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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Nov 29, 2015 - 08:19am PT
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I think Trump's rants are getting so outrageous that he is showing his true colors, i.e., that he is not really a serious contender for the presidency.
I think he is just a bored billionaire having his version of fun.
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dirtbag
climber
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Nov 29, 2015 - 08:51am PT
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Nov 29, 2015 - 11:03am PT
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It would certainly explain why an otherwise rational individual makes such inappropriate and self-defeating statements. He may well want to win on some level but not enough to reign it in. You may be onto something.
You got an example of something rational he's said?
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Nov 29, 2015 - 11:12am PT
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I think he is just a bored billionaire having his version of fun.
I have wondered about whether that is the case, or something like it (a bet) for some time.
One thing which I think is true, he truly wants to deny the nomination to Bush, who he detests.
Trump's constant outrageous statements drown out ANY statements by Bush, who has spent millions on ads and gotten nothing for it. As time goes on and Bush remains mired, his chances drip-drip-drip away. If that is Trump's only real goal, he is making real progress.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Nov 29, 2015 - 01:39pm PT
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What expense? He's trolled the media for freebies from Day 1.
You're giving the guy too much credit. He could not possibly have known there were that many crazy & angry white people around.
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jstan
climber
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Nov 29, 2015 - 01:59pm PT
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No one remembers anything, so I can repeat an earlier post of mine.
Trump is brilliant. He looked at the trouble Romney had making his primary statements agree with
those made in the election. Trump has decided we, like the Romans, want only entertainment. By
regularly contradicting himself we no longer look for anything from him beyond entertainment.
Given that, we don't expect what he says to agree with anything. We take whichever statement with
which we most agree and run with it. Possibly, Trump is a modern day Nero.
Decades ago we converted news reports to "infotainment". Trump has invented "electainment".
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philo
climber
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Nov 29, 2015 - 02:02pm PT
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Spot on Jstan
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philo
climber
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:07pm PT
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you as well.
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Norton
Social climber
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:09pm PT
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what are you, 14?
what an idiot wind
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:09pm PT
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Sometimes Werner says stuff that makes sense....
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:13pm PT
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:15pm PT
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I didn't say this was one of those times ;)
Nero killed himself so his guards couldn't do it their way.
And Trump shows little of Nero's good side.
He let slip no opportunity for acts of generosity and mercy, or even for displaying his affability,” wrote the otherwise critical Suetonius in the 2nd century AD.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:29pm PT
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The right wing Christians would not have approved. It was assisted suicide.
The method chosen for him by the Senate was getting beaten to death.
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jstan
climber
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:38pm PT
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The method chosen for him by the Senate was getting beaten to death.
Here, we participate on ST.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Nov 29, 2015 - 03:40pm PT
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Sort of the same as Nero's sentence.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Nov 29, 2015 - 05:02pm PT
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All hail the Trump
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d-know
Trad climber
electric lady land
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Nov 29, 2015 - 05:21pm PT
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All hail pathetic old
cranky white guys.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Nov 29, 2015 - 05:46pm PT
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radiated new apprentice wannabees was a nice touch
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Changing my mind on this dude.
He is single handedly dismantling the tea party. No way they can keep up with him.
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