Matt Taibbi’s article on Trump is the worst piece of writing the fellow has ever produced. The genre of “I went to a Trump rally and felt smug and superior” has been done to death in the past few months. And as for the analysis, Taibbi’s ideas in the article are so fussy and superficial that one wonders why he feels so entitled to condescend to Trump followers if that’s the extent of his insight into the matter.
Yesterday’s debate made it absolutely clear that Trump is a very strong debater and a talented entertainer. However, it also demonstrated that he has weaknesses that can be exploited to make him crash in a debate. These weaknesses are as follows:
1. Trump is a sprinter and not a marathoner. He shines in the first 20 minutes of a debate, fades away in the middle, and becomes tired and distracted in the end. He can be outplayed by somebody who can stick with it for longer than a half hour.
2. Trump reacts very poorly to being ridiculed. Taibbi’s “what does he have to be insecure about” is simply dumb. These things are not rational. Trump can’t take hits to his ego gracefully. Even the inexperienced and clumsy Rubio managed to figure that out and get in a few punches yesterday.
All that Hillary needs to do in a debate is make Trump lose face and come off as weak and pathetic. It’s eminently doable. Yes, it sucks that this has to be done and that the electorate got roped into the Trump scam in the first place. But it’s really not the end of the world. This is the price that we all get to pay for allowing a big portion of the population fall behind and wallow in ignorance and confusion amidst a changing world.
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Every time I see those GOP presidential candidates’ faces the word, backpfeifengesicht, pops into my mind. I’m also reminded that Rick Perry, former Texas governor, said back in the summer of 2015, “We have a tremendous field — the best in a generation — so I step aside knowing our party is in good hands.”
I guess that my usual emotional detachment from these events is missing this cycle because my girlfriend in Florida keeps sending me these listings of B&B s for sale in Nova Scotia. Anyone who is willing to trade a condo in Daytona Beach for a home in the wilds of maritime Canada is seriously motivated!
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Of course, the prospect of Trump as president is scary. I, for one, am glad I have my Canadian passport just in case.
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“All that Hillary needs to do in a debate is make Trump lose face and come off as weak and pathetic. It’s eminently doable.”
Yes. Being both a narcissist and misogynist, he reacts very badly to criticism from women. Megyn Kelly and Carly Fiorina really got under his skin in no time. If Clinton maintains her poise (which is the one quality she has in abundance) and questions him on the myths he’s created for himself (self-made man, ‘winner’), he’ll unravel.
Rubio had a great line last night about how if he hadn’t inherited daddy’s money he’d be selling fake watches on the streets of manhattan today.
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Read an article last night where some GOP insider bemoans the fact that none of the contenders did any opposition research on Trump. They never took Trump seriously, plus they thought others would do it and they’d just use their work.
Last night the Trump University scam mention was a huge hit on social media everywhere. And this shit is no secret. Even I’ve known about it for years. Would it have killed these lazy idiots to do their job? You’re only running for the PRESIDENT OF USA.
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I never even heard about this scam. It’s incredible that nobody is using it to discredit him. There’s so much that can be done to undermine Trump but everybody is sitting by passively. Idiots.
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<a href=” http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421236/donald-trump-university-scam-candidate-2016
“Trump University even provided handouts with scripted talking points for students to use in their phone calls with credit-card companies, explicitly encouraging people to falsify their current income, ‘add[ing] projected income from our future real estate venture[s],’ and to deceive credit card companies by declaring income streams from corporate entities that had not been created, with the script telling students: ‘If they ask you to prove income, inform them that it will be too much trouble to put all the paperwork together,’” New York State’s complaint says….
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The New York suit, led by Democratic attorney general Eric Schneiderman, says many of the so-called faculty “came to Trump University from jobs having little to do with real estate investments, and some came to Trump University shortly after their real-estate investing caused them to go into bankruptcy.” (Garten says the course materials were “prepared by leaders in the field,” including Ivy League professors.)
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Would it have killed these lazy idiots to do their job? You’re only running for the PRESIDENT OF USA.
I didn’t really know about this. Also, it’s amazing to me if we’re talking about serious candidates. Half of the people in the Republican field were in it for the grift or to raise their profiles for a speaking/book tour. Being President is actual work and not a victory lap of people deferring to you at every turn. Look at Obama; he has aged so much.
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Yes, Obama has aged greatly. But he also matured enormously as a politician. I respect him hugely for his capacity to learn and progress. I hate rigidity, and he’s got none.
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“Look at Obama; he has aged so much.” Yep. It’s been a shock to see this–but it means that the man is clearly doing his job as President (and then some). Which is why I get so infuriated when lazy folks on the Far Left whine that Obama “hasn’t done anything” as President.
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I’m not clear how would I benefit from the ugly and geriatric Hillary or Bernie either.
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They will make sure that people with low education and poor English skills like you wouldn’t starve.
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You are still a Soviet commie heart. Why did even come to this country?
Cuba or Venezuela would be a better place for you and said Hillary or Bernie votes, though I don’t think Bernie is willfully evil.
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I had to come here to teach folks like you to speak your own language. You aren’t doing a good job on your own.
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“Trump reacts very poorly to being ridiculed.” This. Remember when Obama cracked jokes about Trump at the White House Press Corps dinner back in 2011–right after giving the order to have Bin Laden taken out?
The look on Trump’s face was priceless. And never forget that he was one of the top “birthers” demanding Obama’s birth certificate.
“The genre of “I went to a Trump rally and felt smug and superior” has been done to death in the past few months.” Agreed. I used to like Taibbi, but his work has veered into this territory and it’s suffered.
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