Trump could declare himself dictator, suspend the Constitution, and his supporters would... (Clinton, speech)
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I think Trump would love to be a dictator. He obviously greatly admires dictators, which is worrisome in itself. He did, in fact, admire Hitler (according to his first wife/Ivanka's mother), he has shown admiration for Putin, Kim Jong-Un and even that moron in the Philippines.
The "moron" in the Philippines is no dictator. Just because you do not like his policies does not make him a dictator. He is very popular in the Philippines.
I will dump Trump in a second if he lets in refugees & opens borders for free movement of illegals like the EU. I vote for issues, not party or a person. My top priorities are to use tax dollars for American citizens & lower healthcare costs. Whoever promises that, I will vote for them.
Yep. There is nearly unanimous agreement that Comey needed to go, but when Trump actually makes it happen, the knee-jerk outrage that immediately follows everything else Trump says and does.
Psychotic is the word, and that they are. Not just figuratively, but literally.
Why don't you understand that this is all about the timing and not about Comey himself? It's also about Trump praising him just days ago for the very think he reportedly fired him for; the investigation of Hillary Clinton? On top of that, he is meeting with a top Russian diplomat and will not allow US media but welcomes Russian media with open arms. Can you not see that there is something smelly about that?
It's not about Comey, who should have been fired much sooner. It's about the timing and the manner in which it was done.
Agree. They are like the dumb animals in the book Animal Farm who basically do not have the brain power to reason or think independently. They will be bleeping praises for their great cheetos in chief even as they are led to slaughter. Sad but true.
Very true.
There are only a handful of things Trump said over the years about complex topics that are actually true:
- He once said he's basically the same person as he was in first-grade. I think that is a true statement - he is a man-child... a nasty, bratty, spoiled, and cruel one, but a child nonetheless.
- He could shoot a man in broad daylight on 5th avenue and not lose any supporters. Also true. His supporters are generally fanatics motivated by hatred, "religion," and willful ignorance. Heck, if the guy he shot was poor, colored, or Muslim, I bet he'd gain supporters on the far-right, with bonus points if the victim died.
When dealing with Cult 45, the facts never mattered. And yet we must repeat them, otherwise the fake news and utter lies of the far-right will redefine the past and present in a fashion that would impress Orwell himself.
...find some way to justify it and say its a good thing. I can see it now. Comments like "we won, you lost" and "go cry in your safe space liberal scum." More articulate ones would be saying things like "sometimes hard decisions like this are necessary to save the country #DrainTheSwamp #MakeAmericaGreatAgain."
Of course this would never happen, but its hyperbole intended to point that many Trump supporters are more loyal to Trump and the Republican Party than they are to the United States and its Constitution. How much longer will they be able to keep up deflecting his mistakes and justifying the odd, disturbing decisions? What will it take for people to realize this President might not be who they think he is?
One more thing, this is NOT about the GOP platform or specific issues. Issues like immigration, tax cuts, healthcare, the environment, LGBT rights, and yes, even the wall, can be debated. This is about Trump specifically and his erratic, dangerous, down right scary decision making, some of which goes against everything this country is supposed to stand for.
You know, eight years ago this exact same screed could have been written by a birther about Obama.
Why don't you understand that this is all about the timing and not about Comey himself? It's also about Trump praising him just days ago for the very think he reportedly fired him for; the investigation of Hillary Clinton? On top of that, he is meeting with a top Russian diplomat and will not allow US media but welcomes Russian media with open arms. Can you not see that there is something smelly about that?
It's not about Comey, who should have been fired much sooner. It's about the timing and the manner in which it was done.
Well, since this investigation will go on for quite awhile, and Trump had failed to fire Comey in the past, when in the future do you think the timing would be good to fire Comey?
Our system of government makes it impossible for the drivel you posted to actually happen anywhere but in that twisted imagination of yours.
Umm... No it doesn't.
It's said that after the constitution was finally ratified, Benjamin Franklin walked from the room into a hallway where a crowd greeted him; a woman asked "what kind of government did you give us?" Franklin responded, "a republic, ma'am; if you can keep it."
The system will not prevent **** unless you have those within the system willing to do it. Congress is largely ineffective, the House hardly answering to it's people and the Senate unable or unwilling (the effect for us is the same regardless) to debate. The current president doesn't seem to have much respect for the courts. How exactly is a dictator prevented when the two branches that support him are being gutted? Well it can't. Because the system isn't being supported by those with respect for the system.
Last year I recall posting something to the effect of "Trump could kill a litter of puppies and his supporters would find a way to justify his barbaric act" ... and it's true. More and more I have come to realize that Trump isn't the problem, it's his supporters. Getting rid of Trump and his administration is the easy part, but we're going to be stuck with his delusional, demented, bigoted, ignorant, intolerant supporters for decades to come ... and that's the real problem.
Trump is a horrible human being and an living incarnation of everything that is wrong with the worst aspects of America. A greedy, hate-filled, spoiled, stupid, small-minded, cruel, bigoted, sexist, narcissistic pig without a scrap of empathy, integrity, or decency. He is so horribly flawed as a person that he struggles to achieve mediocrity and fails, with all of his successes basically granted to him by virtue of his birth and the staggering stupidity of far too many of the American people - a nation that should have dropped the hammer on this unaccountable clod many years ago, and yet which was dumb enough to elect him as president.
And yet, despite all of that - despite the fact that a trained monkey or a spinner wheel would make a better president when evaluated both on skills and morality - Trump is only the symptom. He is not the problem. The problem is that about 1 in 3 Americans support everything he represents. Trump will say or do anything to gain power and wealth; these people SUPPORT that type of behavior and actually BELIEVE in the bigotry, hatred, and violence he spews. They are the problem; their ignorance, hypocrisy, "religion," bigotry, love of violence, lack of empathy, and staggering arrogance are the only reasons why Trump is president vs. some two-bit, scandal-ridden game show host, which is about all he deserves.
I was listening to a new interview with the governor of CO the other day. He was talking about the health care bill passed by the house. He was talking about the rural constituents who were screwed by the bill who overwhelmingly voted for him. I wonder if letting Trump play a little longer might not be good.
This is a riot.
You think you're in control and can do away with Trump as and when you please. Fact is Trump only gets stronger with each of these actions that are crises in the perverse world of the left. While Trump only gains in support, the credibility of the fringe left marches toward zero.
You think you are gliding down the highway when, in fact, you are slip sliding away.
We have a free press here in this country. The founding fathers thought that was so important they wrote it into the Constitution. I know Trump doesn't like that, but that's tough ****. The First Amendment does not say, freedom of the press unless the president doesn't like what they print.
But hey, it's just the Constitution, right? So who cares?
Remember, righties only care about the 2nd Amendment. The others don't matter to them.
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