You have to be a little bit sympathetic to Trump. After all it does appear that he is suffering from early stage dementia. How else can his actions be explained?
The First 100 Days in Trump Land
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That assumption could be a HUGE mistake.
"Bigly" was in the Scrabble dictionary long before Trump was heard uttering it. Don't under estimate the man!
Spot on.! The issue is that he was elected ( ok .with Putin's help) to lead the US. Did not the votes see these behavioral issues and bizarre thinking processes??.
Noope.....or they ignored them. Or their support is so blind......that they CANNOT be objective or realistic anymore. a form of self brainwashing. and clinical denial. (also a form of delusion)
Good point. As there is no denying about the distraction value that the lunatic serves. Makes one wonder what is REALLY happening behind the smoke of distraction...All Trump has to do is toss out a Twitter bomb.....
It is rather astonishing how such childish tactic s work on child like minds. One cannot imagine what the results will be.
Yikes!
At a glance, the new bill amounts to a $600 billion tax cut for the top 0.1 percent, while being “Obamacare-lite” in terms of its ability to provide health coverage for most Americans. It’s worth highlighting that, apart from the fact that tens of millions will instantly lose coverage, there’s some deeply upsetting news for those suffering from mental health issues.
the rest:
Mental Health Support Will Disappear Under The GOP Healthcare Act | IFLScience
At a glance, the new bill amounts to a $600 billion tax cut for the top 0.1 percent, while being “Obamacare-lite” in terms of its ability to provide health coverage for most Americans. It’s worth highlighting that, apart from the fact that tens of millions will instantly lose coverage, there’s some deeply upsetting news for those suffering from mental health issues.
the rest:
Mental Health Support Will Disappear Under The GOP Healthcare Act | IFLScience
‘There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.’ John Heywood
I play scrabble all the time and didn't know this was excepted - good one, JLM.
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Six weeks into his term in office, Donald Trump is presiding over the most shambolic American administration in living memory. Nobody watching his actions and those of his associates knows what to believe and what to expect. There are no clearly formulated lines in either domestic or foreign policy. Instead there are a long series of threats, shock announcements and policy reversals. And the president's efforts to staff his administration have so far been pathetic. The American public and the country's allies are confused, dismayed and fearful of what is now taking place in Washington.
The president's first major setback occurred when he signed a hastily and poorly drafted executive order banning Syrian refugees and the citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entry into the United States. The president claimed that his order was intended to protect the American public from the threat of terrorist attacks. It was at the very least ill-founded, since no one from any of the affected countries had ever mounted an attack in the United States. Those who had mounted such attacks were from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, but none of these countries were on the list. And, of course, two courts stayed the execution of the order on the grounds that it was probably unconstitutional. This all left the president with egg on his face sputtering insulting remarks about judges and courts.
Then there came the Flynn affair. President Trump's choice to become national security adviser was retired general Michael Flynn. In the words of the Economist, Flynn was "abrasive, hot headed and highly partisan." What is more, he had been fired from his last job as head of the Defence Intelligence Agency for managerial incompetence. In the run-up to the entry into office of the new administration, Flynn displayed very poor judgment in getting involved in conversations with the Russian ambassador over U.S. sanctions against Russia. These conversations were potentially illegal, and Flynn chose to deny them in discussions with Vice-President Mike Pence, who went on to defend him publicly. When the truth came out, both Trump and Pence were outraged and Flynn was fired less than four weeks after being appointed. The Flynn affair said a lot about the man himself, but even more about the judgment of the president who selected him.
These events were accompanied by some rather spectacular policy reversals on the part of the president and his appointees. Four in particular stand out:
* During his campaign, Trump repeatedly accused Japan of being a security freeloader that did not pay its fair share of the costs of maintaining American troops in Japan. He implicitly, if not explicitly, threatened to terminate the decades-old security treaty between the two countries. Yet on Feb. 10 during a visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he reaffirmed America's commitment to Japan's security, without attaching any conditions to it.
