CometII From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 291 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 764 times:
This is exactly why I said in another thread that I would leave the country should he win the presidency (which thankfully I never have thought was beyond a long shot):
Call be a prune, square, old fashioned, but I still think our political process and specially a run for president should have certain standards. It is not a reality show to run this country specially in these times of war, debt, and recession.
This is exactly what I was expecting from Trump. I hope he still has most of his senses and he will announce he is not running, which is why he would do it on his show. I really would be shocked if he did, and I would really be worried for the country then.
windy95 From United States of America, joined Dec 2008, 2558 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 737 times:
Quoting CometII (Thread starter): It is not a reality show to run this country specially in these times of war, debt, and recession.
But it is okay to hire a community organiser/Professor to deal with these times..
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38512 posts, RR: 80 Reply 2, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 726 times:
Quoting CometII (Thread starter): I still think our political process and specially a run for president should have certain standards.
Our 'founding fathers' had all kinds of skeletons in their closet so let's not pretend that only a small select perfect angels are allowed to apply.
Quoting windy95 (Reply 1): Quoting CometII (Thread starter):
It is not a reality show to run this country specially in these times of war, debt, and recession.
But it is okay to hire a community organiser/Professor to deal with these times..
Exactly!
The bar was lowered when the frat-boy (Dubya) was selected back in 2000.
By the way, Reagan was just an actor.
DeltaMD90 From United States of America, joined Apr 2008, 5318 posts, RR: 47 Reply 3, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 716 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 2): By the way, Reagan was just an actor.
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19717 posts, RR: 56 Reply 4, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 668 times:
Quoting DeltaMD90 (Reply 3): And JFK was elected for his good looks!
I think we can agree that the same won't happen with Trump.
-Mir
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JBirdAV8r From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 4459 posts, RR: 22 Reply 5, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 662 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 2): By the way, Reagan was just an actor.
And a governor.
Quoting CometII (Thread starter): I still think our political process and specially a run for president should have certain standards. It is not a reality show to run this country specially in these times of war, debt, and recession.
I'm not sure why you don't think it does. There are Constitutional standards and the people of the United States at large are not stupid. They're not going to elect the charismatic fool from the Rent is Too Damn High Party. They're not going to elect Mickey Mouse in an overwhelming write-in campaign.
Let them evaluate Trump on his merits, should he decide to run (and I remain unconvinced).
dxing From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (2 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 574 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 2): Exactly!
The bar was lowered when the frat-boy (Dubya) was selected back in 2000.
By the way, Reagan was just an actor.
Quoting DeltaMD90 (Reply 3): And JFK was elected for his good looks!
And LBJ was a redneck from the hill country of Texas, Truman was a failed haberdasher, and so forth and so on. It's what they do once they get in office that determines what kind of President they are.
I still don't believe that Trump has the temperment to be elected President in his own right.
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