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Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
160. That paranoia is him actually feeling the heat.
Mon Mar 20, 2017, 09:33 PM
Mar 2017

He's going through his mind and reviewing everything he's said, and its feeding that sense of impending doom. It's not mental illness, it's the realization that he's fucked.

I couldn't be more delighted.

put a net over that fucker gopiscrap Mar 2017 #1
HA! Yes, please. nt furtheradu Mar 2017 #28
Better make sure it's reinforced. KewlKat Mar 2017 #47
Secure the padded room. STAT! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #77
I don't think we have the funds in the budget for the padding for the room. KewlKat Mar 2017 #92
This is true! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #101
And... for fuck's sake... take away his phone Fritz Walter Mar 2017 #86
Agree on the nuklar codes, but without tweets, who would keep his base calm? KewlKat Mar 2017 #94
Just a thought here... Old Crow Mar 2017 #139
I agree. It's a fine line to walk. I love it when he put's his foot in it but like you I don't KewlKat Mar 2017 #143
I fear that the mental health tactic will help exonerate the complicit ones diva77 Mar 2017 #158
I agree, time to haul him off, he's unfit. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #214
His winger friends who are on board with him on this nonsense aren't doing him any favors MrScorpio Mar 2017 #2
She was (is?) a loyal Republican, worked on McCain's campaign elfin Mar 2017 #3
i treat game change with some salt, but Wallace's worry about Palin was known. JHan Mar 2017 #12
I've been liking what I've seen of Nicole Wallace... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #137
I find myself unable to forgive her for having any part... 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #142
I don't know much about her. Just remember her from GW's day. KewlKat Mar 2017 #144
She hangs around MSNBC now... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #152
That show comes on too late for me to watch much. I stick with Hayes, TRMS and Lawrence KewlKat Mar 2017 #153
I'm on the West Coast... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #155
They have to be mentally unstable if they are just now realizing that Motley13 Mar 2017 #4
I think for many they "thought" he'd become presidential once sworn in.....and now KewlKat Mar 2017 #10
I'm getting the sense a lot of Republicans thought it was all an act Trekologer Mar 2017 #19
They are as checked out as he is if they believed Ilsa Mar 2017 #26
McConnell knew Scarsdale Mar 2017 #176
You know I never thought of that....it does seem like they were confident of a repug win KewlKat Mar 2017 #179
He needs to be investigated. Ilsa Mar 2017 #182
Two friends showed this tendency of paranoia, etc. as they began to demonstrate Alzheimers SharonAnn Mar 2017 #45
Well I think he's always been the liar and bully. Perhaps the obsessive side as well. KewlKat Mar 2017 #49
I met a friend of my grandmother, probably in 1978, Thor_MN Mar 2017 #122
Hey, that's pretty environmentally unfriendly. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #181
True, but these days, one could use a lot of gas obtaining Pine pitch... Thor_MN Mar 2017 #207
Yeah....these days... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #217
While I believe his dad had either alzheimers or another form of dementia, I suspect Dump elfin Mar 2017 #138
I too believe he's always been this way. Was it his father's influence? Didn't he have an older KewlKat Mar 2017 #145
He's said that Roy Cohn was a mentor of his MrPurple Mar 2017 #164
And watching Fox News as much as he does definitely doesn't help! Initech Mar 2017 #5
Amendment 25 time? Yeah I know we'd get stuck with Pence but maybe we KewlKat Mar 2017 #6
25th Amendment...Yes please!!!! whathehell Mar 2017 #82
surprised? winetourdriver01 Mar 2017 #7
Dementia. Early stages of Alzheimer's. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #34
I'm not familiar with the symptoms of the above. KewlKat Mar 2017 #36
His father had Alzheimer's (there IS a genetic component to vulnerability). tblue37 Mar 2017 #37
