2016 Postmortem

cali

(114,904 posts) Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:10 PM Aug 2016

Trump supporters focus group

Yes, that is triumph the insult dog, but the trump supporters are real- reacting to fake pro-trump ads that are completely, obviously bonkers.

There are no words for how stupid these people are.

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Trump supporters focus group (Original Post) cali Aug 2016 OP

He's the best! ....to poop on! underpants Aug 2016 #1

I halfway expected to see the characters from Deliverance here. nt VulgarPoet Aug 2016 #2

I laughed at first but then I started feeling sick. These people are evil, reminiscent of Nazi's. grossproffit Aug 2016 #3

These people are hatefilled and horrifying ....abject stupidity is the least of their issues n/t etherealtruth Aug 2016 #11

I dunno, if they weren't so weapons grade stupid it would be more difficult to be so wicked TheKentuckian Aug 2016 #20

I actually couldn't watch it. auntpurl Aug 2016 #25

OMG - I haven't laugh-screamed like this in decades! Native Aug 2016 #4

I honestly don't think they're actors. They're just that stupid. cali Aug 2016 #5

oh god this is painful. mainer Aug 2016 #6

I Can't Stop Laughing WiffenPoof Aug 2016 #7

OMG - if it wasnt so serious..you know the rest - asiliveandbreathe Aug 2016 #8

thank you! napkinz Aug 2016 #9

I'm guessing the release forms they signed were vague and neglected to make clear ... NurseJackie Aug 2016 #10

That's a diverse group of his supporters Capt. Obvious Aug 2016 #12

This can't be for real SweepPicker Aug 2016 #13

Really punked cali Aug 2016 #15

good dog. nt TeamPooka Aug 2016 #14

"they should only be able to do it once for the chips" nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #16

I totally choked on my lunch when she said that! For real. Native Aug 2016 #17

And these are people who are likely very much anti-abortion. Chemisse Aug 2016 #26

None of them laughed and realized it was a joke right away! Really?! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #18

Triumph's campaign coverage has been great. woolldog Aug 2016 #19

Holy shit what moronic and cruel people bettyellen Aug 2016 #21

Confession: At first I just laughed my ass off at their jaw dropping cali Aug 2016 #22

It's stunning, really. Chemisse Aug 2016 #27

Agreed. sarae Aug 2016 #28

A couple of them were too gleeful at the cruel and punitive nature of the "policies" rolled bettyellen Aug 2016 #29

Holy hell DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #23

Found confirmation - this was totally real, no actors, & they all signed release forms! Native Aug 2016 #24

I just don't even know what to say! demmiblue Aug 2016 #30

underpants

(182,813 posts)

1. He's the best! ....to poop on!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:14 PM

Aug 2016

VulgarPoet

(2,872 posts)

2. I halfway expected to see the characters from Deliverance here. nt

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:22 PM

Aug 2016

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

3. I laughed at first but then I started feeling sick. These people are evil, reminiscent of Nazi's.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:27 PM

Aug 2016

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

11. These people are hatefilled and horrifying ....abject stupidity is the least of their issues n/t

Reply to grossproffit (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 03:08 PM

Aug 2016

TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)

20. I dunno, if they weren't so weapons grade stupid it would be more difficult to be so wicked

Reply to etherealtruth (Reply #11)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 06:13 PM

Aug 2016

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)

25. I actually couldn't watch it.

Reply to grossproffit (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 08:17 AM

Aug 2016

I started and made it about halfway, but then I felt ill and had to turn it off.

Native

(5,942 posts)

4. OMG - I haven't laugh-screamed like this in decades!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:32 PM

Aug 2016

Thank you, Cali!

If they aren't actors, how in the hell did they get these people to sign release forms?

cali

(114,904 posts)

5. I honestly don't think they're actors. They're just that stupid.

Reply to Native (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:34 PM

Aug 2016

mainer

(12,022 posts)

6. oh god this is painful.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:39 PM

Aug 2016

These people are going to be SO mocked by everyone who recognizes them.

