Trump's singular survival skill

[TalkRadio]

Even for a president who basks in chaos, the run of bad news in recent days—resignations of trusted aides, public feuds with his own Cabinet members, indictments and guilty pleas of key campaign officials, security clearance demotions, communications meltdowns, head-scratching policy pivots and the first salvo in a potential trade war—is truly wild. So wild, in fact, that there’s a growing sense that Donald Trump may be engulfed in an administration-threatening crisis of his own making.

But this is not his first disaster. There have been many, and Trump has survived them all.

For Trump, there was an obvious life lesson: No matter what he did, he could escape accountability so long as he had built-in accomplices who had as much or more at stake. He has played this card in every crisis since then, and to date, it has never failed. He took his casinos public and made his shareholders bear the risk for his ill-advised expansion. His ego-driven need for headlines has created a ratings and readers bonanza for news outlets, but, in exchange, the mainstream media have had to endure Trump-style delegitimization—that is, being denounced as fake news—whenever they carry a story he dislikes. He even neutralized the apparently crippling blow of the Access Hollywood tape by turning it into a referendum on coverage of Bill Clinton’s womanizing and Hillary’s complicity.

Now, as Trump hunkers inside the White House, the windstorm of never-ending crises raging around him, observers once again speculate that this will be the moment of his undoing. The evidence, I would argue from long observation, suggests otherwise. Trump might well be fuming at the negative headlines as so many news accounts over the past several days have claimed, but my guess is that he is not overly worried about his future. Once again, he has an accomplice with as much to lose as he does: his own party.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/06/donald-trump-survival-blair-217234

 

[Amoebah]

He will burn that motherfucker down, as promised.

 

[HisArpy]

More spin from those who have nothing to say yet must say something to justify their existence. So they rag on Trump, ascribe their personal political hatred to his voter base, and claim that Trump is whatever they need to say bad about him.

It's all trash. It's always been trash. There have been worse Presidents, and better Presidents. The only difference is that for THIS President, there's a rabid howling mob with a twitter account and a rapidly approaching publishing deadline chasing after him. Which is a very far cry from a journalist with a deadline and a story full of facts to write.

 

[Luk]

More spin from those who have nothing to say yet must say something to justify their existence. So they rag on Trump, ascribe their personal political hatred to his voter base, and claim that Trump is whatever they need to say bad about him.

It's all trash. It's always been trash. There have been worse Presidents, and better Presidents. The only difference is that for THIS President, there's a rabid howling mob with a twitter account and a rapidly approaching publishing deadline chasing after him. Which is a very far cry from a journalist with a deadline and a story full of facts to write.

His own words are enough to damn him, Timmy. Quit blaming the media, Obama, and Hillary for your guy's failures.

 

[Amoebah]

More spin from those who have nothing to say yet must say something to justify their existence. So they rag on Trump, ascribe their personal political hatred to his voter base, and claim that Trump is whatever they need to say bad about him.

It's all trash. It's always been trash. There have been worse Presidents, and better Presidents. The only difference is that for THIS President, there's a rabid howling mob with a twitter account and a rapidly approaching publishing deadline chasing after him. Which is a very far cry from a journalist with a deadline and a story full of facts to write.

I think you are right; the internet rabble has destroyed what was a one way media medium.

 

[Captainnumnuts]

More spin from those who have nothing to say yet must say something to justify their existence. So they rag on Trump, ascribe their personal political hatred to his voter base, and claim that Trump is whatever they need to say bad about him.

It's all trash. It's always been trash. There have been worse Presidents, and better Presidents. The only difference is that for THIS President, there's a rabid howling mob with a twitter account and a rapidly approaching publishing deadline chasing after him. Which is a very far cry from a journalist with a deadline and a story full of facts to write.

Well said I say. For once, words escape me. I'm baffled bat shit crazy about this man. I thought I had him figured out like so many others. I never thought he'd seriously run for office nor do I believe he thought that himself until the elections began. But I just rolled w/it like so many others. Time will tell.

I have to admit what I've always thought: He's one smart, highly intelligent, stubborn, and persistent motherfucker!

