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well we knew they would over play their hand, but (Original Post) mopinko Nov 2016 OP
Then we test how strong that "piece of paper" really is... Wounded Bear Nov 2016 #1
yeah, i am 62 and thought i had my retirement in the bag. mopinko Nov 2016 #2
Really ? CincyDem Nov 2016 #3
Truth is, brer cat Nov 2016 #5
yeah - good point. I gave them too much credit. sheesh - such asshats. n/t CincyDem Nov 2016 #6
he is appointing the china he was sent there to break. mopinko Nov 2016 #7
He's creating his own RW freak show. lpbk2713 Nov 2016 #4
perhaps he will recreate it in perpetuity after leaving the white house. mopinko Nov 2016 #8

Wounded Bear

(58,598 posts)
1. Then we test how strong that "piece of paper" really is...
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 01:30 PM
Nov 2016

Gonna be a bumpy ride. As a senior that depends on SS and the VA for survival, I'm scouting bridges as we speak.

mopinko

(69,990 posts)
2. yeah, i am 62 and thought i had my retirement in the bag.
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 01:33 PM
Nov 2016

sure happy that i got my 401k out of the banker's hands, tho. buying myself a little rental property instead. taxman gonna give me a whoopin but i dont care.

CincyDem

(6,336 posts)
3. Really ?
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 02:31 PM
Nov 2016


"...even his most deluded followers are going to be pukin..."

I doubt it. Virtually everyone he's talking to falls into the category of "Nationalist" which in this country is synonymous with "white guy trying to hold on".

Policy doesn't matter to them, just that they are against "the other" that he created during the campaign.

brer cat

(24,523 posts)
5. Truth is,
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 02:38 PM
Nov 2016

a big portion of his supporters won't know who these people are. They don't follow any real news, just entertainment and maybe the daily FauxNews talking point. They sure as hell aren't politically savvy.

mopinko

(69,990 posts)
7. he is appointing the china he was sent there to break.
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 03:24 PM
Nov 2016

as they start to share stories a la brietbart/paul ryan "treasons", will they keep their pitchforks ready?
recall the nose cutting off that the tea party has done.

mopinko

(69,990 posts)
8. perhaps he will recreate it in perpetuity after leaving the white house.
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 03:25 PM
Nov 2016

assuming he ever gets in.

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