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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when Trump insulted his way through the primaries?
It was how he won. He gave everybody a nasty nickname, made fun of the handicapped, insulted womens look, trashed dead soldier and his family for being Muslim, dismissed the judge for being Mexican, said Mexicans are rapists. He did it to win the Primary. It was the way he campaigns.
That is what hes doing now. Hes in full on campaign mode.
So naturally hes pulling the medias and the American peoples chain and sure enough! Hes got everyones attention again. Suddenly hes getting completely free coverage again. Were being bombarded with endless damn clips of his latest insults.
Does the world really need to hear every splatter of diarrhea that spews from his anal mouth? Is there actually anyone left who hasnt made up their mind about him yet? Fuck!
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Mr. Bankruptcy
Nillionaire Don
CONald
Deal Faker
no_hypocrisy
(46,104 posts)I remember responses like "greedy" and "Piggy, Piggy, Piggy".
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2013/02/01/the-quotable-ed-koch/?utm_term=.95b218617a62
Timmygoat
(779 posts)The only way he knows, is to spew out his hate speech, the way he acts puts people against people. Does anyone else see a comparison to the Hitler rallies, they were full of hate against jews, immigrants and anyone a little different. This was the beginning of WW2. Trump's two years in the White House have been two years of hate rallies. I can see it, he is the one who should be locked up!
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Its the Fascist agenda all over again, even to locking up ethnic groups.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Cadet Chickenshit McBonespurs
Spanky Tighty Whities
The Talking Toupee (Does he think we haven't seen all of the pictures ?)
Mushroom Dick (I think that would enrage him.)
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)and helps our candidates this election
DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)I saw yesterday that trump is losing the Midwest because of his hateful ways.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Logic dictates that he would be more and more disliked, but theres been nothing logical about him or his following.
Sugarcoated
(7,724 posts)Two years of this shit he doesn't get the benefit of the doubt from independents and blue collar Democrats, soft Republican women who couldn't bring themselves to pull the lever for her even though Emperor dumb ass was a obviously a lying pig. Many Bernie or busters have seen enough of this shit show and so have the non political types who voted the pig because of name recognition.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Hes gotten to the point where he has to make them happy now. Hes in essence, their puppet though he doesnt realize it yet.
If and when we take back the House the tune will change and his hoards will get frustrated and angrier and more disappointed. Sure, theyll rail at us, but he wont get anything done.
Sugarcoated
(7,724 posts)unless of course they get violent. Otherwise, what they do, say or think is irrelevant. They're irrelevant. I agree, Dirty Don is playing with fire.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)They would be irrelevant IF we ignored him. Now if the media would get that then he would stop being relevant.
At least we have less than a month of 24/7 Trump in campaign mode.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)That's who he is/what he does.
The Art of the Con
Don the Con
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Since Ive seen when he put on his worst behavior is when he was in the Primaries. Hell stoop to levels even he doesnt normally go to when he wants to win. Right now he wants to win the midterms. He truly believes his tactics just need to be revived during this last month.
justgamma
(3,665 posts)because she was great at insulting people.They didn't care that she knew nothing.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Trumps hasnt.
Maybe its because he is President. If he werent he wouldnt be as popular. Even his mindless minions dont like losers.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Even Fox news quit showin his rallies because the ratings dropped.
This is h he is pullng stunts like Kanya West. Raving about how Trump is his daddy who would play baseball with him while we see a good portion of the county wiped off the map, devastating millions of people.
How awful his is for them, lives, homes destroyed while the president poses wih a raving, mentally ill man, then goes out,calls protesters angry mobs.
Sickening!
hexola
(4,835 posts)The huge republican field of candidates played right into Trumps one-liners. In those "debates" - one line is about all they got!
I think FOX just announced they won't be televising every rally...bad ratings apparently.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)This time he added Christine Blasey Ford to his list of women to insult.
If theres a hell it probably has a special hole reserved just for him and his toothless followers.
