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Jeff C's avatar

Trump's philosophy can be summarized so far as "we *can* just do things".

Virtually anything that advances the interests of every day Americans has been stymied by shrieks of "you can't do that!!" Deport illegal aliens? You can't do that! Stop the flood of foreigners pouring in with no allegiance to the country? You can't do that! Put the military on the border? You can't do that! Tariffs on countries that abuse what's laughably called "free trade"? You can't do that! Fire deadbeat and scheming federal workers? You can't do that! Forbid mentally-ill men from invading women's spaces? You can't do that! Cut off funding to Ukraine? You can't do that! Tell Netanyahu to get his ass into the office on Saturday and make a deal? You can't do that! Take Greenland from piss-ant Denmark to increase our national security? You can't do that!

Trump is proving that it turns out he can do that, and no one can stop him. It's just that no Republican president in the last fifty years ever had the backbone to even try. They were cowards and God bless him, Trump is fearless. The Pacific Palisades press conference was a masterpiece in this regard. The Bolsheviks threw up excuse after about why things couldn't be done. Trump batted them aside like flies and made them look like fools. As Mel Gibson (whose house burned down) put it, "Dad is home and he's getting the belt ready".

What Trump is teaching all of us is that you *never* let bad faith opposition frame the terms of the debate. Never. You don't let them construct disingenuous boundaries that box us into "solutions" that only they allow. You don't let others manipulate us through guilt, emotionalism, and other psychological bad-faith techniques. You don't let them forbid ideas from being discussed. And when they do try it, you laugh at them, belittle them, and call them out as the pathetic weasels they are. But as Trump has also showed us, you leave them a face-saving out. Once they've been brought to heal, you act graciously. The man understands persuasion and deal-making like no other.

It amazes me how so many seemingly smart people *still* don't understand this, or at least pretend like they don't. But buckle up folks it's going to be a wild ride but should be a lot of fun.

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Beckadee's avatar

"Dad is home and he's getting the belt ready"! Exactly.

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NothingButNet's avatar

I think the spankings have begun! 👍👍

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Beckadee's avatar

I can't wait for the bull whip!

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UncleWiggly's avatar

Cracking large bullwhips can be hard. Give me a cattle prod.

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Beckadee's avatar

Ah yes, the ole cattle prod! Where I come from all 3 were an option, but I was only threatened with a belt. But have boy cousins who were threatened with a buggy whip. Good times! lol

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Freebird's avatar

The Pacific Palisades press conference was a sight to behold. He politely schooled those liberals on how to govern and lead without being hamstrung by bureaucracy. But I’m not sure they understood a word he said, because they are so entrenched and brainwashed in their way of thinking.

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KATHERINE JERNIGAN's avatar

Imagine your house burned down and you need a damn permit, which they said could take 18 months, to go in and clean it up! This Lahaina-like BS has to stop!

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M. Dowrick's avatar

Climate engineering causing all kinds of chaotic horror movies. More snow in New Orleans this year than Alaska?

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Michael Srite's avatar

I didn't notice Gov. Newsom at the press conference. Maybe he something more important to do.

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Freebird's avatar

The coward wasn’t there. He knew what was coming.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Like go to the French Laundry for lunch/dinner? 🤔😑

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Dan P's avatar

I don’t think he was invited! 😳 Furthermore, he knew if he attended, he would be held accountable by Trump on live TV which Newscum always avoids confrontation at all costs. His political aspirations for higher office is DONE. Good riddance!

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CMCM's avatar

Perhaps he wasn't invited.

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Carolyn Brouillard's avatar

Well and being here in NE Tennessee hit hard by Helene, he is absolutely right. What the bureaucracy said would happen in months happened in days with good people with chainsaws and bobcats.

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Porge's avatar

Yeah, that Brad Sherman goofball got schooled by Trump.....what a piece of work that guy is!

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God Bless America's avatar

Oh, I think they understood him completely. 😡 They just REFUSE to help the people of California. 🔥🔥🔥 democrats being Democrats… 🙄

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CMCM's avatar

A lot of them looked shellshocked.

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P Flournoy's avatar

They did! It was like they had lockjaw!🤣

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Bandit's avatar

They couldn't understand a word he said, because they were too busy talking over him, and, mostly, lying.

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RunningLogic's avatar

—“What Trump is teaching all of us is that you *never* let bad faith opposition frame the terms of the debate. Never. You don't let them construct disingenuous boundaries that box us into "solutions" that only they allow. You don't let others manipulate us through guilt, emotionalism, and other psychological bad-faith techniques. You don't let them forbid ideas from being discussed. And when they do try it, you laugh at them, belittle them, and call them out as the pathetic weasels they are. But as Trump has also showed us, you leave them a face-saving out. Once they've been brought to heal, you act graciously. The man understands persuasion and deal-making like no other.”

THIS!!! Very well said!!

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SteelJ's avatar

Yes it was! Just a like didn't seem enough.

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Mazel Lee's avatar

Agree!!

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Porge's avatar

Bravo 👏

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Hektor Bleriot's avatar

My favorite comedy film (the greatest movie ever made...with a rubber shark in it), "Joe vs. the Volcano," has a great moment in it, when Joe is quitting his horrible job. He works in what appears to be a basement stockroom, with a huge pipe running down the wall, with a giant, steering wheel-like valve with a sign hanging on it saying, "Main Drain. Do not touch." Joe tosses the sign and cranks the wheel. The wheel squeaks, and...nothing happens. He says, "Do you know how long I've wanted to do that?"

THAT, is what Trump is doing.

And I, for one, am HERE FOR IT! (and I know I'm far from alone).

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kara's avatar

I often think of the "brain cloud" diagnosis from that movie.

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Hektor Bleriot's avatar

Those dunderheads in charge in Cali have clouds for brains!

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Reasonable Horses's avatar

The leak-proof Trump team is amazing. Maybe everybody got the memo saying something like, “If you talk to the press, you’re fired and will be prosecuted as a national security threat.” I like to think—and I pray—honor and integrity rather than a Vindman type of show boating motivates MAGA. Besides, nobody out-showboats Trump. It’s a surreal and wonderful show.

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Joseph Kaplan's avatar

The Dems and the media are the “you can’t do that party”. You need to patent that one

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FlatEarthFlyer's avatar

Very well said! Nice work…🙂

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Juju's avatar

So very well said!

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Kathy Sincere's avatar

Excellent commentary! Thank you for putting my thoughts down so succinctly.

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Jayhawk Gal's avatar

One of the best comments today!!!

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Donna Oliphint's avatar

Yes! And we can’t let him do it alone. We need to be on our knees before God and on the horn to our congressmen. (We need them to pressure McConnell to retire nw!)

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