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Rhiannon12866

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8. I thought I felt anxious when Bush* was in office, but it was nothing like this

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Aug 9, 2017, 03:22 AM

Aug 2017

Trump is like some caricature of a third world dictator who needs to be surrounded by babysitters and sycophants charged with constantly praising him or he erupts in tantrums - and you never know what deranged horror is going to come out of his mouth - or his phone! How is this happening in the most powerful democracy in the world??

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America's Whiniest 'Victim': Charles Blow NAILS Trump in today's NYT (MUST-READ) [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2017 OP

"The lion is a coward. And, he licks his wounds until they are raw." highplainsdem Aug 2017 #1

The RW, especially since 9/11, has gloried in painting itself--and our country--as victims cyclonefence Aug 2017 #2

Jack Beatty, on NPR's On Point on Friday, luvtheGWN Aug 2017 #6

Correct - but it needs to said and held in perspetive Cosmocat Aug 2017 #3

Another great one from Blow mcar Aug 2017 #4

Not to forget the biggest whine of all... world wide wally Aug 2017 #5

Belongs in a padded cell bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #7

I thought I felt anxious when Bush* was in office, but it was nothing like this Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #8