“Let’s stop pretending we’re dealing with someone who we can completely understand,” B

http://fortune.com/2016/08/29/donald-trump-mental-health/

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I thought this many times about Trump.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks at a sheet of notes and talking points as he speaks during a rally in Eugene, Ore.
As pressure mounts, Trump’s tantrums become more frequent
11/29/16 10:04 AM—UPDATED 11/29/16 10:15 AM
By Steve Benen
As of this morning, Hillary Clinton’s popular-vote lead over Donald Trump is well over 2.3 million votes, a detail that the president-elect seems to find terribly annoying. In fact, as far as Trump is concerned, it only looks like he lost the popular vote – which he secretly won if we “deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”

Reporters asked Trump transition spokesman Jason Miller yesterday if he or his team can substantiate such a claim with any kind of evidence. Miller pointed to a 2014 Washington Post story and a 2012 Pew Center study, neither of which support Trump’s claims. In fact, the Republican and his aides have repeatedly pointed to these two reports, which Trump and his staff clearly haven’t read and don’t understand – because they do not point to widespread voter fraud.

Naturally, a variety of news outlets began explaining to the public that Trump’s “evidence” falls apart under scrutiny. The result, as CNBC noted, was the latest in a series of tantrums from the president-elect.
Donald Trump fired off another tweet storm on Monday night, attacking a CNN reporter who said the U.S. president-elect “falsely” claimed extensive voter fraud.

In a televised report, Jeff Zeleny, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent, reported that Trump was showing signs of being a “sore winner,” adding the president-elect had “zero evidence” to back his claim he won the popular vote or that he was a victim of widespread voter fraud.

Trump responded with a series of retweets of others’ comments condemning CNN, including one which was tweeted by a user whose profile indicted he was a 16-year-old boy.
Yes, we’ve reached the point at which the president-elect of the United States, three weeks after the election, is quoting actual teenagers in order to criticize a journalist for telling the truth.

I don’t imagine anyone is especially surprised by Trump’s frequent breakdowns, but that doesn’t mean they’re irrelevant. Trump lost the popular vote by a wide (and growing) margin. Then he lied about it. Then he went a little berserk, publishing a series of bizarre tweets pushing back against accurate reporting the president-elect found inconvenient

This. Is. Not. Normal.

As Inauguration Day draws closer, Trump isn’t maturing or learning restraint. He isn’t becoming more professional or taking steps to improve his clownish stature. On the contrary, the president-elect appears to be getting worse, with increasingly cringe-worthy breakdowns. When he should be focused on his responsibilities, and preparing for the world’s most difficult job, Trump is spending part of his evening collecting ridiculous tweets from assorted oddballs so he can share them with the world.

If the pressures of the transition are causing Trump to flip out in response to accurate reporting, I shudder to think how unhinged he’ll be once he bears the burdens of an actual president.

Postscript: As part of last night’s tantrum, some of Trump’s tweets tried to shift the burden of proof: instead of asking Trump to prove his allegations of fraud, the president-elect and his followers want media professionals to prove the absence of fraud.
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It should go without saying, but that’s not how logic works, and asking journalists to prove a negative, in response to brazen lying, only reinforces fears that Trump is cracking up.[/b]

You sneering, stupid numpties, you keep underestimating him even after he has won.

Because he can't think of anything else. You will keep sneering and underestimating him for 8 years.

I am looking forward to the European elections next year.

France - the Socialists will be out.

Germany - Merkel will be gone.

Austria - people's Party IN.

Holland - Geert in government coalition

Norwegians, Czechs, Hungarians - re-electing conservatives


The world is turning.

Agnes wrote on Nov 30^th, 2016 at 9:25pm:


It still hasn't sunk in for lefties. Character assassination and smear tactics are near the end of its course. Leftards need to reevaluate their own morals and ideals and their approach to implementing them.

Frank wrote on Dec 1^st, 2016 at 6:17pm:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/study-links-low-intelligence-...

This does not surprise me Frank.

