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Ray Bruns

(4,021 posts)
19. What is wrong with the democrats. No he can't change.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 10:22 AM
Aug 2017

Where have you been for the last 8 months, under a rock? Trump will never change. He is incapable of it. Trump can no more change than a zebra change its stripes. He is a narcissistic, misogynistic, sociopathic, con man. There will be no pivot. Why can't people get it through there thick heads? Stop this wishing against all the evidence that somehow he will become "presidential".

Put down the pipe, Diane. Zoonart Aug 2017 #1
Insulting, a bunch? Why on earth would anyone on DU assume she meant this Hortensis Aug 2017 #114
It was a dumb statement RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #138
Exactly. What fool needs a sarcasm balloon over Feinstein's head to understand that? Hortensis Aug 2017 #150
No, Sen. Feinstein, he could not .... maryallen Aug 2017 #161
She's on the Senate intelligence and judiciary committees and you're pretending Hortensis Aug 2017 #162
my thoughts exactly onetexan Aug 2017 #142
Whatever it is that has people not getting that she's being Ironic. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #157
Of which country? (n/t) FreepFryer Aug 2017 #2
Trumpistan rusty fender Aug 2017 #94
Wrong Dianne. madaboutharry Aug 2017 #3
Did you even read the statement? ehrnst Aug 2017 #13
Actions Can Be Taken Against NK Too....nt (sarcasm) global1 Aug 2017 #72
OK - let's be honest here Plucketeer Aug 2017 #81
Headline is misleading - out of context ehrnst Aug 2017 #4
It's an impossible if dalton99a Aug 2017 #6
That's a huge IF. skypilot Aug 2017 #9
+1 n/t area51 Aug 2017 #112
Or, more accurately, "IF storms worked differently." (n/t) FreepFryer Aug 2017 #12
That ship sailed CanonRay Aug 2017 #17
He is an idiot RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #139
Didja mean 'spam'? Made me laugh! n/t sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #145
(Off topic.) Remind me to ask you something. 😊 sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #146
Time to retire JI7 Aug 2017 #5
Okaayyy ananda Aug 2017 #7
Oh Really bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #8
No, it was a snarky comment, masqurading as centrist ehrnst Aug 2017 #33
Seriously Feinstein? awesomerwb1 Aug 2017 #10
Reading something prior to commenting on it is helpful. ehrnst Aug 2017 #18
Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #51
Are you going to flick boogers now? (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #54
Thank you for taking the time to reply to me! awesomerwb1 Aug 2017 #58
Thanks for the permission! (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #61
You're welcome. awesomerwb1 Aug 2017 #62
I see someone learned a new term! Passive aggressive! ehrnst Aug 2017 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Aug 2017 #65
Nope. n/t woundedkarma Aug 2017 #57
I read it RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #141
WTF nt frogmarch Aug 2017 #11
Reading the post will tell you WTF she actually said, because the headline doesn't. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #20
With all due respect madame Senator CanonRay Aug 2017 #14
Another person who didn't read past the misleading headline but comments anyway. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #22
Actually, I did read it. CanonRay Aug 2017 #63
Actually, no she doesn't think he can change. That was the point. ehrnst Aug 2017 #82
+1 (n/t) FreepFryer Aug 2017 #155
IF he can learn and change. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #15
Short of immediately reverting to the mass of diarrhea from which he was formed... Orrex Aug 2017 #16
Exactly. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #21
What is wrong with the democrats. No he can't change. Ray Bruns Aug 2017 #19
Um... that's what she's saying ehrnst Aug 2017 #24
Fuck the politically correct rhetoric Diane! Kleveland Aug 2017 #23
Actually reading the post will show you that it was snark. ehrnst Aug 2017 #26
even reading the article, this shows a fundamental lack of understanding on her part NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #25
She's being snarky. She may as well have said, "If he was to become a Democrat..." ehrnst Aug 2017 #28
even that snark is not helpful because it gets picked up by media. there are better NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #35
So you agree the headline is misleading. And the Hill is not exactly progressive media. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #43
no, I don't think the headline was misleading because that is what she said. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #44
Right, and Obama actually said, "You didn't build that." ehrnst Aug 2017 #48
Understood. Your OP is valuable for creating a pretty vigorous discussion! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #52
Democrats in public service must choose their words CAREFULLY! eom sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #100
No, there's no snark in it at all. You can watch the video muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #123
I agree that this is a wrong approach by a sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #98
They already are. I saw this posted by some conservative type on Facebook. SweetieD Aug 2017 #109
There ya go. I rest my case. eom sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #118
Clarifying--Load of crap being directed at sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #120
She also just said the Arapaio pardon was stupid. mahina Aug 2017 #27
and monkeys will fly out of my butt! Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #29
That's the point she was making. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #53
Ray and Kleveland edhopper Aug 2017 #30
You really think that she was serious? She called him a bad president that ehrnst Aug 2017 #42
we aren't morons, edhopper Aug 2017 #73
Many here seem to think that she actually thinks he can become a "good president" ehrnst Aug 2017 #87
okay edhopper Aug 2017 #92
And if she was to call him a facist? What would that accomplish, ehrnst Aug 2017 #110
Since you keep mentioning Nancy Pelosi, I guess you've only barely skimmed the article muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #124
Yes, I understand that. ehrnst Aug 2017 #125
Time to retire! SCVDem Aug 2017 #31
Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #137
That's an absurd statement. Bleacher Creature Aug 2017 #32
Exactly. It's impossible for him to do the thing she said will make him "a good president."(nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #37
Leapards can't change their spots... El Mimbreno Aug 2017 #34
