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Uh oh, isnāt this what got Rosie sued? Trump freaks out (aka sues) over claims that he filed bankruptcy. His corporations are distant from him so in his mind he bears no responsibility.
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Judge: Is the defense ready to present its case?
Defense attorney: Yes, your honor. The defense calls Times v. Sullivan.
Judge: Case dismissed.
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Heās insulting a vapid nobody like Pataki? Why not just insult a sheet of wallboard? I canāt wait for him to start going after Kasich, who is an even bigger phony than Scott Walker. And I think it just might happen at the upcoming debate.
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Headline Correction: Pataki a TARGET, not a Victim. Please, TPMā¦
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I wish I could believe that the DNC was smart enough to have recruited Trump as an agent provocateur. Since I donāt believe that, Iāll settle for Trump doing the DNCās business for them better than they ever have themselves.
Oh, and I also look forward to any debate I can get pitting the Orange Combover against either Hillary or Bernie, either one of whom could dismember that narcissistic egomaniac without breaking a sweat.
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Pataki: Trump Not Qualified or Fit to Be President, We Need Adult Leadership
Who cares what Pataki percent is - HE IS 100% CORRECT ON TRUMP.
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I guess these candidates are trembling in their boots,hoping not to be the latest on the end of a Trump take down.
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I dunnoā¦ I gotta say āGeorge whoā?
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Your question is a good one. The answer to it is one that I hope someone, anyone (as Pataki does) would use against Trump: heās petty and a bully, targeting people he believes to be beneath him; how that approach to human interaction would go over during negotiations with the heads of other sovereign nations is one worth contemplating.
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yes. going for the low hanging fruit. does not matter to the dumpster. as long as he is in any story, it is good for the brand.
OK, about time somebody started going after Trumpās bankruptcies.
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Because Pataki directly trolled Trump on Twitter. And in so doing, he gave voice to something that we all know, but isnāt being discussed too muchā¦that the establishment not only isnāt going to vote for Trump, they positively detest the man. Trump is completely unable to resist being trolled.
As for Kasich, my guess is, he will be baiting Trump, trying to instigate an attack, one that he will be well prepared for. Kasich wants to hit a number of newsworthy one liners in these debate. And fighting Trump provides him the scenario to do just that.
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You didnāt seem to have a problem taking money from Trump to help get yourself elected. You brought the right wing wackoās to the party. . . . now goddamnit you have to dance with them. To quote your fellow governor āSit down and shut upā.
An Expert on Bullying Explains Donald Trumpās Mean, Consequence-Free Rise
Jaana Juvonen, a psychologist at UCLA who is the co-author of a recent literature review and an upcoming book chapter about bullying, said that Trump seems to tick many of the requisite boxes when it comes to how bullies act. āNot that bullies are a uniform, homogeneous group, but the sort of classic bully is one who is narcissistic, is after power, often charismatic, and therefore popular,ā she said. Check, check, check, and check. But she said thereās an āimportant and interestingā distinction between being popular and being liked ā many bullies may have high status in that their classmates rate them as popular, Juvonen explained, but when individual students are asked if theyād like to spend time with the bully, they respond with resounding nos. This dynamic might help explain some of the personnel shuffling and general chaos that went on in the early days of Trumpās campaign.
Bullies also āfeel really good about themselves,ā said Juvonen ā a description that certainly appears to apply to Trump. But itās a shallow sort of confidence. āThey come out looking like they have very high self-esteem,ā she explained, ābut one way to think about it is that self-esteem is so highly dependent on the popularity, so if thereās any problem, if somebody dares to criticize them, that might make them more vulnerable ā¦ [So] when somebody criticizes them, they attack immediately ā¦ they canāt stand that they are being criticized.ā
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Why is a serially bankrupt @RealDonaldTrump who insults Mexicans, Women, Blacks, Jews & POWās on #2016 debate stage?
Because a very large portion of the political party you belong to enthusiastically supports that serially bankrupt, racist, sexist, bigoted blowhard.
Aināt democracy a bitch sometimes?
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Former Governor Pataki fired the first tweet across The Donaldās bow. Drumpās thin-skinned ego forced him to respond in personal attack mode. Youāre right, Pataki is not a polling threat to Trump, but Trump didnāt consider this: Pataki has nothing to lose, but Drump has much to lose in this pissing contest. His hot-air campaign will deflate and fall to earth by a thousand small cuts in its thin fabric balloon.
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Not the DNC, but Bill Clinton doing so is plausible.
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Reminiscent of Paulie Ryanās budget proposalā¦LOL