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Hortensis

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21. Trump is without ideology. Psychologists say he
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:01 PM
Jul 2016

sees EVERYTHING through a filter of how it makes him look good or bad. If it doesn't relate to him, he's not interested. He is as shallow as a spill of water on a table. He likely doesn't care about anything he talked about in his convention speech--because these things aren't about him. They're all words this salesman does know how to use to manipulate his chosen targets, "cards to play."

That's why this 70-year-old with an emotional age arrested some time in childhood is astonishingly ignorant. It's not that he can't learn, it's that he is usually unable to understand the significance of knowledge and care enough to bother. He doesn't know the difference between our president's powers and Putin's in his developing autocracy. He had no idea what Congress did; Ryan and others had to try to explain it. With limited success because of his very limited attention span from lack of interest. He didn't know what NATO was before he had to talk about it, and demonstrably still really, really doesn't understand or care, probably literally couldn't find most NATO nations on a well-labeled map because he doesn't have to do that on a stage. The man who wrote his first book for him says he really doubts Trump would be able to pay attention to a national security briefing, again unless he decided problems between China and Japan were somehow all about him.

As for what he believes, he thinks more nations should have nuclear bombs. Or does he? He must have thought that would make him sound strong when he said it. Now, when he realizes that it makes him sound stupid (or however he interprets that since he's far too superior to be or appear stupid), what does he think?

Yardwork, my question is, why on earth would anyone believe a person with a serious disabling personality disorder, a full basket of strong cluster B traits, would necessarily mean what he said ten minutes later? I suspect you're vastly underestimating just what a shocking, unbelievable thing America has done in nominating this dangerous, dysfunctional clown, cheering it for god's sake, with the whole world watching in horror and/or glee.

He enjoys being a family man. In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #1
Yes so much he has 3 families! Freddie Jul 2016 #18
that we know of BlueStateLib Jul 2016 #34
No shit. auntpurl Jul 2016 #2
That we know about eom rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #3
Trump loves women so much he married three of them. left-of-center2012 Jul 2016 #4
But, he recently found Jesus, doncha know. That makes everything OK. Arkansas Granny Jul 2016 #5
So his youngest child is 10, Trump was still making babies at 60. PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #6
He was getting it in. Don't hate. timlot Jul 2016 #7
Now my dreams will be eternally haunted. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #8
I'm guessing there are more kids out there eShirl Jul 2016 #9
not to mention being a serial adulterer, like newtie. niyad Jul 2016 #10
Yep, more of an issue -for some - than the number of wives/kids. JudyM Jul 2016 #11
The Mormons don't like him. auntpurl Jul 2016 #16
Ha, interesting angle on the point. JudyM Jul 2016 #29
A female president married 3 times? Lol. Hortensis Jul 2016 #12
Trump has gone after Bill for his indescretions. Beaverhausen Jul 2016 #13
Yeah, he called Hillary an enabler. nt Ilsa Jul 2016 #14
True, guys. But you know his heart isn't in it. Hortensis Jul 2016 #15
Why this insistence that Trump doesn't mean what he says? yardwork Jul 2016 #20
Trump is without ideology. Psychologists say he Hortensis Jul 2016 #21
We're on the same page. I see him exactly the same way. yardwork Jul 2016 #22
Oh, gotcha and sorry. :) Many Americans seem to be Hortensis Jul 2016 #23
I misunderstood your earlier post. yardwork Jul 2016 #24
Leading to his incomprehensible behavior and tactics. Hortensis Jul 2016 #25
They believe him because he is the Republican ticket. Doodley Jul 2016 #28
The press has been incredibly irresponsible. They Hortensis Jul 2016 #30
As a nail bitter, my fingers will be hurting from now to election day. I hope the majority of Doodley Jul 2016 #33
I agree with everything you said. yardwork Jul 2016 #31
Trump is hypocritical all day long. yardwork Jul 2016 #19
"She can raise the kids" HockeyMom Jul 2016 #17
That we know of. Doodley Jul 2016 #26
Not one of those kids speaking mainstreetonce Jul 2016 #27
And he gives himself all the credit for raising them DesertRat Jul 2016 #32
My mother had a relationship with someone (divorced) who had kids from three women (2 married) brooklynite Jul 2016 #35
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