How GOPers “defend” (and why they must) Trump’s ineptitude

[nat4900]

(Expect this trend to be more prevalent and soon, GOPers will "credit" Trump with the sun rising in the east.)

Now that James B. Comey’s testimony to Congress has painted a picture of President Trump’s contempt for the rule of law that’s far more forceful and persuasive in its dramatic details than Republicans ever bargained for, the new and emerging GOP defense is that Trump is a political and procedural naif. He merely needs to learn the rules. This line of obfuscation requires pretending that many of the events of the past six months never happened.

But this spin from Republicans has a significance that runs deeper than merely revealing the absurd lengths to which they’ll go to protect Trump from political and legal harm. More urgently, their new line unwittingly reveals the degree to which Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our democracy have depended all along upon their tacit and willful complicity — and, perhaps worse, it leaves little doubt that this enabling will continue, with unforeseen consequences.

Paul Ryan casts Trump’s interactions with Comey as a mere matter of inexperience. “The president’s new at this,” Ryan says, adding that Trump “probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols” that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House. Others ground the argument in Trump’s business past or affection for the theatrics of disruption. “He’s used to being the CEO,” insists one House Republican. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) adds that Trump is merely being “crude, rude and a bull in a china shop.”


Opinion | The latest Republican defense of Trump is built on a massive lie

 

[Ricky LIbtardo]

Democrats need to keep up their assault on Democracy and get another 1000 Republicans elected across the country.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Lindsay Graham posts at USMB under the name JakeStrakey

 

[usmbguest5318]

Expect this trend to be more prevalent

Is that even possible?

 

[nat4900]

Of course, among REALLY dumb right wingers on this forum, the only other "defense' of Trump is all-out DENIAL......LOL

 

[usmbguest5318]

“The president’s new at this,” Ryan says, adding that Trump “probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols” that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House.

Lame excuse. Trump was planning to run for POTUS since at least 2014. That was enough time to get "steeped" not only in "'long-running protocols' that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House," but also the details of tons of other things. And did he? Hell, no, he didn't! The clown didn't even have the presence of mind to realize that healthcare is complicated....not the details of that complexity, but merely that it is complicated....I wonder if someone's checked the janitor's closets in Trump's building to see if his brain is sitting in one of them behind a bottle of brass polish or something.

 

[Conservative65]

Democrats need to keep up their assault on Democracy and get another 1000 Republicans elected across the country.

During Obama's term, that tactic by Democrats lost them over 1000 seats in all sorts of positions. I say keep it up.

 

[Cellblock2429]

(Expect this trend to be more prevalent and soon, GOPers will "credit" Trump with the sun rising in the east.)

Now that James B. Comey’s testimony to Congress has painted a picture of President Trump’s contempt for the rule of law that’s far more forceful and persuasive in its dramatic details than Republicans ever bargained for, the new and emerging GOP defense is that Trump is a political and procedural naif. He merely needs to learn the rules. This line of obfuscation requires pretending that many of the events of the past six months never happened.

But this spin from Republicans has a significance that runs deeper than merely revealing the absurd lengths to which they’ll go to protect Trump from political and legal harm. More urgently, their new line unwittingly reveals the degree to which Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our democracy have depended all along upon their tacit and willful complicity — and, perhaps worse, it leaves little doubt that this enabling will continue, with unforeseen consequences.

Paul Ryan casts Trump’s interactions with Comey as a mere matter of inexperience. “The president’s new at this,” Ryan says, adding that Trump “probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols” that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House. Others ground the argument in Trump’s business past or affection for the theatrics of disruption. “He’s used to being the CEO,” insists one House Republican. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) adds that Trump is merely being “crude, rude and a bull in a china shop.”


Opinion | The latest Republican defense of Trump is built on a massive lie

/-----/ You Libtard sore losers are a laughing stock. Keep up the good work.

 

[nat4900]

Democrats need to keep up their assault on Democracy and get another 1000 Republicans elected across the country.

The 33% (and about 90% of the posters on this forum) who STILL back Trump, will never abandon this orange clown that currently sits (when not out golfing) in the oval office. They are either really, really stupid.....OR.....they cannot openly admit their mistake in backing this moron.

 

[Cellblock2429]

“The president’s new at this,” Ryan says, adding that Trump “probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols” that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House.

Lame excuse. Trump was planning to run for POTUS since at least 2014. That was enough time to get "steeped" not only in "'long-running protocols' that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House," but also the details of tons of other things. And did he? Hell, no, he didn't! The clown didn't even have the presence of mind to realize that healthcare is complicated....not the details of that complexity, but merely that it is complicated....I wonder if someone's checked the janitor's closets in Trump's building to see if his brain is sitting in one of them behind a bottle of brass polish or something.

/----/ Auto insurance isn't complicated, nor is home owners or life insurance. The only reason health insurance is complicated is because greedy power hungry politicians made it that way. You see dimwit, I'm old enough to remember when health insurance was simple, inexpensive and offered complete coverage without co-pays.

