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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,111 posts)
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 03:14 PM Jan 2018

What do Republicans see in Trump as a role model?

Someday, likely three years from now, perhaps sooner, perhaps — gulp — later, President Trump will depart the stage.
But what will be left of us?

New evidence suggests the damage he is doing to the culture is bigger than the man. A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found that two-thirds of Americans say Trump is not a good role model for children. Every component of society feels that way — men and women, old and young, black and white, highly educated or not — except for one: Republicans. By 72 to 22 percent, they say Trump is a good role model.

In marked contrast to the rest of the country, Republicans also say that Trump shares their values (82 percent) and that — get this — he “provides the United States with moral leadership” (80 percent).

And what moral leadership this role model has been providing!

Soon after the release of this poll, we learned that Trump, in an effort to halt the Russia probe, planned to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, backing off only because his own White House counsel threatened to resign. So Trump obviously didn’t speak the truth when he said that he had never contemplated such a firing. And, at this writing, he is in Switzerland, responding by renewing his denunciations of the “fake news” media — an attack on the free press now emulated by despots the world over.

In fairness, we learned of the proposed Mueller firing after the poll was conducted, so let’s see what else might have led 72 percent of Republicans to conclude Trump is a good role model:

His lawyer had arranged to make payment to a porn star, Stormy Daniels, a month before the election for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, according to the Wall Street Journal.

He had used a vulgar word to describe African countries during a racist rant to lawmakers at the White House.

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http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/milbank-what-do-republicans-see-in-trump-as-a-role-model/?utm_source=DAILY+HERALD&utm_campaign=044f8f1613-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d81d073bb4-044f8f1613-228635337

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What do Republicans see in Trump as a role model? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 OP
Robopen exboyfil Jan 2018 #1
He gives voice to the hate that is in their "heart" lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #2
What some people call political correctness Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 #3
Excellent comment Ohiogal Jan 2018 #4
He'll sign anything they send over and is a rich, white, racist, unrepentant pussy-grabber. Golden Raisin Jan 2018 #5

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
2. He gives voice to the hate that is in their "heart"
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 03:22 PM
Jan 2018

For far too long they have felt constrained by political correctness to either remain silent or say things like "I'm not a racist, I have a friend who is black!"

Trump, by merely being president, allows them to feel vindicated to ignore political correctness and to let the hate out that's been bottled up inside.

The role model here is "He is plain-spoken" or "He fights back!"

Ohiogal

(31,669 posts)
4. Excellent comment
Mon Jan 29, 2018, 03:46 PM
Jan 2018

I get so tired of these people who complain about too much PC culture, and how it's ruining our country!

That's a good comeback!

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