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Crying "wolf".

by Cha Cha

Jan 21, 2017

One phenomenon that should concern us all is the lack of critical thinking and reading. There is such a flood irrational, ignorant, and hysterical anti-Trump sentiment that rational, legitimate criticism of Trump gets lost in the deluge.

Here are three silly examples from The Washington Post and social media:

1. Trump is ______ (insert your choice of evil intent here) because he changed the drapes in the Oval Office to gold drapes. The implication is that they are made of gold, LOL.

2. Trump is _______ because he got rid of the Spanish option of the White House website and omitted climate change, etc. The implication is that Obama's White House wewbsite was the only correct one.

3. Melania Trump is selling her jewelry and modeling services via the White House website. (WA Post)

As old folks know, every new tenant of the White House redecorates or decorates according to his and her preferences.

The Trump staff most likely created th...See More

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Cha Cha >>>>>>> Also, regarding the Spanish whitehouse.gov wrote:

I said: "Here are three silly examples from The Washington Post <b>and social media</b>:"

I learned about the WAPO and the article about the drapes from Facebook, from posters who re-posted the articles and added their own whines. ...See More

Jan 21, 2017

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Cha Cha I'm not the author of this but am just passing the idea along for you to consider...or not:

Every special interest group is trying to push the other out of the way to be Trump's primary 'victim'. His election is being used as a political recruiting tool by all of them.

This crying game was going to be played regardless of which R...See More

Jan 21, 2017

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long-time lurker On 1/21/17, Cha Cha wrote: > > I'm not the author of this but am just passing the idea > along for you to consider...or not: > > Every special interest group is trying to push the other > out of the way to be Trump's primary 'victim'. His election > is being used as a political recruiting tool by all of > them. > > Thi...See More

Jan 21, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa Bob asks if some of us "don't find 'SOME stories in the newspapers' substantive enough?" The answer is, some of us don't! We are waiting for Pres. Trump to offer policies and laws. Cha Cha is correct to say "if we don't limit some of the trivial complaints about Trump, the serious ones don't get the attention they need."
...See MoreBob asks if some of us "don't find 'SOME stories in the newspapers' substantive enough?" The answer is, some of us don't! We are waiting for Pres. Trump to offer policies and laws. Cha Cha is correct to say "if we don't limit some of the trivial complaints about Trump, the serious ones don't get the attention they need."

A different poster wrote of "the ethical implications of the family’s business entanglements." What on earth did you expect! Yet, it is amazing! Those complaining think they have a point. The Trump supporters see this as trivial, and become a more entrenched Trump supporter. So much so, that the division created by the trivial complaints will not serve the nation well when we face the much more serious issues.

Cha Cha also wrote, "Every special interest group is trying to push the other out of the way to be Trump's primary 'victim'." That is an interesting take!

However, my view is the oligarchs that run this country view Pres. Trump as a loose cannon, and want to cripple him in favor of congress, because they own congress - both Republicans and DNC Democrats. In particular, the Neocons and the military industrial complex are in panic mode over Pres. Trump's suggestion that we should talk to Russia and other enemies.

No, we will never be Russia's best buddy. However, we need to talk to everyone, and when we can work together for the good of everyone, we should! And, by the way, if you listened to Pres. Trump carefully, you find his attitude is what you expect from a deal maker - very transactional! IMHO, Mr. Trump is too arrogant to be "best buds" without there being something in it for him!

Returning to domestic issues, Pres. Trump's policies look to be a freaking disaster. As wonderful as the Women's March was, going by the news coverage, it seem to lack a specific agenda. If we wish to be successful in battling Pres. Trump's horrible ideas, we need to have our ideas ready and in the minds of those opposing the Trump issues. The current trivial assault is preparing us to lose those battles.

Jan 22, 2017

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T.E.C. - Iowa Sorry, I stand corrected!

Jan 22, 2017

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