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Zing Zing Zingbah

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5. I agree.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 06:02 PM

Jul 2017

I think people want to think there is something deeper going on there that would prove how smart he is because they don't want to think that electoral college just elected a moron as president.

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I think it is time to repeat this: the explanation for Trump's offensive tweets, vulgar speech, [View all] Atticus Jul 2017 OP

Good points MFM008 Jul 2017 #1

He seems to be pathologically impulsive leftstreet Jul 2017 #2

Part of the reason I think he's impulsive is because no_hypocrisy Jul 2017 #27

We have all heard of knee-jerk responses. 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #3

He is impulsive but... kentuck Jul 2017 #4

I think he may have learned how to provoke media reactions without any understanding. politicat Jul 2017 #6

Great analogy Phoenix61 Jul 2017 #7

Um, usually, yeah. politicat Jul 2017 #11

I think you're right rock Jul 2017 #8

And I think Bannon manipulates what he is exposed to BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #9

Yes, but not just Bannon. politicat Jul 2017 #10

The way I hear it BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #16

He may not know why or how? kentuck Jul 2017 #12

Mostly, yes, but he may not even be that aware. politicat Jul 2017 #14

OK, anyone got a .jpg of Trump as a rat in a cage? n/t lordsummerisle Jul 2017 #26

I think he's actually zentrum Jul 2017 #18

He's also intimately knowledgeable of lunatica Jul 2017 #23

I agree. Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2017 #5

Absolutely right! Moral Compass Jul 2017 #13

I think he just needs to be the center of attention leftyladyfrommo Jul 2017 #15

He didn't "fall" into the most powerful job in the world. He conned voters by mnhtnbb Jul 2017 #17

He's an asshole - that pretty much sums it up bhikkhu Jul 2017 #19

another point is the way we elect Presidents these days. ginnyinWI Jul 2017 #20

Wish it was media simply trying to speculate of fill airtime, no they are trying to NORMALIZE Dumpty iluvtennis Jul 2017 #21

He does what works and always has worked for him lunatica Jul 2017 #22

Marketing. Xolodno Jul 2017 #24

He knows that his base loves it. Willie Pep Jul 2017 #25

Correct that is the essential Donald Trump. gordianot Jul 2017 #28