Who do you trust?

[Cancel 2020.1]

THIS!
I was ready to give Trump a chance upon his election, but the asshole squandered the good will by saying shit that was demonstrably false. Even the oft quoted meme about his supporters and taking him seriously verses literally is evidence of his lack of credibility.

He fucking earned my distrust

It's not even fair to Nixon to call what Trump does Nixonian. Trump lies for fun. It's almost like a sport w/ him.

[Jarod]

THIS!
I was ready to give Trump a chance upon his election, but the asshole squandered the good will by saying shit that was demonstrably false. Even the oft quoted meme about his supporters and taking him seriously verses literally is evidence of his lack of credibility.

He fucking earned my distrust

You have integrity!

[katzgar]

THIS!
I was ready to give Trump a chance upon his election, but the asshole squandered the good will by saying shit that was demonstrably false. Even the oft quoted meme about his supporters and taking him seriously verses literally is evidence of his lack of credibility.

He fucking earned my distrust

The stuff I heard during the campaign was more than enough reason to mistrust him. Probably the biggest one was a number of times he's gone bankrupt and s*** on subcontractors.

[tinfoil]

The stuff I heard during the campaign was more than enough reason to mistrust him. Probably the biggest one was a number of times he's gone bankrupt and s*** on subcontractors.

The sheer number of business ventures he's been involved with makes it a non issue. Part of the high stakes world. I couldn't get too worked up about it for that reason. I didn't like him at all, but I can't fault people when a business venture doesn't work out. Perhaps my own history of self employment makes me biased to sympathize with us hapless business owners. LOL While I've never gone bankrupt, I've also never put myself in that position by trying to leverage the way Trump does. I could have easily gone bankrupt had I tried to build my business beyond a simple sole proprietorship.

[tinfoil]

I was wrong back during the election to not be afraid of the damage Trump could do. I couldn't imagine how stupid he would become. I regret dismissing the concerns people were expressing. They were correct.

[Jarod]

I was wrong back during the election to not be afraid of the damage Trump could do. I couldn't imagine how stupid he would become. I regret dismissing the concerns people were expressing. They were correct.

He was just a stupid during the campaign as it has been since he was elected. Why couldn't you have seen that?

[Cancel 2020.1]

I was wrong back during the election to not be afraid of the damage Trump could do. I couldn't imagine how stupid he would become. I regret dismissing the concerns people were expressing. They were correct.

It has sort of exceeded what I thought possible. I think because of the large NeverTrump movement on the GOP side, I felt like Congress would keep him in check, and that he'd quickly be exposed for what he really is just by his own dishonesty & incompetence. I thought it would make him largely ineffective.

In the months after he was elected, I was even hopeful that those things would reign him in & force him to be more practical, and that there might even be some positives - I thought he might really go after things like the debt, for example.

But what he does is working. It's a spell. His supporters, the GOP and even much of the country at large are starting to mirror him - it's the opposite of what I thought might happen. He is remaking America in his own image, in a way. "Alternative facts" and strategic exaggeration are becoming the norm.

It's really worse than I would have thought possible. And we're just a year in.

[Jarod]

I had thought that Trump would pivot And be a better president that he has, I have noticed in the last five or six weeks he's toned down his tweeting And angry rhetoric, but I don't think he can do it for long.

[tinfoil]

I had thought that Trump would pivot And be a better president that he has, I have noticed in the last five or six weeks he's toned down his tweeting And angry rhetoric, but I don't think he can do it for long.

Well, that's encouraging, my friend. I marvel at your ability to pay attention to Trump. I haven't got it in me to try anymore. Just like in real life, I avoid people who lie to me. Thank you for watching and discerning the shrillness factor for us. I feel like I should be paying more attention to what he's doing and saying, but like I said, I just can't do it.

[Русский агент]

You have integrity!

You mean he 'confirmed your pre-existing bias', don't you, Brad?

[katzgar]

The sheer number of business ventures he's been involved with makes it a non issue. Part of the high stakes world. I couldn't get too worked up about it for that reason. I didn't like him at all, but I can't fault people when a business venture doesn't work out. Perhaps my own history of self employment makes me biased to sympathize with us hapless business owners. LOL While I've never gone bankrupt, I've also never put myself in that position by trying to leverage the way Trump does. I could have easily gone bankrupt had I tried to build my business beyond a simple sole proprietorship.

shitting on subs is still shitting on subs

[katzgar]

Well, that's encouraging, my friend. I marvel at your ability to pay attention to Trump. I haven't got it in me to try anymore. Just like in real life, I avoid people who lie to me. Thank you for watching and discerning the shrillness factor for us. I feel like I should be paying more attention to what he's doing and saying, but like I said, I just can't do it.

trying to defend not paying attention...bizarre.

[tinfoil]

trying to defend not paying attention...bizarre.

I'm not avoiding the major details, but I'm not going to watch his tweets. Sorry I gave you the wrong impression.

[tinfoil]

All I care about is this:

 

I have to admit I share your amusement in that picture. LOL

[katzgar]

I'm not avoiding the major details, but I'm not going to watch his tweets. Sorry I gave you the wrong impression.

nobody said anything about tweets, you really just needed to be on the green side of the grass.