I admire Donald Trump (ahem)

[ChairmanAgnostic]

much like I admire the special effects in some Stalone war movie. Lots of explosions, fireworks, blood, death, and noise. And I don't much care for those movies, either.

This time, it is not the violence that follows his appearances like a dog on a leash, but his commentary which seems to attract Newsie attention but without any one with a brain thinking it through. Of course, today's media is either incapable of thinking something through, or taking their attention away from the next shiny object (which these days seems to be another outrageous statement from Herr Trump).

What a stroke of genius, offering to pay for the legal costs of anyone arrested while breaking the skulls of anti-Trump protesters.

There are a couple of points, minor quibbles, actually, but let us skip those and go to the heart of the matter. This is a simple point, but very important. To emphasize just how important, I will type slowly and use all caps.

TRUMP'S PROMISE IS WORTHLESS.

See? Inciting people to riot, to break bones, to attack someone - those are crimes in every state of the country. Pushing people to break the law is itself illegal, which some conspiracy legal experts can explain better than I. But the underlying point is when Herr Trump promises to pay their legal fees, he is promising nothing. A promise to assist and abet in an illegal activity is against public policy. Because it violates public policy, IT IS UNENFORCEABLE. Any skin head who beats up a protester has absolutely no recourse against trump for his broken promise to pay legal costs. None.

That is why Trump is such a genius on this issue.

He comes close to crossing the line on inciting riots, he makes an unenforceable promise, and he reaps the massive media coverage as a result. The media eats it up, the public is outraged, and his fans are energized. AND IT WILL NEVER COST HIM A PENNY. Especially in legal fees.

Of course Trump knows this. He has used and abused the legal system about as well as it can be used and abused. He knows his promise cannot be enforced. And he loves just how foolish the media looks chasing him on the issue.

[underpants]

1. He promised to pay legal costs?

Change either to neither. I mistype all the time.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. He promised to pay the legal costs of anyone arrested for

Beating up any protester who appears at his rally.

[underpants]

5. Good grief

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. Not good, more like endless grief.

[napkinz]

20. Trump urges supporters to assault protesters and says "I PROMISE you I will pay for the legal fees."

[RKP5637]

3. Come to think of it, Arnold Schwarzenegger might be his VP pick.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. The idea of a president Trump is so offensive to me,

I cannot even begin to imagine a cabinet that he might choose.

Whim, caprice, and being offensive to a particularly defenseless group has brought him quite the distance, but it says nothing about who he would pick.

[RKP5637]

8. He's a disturbing spectacle, but even more disturbing

are those nincompoops that support him and rally around him. They are clearly Lemmings, Lambs to the slaughter, and he works them to his advantage like a finely tuned fiddle.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. They are scary.

Mindless, grabbing their guns, bibles, and 6 packs and taking aim at anyone who is even slightly different.

He poses a clear and present danger to the world. The only good news is how all these racist and sexist pigs are outing themselves in public, letting the world see who they really are.

I know a couple that just broke up. She is a sweet, really nice girl. He was always, er, ready with the "ni99er" or "$pic" jokes. Too ready. Even when he knew that my friends and I hate that shit.

They have one kid. She just told me they are divorcing because of how he loves trump and how he is getting ever more offensive, even evil. He even wanted to carry a "clean" gun in case the rabble got out of control. No, wait, he called them vermin, apparently. I count myself as part of the vermin, in that case.

[RKP5637]

14. Trump is enabling some really unstable people. His audience more and more

reminds me of a WWII rally.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. Boy, did you hit the nail on the head.

That is precisely what it looks like.
My parents escaped both hitler and Stalin in their youth, and met here in America. My dad just said he voted for Bernie.

He has been such a right winger, I almost fainted. He said trump reminds him of the worst folks he experienced as he and his parents escaped tyranny.

[RKP5637]

16. Trump is so reminiscent of the dictators of the WWII era. And he's using

many of the exact same tactics.

[underpants]

6. It would be like the Fox New's 5

Everyone would be beautiful. And void of content. Like the W crowd but better looking.

[0rganism]

17. doesn't the VP have to be eligible for the presidency?

now i know there's been some legal fog about the definition of "natural-born American" lately, but so far there's not much question that Ahnold is a natural-born Austrian.

[RKP5637]

18. I would think so. I was just joking anyway. n/t

[0rganism]

19. hard to tell what "joking" is anymore when it comes to the Donald

[RKP5637]

21. These are really scary times. I've never seen this country this polarized and with a guy like

Trump trying to be president.

[0rganism]

22. ikr? i was really scared earlier, but then it hit me...

... the Republican nominee needs to get at least 40% of the Hispanic vote to win the presidency. W got around 45% in 2000 and it was a close race. how much do you realistically see Trump getting? 20%? 10%?

no, instead i think what we're seeing is the Republican party devolving into the party of ultra-conservative southern racism.

if Trump walks out of the convention as the GOP nominee, we're looking at a Democratic wave election in what was supposed to be an advantage Republicans year; we could even start taking back some of those legislatures that will be so important to redistricting congressional seats 4 years from now.

Trump's playing fast and loose with fascism, and no matter how you read the tea leaves it looks dangerous as all hell right now, but i do have some hope that he's bringing about the long-overdue sundering of the Republican party, rendering them impotent for a decade.

[RKP5637]

23. I hope they disintegrate too. Trump is doing an excellent job of showing to the world what the

republican party is about! I see Trump getting only about 10%.

[gordianot]

9. This is playing like some sort of outrageous movie plot.

When you walk out of the theatre you feel relieved nothing like this could happen in real life after all it was only a movie, and you knew the villain would be thwarted.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. Alice in Wonderland on bad acid?

[gordianot]

12. Off with their head and the villain does not have to pay for it.

In Trump's world the publicity is free, he does not have to pay for the dirty work or ask for donors.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. Ahh, that explains his approach to his wall, his Mexican wall.

I'd bet that trump will gladly promote the fact that his Wall uses real mexicens as a secret ingredient.