Donald Trump

[Ginger]

I voted for the man with great enthusiasm, and so far, it seems to me to have been an excellent decision.

[GUT]

Surely we aren't so disillusioned that we'd vote naive, incoherent loudmouths into positions of power? There's something other than disillusionment about this.

I'm not sure, because similar is happening here.

[ChrisGeorge]

In many countries, including mine (Canada), people aren't always voting for someone or in favour of a political agenda but against what politicians have done wrong or not done at all in their minds. If electors can't feel there's been a real change in their lives, they often prefer someone who says he's going to kick ass instead of someone who has some sort of good idea! There's a high degree of legitimate frustration in their choices, which does not allow a lot of rational analysis.



They will eventually wake up and find what the new kid on the block is doing: fooling around.



Respectfully,
Hercule Poirot

"They will eventually wake up ..." Hercule Poirot

Yes, really?

Don't wake up too late, mate!!!!!

[Hercule Poirot]

Surely we aren't so disillusioned that we'd vote naive, incoherent loudmouths into positions of power? There's something other than disillusionment about this.

In many countries, including mine (Canada), people aren't always voting for someone or in favour of a political agenda but against what politicians have done wrong or not done at all in their minds. If electors can't feel there's been a real change in their lives, they often prefer someone who says he's going to kick ass instead of someone who has some sort of good idea! There's a high degree of legitimate frustration in their choices, which does not allow a lot of rational analysis.



They will eventually wake up and find what the new kid on the block is doing: fooling around.



Respectfully,
Hercule Poirot

[Pcdunn]

Yet you, the people, elected him. Says a lot, in my opinion, about how disenchanted we've become with mainstream politicians.

Strictly speaking, the popular vote went to Mrs. Clinton.

Mr. Trump won the Electoral College vote, presumably because he received enough votes in states with large numbers of electoral votes to win it.

Also, as often happens, only about fifty percent of eligible American voters actually voted.

[Sam Flynn]

Yet you, the people, elected him. Says a lot, in my opinion, about how disenchanted we've become with mainstream politicians.

Surely we aren't so disillusioned that we'd vote naive, incoherent loudmouths into positions of power? There's something other than disillusionment about this.

[GUT]

Just wanted to add, more seriously, that we the American people need to be able to trust our President to tell us the truth. We don't need a President who doesn't read, doesn't understand the workings of the government, can' t give a coherent speech, distrusts the mainstream media to the extent that he undermines it by calling the results of journalistic research "fake news", and is (either consciously or unconsciously) pushing a white-supremacist agenda upon our country.

Yet you, the people, elected him. Says a lot, in my opinion, about how disenchanted we've become with mainstream politicians.

[John G]

Trump seemingly lets his audience believe that Sewden was attacked by terrorists!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/w...-a-nation.html

Yes, this is somewhat bewildering! http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world...-a3470566.html

[Pcdunn]

Just wanted to add, more seriously, that we the American people need to be able to trust our President to tell us the truth. We don't need a President who doesn't read, doesn't understand the workings of the government, can' t give a coherent speech, distrusts the mainstream media to the extent that he undermines it by calling the results of journalistic research "fake news", and is (either consciously or unconsciously) pushing a white-supremacist agenda upon our country.

[Pcdunn]

The man is a total idiot, there is no denying that.

[Sam Flynn]

Are you digging it then Gareth?

I've got my Trump-shovel ready. It wasn't always used for shovelling Trumps, of course, but as a species we find uses for everything.

[Hercule Poirot]

More fake news directly from Trump!

Trump seemingly lets his audience believe that Sewden was attacked by terrorists!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/w...-a-nation.html

[ChrisGeorge]

In regard to Trump, the point was made this morning on CBS's "Face the Nation" with national security expert Michael Morrell and Watergate reporter Bob Woodruff that sobriety is needed for the White House -- that the man who is leading the Free World should not rant and rave. Think about that.

[Cogidubnus]

Are you digging it then Gareth?

Dave

[Sam Flynn]

I suspect a touch of Tom, Dick or Harry might be more apposite...

"Knock knock"

"Who's there?"

"Mr Avery T. Deacon-Harry"

"What's the 'T' for?"

"Tom"

"Oh, I see! Avery Tom Deacon Harry"

(Spike Milligan, The Goon Show)