OT ...Trump...beginning of the end?

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    the real reason why Trump won;


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    ^^^^ :twothumbs: :ygrin: :biglaugh:
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    Last week, Roth was asked, via e-mail, if it has happened here. He responded, “It is easier to comprehend the election of an imaginary President like Charles Lindbergh than an actual President like Donald Trump. Lindbergh, despite his Nazi sympathies and racist proclivities, was a great aviation hero who had displayed tremendous physical courage and aeronautical genius in crossing the Atlantic in 1927. He had character and he had substance and, along with Henry Ford, was, worldwide, the most famous American of his day. Trump is just a con artist. The relevant book about Trump’s American forebear is Herman Melville’s ‘The Confidence-Man,’ the darkly pessimistic, daringly inventive novel—Melville’s last—that could just as well have been called ‘The Art of the Scam.’ ”

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    I feel like if Trump would just let his interns run his twitter for a little while, he'd have a better image in the public.
     
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    ...yeah, I've been saying that someone needs to take Trump's phone away from him. Not only does Twitter make him look foolish at times, but it could also end up being a security problem.
     
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    1). With that "hair" and orange complexion, you think he care if people find him foolish?
    2) Consider the possibility that the tweets and "foolish statements" are ruses, bread crumbs to lead the opposition off on wild goose chases. There are way too many serious business people in his inner circle for this "idiot narrative " to be correct. We now lobs are hyper emotional and reactive and they can't help themselves not to bite at each and every instance of bombast.

    Perhaps this idiot is an idiot savant?
     
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    1...well, considering his propensity for having a grotesquely thin skin, yeah, I do think he cares.

    2...translation; "alternative facts".
     
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    no doubt, Roth is still having nightmares, the Holocaust is yet to happen....

    agreed, his and others of his creed, will never let semitic paranoia end; and yep, it is getting rather old. A non-issue for this POTUS;.... tho' I've got to say Roth see's thru the illusion that is Trump... no more from Roth, I promise....!:devilwink:
     
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    I think the thin skin is part of his schtick. He's crafted a persona to feed the caricature over the last 30-40 years. And he's used that is business to his own advantage. Maybe because it's a similar strategy that I use, one learned from my late father when he was. Cop. You create this perception among those who don't really know you, and then during the process of negotiation they find that they are wrong. That basically puts the other side on the defensive and creates leverage. This is what I see Trump doing. He wants you to think he's all those negative things.

    It's just too simple to buy into the negative. He's accomplished too much and forged successful relationships with too many smart/talents people for the surface character to be what lies underneath that thin orange skin.

    This is why I'm reserving judgment and looking at the measurable actions. Hated the guy, would have preferred a Rubio/Cruz or Cruz/Rubio ticket. But he masterfully took them out and his current team is checking all the right boxes, teeing up success for Congress.
     
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    ...I don't think it's any part of any purposely constructed schtick or fake persona...it's simply just the way he is. And there's no reason for him to act the way he does...I mean if someone is going to create the kind of facade that you're describing, why pick one so abrasive and childish like the one you claim Trump picked?...sorry, I don't see the logic.
    ...and make no mistake about it, if Trump is successful it will be because of a Republican dominated House and Senate. Do you really think that any of his stuff would fly if Dems controlled the House and Senate?...of course not.
     
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    Its time for Trump to investigate the use of covert alien technology, use sightings programs and mystify the opposition. Almost every civilized country has had sightings. Unfortunately, the Russians have a policy to shoot, first think about consequence later. The Arctic and Antarctica regions are an area that have stimulated interest from MUFON and governments as well.
     
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    Matts Your link to the CIA is excellent.
     
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    I get where you are at. And we're not going to influence each other's opinion on this matter.

    I'm going to sit back and enjoy the show, I don't think the Dems have a chance in hell against his approach. He's treating Dens and media like trolls, and it's some of the best entertainment out there.
     
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    ...I'll wait for intermission.
     
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    Get a comfy seat, lol
     
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