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Nitram

(22,667 posts)
132. Very true that Trump hates to lose, especially to a girl.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 04:42 PM
Nov 2016

Even though he won the election, he would see losing the popular vote by more than 2 million as a loss.

He is starting at the point Nixon ended exboyfil Nov 2016 #1
One of my favorite high school teachers developed Alzheimers before KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #2
Both grandparents on my dad's side exboyfil Nov 2016 #6
We don't want him to make it to day one. Once he is in office we will end up with Pres Penc Maraya1969 Nov 2016 #172
He's the only thing standing between us and a full on Christian Taliban regime. MadamPresident Nov 2016 #3
This Calculating Nov 2016 #8
No actually MFM008 Nov 2016 #85
I agree, I think Pence is controllable womanofthehills Nov 2016 #97
r u implyng tht kellyann is a smoh taker? pangaia Nov 2016 #145
I don't know if he is "controllable" or not, but if they was an effort to remove trump still_one Nov 2016 #176
My sentiments, exactly... Pence is sane whathehell Nov 2016 #128
I'm not so sure. Pence is a Nazi bigot of the highest order... he scares the living shit out of me! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2016 #130
I don't see Pence leading an overtly brutal fascist takeover of the country Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #183
The Electoral College can choose to seat whomever it KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #9
They're not going to do that. MadamPresident Nov 2016 #111
the guy is a scumbag... berksdem Nov 2016 #126
...or the US military. roamer65 Nov 2016 #171
You are right, they aren't going to do it. Trump is not an idiot, but he is an evil asshole, and still_one Nov 2016 #177
Welcome to DU, MadamPresident. calimary Nov 2016 #154
Welcome to the Democratic Underground MadamPresident CountAllVotes Nov 2016 #178
But Trump's meanness is hardly new. LisaM Nov 2016 #4
Makes me wonder how the Secret Service exboyfil Nov 2016 #10
George Bush was a "decent guy" who mimicked a woman on Death Row pleading for her life. Nitram Nov 2016 #135
I actually meant exboyfil Nov 2016 #139
Ah. Then I agree. Herbert Walker was in a different league than his son. Nitram Nov 2016 #180
He is definitely not stable. I fear what's going to happen. Initech Nov 2016 #5
I've been suspecting for a long time that Trump has a mild form of schizophrenia. DetlefK Nov 2016 #7
My Mom was diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic and some of Trump's recent KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #12
I think it's more likely that he's ADHD and narcissistic. Nitram Nov 2016 #136
Adding illiterate, and lacking any compassion, I would agree. lindysalsagal Nov 2016 #149
I'll see your illiteracy and lack of compassion and pass. Nitram Nov 2016 #181
Undiagnosed or hidden for 50 yrs? loyalsister Nov 2016 #150
He is so narsisstic that he Doreen Nov 2016 #173
Oh no. CBS is making too much off the mouthy jackass to ignore or shut him up CousinIT Nov 2016 #11
I woke up this morning to the news and commentary about yesterday's Tweet-storm and KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #16
I felt the same way - like OMG his mental stability is worse than I thought womanofthehills Nov 2016 #117
I have always thought he was more emotionally disturbed than mentally, but I don't know much world wide wally Nov 2016 #13
Nutter works. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #15
Yeah, me neither. And after Bill Frist's remote diagnostic debacle, I am KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #18
That's because he's actually a fictional character... Blanks Nov 2016 #33
"but Trump doesn't have the monopoly on crazy." Perseus Nov 2016 #88
They control the media... Blanks Nov 2016 #101
good post, and good points Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #166
It seems there are a combination of things going on. It ranges from childlike to incoherent, to RKP5637 Nov 2016 #37
his refusal to take intelligence briefings or state dept advice mopinko Nov 2016 #14
He gets his intelligence briefings from Russia world wide wally Nov 2016 #21
It's as if he can't process that he IS the government now ToxMarz Nov 2016 #22
yup. mopinko Nov 2016 #81
He Has No Concept RobinA Nov 2016 #109
He has traded on his inherited money and his father's reputation to build a con man's ability... Nitram Nov 2016 #134
No political ideology bdamomma Nov 2016 #157
The DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder are: Little Star Nov 2016 #17
Hmm, that's very interesting. Did the criteria change in any significant way with KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #20
Yes, classic case of narcissism. I'd even say an extreme case Roland99 Nov 2016 #75
A Narcissist cannot have Dementia too? HockeyMom Nov 2016 #90
And remember the debates womanofthehills Nov 2016 #100
You have captured this feeling of discomfiture far better than I could ever hope KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #188
The DSM-5 criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder are even better jmowreader Nov 2016 #119
There's no real way to use this to block his election by the EC. MineralMan Nov 2016 #19
OMG, thank you so much for your gracious annotation. I have now edited KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #25
Mentally ill? Depends on the definition being used. MineralMan Nov 2016 #44
Just out of curiosity, do you happen to remember the specific historical context KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #56
