Posted on 11/20/2015 6:54:26 PM PST by dennisw
In an interview at his office — interrupted repeatedly by Mr. Trump’s picking up his Samsung Galaxy cellphone, loading new tweets with his index finger and marveling at his nonstop mentions (“Watch this!†he implored) — the candidate compared his Twitter feed to a newspaper with a single, glorious voice: his own.
“The Ernest Hemingway of a hundred and forty characters,†he said, quoting a fan.
In the past, Mr. Trump said, when dealing with a dishonest rival “there was nothing you can do other than sue.â€
“Which I’ve done,†he added. “But it’s a long process.â€
Now, he simply tweets. Caustically, colorfully and repeatedly.
Suddenly, he said of his foes, “I have more power than they do.â€
“I can let people know that they were a fraud,†he continued. “I can let people know that they have no talent, that they didn’t know what they’re doing. You have a voice.â€
On Twitter, Mr. Trump has assembled an online SWAT team of devoted (some say rabid) supporters who spring into action with stunning speed. In a pattern that has played out over and over, he makes a provocative remark, like one about Mrs. Fiorina’s face — “Would anybody vote for that?’’ — and hundreds of thousands of strangers defend him, spread his message and engage in emotional debates with his critics, all the while ensuring he remains the subject of a constant conversation.
When Mr. Trump wanted to defend his failure to correct a white voter who declared that Barack Obama is a Muslim, he tapped out a message on Sept. 19.
It was quickly retweeted by 7,000 people, and over roughly six hours it provoked more than 1,000 discussions that mentioned him. Forty percent of those were pro-Trump in sentiment, according to Edelman Berland.
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Has Donald Trump ever used a computer much? My guess is his subordinates do all that and report back to him. But here he is on his Samsung Galaxy banging out tweets like there no tomorrow. This is his internet addiction. In a good way.
>> Mr. Trump has assembled an online SWAT team of devoted (some say rabid) supporters who spring into action with stunning speed.
It seems most of ‘em learn the ropes of being rabid right here at Free Republic. :-)
Pssst... NY Times: Obama is a Muslim.
How come Democrat supporters are NEVER described as “rabid”, even while plotting to declare the Bill of Rights null and void, bowdlerize the rest of the Constitution, give aid and comfort to those who would murder us, and look forward to the creation of a Communist police state out of what’s left of the USA! Strange, isn’t it? /s;)
The NY Times is completely clueless. Heartland America is passed at Washington and the corrupt Obola regime.
null and void ping
Are u saying Trump hired Freepers to handle his Twitter posts?
Mr. Trump, 69, is an improbable virtuoso of the tweet. He has no computer in his office (a staff member brings in a laptop to show him videos) and asks aides to print his emails for consumption the old-fashioned way. But around 2011, his staff turned him on to the possibilities of@realdonaldtrump, a sleepy account started in 2009 that largely quoted from Mr. Trumpâ„¢s books.
He quickly adapted to Twitter™s stock in trade: endless feuds, ego stroking and casual cruelty. He usually dictates messages to his assistant during the day and types them himself at home or on the golf course, from which he has sent more than 100, according to geographic data embedded in his tweets. The most frequently used words in his tweets: great (more than 700 times), winner or winners (43), and loser or losers (34). In all, he has sent more than 28,000 tweets †the rough equivalent of 12 a day.
Mr. Trump has called Arianna Huffington, the liberal website publisher, unattractive both inside and outÂ; described Bette Midler as extremely unattractiveÂ; and declared that President Obama had guaranteed you wonâ„¢t see another black president for generations.Â
Is there anything incorrect about what the Donald said? No.
Trump the Misogynist, LOL.
No, just making a funny.
I’ve come to love Twitter. It forces me to think clearly and focus on my message.
If I can’t say it under the limit, its best not said at all.
Greatest communication tool since Guttenberg invented the printing press in the 15th Century.
So what does 25% of 33% of the electorate equal?
Especially Trump’s tweet that Obama’s behavior has made sure that there will not be not another black president for generations.
(also a sideways dig at Ben Carson)
Trump is your computer-phobic old geezer except when it comes to twitter plus Trump is smart enough to know that a guy in his position should not leave a trail of emails subject to discovery via lawsuits and more. Its only asking for trouble.
More room for the Bald Eagle on his desk. LOL
If not, send ‘em over...we’ll learn them.
The Ernest Hemingway of six words was... Ernest Hemingway.
Asked to write a story in six words, Hemingway wrote a real tearjerker:
For Sale: Baby Shoes. Never Worn.
Bing, Bing, Bing! Go Trump!
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