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originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: Benevolent Heretic
I fear for our first Amendment if Trump is elected President. This guy has literally attacked every precept of it. The press, religion, and now with this attack against this father, speech.
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originally posted by: ipsedixit
a reply to: olaru12
This kind of thing seems like trivia, but people size an individual up during moments like that. He didn't handle it well and wound up looking pretty charmless.
Trump really should have said that this guy doesn't have the right to be heard purely from the weight of his position as aggrieved father.
Why? Because he sells bundled passports and green cards and he was selling out his son for political considerations.
originally posted by: olaru12
a reply to: ipsedixit
He doesn't have the sense to shut up about Mr. and Mrs. Khan. He is fighting with important Republican Party icons like Paul Ryan and John McCain. He doesn't even have the charm, or humor to be able to handle the noise of a crying baby at a rally.
Well now Trump has alienated all Mothers....
originally posted by: DJW001
originally posted by: olaru12
a reply to: ipsedixit
He doesn't have the sense to shut up about Mr. and Mrs. Khan. He is fighting with important Republican Party icons like Paul Ryan and John McCain. He doesn't even have the charm, or humor to be able to handle the noise of a crying baby at a rally.
Well now Trump has alienated all Mothers....
This is the sort of thing that makes me wonder if Trump is running a purely satirical campaign, an Onion style performance piece.
originally posted by: ipsedixit
... politically tone deaf.
....I think the wheels are going to come off his campaign long before November. His only chance is to show well in the debates.
......Right now, from where I sit, his campaign is dying the death of a thousand self inflicted cuts.
originally posted by: Zanti Misfit
a reply to: Benevolent Heretic
...."of Mr. Donald Trump... And his followers."
..."Why anyone believes anything this man has to say is far beyond my comprehension "
Why do you ASSume that you can Ascertain with Any Degree of Certainty the Mindset or Psyche of Registered Voters who are Thinking about Voting for Mr. Trump in Nov. ?
So far it seems Trump's unpredictable instincts have served him well in business and in the 2016 campaign, and although Frank compares the GOP candidate's behavior "to somebody who is under 10 years old," it's actually Trump's followers who have Frank more unnerved.
According to Frank, Trump's repetition of phrases ("believe me") and pledges to single-handedly absolve the fears of the electorate have struck a chord, and have appealed to voters who crave reassurance regardless of the facts.
Frank says this dissonance has inspired a "hot" internal debate within the psychiatric community about whether its appropriate to be more outspoken regarding troubling aspects of Trump's public persona.
originally posted by: olaru12
a reply to: ipsedixit
Well now Trump has alienated all Mothers....
"Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here," Trump said, gesturing like an umpire."
He added, "That's all right. Don't worry. I, I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I'm speaking. That's OK. People don't understand. That's OK."
originally posted by: ipsedixit
a reply to: Logarock
Obama is not running for election.
How many of the sort of people, like McCain, Ryan, Cruz, Bush and Kasich, in the Republican Party, do you think Donald Trump can aggravate and still win? This is the part of politics that neither Mr. Trump nor his supporters take very seriously, but a failure to compromise, temporize and accommodate is going to be very costly, in my opinion.