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He thinks of the fans as even

artappraiser — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:08:06 +0000

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He thinks of the fans as even dumber than himself:

After receiving a loud round of applause for un-signing the treaty, Trump said "I’m impressed I didn’t know too many of you would know what it is."
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) April 26, 2019

That #DerangedDonald is still

artappraiser — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:40:12 +0000

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That #DerangedDonald is still trending, comes to mind that this is definitely a twofer for George. He is proving himself much more adept at modern spinmeistering and meme spreading than wifey!

George Conway lashes out at

artappraiser — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:18:53 +0000

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George Conway lashes out at 'Deranged Donald' on Twitter @ TheHill.com - 04/25/19 07:33 AM EDT

Including starting the hashtag #DerangedDonald which is currently #2 on "United States trends" on Twitter, after #Biden at #1. So really catching on, lots of peeps contributing...

Good point here @ NYTimes; as

artappraiser — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:45:26 +0000

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Good point here @ NYTimes; as he flip flops on everything else, why not this? You've got to shake up your narratives to keep the yuge ratings:

Victor or Victim? Trump Shifts Response to Mueller Report

Mr. Trump once welcomed the report as “total exoneration.” Now he calls it a “hit job,” vowing today to resist related subpoenas by Democrats.

Interesting that this was

artappraiser — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:58:30 +0000

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Interesting that this was retweeted by David Frum, it is Jeff Goldberg recommending an Atlantic piece which stresses the foreign interference angle:

"Trump is declining to protect the United States from foreign interference in its elections, because it’s politically inconvenient and personally irritating to him." -- @GrahamDavidA:https://t.co/3tnYEvrJH1
— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) April 25, 2019

At first I thought: kind of ironic for those sympathetic to neo-conservatism with its interventionism. But then I thought again: the whole idea of: neo-conservative theory was originally supporting interventions to promote democracies

Rick Wilson has some

artappraiser — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:04:32 +0000

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Rick Wilson has some interesting thoughts on the latest developments as an expert on Trump and GOP political ops:

Democrats have a narrow window in which to demonstrate seriousness over the subpoena question.

Trump is calling their bluff, and unless they take trophy very soon now, he'll set a precedent.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 24, 2019

The category error Democrats are making here is the belief that impeachment *matters* without the ability to convict. You cannot shame the shameless, and in this reality show, he knows that.

If the goal is to hold Trump to account, impeachment alone won't do it. https://t.co/wUIMPha0mU
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 24, 2019

I agree with the utility of hearings, but they don't have to start as impeachment hearings. A death of a thousand cuts is far superior than trying for a one-off one-shot deus ex machina. https://t.co/A7iyk27mJ8
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 24, 2019

Very good one! You would

artappraiser — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:17:40 +0000

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Very good one! You would certainly be my choice of lawyer for any cases I might have before this majority originalist court.

DOUBLE DOH!

artappraiser — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:13:11 +0000

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DOUBLE DOH!

Trump’s Twitter Problem? He Has Less Followers Than Obama

The president met with CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday to discuss … why his metrics aren’t better

@ Mashable.com, April 24.

I had already seen the news on this that said bitched about losing yuge numbers of followers when Twitter deleted the bots.But this is the first I've seen anyone point out what may be the crucial angle: less than Obama.

Which made me think how almost all his bitter tweetstorms, they are not just doing the victim/persecution thing, they always include: I did this, I am doing that, I am the greatest president evah and I don't get no respect for it. For this Rodney Dangerfield, respect = ratings. Note any bashing of another person or entity, it is almost always about how they are causing themselves lousy ratings because of what they do or how they are.

Thinking of it this way, makes more sense where I've seen leaks from White House aides who insist that he's not angry, not on a tear, when we see these tweetstorms, I have a tendency now to believe that. It's more like he's cackling while he's doing it, which is exactly how I've envisioned the true internet trolls I got to know personally in the past. They just really enjoy riling people and becoming famous doing it, i.e., causing fights that get "ratings."

I think it may a good idea to remember how shallow a person we are dealing with here. He probably doesn't have a lot of the motives we attribute, the things he did and does may not involve the kind of breaking moral codes for motive that a normal crook or con man would simply because: he's not even that sophisticated, but truly very shallow and dumb in many ways and focused only on a few things. And yes, that fighting is something he likes to see and do. (Liked pro wrestling! Liked beauty pageants where there was competition on a very simple ratings scale. Cheats at golf. Etc.)

Founders may have appreciated

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:29:16 +0000

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Founders may have appreciated your dry humor. Gotta droll with the punches.

"Impeachment voided by

NCD — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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"Impeachment voided by Roberts court!" "Unprecedented judgment! Trump claims exoneration!"

Majority opinion said as there was no dry cleaning in 1782, the Founders text could not have meant that as an area Congress could deem as an impeachable offense."