University of Balogney, eh?

We can tell, old boy.

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Nov 30^th, 2016 at 11:40pm:


And then we had all the dishonest rubbish smearing Hilary ??

Remember how sick she supposedly is, remember the FBI being sent in 11 days before the election. (disgraceful)

The only person who smeared the sexual predator was himself.

At least the smears against trump all came out of his own mouth.

Agnes wrote on Dec 1^st, 2016 at 4:29pm:



You're upset that some supposed 16 year olds are smarter than adults? But remember a couple of months ago Greggy was only 13, according to his profile.

If the person who started this thread wants to look anywhere for mental instability I suggest a mirror.

Agnes wrote on Nov 30^th, 2016 at 9:25pm:


So you don't completely understand him. From some of your posts you don't competely understand much.

The disrespect shown to Trump reflects very poorly on the "mob" of "disrespectors"

Lets be quite clear about this.

Trump is a guy who has reached the very pinnacle.
He has climbed Everest.

This is a guy who, in 1000 years (probably about the time steven hawkings thinks we become extinct), they will be talking about.

Alexander the Great
Jesus Christ
Julius Ceasar
Genghis Khan
William the conqueror
Saladin
Charlemagne
Napoleon
Elizabeth 1


and Donald Trump.

You are witnessing an elite human being.
I look at Donald the way i look at Usain Bolt...with a feeling of awe and reverence.

In 1000 years time, it is unlikely anthropologists will be studying the "mighty and glorious' leftard internet trolls who posted "hateful comments" about this great man on an obscure Australian internet forum.
I would find this extremely unlikely.
They wont forgot trump though.

aquascoot wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2016 at 7:52am:



history will talk of Trump as they do McArthy or stalin or hitler. History will revile both the man and the idiotic people who put him in power. The one man from the Trump rule who will get a holiday named after him plus a highschool and countless statues will be the Secret Service agent who puts a bullet thru his head when he tries to nuke some country for... who knows what.

Fuzzball wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2016 at 11:21am:



it beats aqua's idiotic ramblings about a 1000 year look back at Trump. Trump will be lucky to even make a full term before the Republicans impeach him or a shooter makes it easier.

Agnes wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2016 at 11:32am:


we can hope.

He went thru the 'brutal scrutiny' and failed - miserably. More scandals and failings than the last 20 presidents combined.  But the idiots voted for him anyhow - because they are idiots. so let's scratch 'scrutiny' off the list.

being able to market your message to the masses is not as good as you think. best mass-market communicator of the last 100 years was Adolf Hitler.  Having a GOOD message is far more valuable and useful than communicating hate, bigotry, racism and worse.  And you cant even tell if that was referring to Hitler or Trump, can you?

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2016 at 3:26pm:



LOL,  i have to laugh at these comparisons of trump to Hitler.
Trump is a high achiever of the highest order in the most democratic , media scrutinised and free enterprise nation of all time.  He's more a" Warren Buffet" with a personality.
Hitler was a scrub from day 1. a lance corporal, no less, chucked in jail, a guy more "stuck in his head' then the worst of our elites. A guy who , it seems was impotent, scared of women, drowned in drugs, nationalised businesses, never built a business in his life, burnt books (Trump has an enormous library).


There is NO comparison.

Capitalism made america great.
Free enterprise made america great.

America wasnt made great by obamacare and affirmative action and feminism and supplicating to sensitivities.

I think Trump is just repulsed by weak people, he is just repulsed by lazy people. Whats the best way for weak and lazy people to get resilience and a work ethic....learn to deal with a leader like Trump. If he has to kick a few butts, then this is great stuff. The best way to build resilience is to learn to deal with a bully. if he bullies the beta males and the cry babies....he is doing them a service. they can practice building resilience.

he is the right man in the right place at the right time.
10's of millions of americans recognised it.
You trying to bully them and call them idiots just wont work. They have the alpha stallion protecting them. You brumbie geldings best run off and cower in the corner of the paddock for 8 years