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[Michael Scally MD]

 

[Michael Scally MD]

Editor’s Note: The following excerpts are drawn from an essay by William F. Buckley Jr. that appeared in the March/April 2000 issue of Cigar Aficionado. On Donald Trump and Demagoguery , by William F. Buckley Jr., National Review

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What about the aspirant who has a private vision to offer to the public and has the means, personal or contrived, to finance a campaign? In some cases, the vision isn’t merely a program to be adopted. It is a program that includes the visionary’s serving as President. Look for the narcissist. The most obvious target in today’s lineup is, of course, Donald Trump. When he looks at a glass, he is mesmerized by its reflection. If Donald Trump were shaped a little differently, he would compete for Miss America. But whatever the depths of self-enchantment, the demagogue has to say something. So what does Trump say? That he is a successful businessman and that that is what America needs in the Oval Office. There is some plausibility in this, though not much. The greatest deeds of American Presidents — midwifing the new republic; freeing the slaves; harnessing the energies and vision needed to win the Cold War — had little to do with a bottom line.

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[CdnGuy]

When Trump threw his name into the ring, initially I laughed hard. Now it's a scary realization he may win this thing

 

[Michael Scally MD]

 

[tenpoundsleft]

Editor’s Note: The following excerpts are drawn from an essay by William F. Buckley Jr. that appeared in the March/April 2000 issue of Cigar Aficionado. On Donald Trump and Demagoguery , by William F. Buckley Jr., National Review

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What about the aspirant who has a private vision to offer to the public and has the means, personal or contrived, to finance a campaign? In some cases, the vision isn’t merely a program to be adopted. It is a program that includes the visionary’s serving as President. Look for the narcissist. The most obvious target in today’s lineup is, of course, Donald Trump. When he looks at a glass, he is mesmerized by its reflection. If Donald Trump were shaped a little differently, he would compete for Miss America. But whatever the depths of self-enchantment, the demagogue has to say something. So what does Trump say? That he is a successful businessman and that that is what America needs in the Oval Office. There is some plausibility in this, though not much. The greatest deeds of American Presidents — midwifing the new republic; freeing the slaves; harnessing the energies and vision needed to win the Cold War — had little to do with a bottom line.

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Which politician or aspiring politician in the current POTUS race is NOT a narcissist to some or a great degree? I think it's become a job requirement. Check the following:

Aggressive narcissism
This is Factor 1 in the Hare Psychopathy Checklist which includes the following traits:

• Glibness/superficial charm
• Grandiose sense of self-worth
• Pathological lying
• Cunning/manipulative
• Lack of remorse or guilt
• Callous/lack of empathy
• Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

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Who, among the candidates don't check most of those boxes?

Hillary Clinton probably outdoes Trump considerably in nailing that list.
Obama also ticks off the boxes easily.

 

[manafest]

For some reason I think skipping last nites debate is going to help trump.

 

[flenser]

Which politician or aspiring politician in the current POTUS race is NOT a narcissist to some or a great degree? I think it's become a job requirement. Check the following:

Aggressive narcissism
This is Factor 1 in the Hare Psychopathy Checklist which includes the following traits:

• Glibness/superficial charm
• Grandiose sense of self-worth
• Pathological lying
• Cunning/manipulative
• Lack of remorse or guilt
• Callous/lack of empathy
• Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

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Who, among the candidates don't check most of those boxes?

Hillary Clinton probably outdoes Trump considerably in nailing that list.
Obama also ticks off the boxes easily.

You just described my teenage daughter exactly!

 

[Michael Scally MD]

Sorry, Donald Trump. But Megyn Kelly is a fantastic debate moderator.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/29/megyn-kelly-is-a-very-good-debate-moderator-heres-proof/ (Sorry, Donald Trump. But Megyn Kelly is a fantastic debate moderator.)

 

[Michael Scally MD]

An ominous-looking graphic features Trump draped by a burning American flag and a caption calling him a rabble-rouser.

The title, “Wahnsinn: Amerikas Hetzer Donald Trump,” translates roughly to “Madness: America’s Agitator Donald Trump.”

 

[Michael Scally MD]

Why I'm voting for Trump
Why I'm voting for Donald Trump - CNNPolitics.com

CNN talks to more than 150 people in 31 cities to explore what's driving the Trump phenomenon

 

[roastdawg]

Hoping for Ted Cruz on Monday. If it's Trump then I'll be voting for him in November. Republican all the way this go round!

