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Octafish

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92. That's how it is with me. I'm not campaigning for Chief of Catch-22.
Fri Nov 27, 2015, 01:10 PM
Nov 2015
Trump’s Self-Hatred Will Destroy His Campaign

by JOHN ESKOW
CounterPunch, AUGUST 14, 2015

To paraphrase Bob Dylan, even Donald Trump must stand naked, and like everyone else sometimes he winces at what he sees. Consider Trump stepping out of the shower–forced to confront all that sun-lamped, over-fed, over-cologned flesh, and those hate-lines around his pout-shaped mouth, and, of course, that wildly asymmetric mass of orange-Kool-Aid-colored hair, still wet from the shower–on one side of his head, it hangs down past his shoulder in a huge ragged curtain; on the other side of his head, there is nothing but bald scalp and sadness. He begins every day by engineering that combover, the equivalent of The Great Wall of China. Then he Spanxes up, re-colognes himself, puts on a red Trump necktie, and goes out into the world to proclaim his own greatness.

You don’t have to be a psychotherapist to see that Donald Trump’s loathing for others is just an offshoot of his loathing for himself. Do you know any confident people in their 60s who need to compulsively remind you that they attended a good college–and got As? Do you know any truly-loved people who keep insisting, twenty times a day, that everyone loves them? Trump’s dirty secret is that he’s just smart enough to know that he’s a fraud, and not smart enough to forget it. He knows in his bones that if he wasn’t rich, not only would Hillary Clinton skip his wedding, but there would be no wedding to skip–at least not to another attractive young blonde. And this awareness is what fueled the single most important moment in the history of televised political debates.

As CounterPunch’s Mike Whitney wisely pointed out, Trump did America an enormous favor in that ten-second stretch of epic truth-telling at the Fox debate–when he breezily admitted that Hillary Clinton “had” to attend his wedding, not because she cares about him, but because he buys, sells, and trades the Hillary Clintons of the world like a twelve-year-old playing Fantasy Football. In a sane America, Trump’s forbidden truth would have upended the whole political dialogue–but CNN and MSNBC studiously ignored it and spent five whole days chasing updates on the Megan Kelly “bleeding” remark instead.

If Trump had real guts and vision–and if he was serious about winning–he would make that Forbidden Truth the core of his campaign, and keep expanding it: “Everyone’s angry that America is run by the 1%–well, I’m not just the 1%, I’m the 1% of the 1%, and I’m the only one who not only knows the tricks of the trade, but who’ll let you in on all our dirty little secrets, and change all the rules…The Tea Party and the leftists are both right: the whole game is rigged, and we’re going to blow it up and start fresh.”

But he blew the moment, because he didn’t realize what a profound insight he’d given the American people. Instead, in one hilarious tweet that went beyond speaking-of-one’s-self-in-the-third-person, he said that “Roger Ailes promises that ‘Trump’ will be treated fairly.” I mean–putting your own name in quotation marks? As the young people say–what’s that about?

