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Augiedog

(2,542 posts)
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 03:46 PM Jan 2017

Trump once again attacks those who he fears the most. Shame on us for allowing him.

First it was senator John McCain for his war time service as a prisoner of war, then it was Capt Humayun Khan who died while exposing himself to extreme danger on the field of battle so that his men might live. Now it's a recognized veteran of the Civil Rights war, a hero of that and this era. These men have served in a way that few are called to do and Trump continually smears and defames them. This is proof of his cowardice. An, alleged, man who has NEVER risked anything even remotely close to what these, actual, men have.

That Trump is even allowed to utter their names is blasphemy. He is Americas embarrassment and great shame. He will spoil the office of the presidency like no other could. He will despoil and savage the office just like he has done with everything else he has ever touched.

Shame on us for allowing him.

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Trump once again attacks those who he fears the most. Shame on us for allowing him. (Original Post) Augiedog Jan 2017 OP
He knows the MFM008 Jan 2017 #1
Allowing him? GaYellowDawg Jan 2017 #2
I'm talking about a figurative and collective we, which is embodied in our elected representatives. Augiedog Jan 2017 #6
My representative doesn't represent me or my family. blue neen Jan 2017 #13
What do you mean, that we are "allowing him"? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #3
Our elected representatives have, I hope , the power to stop this travesty Augiedog Jan 2017 #5
They don't, if by "travesty" you mean Trump's Twitter habit. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #8
i want him to keep tweeting... HopeAgain Jan 2017 #12
I suppose some duct tape could come in handy. lambchopp59 Jan 2017 #14
You made an error in your post. You called trump a man. shraby Jan 2017 #4
Alleged Augiedog Jan 2017 #7
Ad, I agree. Trump is a bully & he's abused some our finest. He's normalizing it. AnotherMother4Peace Jan 2017 #9
It's interesting though, the ones he chooses not to try to OldHippieChick Jan 2017 #10
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #11

GaYellowDawg

(4,446 posts)
2. Allowing him?
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 03:57 PM
Jan 2017

What am I supposed to do, evade the Secret Service and chop his chubby little Twitter fingers off? I did what I could. Voted for Hillary, gave more to her campaign than every other campaign I've donated to combined, volunteered to make calls for her. Wasn't my fucking fault that Trump got elected, and I didn't allow him to do shit. Go yell at the people on Jackpinedouchenozzles or FascistRepublic.

blue neen

(12,319 posts)
13. My representative doesn't represent me or my family.
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 06:20 PM
Jan 2017

Not in any way. I despise his do-nothing, obstructing guts.

"Shame on us for allowing him"? Speak for yourself.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,547 posts)
3. What do you mean, that we are "allowing him"?
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 03:58 PM
Jan 2017

How do you propose "we" stop him? Anyhow, he has the same right of free speech as everyone else to say stupid, reprehensible things. I'd rather he keeps tweeting his crap; it will show what he really is and will help bring him down.



The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,547 posts)
8. They don't, if by "travesty" you mean Trump's Twitter habit.
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 05:10 PM
Jan 2017

Twitter is not secure, so maybe the CIA could figure out how to pull the plug by blocking his Twitter account on national security grounds. Otherwise it's not going to stop as long as he's president. And "our" elected officials, i.e., Democrats, are a minority, so even if Congress had the power, theoretically, to make him stop (and it doesn't - there's that separation of powers thing), this Congress won't.

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
14. I suppose some duct tape could come in handy.
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 06:24 PM
Jan 2017

But it would have to go around the device he blasts all this Twitter nonsense too.

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,237 posts)
9. Ad, I agree. Trump is a bully & he's abused some our finest. He's normalizing it.
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 05:39 PM
Jan 2017

It's being emulated in our schools, and children are scared. Bullies need to be called out. Our representatives need to hear that we're disgusted with his behavior.

OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)
10. It's interesting though, the ones he chooses not to try to
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 05:55 PM
Jan 2017

bully. He tweeted about Meryl Streep, but now that DeNiro has defended her, we aren't hearing a peep out of the Twit-in-chief. Is he afraid of deNiro? Does he believe the characters deNiro has played? Could it be he believes deNiro is truly w/ the Mob? LOL! I'll bet he does.

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