if you have that variant. KewlKat Mar 2017 #42
I have been saying this for months - ivanka usually looks like she is going adigal Mar 2017 #95
then why don't they help him. barbtries Mar 2017 #112
They are dependent on him. They would have to get jobs when he goes belly up redstateblues Mar 2017 #203
yeah, yeah, barbtries Mar 2017 #204
Who's going to say this on the record? gratuitous Mar 2017 #8
McCain has nothing to lose. Surely he won't run for re-election again? KewlKat Mar 2017 #151
Tell us something we don't know. Blue_Roses Mar 2017 #9
on a river in Egypt........denial....... KewlKat Mar 2017 #11
No doubt... Blue_Roses Mar 2017 #23
I said it here before he was fucking inaugurated and got chewed out KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #13
I remember that post. murielm99 Mar 2017 #171
Me too...I could say the exact same thing--every word. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #183
Then impeach him and move on. I don't like Pence but he is not crazy. redstatebluegirl Mar 2017 #14
Sorry, he's a different kind of crazy dhol82 Mar 2017 #157
Worst case, he's crippled by association and would be easy to defeat in 2020. maxsolomon Mar 2017 #187
I think you're right in the case that we can't take him down with the Con together..... KewlKat Mar 2017 #190
It's a Double Edged Sword RobinA Mar 2017 #188
What are the chances that something disastrous will happen? dhol82 Mar 2017 #189
I hope you're wrong KewlKat Mar 2017 #191
Nope, Pence is absolutely crazy. He believes in gilbert sullivan Mar 2017 #201
This will be the talking point so Donnie can resign. sarcasmo Mar 2017 #15
I disagree re: physical disability Fiendish Thingy Mar 2017 #16
You are correct. volstork Mar 2017 #43
Thus, it could include a president who is "incapable" of working with congress loyalsister Mar 2017 #146
I agree. LiberalFighter Mar 2017 #67
I thought all Presidents got physicals at Walter Reed.....does this come later KewlKat Mar 2017 #17
I don't think he's let a real doctor come near him. Just Dr Feelgood from 5th Ave. TeamPooka Mar 2017 #80
How about Dr WAckbag? KewlKat Mar 2017 #98
He's probably terrified of REAL doctors... VOX Mar 2017 #100
No more happy pills and mental issues would be written down for history. :) TeamPooka Mar 2017 #150
He thinks they KNOW he's guilty ... GeorgeGist Mar 2017 #18
I hear cocaine can make you paranoid Heather MC Mar 2017 #20
Dr Dean mentioned cocaine use multiple times regarding the Con's behavior. KewlKat Mar 2017 #21
Sure was evident during the debates with Hillary. calimary Mar 2017 #120
I don't know about currently Berlin Expat Mar 2017 #196
Thanks for the info! KewlKat Mar 2017 #197
He is the sniffer-in chief SummerSnow Mar 2017 #27
Cocaine use by a paranoid leader? keithbvadu2 Mar 2017 #40
That, too. During the debates he showed behavior like that of coke users i've seen. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #46
I had a boss once Heather MC Mar 2017 #170
Speaking of sniffing... Jamaal510 Mar 2017 #210
Good find KewlKat Mar 2017 #211
Bannon is running the country any way Thrill Mar 2017 #22
Ugh, too true Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #215
Lol mzteaze Mar 2017 #24
Could be... Xolodno Mar 2017 #25
Trumpsky is not mentally ill. paulkienitz Mar 2017 #29
I think they were talking about the "paranoia" part maybe....he won't let it go, KewlKat Mar 2017 #31
It's not paranoia colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #194
quilty conscience then? KewlKat Mar 2017 #198
Yup colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #205
I agree, but I'm not buying what their selling until they act like representatives and take action ffr Mar 2017 #33
Many, including psychiatrists say otherwise, and I agree with them.. whathehell Mar 2017 #88
I'm with Dr. Allen Frances paulkienitz Mar 2017 #127
He could be right, but either way, one thing is undeniable.. whathehell Mar 2017 #133
I disagree with Frances, as do a number of psychologists. kwassa Mar 2017 #161
I agree Orrex Mar 2017 #124
The GOP establishment has everything to gain with that assertion loyalsister Mar 2017 #147
Let's encourage them to believe this scenario. paulkienitz Mar 2017 #148
