JohnFrim wrote:
Dennis, I will respond to a few of your points.
Sarah Sanders being one of the best press secretaries? She lied... repeatedly. She even admitted that to Mueller. Trump also lied from Day1, and so did Sean Spicer. Does it matter that the crowd size was exaggerated? No, it's a trivial matter... but it was a lie. So are Trump's many many false statements (recent: the air today is NOT the cleanest it has ever been). It is not the substance of the lie, but the fact of lying itself that matters. You may not even agree that he has lied or made false claims nearly 11,000 times so far. What is your acceptable standard for lies... would you say he lied maybe 5000 times, or only 1000 times; will you give him 30,000 by the time he is done being president? For me and many who feel like I do, we may not be able to put a threshold on it, but nearly 11,000 is WAY over the limit for calling him an honest person.
You said in an earlier post that Trump has done nothing illegal. Is that the new behavioural standard for a president? I would think Americans want their children to have role models, and who better than the President of the United States. Would you really hold him up as an example of what your children should aspire to as a decent human being? It's OK to treat people badly as long as it is not illegal? Where are the moral and ethical standards that should be examples to your children. He does not posses those qualities. And yes, that includes the cheating on the wife, fondling women, and using vulgar locker room talk. Just look at how he handled all of that -- first he justified it, and then denied that it ever happened. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Lots of people screw around, politicians included, but surely one would like a better role model as your top man. I would actually respect him more if he would own up to these behaviours and apologize; but backing down or admitting defeat (i.e., admitting he is not perfect) is beneath him. I think he truly believes that now that he is at the pinnacle of the world he must be just below God himself. And for me, comparisons such as Robert Byrd, Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Hillary, etc all behaved badly too just don't cut it... no, I do not respect them for what they did. And if they did anything wrong/illegal they should be locked up no matter who they are.
You folks keep bringing up that Trump has achieved results. Good for him, and good for you. But there has to be another republican who can do the same, except do it with dignity, respect, diplomacy and class. If not, I guess you really have found the person just below God.
Dennis, I will respond to a few of your points. br... (
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There you are again, pretending what you state is limited to those you elect to trash.
Every politician in every country lies, period. The fact that you prefer to concentrate on Trump and not, say, Trudeau or any other in the world means we know what you are and we are discussing price, yes?
As for Sanders, I find your comment misogynist in nature.....her predecessors under any admin has been caught with said untruths. The difference is they didn’t have to face a kangaroo court investigations under oath analyzing every word.
By the way, the item she “admitted” to lying about was limited to the comment on Comey having lost the minds and hearts of the rank and file agents....she was being asked this by one of Comey’s best friends and the guy who some say wanted the job! Also, on a comment like this there is no proof.
I will step and say that one of the FBI’s largest field offices is in Chicago, and over the years I have socially mingled with many of the higher-ups in it ..... it was clear that Comey was not well respected by them.