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CousinIT

(9,225 posts)
Sun May 28, 2017, 01:29 AM May 2017

"Trump's chief strength is being so brazen that people don't want to believe . . ."

"Trump's chief strength is being so brazen that people don't want to believe someone could be so corrupt"

"When it comes to Trump, however, you have to be open to really, really outlandish narratives, because that's who he is"

"He doesn't operate within the same parameters as anyone else, his privilege is so great he has his own set of laws and codes"



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"Trump's chief strength is being so brazen that people don't want to believe . . ." (Original Post) CousinIT May 2017 OP
And loyalsister May 2017 #1
His voters have actually said that. dalton99a May 2017 #5
I could tell that was going on loyalsister May 2017 #6
Lie, bully, and bluster Warpy May 2017 #2
Trump skill is not deal-making with powerful counterparts. It's duping gullible victims - Frum Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #3
this mopinko May 2017 #4
+1 dalton99a May 2017 #7

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
6. I could tell that was going on
Sun May 28, 2017, 09:47 AM
May 2017

but hadn't heard that anyone had stated it explicitly. Maybe juvenile language appeal is that with vague lofty language they might feel like it's harder to tell if people are lying and they would rather know for sure. That's how they got away with the anti-politician, drain the swamp campaign.

Warpy

(111,174 posts)
2. Lie, bully, and bluster
Sun May 28, 2017, 01:49 AM
May 2017

That limited shtik has served him well in bidness but it's starting to wear a little thin in politics.

If you have a copy of his wandering away from a meeting with Netanyahu, check out the look on Bibi's face. Culo Naranjo isn't fooling anyone but stupid people in the US.

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