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Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:10 PM Aug 2016

I think Trump's last act will end like this..

A packed arena in the deep South, sometime in late September. He'll do his usual entry and then say hello to the crowd and say, somethi,g like you guys are the best, the very best. Smartest folks I know.

Then suddenly he goes off script and continues, "But, I gotta be honest with you. There is no way I am capable of running this country. I was always in it to take down the Repubilican Party....and you agreed with me and it was easy! Too easy actually. I only wanted to show the voters how easy it was to run without a coherent idea to offer. Sorry, folks...will be offering full cost on the tickets for the show, but seriously....the Party is over.

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I think Trump's last act will end like this.. (Original Post) Old and In the Way Aug 2016 OP
Not far from the truth! nt Duval Aug 2016 #1
Will there be coupons for Trump Steaks under each seat? Beartracks Aug 2016 #2
Consolation prize! Yeah, that would be perfect....but just a 10% off discount. Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #3
I think the reason would be "I don't want to be president of a country full of losers". tanyev Aug 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #5
Too easy - I see him more as Dr Strangelove left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #6
Anything could happen PJMcK Aug 2016 #7
Refund the tickets? He would never do that... tinrobot Aug 2016 #8
This is the daily prayer of the GOP, and the fever-swamp of the "left," but Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #9
Not a chance in the world he could ever cop to that. cali Aug 2016 #10
So you think he will spend the next 4 years being President? Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #12
No. This is what I believe: cali Aug 2016 #13
Yeah, I don't think so. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #11
But if he knows he is going to lose, Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #14
He'd never be that clever Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #15
If you believe that you don't know the Donald.I Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #16
Shameless k/r Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #17

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
3. Consolation prize! Yeah, that would be perfect....but just a 10% off discount.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:16 PM
Aug 2016

He is a businessman after all.

tanyev

(42,550 posts)
4. I think the reason would be "I don't want to be president of a country full of losers".
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:16 PM
Aug 2016

Or something like that.

Response to Old and In the Way (Original post)

PJMcK

(22,031 posts)
7. Anything could happen
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:34 PM
Aug 2016

Donald Trump's entire campaign has been so strange that "unconventional" doesn't come close to the weirdness of it. As he has now made it clear that he will not be making a pivot to the political and behavioral center, we can expect more bizarreness from him.

The problem with outrageous sensationalism is that you have to keep topping yourself. So far, Mr. Trump has consistently exceeded each of his previous statements to the point where he suggested assassinating Hillary Clinton should she win the election! This is absolutely unacceptable behavior from any one let alone a presidential candidate. But he's gotten away with it because we know there'll be something worse.

Now that he's made it clear that he's going all-in with his "Let Trump Be Trump" strategy, I'm confident that we'll see more insanity and I can't violate DU's TOS by writing some of the things I expect Donald Trump to do.

Mr. Trump is an idiot. He's also a very, very dangerous man.

Maru Kitteh

(28,339 posts)
9. This is the daily prayer of the GOP, and the fever-swamp of the "left," but
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:53 PM
Aug 2016

it's just not happening. I don't see anything short of a wayward blood clot bringing an end to the Trumpster fire.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
12. So you think he will spend the next 4 years being President?
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 09:10 PM
Aug 2016

I have a hard time thinking he really gives a shit and wants to have his every moment recorded and disected for posterity. Not enough upside for Agent Orange.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
13. No. This is what I believe:
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 09:13 PM
Aug 2016

Trump's new hires say this: Burn it all down. Politics of complete destruction.

It's like he's broadcasting, "I may go down, but I'm taking everything and everyone who slighted or opposed me, along for the hellacious trip".

First the unholy triad will attempt to destroy HRC however they can. If defeat looks inevitable, they'll continue with that and turn their wrath on establishment republicans.

It's a vile 84 days we're entering. Viler.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,173 posts)
11. Yeah, I don't think so.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 08:57 PM
Aug 2016

That would require him to think strategically and with a long term interest.

And nothing in his 70 years of life remotely indicates he's capable of that.

He's the same narcissistic train wreck with zero impulse control that he's always been and always will be.

There's not more to meets the eye with him. If anything, there's less.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
14. But if he knows he is going to lose,
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 09:26 PM
Aug 2016

Wouldn't he prefer to to admit the whole thing was performance art, rather than be tagged a loser? If he can't be a winner, I don't think he wants to be remembered as a loser.

Demsrule86

(68,543 posts)
16. If you believe that you don't know the Donald.I
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:02 PM
Aug 2016

I grew up in Connecticut...Donald did business with my Dad's friends...Dad never liked him said he was a conman...trust me he will go down kicking and screaming and fleece everyone he can.

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