Posted on 08/10/2015 3:05:17 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
Some historical examples of US presidents behaving in an un-presidential or undignified manner while in office include, but are not limited to, war hero Andrew Jackson teaching his parrot to swear and James Monroe chasing his secretary of state out of the Oval office with fireplace tongs.
The race between President John Quincy Adams and Mr. Jackson in 1828 was one of the ugliest ever, with partisan newspaper headlines making accusations against the candidates, ranging from murder and adultery to pimping.
In more recent history, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, stands out, according to a contemporary who explained "the Johnson treatment."
"It was an incredible blend of badgering, cajolery, reminders of past favors, promises of future favors, predictions of gloom if something doesn't happen. When that man started to work on you, all of a sudden, you just felt that you were standing under a waterfall and the stuff was pouring on you."
But others in government had differing views on the 36th president.
"He hasn't got the depth of mind nor the breadth of vision to carry great responsibility ... Johnson is superficial and opportunistic," said former President Dwight Eisenhower.
Former US Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy once said of Johnson, "He tells so many lies that he convinces himself after a while he's telling the truth. He just doesn't recognize truth or falsehood."
Johnson is also attributed with stunningly off-color quotes and, on those grounds, some may consider Trump to be a bit more presidential in a very traditional sense than his opponents.
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Amazing how people keep underestimating Trump. Every day it’s either he is finished or he will fizz out. Trump has come right out and said he is not going anywhere he is in to win.
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>> “Don’t bet on it. Trump is a master controller of the news cycle.
This is not happening randomly...Trump is controlling it.” <<
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Nah! - More likely Soros is feeding it, hoping to totally destroy The GOP and FR in one fell swoop.
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:-). Curious, isn’t It?
He won't take direction from Soros.
Trump cannot win, no matter what.
His negatives are the largest of all candidates, in fact may be larger than the total of all the other candidates.
All he can do is assure that Hitlery has a chance.
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And you were always such a good guy.
Damn shame.
You are using old numbers. Trump’s favorable ratings are now way above any other candidate.
Soros is a Jew too.
It means nothing. Most of our problem comes from Democrat Jews. Trump’s daughter is a liberal’s liberal.
If Trump were really pro-Israel he would be demanding the defeat of Kerry’s cave-in.
Crickets!
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So if your position is nobody’s numbers can change then Trump has already won.
Trump’s in-party unfavorables are almost double his favorables.
That’s the way I look at it. Trump is taking fire and flack and Cruz is drafting along in his wake.
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>> “So if your position is nobodys numbers can change then Trump has already won.” <<
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That kind of post is called a Strawman, and a Nonsequitur.
Trump literally cannot win anything, and nobody is more aware of that fact than Trump himself.
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You’re looking at old numbers. I won’t be able to get at them until in the morning. Please remind me...it’s been a long and busy day.
I don’t think anybody can safely say that any candidate has a lock on the nomination at this point in time.
By November, half the field, or more, will have been willowed out.
My hope is that the ticket will be Trump/Cruz.
They will bring down the machine.
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>> “I know that every arrow that they fire at Trump is an arrow that they would be firing at Cruz if Trump were not around.” <<
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The attack on Cruz has been continuous and intense since he began his run for the senate, and makes the flirting they do with Trump look like a 12 y-o boy chasing his crush.
And Cruz has deftly deflected and refuted all of it.
That is why Koch is with him to the end.
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Like it or not...but Trump has this election tied down.
Trump vs Hillary?
Hillary dies and Trump wins!
You have no clue what Trump thinks.
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