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http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/14/trumps-self-hatred-will-destroy-his-campaign/
Time to hand off to Jeb . And that was the plan all along . n/t orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #1
time someone smacks the shit out of this cretin spanone Nov 2015 #2
He'd love that nxylas Nov 2015 #41
Yes. Something has never seemed right about all of this. Funtatlaguy Nov 2015 #7
Trump will stay in until the Iowa caucuses but will get no delegates. HubertHeaver Nov 2015 #24
I respectfully disagree NastyRiffraff Nov 2015 #35
Oh but he does have a sense of humor... MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #99
Yeah, like the kid in high school NastyRiffraff Nov 2015 #104
Yup. MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #111
His Appeal Beowulf42 Nov 2015 #25
I Agree, it's more about US and how flimsey our reasoning has become and the demagougery MSM orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #49
Studies in political science polynomial Nov 2015 #79
The Political Science of Trump polynomial Nov 2015 #80
Nice description . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #88
I read that he had his Sara Palin moment. He claim he saw the people jump from the Towers. olegramps Nov 2015 #84
Trump is going to be the GOP nominee humbled_opinion Nov 2015 #94
Although we agree about the " sycophants hollering in their echo chamber " and it would be great for orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #105
I don't know if it was the plan but they are playing TBF Nov 2015 #120
ok, ok, he gets my vote ... Jarqui Nov 2015 #3
Trump should shame the GOP, instead they cheer him, I am ashamed Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #4
Remember how shocked people were when Biden said the ACA was a "big f***ing deal"? Will Americans tblue37 Nov 2015 #59
From a minister I listened to recently the RW has totally lost their minds, Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #62
Same here. narnian60 Nov 2015 #76
The righwing nuts at my job humbled_opinion Nov 2015 #96
Exactly, republicans loves crazy, this nation does not need crazy. I doubt he would stay very Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #101
Lower than whale shit. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #5
That guy is really a piece of work. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2015 #6
how does a PRESIDENTIAL candidate get away with acting like this? spanone Nov 2015 #8
I know. It just blows me away. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2015 #9
May I join you in your cave? - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #13
Sure. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2015 #31
The corporate media are also cheering him on malaise Nov 2015 #10
And being part of the 1% doesn't hurt his licence . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #21
Precisely malaise Nov 2015 #52
+ 10000!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #56
He's like a high school freshman who hasn't learned elias49 Nov 2015 #15
$$$$$$ will do that . orpupilofnature57 Nov 2015 #22
or even a basic vocabulary. They_Live Nov 2015 #33
Amen treestar Nov 2015 #20
"...is this what america has become? " pangaia Nov 2015 #27
All of this is the result of the MSM's propaganda. Dustlawyer Nov 2015 #82
Or to dig a bit deeper into the cause of our dysfunctional political system, ladjf Nov 2015 #107
Definitely a big part of it! Dustlawyer Nov 2015 #115
The truth is, there are so many causes for every reaction, that all we ladjf Nov 2015 #128
It's unbelievable. Look at how low our country has sunk. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #109
A REPUBLICAN presidential candidate gets away with this because: DFW Nov 2015 #119
As a person with Dystonia.... mentalsolstice Nov 2015 #53
I feel like we are back sliding, too. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2015 #61
i can't believe this is acceptable behavior in civilized society....especially from a candidate... spanone Nov 2015 #83
There are no depths to which stage left Nov 2015 #11
When Joe McCarthy was taken down and Nixon forced to resign, I used KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #14
I know. stage left Nov 2015 #110
We've been regressing since Reagan, GOP/Fox TV, corporate Dems., economic instability & more. appalachiablue Nov 2015 #121
Despicable. nruthie Nov 2015 #12
not a shred of human decency in the man. despicable defines him well. spanone Nov 2015 #16
Rush Limpballs, among others. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #26
This kind: tblue37 Nov 2015 #60
Immature ass. narnian60 Nov 2015 #17
Trump's nuts. Octafish Nov 2015 #18
No he doesn't nxylas Nov 2015 #40
That's how it is with me. I'm not campaigning for Chief of Catch-22. Octafish Nov 2015 #92
Great article. Thanks for posting it. LuckyLib Nov 2015 #122
