BOZO

[Residential Bob]

A 20 minute effort for one of the least offensive insults a person can make?

Since when is calling someone a bozo that offensive? Trump's from New York. That's probably the nicest term I've ever heard a New Yorker say.

Not saying Trump doesn't have problems, but this is definitely not one to get worked up about.

I mean he called Rosie O Donnell a fat pig.

Trump acts the same way as President as he did before he was president.

He's genuine. He's down to earth.

It's awesome.

 

[Kenny'sID]

I appreciate all the responses so far. Let me repeat clearly that my post is not to drum up support for anything but a call for the President of the United States to deal with others with respect.

That's the thing, though...he doesn't respect them, and he's not going to pretend he does. Would we act that way? maybe not, but at least he's being honest about the way he feels instead of keeping a straight face in the public eye, then ripping them to pieces behind their backs.

Transparency isn't always pretty but it has it's advantages, and honestly, this just isn't that bad.

 

[tulc]

I've got some useless scripture for you. 1 Peter 2:17. 'Honor the emperor.' What a dumb joke.

That's one of those Scriptures that reappeared in some people Bibles sometime in January, 2017. It (and a handful of others) had mysteriously disappeared from a lot of Bibles for the previous 8 years. Then "POOF!" they were back!
tulc(is going to need more coffee soon)

 

[tulc]

(snip)
tulc(it seems to escape a few people that his vulgarity was/is one of the major draws for some of his supporters)

Trump acts the same way as President as he did before he was president.

He's genuine. He's down to earth.

It's awesome.

That's the thing, though...he doesn't respect them, and he's not going to pretend he does. Would we act that way? maybe not, but at least he's being honest about it the way he feels instead of keeping a straight face in the public eye, then ripping them to pieces behind their backs.

See?
tulc(appreciates when people provide proof for his point)

 

[Residential Bob]

See?
tulc(appreciates when people provide proof for his point)

I'll take the name-calling.

You can keep the druggie who tells a different story when he thinks the mic isn't hot.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

Trump acts the same way as President as he did before he was president.

He's genuine. He's down to earth.

It's awesome.

If Donald Trump is what it's like to be genuine and down to earth than I would rather not be. I have a conscience and I can't treat other people the way he does. He's vulgar and rude. He uses profanity and derogatory names to deride and insult the people he doesn't like. And sadly, he now represents the Republican Party and all the conservative evangelical Christians who voted for him.

 

[section9+1]

Doesn't really apply in a system with no anointed ruler. We vote our officials in so we have the equal right to oppose them

That's coming from a hardcore monarchist btw.

I take it to mean honor whoever is the leader of the country. I honored Obama and you will find nothing derogatory I said about him. Your exception is an artificial one and is merely an excuse to justify disregarding scripture. You don't have to like him and you can vote him out in 2020, but as long as he is in charge scripture applies.

 

[Kenny'sID]

See?
tulc(appreciates when people provide proof for his point)

How respectful, it's I who am appreciative.

That's hilarious, at least we didn't cut anyone down, and you have the nerve to be down on Trump here?

Priceless!

 

[☦Marius☦]

I take it to mean honor whoever is the leader of the country. I honored Obama and you will find nothing derogatory I said about him. Your exception is an artificial one and is merely an excuse to justify disregarding scripture. You don't have to like him and you can vote him out in 2020, but as long as he is in charge scripture applies.

A) you assume I disrespect Trump, and
B) no it's not an artificial exception. We live in a democracy- the people are the ruling officials. That is the entire point.

 

[tulc]

How respectful, it's I who am appreciative.

You're welcome!

That's hilarious,

Thanks, I do try and keep things light when I can.

at least we didn't cut anyone down,

I'm betting you don't see the irony in this part of the post...

and you have the nerve to be down on Trump here?

I'm not sure I understand, I pointed out some of President Trumps supporters like that President Trump says vile things about people, and then you and Residential Bob both said you liked that he did that. I then pointed out that I appreciate when people prove my point for me. If what I said was true at what point would what I said be considered "be down on (President) Trump"? :

Priceless!

Well...not really "priceless" more like "this post was created for the price of a cup of coffee!"
tulc(has just filled another cup and is ready for more threads)

 

[tulc]

I'll take the name-calling.

Obviously, that's what President Trumps main claim to fame is, well...that and cheating on all 3 of his wives of course...OH and paying off his mistresses as well.

You can keep the druggie who tells a different story when he thinks the mic isn't hot.