It's fairly complex, and depends on which section you're talking about. MineralMan Nov 2016 #65
I wondered if Eisenhower's medical problems as president had been a motivator. I"m not KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #68
Actually, the concern probably started with FDR. MineralMan Nov 2016 #70
My understanding is that it actually started with Woodrow Wilson. cab67 Nov 2016 #94
His wife Edith took messages in and out of his sickroom to such an extent ... Hekate Nov 2016 #120
Thanks for that information. I had forgotten Wilson. MineralMan Nov 2016 #190
I remember reading somewhere, althogh I'll be damned if I can remember where exactly, that KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #189
FDR was the reason for pres. term limits and Wilson & FDR inspired the disability clause. Yo_Mama Nov 2016 #118
He did. MADem Nov 2016 #162
Why would it be unlikely? treestar Nov 2016 #142
The VP elect and so far all of the Cabinet candidates are also nuts ThoughtCriminal Nov 2016 #127
Nixon thought he was OK because there were enough republicans in congress... Blanks Nov 2016 #39
The Cabinet can remove him. 25th Amendment. Keith Olbermann KittyWampus Nov 2016 #43
The problem is he appointed the cabbinet, and he is their only chance for the job. Nitram Nov 2016 #76
The Cabinet is full of HIS loons. They don't want to vote themselves out of a job. nt MADem Nov 2016 #163
yes, he's either a psychopath or Javaman Nov 2016 #23
Dark Triad sounds about right... good find Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #184
oddly, I just found this... Javaman Nov 2016 #187
holy crap, that is creepy as shit Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #198
This is so fucking insulting. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #24
Mental illness would explain delusional thinking, not why Trump was and is so hateful. But KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #27
Because neurotypical people are never delusional, right? Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #35
I have a Les Paul knockoff (by Epiphone) but reasonable KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #38
A neurotypical person displays typical neurological development. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #41
Wow Why are you so nasty? classykaren Nov 2016 #51
I think everyone here is a little on edge right now, no matter what they KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #60
Because I don't like being stigmatized. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #98
You are being extremely defensive, and lashing out at someone who is being kind in response. Hekate Nov 2016 #121
No, it's not about me. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #124
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 2016 #141
1 progressoid Nov 2016 #30
I agree. Mr.Bill Nov 2016 #31
Agree 100%. But has he exhibibited signs of delusional thinking before KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #34
Perhaps a lifelong asshole... Zoonart Nov 2016 #57
I am so sorry to hear about your father's decline and passing. I have never had any KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #67
THANK YOU Zoonart Nov 2016 #71
Is the very behavior of being a self-absorbed asshole "neurotypical?" MADem Nov 2016 #62
Yes. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #93
But I am not making mental illness "a convenient scapegoat for any and all bad behavior." MADem Nov 2016 #125
Yeah. Wow. That's fascinating. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #131
That's not what I said, but it's obvious that you want to be confrontational with MADem Nov 2016 #137
Not that it really matters, but that's not even Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2016 #169
Indeed--and the facial expression of JS is icing on the Slow Clap cake! nt MADem Nov 2016 #170
I agree a risk to himself and a RISK to others. bdamomma Nov 2016 #158
I wish the Electoral College would take a hard look. The man is not stable. nt MADem Nov 2016 #161
Agree!!! And people wonder why Mental Illness has a stigma... RAFisher Nov 2016 #92
If you read the DSM, Trump is definitely mentally ill - he has them all womanofthehills Nov 2016 #105
The DSM doesn't make you a psychologist any more than WebMD makes you a doctor. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #186
1 BainsBane Nov 2016 #143
I don't think he's mentally ill. Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #26
A cult and a coup! I think there's an awful lot going on, manipulative, power grabbers, RKP5637 Nov 2016 #40
That's a good point and, if true, gives him credit for being a very crafty KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #52
He did the same thing with the birther issue. Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #53
Trump has spent his entire life manipulating people for his own purposes radical noodle Nov 2016 #103
manipulation bdamomma Nov 2016 #182
I don't see how anyone can say this guy is not a screaming narcissist womanofthehills Nov 2016 #106
His reactivity is a big sign of a personality disorder womanofthehills Nov 2016 #112
It's no wonder he has to have his kids with him all of the time to help him understand events and to RKP5637 Nov 2016 #28
Those who surround him are following his power but think they can control his madness Hekate Nov 2016 #122
Interesting about the "whispery voice." Bohunk68 Nov 2016 #185
Not until there is a DX loyalsister Nov 2016 #29
Yeah, I debated whether to publish this today, not wishing to add to KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #32
No need to delete anything. Mr.Bill Nov 2016 #42
Thanks for asking, but it's your decision loyalsister Nov 2016 #114
