Several months ago, when the Russia scandal was heating up, I said that I never want to hear Republicans pretend to be patriots ever again.
I now never want to hear them pretend to "support our troops" ever again.
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Which is more than Trump can say for himself. Kek.
Mad TV used to have a skit called "Lower Expectations" which was basically horrible blind date set ups and it had this theme song that has always been stuck in my head since childhood. I feel like every news story about what Trump says or does should end with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gt4StirOzc
I will say that Trump is technically right, in the smallest way possible, that a soldier does know what they sign up for, but you fucking don't say that to the family of a fallen soldier and you definitely don't bring up the son of the person that is literally doing his fucking best to keep you in office.
In all fucking seriousness, has Trump ever actually talked to a person before? Like a normal deep discussion? This is the kind of shit you learn about by the time you're between the ages of 15-25.
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He was a spoiled rich kid, of course he never had a deep meaningful conversation with anyone.
When you hear of a teen who died in a motorcycle crash, and the details turn out that he was drunk and wasn't wearing a helmet or suit, 9 out of 10 people will think "well that kid was a fucking idiot, Darwinian selection right there." However, no one with a shred of decency is going to walk up to his mother the next day and tell her that. It shows a lack of respect or empathy for other human beings.
He does what he wants. Says what he wants. Any call out to him being an asshole, hypocrite or wrong and he'll deflect, ignore the question, or give a bullshit rambling answer. He finally found a press secretary who's enough of an asshole to do the same.
His current supporters will not swap bc of his personality flaws, the only thing that loses more supporters at this point is policy decisions. Hopefully 3 years from now the American public isn't stupid enough to let this douchebag become president again, but I'm not holding my breath.
I dunno if this makes it better or worse... but veterans and military personal voted overwhelmingly in favor of Trump.
And its not like they didn't know about Trump. This was after he disparaged John McCain over being a POW. When he spent weeks attacking the family of Humayun Khan. Oh and threatening to fire more generals than anybody else, disparaging them as having been "reduced to rubble," and "embarrassing our country," under Obama.
I can only guess that identity politics is more powerful than ... whatever they claimed to be voting for.
Funny...most of the usual trump die-hards seem to be avoiding this one...and the few that did show put up a pretty meager defense on the first page and haven't been back since.
“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply,” Stephen Covey.
What the fuck is wrong with this guy?
Propping up the dead son of a grieving father to score political points against Obama? I don't even care if it's true that Obama didn't call General Kelly, that's not even remotely the point. This just lacking in basic human decency.
And this is from the same #fuckingmoron who said today to a grieving widow "this is what he signed up for."
Donald Trump is fundamentally a terrible human being.
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LOL at the HYSTERIA about Trump's "comment".
1) You have NO context in how that comment was made (if it was even made)
2) All you have is some whack job Congresswoman SAYING that Trump made the comment
3) Any proof that he even said it? The conversation was between the wife of the fallen soldier and the POTUS - which was private
4) Did the wife say anything publicy? No - this all came from the Congresswoman
Here, folks, is that congresswoman - Snappy dresser, eh? And you say that Trump looks like a clown - LOL!!
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Of all the things the left gets hysteric about this is one of the few that actually makes sense and that everyone should be criticizing Trump for. Trump handled this poorly, period, and I'm kind of disappointed that you would use such a weak deflection. I know you enjoy pushing the buttons of fellow posters at times but come on, be better than this.
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Wait - you have NO proof, other than a Congresswoman SAYING she heard the call. And, again, you have NO context in which the comment was made.
So sick and tired of the knee-jerk reactions to anything Trump does or allegedly does. You have NO idea that Trump handled it poorly. Let me hear DIRECTLY from the soldiers wife that he handled it poorly. Let me hear from HER that she was offended, not some whack job congresswoman with a hate-Trump agenda. Until then, people like that criticize him for this are just Monday morning QB's.
So what if he did say it? It's the damn truth! And you have no idea in which manner it was said or the context. All you have is some circus clown of a Congresswomen offering HER opinion. Not a single comment from the actual person who he had the conversation with. If she comes out and says she is offended, then you can denigrate him. Until then - you people just pile on to anything you can to push your biased hate-Trump delusions.
Sigh.
It's not about this 'one' thing that Trump said, it's about the way he has handled this whole, ugly situation. It's about how he made false accusations against other presidents in an attempt to take heat off of himself.
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What does the looks of someone have to do with this? That's deflection at it's best. "You can't believe them, because of how they look. How can someone looking like that ever say the truth. You should believe me, because I'm not them and don't look like them."
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Yes, it is the truth that soldiers know what they are in for, but you don't fucking say that to the pregnant widow of a dead soldier.
Alright Ransath, tell us what context it would be okay for him to say this to the widow. Go ahead.
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