posted August 03, 2016 08:14 AM            

We seem to have forgotten how Obama easily snubbed him a few years back when Trump was throwing tantrums on Obama's birth certificate.

Trump will purr like a kitten if a US General thunders plans in a closed room meeting, but in public he will take the credit like a superstar.

He is a businessman, that too Real Estate You cut deals with him, and you cannot expect any favors, sympathy, facts or empathy. He will maximize his returns in his Presidency, and all his cronies are going to become filthy rich at the end of 4 years should he keep it together and win [Though why he has to call Hillary Clinton the Devil, and why he should claim the elections will be rigged is beyond my comprehension at the moment. Such utterances cut the vote share]

He is not a Warlord nor an Arms Dealer. If he were an Arms Dealer than into real estate, then I would be very very worried, and yes, I would concur with the Apocalyptic Predictions regarding him.

The biggest worry for Trump fans should be his lack of experience in governance and his average financial knowledge, which he has to make up using his amazing charisma. He has not generated as much percentage returns to investors as Warren Buffet or Bill Gates. In fact, even Mitt Romney has done better with money.

He has been bankrupt, and he has bankrupted many small contractors, especially in Vegas.
This will be used against him.

I think he started too late, he should have started politics at age 45-48, then he would have become an amazing, "Reaganesque" conservative politician.

As of now, it looks like he is going to thrash Hillary in the Debates.

Hillary's best chance to win is to publicize game changing policy initiatives and create populist measures that benefit women, stuff that makes the wife of a die-hard Trump supporter secretly cast the vote for Hillary while waving a Trump flag with her husband.

posted August 03, 2016 06:28 PM            

And no, Randall, it is not a mathematical impossibility.

"President Obama received 93 percent of the African-American vote, according to the national exit poll, while Romney received 6 percent. With that kind of backing for Obama, it is almost inevitable that some black precincts would show 100 percent backing for him.”

Or, see:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/2012fraud.asp

posted August 03, 2016 08:56 PM            

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Originally posted by iQ:
I think we are being too harsh on Trump.

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I have absolutely no problem being harsh with someone who (in no particular order):

*Makes fun of people with disabilities.

*Proudly claims he could shoot someone dead in the middle of New York City and his admirers would still love him.

*Repeatedly praises dictators like Putin, Saddam Hussein, and Kim Jong Il (or was it Kim Jong Un?)

*Repeatedly makes statements that physical appearance is the most important attribute of women, and calls some women fat pigs, "pieces of ass," ugly, etc.

*Says he would date his daughter if she weren't his daughter.

*Repeatedly refuses to pay his creditors.

*Brags about making money in the 2008 housing crash, when so many middle income Americans lost everything.

*Yaps about the evils of jobs going overseas, yet outsources the products he sells.

*Is supposedly rich, but apparently contributes virtually nothing to charity.

*Pretends he is self-made, when in fact he inherited his wealth.

*Refuses to release his tax returns.

*Insists that John McCain is not a war hero, and does so in a way that demeans his years as a prisoner of war.

*Refers to a political rival as "Pocahontas" and says of certain tribal members "they don't look like Indians to me."

*Calls Mexican immigrants rapists and insists that a highly respected native-born citizen judge cannot do his job because of his Mexican heritage.

*Suggests he might abridge the freedom of the press, and prohibits certain press organizations from his appearances.

*Suggests that women who are sexually harassed should just find another job.

*Says he would give nuclear weapons to Saudi Arabia.

*Lies about 70% of the time.

*Accuses fire marshals of political motives or incompetence because of crowd size restrictions.

*Makes hateful statements about the mother of a soldier who died in service to the U.S.

*Refers to "my" African-American and brags that "I have a great relationship with the blacks."

*Wants to build a wall along the U.S. - Mexico border.

*Wants to ban an entire class of people from entering the U.S. solely on the basis of their religion, in direct contradiction to the principle of religious freedom on which this nation was founded.

*Thinks it's funny to say "I always wanted a Purple Heart...this was easier." [after dodging the draft himself]

*Thinks it's a sign of strength to refuse to admit you are wrong or ever make a mistake and a sign of weakness to apologize.

*Always speaks in a condescending, ridiculing, aggressive, and rude tone of voice.

*Says he will pay for the defense of a supporter who physically punches a protestor.

*Thinks women should be legally punished (sent to prison?) for having an abortion.

*Congratulates himself "for being right on radical Islamic terrorism" within hours of the Orlando massacre. (Note: the shooter was a native U.S. citizen born in this country in 1986. By Trump's rules, he himself should apparently be deported since his mother was an immigrant).

*Refuses to renounce support from David Duke/the KKK.

*Repeatedly demonstrates he has, at best, a 5th grade knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, and an even lower level of knowledge of world geography. [My apologies for insulting 5th graders].

*Apparently admits rarely if ever reading a book as an adult, and has demonstrated no interest in learning about government or world diplomacy.

*Has apparently admitted to insiders he has no interest in governing; he just wants to win the election.

And those are just the horrors I can remember off the top of my head.

posted August 03, 2016 09:10 PM            

When Newt is disgusted, now we know we are getting somewhere.

The only thing I find funnier than Trumps outrageous remarks is listening to his followers "explain" him ... defending him is even funnier .

posted August 03, 2016 11:02 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
Where did he say he never reads? Or that he has a 5th grade knowledge of the Constitution? Not saying he didn't make those comments, because I don't know. It sounds fishy. Sources?

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The 5th grade knowledge of the Constitution is my personal opinion, based upon a variety of interviews and speeches I've heard with my own ears. Sorry if I wasn't clear that is my opinion. I don't have time right now to look up all the stupid "gaffs" he's made in that regard. One had to do with telling Republican members of Congress he'd support Article XII of the Constitution. Another had to do with not being able to name three basic functions of the federal government at a town hall meeting earlier this year.

As one example of his lack of world knowledge, he recently made a statement that made it clear he had no idea the Crimea was part of the Ukraine or that Putin had invaded the Ukraine.

posted August 03, 2016 11:28 PM            

If you want to use only the "False" and "Pants on Fire" ratings, it's 54% for Trump vs. 13% for Clinton.

posted August 03, 2016 11:49 PM            

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Originally posted by Delilah423:
Hillary Clinton's "lie" figure according to Politifact is 27%:
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/hillary-clinton/

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