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loyalsister

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82. How is any of this surprising?

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 03:05 PM

Nov 2016

We knew he's an undisciplined candidate who loved the attention he gets from his tweets. We already knew that he has an ego large enough to concoct mathematical fiction. It's no coincidence that his claim taps into the reasoning some give for photo ID for voting laws- undocumented immigrants voting.

And going after flag burning is nothing new when a politician of any party wants to tap into nationalistic ferver. Since he's been doing that for months it is exactly in keeping with the guy who presented himself as a candidate.

He's right in his head enough to gather followers, win an election, and scare us. He probably reads DU and RW sites and laughs at us all because he's not and never has shown himself to actually be interested in what happens after campaigning and winning.

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Guys, I've got to say, I'm sort of terrified right now. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2016 OP

Unfortunately, this demented individual is our president-elect. MoonRiver Nov 2016 #1

His "major crisis" will be a Reichstag Fire-type crisis of his own making... First Speaker Nov 2016 #2

You are right. It's begun with his flag burning bullshit. kairos12 Nov 2016 #10

Probably after a Trump property somewhere in the world gets vandalized or worse WilliamPlanke Nov 2016 #63

yes, I've been saying this for a while now Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #71

we can only help ourselves bdamomma Nov 2016 #90

Sickening indeed... I fear very much we are being driven backwards Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #106

People said the same thing about Bush and Obama mythology Nov 2016 #86

Trump isn't Obama or Bush, and this isn't 2000 or 2008... First Speaker Nov 2016 #92

By 2018 it will be too late pangaia Nov 2016 #128

AGREED!! How many times in a week can I hear "Sky is falling" 7962 Nov 2016 #149

Since Trump seems to love Alex Jones NewJeffCT Nov 2016 #88

Oh you mean like another 9/11? YOHABLO Nov 2016 #119

I had a dream/nightmare (vision?) a few nights ago... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #126

I predict, he will burn/bomb the white house, and blame it on ISIS. And that is the real reason putitinD Nov 2016 #134

Fuck the idiots who voted for him, every last one of them. duffyduff Nov 2016 #3

Along with those who didn't vote or voted third party. LisaM Nov 2016 #6

Ok... sfwriter Nov 2016 #110

Huh? LisaM Nov 2016 #111

This is the Democratic underground, not the 3rd party underground. n/t pnwmom Nov 2016 #114

She was blaming "Along with those who didn't vote or voted third party." Cha Nov 2016 #137

They did. kairos12 Nov 2016 #11

I have a friend in high finance who told me Hitler did some very good things. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2016 #27

Hitler Vs Trump njcpa1978 Nov 2016 #48

Trump is going to do what he does - Outsource. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2016 #58

Newsflash to your ex-friend: many people work 10-12 hour days! raging moderate Nov 2016 #80

she'd say: "suck it up". SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2016 #120

I WISH my workdays were onlly 10 hours! DFW Nov 2016 #144

I read that book. murielm99 Nov 2016 #76

I'm afraid Hitler's parallels with our nation didn't begin with Trump. astral Nov 2016 #97

Oh for god's sake please. YOHABLO Nov 2016 #141

I think Trump is more Mussolini. bench scientist Nov 2016 #101

And Mussolini made the trains run on time! dhol82 Nov 2016 #51

Our only hope is for him to be impeached and I don't believe the Republicans patricia92243 Nov 2016 #4

Oh, yes they will. duffyduff Nov 2016 #12

"They don't have a mandate" AleksS Nov 2016 #60

RIGHT! Cosmocat Nov 2016 #68

Oh God no... Calculating Nov 2016 #21

Pence Will Have No Teeth ProfessorGAC Nov 2016 #43

Pence would be beyond horrible, but... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #127

Don't fool yourself: he's already running the show Nevernose Nov 2016 #145

If they find they can't control him I think they will treestar Nov 2016 #46

In my 58 years GWC58 Nov 2016 #59

They might not have to impeach, read the 25th amendment, section 4 tinrobot Nov 2016 #83

I think a doctor - or several doctors - would have to declare this to patricia92243 Nov 2016 #87

