Trump says he could ‘shoot somebody’ and still maintain support

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: MSNBC

Donald Trump said Saturday that his supporters are so loyal that he would not lose backers even if he were to shoot someone in the middle of downtown Manhattan.

“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.”

Trump has previously boasted about the devotion of his fans, but the new comment is the most extreme example of such a remark.

A recent NBC News/Survey Monkey poll suggested that Trump supporters, once decided, are likely to stay with him. About half of respondents backing the real estate mogul said they were “absolutely certain” that they will vote for Trump.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-still-maintain-support

[underpants]

1. Support him? They'd yell HELL YEAH!!!

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[trillion]

65. Especially if Trump shot a black or brown person. They'd donate all the money they could to him to.

Fascists supporting an open fascist. Who'd have guessed.

[Jenny_92808]

73. pure evil

It is beyond my understand why some people would choose to be so evil.

[dinkytron]

74. Fear. They are afraid of their future. nt

[Mike Nelson]

2. No doubt...

...many of his supporters support public shootings. However, he has not one single voter, presently; no vote has been cast.

[7962]

3. What a total ass. Although I've said similar about him

And Hillary as well. She could be caught with a ton of cocaine & two dead bodies and still wouldnt be charged!

[Major Nikon]

6. Sure, that whole Vince Foster thing sure was fishy, eh?

[yurbud]

7. Hillary has a different kind of support. If her wealthy patrons thought they couldn't cover

an indiscretion, they would cut her loose.

[7962]

21. You're probably right about that. nt

[red dog 1]

11. Are you really equating Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump?

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Hillary is not my 1st choice, Bernie is, but to equate Hillary with that evil, lying asshole Trump is ridiculous, IMO.

[7962]

18. No, just the ability to slide with anything.

All she's got is "bernies a socialist. Nobody will vote for a socialist". People LIKE him everywhere he goes. You know she cant stand the fact that even a lot of republicans say he's a good man!
I know a lot of folks here disagree, but I believe if this email thing was happening to anyone else, they'd be out of the race. As it is, someone WILL take a fall, but it aint gonna be her.
And I cant count the number of times I've heard Trump say something and think "well, THATS it, he's done for". And then be proven wrong. Again.

[Akamai]

57. I absolutely agree with you! And as Thom Hartmann says, "If Hillary is the candidate, we sure want

her to win in the general election. And if it's Bernie (as Thom and many of us want), we want him to win in the general. We sure don't want either of them damaged in the primaries."

Let's not form a circular firing squad to destroy our best chances to hold on to the White House.

[trillion]

66. Okay, ABR - anybody but Republican. Who appoints supreme court judges does matter.

[world wide wally]

70. It's amazing that some of you could turn even this into an anti-Hillary thread

Maybe I'm at the wrong site

[Major Nikon]

4. Did anyone else have to check the source to make sure it wasn't The Onion?

Trump really has turned into a walking and talking parody of himself.

[leftynyc]

30. My sister sent me this

yesterday:

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/palin-blames-obama-for-her-defeat-in-2008-election?mbid=rss

saying "tell me this is satire". When you can't tell, that's a real problem.

[red dog 1]

35. It wasn't The Onion

I checked, and it was MSNBC

Although when I read the article & saw the reference to a "NBC News/Survey Monkey poll"..
I had to think twice about the article's legitimacy.
(Apparently "Monkey Survey" is a real poll)

[LuckyLib]

49. Survey Monkey is a data gathering service. Unfortunate name. Legitimate business.

[w0nderer]

5. he'd gain a lot of supporters

if he shot himself..no matter where he did it

[7962]

20. Haaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

[red dog 1]

37. Good one!

[santafe52]

8. Yeah, he's right.

Republicans are THAT DUMB!

[sakabatou]

9. "I could commit murder and my idiot followers will be at my beck and call."

[paleotn]

10. Among the evil scum who support him? Sure. (nt)

[narnian60]

12. This is disgustingly sick beyond words.

[Kip Humphrey]

13. Hitlaresque megalomania.

[red dog 1]

38. + 1

Trump the Chump seems to have a lot in common with Hitler.

[Kip Humphrey]

40. amazing how many '30s pro nazi legacees float to the top of the republicon party: Koch, Bush, Trump.

[LiberalElite]

14. I bet he'd pick up a few more votes eom

[yurbud]

25. it would depend on who he shot. if it was a white guy, it would neither help nor hurt

if it was a black, hispanic, or Muslim...

[LiberalElite]

28. Yeah - with extra credit for

shooting them in the back.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

15. Try it! n/t

[TeamPooka]

16. Waiting for him to tell us he's "bigger than Jesus." nt

[Helen Borg]

17. I'm sure he would only shoot some

worthless Mexican or minority. His base might cheer, actually.

[Kip Humphrey]

19. Winning tomorrow's Pic of the Moment today.

[Augiedog]

22. This says nothing about him, but a lot about his supporters. Basically he is claiming they are

lawless sociopaths. Which actually then does say something about him.

[Mrs. Overall]

23. Maybe next time he'll be more specific--his followers are that stupid and hate-filled:

I could stand in the middle or a Kindergarten classroom and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.

I could stand in the middle of a high school library and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.

