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Ive always had a great temperament. And you know, I win. I have a winning temperament. Were going to win, were going to start winning again, he said. But Ive won. My whole life has been about winning. I win. She cant win. Shes not a winner. She cant win.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/06/trump-in-series-of-scathing-personal-attacks-questions-clintons-mental-health/?tid=pm_politics_pop_b
Just to remind people who still can't believe it, yes, this is who the Republican party has nominated for the office of President of the United States in the year 2016.
You can't even parody this douchebag, since the mockery is almost always identical to the real thing.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)... and doesn't know it or understand HOW dim witted he is yet.
He's got a good portion of his money from being a grifter and taking advantage of bankruptcy loopholes so he's NOT ... NOT even smart business wise outside of figuring out how to take old peoples money.
The Trump U suite has a racketeering portion to it also that he has to appear for in August... that should be intereting
PatSeg
(47,399 posts)but she had a bigger vocabulary than Trump.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)PatSeg
(47,399 posts)Palin was very silly and incoherent, but Trump is mean-spirited and very dangerous.
Beartracks
(12,809 posts)Or was Trump just plagiarizing him?
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Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)Trump has a long list of "celebrity" JERKS who like him.
Jerks like other jerks, I guess.
In the sports world, his supporters include people like Bobby Knight, Mike Ditka, Pete Rose, Mike Tyson, Don King (boxing promoter and convicted murderer), Richie Incognito, Dennis Rodman, Terrell Owens, etc.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)"A farce or comedy is best played; a tragedy is best read at home"
Abe Lincoln
America please
WAKE UP!
©#AnyoneButTrump
Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) February 27, 2016
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/charlie-sheen-weighs-donald-trump-870208
Charlie has also been telling a story about Trump giving him fake cuff links all over the international media. Calls Trump a charlatan and then offers evidence to support his case, on TV. Not sure why you are bashing him.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)progressoid
(49,983 posts)Danascot
(4,690 posts)Trump's ideal VP candidate would be Charlie Sheen. They're real winners, both unhinged in somewhat similar fashion.
Koinos
(2,792 posts)A delusional self dancing with itself. There isn't a whole lot of anything left there.
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]
Koinos
(2,792 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:
Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerating your achievements and talents
Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people
Requiring constant admiration
Having a sense of entitlement
Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations
Taking advantage of others to get what you want
Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Being envious of others and believing others envy you
Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/symptoms/con-20025568
IronLionZion
(45,429 posts)and definitely going to destroy our country if elected. Try practicing your insults in the mirror.
malaise
(268,943 posts)Lady BlahBlah. The stupid burns - it's like ReTHUGs celebrate ignorance
Koinos
(2,792 posts)True Dough
(17,302 posts)Seriously, you read the quote in the OP and then you think of anyone you know who says they support Trump, and you can't help but shake your head (and lose all respect for them).
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)I really am concerned that he will refuse to accept he lost on election night and claim the election was stolen and call upon his followers to rise up on his behalf and "Take their country back".
This will inspire a bunch of FOX "News" viewing ammosexuals to go on rampages.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)However his campaign comes to an end he's going to need to deploy a covering narrative that makes himself look good. Leading a rebellion of angry orange-men doesn't really have much promise to do that.
Trump can blame others who he could claim were out to get him... the media, the oligarchs, the dems, etc. That's pretty run of the mill type stuff and he's already done some of that so it's got a chance. But it is really is hard to make the claim that the election was rigged because it's going to lack a specific hook into a sliver of reality. It's unlikely to have anything like 'hanging chad' to support it.
Another possibility is he could claim his wife's character was personally and harmfully attacked and he withdrew to protect her and the rest of his family. I think this one has a pretty good chance. There's a connection to a reality that everyone has heard, that would give him something specific to point at. Love of family is a sacred shield many political figures have hidden under.
3catwoman3
(23,973 posts)...prove hard to come by.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)He's very clever when it comes to his ego. If he must, he will come up with such a story.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,999 posts)HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)I don't see that alternate reality as letting him off the hook.
Vinca
(50,267 posts)Kablooie
(18,626 posts)All the other words are not so great so he refuses to use them.
kentuck
(111,079 posts)As he has attempted to do with his "Crooked Hillary" nickname.
But it seems his advisers have told him that he is being branded by Hillary....and it is sticking. He has shown that he is "unfit" and does not have the "temperament" for the job of President.
Now, he seems to think he can turn that same branding upon Hillary. It won't work. It's his. He earned it.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Get this joker off the stage now!
skip fox
(19,357 posts)as a writer, I must say you can parody anything. You just have to have a good nose for hyperbole and the absurd.
