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It's hard to imagine that he will change anything at all.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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I don't think he is capable of changing. But neither are the millions of voters who support him.
He's like a used car salesman, he says whatever is required to make the sale. He doesn't need to understand the mechanics, is too lazy to bother learning, and his obligation ends when the sale is made. His only motivation is to make a profit from anyone foolish enough to buy what he's selling.
If there weren't so many important issues at hand, primarily Supreme Court nominees and a very delicate economy, but many others as well, I would truly enjoy seeing him flounder and fail as president. Republican voters would again get just what they deserved.
A government that isn't dependable, breaks down when they need it most, costs them a fortune in repairs, and won't even get them to work. And all the while the salesman is driving a new Cadillac that they helped pay for.
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I read an interesting Rolling Stone article: R.I.P. GOP His main contention was that the Republican Party has attacked government so much that first The Tea Party and now Trump (a life-long Democrat) are now the result. The working class Republicans have finally turned against establishment career Republicans who promise them everything and then go to Washington and do nothing they promised. If you subtract Trump supporters from the Republican Party, you are left with a small fraction of the once Grand Old Party. Certainly not enough voters to ever win the Presidency again. In my opinion, they simply don't realize that Trump is more an old-school (pre-Civil Rights Act) Democrat. (Besides being a maniac and totally unqualified for any elected office, of course.)
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RE: Trump strumpet Sarah Palin, spokeswoman and head cheerleader for Trump just dropped this nugget. "Shame on politicians and pundits giving credence to thugs rioting against police officers and the rule of law in the name of "'peaceful protests.' It is a farce. #BlackLivesMatter is a farce." Do they get the same news up there in Alaska as we get down here? Whatever. At least this proves her to be an ideal spokesperson for Trump. And hey, don't worry about alienating black voters. There are ways to suppress that voting block. All you really need are the evangelicals, the white supremacists and the NRA. Is that three groups? Or two? Or one?
Last edited by Spag-hetti; 07/09/16 07:24 PM. Reason: redundancy
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Palin doesn't know either of the blacks in Alaska, so they really don't matter to her.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Companies bail out on GOP convention after facing pressureBrandon Bailey AP July 9, 2016 Donald Trump has promised to liven up this year's Republican National Convention. But some of America's biggest corporations are bailing on the party.
Apple recently became the latest company to give the GOP's presumptive nominee the cold shoulder; it won't contribute money or products to the Republicans' big shindig in Cleveland this month. HP Inc. is also withholding support, while Microsoft is giving products only, not cash. Beyond the tech industry, Ford, JPMorgan Chase and United Parcel Service have opted to withhold support.
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Considering the typical rants of the nominee, if I was deciding on my company's sponsorship I would run away very quickly. You don't really want your business to be associated with that stuff, unless you manufacture nothing but confederate flags and racist tee shirts.
I suspect that after he loses spectacularly, the number of people who supported him will drop abruptly as they crawl back under their rocks.
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He's like a used car salesman, he says whatever is required to make the sale. He doesn't need to understand the mechanics, is too lazy to bother learning, and his obligation ends when the sale is made. His only motivation is to make a profit from anyone foolish enough to buy what he's selling.
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A government that isn't dependable, breaks down when they need it most, costs them a fortune in repairs, and won't even get them to work. And all the while the salesman is driving a new Cadillac that they helped pay for. Precisely! So we are left to wonder why people keep buying lemons from slick used-car salesmen? 1) Most don't do any due diligence - look under the hood, kick the tires, etc. 2) Believe that it is all true just because he has a TV ad. 3) Don't give a shyte, and pass me the bottle.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
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"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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I suspect that after he loses spectacularly, the number of people who supported him will drop abruptly as they crawl back under their rocks. Yessir, and under rocks is where you find scorpions and venomous snakes along with assorted other cowardly creepy crawlies that wither and die when exposed to direct sunlight. Donald Trump has emboldened them, provided a moratorium on something labeled "political correctness" for those who wish to be neither polite nor correct. He has replaced dog whistles with megaphones and in so doing has exposed the scabrous and suppurating underbelly of the Republican Party. Yes, they will slither and scurry back into hiding when he is gone, but like many other unpleasant things, once they are seen they can never be unseen.
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"... scabrous and suppurating underbelly..."
You have a way with words, señor.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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