The amendment is pretty clear. No doctors required. tinrobot Nov 2016 #96

Keith Olbermann ran a piece on this... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #129

As long as Trump signs their Bills and doesn't blow up the Republican Party he can stay. Dustlawyer Nov 2016 #112

Listen, it's part of a strategy to disorient us and keep us distracted. Pay attention to the ACTIONS KittyWampus Nov 2016 #5

This... Txbluedog Nov 2016 #7

The GOP won't get away with it. All of their extreme proposals will be shot down. duffyduff Nov 2016 #14

I'm Not Sure RobinA Nov 2016 #50

Dude Cosmocat Nov 2016 #69

There is nothing to distract us from right now except his cabinet picks world wide wally Nov 2016 #16

Trumps Pick For HHS Signals He Is Dead Serious About Repealing Obamacare Miles Archer Nov 2016 #29

Tom Price .. another good ole boy Georgia red neck. YOHABLO Nov 2016 #142

1, to put out the fire that causes more harm start a bigger fire that causes less harm and that's uponit7771 Nov 2016 #85

Yep jack_krass Nov 2016 #118

It's not Trump-- he's too stupid to think this stuff up. TreasonousBastard Nov 2016 #8

The flag burning tweet has Bannon all over it. womanofthehills Nov 2016 #20

yep heaven05 Nov 2016 #9

Place fingers-crossed faith bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #13

The "deep state" does not exist. The President commands the National Security apparatus. stevenleser Nov 2016 #18

Resistance will take place from the inside as well as the outside. Cassidy Nov 2016 #26

...which is probably why one of his first moves is a Bannon-designed "civil service reform"... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #130

I Used to Believe RobinA Nov 2016 #54

"no adults...to save us" handmade34 Nov 2016 #98

Will he Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2016 #15

I feel myself wanting to withdraw lillypaddle Nov 2016 #17

The day after Election Day, I felt compelled to listen to Leonard Cohen all day. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2016 #22

Wow lillypaddle Nov 2016 #24

All of the above. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #19

Yesterday I sold a little over safeinOhio Nov 2016 #23

Did you actually cash it out? cilla4progress Nov 2016 #36

Put it in my savings account safeinOhio Nov 2016 #42

Gosh, cilla4progress Nov 2016 #91

I know that feeling. safeinOhio Nov 2016 #93

Not terrified.... Aviation Pro Nov 2016 #25

It will all be blamed on Obama - expect nothing less BSdetect Nov 2016 #32

Let them blame it on POTUS.... Aviation Pro Nov 2016 #45

"...that he's playing multi-dimensional chess, but....no. He's not." 3catwoman3 Nov 2016 #28

Only one recent president has been able to play multi-dimensional chess... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #131

I'm just waiting. toddwv Nov 2016 #30

I think they played that card to death in the last eight years nolabels Nov 2016 #41

I really hope that the alt right is a fad that will disappear in 2018. Initech Nov 2016 #31

Ironic that you mention Glenn Beck... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #132

Yeah but he helped create the alt right. Doesn't change that fact. Initech Nov 2016 #150

Why Trump? DownriverDem Nov 2016 #33

You know you have the support of everyone on this board... cilla4progress Nov 2016 #34

Also horrified and still sleepless BSdetect Nov 2016 #35

I think we may need another constitutional Convention? kentuck Nov 2016 #117

The Trump admin and the Reeps are fucking scary! ananda Nov 2016 #37

Nuclear war. That's the main concern with him as POTUS. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #38

I'm not sure against whom... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #133

Trump would turn on him in a heartbeat if he thought... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #140

Ditto. McCamy Taylor Nov 2016 #39

Exactly. I have not felt even remotely normal since the election. I fear for the planet, not just us catbyte Nov 2016 #40

Ole "baboon butt," our prez-elect, makes my heart skip beats and add new ones. Dr. Mullion Blasto Nov 2016 #67

Meanwhile PatSeg Nov 2016 #44

I think it's worse than that, actually. lark Nov 2016 #47

Haven't reached terrified yet but I am on a downward dae Nov 2016 #49

Worse yet, he's not just retweeting people with the sentiments in section b) of the OP, Tanuki Nov 2016 #52

