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While I am not watching any of the dem convention,these are the take aways I am hearing about re last night.
Michael Brown’s mother was trotted out,yet no mention of all the policemen who have lost their lives.Also no mention of all our servicemen who have lost their lives,no mention of the spate of terrorist attacks of late.In particular the Catholic priest beheaded just yesterday.Just to name a few topics omitted last night.Also BC pretty much bypassing the 90,s and all that scandal,painting a glowing picture of his and Hillary’s relationship.also not a single American flag to be seen on stage…
 
Jeanne_S said:
While I am not watching any of the dem convention,these are the take aways I am hearing about re last night.
Michael Brown’s mother was trotted out,yet no mention of all the policemen who have lost their lives.Also no mention of all our servicemen who have lost their lives,no mention of the spate of terrorist attacks of late.In particular the Catholic priest beheaded just yesterday.Just to name a few topics omitted last night.Also BC pretty much bypassing the 90,s and all that scandal,painting a glowing picture of his and Hillary’s relationship.also not a single American flag to be seen on stage…
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Michael Brown attacked a policeman, beat him and tried to take his gun from him and they put his Mother on the stage as if he is a martyr. 5 policemen were assassinated protecting a crowd that was protesting them and nary a word about them at the Democrat convention
 
**Trump’s fatally thin skin is what really disqualifies him, a former presidential speechwriter argues. **

From the article:

*American presidents get insulted and abused and lied about more than anyone on earth. They don’t have the options of thin-skinned dictators who jail dissidents and close newspapers. They have to take the attacks and do their jobs, or they can’t function. Worse, if they overreact and try to get even, they become downright dangerous.

That is why it would be so reckless to elect Donald Trump president. Nothing is more dangerous than a weak man with power, and Trump is weak. Very weak. He can’t take the pain of arguments and evidence that contradict his self-image.

If Trump can’t control himself when he gets bad press on a charity event, what would he do if a U.S. fighter pilot were downed in a skirmish with the Chinese? Would he escalate to prove he is a winner—putting more lives at risk to save his self-image?

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I’m not saying Trump is dangerous because he has a self-image. Everyone has a self-image. We all have parts of ourselves we want to put forward and parts we want to hide. In that sense, we’re all pretty much alike. Trump is dangerous because he’s more extreme than we are—and in five ways: how grandiose his self-image is, how much he twists reality to fit it, how furious he becomes when it’s threatened, how much scrutiny his self-image takes in the media, and how many tools he has to promote his self-image and punish the people who threaten it.

The element that could change dramatically in the next year, and the one that ultimately determines how dangerous he is, is the last one—the tools he has to promote his self-image and punish people who threaten it.

…]

Trump would not, as president, have the power to change libel laws, but this statement shows how eager he is to use the powers of the presidency to strike at his critics. Imagine if he had the tools of the CIA, FBI, IRS, the Justice Department, the U.S. military—and the nuclear codes—to promote his grandiose sense of self. President Trump would be able, almost entirely on his own—because there are no real checks and balances when it comes to pushing the button—order a nuclear strike. That makes his proximity to the presidency a global emergency.*
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Scary stuff. I knew that already but when it is formulated as well as in this article, it is chilling. It should make you think twice before voting for him.
 
Al_Moritz said:
Trump’s fatally thin skin is what really disqualifies him, a former presidential speechwriter argues.

From the article:

*American presidents get insulted and abused and lied about more than anyone on earth. They don’t have the options of thin-skinned dictators who jail dissidents and close newspapers. They have to take the attacks and do their jobs, or they can’t function. Worse, if they overreact and try to get even, they become downright dangerous.

That is why it would be so reckless to elect Donald Trump president. Nothing is more dangerous than a weak man with power, and Trump is weak. Very weak. He can’t take the pain of arguments and evidence that contradict his self-image.

If Trump can’t control himself when he gets bad press on a charity event, what would he do if a U.S. fighter pilot were downed in a skirmish with the Chinese? Would he escalate to prove he is a winner—putting more lives at risk to save his self-image?

…]

I’m not saying Trump is dangerous because he has a self-image. Everyone has a self-image. We all have parts of ourselves we want to put forward and parts we want to hide. In that sense, we’re all pretty much alike. Trump is dangerous because he’s more extreme than we are—and in five ways: how grandiose his self-image is, how much he twists reality to fit it, how furious he becomes when it’s threatened, how much scrutiny his self-image takes in the media, and how many tools he has to promote his self-image and punish the people who threaten it.

The element that could change dramatically in the next year, and the one that ultimately determines how dangerous he is, is the last one—the tools he has to promote his self-image and punish people who threaten it.

…]

Trump would not, as president, have the power to change libel laws, but this statement shows how eager he is to use the powers of the presidency to strike at his critics. Imagine if he had the tools of the CIA, FBI, IRS, the Justice Department, the U.S. military—and the nuclear codes—to promote his grandiose sense of self. President Trump would be able, almost entirely on his own—because there are no real checks and balances when it comes to pushing the button—order a nuclear strike. That makes his proximity to the presidency a global emergency.*
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Scary stuff. I knew that already but when it is formulated as well as in this article, it is chilling. It should make you think twice before voting for him.
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He forgot to make the obligatory comparison to Hitler
 
Speakers tonight include:

Jamie Dorff, whose husband was Patrick Dorff, an Army helicopter pilot from Minnesota who died while on a search and rescue mission in northern Iraq. As a senator, Hillary worked with Republicans and Democrats to increase the gratuity paid to family members of fallen veterans from $12,000 to $100,000.

Former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley

Erica Smegielski, whose mother was the principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School who was gunned down trying to protect the young children at her school.

