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HipChick

(25,485 posts) Fri Aug 12, 2016, 06:47 AM Aug 2016

Is Don the Con already trying to walk back "President Obama and Clinton are founders of ISIS?" claim

after doubling and tripling down on it? Now it's a joke, sarcasm?

Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump 19m19 minutes ago

Ratings challenged @CNN reports so seriously that I call President Obama (and Clinton) "the founder" of ISIS, & MVP. THEY DON'T GET SARCASM?

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Is Don the Con already trying to walk back "President Obama and Clinton are founders of ISIS?" claim (Original Post) HipChick Aug 2016 OP

That's just weird mucifer Aug 2016 #1

No. It's sad. That poor man needs psychological help. DetlefK Aug 2016 #4

t-rump would not know what sarcasm is.... chillfactor Aug 2016 #2

he's fanning the flames... HipChick Aug 2016 #3

His predictable pattern... FarPoint Aug 2016 #5

Yep. And we didn't see, hear what we saw and heard. yellowcanine Aug 2016 #6

Yes Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #10

Trump told Blitzer in 2007 that we should leave Iraq Cicada Aug 2016 #7

He has severe psychological issues. madaboutharry Aug 2016 #8

He wanted to change the subject, so said something outrageous. Chemisse Aug 2016 #9

Yes. These aren't "blunders" or "meltdowns" they are his marketing strategy. Imperialism Inc. Aug 2016 #13

I get sarcasm, I just don't want sarcasm that's why I'm voting for Hillary Johonny Aug 2016 #11

Of course - Don the Con is not a well person malaise Aug 2016 #12

Yeah, I think we all get "sarcasm"... bluesbassman Aug 2016 #14

mucifer

(23,548 posts)

1. That's just weird

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 06:48 AM

Aug 2016

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

4. No. It's sad. That poor man needs psychological help.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:00 AM

Aug 2016

chillfactor

(7,576 posts)

2. t-rump would not know what sarcasm is....

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 06:50 AM

Aug 2016

even if it hit him in the gut. everything he says is serious...to him and his crazed followers.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

3. he's fanning the flames...

Reply to chillfactor (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 06:53 AM

Aug 2016

and he has crazed supporters...

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)

5. His predictable pattern...

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:01 AM

Aug 2016

Ring the " that is awful to say" bell....like a Court lawyer does to ring the bell for a jury followed by an objection ....then trumpy spins the denial for 4-5 days on how he was misunderstood....all the while imprinting the falsehood over and over again keeping the lie alive.. Keeps him off any true, essential issues...

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

6. Yep. And we didn't see, hear what we saw and heard.

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:26 AM

Aug 2016

Because Trumpy was going somewhere inside his brilliant mind that we just can't possibly understand because we aren't Trumpy so we need him to explain what he really meant! It is a brilliant strategy! Yuge!

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

10. Yes

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:09 AM

Aug 2016

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

7. Trump told Blitzer in 2007 that we should leave Iraq

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:42 AM

Aug 2016

So Trump is the founder of Isis. Don Lemons played the clip yesterday so now Trump must back track.

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

8. He has severe psychological issues.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 07:58 AM

Aug 2016

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)

9. He wanted to change the subject, so said something outrageous.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:04 AM

Aug 2016

When Trump says it was sarcasm, he's really just saying he didn't mean it, it was just meant to manipulate the discussion. "THEY DON'T GET SARCASM?"

Imperialism Inc.

(2,495 posts)

13. Yes. These aren't "blunders" or "meltdowns" they are his marketing strategy.

Reply to Chemisse (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 10:51 AM

Aug 2016

1) Say something outrageous
2) Send Trump and surrogates on every show out there to put out the real talking point while refusing to back down
3) Soften the outrageous comment a bit generating more interviews and more chances to get the talking point out
4) Possibly issue full retraction to get one last news cycle to spread his message.

Free media 101. Luckily I don't think it will work this time like it did in the primaries.

Johonny

(20,851 posts)

11. I get sarcasm, I just don't want sarcasm that's why I'm voting for Hillary

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 10:42 AM

Aug 2016

Leave Sarcasm for the reality show circuit and not your foreign policy speech. Trump is a complete idiot.

malaise

(269,031 posts)

12. Of course - Don the Con is not a well person

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 10:43 AM

Aug 2016

he's a raving lunatiac

bluesbassman

(19,374 posts)

14. Yeah, I think we all get "sarcasm"...

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 11:16 AM

Aug 2016

Unfortunately for you Don, we also get these words: acerbic, acid, acrimonious, arrogant, austere, backhanded, biting, bitter, brusque, captious, carping, caustic, chaffing, contemptuous, contumelious, corrosive, cussed, cutting, cynical, derisive, disillusioned, disparaging, disrespectful, evil, hostile, irascible, mean, mordant, needling, offensive, ornery*, salty, sardonic, scorching, scornful, scurrilous, severe, sharp, smart-alecky, snarling, sneering, taunting, trenchant, and while these words more accurately describe your statements, none of them even remotely qualify you for the office you seek.

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