On Mon, 2016-10-03 at 05:06 +0000, xorcist@sigaint.org wrote:
The argument goes like this: he enters the GOP race, and gets all the candidates talking about him, rather than Hill. Running interference for her. If you look at the time line, whenever the media began running back to her emails, Trump would do his most outlandish shit and distract the attention back to him.
I don't buy it, myself, but it is interesting to consider. I think Trump is in it just for his ego. Obama embarrassed him, and now he wants to stick it to the political elite, beat them at their own game, and get the respect that all Presidents get.
But I don't buy half the nonsense he says, anyhow. He's just playing this whole thing like a reality TV show to get the votes.
I don't think Trump is the maniac he is playing himself up to be. But he knows that if he crafts that image, he'll get a bunch of maniacs that never ordinarily vote, to come out and vote for him. It's a smart move.
It doesn't make any sense. He either wants the job or he doesn't. If he does, he needs to figure out--FAST--that running the United States of America is not a reality TV show!! If he doesn't, he could have declined the GOP nomination and let... just about anyone else in the running (besides maybe Ted Snooz) have it. -- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@rushpost.com>