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The "Tells" Are Just So Telling
If Donald Trump has one skill, it’s his ability to broadcast his own guilt, his own weaknesses, and his own fears.
The expert at “projection” is far too self-absorbed to realize that he’s constantly telling the world exactly where his criminality lies, and exactly what terrifies him the most.
His weekend tweets about John McCain being the “lowest in his class” are a classic case in point. Given that he always projects his own failings on others, we now know that it was Trump who was the “lowest in his class”. And he’s just too stupid to realize that by virtue of his lashing out at McCain, he’s admitting his own academic failure....
One thing is for certain about Lindsey Graham...
...Graham could never have withstood a single day of the torture John McCain withstood for 5 years.
After all, Sen. Graham is afraid of a negative tweet from Trump.
What an asshole.
Iowan here..and Beto has been talking specifics
Especially when it comes to the Environment.. They did the same thing to Obama.. I am a Biden supporter, but Beto is not walking around with his head in the clouds.. We have heard him speak.. so just for everyone's information.. He has a different way of speaking in small venues.. he engages people and does not just lay out a policy plan.. so I am going to look to my better angels and assume people just have not heard him.. or are not used to people engaging with their audience..
Enablers
Donald Trump could not survive without his enablers. They lie for him. They make excuses for him. They attempt to define his words.
We see people like Kellyanne Conway, McElvany, Sarah Sanders, FOX News, etc, propping him up and lying for him all of the time. They prevent people from knowing the facts. They enable Donald Trump to continue his campaign of lies and propaganda.
These folks will never accept any blame but we should understand who is responsible for the continued deception.
One of my greatest wishes for 2020 is the removal of the words "the base" from our daily vocabulary.
Of course, every past president has had a "base" of sorts...supporters who were all in at the beginning and stayed there to the end.
But the "base" for Obama...even for GWB...didn't wear those ridiculous fucking red hats, and didn't immediately conjure specific and negative images....
Trump's Tingling Legs
Recent events have resulted in my reviewing the important information that Robert Sapolsky reported on a year ago. And it's not just New Zealand – although that alone would suffice. I understand why Jimi Hendrix sang,” And up in the clouds I can imagine UFOs jumpin' themselves, Laughin' they sayin' Those people so uptight, they sure know how to make a mess .'” I know why my brother called tonight to say, “You should be happy. It just means we are a failed species, soon to disappear from the evolutionary tree of life.” ...
Why I Like Joe Biden for President
I want to beat Trump. Period. I want the best chance to beat this no good motherfucker. I know it's early, but every head to head poll has Biden beating Trump, especially in the all important states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. And the wins are double digit.
Now, there are those of you here who will say that the numbers will change. As the lesser known candidates get better known, they will appear stronger against Trump than Biden. If that day comes, I'll change my mind, but right now, Biden's poll numbers confirm my instincts....
Worth it!
I'm not just on DU, I also edit Wikipedia.
And did you know that there was not even a category on white nationalist terrorism until yesterday? The thing that Trump tells America to go to sleep over? I made it, oh and I populated it... it was ugly, and it reveals some ugly truths. My personal policy is I don't get into edit wars, if people want to remove pages from categories I put them in, they can do it and I won't stop them....
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