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pwb

(11,280 posts)
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 07:49 PM Aug 2018

Is trumps bad mouthing the news a diversion for them helping him so much?

All of the sudden democrats here are defending the news and claiming the press is great and they deserve the right to bad mouth democrats. So a short recap, Trump gets elected with the help of the press, he then gives them cover by bad mouthing them, we fall for it and defend the press?
When the pukes and trump say look over here? Look over there. Fool me once.


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Is trumps bad mouthing the news a diversion for them helping him so much? (Original Post) pwb Aug 2018 OP
No. Trump is strictly transactional. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1
You say no. I say yes. pwb Aug 2018 #2
I'll second your response. tonyt53 Aug 2018 #3
We need the reporting. They need a new approach though. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #4
Trump is clever about some things but not very strategic. Short answer: no. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #5
So all of this because you can't admit a candidate made a misstep. JHan Aug 2018 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,776 posts)
1. No. Trump is strictly transactional.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 07:54 PM
Aug 2018

He praises whoever praises him and slams anyone who criticizes him. As long as the media were reasonably favorable towards him he didn't complain but once they actually noticed what a disaster he turned out to be as president and started pointing that out they became his enemy. His thought process is that simple.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
4. We need the reporting. They need a new approach though.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 08:31 PM
Aug 2018

instead of opening up to another day of debate about some half-wit patsy millionaire w a dark past.
Aside...Ever wonder if he really sho someone? He projects everything. Maybe the blackmail is proof he shot somebody? Just conjecture, based on him bringing it up.
Seems the story needs to be framed w the urgency of the situation and a discussion about what we are going to do. Day after day debate about a guy whos just going to go damn the torpedos until someone stops him. We do a huge disservice to calmy quip about fine points of don ivans treachery to this country. Literally this family is the definition of dishonest treachery and it appears to be regular family values for this bunch. What a waste of space, and these people are ALL over the country. Folks who profit immensely from the American system, never satisfied. NEver satisfied at all.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
6. So all of this because you can't admit a candidate made a misstep.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 09:21 PM
Aug 2018

Blind loyalty is one of the reasons Trump is in office.

you know it's possible to still like a candidate and admit they fucked up a little. ....

what's the big deal?



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