Is Trump Just Plain Nuts?

[Lord Jim]

The GOP must dump Trump

By Joe Scarborough August 9 at 11:03 PM

The Muslim ban, the David Duke denial, the “Mexican” judge flap, the draft dodger denigrating John McCain’s military service, the son of privilege attacking an immigrant Gold Star mother and the constant revisionism and lying about past political positions taken are but a few of the lowlights that have punctuated Donald Trump’s chaotic chase for the presidency.

Any one of these offenses would have disqualified any other candidate for president. But the Republican nominee remained competitive against a historically weak Democratic nominee on the promise of bringing radical change and dramatic disruption to Washington.

That appears to be changing. Post-convention polls show Trump falling behind by double digits both nationally and in must-win swing states like Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Virginia.

And the political ride will only get rockier for Trump in the coming days after he suggested that one way to keep a conservative Supreme Court after Hillary Clinton got elected would be to assassinate her or federal judges. Trump and his supporters have been scrambling wildly all day to explain away the inexplicable, but they can stop wasting their time. The GOP nominee was clearly suggesting that some of the “Second Amendment people” among his supporters could kill his Democratic opponent were she to be elected.

The presidential candidate that House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed tried to explain away his suggestion of an assassination by telling Sean Hannity his comments were meant to unite supporters before the election. It’s too bad for Trump and his supporters that his comments related to what Hillary Clinton would do after being elected and nominating Supreme Court justices that gun owners would not like.

We are in uncharted waters but that does not mean that the way forward is not clear. It is.

1.The Secret Service should interview Donald Trump and ask him to explain his threatening comments.

2. Paul Ryan and every Republican leader should denounce in the strongest terms their GOP nominee suggesting conservatives could find the Supreme Court more favorable to their desires if his political rival was assassinated.

3. Paul Ryan and every Republican leader should revoke their endorsement of Donald Trump. At this point, what else could Trump do that would be worse than implying the positive impact of a political assassination?

4.The Republican Party needs to start examining quickly their options for removing the Republican nominee.

A bloody line has been crossed that cannot be ignored. At long last, Donald Trump has left the Republican Party few options but to act decisively and get this political train wreck off the tracks before something terrible happens.

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[Guinevere]

It's become obvious that Trump has refined the art of dogwhistling to the point where he can say (or clearly imply) absolutely *ANYTHING*--no matter how outrageous or unacceptable--and then afterwards say, "Who, me? Why that's not what I meant AT ALL, heh heh, wink wink..."






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It's way way too late to correct this particular horse now (with apologies to all horses). He has taken the bit in his mouth and he's running away dragging the GOP carriage behind. And doesn't care about the damage being done to the carriage, nor can he see it. He only cares about running wild and free.

Good luck finding someone to stop the horse before he goes over the cliff (or push him over it before 11/8).

[Lord Jim]

My hope, (admittedly a thin one) is that this last vile display, (which demonstrates that even after promising party leaders last week that he would reign it in, he's simply incapable of it...) combined with more and more poll numbers pointing to a blow-out defeat of such dimensions that he will likely bring down numerous GOP Senators and House members with him...

might...just might...

be the "perfect storm" that finally provides the impetus for a serious effort to yank this guy from the nomination...

You would think it would be impossible to come up with something more vile and offensive then attacking a Gold Star mother...

You would be wrong...

[Guinevere]

Considering the subject of this last one was HRC and SCOTUS judges, I'm thinking there are lots of people out there who think it was less offensive.

And that's not just a problem for your party, that's a problem for every single human being who cares about the rule of law.

[Burning Petard]

I am strongly tempted to write in an individual who was drafted for president by Car and Driver magazine back when he was of an age that he did not even meet the constitutional minimum age requirement--Daniel Sexton Gurney.

What a bloomin mess. The 'conservative' party nominates an ignorant rich slob who loves big macs, but strips off the bun and eats them with a fork and has no idea what the responsibilities of the job of president actually are. The Dems, the party of the working man nominates a person who has made a career of being a bowing-and-scrapping servant of big insurance and big banks, and when in an Executive government position, does not even pay attention to the basic requirements of document retention.

Hopeless. I can only revert to the classics: Now this is a fine mess you have gotten us into; or perhaps, what a revoltin development this is.

[BoSoxGal]

Considering the subject of this last one was HRC and SCOTUS judges, I'm thinking there are lots of people out there who think it was less offensive.

And that's not just a problem for your party, that's a problem for every single human being who cares about the rule of law.

Brava!