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This is the kind of thing parents say about their especially impetuous 2 & 3 year olds.

Long lingering debate finally settled... Scaramucci CAN in fact do the fandango!

When you say, "Pissing off the media elite and Washington insiders is not hurting the country one little bit..." I might tend to agree with you if he was pissing them off by genuinely challenging them on content. However, your implication (in the context of what we're talking about) is that Trump's twitter hissy fits can be legitimized as this righteous re-balancing of power. It's a nasty tweet about a woman's bleeding face. That's not productive in any way. And I believe that it does "hurt the country."

Yeah, those nasty elitists. Thank goodness we have the heroic, cultural-norms-transcending, selfless champion of noble causes, Donald J. Trump, to stick up for the little guy.

Spicer and Sanders have really really hard jobs. I'm guessing they are paid pretty well. It surprises me how many people are willing to volunteer to make excuses & apologize for the child king for free.

Ha! That sums it up really well. Perfect.

You're welcome

You see this as Trump vs. the media. Others (including myself) see it as Trump vs. the American people and Trump vs. decency. I think that somewhat explains why you are so quick to defend what is really just childish, abrasive, inappropriate behavior. There is of course some truth to the idea that Trump is actively trying to discredit the media. It's in his interest to do that. It's a strategy that helped him get elected. But the article you quote is a bit off the rails in making it out as a grand plan to "change the culture by violating its norms." That's a bit bonkers.

I'm not screaming for his head. I'm not calling for impeachment. I've said many times in this forum that many liberals are acting crazy and stupid. I've conceded that the media is garbage. I'm not grinding any axe. I'm not pushing any agenda. I just pointed out that his behavior is terrible. It constantly surprises me that anyone would tolerate it. I don't think that's even a controversial stance. All this pushback. THAT'S what I don't get. Please(!) Show me something that I've said that is false or dubious or disingenuous. You and some others keep assigning to me beliefs and positions and affiliations to groups that are not accurate.

Many people see his public behavior as a serious problem and an embarrassment. Apparently you do not. And it's not as partisan as you think. Many republicans are uncomfortable with him as well. How does Trump insulting civilians (what's with the bleeding women obsession?) on twitter help accomplish anybody's policy goals?

I definitely did not take it that way. I just very childishly took the opportunity to make a dumb joke about Trump because (and to point out that) his authority is laughable. It's not a reaction to or a statement about your position on Joe. He may be guilty of a terrible crime. I do not know.

The president of the united states of america referred to the guy as a psycho and said his wife showed up at his place with her face bleeding. Do the math.

That's very cute. Thank you.

a) Ok, I conceded that B) Remains to be seen, but yes, innocent until proven guilty. 3) "Helping Russia" is not a bad thing necessarily. The question is, helping Russia do what exactly... I'm not interested in trying to defend the media. There are certainly some good journalists, but the majority of network news is clearly pretty bad. It's a circus of ratings, sensationalized hot button BS, etc... there is no question. But if you look at Trump's own words, just in his tweets, it's a portrait of a seriously unhinged person. He's an emotionally wounded little fourth grader. And that's dangerous.

Well, first of all, yes it does matter what he says. He's the POTUS. Also, what does Donald Trump do at all, other than say things. It's not like he's known for doing manual labor. His whole shtick is TELLING other people what to do. The only thing he's known for doing with this little hands is signing stuff and grabbing *****.

Ok, I honestly wasn't aware it was fake.

Why are you so hot about it? You should be happy. Things are turning out very well for you. It's a Boyst62 world, Charlie Brown.

Anti-cyberbullying activist Melania Trump is now defending her husband’s latest tweets. I take it Trump’s wife and daughter’s faces did not bleed when they had their face lifts. #immaculatecorrection

I agree with this. But he has taken the flag and run with it. I don't think Trump is very bright overall, but he does know how to harness idiocy to his benefit. It's like he said a couple decades ago: "If I were to run, I'd run as a Republican. They're the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they'd still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific." It is truly an idiocracy we are living in, but there are still good people left and it's worthwhile to continue pointing out when others behave badly, lie, etc... And yes, I'm talking about left and right.

Try to stay on topic. This is not about left vs. right or party or ideology. The man is crap. You say you're not defending him, but you kind of are.

"This is a president who fights fire with fire" - Sarah Huckabee Sanders Class.

God bless all you fine folks down here in the PPP dungeon. Always so thoughtful and considerate.

I'm perfectly fine. Thanks for your concern.

Damn. It wasn't even that close. The 6th stays red.

If you Tchaikoffsky too much, you could Rach-your-maninov.