WiffenPoof

(2,404 posts)

7. I Can't Stop Laughing

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:43 PM

Aug 2016

I just wish they would have revealed the insult dog at the end.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

8. OMG - if it wasnt so serious..you know the rest -

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:50 PM

Aug 2016

I tend to over analyze things - so here goes - do these people - did these people - realize they are on camera, and they were going to be on HULU and are the laughing stock of America??? - They gave permission?? - Are you kidding me??? - The testimonials at the end...OMFG...are people REALLY that stupid????

I mentioned the laughing stock of America..what about the globe??? - OMFG....even though totally funny - it is kinda sickening funny to think we have a society where these people are allowed to roam free - and VOTE!!!! OMFG..

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

9. thank you!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:52 PM

Aug 2016

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

10. I'm guessing the release forms they signed were vague and neglected to make clear ...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 02:53 PM

Aug 2016

... that they'd be mercilessly ridiculed, mocked and laughed at.

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

12. That's a diverse group of his supporters

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 03:13 PM

Aug 2016

Getting white people from every age group.

SweepPicker

(266 posts)

13. This can't be for real

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 03:32 PM

Aug 2016

Is this like The Onion or were these people really punked?

cali

(114,904 posts)

15. Really punked

Reply to SweepPicker (Reply #13)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 03:44 PM

Aug 2016

http://decider.com/2016/08/12/triumphs-summer-election-special-2016/

TeamPooka

(24,227 posts)

14. good dog. nt

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 03:36 PM

Aug 2016

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

16. "they should only be able to do it once for the chips" nt

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:04 PM

Aug 2016

Native

(5,942 posts)

17. I totally choked on my lunch when she said that! For real.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #16)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 04:52 PM

Aug 2016

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)

26. And these are people who are likely very much anti-abortion.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #16)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 08:48 AM

Aug 2016

Yet because Trump says it, it's okay.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,854 posts)

18. None of them laughed and realized it was a joke right away! Really?!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:03 PM

Aug 2016

I'm almost concerned that I'm being punked, but it's still funny!

Gullible! I'll add that to my frequently used descriptions of them.

woolldog

(8,791 posts)

19. Triumph's campaign coverage has been great.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 05:18 PM

Aug 2016

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

21. Holy shit what moronic and cruel people

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:48 AM

Aug 2016

cali

(114,904 posts)

22. Confession: At first I just laughed my ass off at their jaw dropping

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #21)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 07:05 AM

Aug 2016

stupidity. How could these people not realize they were being punked. It took watching it again to clearly see what you noted immediately, that the cruelty, the lack of humanity exhibited by these awful people isn't funny. It's horrific- and frightening.

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)

27. It's stunning, really.

Reply to cali (Reply #22)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 08:57 AM

Aug 2016

I suspect they are normal (albeit stupid and racist) people, who have set aside all moral restraints in order to follow Trump.

You can just see them twisting their minds to fully accommodate the cruel and crazy ideas.

sarae

(3,284 posts)

28. Agreed.

Reply to cali (Reply #22)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 09:40 AM

Aug 2016

It's like Nazi Germany, except the average IQ is thirty points lower.

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

29. A couple of them were too gleeful at the cruel and punitive nature of the "policies" rolled

Reply to cali (Reply #22)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 09:57 AM

Aug 2016

Out in the commercials they were shown. The commercial themselves made me laugh, but not their reactions. It seemed as though some had glimmers of recognition that what they were watching was crazy, but since no one would say it first, they all went along with the craziness. Strange to watch that. And to see them getting excited over the idea of hurting others.

Those people were in love with feeling sorry for themselves and longing for excuses to hurt others. It's a familiar dynamic but damn that's an extreme example.

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)

23. Holy hell

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 07:26 AM

Aug 2016

What's scary is after reading the attached supplemental article that the people in that "focus group" were being serious?

Native

(5,942 posts)

24. Found confirmation - this was totally real, no actors, & they all signed release forms!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 08:15 AM

Aug 2016

This was one of the posted comments to the YouTube video - it's from the producer Steve Rosenthal:

Steven Rosenthal16 hours ago
I'm the editor of this particular piece. Trust me, it's 100% real. All real people who went to a real focus group center in Cleveland. They were all told afterwards it was all a fake bit for a comedy show and amazingly they all signed releases.
Reply 4

It is in reply to a comment posted by The_Dang_Man

demmiblue

(36,854 posts)

30. I just don't even know what to say!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 10:25 AM

Aug 2016

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