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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Wed Jun 12, 2019, 11:43 PM Jun 2019

I am sick unto death of hearing talking heads on the TV machine, commenting about the Trump

"outrage du jour", say "but that's just Trump being Trump". I'm sure I've heard comments that were more patently stupid made by pundits who were less competent, but I can't think of any right now.

Is this "Trump being Trump" nonsense supposed to be some sort of excuse for his daily eruptions of ignorant vulgarities and twitchy narcissism? Does that somehow erase the damage he does to our nation and its people?

Jeffrey Dahmer was just "being Dahmer".

Ted Bundy was just "being Bundy".

And, yes, ol' Adolph was just "being Adolph".

So, spare me the "Trump's just bein' Trump" crap unless you're willing to publicly excuse those three and others like them.

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I am sick unto death of hearing talking heads on the TV machine, commenting about the Trump (Original Post) Atticus Jun 2019 OP
Trump getting a pass has made the office of POTUS a joke leftstreet Jun 2019 #1
It's a gross miscarriage of a free press SHRED Jun 2019 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #3
Shut the TV off. democratisphere Jun 2019 #4
You must be listening to Santorum on CNN /Anderson Cooper. BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #5
"He may steal your soul away and lock it down in hell, but ... that's just Satan being Satan!" FiveGoodMen Jun 2019 #6
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ IcyPeas Jun 2019 #7
They continue to give this criminal a pass malaise Jun 2019 #8

Response to Atticus (Original post)

BigmanPigman

(51,562 posts)
5. You must be listening to Santorum on CNN /Anderson Cooper.
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 12:31 AM
Jun 2019

I was able to stand him all of 20 seconds. Longer than I normally would but I couldn't locate my re,pmote control.

IcyPeas

(21,839 posts)
7. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 03:43 PM
Jun 2019

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

they are all making tons of money.
the cable channels.
the talking heads/pundits/contributors (some of them get paid, some don't) but they are still getting publicity and recognition.
The advertisers.

Pretty impossible to call CNN or MSNBC and tell them we are fed up with their non stop coverage of tRump. The MSM on the most part sucks - and are to blame.

So I think it's ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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