tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post6261198667812817089..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: What makes Trump tick?Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-85193328676573440342019-05-10T00:03:52.743-04:002019-05-10T00:03:52.743-04:00I take the contrary view popularized by Scott Adam...I take the contrary view popularized by Scott Adams and /r/The_Donald - Trump (mostly) intentionally plays the buffoonish child in order to manipulate the situation to his advantage.<br /><br />Notice how often the media (which hates him, and would never willingly carry his water) lambasts the typos or factual errors in his tweets - and thereby, spreads the policy message in the REST of his tweet.<br /><br />Think back about 'What happened in Sweden last night' or 'Bowling Green Massacre' - both indisputably inaccurate claims, but when the media jumped on it the wider public was made aware of the issues surrounding those claims (i.e. Sweden's high crime rate due to mass immigration & an attempted terror plot by immigrants to the USA).<br /><br />Do a Google search for 'Kellyanne Conway feet on couch' which was touted as a horrible breach of Oval Office decorum - and notice the many smiling Black leaders with Trump. Something the media surely would prefer no one knew about, but they just HAD to zing Conway on the feet thing.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155328940062919187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-56824769830707077212019-05-09T23:56:05.387-04:002019-05-09T23:56:05.387-04:00--3. Another factor, which I remarked on during th...--3. Another factor, which I remarked on during the primaries, is that he's a rich man and the son of a rich man. That may account for his independent streak. His wealth insulates him from the vulnerabilities to which most folk are liable. He isn't answerable to the boss. He's the boss.--<br /><br />A few times I shared with others the view of Scott Adams that AOC might be the next big thing, a Trump-for-the-Dems in the making.<br /><br />A few times, I got the reply that it ain't happening - the Establishment will see to it that she either bends to their will, or they will break her.<br /><br />I had to concur, she doesn't have the wealth of resources, experience or hardboiled character to stand up to them the way Trump has.<br /><br />--In that respect, he doesn't care what people think of him. In one respect, he does care.--<br /><br />I've used the argument before, that whatever selfish reasons Trump may have that drive him, among them is surely his pride - which is a good thing. He has more money and has had more women than he ever needs, all that's left for him to accomplish is to be acknowledged as a successful President - and the country will benefit from this 'selfish' drive.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155328940062919187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-61060899631740044542019-05-09T15:24:59.578-04:002019-05-09T15:24:59.578-04:00If you ignore the idiocy of Trump's twitter fe...If you ignore the idiocy of Trump's twitter feed, he would probably be a B- or so President. I suspect John Kelly (formerly) and Mike Pence are largely to thank for that. Maybe they were able to convince Trump that all of the policies were his ideas.David Gadboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375984671877016361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-56461028175172590672019-05-09T13:31:32.537-04:002019-05-09T13:31:32.537-04:00He’s doing what he promised in his campaignHe’s doing what he promised in his campaignAleksandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378930635094777233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-91896132553642750272019-05-09T10:24:29.563-04:002019-05-09T10:24:29.563-04:00What's interesting is that he's not purely...What's interesting is that he's not purely conservative in today's sense of the term. He's soft on some things like assault weapons, affirmative action, and homosexuality. However, he's strong on some key issues like immigration and foreign policy (although many may question the Iran deal). Trade, particularly tarrifs, has been a necessary burden on some companies. It's tough for now, but I think it could possibly benefit us in the long run. He comes off as more conservative than he is because the left hates him so much and he actually has a spine, which is more than can be said for most of the politicians who call themselves conservative. He stands up and fights without backing down for some of the core principles that his conservative voters hold so they feel they actually have a conservative who is representing them for once.Jim Pembertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446388434272680014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-24021858936015033622019-05-09T06:02:13.350-04:002019-05-09T06:02:13.350-04:00His agenda was almost word-for-word from the 2010 ...His agenda was almost word-for-word from the 2010 Tea Party agenda. The way he combined that, or summarized it, with his “Make America Great Again” theme was pure marketing genius. And I think he really does have an attitude of “I’m going to win”. He has confidence in himself. And it likely helped him that his opponents through this process first of all were “establishment” Republicans, who disdained the Tea Party, and now the hard-left. He has responded to, and “counter-punched”, both of those groups, and that has tended to harden his own views. I think with this $2 trillion (proposed) infrastructure bill, he will be seen to be less conservative. But then, he’s not fighting a conservative in the primaries ... he’ll be looking to be more “Presidential” in the general election. John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.com