Lets see if we can keep this thread a little more civil.

I found this interview very interesting.  A lot of soft balls thrown at Trump, he explained his back pedalling on his more extreme issues as a lot of his claims as opening bids for negotiation purposes.  Which .. whatever .. I still think that those are insincere claims he used to get elected.

He does now come across way more presidential then he did prior to the election.  A lot of his noise, yelling, and rhetoric has been scaled back.

Do respect this one though:

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Lesley Stahl: Are you gonna take the salary, the president’s salary?

Donald Trump: Well, I’ve never commented on this, but the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year. But it’s a -- I don’t even know what it is.

Donald Trump: Do you know what the salary is?

Lesley Stahl: $400,000 you’re giving up.

Donald Trump: No, I’m not gonna take the salary. I’m not taking it.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-donald-trump-family-melania-ivanka-lesley-stahl/

He’s unraveling.  Asked to show leadership.  Given a chance to console and comfort Americans. Trump loses it.  He’s toast. 

Edited March 20, 20205 yr by The Unknown Poster

Trump is way over his head, people said this would happen if a tragedy happen because of lack of empathy and depth of knowledge, his base wont admit it but down deep inside them they know this to be true

And there it is:

 

 

Trump's stupidity and hubris will never allow him to admit mistakes or resign. He will try to find a scapegoat and demonize anyone who points out that the emperor has no clothes, and his followers will go right along.

Centerpiece of the deal (which was drafted, before Democrats even saw any proposals  - 500 billion in loans and guarantees for corporations, not across the board, but case by case, at the sole discretion of the administration.  With no legal brakes on buybacks (stock)

Nifty slush fund for certain 1 percenters.
Priorities......

Edited March 23, 20205 yr by do or die

4 minutes ago, do or die said:

Centerpiece of the deal (which was drafted, before Democrats even saw any proposals  - 500 billion in loans and guarantees for corporations, not across the board, but case by case, at the sole discretion of the administration.  With no legal brakes on buybacks (stock)

Nifty slush fund for certain 1 percenters.
Priorities......

Yeah the Trump administration has really shown just how broken the system is. The rich are waging war on the plebs. They best be careful they don't go over the line cause the mob outnumbers them by a very significant amount. 

13 minutes ago, do or die said:

Centerpiece of the deal (which was drafted, before Democrats even saw any proposals  - 500 billion in loans and guarantees for corporations, not across the board, but case by case, at the sole discretion of the administration.  With no legal brakes on buybacks (stock)

Nifty slush fund for certain 1 percenters.
Priorities......

The most overlooked provision...

"then allow him to hide the identity of the bailout recipients from the public for up to six months."

Good point.

 

 

Madness indeed...

On 2020-03-19 at 11:35 PM, The Unknown Poster said:

Those fox idiots just don’t want to go down with the captain of the titanic.   They’re the owner of the white star line looking for a life boat to sneak into. 

Solid metaphor - maybe I’ll invite you to my ELA class sometime. 

11 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Yeah the Trump administration has really shown just how broken the system is. The rich are waging war on the plebs. They best be careful they don't go over the line cause the mob outnumbers them by a very significant amount. 

You may be underestimating the confidence the GOP and Trump have in the will of the police and military to enforce any edicts, legal or otherwise, that they see fit to mandate. A survey I saw a couple of years ago  stated that about 25% of the US military rank and file and somewhat higher in the officer corps and police were strongly right-wing/fundamentalist in their views. This would probably predispose them to unquestioningly follow orders ("trust and obey, there is no other way"). The Kent State incident proved that most people, especially military and paramilitary will obey illegal orders when stressed. A sociology course I took examined the rise of fascism in post-WW1 Germany and apparently only about 20-25% of the German population were solidly behind Hitler's policies but were aggressive and vocal and the rest of the people went along out of fear and apathy.

10 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Good point.

 

 

Madness indeed...

