Trump's Tweets - Still following the GOP mandates?

That. ^^

It's so sad! And horrifying. And all the other negative adjectives... fill in your own preferred adjectives. 

Trump supporters are now attacking Anderson Cooper using homophobic slurs. Apparently he favored Hillary and let her talk for MUCH MORE time (I believe Trump got like a minute more), so that's reason to attack his sexuality. Trump is also on Twitter (against my better judgment I did "follow" him) saying that he won the debate in a landslide ("in all polls" he said), which clearly shows he's delusional. It's scary. Horrifying. Oh wait, I already used that one. 

I just don't understand how people can be so horrible and disgusting (like the teeshirt you mentioned). What are they teaching their kids?? How can we fix that? 

Those who have spent eight years attacking President Obama because he's black will transfer their hatred to Hillary because she's a woman. And before anyone here says "oh it's not because he's black, it's because he's the worst president ever" or whatever... you know racism is the reason. People say (I see it on Facebook) -- "no class at all" and "we need to get class back in the White House". But when asked exactly what about the Obamas is "no class" they have no answer. The Obamas are the epitome of class, and since there isn't any evidence to show "no class" then the answer has to be "because they're black."

Ugh, sorry for the tirade. I really think I should stop listening to the news until November but of course I won't be able to. I'm going to start a new thread with Carly Simon's song. Hopefully you've all seen it. lol

I agree with you monklady123

I refuse to follow him on Twitter but I feel like the only reason I've been able to keep myself from doing it is because his tweets will show up as retweets in my feed, and most will make national news. Because, you know...he's a freaking nutter.

I hate DT BECAUSE that that is what he stands for, what he believes and how he feels he can treat people on a public platform.

However, I kind of love him and what he is doing, because it is encouraging a lot of people to stand up for things they kept kind of quiet on before. 

He abuses the disabled and suddenly some people are more aware of their plight.

He abuses women and suddenly, some are more respectful of the issues women face.

He abuses other races and suddenly some people are re-awakened as to the struggles they face daily. 

What I REALLY hate is when a political system place so much emphasis on the two people vying for leadership that the policies become a forgotten thought, shoved to the side, and when it ONLY becomes an issue of which is louder or more charismatic or shouts the loudest.

Every time you have an election, it is an opportunity to make change for a better environment for everyone - after all, if it is such a great country, all should have that chance to make a better life for themselves. It shouldn't be some alter-ego of America's Got Talent et al. 

They are afraid, afraid of people that don't look like them, that they don't understand.
They are afraid that they will or already have lost their jobs.
They are afraid of Isis and Syrians, and black people.

Look at the statistics of a typical Trump voter. They are more likely to live in the town they were raised in, they are white, working class, rural or live in a small town/city and are men.  

I highly recommend reading this article.  The subject felt that "finally, someone who thinks like me" in reference to DT.  

His scare tactics just play into the fear of the mob.

www.washingtonpost.com/national/finally-someone-who-thinks-like-me/2016/10/01/c9b6f334-7f68-11e6-9070-5c4905bf40dc_story.html

DT losing does not solve our countries issues.  

Not at all picking on you Sam, just using part to illustrate that the opposite is also true:

"He abuses disabled people...."

....which gives others permission to see them as lesser human beings, allows them to be treated with disrespect and to be made fun of. In public.

"He abuses women..."

...which grants others permission to treat women with disrespect. It affirms "rape culture" ala "Brock Turner types" where rape dismissed with almost non-existent punishment so as not to ruin the "bright, promising boys life". It reverts women back from years and decades of fighting to be treated better--equal pay for equal work and breaking glass ceilings. It fosters the attitude that women are objects to be looked at and used as to how a man sees fit.

"He abuses other races..."

...which keeps a wedge, creates a ravine sized divide in the US amongst its people. USA is a melting pot. Always has been. He does nothing to bring the differences of ethnic people together, instead always manages to make it worse. His rhetoric is and always has been that anyone who is not a white male is different and not to be trusted and lesser of humans.

He is not casting light on these issues for awareness, he's casting them as a nuisance, they don't belong, they are not winners.

Amen!


I would venture a guess that this woman in the article is going to need more than anxiety Meds when Trump loses.

And by electing Hillary, you teach your daughter and granddaughter that she needs to cover up her husband's picadillos, call the women he sexually abuses "bimbos"" and that power is all that matters.  It doesn't matter who you step on, who you destroy or whom you threaten as long as you get what you want.

Again, what Hillary has done and continues to do is far more worrisome to me than what Donald Trump says.

ETA, regardless of what he "says", Trump's position on the issues that matter to me is the same as mine.  We have never had an "angel" for President and never will.  I will take Trump over Hillary.  

Or you don't vote for either of them and teach your daughter that she has options beyond voting for one of the two major parties on the ticket if they both disgust her.

But you don't understand, while I may not like the things Trump says, I do like his positions on the issues and I do like the direction he wants to take this country. What I have taught my daughter is not to get distracted by things that are not important in an election like this and IMO, locker room talk is not important. What he plans to do on issues of the economy, immigration, foreign policy etc ARE important to me. So he gets my vote.

That's *your* opinion. IMO, it is Hillary has no position on the issues other than more of the same stuff that has already been shown not to work.

IMO, those Republicans who won't support Trump are opportunists only looking out for their own re-elections. In otherwords, exactly why people hate politicians.

I don't disagree that the Republican party is messed up. However, I attribute that to our leaders ignoring those who elect them.

And using your logic, if Bill Clinton wanted your daughter to suck his dick under his desk and his wife called her a bimbo or a whore for doing so, you'd be fine with it. (because that's exactly what's happened with the Clintons). Stellar.

And given that Trump only "said" those words whereas Bill actually did them AND Hillary called the women those names, I think your choice is worse.

I'm not referring to you, however, considering all of names Trump supporters have been called here, in the media, by Hillary, etc, I don't think you can claim the moral high ground as far as name calling.  All of the words I used are what conservatives and Trump supporters have been called and they are far worse than "sheeple".

Entirely your opinion, of course.