and every story that was withdrawn because it didn't meet a news organization's self-imposed policies for corroboration, there are quite literally thousands of outright, intentional lies propagated by the prevaricator in chief and his dutifully mindlessly lying minions. Sadly, for us as a nation, the clown's credibility, and that of every single person who surrounds him, including previously honorable men like Mattis and McMaster, are irreversibly compromised. There is, in fact, no justification for a person who holds this office to behave in any of the reprehensible ways in which this clown behaves. None. And anyone who suggests otherwise, whether in service to this loser -- to use his own oft-deployed insult -- or based on the propounder's own delusions , has clearly sold his soul to this devil.
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You do know, don't you that the Press lies too!
Oh, sure. Faux Infotainment, Breitbart, the National Enquirer, Drudge. They often make stuff up. But we're not talking about them. CNN, the NYT, the Washington Post, MSNBC -- they don't lie. They don't make things us. Sometimes, they get things wrong. Very occasionally. Unlike the multiple daily lies peddled by the prevaricator in chief and his administration.
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