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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:50 PM Jan 2018

Trump is the center of attention in Davos!

Well, that's what my local ABC station's news said tonight.

"Trump is the center of attention,
and the talk of the town in Davos,
as world leaders wait their turn to meet with him."

and:

"After the first few hours,
Trump has already declared Davos a huge success for his economic policies."

Is that an accurate report?
I'm doubting it.

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Trump is the center of attention in Davos! (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 OP
Yeah, it is like watching a train wreck dhol82 Jan 2018 #1
You beat me to it. Sophiegirl Jan 2018 #2
....... dhol82 Jan 2018 #3
Wait a second PJMcK Jan 2018 #5
Ok dhol82 Jan 2018 #6
Lol, methinks that was the posters point. nt cwydro Jan 2018 #16
No decent person should be in the same room with him Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #4
He's the train wreck they all want to see in person. TeamPooka Jan 2018 #7
Because they know they can manipulate him JDC Jan 2018 #8
Sure, just a HUGE success DFW Jan 2018 #9
Well, your local ABC station is regurgitating what LIMBOsevic said. "Rock star" UTUSN Jan 2018 #10
And if a chimpanzee were set loose, it would also be the center of attention jberryhill Jan 2018 #11
You mean like the last pugprez? Gabi Hayes Jan 2018 #15
Is your local station owned by Sinclair? hedda_foil Jan 2018 #12
No left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #13
Call other places and people "shitholes" will do that for you. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #14
He's a fucking joke in Europe. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #17

PJMcK

(22,050 posts)
5. Wait a second
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:01 PM
Jan 2018

If you witnessed a train wreck, why wouldn't you look at it? It's the same for any other extraordinary event.

If I saw a plane crash, I certainly wouldn't look away. First, it would be a unique event that should be seen by a person so they can relate the experience. That's what journalism and other forms of expression are all about.

Second, my account of this hypothetical event might help investigators understand what happened. This would be especially true if I had the efficiency of mind to use my smart phone to video any part of the experience.

Lastly, human nature seems to have a voyeuristic quality to it. That's why people rubber-neck at accidents on highways. It's why people watch dangerous activities.

I cannot think of a reason that I would look away from a unique experience.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)
4. No decent person should be in the same room with him
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:55 PM
Jan 2018

Makes me ILL to think that anyone thinks he is my president.

JDC

(10,133 posts)
8. Because they know they can manipulate him
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:11 PM
Jan 2018

And take advantage of his egocentric decision process. He's an easy mark.

DFW

(54,437 posts)
9. Sure, just a HUGE success
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:13 PM
Jan 2018

Like a train wreck is a huge success because it interrupts the cruel boredom the railroad insurance investigators had been suffering up to that point.

UTUSN

(70,743 posts)
10. Well, your local ABC station is regurgitating what LIMBOsevic said. "Rock star"
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:21 PM
Jan 2018

That "everybody wants to be where he is."

What I saw in another news video was him on an escalator telling a reporter he is "ACCEPTED" and pointed to the crowd in front and behind him - and the man behind him grimaced and pulled his whole body backwards while SHITLER was waving his arms.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
14. Call other places and people "shitholes" will do that for you.
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:28 PM
Jan 2018
The only people who love him are the ones he stole 1.5 TRILLION from the US Treasury for.







 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
17. He's a fucking joke in Europe.
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:44 PM
Jan 2018

Fortunately, they aren't as stupid as a third of Americans. They see him for who he is.

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