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former9thward

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46. If he was not in good health he would not be doing non stop rallies since his election.
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 07:17 PM
Oct 2019

To fly around the country and speak for a hour and a half at a time or more takes a lot. People in poor health could not do that. I know that all sorts of people will now claim they could do it and they are in their 70s, etc. but that is the beauty of the internet....

Well said. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #1
I totally agree. I think the biggest mistake of the first two years of the Obama presidency was the Coventina Oct 2019 #2
Agree. It was a mistake not to hold them to account. NCLefty Oct 2019 #8
Criminals don't ignore the past. They're like: "Hey, that worked out NICE!" Beartracks Oct 2019 #3
What is that old saying now? Disaffected Oct 2019 #4
Or perhaps Butterflylady Oct 2019 #30
K&R SamKnause Oct 2019 #5
And let's face it, the US is an imperialistic nation with a long history... Garrett78 Oct 2019 #11
The ugly truth indeed. SamKnause Oct 2019 #13
Post worth saving ⬆⬆ Duppers Oct 2019 #21
Honestly, I think Ellen is getting so much shit because of Trump DrToast Oct 2019 #6
Its wasnt classy for Michelle and it's not classy for Ellen. Joe941 Oct 2019 #63
I just think OJ Simpson should publicly solicit being a guest on her show... tandem5 Oct 2019 #7
Ivanka will be launching her campaign to run for her third term as POTUS by then sop Oct 2019 #9
You assume Trump will be alive 16 years from now. Initech Oct 2019 #10
No KFC in lock up aeromanKC Oct 2019 #14
He's in pretty good health for a man of his age. Most men in their 70s aren't playing golf and Doodley Oct 2019 #18
I see no indication he's in good health at all. BlueStater Oct 2019 #23
Golf gives more exercise than most men in their 70s get. If my family members in their 70s were Doodley Oct 2019 #28
He never walks when he golfs. lunatica Oct 2019 #37
He even drives the damn golf carts onto the GREEN. Dave Starsky Oct 2019 #45
If the men in your family in their seventies are in that poor shape (needing that much caregiving), maddiemom Oct 2019 #49
They took poor care of themselves. Fatty southern food. No exercise. Alcohol. They Doodley Oct 2019 #50
Ah, that explains it. Too bad. maddiemom Oct 2019 #58
Maybe genes and family history too; treestar Oct 2019 #59
Yeah I would definitely not trust Dr. Oz's opinion on anything. Initech Oct 2019 #44
If he was not in good health he would not be doing non stop rallies since his election. former9thward Oct 2019 #46
Just because he isn't on his deathbed doesn't mean he's in good health. BlueStater Oct 2019 #47
I have been seeing posts predicting Trump's imminent death since 2015. former9thward Oct 2019 #52
Not dying or being dead is a pretty low standard of good health. BlueStater Oct 2019 #54
I am not going to play a doctor on the internet. former9thward Oct 2019 #67
I don't care how respected Doc Ronny may or may not have been in the past. BlueStater Oct 2019 #69
I have seen posts pretending an obvious joke is imminent policy. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #68
Golf cart to the first hole... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2019 #33
GOLF? Lots of men (and women) in their seventies are playing golf. maddiemom Oct 2019 #48
Sorry, but Trump is much, much, much worse than George Bush, much as I couldn't stand him. pnwmom Oct 2019 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author lunatica Oct 2019 #38
I didn't say "pretty good sort." But Trump is worse than any previous President, by far. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #39
I posted the first thing that came to mind lunatica Oct 2019 #40
Thank you, lunatica. pnwmom Oct 2019 #41
Uhm.. honestly I dont know who is worse. Joe941 Oct 2019 #64
Is Bush getting shit from the right? 33taw Oct 2019 #15
Trump is so bad, none of us might not be here is 16 years. Doodley Oct 2019 #16
TV in 2035 will be about the millions displaced by climate change and the crisis of it. roamer65 Oct 2019 #17
Good point. We are about to enter a very dark age. Doodley Oct 2019 #19
It amazes me that young people move to Florida, Arizona, etc. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #22
Young ones think they and the world around them is forever. roamer65 Oct 2019 #27
After we take the senate and presidency back. OneCrazyDiamond Oct 2019 #43
Well, I'm glad you and others believe that misanthrope Oct 2019 #55
It sounds like you are losing or lost hope. OneCrazyDiamond Oct 2019 #71
The Europeans are ahead, yes misanthrope Oct 2019 #72
This message was self-deleted by its author Lock him up. Oct 2019 #20
Didn't someone accept candy from Bush? nt Duppers Oct 2019 #24
Michelle Obama Bayard Oct 2019 #34
Yup. Duppers Oct 2019 #35
Big IF that Trump will even be alive in 2035. He's currently 73. BlueStater Oct 2019 #25
So, who will be king then? FiveGoodMen Oct 2019 #36
16 years from now Trump will probably be dead; he's 73 (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Oct 2019 #26
Bush didn't even vote for Trump Dirty Socialist Oct 2019 #29
This thing with Ellen is manufactured outrage Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #31
I think Ellen sees it as lordsummerisle Oct 2019 #51
Perhaps Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #56
I'm sure she'd return the compliment n/t lordsummerisle Oct 2019 #66
Makes Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #70
Yup pintobean Oct 2019 #61
+1 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #62
Extremely well said. Mike Niendorff Oct 2019 #32
I agree with accountability. OneCrazyDiamond Oct 2019 #42
I agree with you, Ellen does not, it's her choice Demonaut Oct 2019 #53
That lack of accountability is dangerous. ramen Oct 2019 #57
Lyndon Johnson did that in Vietnam Buckeyeblue Oct 2019 #60
I agree with your idea but holding leaders accountable is complicated Buckeyeblue Oct 2019 #65
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