2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDon the Con just lost a very strong supporter!!!!! YEAHHHHH!!!
I just spoke to my son who is ex-Navy and a very strong supporter of Don the Con. I made a comment about "Your Dear Donald" and he said "MY Donald? No more, he lost me a couple of day go." Seems it's because of his disrespect of the Gold Star family, and I couldn't be happier! I just hope he's not the only military or former military member who will react the same way.
We're 90+ days from the election, and if Don the Con continues to keep his mouth going like he has been, by the time we get to November, he won't have ANYONE voting for him!
sheshe2
(83,793 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)He doesn't deserve them.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Was the end of his sorry ass.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)An immigrant Muslim family.
Our generations 'Sir, have you no decency' moment.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Cha
(297,323 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)A family who raised a son that placed himself between death and his men. A son that his men called "Our Captain".
calimary
(81,323 posts)Trump's "Achilles Heel". NOBODY in the GOP was able to bring him down. It took a quiet, humble immigrant Muslim-American couple still grieving over a lost soldier-son to do it.
The irony is almost excruciating.
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)was to ignore them. It really was that simple. Not tweet a word. He couldn't do it.
mountain grammy
(26,626 posts)I'm so grateful none of my kids are Republican, much less for Trump. I have one Bernie kid who was thinking about Stein, but he's way too smart. He'll vote for Hillary. The other two, no problem. I worried about my oldest when he went into the Navy, but he came out just fine. I'd love them no matter what, but glad that's not an issue.
calimary
(81,323 posts)and I'm proud to say both of them declared for Hillary, early-on. And WITHOUT any prompting or lobbying from me!
But we've never hesitated to talk politics. And long ago, I told them I hoped they'd never vote republi-CON, or, if they ever felt they had to, to please wait til after I'm dead.
mountain grammy
(26,626 posts)Beartracks
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ffr
(22,670 posts)Your son and you will both be voting in your mutual best interests then.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)This is the way it should go and I like it, but I'm still worried. There has never been such a crazy so successful as Trump. Just last week it looked like he was on top.
berksdem
(595 posts)I agree... and as dumb as Don The Con might act there is a method to his madness. He is feeding the brain dead electorate that supports him. Sadly, I think his puppets will support no matter what is said.
I hope I am wrong but him making a push for POTUS is very real until he is removed, quits or loses.
napi21
(45,806 posts)active duty. When he first told me he was for the con man I asked him why. He said because the Dems always cut the military and when he was first in, Bill Clinton was President and he cut the $$ so bad, they couldn't do their jobs. NO PARTS to repair the aircraft with. I explained that those decision were made by the Generals & Admirals NOT the President!
Of course, the cuts now are due to the across the board cut agreement Obama had to make with the Pubs just to keep the Country functioning. To the med in uniform, I don't think it matters why the budget was cut, but that it was cut under a Dem.
However, that same military loyalty has destroyed The Con man by his treatment of the Gold Star family. I KNOW he's not the only military person the feel the same way. Con man doesn't realize it yet, but I believe the thing that guarantees his LOSS of the election is his loss of the majority of the military!
Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)mrmpa
(4,033 posts)I stopped in a store today & the guy in front of me was in his security guard uniform (a company I know that pays a whopping $7.50 an hour). He was with his significant other & their 3 kids. He was very rude to the woman, at one point shoving her with his shoulder to her head area.
I left after them, but found they had parked next to my car. The car had a handicapped license & a prominent Trump sticker. I thought to myself "what the hell does this guy think Trump will do for him"?
I think I have the answer. This security guard has to blame someone for his lot in life. I'm not dissing security guards, but $7.50 an hour is way too little to be paid. So Trump gives him the answer, you blame your lot on Hispanics, liberals, Muslim and as long as you hate these people then Trump is your candidate.
hueymahl
(2,498 posts)We need stronger Unions to help these people and give them something to believe in other than hate.
malaise
(269,063 posts)Nice