Maybe, just maybe, the tide of opinion among the semi-sane right-wingers in the US is starting to turn. The fundamentalists are showing signs of realizing that they are being used by an amoral would-be dictator and now David Frum. Frum, the son of former media person Barbara Frum, has been an unquestioning cheerleader of the Bushes but now is turning on Trump and his cronies.

When the polling begins to show trump wirh zero hope, everyone will turn on him looking to make him a scapegoat for a democratic victory.  And to get him and his kids to go away and make room for a more traditional candidate on the future.  Fox will turn. Trump will crate a new party and network which will compete with fox.  It will be fun to watch 

When the polling begins to show trump wirh zero hope, everyone will turn on him looking to make him a scapegoat for a democratic victory.  And to get him and his kids to go away and make room for a more traditional candidate on the future.  Fox will turn. Trump will crate a new party and network which will compete with fox.  It will be fun to watch 

22 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

When the polling begins to show trump wirh zero hope, everyone will turn on him looking to make him a scapegoat for a democratic victory.  And to get him and his kids to go away and make room for a more traditional candidate on the future.  Fox will turn. Trump will crate a new party and network which will compete with fox.  It will be fun to watch 

I almost feel bad for him that he doesn't realize that he is just the useful idiot for the republican party. The crazy right wing voters aren't loyal to him, they're loyal to the Republicans in power, whoever that may be, and Trump is going to be the most epic scapegoat for them. If only the Democrats hadn't sent their double agent to do these things!

Didn't even bother to add anything to this.......

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/22/trump-coronavirus-past-presidents-143131

Beating Trump is one thing, but the GOP should also pay a heavy price....

59 minutes ago, do or die said:

Beating Trump is one thing, but the GOP should also pay a heavy price....

Trump is a symptom. The right wing in the states has been priming the population for this type of president for a long time now. The next guy might not be a complete raging idiot, which would be far more terrifying. 

Oh brother...

 

 

Just now, Mr Dee said:

Oh brother...

 

 

Trump is probably having wet dreams thinking about having free access to all that money.

21 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Trump is a symptom. The right wing in the states has been priming the population for this type of president for a long time now. The next guy might not be a complete raging idiot, which would be far more terrifying. 

Narcissistic personality disorder

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:

• Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
• Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
• Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
• Exaggerate achievements and talents
• Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
• Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
• Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
• Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
• Take advantage of others to get what they want
• Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
• Be envious of others and believe others envy them
• Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
• Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office

At the same time, people with narcissistic personality disorder have trouble handling anything they perceive as criticism, and they can:

• Become impatient or angry when they don't receive special treatment
• Have significant interpersonal problems and easily feel slighted
• React with rage or contempt and try to belittle the other person to make themselves appear superior
• Have difficulty regulating emotions and behavior
• Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change
• Feel depressed and moody because they fall short of perfection
• Have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, vulnerability and humiliation

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Narcissistic personality disorder

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder and the severity of symptoms vary. People with the disorder can:

• Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance
• Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration
• Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
• Exaggerate achievements and talents
• Be preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
• Believe they are superior and can only associate with equally special people
• Monopolize conversations and belittle or look down on people they perceive as inferior
• Expect special favors and unquestioning compliance with their expectations
• Take advantage of others to get what they want
• Have an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
• Be envious of others and believe others envy them
• Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner, coming across as conceited, boastful and pretentious
• Insist on having the best of everything — for instance, the best car or office

At the same time, people with narcissistic personality disorder have trouble handling anything they perceive as criticism, and they can:

• Become impatient or angry when they don't receive special treatment
• Have significant interpersonal problems and easily feel slighted
• React with rage or contempt and try to belittle the other person to make themselves appear superior
• Have difficulty regulating emotions and behavior
• Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change
• Feel depressed and moody because they fall short of perfection
• Have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, vulnerability and humiliation

You could have saved time by simply posting a picture of Trump.

An example of a Trump supporter- a bit older but still relevant.

 

                                                       

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He needd to stop talking about stuff that he knows absolute jack **** about... people gonna die.

 

Apparently doctors and pharmacists are stockpiling this stuff for themselves. Lemings.