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kimbutgar

(21,177 posts)
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 07:54 PM Aug 2016

In 2-3 days the Cheeto comment will blow over and The MSM will be following him like puppy dogs

Can you imagine the outrage if Hillary suggested second amendment remedies against Cheeto? Fox would be blaring this on a 24 hour loop. Just when I think Cheeto goes too low he goes lower. He's practically a gopher now.

The guy is Teflon. Our media wants that horse race so they'll forgive him in the next couple of days. Profits over people are our medias mantra.

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In 2-3 days the Cheeto comment will blow over and The MSM will be following him like puppy dogs (Original Post) kimbutgar Aug 2016 OP
NO ..It won't blow over...this is his/almost any candidates... worst comment.. Stuart G Aug 2016 #1
He gets a pass all the time. kimbutgar Aug 2016 #3
There are advantages to watching the corrupted Hortensis Aug 2016 #15
History is replete with citizens not taking a tyrant's threats seriously. I fear we lost our Trust Buster Aug 2016 #2
No. You are wrong about that. MineralMan Aug 2016 #4
Mineral man I really hope so kimbutgar Aug 2016 #5
I agree completely..."political suicide" Stuart G Aug 2016 #7
Agreed Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #18
This is only the beginning of the week, cheeto will be mooning the cameras by the end of it... dubyadiprecession Aug 2016 #6
No. This is more than a 2-day story. Just as the Khan story lasted for into a second . . . brush Aug 2016 #8
This one will blow over, but only because he'll say something even MORE outrageous. SeattleVet Aug 2016 #9
Not this time. nolabear Aug 2016 #10
Nope. No. No way. HERVEPA Aug 2016 #11
His surrogates will spin his way out of this Mz Pip Aug 2016 #12
This won't go away GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #13
Keep talking me off the ledge kimbutgar Aug 2016 #14
I think this one is different. It's also just the latest point in a trend. TwilightZone Aug 2016 #16
This will be an issue for a month. Johnny2X2X Aug 2016 #17
I don't know how it will be in a few days but right now... ailsagirl Aug 2016 #19
Yeah!!!!!!!!!! kimbutgar Aug 2016 #20
That's right!!! ailsagirl Aug 2016 #21
I agree with you. But I hope we are wrong. spooky3 Aug 2016 #22
I don't know...he was creamed on CNN and MSNBC too. nt Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #23

kimbutgar

(21,177 posts)
3. He gets a pass all the time.
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:00 PM
Aug 2016

I don't see how it's different. He has crossed the lines so many times my head is spinning and his supporters won't give up on him.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
15. There are advantages to watching the corrupted
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:48 PM
Aug 2016

hacks on MSM TV. They've started, for the first time, reporting fact checks on political remarks. Trump's outrageous remarks are being reported for what they are, instead of just "some people say this" and "but some feel that" for phony equalizations.

I doubt this will be permanent, unfortunately, or at least as much as it should be, but maybe... For now, we are seeing a sea change.

And his hard-core supporters are doubling down, but they are forced to defend themselves from all sides now.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
2. History is replete with citizens not taking a tyrant's threats seriously. I fear we lost our
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 07:57 PM
Aug 2016

country today.

MineralMan

(146,325 posts)
4. No. You are wrong about that.
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:00 PM
Aug 2016

He has committed political suicide. He may not know it, but that is what he did today.

RIP, Donald Trump. Your political aspirations are dead and finished.

kimbutgar

(21,177 posts)
5. Mineral man I really hope so
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:02 PM
Aug 2016

But I don't feel confident about the media who wants a horse race. I saw Halperin and he was defending Cheeto and this comment.

Stuart G

(38,439 posts)
7. I agree completely..."political suicide"
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:06 PM
Aug 2016

kinda like that idiot in Missouri..

..a woman who is raped can stop conception...and make sure there is no baby..She can make her body keep that from happening....Todd Akins.. total political suicide.. Before that statement..he had an outstanding chance of beating sitting senator.. Claire McCaskill

Afterwards...he got 37 percent of the vote..she got 51 percent..

Ace Rothstein

(3,183 posts)
18. Agreed
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 09:11 PM
Aug 2016

I'm actually worried about them pulling the nomination from him after this.

His polling numbers are going to crash even further next week.

dubyadiprecession

(5,720 posts)
6. This is only the beginning of the week, cheeto will be mooning the cameras by the end of it...
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:04 PM
Aug 2016

He is only capable of being elected president of a lunatic asylum.

brush

(53,833 posts)
8. No. This is more than a 2-day story. Just as the Khan story lasted for into a second . . .
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:11 PM
Aug 2016

week, this will extend longer than that.

He was already losing badly, this just effectively ended Trump's campaign.

Stick a fork in him.

SeattleVet

(5,478 posts)
9. This one will blow over, but only because he'll say something even MORE outrageous.
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:12 PM
Aug 2016

He can't help putting his foot in his mouth every chance he gets ( I was going to say 'stepping on his dick' but, well, you know...tiny hands and all...).

Mz Pip

(27,453 posts)
12. His surrogates will spin his way out of this
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:24 PM
Aug 2016

This is just another inflammatory remark that will have a couple of days of publicity.

I hope I'm wrong.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
13. This won't go away
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:24 PM
Aug 2016

The Media and PTB are just now getting their heads around it and are making sure they heard it correctly. And when they hear the entire quote in context there is no denying what he was saying.

The shit storm hits tomorrow.

kimbutgar

(21,177 posts)
14. Keep talking me off the ledge
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:40 PM
Aug 2016

I am so afraid that Cheeto could be elected by the lunatics.

My sister who is a npr listening liberal who talked me down about Romney the other day she said she was afraid of Cheeto. I hope she is wrong.

TwilightZone

(25,473 posts)
16. I think this one is different. It's also just the latest point in a trend.
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:53 PM
Aug 2016

Even if it's nothing but pandering (which it probably was - not even Trump is that much of an idiot), it's extraordinarily irresponsible. I don't think this one will be easy to explain away.

Also, Trump's already been trending downward. This won't help.

Johnny2X2X

(19,107 posts)
17. This will be an issue for a month.
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:59 PM
Aug 2016

This is a big deal. Even Dim Don knew it as he tried to walk it back right after.

This is offensive to every American who values Democracy.

ailsagirl

(22,898 posts)
19. I don't know how it will be in a few days but right now...
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 09:13 PM
Aug 2016

Last edited Tue Aug 9, 2016, 09:48 PM - Edit history (1)

ALL the MSM are covering this in their evening news-- as the first story.

NBC
ABC
CBS
PBS

Even BBC has it as their number one story.

(Not sure about CNN but they certainly carried the story online)

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-second-amendment/
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