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@stinkie said:
@mike lucey said:
Hopefully USA voters will be able to overlook Trump's trashy flashiness and realise that fundamentally he has some potential to do as he says, "Make America Great Again"(...)
You'll have to explain that one, Mike. I don't, er, 'see it'.
They say folks should be judged by what they do rather than what they say. Trump, whether you like him or not is an achiever and gets the job done one way or the other. I don't think he is terribly interested in money at this stage so there might be a chance that BIG business, Bankers and Wall Street won't he able to control his policies too much.
I notice that he is keeping his mouth zipped more these days as he realises that he has a good shot at the Presidency. I also notice that both presidential running mates are of Irish ancestry. Mike Pence's maternal grandmother's parents were from Doonbeg, County Clare, 30 miles down the road from me.
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@mike lucey said:
They say folks should be judged by what they do rather than what they say.
That's not how elections work. People are judged by two things:
- What they say;
- If people believe what they say.
Only if someone is running up for a second time, can he be judged by what he did.
What Trump proved up until now, at least to the rest of the world, it's that he is a rather narrowminded man. That was useful for him as a business man, but someone ruling a country having a narrow view of things can only lead to a narrow way of ruling...
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@mike lucey said:
They say folks should be judged by what they do rather than what they say.
All right.
Trump said he'd 'protect' the LGBT community. What he did, however, was choose a running mate who's staunchly against same-sex marriage and civil union.
I'd not share a taxi with someone like that, let alone make him my veep.
@mike lucey said:
Trump, whether you like him or not is an achiever and gets the job done one way or the other.
Trump went bankrupt four times. Despite the considerable head start.
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I'm glad I don't have the choose between either of the presidential candidates!
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@solo said:
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The more I think about it Pete, the more that sign rings true
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@mike lucey said:
I highly recommend listening to Chris Hedges: The Algebra of Revolution http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/15/chris-hedges-the-algebra-of-revolution/
Its eye opening, thought provoking and even anger producing to say the least.
Thanks Mike. Quite a thinker and speaker.
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An interesting dissection of how Trump talks and why people are attracted to his 'different' style...
...and why his constant presence in the news is growing his popularity and his unpolitical approach....
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Its all twists and turns. Here is a clear take on the current situation.
As the Election Turns: Trump the Anti-Neocon, Hillary the New Darling of the Neocons
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/25/as-the-election-turns-trump-the-anti-neocon-hillary-the-new-darling-of-the-neocons/ -
@mike lucey said:
Its all twists and turns. Here is a clear take on the current situation.
As the Election Turns: Trump the Anti-Neocon, Hillary the New Darling of the Neocons
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/25/as-the-election-turns-trump-the-anti-neocon-hillary-the-new-darling-of-the-neocons/Mike, That's also interesting, and one thing I am sure of is the Republican elite are going to hate it if Trump gets elected. But I can't take what he says as serious, as I would when Sanders makes a policy statement. As pointed out in the earlier video, he's a great salesman and what he is selling is not important, it's the sale itself. A few specific policy statements are not an indication of what will really happen in the next four years for any candidate. What's important to me is not handing the Republicans more power (however funny that might be to watch with Trump at the head).
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@rich o brien said:
An interesting dissection (...)
Looks good. Thanks, Rich.
@pbacot said:
(...) one thing I am sure of is the Republican elite are going to hate it if Trump gets elected.
Yeah. I'm sure there's quite a few Republicans who fear Trump'll run the GOP into the ground. They might be right, too.
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