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Apparently legit.
 
A petty, vindictive, spiteful brat, as always. That's who's been elected President: a man (for want of a better word) who can't even say, "Happy New Year" without having a little temper tantrum.
 
sts60 said:
A petty, vindictive, spiteful brat, as always. That's who's been elected President: a man (for want of a better word) who can't even say, "Happy New Year" without having a little temper tantrum.
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It's not a joke that Trump's emotional maturity is that of an adolescent and that it's not going to change. It's a result of Narcissistic Personality Disorder developing in adolescence. Psychologists believe that most adolescents go through a narcissistic phase to some degree, but they grow out of it. Trump didn't; he was in a bubble where it got worse.

If we're really, really lucky, his adolescent behavior will be the worst we have to endure, and it will be the defining characteristic of his presidency. Unfortunately, I fear that we will also have to endure his thin-skinned vindictiveness.
 
In 2016 America succumbed to a spasm of nihilistic insanity. I only hope the worst consequence is the world's derisive scorn for such a poor representative proffered by a great nation.
 
Traditionally, fireworks are meant to drive away evil spirits.
Unfortunately, in order to dispell the ghosts of 2016 we need something a bit bigger than what is available commercially -
maybe an ICBM.
 
acbytesla said:
Respectfully, I don't buy that. Obama campaigned for Hillary and so did his wife. I'm not really sure what you expected him to do. That said, it is insulting, although I am not really sure he thought in those terms when he said it. It simply is a form of confidence or arrogance as much as anything.
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I'm not saying Obama didn't do enough had he not made the comment. I'm saying if he thinks he could have won then he is saying something wasn't done that could have been.

acbytesla said:
I doubt they ever will. Trump has a huge ego. For that there is no doubt. But I do believe pretty much all pols that reach a similar status have a big ego. Trump though, seems to dwarf everyone in that department. At what point would he have crossed that line from having a big ego to being an egomaniac?
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He crossed it many times over. The pundits are blind because it's not in their realm of reality yet.
 
Obama '08: There are not Democrats, there are not Republicans, there are Americans. Trump '16: There are my supportrs & there are my enemies
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
I'm not saying Obama didn't do enough had he not made the comment. I'm saying if he thinks he could have won then he is saying something wasn't done that could have been.....
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If he had run, he would have done things that simply weren't available to Clinton. He would have run on an eight-year record that includes cutting unemployment by more than half, doubling+ the stock market, saving the auto industry, ending the two Bush wars, getting health insurance for 22+ million people, etc., etc. He would also have brought out black voters who may have stayed home for Clinton. He had higher ratings with the evangelicals in both of his elections than Clinton. Obama would certainly have gotten all of Clinton's votes, and it's impossible to believe that he wouldn't have picked up votes from people who hated Trump but hated Clinton more.

And Clinton could certainly have run a campaign that didn't take anybody (the "blue wall" states) for granted, and she and her handlers could certainly have been more receptive to the anguished wails from Democrats in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that "We need some help here." And Obama would have been smart enough not to make a snide crack about "the basket of deplorables," and of course he wouldn't had to explain a continuing FBI investigation. We very likely wouldn't have seen Obama collapse in the street and get tossed into an SUV like a sack of laundry either. I can't believe Obama wouldn't have crushed Trump. I'm sure Biden would have too.
 
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Bob001 said:
If he had run, he would have done things that simply weren't available to Clinton. He would have run on an eight-year record that includes cutting unemployment by more than half, doubling+ the stock market, saving the auto industry, ending the two Bush wars, getting health insurance for 22+ million people, etc., etc. He would also have brought out black voters who may have stayed home for Clinton. He had higher ratings with the evangelicals in both of his elections than Clinton. Obama would certainly have gotten all of Clinton's votes, and it's impossible to believe that he wouldn't have picked up votes from people who hated Trump but hated Clinton more.

And Clinton could certainly have run a campaign that didn't take anybody (the "blue wall" states) for granted, and she and her handlers could certainly have been more receptive to the anguished wails from Democrats in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that "We need some help here." And Obama would have been smart enough not to make a snide crack about "the basket of deplorables," and of course he wouldn't had to explain a continuing FBI investigation. We very likely wouldn't have seen Obama collapse in the street and get tossed into an SUV like a sack of laundry either. I can't believe Obama wouldn't have crushed Trump. I'm sure Biden would have too.
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I was really hoping Biden would run. He just didn't read the situation correctly.
 
Marcus said:
I was really hoping Biden would run. He just didn't read the situation correctly.
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How about Biden wasn't in the right state of mind to run, since his dear son had just died and Biden was still mourning?

I honestly take the man at his word regarding his choice. Who can deny him his period of grief? I should imagine (thankfully) that losing one's child is devastating.
 
phiwum said:
How about Biden wasn't in the right state of mind to run, since his dear son had just died and Biden was still mourning?

I honestly take the man at his word regarding his choice. Who can deny him his period of grief? I should imagine (thankfully) that losing one's child is devastating.
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True, and also he is older now, he just didn't need the aggravation. Still, I can't help but think that he would have run anyway if everyone hadn't been convinced that Hillary was preordained.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
I'm not saying Obama didn't do enough had he not made the comment. I'm saying if he thinks he could have won then he is saying something wasn't done that could have been.
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I'm afraid I don't agree. I simply believe that Obama believes he is a more persuasive candidate. I also don't think he is wrong at all. After all, Obama beat her in 2008 and won again in 2012. But we will never know what would have happened in this election.

I voted for Hillary enthusiastically in this election and I believe she could have been a very good President. That said, I never was very enthusiastic about her as a candidate. She is intelligent and was highly qualified. but devoid of charisma.

Skeptic Ginger;11650519 He crossed it many times over. The pundits are blind because it's not in their realm of reality yet.[/QUOTE said:
I agree. He keeps proving he is mad as a hatter. I think most of the pundits know, but everyone is playing the game now, elbowing each other for influence and access.
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I'd half-hoped that the turn of the calendar would reset this alternate timeline we seem to be living in, but no, I still see this accurate thread title.

The Great Zaganza said:
Traditionally, fireworks are meant to drive away evil spirits.
Unfortunately, in order to dispell the ghosts of 2016 we need something a bit bigger than what is available commercially -
maybe an ICBM.
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Looks like North Korea is getting ready to test just that.
 
That makes me wonder -- what's his take on Kim and North Korea anyway? I just can't imagine what will happen when those two egos either clash or combine.
 
The Trump Organization made $420,000+ selling access to PEOTUS.

Mar-a-Lago, the pricey private resort in Palm Beach, Florida, sold hundreds of tickets at more than $500 a piece to an annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza planned for Saturday night that will feature a very special guest: the president-elect of the United States of America and his family.

President-elect Donald Trump owns the members-only luxury resort, which each year sells tickets to swank parties it throws on holidays and special occasions, including New Year’s Eve, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Saturday’s formal event is scheduled to include a cocktail hour in the resort’s living room and patio area, followed by dinner and dancing until 1 a.m. in its grand ballroom to live music performed by the band Party on the Moon, according to Sean Spicer, Trump’s incoming White House press secretary.
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