This election is one huge clown show.
Can the Trumpster fire come back from this?
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"Grab her by the *****" is a funny line tho. I'm all for consensual ***** grabbing.
I think most men have talked about women in a less than respectful manner, particularly when we were maybe 14 - married. This dude was almost in his 60s, talked about being a homewrecker, talked about potential sexual assault, and then mentioned his poor wife to another woman not thirty seconds later (i.e., we are to assume that this was all going on without any regard to his wife).
In general though, I still don't think these comments are his worst by any means. They were probably the most graphic though.
I dunno I feel like some people are going to find Trump's comments 'refreshingly honest' irregardless of the content.
I for one am just so sick and tired of politicians who hide behind 'words' and we never really know what they mean when they say what they say. It just frustrates me.
Again, I don't have a horse in this race, just pointing out what I see.
The whole thing is the assault angle where he is talking about forcing himself onto women who don't even want it because he is famous and bragging about it.
Yeah you might around your boys and brag about nailing some girl and not talk about her in the most respectful manner, but you aren't talking about what sounds like sexual assault.
True. That part about ***** was too graphic.
Yeah and it makes me wonder what a Trump female supporter makes of this revelation? Are they still going to vote for him?
It's not about being graphic though. It's about it sounding like assault vs sounding consensual.
If moral values where a basis for your vote I dont think you would be supporting Trump up to this point.
Well but was it an actual assault though? If there was, we would have heard about it and Trump would be as good as gone.
Game Over.
From the way he describes it that is what it sounds like. The pressure of his wealth and fame might intimidate the women from reporting rape or molestation, which is kind of what he is bragging about.
In this world it's also a funny line to get a laugh from some dudes.
I agree with your assessment for sure. I think pretty much everyone in the world wants our politicians to be straight with us, take responsibility, and show character in general. The problem with Trump is that he's the worst of them all, and just because his words aren't polished and actually quite shocking, many take this for honesty.
In actuality, he'll say whatever he wants to get whatever he wants. His dishonesty in this election is documented by fact checkers to be the highest of any politician ever, to the best of my knowledge, and yet, "He says it like it is," "He's a straight shooter," and "He'll speak his mind, and not worry about the consequences." His mindless comments are so easily assumed to be those of someone who is simply speaking the truth, but in actuality, the unpolished nature of his words have never had any bearing on their truthfulness. I think you get that, but many of his supporters haven't, that's for sure.
I don't think so. This is going to bury him with women, though it wasn't like he was doing all that good to begin with there.
It's not a bad one. Trump's mouth is the gift that keeps on giving.
Trump has been a public figure for DECADES. We already knew he was a sleazy piece of ****. A bunch of fraternity-style "jokes" change nothing. Those who endorsed him as an acceptable representative of the United States to the rest of the world know no shame. Yet, fearing for their own political careers, they are now in full damage control mode. **** them. Reap what you sow, assholes. I hope the backlash over this non-story (given what we know about the man) is momentous. If only for the entertainment value.
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Not really:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/188...t-about-his-billy-bush-comments-is-a-low-blow
"Finally: "If anyone was offended"? A 7-year-old could explain to you why starting an apology with "If you're offended..." isn't really an apology. Instead, it's an accusation: You shouldn't be offended, but I'm sorry that you've allowed yourself to be in this scenario. I don't want your blame and I didn't want to offend you, so I'm not really sorry for anything I've done — just your reaction to it."