 

[nat4900]

During Obama's term, that tactic by Democrats lost them over 1000 seats in all sorts of positions. I say keep it up.

True, the democrat "tactic" of pulling this country out of a frightening recession was NOT enough to overcome the lingering prejudices of an intolerant percentage of American voters.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Democrats are making a remarkable platform for themselves.

Getting rid of Trump is more important than the economy.

Getting rid of God is more important than national security.

Becoming only a coastal party of criminals, gays and transsexuals is really an expansion and driving the majority out of the party will make them more popular.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Democrats need to keep up their assault on Democracy and get another 1000 Republicans elected across the country.

The 33% (and about 90% of the posters on this forum) who STILL back Trump, will never abandon this orange clown that currently sits (when not out golfing) in the oval office. They are either really, really stupid.....OR.....they cannot openly admit their mistake in backing this moron.

/----/ Your lame attempts to drive a wedge between President Trump and his supporters will fail just like our attempts to divide you idiots from Hildabeast failed.

 

[Cellblock2429]

During Obama's term, that tactic by Democrats lost them over 1000 seats in all sorts of positions. I say keep it up.

True, the democrat "tactic" of pulling this country out of a frightening recession was NOT enough to overcome the lingering prejudices of an intolerant percentage of American voters.

/----/ Democrats prolonged what should have been a 6 month recession.

 

[PredFan]

(Expect this trend to be more prevalent and soon, GOPers will "credit" Trump with the sun rising in the east.)

Now that James B. Comey’s testimony to Congress has painted a picture of President Trump’s contempt for the rule of law that’s far more forceful and persuasive in its dramatic details than Republicans ever bargained for, the new and emerging GOP defense is that Trump is a political and procedural naif. He merely needs to learn the rules. This line of obfuscation requires pretending that many of the events of the past six months never happened.

But this spin from Republicans has a significance that runs deeper than merely revealing the absurd lengths to which they’ll go to protect Trump from political and legal harm. More urgently, their new line unwittingly reveals the degree to which Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our democracy have depended all along upon their tacit and willful complicity — and, perhaps worse, it leaves little doubt that this enabling will continue, with unforeseen consequences.

Paul Ryan casts Trump’s interactions with Comey as a mere matter of inexperience. “The president’s new at this,” Ryan says, adding that Trump “probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols” that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House. Others ground the argument in Trump’s business past or affection for the theatrics of disruption. “He’s used to being the CEO,” insists one House Republican. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) adds that Trump is merely being “crude, rude and a bull in a china shop.”


Opinion | The latest Republican defense of Trump is built on a massive lie

Your thread fails from the start because it assumes the lie that Trump is inept.

It's a straw man argument. Google it.

 

[Conservative65]

During Obama's term, that tactic by Democrats lost them over 1000 seats in all sorts of positions. I say keep it up.

True, the democrat "tactic" of pulling this country out of a frightening recession was NOT enough to overcome the lingering prejudices of an intolerant percentage of American voters.

Exactly. We were intolerant of idiots like you claiming you did something you didn't do. If you want to keep losing, keep it up. If you can't figure out what you're doing is causing you to lose, you deserve to lose.

 

[BluesLegend]

Liberal pea brains think we care what they think... Fake posts, fake news, they have nothing else.

 

[Cellblock2429]

“The president’s new at this,” Ryan says, adding that Trump “probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols” that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House.

Lame excuse. Trump was planning to run for POTUS since at least 2014. That was enough time to get "steeped" not only in "'long-running protocols' that under our system establish law enforcement’s independence from the White House," but also the details of tons of other things. And did he? Hell, no, he didn't! The clown didn't even have the presence of mind to realize that healthcare is complicated....not the details of that complexity, but merely that it is complicated....I wonder if someone's checked the janitor's closets in Trump's building to see if his brain is sitting in one of them behind a bottle of brass polish or something.

/----/ Auto insurance isn't complicated, nor is home owners or life insurance. The only reason health insurance is complicated is because greedy power hungry politicians made it that way. You see dimwit, I'm old enough to remember when health insurance was simple, inexpensive and offered complete coverage without co-pays.

/----/ When nat4900 can't refute my posts she just rates them funny. Sad really.

 

[Conservative65]

During Obama's term, that tactic by Democrats lost them over 1000 seats in all sorts of positions. I say keep it up.

True, the democrat "tactic" of pulling this country out of a frightening recession was NOT enough to overcome the lingering prejudices of an intolerant percentage of American voters.

/----/ Democrats prolonged what should have been a 6 month recession.

To people like nat, the automatic answer is to blame prejudice, racism, and all sorts of others things that are nothing more than excuses.

If Obama was as good as they claim, what they deem obstruction shouldn't have been a problem for someone so great.

 

[nat4900]

Your thread fails from the start because it assumes the lie that Trump is inept.

It's a straw man argument. Google it.

Well, then, why don't YOU "google it" and show the rest of us WHY Trump is not inept......Go on.......try to find some legitimate source of Trump's enviable aptitude and competency.