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babylonsister

(171,035 posts)
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 07:31 PM Mar 2017

Robert Reich: In a single week...

Robert Reich
20 mins ·

In a single week, Donald Trump has been proven:

(1) Incompetent. His first major legislative goal – repealing and “replacing” the Affordable Care Act -- just went down in flames.

(2) A liar. FBI Director James Comey said the FBI has “no evidence” to support Trump’s trumped-up charge that Barack Obama wiretapped or otherwise monitored Donald Trump.

(3) The subject of an FBI investigation into possible collusion with Russian operatives to win the 2016 presidential campaign. Comey also said that by last July the FBI had accumulated enough “credible evidence” of such collusion begin its investigation.

It was not just a bad week for Trump. It also was an “Emperor’s New Clothes” week. Trump’s braggadocio has now been revealed as a total sham. He’s incompetent, he’s a liar, and he may well be a traitor.

Apart from his most ardent supporters, most of America is now waking up to the walking catastrophe who is now our president. That’s progress.

What do you think?
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Robert Reich: In a single week... (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2017 OP
I*LOVE* me some PROGRESS! furtheradu Mar 2017 #1
What do you think? MyOwnPeace Mar 2017 #2
I agree with Reich completely! He is right on the money, on all points. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2017 #3
Nunes needs to be thrown off the committee and.. coco22 Mar 2017 #4
......."It also was an Emperors New Clothes week." Stuart G Mar 2017 #5
I will never be able to think of him as "our president" or even "a president" because he didn't win ailsagirl Mar 2017 #6
With ya! I can only refer to him as "presiDunce" tRump. lastlib Mar 2017 #16
Good-- can't STAND to hear him called anything respectable because he ain't ailsagirl Mar 2017 #21
I will NEVER refer to him as President because he is not. Kath2 Mar 2017 #22
Ditto here 1000x, Kath2 ailsagirl Mar 2017 #23
Each week for the last month, it seems like we've been saying it was a bad week for trump. George II Mar 2017 #7
Trump is finished Dopers_Greed Mar 2017 #8
Last December I picked July as the over/under for impeachment proceedings to commence. Dustlawyer Mar 2017 #14
And I'm thinking that since this is Friday leftieNanner Mar 2017 #9
Week isn't over yet grantcart Mar 2017 #10
"incompetent, hes a liar, and he may well be a traitor" Hayduke Bomgarte Mar 2017 #11
Yes +1 FakeNoose Mar 2017 #12
Not that I have a problem going after Trump here Flatpicker Mar 2017 #13
AND McConnellTurtle!! lastlib Mar 2017 #19
They are something like 0-7 in just two months. Gee, all this 'winning' has gotten me tired 4lbs Mar 2017 #15
GOD, I feel so DEFEATED!!! lastlib Mar 2017 #17
"Doing big things is HARD" - Paul Ryan on today's defeat. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #18
Who knew GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #20
At work, there were lots of gloating frumpers around Nov. lindysalsagal Mar 2017 #24
Totally agree. Been saying this "He's not wearing any clothes!" meme for months! nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #25

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
2. What do you think?
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 07:52 PM
Mar 2017

I have SO respected this man (Reich) ever since he was named Secretary of Labor. He must cringe when he sees who now runs that same department - like having the "bat boy" pinch hit for Henry Aaron.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
5. ......."It also was an Emperors New Clothes week."
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:26 PM
Mar 2017

"He's incompetent, he's a liar and may well be a traitor. "

".....most of American is now waking up to the walking catastrophe who is now our president."
________________________________________________________________________________

The above is the total truth....I sure hope more and more people see this. We have known it since day one.

ailsagirl

(22,885 posts)
6. I will never be able to think of him as "our president" or even "a president" because he didn't win
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:36 PM
Mar 2017

Last edited Sat Mar 25, 2017, 11:54 AM - Edit history (1)

He's a phony, a charlatan-- the election was stolen, so in my mind, he's a grotesque imposter

ailsagirl

(22,885 posts)
21. Good-- can't STAND to hear him called anything respectable because he ain't
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 12:02 AM
Mar 2017

Last edited Sat Mar 25, 2017, 11:52 AM - Edit history (2)

He didn't earn it

Never in a million years could he ever have legitimately won-- not with the same electorate who voted in President Obama. No way

Kath2

(3,074 posts)
22. I will NEVER refer to him as President because he is not.
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 01:17 AM
Mar 2017

I believe the election was stolen. Obviously, there was Russian meddling and influence. He lost the popular vote by millions.

I consider him a disgrace and I hate his entire agenda.

George II

(67,782 posts)
7. Each week for the last month, it seems like we've been saying it was a bad week for trump.
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:41 PM
Mar 2017

How much worse can it get? A LOT worse for him, I hope.

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
8. Trump is finished
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:47 PM
Mar 2017

Can't wait to watch him go down in flames.



We can only hope he takes the rest of the repukes with him.

Dustlawyer

(10,494 posts)
14. Last December I picked July as the over/under for impeachment proceedings to commence.
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 09:55 PM
Mar 2017

I wonder what everyone else here thinks of when Trump will be just another EX?

He will go down as the BIGGEST LOSER OF ALL TIME!

leftieNanner

(15,062 posts)
9. And I'm thinking that since this is Friday
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:48 PM
Mar 2017

It should be a COCKTAIL night for Rachel. She hasn't done one of those in a while.

Robert Reich always feels like the adult in the room. Thanks for sharing this!

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
11. "incompetent, hes a liar, and he may well be a traitor"
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:49 PM
Mar 2017

And all of us here, excluding the freep trolls, knew these things to be true well over a year ago.

Flatpicker

(894 posts)
13. Not that I have a problem going after Trump here
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 09:10 PM
Mar 2017

But there really should be a focus on Ryan.

We need him out, he has the potential to do more damage than Trump over the course of his career.
Plus the mistaken idea than he's some political genius on the right needs to be dispelled.

Why not both really, but I think Ryan gets ignored and has kept his rep as competent for too long.

lastlib

(23,152 posts)
19. AND McConnellTurtle!!
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 10:15 PM
Mar 2017

HE's the basturd who a) oblstructed Obama's SCOTUS nomination, and b) attempted to blackmail Obama over releasing the stuff we had on tRump after the GOPee convention. If he hadn't done that, we might not be in this pickle with a dipsh*t for presiDunce.

4lbs

(6,831 posts)
15. They are something like 0-7 in just two months. Gee, all this 'winning' has gotten me tired
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 10:08 PM
Mar 2017

of so much 'winning'.


GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
20. Who knew
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 10:57 PM
Mar 2017

That we would be the ones getting tired of winning. Oh wait, I'm not tired of it.

And who knew that the Democrats would be the ones going on the offensive now.

lindysalsagal

(20,581 posts)
24. At work, there were lots of gloating frumpers around Nov.
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 12:00 PM
Mar 2017

Now, crickets. Everyone is very, very carefully tiptoeing around politics.

It's actually a little creepy....

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