How can Donald Trump, a man with a zero-respectability factor at this point, continue to inspire, let alone have, a fan base? Don’t they know their emperor has no clothes? There’s nothing to see, folks, but we’ll just let the guy speak for himself.
The following is taken from the transcript of the second debate*:
COOPER: Have you ever [kissed women without their consent, grabbed their genitals, sexually assaulted women]?
TRUMP: No, I have not. And I will tell you that I’m going to make our country safe. We’re going to have borders in our country, which we don’t have now. People are pouring into our country, and they’re coming in from the Middle East and other places.
We’re going to make America safe again. We’re going to make America great again, but we’re going to make America safe again. And we’re going to make America wealthy again, because if you don’t do that, it just — it sounds harsh to say, but we have to build up the wealth of our nation.
Wait. What does the Middle East have to do with grabbing a woman’s genitals?
TRUMP: But I want to do things that haven’t been done, including fixing and making our inner cities better for the African-American citizens that are so great, and for the Latinos, Hispanics, and I look forward to doing it. It’s called make America great again.
No, it’s called ANSWER THE QUESTION.
TRUMP: And I’ll tell you what. I didn’t think I’d say this, but I’m going to say it, and I hate to say it.
Please don’t say it.
TRUMP: When I speak, I go out and speak.
What does that mean?
TRUMP: We’re going to be able to. You’re going to have plans…
COOPER: What does that mean?
TRUMP: Well, I’ll tell you what it means. You’re going to have plans that are so good. . .
But . . . never mind. You were asked a question about Muslims, remember that one?
QUESTION: Hi. There are 3.3 million Muslims in the United States, and I’m one of them. You’ve mentioned working with Muslim nations, but with Islamophobia on the rise, how will you help people like me deal with the consequences of being labeled as a threat to the country after the election is over?
TRUMP: Well, you’re right about Islamophobia, and that’s a shame.
. . .
Now, to solve a problem, you have to be able to state what the problem is or at least say the name.
Please tell us that wasn’t part of your response to that woman.
TRUMP: She won’t say the name and President Obama won’t say the name. But the name is there. It’s radical Islamic terror. And before you solve it, you have to say the name.
The name is Idiot. Or asshole. Whichever you prefer.
TRUMP: I was against — I was against the war in Iraq. Has not been debunked.
Has so. Even Bernie–
TRUMP: Bernie Sanders said that Hillary Clinton has very bad judgment.
TRUMP: And I will tell you very strongly, when Bernie Sanders said she had bad judgment, she has really bad judgment. . .
TRUMP: And, again, Bernie Sanders, it’s really bad judgment.
Oh–I mean, what?
TRUMP: She’s not doing any me favors. But by doing all the others’ favors, she’s doing me favors.
So she isn’t, but she is ? We don’t get it.
TRUMP: No, I didn’t say that at all. I don’t think you understood what was — this was locker room talk. I’m not proud of it. I apologize to my family. I apologize to the American people. Certainly I’m not proud of it. But this is locker room talk.
You know, when we have a world where you have ISIS chopping off heads, where you have — and, frankly, drowning people in steel cages, where you have wars and horrible, horrible sights all over, where you have so many bad things happening, this is like medieval times. We haven’t seen anything like this, the carnage. . .
Carnage, indeed. Wrought by you, the United States Republican Presidential nominee, who brags about grabbing women’s crotches, who publicly ridicules disabled persons, who incites violence, who calls women pigs, who boasts about his penis size. . .
You’re right, Donald, we haven’t seen anything like this. It’s a disaster, a total disaster.
TRUMP: Obamacare is a total disaster. And not only are your rates going up by numbers that nobody’s ever believed, but your deductibles are going up, so that unless you get hit by a truck, you’re never going to be able to use it.
Please, please, hit us with a truck to put out of our misery. Surely this is all a bad dream–
TRUMP: We have enough problems in this country. I believe in building safe zones. I believe in having other people pay for them, as an example, the Gulf states, who are not carrying their weight, but they have nothing but money, and take care of people.
**23. Texas – Median household income: $53,035 Poverty rate: 17.2%
39. Florida – Median household income: $47,463 Poverty rate: 16.5%
44. Louisiana – Median household income: $44,555 Poverty rate: 19.8%
47. Alabama – Median household income: $42,830 Poverty rate: 19.3%
50. Mississippi – Median household income: $39,680 Poverty rate: 21.5%
Just sayin’, Donald. There appears to be somethig very, very wrong with your balance sheet.