Former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey

Felicia Sanders & Polly Sheppard, survivors of the Mother Emanuel Church shooting in Charleston, SC.

Gabby Giffords and her husband, Ret US Navy Captain Mark Kelly. Gabby Giffords, a congresswoman at the time, was shot in the head outside a grocery store in AZ during a Q&A gathering with her constituents.

Rear Admiral John Hutson (Ret. USN)

Former Congressman and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio)

Dr Jill Biden

The Vice President of the United States Joe Biden

Michael Bloomberg

The 2016 Vice Presidential nominee, Tim Kaine

The President of the United States Barack Obama

Reverand Gabriel Salguero, who along with his wife are co-leading pastors of the multicultural Lamb’s Church of the Nazarene in New York City, and he the founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, will give the benediction.
 
estesbob said:
Michael Brown attacked a policeman, beat him and tried to take his gun from him and they put his Mother on the stage as if he is a martyr. 5 policemen were assassinated protecting a crowd that was protesting them and nary a word about them at the Democrat convention
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And this was the impetus of the Black Lives Matter even though the DOJ, under Eric Holder, found no fault with the shooting and said that “hands up don’t shoot” did not happen. I feel sorry for any mother who has lost a child, but don’t blame the cops when the kid does wrong. If more kids had both parents at home, discipline might be better managed.
 
Irishmom2 said:
Yes, the VA has a phone line which appears to be useless at this point. Hopefully, the other points Trump mentioned will change the VA for the better. It’s in a pretty sorry state now.

I haven’t heard anything about the VA from Clinton. Anyone care to enlighten me?
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She hasn’t been asked by the adoring press, and she does not have press conferences where people are allowed to ask questions.
 
Al_Moritz said:
Trump’s fatally thin skin is what really disqualifies him, a former presidential speechwriter argues.

From the article:

*American presidents get insulted and abused and lied about more than anyone on earth. They don’t have the options of thin-skinned dictators who jail dissidents and close newspapers. They have to take the attacks and do their jobs, or they can’t function. Worse, if they overreact and try to get even, they become downright dangerous.

That is why it would be so reckless to elect Donald Trump president. Nothing is more dangerous than a weak man with power, and Trump is weak. Very weak. He can’t take the pain of arguments and evidence that contradict his self-image.

If Trump can’t control himself when he gets bad press on a charity event, what would he do if a U.S. fighter pilot were downed in a skirmish with the Chinese? Would he escalate to prove he is a winner—putting more lives at risk to save his self-image?

…]

I’m not saying Trump is dangerous because he has a self-image. Everyone has a self-image. We all have parts of ourselves we want to put forward and parts we want to hide. In that sense, we’re all pretty much alike. Trump is dangerous because he’s more extreme than we are—and in five ways: how grandiose his self-image is, how much he twists reality to fit it, how furious he becomes when it’s threatened, how much scrutiny his self-image takes in the media, and how many tools he has to promote his self-image and punish the people who threaten it.

The element that could change dramatically in the next year, and the one that ultimately determines how dangerous he is, is the last one—the tools he has to promote his self-image and punish people who threaten it.

…]

Trump would not, as president, have the power to change libel laws, but this statement shows how eager he is to use the powers of the presidency to strike at his critics. Imagine if he had the tools of the CIA, FBI, IRS, the Justice Department, the U.S. military—and the nuclear codes—to promote his grandiose sense of self. President Trump would be able, almost entirely on his own—because there are no real checks and balances when it comes to pushing the button—order a nuclear strike. That makes his proximity to the presidency a global emergency.*
Continued there.

Scary stuff. I knew that already but when it is formulated as well as in this article, it is chilling. It should make you think twice before voting for him.
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Almost everything said in this article could be said for Hillary. So, this article says nothing important to me.
 
Irishmom2 said:
Almost everything said in this article could be said for Hillary. So, this article says nothing important to me.
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Plus the fact we already know what Hillary will do when the proverbial 3 AM call comes through
 
estesbob said:
He forgot to make the obligatory comparison to Hitler
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Isn’t it great when the other side put their heart and soul into 10 paragraph eggheaded essay and you can refute it with a simple one-liner? It’s exactly how trump handles the press and liberal attacks. Love it.
 
I admit to thinking that Trump would be a really bad president, and I could say an awful lot about why. But I am not a Hillary supporter, either. Yet I was surprised to find the same sorts of ad hominem attacks on them here as would be found at either convention.

Or perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised.

Tom A.
 
estesbob said:
Michael Brown attacked a policeman, beat him and tried to take his gun from him and they put his Mother on the stage as if he is a martyr. 5 policemen were assassinated protecting a crowd that was protesting them and nary a word about them at the Democrat convention
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Facts and Democrats meld as well as oil and water.
 
Geist said:
Facts and Democrats meld as well as oil and water.
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I think you have your parties confused.

Seventy-one percent of Donald Trump’s statements have been mostly false (16 per cent), false (38 per cent), or complete lies (18 per cent) by the non-partisan PoltiFacts as opposed to 15, 11, and 2 per cent for Clinton, whom PoltiFacts found to be the most honest of all the candidates in both parties’ primaries.
 
Book_Worm said:
I think you have your parties confused.

Seventy-one percent of Donald Trump’s statements have been mostly false (16 per cent), false (38 per cent), or complete lies (18 per cent) by the non-partisan PoltiFacts as opposed to 15, 11, and 2 per cent for Clinton, whom PoltiFacts found to be the most honest of all the candidates in both parties’ primaries.
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Trump makes it up on the spot. What do you expect? In fact that is his biggest problem. He doesn’t think he needs research or advisors. He just knows.

And what is with him asking Russia to hack and release more emails?
 
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