jimnyc
09-20-2017, 09:03 AM
I think the MSM, via either fake news, anonymous sources and pushing the truth, are trying to start some infighting among the right. Perhaps he's onto something, but IMO it's nothing. He could do a complete 180 at this point, get me to hate him until he's out of office, and yet his presidency would have been a success based on the things I wanted out of him.
In addition to me thinking it's crap (as in folks have been calling for him to be a trojan horse since the beginning, a secret liberal, faking everyone & all kinds of other crap, and it panned out as much as other accusations, like Russia.). But in addition to that, I think the any/most of the time you'll ever see him reach across the aisle is when the republican congress is incapable of doing their jobs, or coming together on their own to get votes. And IMO, that would be a smart thing.
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Memo to Trump Fans: Conman-in-Chief Will Betray You All
The gift of a brilliant actor, great con man, or devious traitor is to be able to hold the facade of normalcy, courage, integrity, or our other higher virtues up to the world and convince it for a time to see the face they want it to see. For the actor, it’s to inhabit the character on stage or screen until the curtain call comes or the credits roll. For the con man, it’s to take that last dollar from the victim of a long con. For the traitor, it’s to pass that last tranche of intelligence on to his handlers from a foreign government.
No matter how skilled their performances, the essential nature of a man’s character is always there, waiting to be revealed in times of stress or challenge. People living a lie are always, as Aristotle reminds us, “... at war with and in opposition to themselves.” In the end, there’s always a tell and always a glimpse behind the mask, and stress is what reveals it.
No institution in the world stresses a man like the American presidency. That glorious burden and singular honor tests, ages, and wears on every person who carries it. The incumbent’s true character, good and bad, is revealed to the world.
Rest - http://www.thedailybeast.com/i-told-you-so-trump-is-a-conman-in-chief
In addition to me thinking it's crap (as in folks have been calling for him to be a trojan horse since the beginning, a secret liberal, faking everyone & all kinds of other crap, and it panned out as much as other accusations, like Russia.). But in addition to that, I think the any/most of the time you'll ever see him reach across the aisle is when the republican congress is incapable of doing their jobs, or coming together on their own to get votes. And IMO, that would be a smart thing.
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Memo to Trump Fans: Conman-in-Chief Will Betray You All
The gift of a brilliant actor, great con man, or devious traitor is to be able to hold the facade of normalcy, courage, integrity, or our other higher virtues up to the world and convince it for a time to see the face they want it to see. For the actor, it’s to inhabit the character on stage or screen until the curtain call comes or the credits roll. For the con man, it’s to take that last dollar from the victim of a long con. For the traitor, it’s to pass that last tranche of intelligence on to his handlers from a foreign government.
No matter how skilled their performances, the essential nature of a man’s character is always there, waiting to be revealed in times of stress or challenge. People living a lie are always, as Aristotle reminds us, “... at war with and in opposition to themselves.” In the end, there’s always a tell and always a glimpse behind the mask, and stress is what reveals it.
No institution in the world stresses a man like the American presidency. That glorious burden and singular honor tests, ages, and wears on every person who carries it. The incumbent’s true character, good and bad, is revealed to the world.
Rest - http://www.thedailybeast.com/i-told-you-so-trump-is-a-conman-in-chief