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I have no idea who the president is, but it’s definitely not Donald Trump
UMass Daily Collegian ^ | 1/24/18 | Allen

Posted on 01/24/2018 6:36:25 AM PST by pabianice

A few months ago, “The Daily Show” had a recurring segment asking, “Who is the real president?” Their roundup included influential conservatives in and out of the White House. Since President Donald Trump has proven time and time again that he is easily played – it is clear from his conduct and his statements that Trump does not know what he’s doing as president – anyone from Satan to Vladimir Putin could be featured on the list. Given his ignorance, a president who has little-to-no understanding of how government works must be influenced by a more knowledgeable party, if for no other purpose than to simply fill in the gaps in his awareness...

In the end, it doesn’t really matter who holds the official title of president, especially not in the wake of a government shutdown for which both parties are openly blaming each other – in particular, a political climate where senators and the president insult each other on Twitter. It doesn’t matter who’s calling the shots in the Oval Office when outside, citizens can turn the tide for good. The 2018 election isn’t far away and right now, with Republicans controlling the legislative branch during a tumultuous and disappointing time for their constituents, more people than ever might be motivated to vote and change the make-up of the House of Representatives and Senate. In November, and in all upcoming special elections, every vote counts.

Sophie Allen is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at siallen@umass.edu.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycollegian.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Society
KEYWORDS: buildthefence; daca; dreamact; dreamers; massachusetts; media; mediawingofthednc; msm; partisanmediashills; snowflake; snowflakes; sophieallen; trump; uofmassachusetts
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To: pabianice

“Easily played”? LOL.

That’s this (alleged) woman’s middle name, it seems.


41 posted on 01/24/2018 7:20:12 AM PST by MortMan (We are living in interesting times.)
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To: pabianice

Children should be seen and not read.

And not seen.


42 posted on 01/24/2018 7:20:53 AM PST by freedumb2003 (obozo took 8 years to try to destroy us. Trump took 1 to rebuild us. MAGA!!)
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To: pabianice

Really? Crap from a college newspaper?

Waste of time and bandwidth.


43 posted on 01/24/2018 7:22:08 AM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: pabianice

44 posted on 01/24/2018 7:22:09 AM PST by PROCON (Happy Trump Year!)
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To: dsc

Opinions are like a-holes, everybody’s got one.


45 posted on 01/24/2018 7:24:25 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: tomkat

“The funniest (aka pathetic) thing about many of the absolutely clueless is their unwavering inability to recognize their deficiencies, coupled with an ego-driven compulsion to prove it to everyone else.”

The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club is that you don’t know you’re in Dunning-Kruger Club.


46 posted on 01/24/2018 7:36:42 AM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: dsc
 :-) at least she has that part down
47 posted on 01/24/2018 7:41:56 AM PST by tomkat
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To: pabianice

The arrogance of idiocy.


48 posted on 01/24/2018 7:57:55 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: pabianice

Well at least we knew who was president for the last 8 years, Valerie.


49 posted on 01/24/2018 8:00:38 AM PST by redangus (actually hit her?)
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To: pabianice

Sophie sent her vagina costume to the cleaners and it wasn’t back in time to wear it to the big parade last week. She’ll get over it.


50 posted on 01/24/2018 8:06:23 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (2017 - The year the liberals' "sexual revolution" strikes back!)
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To: pabianice

i.d.i.o.t.


51 posted on 01/24/2018 8:12:03 AM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the SEALs of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The United States of America.)
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To: pabianice

The “what show?”


52 posted on 01/24/2018 8:13:17 AM PST by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: pabianice
816_C628_C-6290-43_BF-_A91_A-4_A46395_ECF6_D

She's a beauty
She's one in a million girls
She's a beauty
Why would I lie?
Why would I lie

53 posted on 01/24/2018 8:18:36 AM PST by wardaddy (As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
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To: pabianice

Here we go again!!! Wasn’t it Cheney who ran the White House for our last (R) “moron” elected, and Rumsfeld for the one before him???

To all Dems/socialists/communists/liberals -— redundant beyond belief:

R = ignorant, uncultured, uncouth, un-everything-positive


54 posted on 01/24/2018 8:47:33 AM PST by LTC.Ret
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To: pabianice

Sophie Allen is an idiot


55 posted on 01/24/2018 8:49:12 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: dead

I always try to check the source of such articles. In this case it took no deep analysis. The “Daily Show” equals Steven Colbert equals a tiny audience of basement dwellers equals fake news addicts.


56 posted on 01/24/2018 8:57:53 AM PST by hdstmf
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To: pabianice

The correct answer is that Trump has surrounded himself with extremely competent people. The Presidency does not require a life in politics but great management skills. He has them. Winning.


57 posted on 01/24/2018 9:12:58 AM PST by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbot)
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To: pabianice

A classic example of Trump politics. He drops a little turd over there and as the liberals rush over and bend down to sniff at it, he whacks them over the head with their own playbook (Rules for Radicals). I look forward to 7 more years of watching this.


58 posted on 01/24/2018 9:27:16 AM PST by Hootowl
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To: pabianice

You go ahead and believe that if you’d like, Skippy.

Donald J. Trump is running rings around these jokers. They’ve been all comfy in their cozy little club for several decades, while Trump has been competing in the most vicious real estate market on Earth and been wildly successful. Calling him a fool, etc. is really saying that about the guy in the mirror every week or two when you have to shave that tiny bit of wispy stubble out from under your nose.


59 posted on 01/24/2018 9:31:57 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: tomkat; pabianice

“The funniest (aka pathetic) thing about many of the absolutely clueless is their unwavering inability to recognize their deficiencies, coupled with an ego-driven compulsion to prove it to everyone else.”


That’s the Dunning-Kruger effect, in action - Dumb-asses are too stupid to realize that they are, in fact, stupid. In fact, they miss it to such a degree that they think that they are smarter than most others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect


60 posted on 01/24/2018 9:42:59 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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