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In reply to the discussion: I had a fascinating discussion yesterday with a patient who knows Trump personally... [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)47. I'm laughing remembering his revelation that he considers
his silly little tappings as powerful "hits," slamming his targets until "their heads spin."
Bet 140 characters is muscle memory to Elizabeth Warren by now, as in "whoops, too long."
.@realDonaldTrump makes death threats because he's a pathetic coward who cant handle the fact that hes losing to a girl.
Noticed this morning that the Atlantic has a new article speculating that Trump's campaign may be locking him out of Twitter.
An analysis finds the share of the candidates tweets sent from a phone suspected to be his in sharp decline. ...
Most juicily, the Android phoneoh, lets just call it Trumpis much, much angrier. By Robinsons calculations, it uses 40-80 percent more negative words in tweets than the iPhone, including Trump mainstays like badly, crazy, and weak. Tweets from that device frequently evoke sadness, fear, anger, and disgust, according to Robinsons language processing, while the iPhone is more likely to express anticipation, trust and joy.
Plus, the iPhone tweets out event times. Thats a staffer job. Cmon.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/donald-trump-twitter-iphone-android/495239/
Most juicily, the Android phoneoh, lets just call it Trumpis much, much angrier. By Robinsons calculations, it uses 40-80 percent more negative words in tweets than the iPhone, including Trump mainstays like badly, crazy, and weak. Tweets from that device frequently evoke sadness, fear, anger, and disgust, according to Robinsons language processing, while the iPhone is more likely to express anticipation, trust and joy.
Plus, the iPhone tweets out event times. Thats a staffer job. Cmon.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/donald-trump-twitter-iphone-android/495239/
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I had a fascinating discussion yesterday with a patient who knows Trump personally... [View all]
PCIntern
Aug 2016
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and, is it enough to counterbalance the post-2010-census GOP gaming of the system?
Crash2Parties
Aug 2016
#122
This one has been diagnosed with ADHD also. She is NOT a book reader, which is also
kestrel91316
Aug 2016
#90
Or really pissed off low-information voter (by design) and sick of being fucked by politics as
FighttheFuture
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#67
Its not that hard, do what rRmoney has done and prop a good business with good credit and
uponit7771
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#37
Well, they can't. If one is incompetent, one lacks the skills to evaluate incompetence.
immoderate
Aug 2016
#106
Unfortunately, not only does Trump embody what the Republican Party has been for many years, but...
liberal N proud
Aug 2016
#19
All through the primaries his success was attributed to his 'brilliant' strategies.
Chemisse
Aug 2016
#30
tRump has had people around him to cover for his low IQ deficits, he's not that quick
uponit7771
Aug 2016
#31
I was just thinking "adhd" this morning. and, like you, I know a number of people his
niyad
Aug 2016
#73
Didn't know that much about Trump before. In fact, I thought he was a Harvard grad, etc.
Hoyt
Aug 2016
#46
So is your patient going to vote for him anyway? Or sit out the election? Or vote for someone else?
pnwmom
Aug 2016
#65
I believe it. Trump's biographers have stated that he barely reads anything and...
Buckeye_Democrat
Aug 2016
#80
Can this patient explain how his party's leaders all lost candidates to Trump? Can he explain how
ancianita
Aug 2016
#101
One must wonder how many could relate similar experiences/opinions but don't want the bother
63splitwindow
Aug 2016
#114