Kidnapped By A Narcissist: The GOP’s Stockholm Syndrome (HuffPost)

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It is two months since Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, promising us a “Trump” who would now be “presidential.”

So let’s take inventory of the improvements.

He used his new platform to spew personal grievances at the “Mexican” judge — a native of Indiana — presiding over a lawsuit against the patently fraudulent Trump University. He accused American soldiers in Iraq of massive stealing. He revived the absurd claim that Vince Foster was murdered; suggested that Ted Cruz’s father was involved in the JFK assassination; and expressed doubt as to whether Mitt Romney was a “real” Mormon.

In the wake of the Orlando massacre, he insinuated that American Muslims knew about prospective acts of terrorism; renewed his call for the surveillance of Muslim communities; and intimated that President Obama sympathized with ISIS. He appeared as the guest of a lunatic talk show host who claims that 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, and the Boston Marathon bombing were either fabricated or perpetrated by the federal government — assuring this madman that “your reputation is amazing.”

As take-downs of the Republican party go, this one is a thing of beauty. Long, but well worth the read.

Full article at HuffPost