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kpete

(71,979 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:15 AM Aug 2016

Trump on self:"When I look at myself in the 1st grade & I look at myself now-I’m basically the same"

his own words:

'Donald Trump's temper-tantrum tactics have been explained by the man himself. The frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination admitted to his biographer that, "When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same. The temperament is not that different."'

http://theweek.com/speedreads/575962/donald-trump-tells-biographer-hes-same-now-first-grade

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Trump on self:"When I look at myself in the 1st grade & I look at myself now-I’m basically the same" (Original Post) kpete Aug 2016 OP
No argument here. n/t GP6971 Aug 2016 #1
There is no surprise registering on my face Siwsan Aug 2016 #2
K&R LOL! The Republican Party has made their own bed in the muck of ignorance and discrimination... Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #3
Why am I not surprised? Arkansas Granny Aug 2016 #4
Was his hair the same, when Trump was a 1st grader? LOL picture... Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #7
What a corny joke. Arkansas Granny Aug 2016 #8
wait until you see my next Opening Post, with pictures, based on CATTY remarks Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #12
There is a kernel of truth there! skamaria Aug 2016 #19
your reply is funny! A gif, linking Trump to another deadly animal. Here is a real look at Trump Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #24
Animals are more noble and worthwhile than either POS. catbyte Aug 2016 #31
well don, if you're talking intellect, i have to agree. spanone Aug 2016 #5
He has not figured out that that's not a good thing Sanity Claws Aug 2016 #6
well now we know.... chillfactor Aug 2016 #9
Donald Duck... Younemeen Aug 2016 #10
He even still MurrayDelph Aug 2016 #11
An insult to all first graders MFM008 Aug 2016 #13
First time that Donald told the truth about himself. lol SummerSnow Aug 2016 #14
He had dead shark eyes even then. Normal little boys don't have eyes like that. catbyte Aug 2016 #28
his daddy used to croon over his bed jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #15
Quit staring at your hands and you won't feel that way. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #16
Paraphrase: "I haven't learned or grown at all." That's the whole problem in a nutshell. eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #17
He's emotionally developmentally delayed. Ilsa Aug 2016 #27
Delayed, or indefinitely postponed ... nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #36
Others have noticed that, too, Donnie... SeattleVet Aug 2016 #18
What kind of an ego does one have packman Aug 2016 #20
So, he's been a self-important... 3catwoman3 Aug 2016 #21
i think he needs to go back a ways barbtries Aug 2016 #22
My thought exactly, barb. stage left Aug 2016 #45
He was probably looking at his hands when he said that... Crash2Parties Aug 2016 #23
Didn't Donny have to got to a "reform school" for rich kids? Botany Aug 2016 #25
And there you have it. catbyte Aug 2016 #26
"I have a first-grade mind!" struggle4progress Aug 2016 #29
Tell us something we don't know sarge43 Aug 2016 #30
I think there are a lot of 1st graders in the US that would make a much beter President than Trump putitinD Aug 2016 #32
Finally! Something we can all agree on! JNelson6563 Aug 2016 #33
Great-the little shit hit a teacher in grade two. What a shame she (probably) didn't hit him back. apcalc Aug 2016 #34
That is likely one of the few truthful BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #35
I agree, doesn't happen very often with that one. Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #38
Same in what ways? vlyons Aug 2016 #37
Little Donny Trump's essay from first grade True Dough Aug 2016 #39
Remember that Twilight Zone ep "It's A Good Life"? baldguy Aug 2016 #40
Probably the first and only entirely true thing he's said. n/t MANative Aug 2016 #41
Truer words have not been spoken by Don the Con liberal N proud Aug 2016 #42
Anyone seen a video link to this? Amimnoch Aug 2016 #43
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #44
What a little fucking selfish spoiled bastard he must have been as a child. Correction, still IS. FighttheFuture Aug 2016 #46
Make America 1st Grade Again GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2016 #47
yes we know you've always been an etitled asshole, Donald Skittles Aug 2016 #48

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
3. K&R LOL! The Republican Party has made their own bed in the muck of ignorance and discrimination...
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:17 AM
Aug 2016

and admittedly childish behavior

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
12. wait until you see my next Opening Post, with pictures, based on CATTY remarks
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:43 AM
Aug 2016

Last edited Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:00 PM - Edit history (1)

Readers might want to begin finding appropriate, graphic, "CATTY" response for a funny thread, I posted on 8/18/16, which - like this typically informative and accurate Opening Post, by kpete - focuses on Trump's obvious immaturity:

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
24. your reply is funny! A gif, linking Trump to another deadly animal. Here is a real look at Trump
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:07 PM
Aug 2016

Last edited Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)
6. He has not figured out that that's not a good thing
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:20 AM
Aug 2016

Most people learn new things, grow, and evolve.
Only a rock remains the same over 7 decades.

Younemeen

(58 posts)
10. Donald Duck...
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:34 AM
Aug 2016

oh yeah.. he is right. he is exactly the same as in the first grade, I'm talking about his brain... The brain of a first grade boy...

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
14. First time that Donald told the truth about himself. lol
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:03 PM
Aug 2016


Who would have thought such a cute boy would grow up to be such a horrible adult

catbyte

(34,358 posts)
28. He had dead shark eyes even then. Normal little boys don't have eyes like that.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:16 PM
Aug 2016

It's really quite tragic. A born sociopath.

 

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
15. his daddy used to croon over his bed
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:06 PM
Aug 2016

You are a Killer. You are a King. What the heck did he expect him to become? Trump thinks he was perfect exiting the womb and perfect in 2016.

eppur_se_muova

(36,256 posts)
17. Paraphrase: "I haven't learned or grown at all." That's the whole problem in a nutshell.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:38 PM
Aug 2016

For once, what people say about tRump is perfectly consistent with what he say about himself.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
20. What kind of an ego does one have
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:50 PM
Aug 2016

when they say they are the same from the first grad to the present? Jesus, I guess he didn't learn a damn thing OR he was just perfection from the start.

3catwoman3

(23,965 posts)
21. So, he's been a self-important...
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:54 PM
Aug 2016

...jackass forever. No need to break out the smelling salts.

Serious case of stunted development.

apcalc

(4,463 posts)
34. Great-the little shit hit a teacher in grade two. What a shame she (probably) didn't hit him back.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:24 PM
Aug 2016

Teaching him a lesson at a young age , that people hit back might have helped him be a better person.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
37. Same in what ways?
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:34 PM
Aug 2016

Same liar, same bully, same narcissist, same cheater, same entitled whiner, same constant demand for attention, same blame-everyone-else?

True Dough

(17,295 posts)
39. Little Donny Trump's essay from first grade
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:39 PM
Aug 2016

"The teacher, she loves me!"

"The girls? They love me!"

"The remedial kids? They all love me!"

 

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
43. Anyone seen a video link to this?
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 01:50 PM
Aug 2016

I soooo want to use it to rub into someone's snide condescending face.

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