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PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,750 posts)
69. Yeah. It's the kind of thing you sort of forget about if you no longer
Mon Mar 20, 2017, 11:49 AM
Mar 2017

(or never had) kids. And not all of them do that. And if they do, your best move as a parent is to not tolerate that attempt at deflection and make it crystal clear that the behavior you're calling them out on is completely unacceptable.

Generally speaking, if you're consistent about those things, your kids will grow up to be decent human beings. It is so clear that Trump was not only born a flawed human being, but that his parents didn't do a good job of setting limits.

As Malcolm Nance would say flamingdem Mar 2017 #1
He's all kinda twitchy this morning. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2017 #6
*snort* smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #13
he certainly had twitchy little fingers this a.m. wordpix Mar 2017 #88
What contact w/Clinton campaign? That's a new one on me wordpix Mar 2017 #76
HE MADE IT UP! apcalc Mar 2017 #78
There was plenty of contact between the Russians and the Clinton campaign... thesquanderer Mar 2017 #83
Wow this didn't MFM008 Mar 2017 #2
But your'e the POTUS Trump.... SummerSnow Mar 2017 #3
My fear is that janx Mar 2017 #4
OH MY GOD!?!?!??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #5
was that when she was bdamomma Mar 2017 #9
Wow, you can really feel the love in that room. AJT Mar 2017 #16
He's literally slouching. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #21
For a moment, I thought you said "his US manatee" . . . hatrack Mar 2017 #27
Good point, although manatees are cute and gentle creatures. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #31
They may also be smarter zeusdogmom Mar 2017 #82
More like a Moray Eel than a Manatee. n/t Virtual Burlesque Mar 2017 #86
That's more of a power gesture. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #34
That's how I read their respective postures Hekate Mar 2017 #52
Hadn't heard the term "manspreading" -- but my first reaction to Putin was just that -- LuckyLib Mar 2017 #90
"Manspreading" is usually used in the context of public transportation The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #93
Thanks. As women we've experienced it often -- I notice it in airline seats, when both legs AND LuckyLib Mar 2017 #94
Is dementee a thing? 58Sunliner Mar 2017 #67
thought the same.... paleotn Mar 2017 #40
Yeah, but Donald don't care. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #18
They are PUBLIC events. apcalc Mar 2017 #81
Not a whole lot of love there. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #12
"Hillary, can I hack the DNC server and make up nasty stories about you so you can be president?" dalton99a Mar 2017 #19
The old stare back at him tactic world wide wally Mar 2017 #63
Hillary conspired with Putin to throw the election to Trump! BainsBane Mar 2017 #7
Perfectly logical conclusion. dalton99a Mar 2017 #36
of coursse--so obvious we should have realized it before!! (is it too early to start drinking????) niyad Mar 2017 #75
Looks like he picked the wrong week? longship Mar 2017 #79
snort!! niyad Mar 2017 #80
He IS wetting his pants! He is scared shitless... AgadorSparticus Mar 2017 #8
Keep tweeting, idiot dalton99a Mar 2017 #10
So, apparently the FBI is in the pocket of the DNC..... AJT Mar 2017 #11
The "I know you are but what am I?" President Bleacher Creature Mar 2017 #14
The 70-year-old third-grader. dalton99a Mar 2017 #24
+1, Exactly. n/t FSogol Mar 2017 #30
I think it's out of the Russn playbook: "I'm rubber & you're glue" wordpix Mar 2017 #89
"What-aboutism" is the surest sign of a consciousness of guilt! - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #15
Yeap, its what Russians are known for in regards to distractions uponit7771 Mar 2017 #23
As predictable as the sun rising in the east gratuitous Mar 2017 #53
"What-aboutism" Love it.. LakeArenal Mar 2017 #56
No. He has no conscience whatsoever, and so he never feels guilt PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #64
He does project that 'terrible two' deflection gesture. Knew I had seen it somewhere, but KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #68
Yeah. It's the kind of thing you sort of forget about if you no longer PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #69
trump, a little tweeting, cornered rabid rat.. Cha Mar 2017 #17
Jesus EFF. He's a goddamned bloated elderly child. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #20
Yeah, leave out the fact that Russia helped him and not her... stupid ass'd Benedict Donald uponit7771 Mar 2017 #22
He's tailoring his message to Trumpanzees dalton99a Mar 2017 #26
Yeap, but sooner or later reality is going to catch up to them. uponit7771 Mar 2017 #65
He sounds just like his fans. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2017 #25
And the echo goes back and forth dalton99a Mar 2017 #32
Sorry, SCROTUS, your tactics are transparent, not to mention lame. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #28
what might work in the business world does not work here. ginnyinWI Mar 2017 #51
I know you are but what am I? Johnny2X2X Mar 2017 #29
.. furtheradu Mar 2017 #38
Jesus ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #33
The god emperor workinclasszero Mar 2017 #35
Originally a propaganda poster of Stalin and child. 58Sunliner Mar 2017 #73
Thanks for the history, very interesting workinclasszero Mar 2017 #84
My pleasure. 58Sunliner Mar 2017 #96
Interesting! Thx. nt R B Garr Mar 2017 #87
Is it true that you(Trump) enjoy watching women pee on themselves? NCTraveler Mar 2017 #37
Man he's so quick to deflect and distract retrowire Mar 2017 #39
His standard formula is always accuse your attacker of what they Discovered about you. Kablooie Mar 2017 #41
Flashback:Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #42
He's nervous because he know's he's going to spend the rest of his life in prison Dopers_Greed Mar 2017 #43
This is beyond crazy. logosoco Mar 2017 #44
doomed. paleotn Mar 2017 #45
Granny used to say malaise Mar 2017 #46
The words unhinged and demented perfectly describe this national embarrassment. MoonRiver Mar 2017 #47
Of course. nt Lucky Luciano Mar 2017 #48
He is holding another "campaign rally " tonight in Louisville. Tanuki Mar 2017 #49
One of these days he'll play the Russian national anthem dalton99a Mar 2017 #50
I trust the angry crowd outside will be bigger than the one inside Hekate Mar 2017 #55
Yeah, the Russians had a lot of contact with the Clinton campaign. Not consensual, though. fishwax Mar 2017 #54
But Wikileaks already leaked all of the worst emails from Clinton and the DNC Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #57
So he wants the answers from US citizens? Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #58
He cannot fathom what it means to be President and never will. nt SunSeeker Mar 2017 #70
Da fuck is is he talking about? Kber Mar 2017 #59
This. This was big in RW world just last week. Clinton campaign people met with Russians. underpants Mar 2017 #77
There have been many moronic tweets from ass mouth but this one may be mobeau69 Mar 2017 #60
...and another load of feces comes flying out of his tweet hole. LudwigPastorius Mar 2017 #61
He doth protest too much. Xolodno Mar 2017 #62
repubes are way past the republican LIE allotment Achilleaze Mar 2017 #66
That's always been one of their favorite tactics. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #71
If the Clinton campaign had contact with Russia it was initiated by Russian hacking. milestogo Mar 2017 #72
Doesn't he seem so demented and desperate? lark Mar 2017 #74
he pulls shit out of his ass barbtries Mar 2017 #85
He seems to retweet what ever is trending in the RW sewer karynnj Mar 2017 #91
Look for Fox, RT, and the Intercept to take that ball and run with it Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #92
Trump will have H2O Man Mar 2017 #95
Soooooo Presidential. Beartracks Mar 2017 #97
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