...uhmmm...isn't not being aware a mic is hot how they got the "grab them by the#####" story? President Trump was talking and didn't realize (or didn't care) the mic's were hot?
tulc(is just wondering)

 

[Kenny'sID]

You're welcome!


Thanks, I do try and keep things light when I can.


I'm betting you don't see the irony in this part of the post...


I'm not sure I understand, I pointed out some of President Trumps supporters like that President Trump says vile things about people, and then you and Residential Bob both said you liked that he did that. I then pointed out that I appreciate when people prove my point for me. If what I said was true at what point would what I said be considered "be down on (President) Trump"? :


Well...not really "priceless" more like "this post was created for the price of a cup of coffee!"
tulc(has just filled another cup and is ready for more threads)

E for effort for wordy, yet fruitless damage control.

 

[tulc]

E for effort for wordy, yet fruitless damage control.

Wouldn't someone have to show I was wrong about something for me to want to do "damage control"? So far? Everything I've said in this thread has been spot on.
tulc(doesn't think people need to do damage control when they're right)

 

[Kenny'sID]

Wouldn't someone have to show I was wrong about something for me to want to do "damage control"? So far? Everything I've said in this thread has been spot on.
tulc(doesn't think people need to do damage control when they're right)

 

[Hank77]

almost 3,000,000 more american voters wanted someone else to be President.

How many voted for neither Trump or Clinton?

 

[Hank77]

B) no it's not an artificial exception. We live in a democracy- the people are the ruling officials. That is the entire point.

"The people are the ruling officials."

 

[tulc]

How many voted for neither Trump or Clinton?

Gary Johnson: 4,488,931
Jill Stein: 1,457,050
Evan McMullin: 728,830
or 6,674,811.
tulc(none of which received any electoral votes)

 

[Hank77]

Gary Johnson: 4,488,931
Jill Stein: 1,457,050
Evan McMullin: 728,830
or 6,674,811.
tulc(none of which received any electoral votes)

Thanks
And then there are voters like me who wrote in the name of someone who wasn't on the ballot and people who just didn't choose anyone for president even though they did vote for other positions. So if we are talking about the percentage or even actual numbers of people who didn't want Trump to be president, it's far more than 3,000,000.
I've tried to find the total number of ballots that were processed but I haven't been able to find yet. If we had that number....

 

[grasping the after wind]

Hi all,

I appreciate all the responses so far. Let me repeat clearly that my post is not to drum up support for anything but a call for the President of the United States to deal with others with respect. I fully understand and appreciate that not all feel as I do about this gutter mouth trash talk that we now get practically daily from our national leader. So, for those who have no problem with any of this, leave your responses and move on. I'm not opening a debate on the subject. For others who might read this thread and also feel as I do about the President's discourse with others, then I'm merely suggesting that it's possible, despite those who say that writing legislators is ineffective, that we can create an uproar over this infantile behavior to the point that they might feel like the majority of the people of this great nation want to return to a reasonably civil position. If our elected officials feel that most of their constituents are bothered by this infantile behavior, then they may make attempts to try and make changes. That's supposed to be how our democratic process works. We have a constitutional right to air grievances and that's exactly what I'm doing here.

Consider that when Gen. Kelley left his post, one of his last words to us was that he hoped we would appreciate his work for what he did prevent the President from doing. Well, that force is gone now and it would seem that the President now feels emboldened to be even more cruel and denigrating.

God bless,
In Christ, ted

A people reap what they sow. Trump is simply a slightly cruder version of what politicians have become. Calling one's opposition and the supporters of one's opposition names in place of using a reasoned argument to attempt to convince people of the correctness of the course of action on advocates has been in vogue for a lot longer than Trump has been in politics. Calling Trump names has become the main way people verbally oppose Trump. The people upset over his behavior might have made a difference in the political discourse if they would have even made a tiny attempt to reign in the name calling by those politicians they were in political agreement in the past or if they now objected to name calling by someone other than Donald Trump or object to returning Trump's name calling by calling Trump names. . Only being upset with the Trump's calling seems a bit hypocritical. tulc rightly points out that much of Trumps appeal is due to his vulgar style and the reason for that is people often like to feel they are getting revenge. When one has been called names repeatedly over the course of years having someone call those name callers names feels good to them. Trump's behavior is not really out of the ordinary, it just hasn't been targeted at the same people in the past nor with as blunt an instrument as Trump.

 

[grasping the after wind]

Gary Johnson: 4,488,931
Jill Stein: 1,457,050
Evan McMullin: 728,830
or 6,674,811.
tulc(none of which received any electoral votes)

You are forgetting the vast number of people that found no candidate worthy of a vote at all.