A scapegoat that they can look good punishing loyalsister Mar 2017 #149
Except the Republicans all fear the cult of personality disorder rubes MrPurple Mar 2017 #165
Nothing like arriving at the end of the fourth quarter, seeing the score, and calling the game. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #30
Or maybe it's an act, so he can get be kept out of prison. C Moon Mar 2017 #32
They Have Prisons For the Mentally Ill. nt jrthin Mar 2017 #132
Someone needs to keep whispering these things in 45's ears: Ilsa Mar 2017 #35
this is genius......and of course, he DID NOT WIN THE POPULAR VOTE! KewlKat Mar 2017 #38
Oh D'UH me! How could I forget?!!! NT Ilsa Mar 2017 #39
I just did a tweet to his account about smart tvs and lamps spying on him. LiberalFighter Mar 2017 #71
bwhahahahahaha KewlKat Mar 2017 #89
Haha! "Melania is peeing for Barack!" JudyM Mar 2017 #74
And darn, i said it wrong: "Melania is making peepee for Barack." NT Ilsa Mar 2017 #83
You gotta add to it crazycatlady Mar 2017 #208
And that would put Pence in ICU! nt Ilsa Mar 2017 #209
You really have to watch those shy, clean living type guys......the Con would never choose someone KewlKat Mar 2017 #213
Is that some sort of video game? KewlKat Mar 2017 #212
This is their plan to get Pence in More_Cowbell Mar 2017 #41
can we tie pencie to the ru$$ians? KewlKat Mar 2017 #44
Cocaine DBoon Mar 2017 #48
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Mar 2017 #50
Most rethugs seem to be extremely slow at making connections. I think it's in their DNA. KewlKat Mar 2017 #56
Oh, Now They jrthin Mar 2017 #51
Cue Napoleon XIV cureautismnow Mar 2017 #52
I love that song. Doreen Mar 2017 #85
He must have something to hide. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #53
I agree 1 million % KewlKat Mar 2017 #59
Republicans sure now how to pick 'em Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #54
they seem to always pick from the bottom up......isn't that what scavenger's do? KewlKat Mar 2017 #61
They managed to pass on Michelle Bachmann/Herman Cain/Bob Dornan for the Presidency MrPurple Mar 2017 #166
I think the GOP knew this from the beginning and were just hanging on to him after the japple Mar 2017 #55
Ding ding we have a winner malaise Mar 2017 #60
Don't you dare........ KewlKat Mar 2017 #63
He's captive by several psychopathic factions. No surprise. applegrove Mar 2017 #57
They are just now noticing this? GoCubsGo Mar 2017 #58
Must be a Trump family trait. LiberalFighter Mar 2017 #62
You have to ask....why he would be SOoooo paranoid and delusional over a..... Tikki Mar 2017 #64
Narcissistic bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #65
We can break this guy IronLionZion Mar 2017 #66
that's right, that cellphone is not a government issue nor secure KewlKat Mar 2017 #68
Mental illness might not be the criterium for removing him from office colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #69
Oooooh! Good Point about Keeping Him out of Prison Leith Mar 2017 #114
Congressman Blumenauer is working on the 25th amendment with others in Congress to try Amaryllis Mar 2017 #70
what is your source he's doing that? I've not heard that before. thks. KewlKat Mar 2017 #81
There are articles easy to find if you search under him and 25th amendment.; some have been posted Amaryllis Mar 2017 #109
K. I'll see what I can find. KewlKat Mar 2017 #110
Found an article he wrote in the OregonLive KewlKat Mar 2017 #113
I like the idea of a body composed of former presidents and vice presidents ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2017 #186
Some content of the OregonLive article KewlKat Mar 2017 #192
yes, please! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #141
Vatican sources claim Pope has just converted to Catholicism... regnaD kciN Mar 2017 #72
Excuse Me... Thunderbeast Mar 2017 #73
Yeap. Xolodno Mar 2017 #107
Are we seeing a Howard Hughes-like decline for Trump? Saviolo Mar 2017 #75
President Queeg. Who ate the strawberries? nt Kahuna7 Mar 2017 #76
great comparison! KewlKat Mar 2017 #84
Like this Lakerstan Mar 2017 #90
just now? nt JCanete Mar 2017 #78
This will be Trump's defense. He will leave others hanging. delisen Mar 2017 #79