* On the campaign trail, Trump constantly accused China of every economic sin in the book. Shortly after his election, he accepted a congratulating telephone call from the president of Taiwan, a move totally at odds with traditional American policy on the recognition of only one China. When this was pointed out to him, he suggested that the policy might be used as a bargaining tool in relations with China. Yet on Feb. 10, Trump reaffirmed America's commitment to a one-China policy.
* Throughout the campaign, Trump frequently referred to the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as "the worst trade agreement" that the United States had ever signed. He threatened to either scrap the agreement or to radically renegotiate it. Yet when Prime Minister Trudeau visited Washington, the president said that all he wanted to do was to "tweak" NAFTA.
* During the campaign, Trump on many occasions said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an "obsolete" alliance in which the United States bore a disproportionate share of the burden of providing security for delinquent European countries. At the very least, he implicitly threatened to withdraw from NATO. Yet his administration appears to have totally reversed course on this score. During visits to Europe in late February, Vice-President Mike Pence and Defence Secretary James Mattis reaffirmed America's full support for the NATO alliance.
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Trouble at the White House | The Kingston Whig-Standard
That's great , nice quote by the way . But where in that article true or not does it mention Steve Bannon as the power behind Trump ?‘There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.’ John Heywood
I play scrabble all the time and didn't know this was excepted - good one, JLM.
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Six weeks into his term in office, Donald Trump is presiding over the most shambolic American administration in living memory. Nobody watching his actions and those of his associates knows what to believe and what to expect. There are no clearly formulated lines in either domestic or foreign policy. Instead there are a long series of threats, shock announcements and policy reversals. And the president's efforts to staff his administration have so far been pathetic. The American public and the country's allies are confused, dismayed and fearful of what is now taking place in Washington.
The president's first major setback occurred when he signed a hastily and poorly drafted executive order banning Syrian refugees and the citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entry into the United States. The president claimed that his order was intended to protect the American public from the threat of terrorist attacks. It was at the very least ill-founded, since no one from any of the affected countries had ever mounted an attack in the United States. Those who had mounted such attacks were from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, but none of these countries were on the list. And, of course, two courts stayed the execution of the order on the grounds that it was probably unconstitutional. This all left the president with egg on his face sputtering insulting remarks about judges and courts.
Then there came the Flynn affair. President Trump's choice to become national security adviser was retired general Michael Flynn. In the words of the Economist, Flynn was "abrasive, hot headed and highly partisan." What is more, he had been fired from his last job as head of the Defence Intelligence Agency for managerial incompetence. In the run-up to the entry into office of the new administration, Flynn displayed very poor judgment in getting involved in conversations with the Russian ambassador over U.S. sanctions against Russia. These conversations were potentially illegal, and Flynn chose to deny them in discussions with Vice-President Mike Pence, who went on to defend him publicly. When the truth came out, both Trump and Pence were outraged and Flynn was fired less than four weeks after being appointed. The Flynn affair said a lot about the man himself, but even more about the judgment of the president who selected him.
These events were accompanied by some rather spectacular policy reversals on the part of the president and his appointees. Four in particular stand out:
* During his campaign, Trump repeatedly accused Japan of being a security freeloader that did not pay its fair share of the costs of maintaining American troops in Japan. He implicitly, if not explicitly, threatened to terminate the decades-old security treaty between the two countries. Yet on Feb. 10 during a visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he reaffirmed America's commitment to Japan's security, without attaching any conditions to it.
* On the campaign trail, Trump constantly accused China of every economic sin in the book. Shortly after his election, he accepted a congratulating telephone call from the president of Taiwan, a move totally at odds with traditional American policy on the recognition of only one China. When this was pointed out to him, he suggested that the policy might be used as a bargaining tool in relations with China. Yet on Feb. 10, Trump reaffirmed America's commitment to a one-China policy.
* Throughout the campaign, Trump frequently referred to the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as "the worst trade agreement" that the United States had ever signed. He threatened to either scrap the agreement or to radically renegotiate it. Yet when Prime Minister Trudeau visited Washington, the president said that all he wanted to do was to "tweak" NAFTA.