California can do a lot better than this nitwit. Hulk Smash II Aug 2017 #36
You don't get snark, do you? (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #39
There's a difference between Plucketeer Aug 2017 #74
She "concern trolls" him a lot. This is just another way of trolling him. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #84
Ain't buyin' it Plucketeer Aug 2017 #91
Diane should quit 'concern trolling' the fraudulent. eom sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #102
So, tell us what should she be doing instead? (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #131
I posited above thread that the, shall we call them the sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #144
Are you from California? Frankly, her comment had a lot of qualifiers which aren't going to happen still_one Aug 2017 #66
He could be, but he won't be. Oneironaut Aug 2017 #38
That's exactly what she's saying. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #40
Stop with the Republican Framing, dammit. notKeith Aug 2017 #41
She's saying he's a bad president and will be until he changes who he is. Then threatens him. ehrnst Aug 2017 #47
The ONLY way Trump can change is world wide wally Aug 2017 #45
Exactly. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #50
Retire already BeyondGeography Aug 2017 #46
Not getting the irony in her statement, are you? (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #49
There is no point in being cute about Trump BeyondGeography Aug 2017 #56
Sounds like you have decided that nothing she does is good. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #85
So tell me how she "plays footsie" with Neocons. ehrnst Aug 2017 #89
this is the basic failure of normal people make when dealing with a psychopath... Javaman Aug 2017 #55
No, she doesn't believe that he can change. That statement was ironic, and she followed it with ehrnst Aug 2017 #59
Just like "Obama told business leaders that they didn't build their businesses!" (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #60
Hell...Trump hardly rates as human. airmid Aug 2017 #67
Hell...Trump hardly rates as human. LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #75
Oh. look - Pelosi wants him to get more sleep, like that's going to make him "fit for office" !!!! ehrnst Aug 2017 #68
?HUH? No, Diane, he can't learn and change. MBS Aug 2017 #69
That's what she was saying in a backhanded way. ehrnst Aug 2017 #88
You're right (I hope!) MBS Aug 2017 #97
Yes, she's done this before, and she's no fool. ehrnst Aug 2017 #104
Senatorial culture is hard for most people to understand. This was damning with faint praise. (n/t) FreepFryer Aug 2017 #156
WHAT !! ?? usaf-vet Aug 2017 #70
Nah, She jumped the shark, time To go bye bye njhoneybadger Aug 2017 #71
No, she's concern trolling. But if you're here to bash ehrnst Aug 2017 #107
Sorry D. but Trump has had his chances! ""The question is whether he can learn and change,"NOPE riversedge Aug 2017 #76
The operative word here is "IF." Eugene Aug 2017 #77
And Feinstein 'can be a good' Senator, if she would just disregard her personal financial holdings.. Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #78
What about her "financial holdings" is suspect? ehrnst Aug 2017 #90
LOL SHRED Aug 2017 #79
Doesn't she see the Russia MFM008 Aug 2017 #80
She's concern trolling. She doesn't think he will change at all. That's why she said ehrnst Aug 2017 #86
Yes she knew everything as soon as Obama did - before the election FakeNoose Aug 2017 #103
I think that it's trolling him and his supporters. ehrnst Aug 2017 #106
If anything trump is going to move in the opposite direction. The_Casual_Observer Aug 2017 #83
This is precisely what's wrong with the Democratic Leadership. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #93
THIS!!!! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #99
You took what she said literally, instead of ironically... ehrnst Aug 2017 #126
Somehow it doesn't come across as irony. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #147
Some people don't get it without a sarcasm icon below it, I guess. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #154
I'll concede that. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #158
There is some opportunism there. And she did clarify her statements. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #160
No, J_William_Ryan Aug 2017 #95
Weak sauce Democrats Wordilocks Aug 2017 #96
You think she was being serious? ehrnst Aug 2017 #108
The article completely misrepresents what she said. yardwork Aug 2017 #101
good for her AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #105
What a damn dumb remark. Is DiFi completely insane? NK, Transgenders, neo-Nazis, undoing Obama, ... WinkyDink Aug 2017 #111
Sorry to hear that. Is she ill? nancy1942 Aug 2017 #113
No, just trolling him and his supporters. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #128
No need to twist myself into a pretzel in order to approve of Feinstein's statement. democrank Aug 2017 #115
What rock from what planet did she crawel out from under Doreen Aug 2017 #116
Pandering Bradical79 Aug 2017 #117
Let's call it positive reinforcement. ucrdem Aug 2017 #119
that is just stupid. even his trip did NOTHING. did eddie haskel change on beaver? pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #121
That was her point.... (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #133
She needs to be primaried kimbutgar Aug 2017 #122
Well, you have your opportunity at the ballot box. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #130
Either she wants something and is massaging his enormous ego Warpy Aug 2017 #127
LOL still waiting on Just one Republican Senator to say anything even close Thrill Aug 2017 #129
Yeah, irony is lost on so many. Let's abolish it. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #132
Feinstein clarifies: 'Im under no illusion' Trump will change ehrnst Aug 2017 #134
Inaccurate headline: she said "under no illusion that its likely to happen" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #135
Got me, I guess. I accurately copied the headline, and ehrnst Aug 2017 #136
Then why trifle with speak such as this. no text sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #143
I like the way she phrased because it's totally going to annoy Trump... xor Aug 2017 #140
The title leaves out too much context. sandensea Aug 2017 #148
What she means to say is: TRUMP can be a good POTUS if he would just be someone else AgadorSparticus Aug 2017 #149
He can't even be a good person SummerSnow Aug 2017 #151
I'm not saying a 71-year-old can't learn and change, raccoon Aug 2017 #152
No he can"t. CentralMass Aug 2017 #153
tbh clu Aug 2017 #159
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