Yeah that's admirable Tim but you know what, I'll go there, right now....you guys who support Trump, I have zero respect for you and I do assume you're a bigot even if you outwardly make a calm and reasoned case for your position. Oh, you're not crazy about Trump's rhetoric, but Hillary is so distasteful...yeah, whatever.
Not only is his obvious bigotry so disqualifying, but you couple it with his incompetence on the issues, his proposals that are so laughably ridiculous, that would wreck the economy, that would scrap our global alliances, that would make us LESS safe, potentially bankrupt the country........
I'd love to understand this mindset -- we would never promote someone from the mailroom to CEO of General Motors, yet 45% of Americans apparently will vote for someone to be leader of the free world who's never even been mayor of a small town. So anyone who's kinda smart can step in and understand all of the federal departments, their histories and current challenges, all the complex relationships we have with foreign countries, all the complex interdependencies in our economy, and the time management skills it takes to manage all of these things, and when to be aggressive, when to be reticent, when to ask for input, when to punt until next year.....you could absolutely make the case that these things could use a set of fresh eyes, but only after some EXTREME vetting....does this neophyte have some unique ideas that just might work if we gave him a shot? Does he even have realistic policies, is he reasoned and patient and thoughtful and nuanced? Do you trust this guy with the nuclear codes?
It's not like he's a narcissistic, thin-skinned jackass bigot BUT he's also a political savant who shows real promise to be a transformative figure, who will leave our nation much better than he found it.......no.......he's a narcissistic, thin-skinned jackass bigot AND he has demonstrated a lack of understanding and/or an indifference to even the most basic aspects of our economy and our alliances, a contempt for basic American values like freedom of religion, freedom of the press, tolerance, and even common sense, and if we take his candidacy at face value he very OBVIOUSLY would leave us much WORSE off than he found us. How is that even debatable?
It is sad and embarrassing that this piece of trash is even in the discussion for the presidency right now. It is a sad commentary on where we are as a country. I mean, I'm as capable of pessimism as anyone but this really shocks and saddens me to the core. And back to you Tim...and Saints and some of you other guys who even dignify the Trumpites with a quote and a response...I don't know how you do it or why you do it, except that you must be bored and/or you enjoy arguing with anyone who will keep the volley going. There is maybe a cogent sentence on the Trump side once every 20 pages, and even then, it's almost always more anti-Hillary than pro-Trump. Almost always it's loaded with sarcasm and hyperbole. Even the most credible Trump supporters in here (tallest midgets?) often temper their posts with a dose of sarcasm so it comes across as tongue in cheek.
If I'm missing something here, my god, you brilliant patriots supporting Donald J. Trump to be our next president, I beseech you, please sweet Xenu in heaven, give me the case for this guy. I'm pretty sure it would be on-topic in this thread. Please, give it your best shot.