This n/t BREMPRO Nov 2016 #66
Men in White Suits bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #36
You think? hamsterjill Nov 2016 #45
Yeah, I'm aware that I'm hardly the first person to voice such concerns. Something about KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #191
Sorry, I wasn't trying to be snarky! hamsterjill Nov 2016 #193
The development of a logically flawed argument (the classic false dilemma): Buzz Clik Nov 2016 #46
So you think there really were millions of illegal votes? KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #47
Yes, that is exactly what I said. Buzz Clik Nov 2016 #99
Strictly speaking, he's not mentally ill Boomer Nov 2016 #48
Thank you for that distinction. Not being a professional, I lack a lot of the vocaulary KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #49
Damn right something isn't quite right Boomer Nov 2016 #54
Good Description RobinA Nov 2016 #113
another response to this:Democrats should take off the gag about GOP vote suppression & vote rigging yurbud Nov 2016 #50
he has to be get the red out Nov 2016 #55
Never met Donald Trump and lack the saltpoint Nov 2016 #58
That's pretty astute. Makes one wonder how the Cuban Missile Crisis would KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #63
A frightening scenario -- the Cold War roiling saltpoint Nov 2016 #64
tRump's father had Alzheimer's and suffered for 6 years before he died Thekaspervote Nov 2016 #59
Wow! Now that I did not know before now, which means I've learned KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #61
I wish people would stop diagnosing Trump. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2016 #69
Yeah, I readily take your point. I hesitated before publishing this and KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #194
Dementia runs in his family. Historic NY Nov 2016 #72
Step 1 - Have a press who doesn't ignore the obvious - It's almost like they Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2016 #73
Well, there's an example of that going on right here on DU. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #80
It's a small distinction - mental illness or personality disorder womanofthehills Nov 2016 #107
My take exactly. Nitram Nov 2016 #74
Understand How He Thinks RobinA Nov 2016 #116
Very true that Trump hates to lose, especially to a girl. Nitram Nov 2016 #132
The Bill Fristian-style over-the-internet diagnoses made by educated experts LanternWaste Nov 2016 #77
Mentally ill or not, he's saying this to counterbalance the clear evidence of election fraud. byronius Nov 2016 #78
I read somewhere about a professor using him as a case study for narcissistic personality disorder. Vinca Nov 2016 #79
He's a narcissist nini Nov 2016 #82
MY wife & I have been saying he's ill since last year.. why it's not absolutely clear to vkkv Nov 2016 #83
i've been saying this for months. barbtries Nov 2016 #84
if it really is alzheimers, as so many suspect, many based on up close knowledge mopinko Nov 2016 #86
You get a full physical and a tox screen to be an E-1 in the military--you'd think the Commander MADem Nov 2016 #138
Coping with Chaos in the White House elleng Nov 2016 #87
Republicans wanted an unfit, ill person in the presidents chair. So easy to dupe a dummy in a bubble Sunlei Nov 2016 #89
There is a method to the madness - artlcle blueseas Nov 2016 #91
I don't buy your armchair diagnosis Politicub Nov 2016 #95
I'm definitely not qualified, other than from family experience, and that's hardly KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #195
Trump's entire campaign has been disquieting Politicub Nov 2016 #196
I can easily see Trump becoming a liability. cab67 Nov 2016 #96
He qualifies bdamomma Nov 2016 #102
I know a lot of people who are intellectually lazy loyalsister Nov 2016 #147
You know, a lot of people have mental illness BainsBane Nov 2016 #104
K&R bdamomma Nov 2016 #108
Trump is very unstable and is not fit to be POTUS Gothmog Nov 2016 #110
Mad King Donald in his golden tower, raving at the "unfairness" of it all.... Hekate Nov 2016 #115
Dr Hahn - she sure describes Trump in her videos womanofthehills Nov 2016 #123
You're correct n/t deek Nov 2016 #129
King Lear Dream Girl Nov 2016 #133
The Candidate: What do I do now?? Angry Dragon Nov 2016 #140
Pence still scares me more than Trump rollin74 Nov 2016 #144
I wish I had a dollar for every time I said that Sugarcoated Nov 2016 #146
You're describing my 80 year old mother: lindysalsagal Nov 2016 #148
Rec #100 malaise Nov 2016 #151
He could have this too. bdamomma Nov 2016 #152
Looks like dementia to me itsrobert Nov 2016 #153
He looks like a chimp. AngryAmish Nov 2016 #155
A diagnosis is besides the point, it is his ACTIONS that matter. Barack_America Nov 2016 #156
He doesn't suffer mental illness Generic Brad Nov 2016 #159
I thought that would be obvious to anyone that wasn't mentally ill doc03 Nov 2016 #160
Trump is a narcissist and most likely a sociopath as well Martin Eden Nov 2016 #164
I feel like Trump did what GW Bush did ... CaptainTruth Nov 2016 #165
Rob Reiner agrees with you DesertRat Nov 2016 #167
Trump's father had Alzheimer's, FYI. Liberty Belle Nov 2016 #168
Agree. But it is probably a personality disorder. McCamy Taylor Nov 2016 #174
Naw kebob Nov 2016 #175
I don't know about mental illness Dorian Gray Nov 2016 #179
So, what do we think about the people that elected him... Stellar Nov 2016 #192
That is a damned good question. I think 1/2 are what Hillary diplomatically KingCharlemagne Nov 2016 #197
Kicking for updates from the past 24 hours - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2017 #199
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