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applegrove

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39. I don't think he has huge narcissistic personality disorder. I think he is just rich,
Thu Nov 24, 2016, 01:06 AM
Nov 2016

selfish and priviledged and a narcissist (different than a narcissistic personality disorder) and never grew up and is in sales (there is a whole culture to sales) and is a celebrity. Those with the actual disorder, which no longer exists, will make you weak and barf they are so warped. Trump is charming by many accounts. Yes he used racism to win but the whole GOP does, they just dress it up all nice and pretty. Yes he is a misogynist. I would not to be anywhere near him. He is certainly not an actualized person which would be the minimum you want in a president. But he used empathy to find out how the GOP base was hurting and play to them all election. He certainly plays to whomever he is talking to as dyslexics do - they meet with a specific person or group and pull up the what where when why of the person they are talking to from their episodic memory. They keep their narratives separate that way. Why Trump chokes every time he talks to the liberal press or the President of Mexico and takes the position of whatever expert or politician he last talked to. A nightmare as a President for sure.

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Trump is delegating the big headache-y stuff to Pence. Ilsa Nov 2016 #1
He should study the countries on the map so that he can put his briefings into some context. applegrove Nov 2016 #8
Nah, that requires effort and concentration. Ilsa Nov 2016 #9
His dyslexic and has a context dependant memory. If he learnt the map of the most important applegrove Nov 2016 #11
Agreed, but he has to want to do it. I don't think he does, yet. nt Ilsa Nov 2016 #12
Thank you my fellow Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #13
Yes. He will have to have the intelligence briefings dumbed down for him. Made very applegrove Nov 2016 #14
It will have to be 4th grade Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #17
Map of the world to que him on the country(ies) involved. Repetative briefings that applegrove Nov 2016 #18
This is a diseaster looking for a place to happen. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #20
If we could just get him to buy real estate and put his name on a building in every applegrove Nov 2016 #25
That's it. If it's not about him, he doesn't care. subterranean Nov 2016 #40
He's a person who is dependant on the concrete. His is out of his element in applegrove Nov 2016 #41
And this is what we have. Adsos Letter Nov 2016 #2
The same thing he proposed to Kasich. You do the hard work and I'll COLGATE4 Nov 2016 #5
Instead, he's listening to Flynn and Bannon. PearliePoo2 Nov 2016 #3
Makes sense that they man who'll be actually running the country.... Txbluedog Nov 2016 #4
He just is totally mentally unfit bdamomma Nov 2016 #6
Pretty much Herr President Buffoon IMO. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #28
But of course! HassleCat Nov 2016 #7
Perhaps for the better. Dawson Leery Nov 2016 #10
I agree, Pence makes Reagan look progressive but he is not insane and he knows how to govern. jg10003 Nov 2016 #38
we have two evils here bdamomma Nov 2016 #42
his ignorance and hubris makes him so fucking dangerous spanone Nov 2016 #15
Reminds me of the Simpsons Movie RoccoRyg Nov 2016 #16
He is too busy beckoning people to kiss his ring. n/t OhioBlue Nov 2016 #19
He gets it all from memes on social media RB TexLa Nov 2016 #21
Trump never wanted to BE the President. Beartracks Nov 2016 #22
I don't think he ever thought he would be elected. It was a fun stunt for him and ego building. Now, RKP5637 Nov 2016 #29
Trump already knows more than all the generals Martin Eden Nov 2016 #23
I remember a nitwit that ignored a PDB in August 2001 and the result was 9/11. roamer65 Nov 2016 #24
He doesn't need them. Beartracks Nov 2016 #26
During the campaign, didn't Trump say he'd delegate the fiddly bits to Pence because Trump's job.... Hekate Nov 2016 #27
His son was talking to Kasich's and offering Kasich the vp job and said applegrove Nov 2016 #31
That was it Hekate Nov 2016 #33
I'm starting to think that he's using his family as intermediaries so he can disavow anything they bettyellen Nov 2016 #35
Tell him to say the data aloud while writing it down, and then type it logically. raging moderate Nov 2016 #30
PS I know that I should not be President of the United Stattes. raging moderate Nov 2016 #32
Interesting technique!!! Thanks for sharing!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #34
Yes. I had undiagnosed dyslexia but did well in university. I used to take notes applegrove Nov 2016 #36
You have a very inspiring story. My first husband was quite dyslexic... Hekate Nov 2016 #37
I don't think he has huge narcissistic personality disorder. I think he is just rich, applegrove Nov 2016 #39
Trust him with classified info???? I wouldn't trust that buffoon with sharp instruments!!!! LongTomH Nov 2016 #43
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