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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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