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loyalsister

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7. I keep wondering why anyone would have expected different

Thu Feb 16, 2017, 02:57 PM

Feb 2017

He has been living in a world constructed around him and his success that dismisses failures and paints himself as cleverly using bankrupcty.
He put himself on a national stage beginning with bragging in biographies about how he is a genius at building wealth. And then he gets even more with his reality TV show which if measured by longevity and viewership can be reasonably understood as success.
This is a guy who is overconfident because he has no reason not to be.
He is probably a president we deserve in a nation that worships wealth and has enabled the success of reality tv. Why wouldn't lies go unchallenged when stage managed entertainment of people being ridiculed is presented as reality. He represents the worst of the US' loud and visible presense.

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Steve Schmidt right now.. [View all] HipChick Feb 2017 OP

Where? madaboutharry Feb 2017 #1

Media is lighting Trump a new arsehole on Twitter... HipChick Feb 2017 #2

Fareed Zacharia, too. No bread, all circus. Scathing. lindysalsagal Feb 2017 #45

Weirdest speech ever on cable news. And I know weird. nolabear Feb 2017 #3

This is essentially... FarPoint Feb 2017 #4

He seems to be coming apart. This is astounding. nolabear Feb 2017 #5

You would think that after all these years, SCROTUS would be better at handling his cocaine. tavalon Feb 2017 #32

Trump was talking to his base the entire time lunatica Feb 2017 #29

if that presser was meant to mollify US it didn't work, just added fuel wordpix Feb 2017 #49

Steve Schmidt has by full respect Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 #6

They don't hear it but they love it n/t Chevy Feb 2017 #15

He's now doing his penance for giving us Sarah Palin. Trumpocalypse Feb 2017 #46

Yes, I agree fully Tom Rinaldo Feb 2017 #47

I agree... EJC74 Feb 2017 #53

I keep wondering why anyone would have expected different loyalsister Feb 2017 #7

Yep. So far, he has been totally predictable Zoider Feb 2017 #8

Welcome to DU, Zoider! calimary Feb 2017 #33

The President is sick......really sick ashredux Feb 2017 #9

This country is sick Cosmocat Feb 2017 #12

The propaganda by RW media, pushed by Koch's and their ilk Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #21

We are so far past that Cosmocat Feb 2017 #23

A healthy democracy would have laughed him off the stage after the first debate. nt hay rick Feb 2017 #41

Welcome to DU, to you, too, ashredux! calimary Feb 2017 #34

my vet trip done, I got in the car at the end - the NPR reporters had no words. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #10

Remember he has a 2020 campaign rally in Florida malaise Feb 2017 #20

That's right-- he needs to "take a breather" or something like that ailsagirl Feb 2017 #27

Russia owns his ass and the taxes would prove it. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #11

Yep, pretty much... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #13

except he's not, nor ever will be, a bona fide president ailsagirl Feb 2017 #28

Dishonest assertions - my ass. lark Feb 2017 #14

I like Schmidt ailsagirl Feb 2017 #16

Anymore that is. n/t Friend or Foe Feb 2017 #17

I recall that he was pretty sane in terms of his comments & criticisms ailsagirl Feb 2017 #25

Exactly right. 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #30

I know what you mean ailsagirl Feb 2017 #36

Even when W was in full pretzel mode colorado_ufo Feb 2017 #18

I know, right?? ailsagirl Feb 2017 #26

Although I know what Pussy Grabber is like, and I knew this was coming, BigDemVoter Feb 2017 #19

I guess Stevie forgot about Tricky Dicky. Texin Feb 2017 #22

Yeah my thought also - except even Dick "I am not a crook" Nixon actually wasn't as bad. yellowcanine Feb 2017 #35

no, he wasn't. ginnyinWI Feb 2017 #42

While Nixon had a few WTF moments NewJeffCT Feb 2017 #48

Exactly right. Plus Nixon was intelligent and looks like a livetohike Feb 2017 #52

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Feb 2017 #24

I've worked around very mentally ill people, and they were almost always a "victim," and I sure see manicraven Feb 2017 #31

A clip from T45's presser alfredo Feb 2017 #37

"No American President has EVER comported themselves like this. Endless self pity , Dishonest Cha Feb 2017 #38

Steve Schmidt right now on 11th hour.. HipChick Feb 2017 #39

Very strong statement. moondust Feb 2017 #40

He has no HONOR, nor do his supporters. Bohunk68 Feb 2017 #43

Let me paraphrase Steve Schmidt mgardener Feb 2017 #44

Kick ck4829 Feb 2017 #50

History Repeating Itself. MythosMaster Feb 2017 #51