Kaine: Trump 'swinging at every phantom of his own imagination because he knows he's losing'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday slammed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for trying to blame others in the wake of recent allegations of sexual misconduct.

"He is swinging at every phantom of his own imagination because he knows he’s losing," Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, said on ABC's "This Week."

Multiple women in the last week have come forward to accuse Trump of uninvited kissing or groping — accusations the billionaire and his campaign have strongly and repeatedly denied.

Kaine denied that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign had anything to do with the women making accusations against Trump. The Virginia senator said the women decided to come forward after Trump last weekend denied he ever did the things he talked about in a 2005 tape released earlier this month.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/301238-kaine-trump-swinging-at-every-phantom-of-his-own

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October 16, 2016, 10:14 am

Kaine: Trump engaging in 'scare tactics' with rigged election claims

By Rebecca Savransky

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday slammed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for claiming the election is rigged.

"Donald Trump has kind of started to go wilder and wilder. I think after — by all accounts — losing the first two debates, he started to make wild claims, kind of scorched-Earth claims about the election being rigged," Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, said on ABC's "This Week."

"He shouldn’t be engaging in those scare tactics."

Trump has been facing backlash after the release of a 2005 tape in which he talks about how he can grope and kiss women without their consent because of his celebrity status.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/301237-kaine-trumps-claims-election-is-being-rigged-scare

[saltpoint]

1. Kaine has a lot of strengths, but he's

really at his best when he does this.

He "releases" the notion of phantoms, which no one can see save for one Donald Trump, who is then characterized as swinging at things nobody else sees.

Must be something of a crackpot to swing at things that aren't there, eh?

Nicely done, Senator Kaine, and go Democrats.

[cstanleytech]

6. Unfortunately its not just Trump seeing phantoms alot of his supporters are delusional as well

and see them all over regardless of reality.

[saltpoint]

13. That sounds like an accurate diagnosis to me,

cstanlehytech. I have no idea what's wrong with those people.

I'm willing to donate to whatever health charity is working on a cure, though.

[vlyons]

2. mentally out of control - unhinged

When Buddha himself was asked to summarize his teaching, he said,

Commit not a single unwholesome action,
Cultivate a wealth of virtue,
To tame this mind of ours,
This is the teaching of all the buddhas.

[groundloop]

4. Thank you. And I am borrowing your signature line - it's so appropriate in a myriad of ways

Obviously the goings-on associated with this current election come to mind as evidence that biased minds hinder our comprehension of reality.

The same also applies to scientific study and research - it's often impossible to reach the correct conclusion if we're unwilling to admit that our initial ideas are wrong.

[vlyons]

10. I'm guessing that you're a scientist

suggest that you read the Dalai Lama's book, "Beyond Religion." HH the DL is himself a scientist. Personal friends with Martin Heidegger. Deeply interested in neuroscience, psychology, astrophysics, cosmology. Plus, well, he's the 14th Dalai Lama. lol
You can good used copies of his books off Amazon for a few pennies plus shipping.
Cheers

[Third Doctor]

3. Kaine is right

Trump is fighting

The Gop (his own party)
Clinton
The media
His accusers/victims

He can't take responsibility for his actions. So he blames others and makes up excuses.

[cstanleytech]

7. Or in other words he is behaving like a petulant toddler and pointing the finger at

others rather than behaving like an actual adult and admit he fucked up his own campaign.

[Amonester]

5. His "phantoms" R a combination of:

Caligula + Hitler = Poutine

[anamandujano]

8. Very well chosen words from our next Veep.

[BootinUp]

9. Kaine is doing a good job. Nt

[BeyondGeography]

11. Good line

They're the insane ones. Always have been.

[iemitsu]

14. Donald Trump is Don Quixote.

[truthisfreedom]

15. Don Trumpote? Don Quixtrumpie?

Sigh.