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Proud Liberal Dem

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8. A POTUS simply does NOT "improvise" or "ad-lib" things like this

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Original post)

Wed Aug 9, 2017, 01:52 PM

Aug 2017

His/Her words have meaning and consequence well beyond that of a blowhard Fox host like Sean Hannity or your crazy wingnut uncle. We can only hope that Trump/Kim stop triggering each other before one of them pushes "the button".

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Trumps Threat to North Korea Was Improvised [View all] Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2017 OP

And most repugs think it was genius!! riversedge Aug 2017 #1

And they would think it was a great move if Trump nuked N. Korea. Chemisse Aug 2017 #5

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Aug 2017 #2

Trump is this kid: Kingofalldems Aug 2017 #3

Oopsie - I just started a war with NK jpak Aug 2017 #4

The comments sections on new sites were rather discouraging Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #6

They don't realize the fallout will drift over here. maryellen99 Aug 2017 #13

Of course not Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #18

I would think any appreciably sized strike has the potential to sicken and maybe kill ... mr_lebowski Aug 2017 #19

Ya think so? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2017 #7

A POTUS simply does NOT "improvise" or "ad-lib" things like this Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #8

trump needs to be locked up bdamomma Aug 2017 #9

Well NYT,time to take this phoney to the Wooe shed once and for all.. Wellstone ruled Aug 2017 #10

Once again, Trump keeps repeating his words because his vocabulary is getting smaller, area51 Aug 2017 #11

*Everything* trump does is improvised. Orsino Aug 2017 #12

Yeah, he is just "winging it". What could go wrong? Glimmer of Hope Aug 2017 #17

Improvised Explosive Head? Initech Aug 2017 #14

Yeah, no kidding. GoCubsGo Aug 2017 #15

But Mattis just released a similar statement - link Alhena Aug 2017 #16

As Rachel Maddow speculated last night. longship Aug 2017 #20