Yeah. I am keeping outwardly calm but, yeah. Me, too N/t Guilded Lilly Nov 2016 #53

ok so rtracey Nov 2016 #55

You are not alone. CrispyQ Nov 2016 #56

The tweets from his account aren't necessarily an indication of his thinking muriel_volestrangler Nov 2016 #57

I think they are his own tweets. milestogo Nov 2016 #61

There was an article during the campaign saying they had candidate tweets ready to go muriel_volestrangler Nov 2016 #72

I believe it's mixed between staffers and himself. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2016 #77

As I walked by the office TV during lunch, Andrea Mitchell was opining BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #62

It is absolutely terrifying. There seems to be no balancing mechanism in place. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2016 #64

You know you're down the rabbit hole when you wish W was the prez-elect. CrispyQ Nov 2016 #78

Right? Maru Kitteh Nov 2016 #154

Yes Generator Nov 2016 #115

I agree. I truly believe this is the end of the Founding sinkingfeeling Nov 2016 #65

We are a full on authoritarian, fascist state now Cosmocat Nov 2016 #73

This: "The people of this country really have not gotten what they have done." -nt CrispyQ Nov 2016 #79

Or maybe they have, and just don't give a flying fuck... First Speaker Nov 2016 #107

I AGREE. And EVERYTHING he BigDemVoter Nov 2016 #66

There is every reason to be Solly Mack Nov 2016 #70

Tweety bird - that's right WomanWhoRoars Nov 2016 #74

"Orange Julius" Maynar Nov 2016 #121

Me too... but the big question is what the fuck can we do about it? Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #75

That's been my biggest fear all along. Kablooie Nov 2016 #81

How is any of this surprising? loyalsister Nov 2016 #82

And so ended the USA in its descent into Idiocracy as China recalled the debt because of RKP5637 Nov 2016 #84

perhaps he should go after lying politicians Angry Dragon Nov 2016 #89

If the Republicans had an ounce of conscience Bobbie Jo Nov 2016 #94

It is scary but politics is like the weather ramapo Nov 2016 #95

I hope all those YouTube videos are right LiberalLovinLug Nov 2016 #99

LOL! Maynar Nov 2016 #122

I am nervous about him, but terrified for Standing Rock Qanisqineq Nov 2016 #100

Make sure your passport is up-to-date if you're one of those minorities that Trump loves to hate. MADem Nov 2016 #102

I advised both my sons--who are gay--to renew their passports. mnhtnbb Nov 2016 #104

I think it is smart to prepare for the worst, even as we hope for the best down the road. MADem Nov 2016 #113

My wife and I renewed ours on the Thursday (her first day off) after the election... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #136

I hope I don't regret not paying the extra because I looked at the calendar, too. mnhtnbb Nov 2016 #152

My passport renewal application was processed in less than 2 weeks! mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #155

"Passport cards" don't allow air or ship travel... regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #135

No, but you can travel over land and they fit in a wallet. MADem Nov 2016 #148

he will do what Bannon et all tell him to do. Tool n/t Hamlette Nov 2016 #103

Yes I fear we are in for a major shit storm jimlup Nov 2016 #105

Please tell me you didn't just realize this tavalon Nov 2016 #108

Not at all. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2016 #151

Don't be weak. You need to be strong and clear flamingdem Nov 2016 #109

I sense that some are not sensing the seriousness of the matter. kentuck Nov 2016 #116

I'm afraid you are right. People have tuned out because they cannot face what is to come. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #124

Welcome to the new American version of Hilter, now showing Hilter II. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #123

Why doesn't the electorate realize that the GOP is a racket? it is the money. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2016 #125

Here, Here.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2016 #138

We are about to embark on the most difficult journey, these next four years. yuiyoshida Nov 2016 #139

It's just that the people who will most suffer are those who are low YOHABLO Nov 2016 #143

You are assuming you will be able to move to another country yuiyoshida Nov 2016 #147

This is Lord of the Flies all over again DFW Nov 2016 #146

Feel the same. Am applying for my passport today. Freethinker65 Nov 2016 #153

I am going to do the same. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #156