I believe you guys are giving him way too much credit. I think he's like an impulsive child. If he feels insulted, he's gonna fire back. This sums it up perfectly:



He doesn't give a fuck that such behavior is - or should be- far beneath the President of the United States. That had a certain odd charm for a certain type of person. You wanted different? Here it is. But I guarantee that's going to wear out even his most ardent supporters if he can't find a way to control himself. It will eventually be like, "Come on, man. You're the fucking President."

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I think it will wear out if it becomes obvious that his interests both business and personal, are more important than being President. The thing about Intel briefings will implode if there is a terrorist attack. If it appears that he is more concerned about tweeting than being President then people will begin to back away from him.

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[quote="long time guyI think it will wear out if it becomes obvious that his interests both business and personal, are more important than being President. The thing about Intel briefings will implode if there is a terrorist attack. If it appears that he is more concerned about tweeting than being President then people will begin to back away from him.[/quote]

I think you're giving "people" too much credit.

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That's a different issue entirely, and I think he's already given us a taste of where he stands by suggesting he will spend most of his time in New York. I don't think a president who is never in the capital is really gonna fly.

But as far as using Twitter to distract as Nas and Ogie suggested, I think that's off base. Trump doesn't give a fuck. He wasn't trying to cover up Trump University. He boasted about the settlement on Twitter.

Trump reminds me of the guy in that old joke whose wife comes in and finds him banging another woman. The wife starts screaming about "that woman" and the husband just keeps replying, "What woman?" Eventually the wife asks, "What do you want for dinner?"

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I think it had a negative impact on Blago's ability to govern when he lived in Chicago rather than the mansion. It can be done but I think it is indicative of an unwillingness.

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And men have lost their reason.

I imagine the Secret Service will go crazy.

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GO BEARS!!!

Trump is already running his administration like it's some combination of The Apprentice, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and a segment on the Home Shopping Network. He seems to believe that turning the presidency into a tawdry spectacle will enhance his popularity and allow him to evade serious, extended scrutiny. Maybe he's right.

The problem for the Democrats is that they're trying to battle Trump in the media--an area where he has significant advantages--while neglecting the grass roots. They need to start organizing now for 2018 if they want to do anything about Trump.

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I think the absolute worst thing Democrats can do is to position themselves as obstructionists. I think they should demonstrate that they are willing to work with Trump. He is the sort of that will implode on his own. Give him 6 months and it will become obvious that he doesn't know what the hell he is doing. If it appears that he can't get anything done because they are blocking him it will hurt more than help.

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Totally normal...

Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2016

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Terrific

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Fuck free speech if I don't like it.

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Someone also needs to talk to him about his use of exclamation marks. He's one of those people who seemingly can't imagine what his written words sound like. It sounds like he's hopped up on speed and yelling constantly.

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READS JUST FINE

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- Henry George

Energizing the base.

I guess the overnight news that his election loss margin has now stretched out to 2.3 million votes hit him hard before his daily 2am tweeting session.

And to think he's now regularly blowing off his daily intelligence briefings. Weren't we just here before???

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Who said anything about obstructionism?

And you have been predicting Trump's imminent demise for the past 15 months. I suppose that if you keep repeating yourself, you might eventually be right.

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The worst part of this is the potential to end up with Pence as president.

That fucker is Bible Thumpingly dangerous...like Drake LaRieta.

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#Truth

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I never said that you did but if the Democrats attempt to do it it would be a mistake.

As far as the Trump "imminent demise" thing goes it may be time to give it a rest. Using your logic no one would ever be allowed to comment on anything he does.

I don't exactly recall you leading the charge predicting a Trump victory. That is of course unless you consider your " He may win" "he might lose" approach to prognostication some sort of victory.

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If you're not responding to a post, then it doesn't make sense to quote it. You seem to struggle with this concept.

Your hyperbolic but empty rhetoric is getting tiresome. You regularly castigate the board for vehemently defending Trump, yet you are unable to produce clear examples of this behavior. Now you suggest that by pointing out your repetitious and inaccurate predictions, I am somehow forbidding you to speak on a topic. You appear to think of yourself as some kind of internet martyr, but you can only do so by taking umbrage at offenses that have been committed exclusively in your imagination.

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Not entirely un-Trumpian.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Apparently you struggle with the concept of "response" as opposed to "disagreement". As far as repetition goes you're the only one participating in it. I have never referenced Democratic obstructionism. If you can find it anywhere please do. I know you can't so why bother.

As far as the imminent demise thing goes you pull that card as a go to move anytime you feel it's convenient. You seem to imply that I shouldn't have an opinion simply I predicted that he wouldn't win. Unless you can show me any comment by you that amounts to nothing more than a "hedge" what's the point of constantly bringing it up. It was cool up until what the 10th time you did it.


I'm no Internet martyr either as my views arent any more or less virtuous than anyone else's.

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Your response about obstructionism had nothing to do with my post. It was a non sequitur and therefore no response at all.

The predictions referenced in my post concerned--as I made clear in my initial response to you--your many prognostications of Trump's imminent demise. Please try to improve your reading comprehension.

I think this is the second time I've mentioned your errant prognostications, not the tenth. But it's hardly a surprise to find the board's own self-appointed Joan of Arc exaggerating yet again.

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If I fact checked it it would be closer to 10 than 2.

Also my response to what you said was slight disagreement but not necessarily denouncement. My opinion wasn't anything to go to war over.

As someone that partook in the Trump fight, unlike you who spent most of the time pontificating about the forthcoming apocalypse if ever there was a 2nd coming of Clinton "neoliberalist" policies (repetition you think?); I think it is high time to stop fighting Trump. Let him govern and attempt to make good on his promises. If they want to present an alternative vision then fine, but if they seek to thwart Trump at every turn it would be a mistake.

It is time for the world to see that NAFTA was a Republican crafted bill. Let's find out if the Republican controlled Congress will be in such a hurry to repeal or even amend it. Let's see if he is going to bring all of the jobs back that he promised? How can that be possible when he is a supporter of the very policies which push them out in the first place?

Now that there are no Clintons to fight Democrats and Republicans are going to have to accomplish things based on merit and not dissent. As much as I supported Hillary I am looking forward to the "new day". This progressive wing that everyone views as the future will now have to win elections based primarily on ideas. I don't think they can do it but hey we will see.

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Get a room you two!

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This thread was created for Trump hissyfits

As far as people defending Trump you must have missed about 20 different pieces of evidence where they have.

One of its esteemed members referred to him only recently as one of the "good guys". This after telling the world that he didn't particularly care for the guy for months.


Another has repeatedly used the word "oligarchy" to describe Trump opponents yet has been conspicuously silent about Trump's own formation of an "oligarchy"

Trump's racism is either ignored or excused by numerous people and most of this particular group has even attempted to suggest that racism didn't play a role in him getting elected.

Trump defenders are now harping on perceived media bias in an effort to defend him.

I don't know what you're talking about when you state I haven't provided evidence. There has been so much of it that it is quite frankly old at this point.

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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.

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