I could stand in the middle of an African American church and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.

I could stand in the middle of a movie theater and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.

I could stand in the middle of an office holiday party and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.

I could stand in the middle of a college classroom and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.

and on and on and on...

[YvonneCa]

42. Powerful post. n/t

[Live and Learn]

24. Sounds like he is perplexed by his supporters.

No matter how he tries to sabotage his campaign by saying ridiculous things they still support him. I really don't think he wants to be President at all.

[chapdrum]

31. Agreed, L&L

He's having the time of his life.

Since he could give a rat's patootie about governance and all that it entails, even if he
does get elected, he will not, imo, take office.

[tom_kelly]

26. You betcha and also too!

[Paper Roses]

27. How low will he go? Disgusting. n/t

[chapdrum]

29. Hell yes, he's right

He saw what CheneyCo got away with.

[Plucketeer]

32. I'm all for it !!!

As long as the person he shoots is himself!

[Mendocino]

33. Giant race to the bottom.

Who's more disgusting; Trump or anyone that would vote for him?

[Kath1]

34. He is clearly unhinged'

The fact that he has so much support scares the shit out of me.

Doesn't say much for this country.

[onecent]

36. He HAS TRIED EVERYTHING he can (so far) to get people

to NOT VOTE FOR HIM...but it's not working for him.

I don't really think he wants to be president, unless he is just trying to see how pissed off he can make the other 61%
or the 59% or whatever percent still does not want him to be president.
It should be 99% that DON'T WANT HIM. Be Afraid.

[SoapBox]

39. Wow...first in my lifetime...

A candidate for President of the United States of America, that is ready to kill someone and makes a joke of it.

Really America?

[briv1016]

41. I’m inclined to agree. I wonder if he realizes it says a lot more about his "supporters" than him.

[cilla4progress]

44. Playing with fire.

How long do you suppose till it happens?

[agent46]

68. Who would know

Who would know if the lowlife hasn't already killed someone or had someone killed and gotten away with it? He talks casually enough about murder as if he has.

[elmac]

45. would that still apply if he shot himself?

Just askin

[Odin2005]

46. Der Trumpenfurer.

[Chef Eric]

47. He might be right.

Dick Cheney shot a man in the face, and most Republicans didn't think it was a big deal.

[TeamPooka]

48. To be fair, Dick Cheney did it first. nt

[LuckyLib]

50. And we thought W was a nutcase/goofball.

[houston16revival]

51. He's going round the bend

For narcissists, the delusions and subconscious planning to maintain
the sense of importance, destiny, and power only increase as one ages.

The more important earlier in life the bigger the subsequent architecture.

[atreides1]

52. I have a better place for him to try it!

Let him go to Florida and pull a gun...it will be time that the 'Stand Your Ground' law accomplishes something positive!!!

[RKP5637]

53. ... because he brings out the worst in people, so they would still support him. n/t

[pontiac1933]

54. Yep! They could and would.

I think his followers are like those that rush to be executed.
I can see it now... Trumpedo tells these wanna be like him to show up at 8:am tomorrow morning to be guillotine. There's a mass stampede to get to be the first one in line.

[Kennah]

55. Heh, Ben Carson? Are you gonna take that shit? Knife him! n/t

[Qutzupalotl]

56. If anyone needed more proof that Trump is a joke candidate,

Exhibit A.

[houston16revival]

58. Reagan was a joke candidate too

http://kentmitchellsramblings.blogspot.com/2010/09/president-ronald-reagans-polish-italian.html

[left-of-center2012]

59. "as the audience laughed"

'Iffin' incredible

[Tab]

60. Supporters, maybe.

How about your biggest responsibility - Amaricans? Or is it only your specific that voters that count? If so [redacted] you! I don't want a president who's willing to protect his supporters and the hell with everyone else. I've seen that movie before.

[Spirochete]

61. As long as it wasn't a fetus. n/t

[humbled_opinion]

62. It's true and my

teabagger coworkers tell me it's all my fault for going all sycophant on Obama.... they contend Obama has destroyed the office of the presidency and they can't wait to exact revenge on all the liberals by electing Trump and giving him the power of a king....

That is exactly how nuts they are...

[SunSeeker]

63. The only way he would lose support is if he came out in favor of immigrants. nt

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[trillion]

64. He's wrong. If he told his racist he's against deportations they'd drop him.

[red dog 1]

67. K&R...Thanks for posting Mrs. Overall

I don't recall ever hearing a major party presidential candidate make as many blatantly stupid remarks as Trump has and still be in the lead.

It's almost as if he's trying to "One Up" himself in outrageous comments.

What the hell will he say next?

[truthisfreedom]

69. Then he could run from prison!

Hmm, that gives me an idea. Trump prison.

[Ilsa]

71. Yes, I guess his supporters are that crazy, etc nt

[ats11]

72. Trump is at it again

He constantly makes outrageous comments, yet everyone loves him, I wish it made sense. But I cannot wrap my head around it. He could say anything and people would still flock to him.

Why is he even running for office? He obviously knows he is not right for the job... He said it himself. Something along the lines of "good people don't go into office." Would a good person say he could shoot someone and be at the top? Trump is a thug, look out America.