If not then Maybe hell get a karma adjustment.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)All they do is replay, the same thing all day long. At least CNN has news.
Rachel is ranting, John King is showing the devestated.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)that has me wary is how incumbents typically have the advantage, and he'd go in as an incumbent and more than likely unchallenged in a GOP primary.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Doubtful. And contrary to wishful thinking, his approval rating has been incredibly steady. None of his predecessors have had such a steady approval rating. He has a cult following and nothing he says or does will dissuade Cult45.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)They would be his concentration camp guards, his SS police, his Brownshirts, his Good Americans turning their neighbors in.
Midnight Writer
(21,765 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)There is no reason for the media to give him this much time. Hes not making news. Hes only making noise, and theyre falling for it.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,124 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)THAT would hurt him. Being ignored, pushed aside as irrelevant is what would hurt his aspirations.
He thrives on attention. ANY kind of attention. Take that away and he will wither no matter how hard he screams.
SWBTATTReg
(22,124 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)But I like watching MSNBC. If they show him again and again I cant very well ignore him. The theme of this OP was exactly that. My wish that they would ignore him.
SWBTATTReg
(22,124 posts)listen to or watch this stain upon American ideals and American values, who's a giant tax cheat too. Why isn't he in jail like the other tax cheats?
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)They start showing, I switch.
fightin kentuckian
(2 posts)The news stations cover him 24/7, good or bad. it's just like the guy said the other day, that Trump brings in the ratings. the news organizations are more responsible for creating him than the republican voters.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)and Elizabeth Warren.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)MAGA means, America is lost for generations.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)In 2016, he concentrated fire on a single target at a time. Now he's got about 470 targets.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)But he desperately needs them because theyre all hes got.
Of course, there is always the Putin equation. Putin being the x in the equation.
onetexan
(13,041 posts)he enflames hate and division, spews lies and falsities on a daily basis, is crooked as heck. And his God-forsaken base eats it up. He is their savior.
keithbvadu2
(36,806 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)All of which translates in the real world to: racism, sexism, xenophobia, bullying, narcissism, and being an irredeemable flaming asshole.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)about the "no PC crap" thing is Hamburglar-in-Chief and his cult oppose PC-ness unless it's something like Black people kneeling during the anthem (which is a politically-incorrect act), then they suddenly act butthurt and harass people.
VOX
(22,976 posts)Youre 100% correct. My example: For years now, 45s rallies have featured that psycho-buffoons taunting, bullying, encouraging rough stuff, leading chants about imprisoning defeated political foes, etc.
This past week, Eric Holder told an audience, "When they go low, we kick them." He continued, though, saying he did not want people to actually kick Republicans: "When I say we kick them, I dont mean we do anything inappropriate, we dont do anything illegal, but we have to be tough and we have to fight," Holder said.
The noise from the right was one big butthurt chorus. Hannity (Sorry): Liberal rage. Eric Holder seemingly endorsed the scenes of rage and protests taking place throughout the nation in the aftermath of Judge Brett Kavanaughs confirmation.
It always, always, comes down to IOKIYAR.
red dog 1
(27,804 posts)Baltimike
(4,143 posts)He knew he'd get away with it
Zorro
(15,740 posts)That's a meme that could get under his skin.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)He loves the word fake.
Cha
(297,240 posts)madville
(7,410 posts)Every morning will be a tweet storm insulting each Democratic candidate right down the list. And the media will cover it all word for word, all our candidates messages will get drowned out by each day's new intentional Twitter "controversy".
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Our side will learn the value of fighting back in equal measure this election. The days of the Democrats turning the other cheek are about to end.
Grasswire2
(13,570 posts)That's his M.O.
But I also think he is laying groundwork (with assistance of GOP) for a false flag if all else fails for them. Blaming the ungovernable Dem mob for whatever violence agitators can make happen.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Many of us dont need any more convincing.