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2016 Postmortem

RandySF

(58,728 posts) Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:23 PM Jul 2016

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God help me. I can't look away from the train wreck.

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God help me. I can't look away from the train wreck. (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2016 OP

Better you than me! redstateblues Jul 2016 #1

Is it my imagination radical noodle Jul 2016 #2

She looks pissed off. My wife and I both noticed that. B Calm Jul 2016 #4

There is something bad btw trump and his wife. pangaia Jul 2016 #5

Agree radical noodle Jul 2016 #10

I mean something deeper. pangaia Jul 2016 #12

Bullies often do radical noodle Jul 2016 #13

I noticed that she never stands up to applause when the kids do. femmocrat Jul 2016 #14

Yeah PatSeg Jul 2016 #15

USA, USA B Calm Jul 2016 #3

Like a miracle ... frazzled Jul 2016 #6

Its interesting. timlot Jul 2016 #7

Seinfeld...... a kennedy Jul 2016 #8

I just couldn't MFM008 Jul 2016 #9

This is bad. woolldog Jul 2016 #11

If they don't follow politics, PatSeg Jul 2016 #16

That's because it is on every channel. I tried. Nothing else is on. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #17

... Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #18

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)

1. Better you than me!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:24 PM

Jul 2016

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)

2. Is it my imagination

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:26 PM

Jul 2016

or does Melania look rather unhappy tonight?

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

4. She looks pissed off. My wife and I both noticed that.

Reply to radical noodle (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:28 PM

Jul 2016

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

5. There is something bad btw trump and his wife.

Reply to B Calm (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:30 PM

Jul 2016

Very bad
And i don't mean about the convention. It is all a show.

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)

10. Agree

Reply to pangaia (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:37 PM

Jul 2016

Like things are about to blow up.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

12. I mean something deeper.

Reply to radical noodle (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:41 PM

Jul 2016

Abuse, perhaps? Psychological or emotional? Somethong very unhealthy.

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)

13. Bullies often do

Reply to pangaia (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:53 PM

Jul 2016

With his personality it wouldn't surprise me.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

14. I noticed that she never stands up to applause when the kids do.

Reply to radical noodle (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:56 PM

Jul 2016

She "pretends" to be busy with Barron.

PatSeg

(47,387 posts)

15. Yeah

Reply to radical noodle (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:57 PM

Jul 2016

I noticed that too. Junior didn't look terribly happy either.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

3. USA, USA

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:26 PM

Jul 2016

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

6. Like a miracle ...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:33 PM

Jul 2016

Seconds before Trump was to go on, the heavens opened with thunderous peals and the storm moved in, wrecking our satellite feed. Thank the Lord, who spareth me from the terror of Donald Trump!

Oh no! The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Mr. frazzled just brought up the live stream on his laptop. Nooooooooo!

timlot

(456 posts)

7. Its interesting.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:33 PM

Jul 2016

a kennedy

(29,644 posts)

8. Seinfeld......

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:34 PM

Jul 2016

I feel great, so calm, so at peace, and really laughing at Seinfeld.

MFM008

(19,804 posts)

9. I just couldn't

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:37 PM

Jul 2016

I watched 3 days. I'm sitting quietly in front of a fan. Going to ocean tomorrow.

woolldog

(8,791 posts)

11. This is bad.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:38 PM

Jul 2016

But I really have no idea how an undecided voter will view it. I have nothing in common with undecideds so can't crawl into their mind.

PatSeg

(47,387 posts)

16. If they don't follow politics,

Reply to woolldog (Reply #11)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:59 PM

Jul 2016

they could be taking this all literally. Scary, we can't assume everyone questions what a candidate says.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)

17. That's because it is on every channel. I tried. Nothing else is on.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:30 PM

Jul 2016

Hang in there. It has to be over soon. I mean, how much longer can this blowhard talk?

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

18. ...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:37 PM

Jul 2016

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