Donald trump - - Me Me Me Me Me - - and he's not testing his singing voice...
Sep 18, 2019 19:13:07 #
THE POINT
- CNNPolitics
with Chris Cillizza
The very dark t***h about Donald Trump revealed in his Cokie Roberts comments
Usually when someone dies, you follow the rule your mom taught you: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
President Donald Trump doesn't follow that rule. Asked about the passing of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts on Tuesday, here's what Trump said (in part):
"I never met her. She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional, and I respect professionals."
The first words out of his mouth when asked about someone's death was a) never met her and b) "she never treated me nicely." Me, Me, Me, Me, Me Me.
While all politicians -- and all people -- tend to see things through a how-does-this-impact-me lens, most of us understand that turning everything, especially someone else's death, into a conversation about ourselves is hugely selfish and narcissistic. It also reeks of a lack of empathy, an inability to step outside yourself and into another person's shoes for even a minute.
That Trump's first instinct when asked about the death of a prominent journalist would be to make it about himself and then use it as a piece of ammo in his long-running fight with the news media is, even for this president, a remarkable thing. And by remarkable, I mean revealing. Revealing in that it makes clear -- and, if you have been paying attention to the presidency it might well already be crystal clear to you -- that Trump is simply unconcerned about anyone who isn't him. He doesn't view the presidency as a position of moral leadership. He just does and says what he wants, when he wants.
That rejection of moral leadership -- of taking the high road, of understanding that you don't need to say everything you think -- is what makes Trump truly radical vis a vis the other men who have held the office of president. They tried -- and sometimes failed, but always tried -- to do what they believed to be the right thing, even if it wasn't what they wanted to do. Trump makes no attempt to do so. None.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/politics/donald-trump-cokie-roberts/index.html
- CNNPolitics
with Chris Cillizza
The very dark t***h about Donald Trump revealed in his Cokie Roberts comments
Usually when someone dies, you follow the rule your mom taught you: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
President Donald Trump doesn't follow that rule. Asked about the passing of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts on Tuesday, here's what Trump said (in part):
"I never met her. She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional, and I respect professionals."
The first words out of his mouth when asked about someone's death was a) never met her and b) "she never treated me nicely." Me, Me, Me, Me, Me Me.
While all politicians -- and all people -- tend to see things through a how-does-this-impact-me lens, most of us understand that turning everything, especially someone else's death, into a conversation about ourselves is hugely selfish and narcissistic. It also reeks of a lack of empathy, an inability to step outside yourself and into another person's shoes for even a minute.
That Trump's first instinct when asked about the death of a prominent journalist would be to make it about himself and then use it as a piece of ammo in his long-running fight with the news media is, even for this president, a remarkable thing. And by remarkable, I mean revealing. Revealing in that it makes clear -- and, if you have been paying attention to the presidency it might well already be crystal clear to you -- that Trump is simply unconcerned about anyone who isn't him. He doesn't view the presidency as a position of moral leadership. He just does and says what he wants, when he wants.
That rejection of moral leadership -- of taking the high road, of understanding that you don't need to say everything you think -- is what makes Trump truly radical vis a vis the other men who have held the office of president. They tried -- and sometimes failed, but always tried -- to do what they believed to be the right thing, even if it wasn't what they wanted to do. Trump makes no attempt to do so. None.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/politics/donald-trump-cokie-roberts/index.html
Sep 18, 2019 19:34:50 #
tNotMyPrez wrote:
Those splinters under your fingernails are from the bottom of the barrel. Chris Cilliza??? CNN??? GMAFB. b THE POINT /b br - CNNPolitics br i with Chris... (show quote)
Sep 18, 2019 19:36:52 #
tNotMyPrez wrote:
b THE POINT /b br - CNNPolitics br i with Chris... (show quote)
No matter what he said you would find a way to criticize it so your post is of no consequence.
Sep 18, 2019 21:00:34 #
Blade_Runner wrote:
Those splinters under your fingernails are from the bottom of the barrel. Chris Cilliza??? CNN??? GMAFB.
Liberty Tree wrote:
No matter what he said you would find a way to criticize it so your post is of no consequence.
It's C.R.A.Z.Y. - - the more he acts out in his very d********g ways, the more demented he behaves, the more his detractors take notice and criticize, but the more his supporters try to find ways to justify his actions.
Unfortunately that makes you just as awful as he is.
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