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It's true, and well said.

Doctor Cleveland — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:29:33 +0000

It's true, and well said. Every single thing he touches.

Trump's twitter rants are a

NCD — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:43:22 +0000

Trump's twitter rants are a very serious issue. They expose the unstable sick man making them.

The Republican Party and its propaganda and hate media machine have turned this nation's politics and almost half the electorate to shit.

Trump usurped the hateful mob the GOP created over the last 25 years. Republicans went along because when their careers are on the line they are as shitty as Trump. That is who they are.

Trump won the nomination because he out distanced the other candidates with the most outrageous lies, unveiled racism and vile attacks. He did so unceasingly and thunderously with a bullhorn, instead of the usual GOP dog whistle.

Even if he loses, the Republicans plan to block any Supreme Court nominee of a Clinton presidency. And investigate or impeach her. Turning our democracy to shit.

The GOP believes the system is rigged against them because they can not longer win the highest office.

And what you do to a rigged system is destroy it, the GOP's Age of Authoritarianism is not over.

We can have either democracy or the Republican Party. We cannot have both.

Excellent assessment. Thanks.

rmrd0000 — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:32:05 +0000

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Excellent assessment. Thanks.

Energy vampire or pied piper,

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 13:28:27 +0000

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Energy vampire or pied piper, leading the kids off to the Children's Crusades or white slavery. The description of how he ran his golf courses is so typical - everyone from neighbors to partners to suppliers to customers gets screwed. But Midas was unintentional - Trump's collateral damage isn't collateral - he's just all elbows and self-serving bravado. As someone notes, it's not that he lies - he just says whatever he wants, contradicting himself sometimes within seconds. He simply doesn't care - talking is just one more tool in the Art of the Deal - how to fuck someone fast and take whatever quick profit he can have, or at least play Alpha Dog if nothing else to be gained. Keep talking while planting the seeds of the con.

We all feel pretty dirty at this point - I can even understand how Andrew Jackson got to power. I don't really have a clue how Trump's gotten this close, but yes, it excuses the average 1930's German for a lot. That so many of us, the US, have been taken for this long ride is just simply incredible. Wealthiest, near the most educated country on earth - and get dragged along to Banksy's Dismaland instead. It's like waking up one morning and finding you're a character in Blue Velvet - "want to go for a ride, neighbor?" No thanks. Quite happy sitting here sipping on my Heineken - never cottoned much to PBR anyway, however tight with the Average Joe it might be. A nation willing to live on swill, a classless society in the more pejorative sense. Oh well, let it be over - the right way - please.

Lord Byron was encapsulated

Flavius — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:25:19 +0000

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Lord Byron was encapsulated in

Mad, bad and dangerous to know.

Striving for a similar designation for Donny Boy the best I could do was

Unfit for contact with humans and all other forms of life

I won't say " all contributions gratefully received" because this is Michael's show.

Wow, Michael. You nailed it.

CVille Dem — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:20:40 +0000

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Wow, Michael. You nailed it. Even Melania's speech about the evils of cyber-bullying (an apprpropo topic) was ridiculed for obvious reasons.