Posted on 10/20/2017 12:40:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON -- One person who obviously didn’t know “what he was signing up for” is President Trump. Others include Trump voters who believed they were electing a decent human being to be commander in chief.
What Trump reportedly said to the grief-stricken widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, who gave his life for his country, is not some kind of minor miscue or media-fueled distraction. It speaks to the core issue of Trump’s character and demonstrates, as clearly as any incident to date, his unfitness for the office he holds — and dishonors.
Trump is a weak, narcissistic man in a job that requires strength and empathy. I’m not sure that empathy is a concept he even understands. He acts as if he believes that feeling someone else’s pain is strictly for losers, not winners.
None of this is a surprise. We learned a lot about Trump during the campaign when he attacked the Khan family, who lost a son in Iraq, for having the temerity to attack him politically. We have a president who believes that making the ultimate sacrifice for the nation is less important than supporting or opposing Trump.
Sadly, that’s typical Trump. He makes a grand promise, which allows him to feel big and generous — which is the whole point. Even in interactions with Gold Star families, it’s all about him. Later, having played the role of Trump the Munificent, he forgets about it and goes in search of the next opportunity to shore up his fragile ego.
No one should expect him to grow in office. He’s 71. At that age, either you have compassion, self-knowledge and a conscience, or you don’t.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Good call.
I’m sick of seeing these liberals getting their columns posted on FR.
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Then why are you here? FR has always been a place where conservatives can garner intel about our enemies. What they think and what they say.
We post these columns to keep ourselves informed and aware of their evil intentions.
In the D(allas)MN, they listed a day or so ago all the reasons that Trump’s new selection of Kathleen Hartnett to head the national Council on Environmental Quality.
Every thing they listed as a problem was a really good reason to select her, starting with their infantile (and technically incorrect) charge she is a “climate denier.” She doesn’t deny that climate exists. Nor that it is changing. But she properly notes (I assume) there has yet to be a scientific link between climate and weather nor that humans are causing t=changes in climate.
Trump just keeps Winning! MAGA!
From this EEO hire ... er journalist, “... when he (Trump) attacked the Khan family” ...
When can we see the video(s) of Trump attacking the Khan family?
Oh wait ... there is no video because there was no attack...
FR shouldn’t be mostly liberal commentators. Liberals aren’t the majority.
Kelly Hits Back Against Politicization of Gold Star Family
https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/videos/938955709603715/?sk=h_chr
EXACTLY!!
He just keeps jamming the policy changes down their throat, and they complain about Tweets. WINNING!!
Eugene Robinson doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I’ve lost many fellow Marines overseas and faced four families whose sons I failed to bring home to them. Just like Sergeant Johnson, they all knew exactly what they were signing up for - that’s what makes their bravery and sacrifice so special. They didn’t have to be there, but they knew the cost and did it anyway. May God bless them and their families. Semper Fidelis...
My reply is that it is mostly narcissistic individuals that are claiming that Trump is a narcissist. jut take a look at theses individuals and you want to puke at how self serving they are when ever they get a chance to speak. all that they are doing is taking a term that is used as psychology diagnosis as a attack to end all discussion.
Robison has a hard time breathing. Its obvious he smokes his brains out so maybe he will join McCain.
Child level mentality alert...
Ever hear him talk? Sounds like he has a mouth full of marbles. Better suited to the fry station at a fast food joint.
Aren’t liberals just so cute when they try to talk like grown ups?
Ain’t Affirmative Action wonderful?
Their hatred has no bounds. They will fabricate stories just to write hate filled columns.
I do see your POV. I do. I understand and even get upset myself here at FR on the liberalness of what is posted. I wish there was more conservativism in what the MSM does. I wish they didn't have an active agenda against normal Americans.
The point is you can count on anything San Jose to be violently anti Trump.
We could play little game....how about we insert Hillary’s name in there in place of Trump or even Obama and see how that reads.....
Bunch of upper class lemmings and their wannabee imitators - who never faced anything worse than an uncomfortable meal at their Great Aunt's country home...
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