Come CAPTION some time.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)I want Weezer to allow him to use this song.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Er not so much.
sarae
(3,284 posts)How the hell did we get here??
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)early stages of dementia or something. There is something seriously wrong with this person. Damn, a large portion of the US must be naive and stupid as hell to be supporting this guy. Frankly, it's damn scary.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)the stupid are everywhere. They walk amongst us, and they vote.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,999 posts)LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)itself to a dead hooker. "
Beartracks
(12,809 posts)And he only wants to stick with the best words.
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Warpy
(111,245 posts)He sounds like a nightmarish Dr. Seuss with a massive hangover.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)unblock
(52,198 posts)making his usual dim-witted, sleepy, dopey, goofy, sappy, genial niceties for the photo-ops; then, when it was only insiders, suddenly barking orders and displaying deep knowledge and tremendous command and energy.
it being snl, the skit then, of course, went on too long by simply repeating the concept a few times.
that skit seems quaint in retrospect. it was hilarious at the time because reagan napped a lot and wasn't a detail-oriented guy. but compared to him, shrub, omg.
but it would be funny to have a similar skit about trump, suddenly using "s.a.t. words", diving deep into policy, speaking in fluent, complete sentences, etc.
Stinky The Clown
(67,790 posts). . . . . identical to the real thing."
Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)n/t
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)babbling to himself in a padded cell.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,174 posts)....will not actually help you win.
But you already knew that, didn't you Donald?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)The stupid in this country is strong (and proud of it)
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)shadowmayor
(1,325 posts)My 'splody head's 'sploding!
retrowire
(10,345 posts)Literally, what I just read.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Worth it!!!
Kablooie
(18,626 posts)He really can't take it.
Once he actually loses what will his concession speech be?
He's not capable of humility so what could he say?
I kind of expect a mental breakdown and wouldn't be surprised at descent into total insanity.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)I don't want just a win; I want an epic HUMILIATION of this unbelievably stupid, deranged thug. I wish he wouldn't win a single state.
downeastdaniel
(497 posts)I'm waiting...and we can find a neutral 3rd party to hold the wagers...cause I don't trust you.
Jopin Klobe
(779 posts)... the "I'm An Orange Charlie Sheen Hour" ...
... to quote the above in context ...
... win ... winning ... win ... winning ... won ...winning ... win ... win ... winner ... win. ...
... whoops ...
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Rocknrule
(5,697 posts)But...
MFM008
(19,805 posts)hard to believe.
tclambert
(11,085 posts)And it's GOLD! Any other kind of fish . . . well, he would just ignore it until it died.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)Response to BlueStater (Original post)
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Avalux
(35,015 posts)An embarrassing level of idiocy.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Banks no longer want to lend him money. Wealthy investors know that he's a fraud and a con man. In New York high society, he's a joke. Who's left to loan him money? The Russian mafia? Ouch! Well the secret service will protect him until Nov. But after that, if his Russian lenders call in his loans, you'll see him selling off some of his properties. I feel sorry for him. really I do. Very pathetic.
King_Klonopin
(1,306 posts)The epitome of empty rhetoric
he follows the same vapid formula for every speech, as follows:
A hyperbolic, false accusation:
we know _____________ is bad; it's bad ; you know it's bad
(and it's all Obama's fault, implied.)
Followed by flattery to followers, grandiosity and vague promises:
But I'm gonna make ______ good.
We're gonna make ______ good.
We're gonna make ______ great.
We're gonna make ______ greater than ever before.
We lose/fail at everything.
But I'm gonna win.
We're gonna start winning.
We're gonna win more than we ever have before. And so it goes...
A carnival barker. An empty-headed cheerleader at a pep rally.
His speeches are insulting to anyone with half a brain, but they are designed to
appeal to the masses who are easily manipulated by this sort of sales pitch which
links the words "we" with flattery and grandiose adjectives. He leads his drones to
believe it is they who will achieve some sort of greatness, IF they follow him.
He said that he beat all the other "boring" republican candidates in the primaries.
That is such a mischaracterization. He beat the "serious" candidates. He is a joke.
Questions:
1) What exactly is so bad right now, Donny ?
2) What has not improved since Obama took office from his incompetent predecessor ?
3) What do you PLAN TO DO, specifically, aside from building a wall and banning Muslims ?
(crickets)
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calimary
(81,220 posts)That's all I've got for this bastard tonight. He's nothing but a JERK. He and the CONS deserve each other.