I'm not going to pretend I know how the U.S. Government really operates vs how we think it should idealistically. Though I do have some insightful ideas.

I say that we just let the cards fall wherever they fall and deal w/the aftermath as best we can.

 

[Aglaopheme]

And people wonder......

 

[HisArpy]

I'm baffled bat shit crazy about this man.

I believe, sincerely believe, that if the press left him alone he'd fix a lot of the economic and social problems we face. Yeah, he might enrich himself at the same time, do shady shit, and say asinine things on Twitter, but he'd fix what's broken.

My problem is that I can't understand why the press and the SJW crowd won't let him and instead they INSIST that he's a bad person for trying. Could it be that they are somehow enriching themselves at the expense of society in general? I don't know if that's true, but I suspect that's the real reason. Hue and cry over nothing in the name of getting attention and money. Yet Trump is the evil one.

Sad.

Can anyone here name 1 thing Trump has done to ACTUALLY take away Rights and freedoms from any American citizen? 1 irrefutable thing. Not opinion, not conjecture about what he might do, not lies or stories or hearsay or even The Russians! Name 1 FACTUAL THING he's done to curtail civil liberties for any AMERICAN.

While you're looking for what doesn't exist, don't forget to write another article on how awful he is. To get the tone perfect, it helps to look in the mirror as you write.

 

[Captainnumnuts]

And people wonder......

'Cause you're a wonderer? No matter how Trump's presidency turns out, he has indeed accomplished one undeniable fact: The American people FINALLY stopped sitting on their asses and got involved.

 

[Amoebah]

I am surprised that people are surprised.

Trump has been 100% consistent in the things he wants to see changed for America since the 1980's.

For proof, the Roger Stone doc on Netflix, you'll see tons of footage of Trump saying the same things for decades without flip-flopping.

 

[phrodeau]

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Can anyone here name 1 thing Trump has done to ACTUALLY take away Rights and freedoms from any American citizen? 1 irrefutable thing. Not opinion, not conjecture about what he might do, not lies or stories or hearsay or even The Russians! Name 1 FACTUAL THING he's done to curtail civil liberties for any AMERICAN.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/08/veterans-military-health-system-trump-386232

 

[Captainnumnuts]

If the press left him alone he'd fix a lot of the economic and social problems we face. Yeah, he might enrich himself at the same time, do shady shit, and say asinine things on Twitter, but he'd fix what's broken.

Can anyone here name 1 thing Trump has done to ACTUALLY take away Rights and freedoms from any American citizen? 1 irrefutable thing. Not opinion, not conjecture about what he might do, not lies or stories or hearsay or even The Russians! Name 1 FACTUAL THING he's done to curtail civil liberties for any AMERICAN.

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[WoundedKnee]

We've got him again Josey!

 

[HisArpy]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/08/veterans-military-health-system-trump-386232

Hmmm, where in that entire article is ANYTHING even remotely related to civil rights that Trump has taken away from someone? Or are you trying to say that Trump is responsible for those Vets dying under Obama's watch?

I know you're Canadian, but DAYUM fauxdeau, even Canadians can't be THAT FUCKING STUPID! Can they?

 

[Carnal_Flower]

I thought the Buck Stops with the President.

How exactly is "the press" preventing or stopping him from doing exactly what he wants? Seriously, I'd like to know.

Keep in mind "the press" includes Fox News, Infowars, Rush Limbaugh and all the other "conservative" shows who do nothing but slobber over him on a daily basis. There's also this:

Fox News Is Most-Watched Basic Cable Network in 2017

So let's see. He's got the Presidency, a Republican Senate and House, the majority of state governors, and the number 1 news channel all on his side, yet it's still someone else's fault he can't fix things.

The reason you believe this is because he does nothing but watch coverage of himself all day long. He's obsessed with it. If he turned off the television and actually got to work during Executive Time, maybe he'd get something done. No one's forcing him to park his fat ass in front of the TV 24/7. No one's forcing him to care so much about "the press."