It took them this long to figure that out? Doreen Mar 2017 #87
Might be mentally? CanonRay Mar 2017 #91
Yes, in the minds of the rethugicans who just wanted to implement their own agenda and KewlKat Mar 2017 #99
He could be locked up in Bellview and they'd still never believe it. CanonRay Mar 2017 #111
Not new nor a surprise. Others have also said this. Including you! (Look at his hair.) Grins Mar 2017 #93
I always thought the hair was a red flag too stopwastingmymoney Mar 2017 #169
Someone needs to present the Orange One TheDebbieDee Mar 2017 #96
Now I'm beginning to wonder if... WiffenPoof Mar 2017 #97
interesting thought......hmmmm KewlKat Mar 2017 #102
He's gone full Caine Mutiny. rivegauche Mar 2017 #103
Pence will be a sane, and zentrum Mar 2017 #104
Just curious if anyone knows... Mike B Mar 2017 #105
Bullshit. Tether that chicken to their necks. Hang him around their necks like an albatross. LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #106
i literally laughed out loud when I read the headline. barbtries Mar 2017 #108
Yeah....how can people say this with a straight face huh? KewlKat Mar 2017 #115
What would Republicans know about Mental Health in the first place? BigBearJohn Mar 2017 #116
You think, well lets stop all of his nominations and other "items" on the agenda until turbinetree Mar 2017 #117
You have my support. Others on DU are suggesting the same thing. KewlKat Mar 2017 #118
WE need to find out if there is a active spy in this administration and we need to know -------now turbinetree Mar 2017 #121
The birther tweets Charles Bukowski Mar 2017 #119
I have a relative w this issue alwaysinflux Mar 2017 #123
Interesting. I hope he does remain fixated on it. Old Crow Mar 2017 #140
Trump is insane.....Period! red dog 1 Mar 2017 #125
Thankyou, captain obvious. lindysalsagal Mar 2017 #126
LOL nolabels Mar 2017 #184
This will be his defense against prosecutuon JDC Mar 2017 #128
well, if convicted pencie will pardon him. KewlKat Mar 2017 #129
Without doubt. He'll go down a hero to his base JDC Mar 2017 #130
The 25th Amendment roomtomove Mar 2017 #131
He is paranoid and delusional louis-t Mar 2017 #134
What took so long.. coco22 Mar 2017 #135
Christ on a Crutch! I can see that from Seatlle... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #136
"Would anyone but a crazy man do it?" WinkyDink Mar 2017 #154
How much damage to the republic will they allow before finally stopping him? liberal N proud Mar 2017 #156
Excellent question that I don't think any of us here can guess. FBI has given no time for wrapping KewlKat Mar 2017 #159
That paranoia is him actually feeling the heat. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2017 #160
Americans who are close to their televisions dflprincess Mar 2017 #162
Obviously! yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #163
this is why ivanka has to be there to cover for him nini Mar 2017 #167
No shit, Sherlock. thucythucy Mar 2017 #168
What a stupid statement... mdbl Mar 2017 #172
I listened to a few of the shows last evening but never heard anyone mention this conversation with KewlKat Mar 2017 #173
people "outside the Admin say", so what! Until Republicans like Pence & Ryan "say" he's to UNFIT, Sunlei Mar 2017 #174
His pee isnt blue, is it? Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #175
Sundowning... Javaman Mar 2017 #177
Is this what you mean? KewlKat Mar 2017 #180
yup that's it. nt Javaman Mar 2017 #195
Captain Queege. nt Javaman Mar 2017 #178
"it's not a lie if you believe it" - george costanza maxsolomon Mar 2017 #185
there are times that I truly believe he believes what he says. Then other times, I see him as KewlKat Mar 2017 #193
Someone should lock him in a room and throw away gilbert sullivan Mar 2017 #199
we can build a line in the budget to cover that expense. I'll chip in to the fund as a taxpayer. KewlKat Mar 2017 #200
An old book but terrifyingly apropos of the current apparent situation gilbert sullivan Mar 2017 #202
Franken made mention of the Con's behavior mid February. Video Link below. KewlKat Mar 2017 #206
This just in. mahina Mar 2017 #216
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