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"Leaving him alone for several hours can prove damaging, because he consumes too much television" (Original Post) kpete Feb 2017 OP
Can't they just get him an Xbox or something?? Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #1
.... lol. lol. JHan Feb 2017 #3
LOL! moonscape Feb 2017 #26
in deference to the people who don't think we should call him, "mentally ill", unblock Feb 2017 #2
Seriously, check out personality disorders. Hortensis Feb 2017 #30
Coddling a dementia-addled creep? C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #4
How in the hell can the President have time to watch television? Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2017 #5
He retires at 6;30 pm, they say dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #21
He's a child. Baitball Blogger Feb 2017 #6
Sounds like my friend's 4 year old. Luckily they outgrew that behavior NightWatcher Feb 2017 #17
This is why the nukes issue with this guy is scary and I do not like scare politics. BeckyDem Feb 2017 #7
One of the politico comments is a gem.. JHan Feb 2017 #8
That one had me rolling on the floor! smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #10
LOL leftstreet Feb 2017 #12
Snorting coffee out my nose! nolabear Feb 2017 #15
And he wins the internets for the day... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #18
HAW! FSogol Feb 2017 #19
LOL! flygal Feb 2017 #20
+1 ronnie624 Feb 2017 #23
LOL! montana_hazeleyes Feb 2017 #31
the Third Lady should be by his side. KewlKat Feb 2017 #9
95% watching TV and 5% executive orders - the best president ever. dalton99a Feb 2017 #11
So are taxpayers going to have to foot the bill for a babysitter??? Jeez! Vinca Feb 2017 #13
What else? Don't get him wet? Don't feed him after midnight? Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #14
lol.. There's this.. Cha Feb 2017 #25
Lmao...well played... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #27
These sorts of stories should make every seriously frightened. A man-child with emotional issues. Stinky The Clown Feb 2017 #16
It reminds me of the "It's a Good Life" episode of the Twilight Zone fishwax Feb 2017 #22
Excellent analogy... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #28
Speaking of which.. Cha Feb 2017 #24
FFS. He should be touring Willy Wonka's factory. kysrsoze Feb 2017 #29

unblock

(52,328 posts)
2. in deference to the people who don't think we should call him, "mentally ill",
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 02:17 PM
Feb 2017

this dude is seriously insane in the membrane.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
30. Seriously, check out personality disorders.
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 04:32 AM
Feb 2017

They're very real and apparently almost impossible to treat effectively, but they are not considered an illness. You'll have crossed paths with a number of people with various degrees and types of personality disorder. Unfortunately, they're far from rare but are only diagnosed as a disorder when the traits are so strong that they seriously negatively affect a person's ability to function in the world.

I think a cluster B personality disorder would explain just about everything.

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,590 posts)
5. How in the hell can the President have time to watch television?
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 02:20 PM
Feb 2017

Except maybe in the late evening or early morning............

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
21. He retires at 6;30 pm, they say
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 02:34 AM
Feb 2017

then watches tv, esp. the news, apparently not realizing that the tv news has been known to most people via the internet, for hours.
It is also reported that he does not like to be alone, and orders his aides to spend the off duty hours with him,
which really means, i suspect, to have someone to listen to his constant babbling.
Reportedly he has not been sleeping well, either. Says he misses his "home" at the Tower and/or MarLego.

to comfort himself, he eats multiple servings of junk food at night.
which explains the decidedly portly look the past month.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
7. This is why the nukes issue with this guy is scary and I do not like scare politics.
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 02:21 PM
Feb 2017

They have him on a leash, is that what they're trying to say?

fishwax

(29,149 posts)
22. It reminds me of the "It's a Good Life" episode of the Twilight Zone
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 02:40 AM
Feb 2017

where there is a six-year-old boy who has the power to change/destroy the world with his mind. Trump's mind isn't that powerful, of course, but the childish grip on power coupled with the childish lack of impulse control makes it seem similar enough.



Tonight's story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. This, as you may recognize, is a map of the United States, and there's a little town there called Peaksville. On a given morning not too long ago, the rest of the world disappeared and Peaksville was left all alone. Its inhabitants were never sure whether the world was destroyed and only Peaksville left untouched or whether the village had somehow been taken away. They were, on the other hand, sure of one thing: the cause. A monster had arrived in the village. Just by using his mind, he took away the automobiles, the electricity, the machines—because they displeased him—and he moved an entire community back into the dark ages—just by using his mind. Now I'd like to introduce you to some of the people in Peaksville, Ohio. This is Mr. Fremont. It's in his farmhouse that the monster resides. This is Mrs. Fremont. And this is Aunt Amy, who probably had more control over the monster in the beginning than almost anyone. But one day she forgot. She began to sing aloud. Now, the monster doesn't like singing, so his mind snapped at her, turned her into the smiling, vacant thing you're looking at now. She sings no more. And you'll note that the people in Peaksville, Ohio, have to smile. They have to think happy thoughts and say happy things because once displeased, the monster can wish them into a cornfield or change them into a grotesque, walking horror. This particular monster can read minds, you see. He knows every thought, he can feel every emotion. Oh yes, I did forget something, didn't I? I forgot to introduce you to the monster. This is the monster. His name is Anthony Fremont. He's six years old, with a cute little-boy face and blue, guileless eyes. But when those eyes look at you, you'd better start thinking happy thoughts, because the mind behind them is absolutely in charge. This is the Twilight Zone.

Docreed2003

(16,876 posts)
28. Excellent analogy...
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 03:07 AM
Feb 2017

Trump is the type of narcissistic sociopath that would lash out against those he feels aren't sufficiently bending to his authority! Wait, that's exactly what he's doing!!!

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