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calimary

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10. A deeply disturbing speech from a deeply disturbing individual.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Apr 30, 2017, 12:22 PM

Apr 2017

An individual who, himself, is deeply disturbed.

You're catching on, Gergen.

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Gergen: Speech 'most divisive' I've heard from a president [View all] struggle4progress Apr 2017 OP

Yeah no kidding Gergen SHRED Apr 2017 #1

" A deeply disturbing speech" from a deeply disturbed president. justhanginon Apr 2017 #2

The idea that anyone is expecting anything else from Trump but disturbing is disturbing. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #3

+1 0rganism Apr 2017 #13

Thin line between NOT calling it out, though, and contributing to normalizing it... to me that's a JudyM Apr 2017 #15

I think those who sound shocked are some of the ones normalizing him. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #20

I've bookmarked this thread..... druidity33 Apr 2017 #26

Thank you. You're very kind. Trump all too often leaves me sputtering and at a loss for words. Solly Mack May 2017 #27

Wow! Useless in FL May 2017 #28

It's what comes from the coffee taking too long to brew. :) Solly Mack May 2017 #30

Fantastic! Should be an OP in its own right. Pacifist Patriot May 2017 #32

Thank you. Solly Mack May 2017 #33

Sounds considerate. Pacifist Patriot May 2017 #36

I am honoured to be the recipient druidity33 May 2017 #38

Thank you for listening. :) Solly Mack May 2017 #41

Bravo! smirkymonkey May 2017 #40

Perfect malaise Apr 2017 #23

Hey! Solly Mack May 2017 #31

Seriously he is ignorance, hate and skullduggery malaise May 2017 #35

This, exactly! smirkymonkey May 2017 #39

Absolutely spot on! SammyWinstonJack May 2017 #42

Has Van Jones stopped crying long enough to provide his thoughts? nt geek tragedy Apr 2017 #4

And why should Drumpf care when the gasbags on TV keep propping him up? BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #5

Chump has done nothing nor attempted to bring us together kimbutgar Apr 2017 #6

Yup; and whatever happened to those "reach across the aisle" stories? gratuitous Apr 2017 #8

That seems to be a "thing". Weird, huh? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #7

Carl Bernstein just said the same thing on CNN's "Reliable Sources." yallerdawg Apr 2017 #9

A deeply disturbing speech from a deeply disturbing individual. calimary Apr 2017 #10

Will Trump supporters begin assaulting reporters? left-of-center2012 Apr 2017 #11

Some of his supporters have already attacked people that don't support him. Boomerproud Apr 2017 #19

everything about this president barbtries Apr 2017 #12

Yes. Makes you wonder about people who associate with him. And then, about half of the US too. JudyM Apr 2017 #16

Seriously. I don't know how much more I can take. Initech Apr 2017 #18

within a few days of the election barbtries Apr 2017 #21

It's not fine. Initech Apr 2017 #22

no it is not fine. barbtries Apr 2017 #24

This whole world is turning upside down. Initech Apr 2017 #25

amen roscoeroscoe Apr 2017 #14

Link to speech? speaktruthtopower Apr 2017 #17

If you didn't vote for him, you're his personal enemy and an enemy of the state dalton99a May 2017 #29

The bigger problem is that people are just not paying attention. tavernier May 2017 #34

Oh, and they don't even want to know not fooled May 2017 #37