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6. My wife said this during the 2016 campaign. But then, she's just a foreigner, what does she know?

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 05:44 AM

Feb 2020

We were on vacation in the States in July 2016, and the first thing she said was, "why is Trump all over the media and not Hillary?"

She was amazed at how the media (not Fox Noise, which we did not watch), was broadcasting Trump speeches in their entirety and 20 second snips of anything Hillary had to say. She told me to watch out and temper my optimism, because the media IS the message, and if the population hears Trump 24/7, that's who too many of them will vote for.

It's no different than cereal advertising. If you see 100 ads for Cheerios and 3 ads for Cocoa Puffs, you will buy Cheerios. That is exactly what happened.

Ignore Trump, and you do to him what the revelation of 1000 scandals can never do. Besides, it's not like he ever has anything new to say anyhow, even on those rare occasions when it IS coherent.

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Maybe there's a different way to break Trump. [View all] Grasswire2 Feb 2020 OP

Capital idea! misanthrope Feb 2020 #1

thank you, thank you. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #25

Shunning DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #2

Great True Blue American Feb 2020 #3

Sounds good to me,... MarianJack Feb 2020 #4

"A turd with legs" you say... hahahahaha nt Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #26

It will work on his paranoia, making it harder for his flunkies to tolerate him. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #5

My wife said this during the 2016 campaign. But then, she's just a foreigner, what does she know? DFW Feb 2020 #6

I like it. safeinOhio Feb 2020 #7

BULLIES are insecure. the moron is a huge HUGH snowflake. pansypoo53219 Feb 2020 #8

And "fluffer" females. nt woodsprite Feb 2020 #16

Not to mention that he's already quite old, and the presidency is a killing job. n/t MrModerate Feb 2020 #9

There are huge gaps in his armour that can be exploited GusBob Feb 2020 #10

There is only one way to destroy this monster malaise Feb 2020 #11

It's sad because Dorian Gray Feb 2020 #12

Ridicule is the knife that cuts him the deepest. lastlib Feb 2020 #13

the media (savvy ones) would follow along if Dems who get press would do this. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #27

Your money line-- "IF DEMS HAD A STRATEGY and MESSAGE DISCIPLINE" pangaia Feb 2020 #40

That's what I say. MSM needs to stop covering everything he says and does. blueinredohio Feb 2020 #14

Damn it, this is SO true! VOX Feb 2020 #15

Agree and also go after him for his age and weakness and dementia. lark Feb 2020 #17

GOOD IDEA---IT WON'T WORK!! blakstoneranger Feb 2020 #18

The media have no conception of right or wrong, good or evil The Mouth Feb 2020 #21

Trump has a LOT of attack surface. Maybe don't think of him politically. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #19

He's the king, the God, of trolls. The Mouth Feb 2020 #20

yes Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #28

I've decided to now call the GOP the "Trump Party". mwooldri Feb 2020 #22

I just read an article in Business Insider that lays out what we all know already. Lonestarblue Feb 2020 #37

More than anything, he's wanted to be viewed seriously by powerful men. Texin Feb 2020 #23

OMG Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #31

The media needs to get their heads out of the bucket and cover the death of democracy as much or Karadeniz Feb 2020 #24

Personally, I think all that is true. dmr Feb 2020 #29

well said G_j Feb 2020 #42

Nancy knows this. tosh Feb 2020 #30

yes Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #32

Oh, absolutely! tosh Feb 2020 #34

I like what nykym Feb 2020 #33

Excellent point dlk Feb 2020 #35

The last thing tRump wants to be called is a puppet. Because he is one Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2020 #36

I have an idea... something I pray for every night. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #38

Absolutely! Definitely a puppet to many and a legend in his own mind... Still Sensible Feb 2020 #39

McConnell should be pushed as being far more powerful then Trump. avebury Feb 2020 #41

good thought Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #45

If it were possible to take away his Twitter and fast food Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2020 #43

He's also being used by other world leaders Poiuyt Feb 2020 #44