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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 12:08 AM Oct 2023

Holy Cow. Serious as a heart attack. Trump is ill. Not

Last edited Fri Oct 13, 2023, 03:00 PM - Edit history (1)

Just what we've been saying for MANY years.. but seriously ill ! Not the same old "he's crazy"

He couldn't read the cue card nor was he familiar with how to pronounce Hamas. Thou millions of people are.

Now he didn't know who is president!






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Holy Cow. Serious as a heart attack. Trump is ill. Not (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 OP
Yeah, he's really out there. Pressure getting to him. Hopefully, "Independents" are watching. Silent Type Oct 2023 #1
I mean, OK. I know Trump is around the bend. Gore1FL Oct 2023 #2
Biden is white. Obama made fun of traitortrump at a "roast". Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2023 #5
It wasn't a misspeak -- he doubled down on it... W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #10
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2023 #13
I think the idea that Biden is just a puppet for (term limited) Obama is a rw meme karynnj Oct 2023 #23
My goodness, yes. Been out there for years, actually. shrike3 Oct 2023 #25
Thank you, yes, he did not misspeak. Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #26
Yes... quirky thing about it.. is that he realizes after Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #27
Hannibal Lector supports him pfitz59 Oct 2023 #3
HUSSEIN is on his mind Skittles Oct 2023 #4
HUSSEIN has been living rent-free in his head ever since GoCubsGo Oct 2023 #19
um Skittles Oct 2023 #30
Absolutely. GoCubsGo Oct 2023 #31
I think it was more about the black president than it was about the joke Skittles Oct 2023 #32
tfg is senile LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #6
The thoughts in the head go round and round. Aussie105 Oct 2023 #7
Declare him mentally unfit Old Crank Oct 2023 #8
I don't think it's dementia ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #9
He never ran against Obama. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #11
He was obsessed with Obama and moonscape Oct 2023 #14
It all started with Obama. TwilightZone Oct 2023 #22
Agree. It's a slip anyone can make, and Biden makes moonscape Oct 2023 #15
Yup, this is normal for him. GoCubsGo Oct 2023 #21
I got into the habit of calling them all "baby".... to avoid making any unfortunate errors DemocraticPatriot Oct 2023 #29
Lock him up in a cell where he can't hurt himself or anyone else. Emile Oct 2023 #12
Yea, but let's talk about President Biden's age. spanone Oct 2023 #16
His racist hatred is causing him to obsess about Obama Fresh Water Falling Oct 2023 #17
I think this is deliberate. MyNameIsJonas Oct 2023 #18
Agree. While tfg's mental balance is questionable, it seems to me that he believes that allegorical oracle Oct 2023 #20
With the added benefit of him getting to be racist again. MyNameIsJonas Oct 2023 #24
Hmmm. Putin calling his shots Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #28

Gore1FL

(21,382 posts)
2. I mean, OK. I know Trump is around the bend.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 12:27 AM
Oct 2023

This isn't that good of an example; everyone mispeaks. Trump has laid out a bunch of doozies. This seems pretty gentle.

Hermit-The-Prog

(35,194 posts)
5. Biden is white. Obama made fun of traitortrump at a "roast".
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 01:01 AM
Oct 2023

As the mind deteriorates, it focuses on its earlier obsessions.

W_HAMILTON

(8,167 posts)
10. It wasn't a misspeak -- he doubled down on it...
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 06:04 AM
Oct 2023

...in the longer clip I heard. Kilmeade corrected him again, and then Trump -- maybe finally realizing the problem -- just went with, "but Obama calls the shots, Biden is just following orders" or something along those lines. It left me wondering if he got confused and thought Obama was still president and Biden was his VP.

Having said that, I have no clue why you would chime in to defend Trump to begin with...

Response to W_HAMILTON (Reply #10)

karynnj

(59,678 posts)
23. I think the idea that Biden is just a puppet for (term limited) Obama is a rw meme
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 09:57 AM
Oct 2023

that has been out there for months. This may be speaking to the base and trying to deny credit to Biden for anything and making it easier for the rw lie that Biden is incompetent. His actions and speech show the exact opposite to anyone listening with an open mind.

