The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: No smocking guns. - Page 2935 - Politics and Economics

No they don't know they're full of ****

They actually think they're that smart. Trump really does believe he knows more about ISIS than the generals, that he's the smartest economist in the world, etc that he understands it all. Anything other than this sort of mindset, if anyone tries to correct someone with NPD in anyway, they go flying off the rails. They cannot handle even a tiny bit of criticism. With someone who reaches NPD, you have to dance around eggshells at all times. No Trump would not turn down an IQ test if his handlers actually let take complete one for all to see.

There are two things a real narcissist cannot stand. One is criticism. The other is being alone. I mean away from all forms of communicating including being able to talk to somebody over the phone. That's why he's always on the phone with his billionaire buddies probably well into the night and early in the morning As president of the USA, Trump is getting the biggest narcissistic supply a boost a human could ever have (and it's till not enough) but it's also making him absolutely miserable to hear the never-ending barrage of criticism. Even .001% of the criticism Trump has gotten since becoming president would be too much for him.

He's MISERABLE right now. Source: Me. The narcissist in my life and Donald Trump are the exact same human being. He eve eats the same way, he is also always on speakerphone with others around to listen, the thing about trying to get men to cheat on their wives...yep. The only difference is my guy was born poor. Trump was born rich.

It's called the Dunning-Kruger effect. Basically dumb people think they are smart and smart people think the are dumb.

It fits Trump and his merry band of Trumpkins to a T.

01-05-2018 , 10:38 PM

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MrWookie

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Originally Posted by runout_mick

Stage 3b lung cancer survivor here... that's one stage worse than Walter White at the start of BB. As a pinko Canadian I'm very grateful I wasn't born in America, because with my financial means I'd have been worm food many years ago without the (incredibly good) treatment I received.

The resistance you people show to decent health care is absolutely mind boggling. You don't see it, but the rest of the world does, and you're a laughingstock because of it.

Not terribly high on the list of reasons why we are a laughingstock right now, imo

01-05-2018 , 10:51 PM

#73353

patron

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Riverman

Beneath all the bluster and insults and bragging is a guy who is massively insecure, who has no self esteem, who is uninterested in learning about anything, whose only interest in life is self-gratification. And it might seem like he is immune to consequence. Politically, maybe. But I can assure you this is a miserable human being. Look at how he spends his time! Constantly enraged, deeply unpopular and, for the first time in his life, forced to listen to people telling the truth about what a dumb, lazy, ignorant POS he is.

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Originally Posted by superleeds

This is the one thing that gives me solace during these interesting times. Trump hates life more than virtually anyone here will ever know.

It's like a real life version of The Good Place. Except that the rest of us are being tortured along with him.

01-05-2018 , 11:23 PM

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TheHip41

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Originally Posted by d10

https://www.elections.virginia.gov/F...ndcounting.pdf

Case #8

The vote they counted as yes had a circle with no line. The no vote was a circle with a line drawn through it.

The left side of the ballot. The yes vote was a circle with a line through it.

So circle with a line is both no and yes on the same ballot

Let’s look at it this way

If the republicans were up 1 vote, 0% chance that counts for the democrats

01-05-2018 , 11:28 PM

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dlk9s

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Originally Posted by Michael Davis

Just because the conservatives' attacks on the Clintons are ludicrous and not based in reality does not mean there are not legitimate attacks on the Clintons.

Eh, it KIND of does, since if there were legitimate attacks on the Clintons, the conservative nutjobs would have used them instead/in addition to the ludicrous ones.

I'm not saying the Clintons are above reproach, but I mean, come on.

01-05-2018 , 11:35 PM

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dth123451

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Jeffrey Toobin nailed it today: whoever the Democratic nominee is in 2020, they will be investigated by the FBI.

01-05-2018 , 11:36 PM

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Matty Lice

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Michael Davis is an example of what happens when the GOP smear campaigns someone like Hillary for 25+ years. He doesn't know what exactly they did wrong, he just knows they did something wrong. He can't quite put his finger on it but it was bad whatever it was!

01-05-2018 , 11:36 PM

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Michael Davis

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Originally Posted by dlk9s

They can't attack them for things that would implicate their own. I mean, running around doing neoliberal things and taking charity money and handing it out to wealthy donors for bogus projects should be criminal, but that's like the modern conservative playbook. They're playing a game but they can't swallow themselves.

01-05-2018 , 11:42 PM

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zikzak

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It's OK to think the Clintons are horrible people and still hate Trump 10,000X more.

01-06-2018 , 12:02 AM

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Matty Lice

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It's hilarious deplorables show up like some sine wave frequency. I wonder who will show up in 3 weeks?

01-06-2018 , 12:10 AM

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zikzak

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Seriously folks, it isn't necessary to deify the Clintons in order to hate Trump. You can hate them all, while hating one a lot more than the others.

01-06-2018 , 12:10 AM

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Trump & Hillary sharing a cell would be totes. Live stream it with a subscription service to fund an independent government watchdog group headed by Mueller with 100% authority to investigate and charge anyone in the US including the president.

01-06-2018 , 12:13 AM

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01-06-2018 , 12:29 AM

#73364

Michael Davis

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Originally Posted by Hopey

Cool story, bro.

Mostly to illustrate that my information is coming from ignorant Haitians not ignorant Americans. I think it's important, however, to point out that the accusers here may be in as much or more of an information bubble than I am.

It was illuminating to see this thread become Daily Kos, though. I don't think I've ever disagreed with a Matty Lice before and I've read every one in this thread and he called me a deplorable. *Shrug*

I didn't anticipate that I would provoke a lot of controversy. Of course I think Republicans orchestrating investigations qualifies as nonsense given the current political climate plus the moral compass of contemporary Republicans. My point is a fairly simple and obvious one, that the impure motives behind an attack do not make the content of the attack false.

01-06-2018 , 12:37 AM

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Land O Lakes

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Trump on how to promote a book.

01-06-2018 , 12:40 AM

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Trolly McTrollson

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I'm still bearish on the "Will Hillary be indicted?" market on Predictit. I have little confidence that investigation #473 is gonna be the one that finally gets her, sep with these clowns running the investigation.

In other news, Wolff book getting released early so I can pound beers and read it on a Friday night is fantastic. 25% of the way through and it's a laugh riot.

01-06-2018 , 12:43 AM

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simplicitus

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Trump requesting 18 billion for border wall. Dems are going to have to shut the govt down and not cave on DACA and not give anything for CHIP extension. That is the only way to send the message to Trump. Force him to give and preside over a huge mess,
all to resist popular measures. He makes a big opening bet and you have to raise, knowing he has the worse hand. Anything else is self-sabotage by the dems.

01-06-2018 , 12:43 AM

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simplicitus

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Kindle is charged, about to start the Wolff book.

01-06-2018 , 12:45 AM

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simplicitus

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This is a USA Today ad featuring Michael Wolff from 2013.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRhS_7FO7bY

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01-06-2018 , 12:46 AM

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uDevil

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You sending the Wolff?! By the time I get chance to read it I'll probably have lost interest.

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We recently purchased a title you recommended:

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
by Michael Wolff
eBook

You've been placed on the title's waiting list, and you'll be notified when it's available for you.

Last edited by uDevil; 01-06-2018 at 12:49 AM. Reason: Forgot to make my wolf joke dammit

01-06-2018 , 12:51 AM

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Jbrochu

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Originally Posted by uDevil

By the time I get chance to read it I'll probably have lost interest.

I'm just going to read the best quotes in this thread and not waste my time reading the whole book. Plus this **** gives me no pleasure anyway just makes me sad.

Spoiler: