The Trump Presidency

[cajunrevenge]

I personally believe Biden is the best candidate the democrats could run right now and the greatest threat to the republicans. He is actually a very likeable guy and comes across as being competent. His biggest risk is that he's tied to current issues. If the economy collapses he is done Carter style. His second biggest risk is that he's Trump light. He's not as good as Trump from an articulation perspective, but he's got a Trump like filter, but not as bad.

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[cajunrevenge]

i went to see when my first appearance in this thread was cause i was out of the country for the election

and it's me saying "**** that nazi" in regards to spencer lol

i like it

I am trying to find some old posts of mine. I think they aged fairly well outside of the fact I was rooting for the chaos. Also wondering WTF I am in some of these theads.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Trump isn't the candidate we need, but he is the candidate we deserve. I am really at the point where I will vote for a joke candidate like Trump or Kanye simply out of spite for how bad our political system is. What I really want to see is millions of people writing in "none of the above" out of protest for how bad our choices are.

There are no words for how much I want Kanye to be president. Maybe they might have the balls to take on police unions and the criminalization of the average American citizen.

There I am

 

[Runnin]

11-12-16. Trump is much worse than even the most reviled politicians. He's unapologetic and has no sense of decency (even though he dresses well). He was treated like a king by the media for a long time - they should've branded him the scam artist that he is from the start instead of milking him for ratings.

That said, I think he could turn out to be much less of a disaster than most fear. I think a lot of his talk is just to give red meat to his base to get elected. It's very possible that the day to day tedium of the job will bore him. Also, I think he'll want to be liked and will find popular issues that might even be good for the country.

To say much else at this point is pointless. We're all gonna see and know for ourselves in a few months.

I gave him too much credit as well.

 

[cajunrevenge]

i use to think this

i then look at the other losers they have

and i actually start thinking that idea is crazy

he resinates with the base of dumbs and racists that is the base of the republican party

the rest just want someone different, it doesn't matter if his words are bull**** etc


i think he has a good shot being the nomination and then losing

seriously

I'll take the bet. And not sure why you think all the other candidates are losers. Just your typical nonsense these days

good times

 

[cajunrevenge]

I can't see how Bush's connection to the establishment and proximity to the money faucet are going to fail to make him the guy to be reckoned with. He may not be the candidate, because there are enough other good boys and girls who will toe the line, but there isn't going to be an outsider or insurgent candidate who is going to get the nomination . . . for either party. It would have been unlikely in the past, but it's unthinkable post Citizens United. The people who write the big checks are going to decide it, and when they decide that it's time for Trump's candidacy to take a long walk off a short pier, it will.

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[goldfly]

a loser in every way

greatest con job in history to become president

still and always will be true

 

[cajunrevenge]

I personally think that the Republican electorate has become much more progressive in the past 8 years and is now more likely than ever to warily accept a moderate candidate, a la Bush, who is representative of moderate compromise on some key issues (like immigration) and espouses some traditional conservative values, too. That decision is made easier for many right-wingers especially when Clinton is presented as the alternative.

But Trump has surely thrown a wrench into things, and we shouldn't forget that the latest polling data has him neck and neck with Hilary - especially worth considering when there's talk of a further 30K of her deleted e-mails being recovered and published. That major collapse seems to have been happening since Benghazi.

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[goldfly]

good times

man, i really wish i had been correct on that last point of my post

 

[goldfly]

This is all about keeping himself relevant. I hope the American people aren't stupid enough to make him president.

lol from the don thread lol

 

[cajunrevenge]

Yeah, he's emotionally stunted. No doubt about it. I laughed a few months ago when he was crying about how mean Megyn Kelly and Fox News were to him. How the hell is this guy going to lead us when he can't take criticism like an adult?

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[Runnin]

Boy, thethe sure jumped on the Trump Train fast and with both feet.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Now Trump complaining about how the questions start with "Mr. Trump says....................". Deal with it, Don. You're ahead in the polls and have said some crazy things. If this is how you react with all the questions directed towards you, then how are you going to deal with critical questions and remarks from lawmakers in Washington and other foreign leaders.

This is why I'm not supporting Trump. He is a clown. I hope the rest of Republicans and conservatives see it before it's too late.

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[Runnin]

Will he try to pardon himself? That's a YES because he's already asking about it. But will they allow him to actually sign the papers, and if so, will they make it official? I think that's questionable. Looks like his only play left.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Will he try to pardon himself? That's a YES because he's already asking about it. But will they allow him to actually sign the papers, and if so, will they make it official? I think that's questionable. Looks like his only play left.

