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BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:01 PM Dec 2015

Donald Trump is one of the worst speakers I have ever heard.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/263833-trump-calls-on-gop-to-boot-low-polling-candidates

Read this article. Holy fuck, I know this dickweed has a limited vocabulary but this is ridiculous. Look at the number of words and sentences he repeats over and over again.

"zero for months"
"30 seconds"
"she should not be allowed to run" (THREE TIMES!)
"so sad" (again, three times)
"jealous as hell"

He could give Dubya a run for his money in terms of poor speaking abilities. They're both horrendous communicators but in entirely different ways.
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saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
2. Agree with this. He's very limited in
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:04 PM
Dec 2015

what he says and what he says seeks to limit other people's citizenship.

He wants to ban Muslims from immigrating. He wants to ban nuance from political discourse, too.

A Stone Age mentality blustering his way through the modern world.

 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
6. Only if you're dim-witted and enjoy low brow comedy.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 10:53 AM
Dec 2015

When considering the next leader of my nation, I'm looking for substance, not entertainment.

ecstatic

(32,704 posts)
14. Carnival barker is the perfect description of Trump
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 05:41 PM
Dec 2015

He is an entertainer, stand up comedian, etc. Honestly, I don't want our nominee to face him because he's too unhinged and plays by a different set of rules.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
4. try to imagine that bloviating gasbag representing America on the international scene
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:21 PM
Dec 2015

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seriously, just try

3catwoman3

(23,987 posts)
5. I have tried, and I just can't do it.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 12:45 AM
Dec 2015

He is utterly incapable of subtlety and finesse, both of which are requisite for international dealings.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. All I see is his testimony in Scotland
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 01:11 PM
Dec 2015

The Scots were having a hearing about siting a wind farm off their coast, which just happened to be close to a golf course Donald Trump owned or had his name associated with. Trump was testifying against it, and using his usual array of dazzling rhetorical points to claim that the wind farm would be the worst thing ever, and it would absolutely ruin his magnificent, world-class golf course. When one of the moderators asked him who his expert was, Trump bellowed that he was his expert. The room broke up laughing.

Americans should get used to that if they're serious about electing this buffoon.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
7. I have visions of word salad sara
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:14 AM
Dec 2015

when I see him or hear his voice. His voice grates on me just about as bad if not worse than hers does

kairos12

(12,861 posts)
11. He is not a public speaker. He is like the off-color drunk guy who graps the spotlight
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:19 PM
Dec 2015

on open mic night and riffs on living in the basement being supplied by Mom's TEEVEE dinners.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
12. Actually, I think he is one of the best bullshit artists I've seen in a while.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:20 PM
Dec 2015

In fact, the repubicans have bought his bullshit hook, line, and sinker.

0rganism

(23,954 posts)
13. you aren't in his target audience
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:25 PM
Dec 2015

he knows where he's going to get his support, and tailors his message to suit their needs and desires.

i think he's effective.

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