 

[Michael Scally MD]

In the age of Trump, grim warnings from Holocaust survivors
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-the-age-of-trump-grim-warnings-from-holocaust-survivors/2016/01/27/c65ea38c-c549-11e5-8965-0607e0e265ce_story.html (In the age of Trump, grim warnings from Holocaust survivors)

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is always a somber time for Auschwitz survivor Irene Weiss. But this year’s observance had an additional layer of grief: For the first time, Weiss is worried about her adopted homeland.

“I am exceptionally concerned about demagogues,” the 85-year-old Weiss told me at Wednesday’s commemoration at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. “They touch me in a place that I remember. I know their influence and, unfortunately, I know how receptive audiences are to demagogues and what it leads to.”

She knows better than just about any person alive. The Czech-born Jew lost her parents and most of her siblings in Hitler’s death camps. Now, when she hears about plans to register Muslims and to ban Muslims from entering the United States, “I’m worried about the tone of this country,” she said.

To Weiss, the ugly political environment in 2016 has an ominous precedent in Weimar Germany. “It has echoes, and maybe more so to me than to native-born Americans,” she said after lighting a candle for Hitler’s victims. “I’m scared. I don’t like the trend. I don’t like how many people are applauding when they hear these demagogues. It can turn.”

This year’s Holocaust remembrance comes at a time when Donald Trump, the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, retweets to his nearly 6 million followers a message from @WhiteGenocideTM based in “Jewmerica,” and a time when his nearest challenger, Ted Cruz, brandishes the endorsement of a minister who says Hitler was a “hunter” sent after the Jews by God. There has never been a more important time for Americans to heed the moral authority of the Holocaust survivors still among us.

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[ironwill1951]

the really scary thing for me is that trump could win,
hell im from Minnesota and we elected Jessie ventura

 

[manafest]

the really scary thing for me is that trump could win,
hell im from Minnesota and we elected Jessie ventura

Don't sweat it...In these times everything is a bunch of shit lies we get sold anyhow..All candidates have proven that in my lifetime that were elected so far. Once elected they seem to just forget all the shit they sold us to get there.

 

[tenpoundsleft]

Don't sweat it...In these times everything is a bunch of shit lies we get sold anyhow..All candidates have proven that in my lifetime that were elected so far. Once elected they seem to just forget all the shit they sold us to get there.

I was 17 when Reagan ran the first time, couldn't vote for him then. It's all gone to hell after he left office. HW, Bubba, W, Big 0 - fuck what a downhill trend.

 

[roastdawg]

the really scary thing for me is that trump could win,
hell im from Minnesota and we elected Jessie ventura

Even scarier is that Hillary or God forbid Bernie Sanders could win... Now that's terrifying! [emoji51]

 

[tenpoundsleft]

Even scarier is that Hillary or God forbid Bernie Sanders could win... Now that's terrifying! [emoji51]

Worse than having Freddy Krueger in your house.

Although rather Bernie than Hillary - he's such an obvious idiot, he couldn't get anything done. Hillary and her gang on the other hand, they're good at being criminals. Proven track record. She'd be the death of what remains of the US as we know it.

 

[tenpoundsleft]

An ominous-looking graphic features Trump draped by a burning American flag and a caption calling him a rabble-rouser.

The title, “Wahnsinn: Amerikas Hetzer Donald Trump,” translates roughly to “Madness: America’s Agitator Donald Trump.”

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Rock throwing in a glass house....

Pretty f-ing rich coming from a group who've elected Multi-Kulti Mutti Merkel - there's Wahnsinn for the ages.

 

[roastdawg]

Worse than having Freddy Krueger in your house.

Although rather Bernie than Hillary - he's such an obvious idiot, he couldn't get anything done. Hillary and her gang on the other hand, they're good at being criminals. Proven track record. She'd be the death of what remains of the US as we know it.

Bernie scares me a little worse but you could be right. Either one is a step closer to socialism. The bigger this government gets the tougher it'll be to ever shrink it back down. And the liberal immigration laws have the possibility of turning this nation into a democrat/socialist majority for the foreseeable future. It may be now or never for America... Hopefully I'm being too dramatic but this shit scares me for my kid's future. Republican in 2016, no matter who gets the nod!

 

[Michael Scally MD]

This man thrusting in a pair of tight pants while shouting 'Trump' is absolutely horrifying
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-man-thrusting-in-a-pair-of-tight-pants-while-shouting-trump-is-absolutely-horrifying--WyOIkrRWpx (This man thrusting while shouting 'Trump' is absolutely horrifying)