Of course he will, but I thought Hillary would get pardoned. I feel like I can even paraphrase what he will say "Democrats are intent on weaponizing the DoJ and FBI to prosecute me and my family after all we have done to make America great again so I have pardoned myself and my family to prevent any more partisan witch hunts that would severely damage Americas faith in the justice system". Add in a few more paragraphs about the "Russia hoax" and impeachment for a "perfect" phone call.


And an added bonus I wont be surprised if he tries to pardon himself for state crimes. It wouldnt work but he is that incompetent. Only reason I think it wont happen is because it requires someone else to actually type up for him and whats he going to do at this point, fire them if they refuse?

 

[cajunrevenge]

I am hoping this whole Trump thing destroys the republican party so the Libertarian party can rise from its ashes.

if only.

 

[cajunrevenge]

There's a lot from the following author I very much disagree with. That said, he's spot on on several of these:

7 Reasons Why a Trump Administration Might be a Good Thing

1. A Trump administration would manifestly be a judgment from God, and judgments from God are good. Not pleasant, but they are always good.

God knows how to make the ears tingle (Jer. 19:3). And when He brings evil upon a nation, He is doing what is good.

2. A Trump administration would mean that as a nation we had abandoned the pretenses of hypocrisy and evasion. Our egotism would be manifest, our pride appalling, and our insolence remarkable.

When politicians are hypocrites, voters have plausible deniability. But when the politicians brag about their infidelity, when they boast in their ignorance, when they luxuriate in their dishonesty, and it doesn’t appear to matter to the electorate, then it is time to acknowledge that the electorate deserves whatever it is going to get, good and hard.

3. A Trump administration would identify a larger number of “conservative” hustlers than have already been revealed.

Eric Hoffer identified the natural progression. First a movement, then a business, and finally a racket. I do not have the time this morning to get into naming names, but the first one that comes to mind, ironically enough, rhymes with sanity.

4. A Trump administration would destroy the Republican Party.

Now would be a good time for it. And the fact that Sanders won Indiana last night means that there are deep fault lines within the Democratic Party as well. It would be nice to see them both blow up at the same time. That way we might have some real options. In other words, consider that it might not be the Republicans coming apart so much as it is the Establishment coming apart. Hope springs eternal.

5. A Trump administration would jar a large number of complacent Christians out of their doctrinal excuses for non-involvement in the political realm.

This has already happened to a certain extent, and we should naturally encourage this process along. Those evangelical leaders who were awakened from their dogmatic slumbers just in time to say #NeverTrump may be prevailed upon in time to put #Never in front of some other abominations as well. I have plenty of suggestions here. There have been lots.

6. A Trump administration would lay to rest forever the idea that “anything is better than the Democrat.”

Obama is an autocratic despot, but he at least has the good grace to pretend not to be one. This goes back to the point made earlier about hypocrisy. As the saying goes, hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue, which means that it is possible to sink lower than hypocrisy. You can stop making that tribute, and let your despotic impulses run openly, free and unfettered. That is Trump. The fact that in his erratic despotism he might occasionally do a good thing is beside the point. I would rather be executed by the bad guy than play Russian roulette with the crazy guy.

7. A Trump administration would humiliate American pride.

Humiliation sometimes leads to humility, and humility to repentance. There is no political solution for our sickness. Things can be better or worse politically, but there is no such thing as political salvation. Politics can be saved, but the first step toward such a salvation is admitting that politics is never a savior.

It is Christ or the void, Christ or chaos, Christ or anarchy, Christ or the abyss. A Trump administration would give us many more opportunities to say so. And a preacher who cannot preach a message of repentance to a nation that chose Trump to lead them is a preacher who couldn’t hit the ground with his hat.

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hmmmm

 

[cajunrevenge]

Smart move by Trump to name Guliani to his team. Crime/terrorism is a winning issue for populist Trump and Guliani is known and generally well respected for his stance on crime/terrorism.

And aging like **** on a stick award goes to......

 

[cajunrevenge]

I am surprised Giuliani has the balls to show his face in public after he got embarrassed in the debates last presidential cycle. Being mayor of NYC when they got blindisded by a major terrorist attack is not really an accomplishment and his pro war stance pisses me off.

Trump is going to win isn't he? Today's coverage for the Trump/Ryan meeting was just absurd. Has there ever been a candidate with this much media coverage not go on to become the next President? He's getting Obama like coverage from the media.

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[cajunrevenge]

Between Clinton and Trump - I prefer Clinton.

But it's sad that Clinton's best reason to vote for her is so that we can get a woman president.

I'll proudly vote for neither.

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