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smirkymonkey

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23. It's infuriating. I honestly feel like I am living in an episode of "The

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #22)

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 12:11 AM

Jul 2018

Twilight Zone". How can so many people be so blind, so hateful, so stupid?

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I still can't get past the mocking of the disabled reporter. [View all] Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 OP

We never will because sadly the people who voted for him don't mind it. They're despicable too. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #1

The sad part for me is I have family members who did. Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #4

There is something serious wrong with people who saw this clip and still voted for him dalton99a Jul 2018 #25

There is very little justice in this world for people like that. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #35

That was really low. It's the sort of thing you'd expect from the worst bully in the 7th grade, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #2

Conflating desperate asylum seekers, including infants and toddlers of being MS13 hlthe2b Jul 2018 #3

Yeah, but those came after he was in office. Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #5

thought we were commenting on things we can't get past re: Trump. hlthe2b Jul 2018 #6

Yeah,I didn't really say that in the OP . Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #7

that visual of his mocking does stay with you, doesn't it. Impossible to come up with a descriptor hlthe2b Jul 2018 #10

Despicable. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #36

There was also a lot of overt racism, misogyny and bragging about committing sexual assault. Garrett78 Jul 2018 #8

It was disgusting hibbing Jul 2018 #9

Yup lordsummerisle Jul 2018 #11

There are so many things he has done that I keep playing over and over in my mind and smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #12

And yet his overall approval rating has remained remarkably steady, while... Garrett78 Jul 2018 #22

It's infuriating. I honestly feel like I am living in an episode of "The smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #23

I hear you. 50 years of hateful rhetoric/dog whistling and hateful policy made... Garrett78 Jul 2018 #26

SAME! How can so many people be so blind, or worse: cruel, belligerent and ignorant? VOX Jul 2018 #34

Or the Gold-Star family.... spanone Jul 2018 #13

"Despite having one of the all-time great memories, I certainly do not remember him." dalton99a Jul 2018 #14

He's vile. So are his deplorables. They are also disgusting traitors. kairos12 Jul 2018 #15

that incident and so many more. "I prefer soldiers that don't get captured" paraphrase here Demovictory9 Jul 2018 #16

That incident actually made me cry. I was so outraged and shocked that one person Grammy23 Jul 2018 #17

Looking forward to the day he's in a wheelchair. C Moon Jul 2018 #18

It's pretty obvious that jackass Spanky has developed a shaky brain... groundloop Jul 2018 #20

One of the worst Raine Jul 2018 #19

I know, but it's now clear that he conspired with Russia. Flaleftist Jul 2018 #21

This was disgusting Meowmee Jul 2018 #24

I have several friends who support 45 and have handicapped kids RainCaster Jul 2018 #27

My Republican mom said it was disgusting. She claimed his mocking reminded her of her precious deurbano Jul 2018 #28

Thank you for posting. madaboutharry Jul 2018 #33

I can't get past other disabled people Alwaysna Jul 2018 #29

The public mocking of the disabled reporter Golden Raisin Jul 2018 #30

You stated it much better than did I. Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #31

It was the moment he went from merely distasteful to truly loathsome. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2018 #32