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Hortensis

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30. Written reportedly by staff, then edited by him..!

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:22 AM

Apr 2016

A couple of foreign affairs experts on O'Donnell last night (and Madeleine Allbright's comments elsewhere agreed) considered the the address incoherent, very contradictory, and profoundly ignorant. It was so bad that one of them was confident Trump wouldn't even be able to find the countries he named on a map, that he did not understand the material in his own speech, and that he was definitely in "waay over his head."

What on earth are heads of state and military leaders around the planet thinking? For sure this idiot speech is being analyzed in detail. Could we somehow use him to scare the pants off Bashar al-Assad and a few others? I feel there must be opportunity to grab here somehow...

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After watching Trump's attempt at a foreign policy address, it's obviously clear to me that..... [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2016 OP

I watched it, it was written at about a 3rd grade level, guess he was reaching out to the RKP5637 Apr 2016 #1

There is a pod reason for that nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #29

Yep!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #40

Well,there are two Donald Trumps. sufrommich Apr 2016 #2

lol Cosmocat Apr 2016 #5

Heheh GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #10

rimshot! Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #17

Perhaps Donald sounds more presidential when heard through a drowsy haze. tanyev Apr 2016 #3

Dean said that Trump probably didn't understand the speech he read Renew Deal Apr 2016 #4

YEP Cosmocat Apr 2016 #6

Written reportedly by staff, then edited by him..! Hortensis Apr 2016 #30

Not a world leader Cosmocat Apr 2016 #33

Oh, your poor daughter. I can't really blame Hortensis Apr 2016 #35

Seriously... ReRe Apr 2016 #7

Tanzania and San Bernadino Renew Deal Apr 2016 #8

Well, Tanzania is a controversial spot, especially for Trump. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2016 #9

Funny Renew Deal Apr 2016 #11

Bitingly. Ouch. Hortensis Apr 2016 #36

It sounded like a not too bright 7th grader's Social Studies oral report to me. mulsh Apr 2016 #12

D-, very weak effort. See me after class, Donald. FSogol Apr 2016 #19

"The Donald," please. After all he may Hortensis Apr 2016 #37

Doesn't this make Trump a dreaded FLIP-FLOPPER? maddiemom Apr 2016 #13

But hey, no difference between him and Hillary, right? skepticscott Apr 2016 #14

I think as the campaign goes on, more and more people will migrate to Hillary Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #16

Only if they are shamed into it skepticscott Apr 2016 #21

Yep elljay Apr 2016 #27

Poor Elljay. I see the day coming when you Hortensis Apr 2016 #38

I used to like her elljay Apr 2016 #39

Gad! At what point did you "like" her, may I ask? Hortensis Apr 2016 #41

This is not about whether a candidate makes you feel warm and fuzzy skepticscott Apr 2016 #42

This has nothing to do with warm and fuzzy elljay Apr 2016 #43

Trump will become the new McGovern. joshcryer Apr 2016 #31

he's a dangerous man.... full of resentment and delusion Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #15

Josh Marshall had a good write up on it Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #18

Ruben Bolling showed exactly what Trumpy's foreign policy would look like: FSogol Apr 2016 #20

Great cartoon. I guess acting and pandering make for good campaigning, not so good pampango Apr 2016 #23

That's great NewJeffCT Apr 2016 #25

HuffPo Soltz: Speech full of blatant internal contradictions Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2016 #22

Morning Joe was comparing Trump's speech NewJeffCT Apr 2016 #24

He is getting squarely in line Cosmocat Apr 2016 #34

to quote BHO - 'please proceed' - the more asshat T-Rump talks the more independents are going NoMoreRepugs Apr 2016 #26

Trump would fire his speech writer rurallib Apr 2016 #28

One of his "advisors" (a professor) was on NPR this morning, and that guy sounded dumb as dirt, too! alcibiades_mystery Apr 2016 #32

Which means the base will love him elljay Apr 2016 #44