I believe, sincerely believe, that if the press left him alone he'd fix a lot of the economic and social problems we face.

 

[Captainnumnuts]

I thought the Buck Stops with the President.

How exactly is "the press" preventing or stopping him from doing exactly what he wants? Seriously, I'd like to know.

Keep in mind "the press" includes Fox News, Infowars, Rush Limbaugh and all the other "conservative" shows who do nothing but slobber over him on a daily basis. There's also this:

Fox News Is Most-Watched Basic Cable Network in 2017

So let's see. He's got the Presidency, a Republican Senate and House, the majority of state governors, and the number 1 news channel all on his side, yet it's still someone else's fault he can't fix things.

The reason you believe this is because he does nothing but watch coverage of himself all day long. He's obsessed with it. If he turned off the television and actually got to work during Executive Time, maybe he'd get something done. No one's forcing him to park his fat ass in front of the TV 24/7. No one's forcing him to care so much about "the press."

Even the President has to sort through the change before the buck goes into his pocket.

 

[Captainnumnuts]

We've got him again Josey!

Mr. Wales was an outlaw's outlaw.

As for me, did I tell you about the time I discovered my super powers have their limits? Anyway, it was a disappointment of sorts finding that kryptonite when I did.

And then there was this lovely looking shrink who only seen me one time and broke the news to me: "Captain, you're an enigma and I'm ill equipped to treat you as I would a normal human. God rewired you - deal with it."

 

[WoundedKnee]

A bit off topic, but a decent enough place to deposit this egg. I listen to the national news and they talk about steel mills coming back on line or firing up idled blast furnaces bring good jobs to the deplorables who voted for Trump. In local news our aluminum plants are doing the same thing bringing jobs back to this region.

Someone does have the mad survival skills.

 

[RocketLauncher]

He's the quintessential American. He suits the US and on the international world stage you picked the best President you've ever had, he represents your ideologies to a tee. Of course he will survive. Your country has despite it's historic buffoonery and that piece of shit wipe you call a constitution. It's too bad you fuck everyone else on the planet over. Less white American males and the world will be a happy place.

 

[Captainnumnuts]

Oops! There I go again!

 

[Amoebah]

A bit off topic, but a decent enough place to deposit this egg. I listen to the national news and they talk about steel mills coming back on line or firing up idled blast furnaces bring good jobs to the deplorables who voted for Trump. In local news our aluminum plants are doing the same thing bringing jobs back to this region.

Someone does have the mad survival skills.

The real problem player in aluminum is China.

But cant slam China until after they help defang Nirk.

Chinks to the left of me...

 

[Captainnumnuts]

A bit off topic, but a decent enough place to deposit this egg. I listen to the national news and they talk about steel mills coming back on line or firing up idled blast furnaces bring good jobs to the deplorables who voted for Trump. In local news our aluminum plants are doing the same thing bringing jobs back to this region.

Someone does have the mad survival skills.

Same thing is starting to happen in my region behind the scenes. Efforts are being directed at revitalizing long dead factories. Abandoned "Industrial Parks" and "Business" plots are seeing renewed ambition as workers start clearing the landscapes. Forests burned long ago are sprouting new growth as Mother Nature reclaims its' lost sanctuaries.

Takin' back the streets one job at a time!

 

[WoundedKnee]

Can you do that to the Doobie Brothers? Takin' it to the streets!

 

[RocketLauncher]

A bit off topic, but a decent enough place to deposit this egg. I listen to the national news and they talk about steel mills coming back on line or firing up idled blast furnaces bring good jobs to the deplorables who voted for Trump. In local news our aluminum plants are doing the same thing bringing jobs back to this region.

Someone does have the mad survival skills.

I'm all for steel tariffs and aluminum and anything else you fuckers want to tax. Price yourself out of the market. You can always sell to yourselves and leave the rest of us alone. Oh and then other countries can tax the shit out of their natural resources to sell to you to make your over priced American crap that you can continue to sell to each other. Fire up those factories fucktards, I'd suggest in Detroit, already fucked them over once why not do it again?

 

[WoundedKnee]

That's nice.