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kpete

(71,965 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:20 AM Aug 2016

Eugene Robinson: "Your candidate is a flake. A fraud. A bag of air. A con man. A joke."

Donald Trump’s supporters can pretend otherwise, but deep down they must know the truth: Trump has been playing them for fools all along.

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Attempts by allies to explain the complete reversal have been comic. My favorite came from Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson, who said this on CNN: “He hasn’t changed his position on immigration, he’s changed the words that he is saying.”

That absurdist formulation sounds like something from the experimental writings of author Gertrude Stein — who, come to think of it, gave us the perfect blanket description of the entire Trump campaign: “There is no there there.”


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I realize that most of Trump’s ardent fans do not take kindly to being lectured by the likes of me. But it is with a certain degree of genuine sympathy that I say what has to be said: Your candidate is a flake. A fraud. A bag of air. A con man. A joke.

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In a sense, spokeswoman Pierson was right: Trump doesn’t actually have positions. He only has words.

MORE:
http://topstoriesbreak.com/donald-trump-is-a-flake-and-fraud/
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/8/25/1563941/-Eugene-Robinson-Donald-Trump-is-a-flake-and-a-fraud


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Eugene Robinson: "Your candidate is a flake. A fraud. A bag of air. A con man. A joke." (Original Post) kpete Aug 2016 OP
+1!!! Tell us how you really feel Eugene! Dustlawyer Aug 2016 #1
And he doesn't have too many words! MoonRiver Aug 2016 #2
Eugene sure can string those words together! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2016 #12
Yes, he does! MoonRiver Aug 2016 #13
And he has a wonderful, melodious voice. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2016 #14
He absolutely does!! ailsagirl Aug 2016 #24
And what Mr. Robinson forgot to add SnowCritter Aug 2016 #3
Even Nicole Wallace was mocking Pierson this morning NewJeffCT Aug 2016 #4
Meme to throw in Trumpbots' faces: Trump doesn’t actually have positions. He only has words. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #5
"He only has words." That's it. yardwork Aug 2016 #6
Eugene Robinson: A bright, shining star from South Carolina DemoTex Aug 2016 #7
P2V? Cheviteau Aug 2016 #17
K&R Gothmog Aug 2016 #8
Good piece! trusty elf Aug 2016 #9
Eugene Robinson is a superbly talented journalist.... and tRump, well...... groundloop Aug 2016 #10
Trump is a superbly talented con artist rurallib Aug 2016 #25
also forgot flimflam artist . love mr. robinson. allan01 Aug 2016 #11
"And those are his good points, now..." book_worm Aug 2016 #15
He's right yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #16
Hey, those are Trump's 5 best qualities. ... aggiesal Aug 2016 #18
So says a bona fide Pulitzer Prize winner. And well deserved, too. calimary Aug 2016 #19
Delish. Thank you, Eugene Hekate Aug 2016 #20
And that brings us back to doh... jtuck004 Aug 2016 #21
Brilliant man, Mr. Robinson. I hope he'll write about his days as a foreign correspondent TonyPDX Aug 2016 #22
I love it when you can hear him audible groaning at a sound bite of the real GOP monst CTyankee Aug 2016 #23
BTW, these are nice names. Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #26
Clicked on the top link and got a virus The Blue Flower Aug 2016 #27
Don't fall for it ... if you want to call Microsoft call in at their legit phone number Greywing Aug 2016 #28

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
4. Even Nicole Wallace was mocking Pierson this morning
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:20 AM
Aug 2016

and how Trump has flip-flopped back to a harder stance on immigration already.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,966 posts)
5. Meme to throw in Trumpbots' faces: Trump doesn’t actually have positions. He only has words.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:31 AM
Aug 2016
But he has the best words. This I can tell you. The best. His words are the best. Believe me.

DemoTex

(25,391 posts)
7. Eugene Robinson: A bright, shining star from South Carolina
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:35 AM
Aug 2016

He is one of those people that gives me hope for this state.

groundloop

(11,514 posts)
10. Eugene Robinson is a superbly talented journalist.... and tRump, well......
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:53 AM
Aug 2016

I don't think of tRump so much as a flip-flopper but more as a weathervane - he takes whatever position he needs to depending on where the wind is coming from at any particular moment. He's a huckster, he'll say whatever he thinks people want to hear. Always has been, always will be.

rurallib

(62,387 posts)
25. Trump is a superbly talented con artist
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 07:03 PM
Aug 2016

but it looks like the rubes are finally catching on.

nearly conned himself into the most powerful job in the world despite 0 qualifications.

calimary

(81,139 posts)
19. So says a bona fide Pulitzer Prize winner. And well deserved, too.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:31 PM
Aug 2016

And he's so exquisitely spot-on about this - "I say what has to be said." Yep. It HAS TO be said. More of those at his level need to join that chorus.

TonyPDX

(962 posts)
22. Brilliant man, Mr. Robinson. I hope he'll write about his days as a foreign correspondent
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:18 PM
Aug 2016

in Buenos Aires and London one day.

I wonder how it feels to be an actual, credentialed journalist in an era of news readers and opinion-blabbers?

CTyankee

(63,893 posts)
23. I love it when you can hear him audible groaning at a sound bite of the real GOP monst
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:32 PM
Aug 2016

He sure is a bright spot in my morning msnbc viewing...

The Blue Flower

(5,434 posts)
27. Clicked on the top link and got a virus
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:29 PM
Aug 2016

A trojan that's supposed to destroy my computer in an hour unless I call a "Microsoft tech" right away at the stated phone number. Anybody else?

Greywing

(1,124 posts)
28. Don't fall for it ... if you want to call Microsoft call in at their legit phone number
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 10:08 PM
Aug 2016

Someone pfishing for access to your computer

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