In addition to this, Trump is attacking Netanyahu and other Israelis at a time when that is unseemly. I wonder if his real anger is that the war, atrocities et al and the speaker nonsense is cutting into HIS airtime. He is really not the center of attention now and he hates that.

GoCubsGo

(32,524 posts)
19. HUSSEIN has been living rent-free in his head ever since
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 09:37 AM
Oct 2023

Obama made a joke about him at the White House Correspondents dinner. If only he had just let it go...

Skittles

(155,197 posts)
32. I think it was more about the black president than it was about the joke
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 10:08 PM
Oct 2023

he stoked the anger of America's racists and got them to emerge from under their rocks

Aussie105

(5,796 posts)
7. The thoughts in the head go round and round.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 02:41 AM
Oct 2023

And come out all scrambled.

Why does this SOM (sad old man) still get airtime in America?

The rest of the world forgot about him long ago.




 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
9. I don't think it's dementia
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 05:25 AM
Oct 2023

But habit for him to whine about Obama as President. He's in the rut and can't get out of it.

We all do this to some degree, even without dementia. My mother in her late 40s frequently called my sprog by her youngest son's name, because they acted so alike sometimes. Still does confuse the names, to be honest, but it started when my lad was a toddler.

When I remarried in my 30s, I had to catch myself when I'd start to call my current husband by the ex's name. I was so used to talking about the first one with certain people that the other name came to me more quickly. I got over it.

I used to joke that "Honey" and "Sweetie" were covers for forgetting a spouse's name. Because I used those very endearments, for that reason...when I was in my teens.

So if it can happen to whippersnappers not at all inclined to dementia, then it can happen to anyone.

W_HAMILTON

(8,167 posts)
11. He never ran against Obama.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 06:06 AM
Oct 2023

Why the hell would he be confusing Obama for Hillary and Biden? You think he complained more about Obama over the years than those two? I don't.

moonscape

(4,832 posts)
14. He was obsessed with Obama and
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 08:21 AM
Oct 2023

promoting the birth certificate, not a citizen, craziness. He’s a racist and Obama being president got under his skin. The White House Correspondent’s dinner sealed his obsessive hatred.

TwilightZone

(26,463 posts)
22. It all started with Obama.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 09:52 AM
Oct 2023

As moonscape noted, the birther nonsense was his singular obsession for years.

Also noted, he's never gotten over the Correspondents' Dinner. It's one of the primary reasons he ran for president.

With little doubt, he has obsessed over Obama much more than he has Biden.

Between Hillary and Barack, it's probably a toss-up.

GoCubsGo

(32,524 posts)
21. Yup, this is normal for him.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 09:49 AM
Oct 2023

His rallies have been the same, old airing of all of his grievances from Day One. The only difference is that he has so many grievances now, he can't keep them straight. Add in the stress of realizing that his game is nearing an end, and he's about to lose in a MASSIVE way due to his own stupidity and hubris, and it's not surprising that he's confusing things.

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
29. I got into the habit of calling them all "baby".... to avoid making any unfortunate errors
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 04:26 PM
Oct 2023

at inopportune moments...

 

MyNameIsJonas

(744 posts)
18. I think this is deliberate.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 09:21 AM
Oct 2023

I don't think Trump is confusing Obama and Biden. I think he's going to run a campaign on the idea that it's Obama calling ALL the shots and that Biden is a dementia-riddled president in name only. He hinted at this during his speech a few days ago where he attacked Israel by consistently mentioning Barack Hussein Obama.

That's going to be his theme. Obama is calling the shots and Biden is just a figurehead who doesn't know what he's doing.

allegorical oracle

(2,526 posts)
20. Agree. While tfg's mental balance is questionable, it seems to me that he believes that
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 09:41 AM
Oct 2023

saying Obama is still "in charge" demeans Biden's authority. Appears to be a form of projection -- tfg continuously demonstrates and boasts about how he's in charge of his "yuge" base.

 

MyNameIsJonas

(744 posts)
24. With the added benefit of him getting to be racist again.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 10:40 AM
Oct 2023

Plus, he hates Obama. So, any chance he gets to attack and demean him is a win. The dude is just toxic. I hate him.

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