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16. He made it acceptable - with the cooperation of fellow republicans who wanted a win over all else

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As a simple person, I am bound to a simple theory [View all] LuckyCharms Sep 2017 OP

Well said LuckyCharms Doc_Technical Sep 2017 #1

Agree, Doc. thanks n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #2

The truly stupid are self-congratulatory by nature. dchill Sep 2017 #3

Off the greatest with you! Nt raccoon Sep 2017 #4

My wife gave a very wise summary of his appeal during the campaign: Orrex Sep 2017 #5

"He's not afraid to say what they think." -- Insightful. Hoyt Sep 2017 #7

"He's not afraid to say what they think." leftstreet Sep 2017 #13

"He's not afraid to say what they think" mountain grammy Sep 2017 #20

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #25

i think you got it right, and he actually STUDIED to be a lying asshole certainot Sep 2017 #28

Yes. He has unleashed the very worst... lynching ffs!!! blaze Sep 2017 #6

Agree, lynching being unleashed again. The self righteous who think that POC, Muslims, LGBTQ, iluvtennis Sep 2017 #19

Together with 1 billion worth of free media. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #8

by studying talk radio in 2014 he was piggybacking and still does - $5bil/yr talk radio certainot Sep 2017 #29

There are racist assholes who want to hurt minorities and make them disappear dalton99a Sep 2017 #9

As Jon Stewart put it when Trump announced,... MarianJack Sep 2017 #10

I humbly offer "Resident Chump" as a phrase to use instead. Orrex Sep 2017 #15

Theories that fit in a nutshell should be kept there. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #11

Agreement here. Way too many unanswered questions. One Enoki33 Sep 2017 #21

IMHO, yours is absolutely the best observation ever made Raven Sep 2017 #12

I disagree FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #14

Sorry, WHITE PEOPLE voted for him maxsolomon Sep 2017 #30

If you vote for someone that wants to hurt others LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #34

"Lock her up!" got the cheers and chants, not "Jobs! Jobs!" WinkyDink Sep 2017 #42

He made it acceptable - with the cooperation of fellow republicans who wanted a win over all else flygal Sep 2017 #16

Yup. I've always said the overarching delusion of Americans is... TygrBright Sep 2017 #17

You always need to to add the two words that many people forget about Rural_Progressive Sep 2017 #23

Trump is truly the first internet president... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #18

+1 mountain grammy Sep 2017 #22

LOL mreilly Sep 2017 #31

I have an equally simple theory. paulkienitz Sep 2017 #24

The same strategy Kid Rock is using... lame54 Sep 2017 #26

Don't let this become a way to dehumanize your politcal opponents. MGKrebs Sep 2017 #27

Hate-filled, ignorant, bigoted, thuggish humans. Okay. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #43

When has that ever NOT been acceptable? hfojvt Sep 2017 #32

Even simple people can hold & comprehend & work with complex theories. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #33

Well, I view "simple people" as being far more intelligent and empathetic LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #35

There is a point when things are made more simple than is wise Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #36

And this is not that point. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #38

We disagree. Calling people assholes is simply emotionally satisfying but is not politically useful. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #40

What name do you call assholes? n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #41

I call assholes assholes. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #44

We can say "Gravity sucks" as the simplest term, but it won't leave a person any wiser about it Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #37

No, simple people cannot. Humble people can. Poor people can. Simple? No. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #45

Yup. These are the obnoxious screwups who spent their high school years flicking rubber bands Azathoth Sep 2017 #39

Yup. LAS14 Sep 2017 #46

True enough, and I'm with you RandomAccess Sep 2017 #47