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Trump is really off his rocker tonight. (Original Post) GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2016 OP
Tonight????????? Chasstev365 Mar 2016 #1
When you think he can't get any lower... Sparkly Mar 2016 #6
Spit On! Chasstev365 Mar 2016 #8
What was your first clue? leftofcool Mar 2016 #2
He started talking. GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2016 #3
Did he ever stop? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #14
He's reading snake poems! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2016 #4
what the hell are "snake poems?" Maru Kitteh Mar 2016 #31
He was reading a snake story/poem! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2016 #32
It's true. He's done nothing but list his enemies and insult and read that damned song. nolabear Mar 2016 #5
Trump is a bully. bigwillq Mar 2016 #7
He's getting worse--spewing nothing but hate! DianaForRussFeingold Mar 2016 #9
His mental status has changed tonight. JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #10
EXACTLY. I have listened to him for months (background on TV) - and tonight Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #19
I have been listening to him for months now too, and he was quite different last night. JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #23
kind of reminded me about Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #24
Yes Trump was losing it. nt JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #27
Commentator on msnbc called it "surreal" GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2016 #11
Trump does his best to Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #12
Are you listening? I heard he's going hard after Bernie Arazi Mar 2016 #13
blaming him for all the protestors WolverineDG Mar 2016 #17
Trump IS the broken snake Greywing Mar 2016 #15
I think that attack really unhinged him n/t n2doc Mar 2016 #16
Time for that dreaded Alzheimer's exam, at long last. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #18
hmmm. wouldn't that be a twist. However my dad has Alzheimers and I Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #20
Malignant Narcissist I think quaker bill Mar 2016 #21
Interesting. Narcissist for sure. He used to seem Hortensis Mar 2016 #26
I think the way quaker bill Mar 2016 #28
Yes, that seems into malignant for me too, Hortensis Mar 2016 #33
Amazing how many people are supporting fascism! B Calm Mar 2016 #22
Trump has really gone off the crazy cliff. Vinca Mar 2016 #25
Dementia is a progressive disorder, faster for some than others. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #29
I think he is more afraid of the GOP cabal who is driving him mad. He cannot say that out loud or Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #30

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
5. It's true. He's done nothing but list his enemies and insult and read that damned song.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:26 PM
Mar 2016

He's crazy as hell, and they just don't care.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
19. EXACTLY. I have listened to him for months (background on TV) - and tonight
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:02 AM
Mar 2016

I definitely thought - he had gone insane. No wonder his kids are taking over his business empire

JFKDem62

(383 posts)
23. I have been listening to him for months now too, and he was quite different last night.
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 08:12 AM
Mar 2016

A marked change in his demeanor, almost frantic, agitated and clearly upset.
There was no "fun" as he likes to describe his rallies.

And he indicated that his wife and daughter keep asking him to be more "presidential" and
he refused to do so. He apparently sees his combative nature as necessary to win.
So his family is recognizing that his behavior is inappropriate.

My husband likes to watch Trump for the entertainment value (a la Don Rickles), I admit
I have laughed out loud at some of his comedy routine. But he is no longer funny, only sad and scary.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
24. kind of reminded me about
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:32 AM
Mar 2016

The stories about Nixon talking to pictures if presidents...."I am great to have canceled event.I am great to ha e canceled event."

 

Jenny_92808

(1,342 posts)
12. Trump does his best to
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:07 PM
Mar 2016

foment hate. Then triple down on it to foment more and more hate.

The thirty percent of the thirty percent is only a small portion of our country, but they are vocal and hateful and Trump has them in his back pocket.

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
17. blaming him for all the protestors
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:13 PM
Mar 2016

it was surreal before he read that damn snake poem. Anytime there was a lull in the crowd, he'd point out another protestor & blame Bernie while whining that if "they" disrupted a Bernie rally, they'd be beaten to a pulp.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
18. Time for that dreaded Alzheimer's exam, at long last.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:54 PM
Mar 2016

It is a tough road ahead for Donald, and he has our sympathy.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
20. hmmm. wouldn't that be a twist. However my dad has Alzheimers and I
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:05 AM
Mar 2016

liken Trump much more to a megalomaniac's insanity

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
26. Interesting. Narcissist for sure. He used to seem
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:01 AM
Mar 2016

more benign, even with the birtherism and such that got him so much flattering attention. Unfortunately, I don't have cable and literally don't see him.

Malignant do you think? The scary nastiness of antisocial personality, manipulation, sociopathy, sadism, etc? Do you suspect perhaps the experiences of running now and in the past, both the crowds of adulation and unprecedented criticism and attacks, could have caused his condition to progress, becoming malignant or more malignant?

A quick description for others who haven't read about it:

Narcissism becomes particularly “malignant” (i.e. malevolent, dangerous, harmful, incurable) when it goes beyond mere vanity and excessive self-focus. Malignant narcissists not only see themselves as superior to others but believe in their superiority to the degree that they view others as relatively worthless, expendable, and justifiably exploitable. This type of narcissism is a defining characteristic of psychopathy/sociopathy and is rooted in an individual’s deficient capacity for empathy. It’s almost impossible for a person with such shallow feelings and such haughtiness to really care about others or to form a conscience with any of the qualities we typically associate with a humane attitude, which is why most researchers and thinkers on the topic of psychopathy think of psychopaths as individuals without a conscience altogether.


Obviously, the more power the person had the more enormous the capacity for evil.

quaker bill

(8,223 posts)
28. I think the way
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:11 PM
Mar 2016

he is prepared to use the violence of others for self promotion, even seeing it as a sign of his greatness that he can inspire it, takes it over the malignant border. But then, I am just a botanist who has read the books..

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
33. Yes, that seems into malignant for me too,
Tue Mar 15, 2016, 08:05 AM
Mar 2016

though the statements on Trump seem to go both ways. It is easy to believe he has the emotional maturity of a young child, with potential for tantrums and destructive behavior that could be hideous in a president.

Regarding his followers, one analyst has a theory that narcissists in national media, like Rush Limbaugh, have made people comfortable with narcissistic style. They're entertaining and reassuring (if you twig to what they're saying with such conviction) -- but none of those have ever actually exploded out of the screen and destroyed their viewers in a rage, or punished the people of a nation that betrayed the narcissist's great "love" for it.

Vinca

(50,168 posts)
25. Trump has really gone off the crazy cliff.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:42 AM
Mar 2016

What the hell happens if he wins the White House? I've had a novel in my head about a president who goes nuts in office, but truth is stranger than fiction.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
29. Dementia is a progressive disorder, faster for some than others.
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:16 PM
Mar 2016

Donald may be a fast tracker. Well, he can afford the health care and his wife is young, she can take great care of him.

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)
30. I think he is more afraid of the GOP cabal who is driving him mad. He cannot say that out loud or
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:20 PM
Mar 2016

even imply that for that would lead to his full demise.

So he blames other (Bernie) for his current ineffectiveness.

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