TRUMP: I have a very, very great balance sheet, so great that when I did the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue, the United States government, because of my balance sheet, which they actually know very well, chose me to do the Old Post Office, between the White House and Congress, chose me to do the Old Post Office. One of the primary area things, in fact, perhaps the primary thing was balance sheet.
We’re tumbling down, folks.
TRUMP: We are old. We’re tired. We’re exhausted. . .
We are. We ARE.
TRUMP: It’s a mess.
It is, Mr. Trump–wait, are we actually agreeing with the man?
TRUMP: . . .I disagree. I disagree.
Down, down. . .
TRUMP: How stupid is our country?
Is that a rhetorical question? I mean, at this point, what can we say?
TRUMP: All I say is this. General George Patton, General Douglas MacArthur are spinning in their grave at the stupidity of what we’re doing. . .
It’s true, it’s all true, and we’re spinning . . . falling . . . oh hell, what’s the difference? This would be hilarious it wasn’t so bloody tragic.
TRUMP: You know what’s funny? She went over a minute over, and you don’t stop her. When I go one second over, it’s like a big deal.
RADDATZ: You had many answers.
TRUMP: It’s really — it’s really very interesting.
It’s really very something, that’s for sure.
TRUMP: It’s just words, folks. It’s just words.
*WHEW* For a minute there, we thought. . .
*http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/us/politics/transcript-second-debate.html
** http://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2015/09/21/these-are-americas-richest-poorest-states/
kkellie: write me 
Perhaps, in his confusion, every time he says terrific what he means to say is horrific. Reading the above excerpts is just as bad as it was listening/watching. Like someone told him stream of consciousness was the way to go. Really, really bad stream of consciousness. Maybe you’re onto something, and what this nightmare is, is the result of someone slipping some shrooms into our tea. We have to wake up eventually. Right? Maybe? AAAAAAAARRRRGHH!
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‘AAAAAAAARRRRGHH!’ is right. Oh lord, Mrs Fringe I just popped over to MSN and saw all kinds of new developments: Trump selling ‘Hillary for Prison’ buttons, Trump declaring war on the GOP old guard, the White House labeling Trump’s comments ‘sexual assault,’ Trump going after ‘foul mouthed’ John McCain, Trump ‘blowing up’ the Republican Party–
I swear, I can’t take much more. Wake me up when it’s over.
Eek.
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Every day, 10 new train wrecks.
The problem, as you and I have said all along, is that it won’t be over with election day. Even skipping the inevitable cries of rigged system when he loses, all those people who support him and love him for his hatred…still here.
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It won’t matter. He’ll lose, and life will go on. He’ll count his questionable billions and claim the election was rigged and his blind followers will scream and cry and lament the loss of their savior and life will STILL go on. This craziest of elections will join the list of “craziest elections” past–each one labeled “craziest election EVER”–until the next “craziest election EVER.”
We’re Americans first. We need to embrace our citizenship, admit our differences, work through our problems and challenges. And we need to acknowledge this somber fact: a house divided cannot stand. I don’t know if those things will happen. If they do, there’s hope for us yet. If they don’t, this United States of America will go the way of the mighty T-Rex and Blockbuster Video and dodo birds and Pet Rocks.
But we’ll still have our morning coffee, Mrs Fringe, so it won’t all be bad.
❤
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You are just mad no men want to grab your pussy.
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Welcome to my little blog, bookooball.
I admit, I was kind of shocked when I read your comment. And my immediate reaction was to mark it as spam.
But upon reflection, I’ve changed my mind. Why? Because I believe in the power of words as strongly as I believe in the power of free speech. Those two constructs are not mutually exclusive, by the way.
As Brad Thor once said, “Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.” That goes for both of us, I’m thinking.
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Why do you put so much stock in the man? God is ruling, its not about the man.
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The man, yep. The president-elect, now.
I won’t get into the God issue. Everybody has the right to believe or not believe.
I take issue with the man, who is going to be, arguably, the most powerful man on earth. With great power comes great responsibility, but based on what I’ve seen him do and heard him say, based on his complacency relative to bigotry, misogyny, hate- and fear-mongering, I’m not convinced he’s a responsible man. I’m not convinced he has the welfare of all of the people at heart. And I know his world-view doesn’t jibe with mine.
Still, there he is and here we are. We’ll see what happens. Appreciate you weighing in, sarbuilders.
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Yeah trump is a turd. Glad you can take a joke.
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He’s worse than that, for sure.
Take care, be safe.
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