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Peacetrain

(24,288 posts)
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 08:32 AM Sep 2023

Befuddled Trump Can't Figure Out Which Bush Did What In Bizarre Rant

https://news.yahoo.com/befuddled-trump-cant-figure-bush-040026373.html

"During a campaign stop in South Carolina, Trump reminisced about defeating Jeb Bush for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

“When I came here, everyone thought Bush was going to win,” he said. “They thought Bush because Bush supposedly was a military person. Great. You know what he was a mili- ... he got us into the, uh, he got us into the Middle East. How did that work out, right?”

Trump, who once boasted of having the “world’s greatest memory,” forgot that Jeb Bush never served as president, was not a “military person” and was not involved in conflicts in the Middle East."
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Befuddled Trump Can't Figure Out Which Bush Did What In Bizarre Rant (Original Post) Peacetrain Sep 2023 OP
He's been bad for a long time, and getting worse Rorey Sep 2023 #1
He really does get a pass compared to President Biden.. Peacetrain Sep 2023 #3
Indeed. n/t iluvtennis Sep 2023 #23
One of these days he's gonna get up there and begin jabbering mindless nonsense. Hope it's soon. Joinfortmill Sep 2023 #2
He's been doing that since he came down that escalator. yardwork Sep 2023 #6
+1 2naSalit Sep 2023 #12
Yep Rebl2 Sep 2023 #16
Yes, and it hasn't changed. He showed us who is was and we didn't believe it. The magats who did housecat Sep 2023 #24
No wonder he doesn't want to debate Bayard Sep 2023 #4
Well his followers think Obama let 9 11 happen so... progressoid Sep 2023 #5
Not only that, but remember some were so critical of him not going to Vietnam in the military Peacetrain Sep 2023 #7
Don't remember that one Rebl2 Sep 2023 #14
I'm sure the media will be all over this Johonny Sep 2023 #8
Yep. I get your sarcasm. Boomerproud Sep 2023 #10
Think media will ever figure out that if Trump got back in their lives wouldn't be much fun? shrike3 Sep 2023 #13
Especially Rebl2 Sep 2023 #15
I know. They must think the leopards will never eat their faces. shrike3 Sep 2023 #17
sputter sputt sputt. AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 #9
Deranged demented Donnie malaise Sep 2023 #11
Trump's cognitive condition: Eyeball_Kid Sep 2023 #18
Trump's Retirement Aaeia Sep 2023 #19
if that isn't replayed ad nauseum by corporate news ad nauseum Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #20
So what? He was on the teevee - that's enough for the Deplorable voter. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2023 #21
I'm sure BlueIdaho Sep 2023 #22

Rorey

(8,514 posts)
1. He's been bad for a long time, and getting worse
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 08:36 AM
Sep 2023

I wish the media would focus a little more on it. When he speeches are listened to carefully, which is difficult because he's so unpleasant to listen to, his focusing problems are obvious. He has learned to sort of ad lib to cover his mistakes, but there's clearly something not working right in his brain.

Joinfortmill

(21,109 posts)
2. One of these days he's gonna get up there and begin jabbering mindless nonsense. Hope it's soon.
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 08:37 AM
Sep 2023

housecat

(3,138 posts)
24. Yes, and it hasn't changed. He showed us who is was and we didn't believe it. The magats who did
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 11:33 AM
Sep 2023

believe it have been absorbed into a cult with no exit plan.

progressoid

(53,161 posts)
5. Well his followers think Obama let 9 11 happen so...
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 09:00 AM
Sep 2023

not sure that they know the difference between the Bushes either.

Peacetrain

(24,288 posts)
7. Not only that, but remember some were so critical of him not going to Vietnam in the military
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 09:09 AM
Sep 2023

when he was only 12 during the Vietnam war..

 

shrike3

(5,370 posts)
13. Think media will ever figure out that if Trump got back in their lives wouldn't be much fun?
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 10:19 AM
Sep 2023

Eyeball_Kid

(7,604 posts)
18. Trump's cognitive condition:
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 10:42 AM
Sep 2023

He's descended into a form of thinking that Piaget called "concrete operations" in which problem solving reaches an "all or nothing, black and white" paradigm. His rant about executing Milley is a perfect example. Further, his promise to punish his enemies and eliminate the free press are similar examples of absolutist problem solving. This kind of thinking is prevelant in 4-6 year old children. What is thoroughly alarming is that NO ONE in the media is accurately identifying Trump's cognitive decline-- his overt dementia. Joe Scarborough took a stab at it this morning, but he's not an expert in human cognition.

Further, the combination of mental confusion and regression with his ability to communicate on an emotional level are markings of Alzheimer's disease, as contrasted with ischemic dementia in which there is a more general decline over all areas of cognition. Another distinguishing feature is Trump's loss of long term memory. He should easily discriminate between political opponents at varying times in his political and public life were he to be afflicted with garden-variety dementia. He can no longer do so. Yet people in his own party refuse to point out the obvious and endanger all of us with Trump's child-like thinking-- something that will only get worse with time. It's possible that, very soon, Trump's attorneys will plead that Trump cannot competently stand trial due to cognitive decline, yet will win primary after primary, because NO ONE in the GOP will dare break the bad news to his MAGA base.

It seems that no one truly knows this, but Trump is really DONE. It's just that the reality hasn't hit Trump world. His speeches are truly distasteful and ugly. He holds no appeal for expanding his base, and independents are fleeing his influence. Were it not for right wing media, Trump would be a byline right now. But he's still a big money maker for Fox News and other outlets. It is they who continue to keep his name on the political marquee, even though he's well past any substantial political value. It's as if he's the Potemkin candidate-- just a billboard of a candidate with nothing behind it.

Aaeia

(170 posts)
19. Trump's Retirement
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 10:43 AM
Sep 2023

Here's how it's going to play out. If it comes to t-rump actually standing trial - he will then, keep fighting or be declared "incompetent to stand trial". If he fights a little longer to sentencing stage the above statement will hold true. So, he'll spend the rest of his days in Mara-largo. As all those news clips of him bumbling thru will be held as evidence as proof of his incompetency.
He won't be going to jail to everyone's disappointment but at least he won't be running for president.
Just my take on the general proceedings.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
22. I'm sure
Tue Sep 26, 2023, 11:14 AM
Sep 2023

He has a “Dr. Feelgood” that’s cranking him up for public appearances. Sadly each drug cocktail guarantees more will be needed for the next jolt to his central nervous system and his tired old brain.

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