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After that fascist rally Trump had, I was very close to (Original Post) edhopper Jul 2018 OP
It really bugged me - a far leftie - how he trashed Poppy Bush and McCain. Vinca Jul 2018 #1
He's trying to separate the Skidmore Jul 2018 #3
Any cheering rally-goers should be exposed leftstreet Jul 2018 #2
I agree. Put the cameras on the crowd. Pick out the most rabid and hope it goes viral. Va Lefty Jul 2018 #4
True thegoose Jul 2018 #7
He'd quit saying it if they'd quit cheering it renate Jul 2018 #13
They won't get the reference. nt irisblue Jul 2018 #5
No pics, but a good "blow by blow" account The Polack MSgt Jul 2018 #6
He's your punch drunk pervert uncle who ruins the party lunatica Jul 2018 #8
Dementia spinbaby Jul 2018 #9
Although people who know him say he's always been like that lunatica Jul 2018 #10
Early dementia looks almost normal spinbaby Jul 2018 #12
My mother had dementia lunatica Jul 2018 #16
I had the same reaction... Blue1963 Jul 2018 #11
I don't know if this is true or not -- RandomAccess Jul 2018 #14
that wanna-a be bdamomma Jul 2018 #15

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
1. It really bugged me - a far leftie - how he trashed Poppy Bush and McCain.
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 03:27 PM
Jul 2018

I wish all the living presidents would pen an op-ed for a major newspaper about the dignity of the office and how it's being degraded.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
3. He's trying to separate the
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 03:30 PM
Jul 2018

Bush supporter holdouts and force them to come to him by shaming. He's just evil.

leftstreet

(36,107 posts)
2. Any cheering rally-goers should be exposed
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 03:27 PM
Jul 2018

They disgust me more than Trump

Trump doesn't mean any of the shit he says

THEY DO


renate

(13,776 posts)
13. He'd quit saying it if they'd quit cheering it
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 06:29 PM
Jul 2018

They’re so vile.

I hate hating people and I try my best not to... they seem to crave it.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
8. He's your punch drunk pervert uncle who ruins the party
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 04:10 PM
Jul 2018

He is a congenital idiot who can’t stop talking about himself. He just vomits the stream of consciousness he’s been stuck in for life. He fancies himself a clever wit for the ages when only idiocrats are present. He preens and bloviates ad nauseum. His audiences look like the living brain dead until he repeats the cheer lines to give them the Pavlovian signal to cheer. Otherwise they just drool the rage spittle that congregates in the corners of their lips.

I don’t get why critics are still trying to make sense of what he says. There is no there there.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
10. Although people who know him say he's always been like that
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 05:05 PM
Jul 2018

I think if he had dementia he would be lost during times. He would not be reacting to his audience. He would look befuddled and confused and would wander off the stage. He would say gibberish disconnected to any situation he’s in. He would interrupt his words to look blank because he wouldn’t be able to stick to a line of thought.

I’ll buy that there’s something wrong with him, but at least up to now I’m not buying the dementia theory.

spinbaby

(15,089 posts)
12. Early dementia looks almost normal
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 06:19 PM
Jul 2018

But he shows the same signs I saw in my relatives:

He loses his train of thought.

He repeats himself.

He makes stuff up when he can’t remember and BELIEVES it.

He obsesses over seemingly minor things.

He overreacts to perceived threats.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
16. My mother had dementia
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 10:33 PM
Jul 2018

She did act pretty normal in many ways, even when it had advanced over a five year period. But she didn’t start off being a pompous asshole like he is. She mostly got quieter, although she always looked normal. She didn’t converse but she did respond correctly when we talked to her. I guess one of the things that happens is most conversation just stops at some point.

Maybe the fact that he’s been reversing what he says every few days is part of that confusion.

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