It's not going to hurt him at all during the primaries Victor_c3 Nov 2015 #19
I think I may be turning into a Narcisist. I was reading the Mayo Clinic discription of the disorder BlueJazz Nov 2015 #23
If you quit feeling empathy or compassion leftyladyfrommo Nov 2015 #63
Cue ejbr Nov 2015 #28
Trump is truly a pathetic sore loser prouddemfromaustin44 Nov 2015 #29
It's not just discrimination houston16revival Nov 2015 #30
Godwin's law doesn't apply when talking about Trump. He really is a Nazi. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #32
Trump is a symptom. hay rick Nov 2015 #34
sickening napkinz Nov 2015 #36
he's certainly an equal opportunity offender. spanone Nov 2015 #37
that description sums it up napkinz Nov 2015 #38
Somehow he has managed to stay out of abortion and gay marriage Reter Nov 2015 #89
he has plenty of time, i'm sure he'll get to them spanone Nov 2015 #90
So, Mr Orange face mocks others? Helen Borg Nov 2015 #39
Limbaugh mocks Michael J. Fox (cements Mc Caskill Senate win in 2006) underpants Nov 2015 #42
Another example of an R mocking a disability Cairycat Nov 2015 #43
I like liberalnarb Nov 2015 #44
Dump is now claiming he wasn't mocking him because he doesn't know what he looks like. BlueStater Nov 2015 #45
The Republicans always brazenly claim they didn't say or do things that they are on *video* saying tblue37 Nov 2015 #64
Trump is getting pretty old... Helen Borg Nov 2015 #46
I have long said that I think it already has. Either he is suffering from dementia, or tblue37 Nov 2015 #65
I'm sick hibbing Nov 2015 #47
Truly, I didn't even think he was "that" dumb. TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #48
Read the replies on the link, there are people defending that doc03 Nov 2015 #50
This behavior seems to be acceptable to the republican party joe_stampingbull Nov 2015 #51
LOL and tabasco Nov 2015 #55
Tweedledee from Teevee oioioi Nov 2015 #54
He is the perfect leader for people like this: tblue37 Nov 2015 #57
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #74
He sure offers a lot of truly ugly screen shots with his nasty grimacing as he mocks tblue37 Nov 2015 #58
mr trump mocks a man who suffers from a congenital joint condition. spanone Nov 2015 #67
yep. now he is denying he mocked. we have the video! Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #71
He really is a useless gas bag. romanic Nov 2015 #66
Standard conservative. byronius Nov 2015 #68
There is something wrong with that man. drm604 Nov 2015 #69
Clearly he doesn't identify with human beings. Easy to see why. Human beings are far above him. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #70
No need to give this rethug anymore exposure. CNN and MSNBC are going a great job. akbacchus_BC Nov 2015 #72
Now Trump doubles down: Demands apology from the reporter Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2015 #73
In a way, I welcome this skepticscott Nov 2015 #75
Hey dic, I mean donald madokie Nov 2015 #77
He is stuck in Middle School. City Lights Nov 2015 #78
His supporters love him left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 #81
They feel it enforces their ignorance. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #85
Oh, Donald, you're so classy. tclambert Nov 2015 #86
Not sure which was worse Joey Liberal Nov 2015 #87
Trump is just pandering to his base, they love this shit. Even if some of them are disabled or have Rex Nov 2015 #91
I expect Trump is heavily guarded Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #93
How Presidential of him. Demobrat Nov 2015 #95
I don't hear anything from the RNC Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2015 #97
nope, but we keep hearing how they want to take him down...i don't believe it for one second spanone Nov 2015 #98
He reminds me of an episode of South Park where Mr. Garrison tries to get fired nadine_mn Nov 2015 #100
I want to see the faces of his audience. Did they actually approve? or has he finally gone too far? Hekate Nov 2015 #102
I did not hear them cheering at least. Helen Borg Nov 2015 #108
When growing--------------up........................... turbinetree Nov 2015 #103
Trump is a fascist. He's about as close to mussolini as we'll see in our lifetimes. craigmatic Nov 2015 #106
He's his own Jerry Springer show ThingsGottaChange Nov 2015 #112
So much like ... area51 Nov 2015 #113
He is a nasty piece of work oldandhappy Nov 2015 #114
I keep thinking wiser heads will prevail but then I remember Jessie Ventura. Jim Beard Nov 2015 #116
I'm troubled by the metaphors used here Alkene Nov 2015 #117
Is his plan to alienate everyone until there's no one left? IronLionZion Nov 2015 #118
kick They_Live Nov 2015 #123
This is the Clip HoosierCowboy Nov 2015 #124
clown/fascist/mussolini clone heaven05 Nov 2015 #125
Trump is a classic bully Gothmog Nov 2015 #126
I'm disabled. katsy Nov 2015 #127
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