Inauguration Day 2017

[nsacpi]

The sensationalism of their reporting. People were likening trumps inaugural address to nazi germany. It's absolutely ridiculous in my opinion.

"Intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to 'leak' into the public. One last shot at me. Are we living in Nazi Germany." Donald Trump

You gotta expect some return fire when you say the things he does.

Our public discourse has noticeably gone downhill in the past couple years. There are various reasons for this. But Trump has made a yuge contribution. Yuge.

 

[thethe]

"Intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to 'leak' into the public. One last shot at me. Are we living in Nazi Germany." Donald Trump

You gotta expect some return fire when you say the things he does.

Our public discourse has noticeably gone downhill in the past couple years. There are various reasons for this. But Trump has made a yuge contribution. Yuge.

Impossible to argue this point. Many are at fault and while trump may bear more than others he is almost the product of the environment for the last 20 years.

 

[Hawk]

So lecturing the press over a quickly-corrected factual error is pretty weak sauce.

Claiming that Trump removed the MLK bust from the Oval was incendiary and egregious. Not to mention wildly sloppy reporting. Can't really fault the White House for wanting to get out in front of a story like that.

 

[Julio3000]

I guess there's a significant swath of the media whose default mode is sensationalist.

There was a certain breathlessness to how everything has been covered for the last couple of days, which is probably not unusual for a first inaugural, honestly. There's no shortage of things the media can be criticized for--I was curious to see what your specific complaints were.

You might consider chilling the absolute statements about what "those on the left" are or aren't capable of.

 

[thethe]

Claiming that Trump removed the MLK bust from the Oval was incendiary and egregious. Not to mention wildly sloppy reporting. Can't really fault the White House for wanting to get out in front of a story like that.

And let's not make this to be an innocent error. The intent of this reporting was to further fuel the division in this country by race and galvanize the base even more so.

 

[Hawk]

"Intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to 'leak' into the public. One last shot at me. Are we living in Nazi Germany." Donald Trump

You gotta expect some return fire when you say the things he does.

Our public discourse has noticeably gone downhill in the past couple years. There are various reasons for this. But Trump has made a yuge contribution. Yuge.

Except that willfully propping up a fake intelligence report is far different than uttering Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer.

Discourse certainly isn't dead. Nuance and basic logic would certainly appear to be taking their final gasps though.

 

[thethe]

I guess there's a significant swath of the media whose default mode is sensationalist.

There was a certain breathlessness to how everything has been covered for the last couple of days, which is probably not unusual for a first inaugural, honestly. There's no shortage of things the media can be criticized for--I was curious to see what your specific complaints were.

You might consider chilling the absolute statements about what "those on the left" are or aren't capable of.

That was in poor taste and I should respect you more than to include that.

 

[nsacpi]

Impossible to argue this point. Many are at fault and while trump may bear more than others he is almost the product of the environment for the last 20 years.

I think he is a bit more than a "product of the environment." He is a unique figure. Unique is his coarseness. Unique in the number of lies he tells. Unique in his narcisism. Unique in his megalomania. I'm a conservative Republican. And I think it is rather obvious that putting this guy in the White House was an act of madness. Akin to Caligulia appointing his horse to the Senate.

 

[Hawk]

And let's not make this to be an innocent error. The intent of this reporting was to further fuel the division in this country by race and galvanize the base even more so.

Exactly. You shouldn't have a job reporting on the White House if you don't comprehend the repercussions of the words you publish in the world you live in.

 

[thethe]

I think he is a bit more than a "product of the environment." He is a unique figure. Unique is his coarseness. Unique in the number of lies he tells. Unique in his narcisism. Unique in his megalomania. I'm a conservative Republican. And I think it is rather obvious that putting this guy in the White House was an act of madness. Akin to Caligulia appointing his horse to the Senate.

I think when the dust settles on this transition people will see that this administration will not be radical and will begin on a path that will help Americans.

 

[nsacpi]

I think when the dust settles on this transition people will see that this administration will not be radical and will begin on a path that will help Americans.

Brilliant answer. Wrong question.

I don't think any of us can say what course he will settle on. But what is clear because it is right there in the front of us if we care to look is what kind of human being he is.

 

[Krgrecw]

I think he is a bit more than a "product of the environment." He is a unique figure. Unique is his coarseness. Unique in the number of lies he tells. Unique in his narcisism. Unique in his megalomania. I'm a conservative Republican. And I think it is rather obvious that putting this guy in the White House was an act of madness. Akin to Caligulia appointing his horse to the Senate.

Would you have preferred Hillary?

She would had beat anyone else

 

[sturg33]

Would you have preferred Hillary?

She would had beat anyone else

I've challenged many of my republican friends and family to do the following:

When someone questions/attacks DJT answer, your defense cannot be based upon the alternative option.

 

[thethe]

Brilliant answer. Wrong question.

I don't think any of us can say what course he will settle on. But what is clear because it is right there in the front of us if we care to look is what kind of human being he is.

These are the comments that I don't understand. Trumps rhetoric was a campaign strategy. People act like trump is so much different than everyone when in reality many people engage in behavior that he has been accused of.

 

[nsacpi]

Would you have preferred Hillary?

She would had beat anyone else

i don't think much of Hillary. But in the end I voted for her.

I disagree with your last sentence. I think anyone else would have beaten her. There were a number of very competitive Senate races in states like Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. For the most part the Republican in those races ran ahead of Trump. An indication that a "generic" Republican would have done better.

 

[thethe]

i don't think much of Hillary. But in the end I voted for her.

I disagree with your last sentence. I think anyone else would have beaten her. There were a number of very competitive Senate races in states like Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. For the most part the Republican in those races ran ahead of Trump. An indication that a "generic" Republican would have done better.

I think you are dismissing the enthusiasm that Trump brought. Those senate races were so close because of the turnout.

 

[Krgrecw]

i don't think much of Hillary. But in the end I voted for her.

I disagree with your last sentence. I think anyone else would have beaten her. There were a number of very competitive Senate races in states like Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. For the most part the Republican in those races ran ahead of Trump. An indication that a "generic" Republican would have done better.

I'm not sure of your last paragraph. Trump was the aggressor against Hillary and all her numerous scandals. I think that helped him win. It Kept all her lies in the press. Other than Chris Christie, the rest of the nominees were bland. i Don't think they would had been as aggressive.

 

[nsacpi]

I'm not sure of your last paragraph. Trump was the aggressor against Hillary and all her numerous scandals. I think that helped him win. It Kept all her lies in the press. Other than Chris Christie, the rest of the nominees were bland. i Don't think they would had been as aggressive.

also just about every poll showed Kasich and even Cruz doing better against her

 

[thethe]

also just about every poll showed Kasich and even Cruz doing better against her

Referencing polls from this last election seems kind of silly to me. And once the liberal machine unleashed on Cruz or kasich who knows what would have happened.

 

[Hawk]

also just about every poll showed Kasich and even Cruz doing better against her

In May.