* During the campaign, Trump on many occasions said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an "obsolete" alliance in which the United States bore a disproportionate share of the burden of providing security for delinquent European countries. At the very least, he implicitly threatened to withdraw from NATO. Yet his administration appears to have totally reversed course on this score. During visits to Europe in late February, Vice-President Mike Pence and Defence Secretary James Mattis reaffirmed America's full support for the NATO alliance.
More ..................
Trouble at the White House | The Kingston Whig-Standard
I play it on line all the time with my siblings.
"Excepted" or "Accepted"?It's a little confusing as I don't see how 0.1% equates to tens of millions. 1% = +/- 3.3 million.
With that kind of math I doubt it will pass anyway!There is someone whispering in Trumps ear, giving him very bad advice or I choose to call it conspiracy theories. It shows a real lack of experience. Trump does not seem to recognize what he has the power to do and not do. He's so desperate to erase all aspects of Obama in the WH, thats it's becoming painful to watch. His dislike is not being played down by the 'ear whisperer', but encouraged. Who is the whisperer? Bannon? or a little voice in the head?
You are never alone with schizophrenia.
Trump doesn't seem to have any idea what he is doing but Bannon is very clear what he is doing. He is like the Dumpster's alter ego.
Scary it almost sounds what some are saying about this Betts in Trudeau's ear . What color shirts are the liberal youth going to wear when they start the round up ? Red or White ? I vote red as white is the color of surrender .
How the hell would I know? I think Trudeau is a puppet of the old boys club. I think both the cons and libs are just fronts for the same corporate masters. But if either one was to be rounding up dissidents, I would expect that to be the cons. Right wingers are more apt to be doing fascist type stuff.
lol.
Underestimate the man?? Not a chance He is showing ,even now .just what he is capable re of. ( If only he could run the government with true leadership skills . He has sales skills, and BS skills, lots of "fake news" type skills con skills, he has lying and make belief skills....& childish slogan skills .but we have yet to see TRUE LEADERSHIP skills. The word unconventional has been abused and over used when describing him. He does not know what he is ding... and resists being told how to do things.That assumption could be a HUGE mistake.
"Bigly" was in the Scrabble dictionary long before Trump was heard uttering it. Don't under estimate the man!
Yes..one underestimates a person like this at ones own peril ........ as his unpredictability lends itself to forces unknown.... and even more fabrication.
The true test will be to see how he deals with a real crisis........... as given his tenancy to OVERREACT / and respond with knee jerk type decisions...... it could be more than a little concerning.
Just heard an interesting description of Trump. " he has awoken the animal instincts "..... That is probably true and That is regressing into primal type behavior and thinking.
Isn't the US supposed to be a progressive thinking nation??
Underestimate the man (cont'd). We have seen just how far and low he will go to win..... Asking Russia public ally to assist with is win by releasing info that is detrimental to Hillary....... well... some folks like that kind o f attitude..Win at all costs and regardless of "collateral damage". He is ruthless .... and that means given the power he has.....it would be disastrous to underestimate what he is capable of. He will break whatever rules he has to to get his way...and if things go south.. find an easy target to blame. In his mind it is never HIS fault...... or responsibility.
Some folks admire this kind of unethical, immoral narcissist...... and they voted him in. Now when he says something stupid .and can't get the government to launch into a smooth running system.....they make excuses for him.
It is like they have a co dependency issue with him... ( lots of stuff for a psychologist to work with )
HE NEVER WAS Presidential material. ...but he has proven that old adage in the US.."anyone.can become Prez of the US. (Well anyone with MONEY)
That assumption could be a HUGE mistake.
I've posted this before. Maybe you should read it or one of the many other articles saying the same thing.
Two of my relatives had dementia and Trump has very similar symptoms.
Does Donald Trump have dementia? 8 troubling signs that deserve a closer look - The Frisky
There's that possibility. He's certainly reached the age where he would be susceptible to it. Until it's confirmed though the best thing he can do is carry on as usual.
