Putin praises Donald Trump as 'bright and talented'

[Publicus]

I think this Putin guy is hedging his bets by being nice to Trump just in case he get elected to

be the next president knowing that Trump is no Obama, and that if get elected, there will be

no more Mr nice guy here....

Trump actually spoke nice about Putin.....Recall the others spoke about shooting down Russian Airplanes.

Trump told he'll speak with Putin and he sure they'll get along very well. Putin is just doing the same. And always Putin could do very well with real man, like Schroeder. Only with these slippery politicians he has a problem.

Right after Gerhard Schroeder was defeated by Angela Merkel way back when he went to work for Putin in Russia as a vp at Gazprom. Then Putin set up Schroeder as head of his own energy company in Russia. Merkel beat Schroeder because she has more balls than either of 'em.

Schroeder and Edward Snowden are probably great pals by now. Department of Homeland Security has stated many times Snowden has severely harmed US intelligence gathering in many ways, to include against ISIS, Russia, the CCP Dictators in Beijing, the Nuclear Ayatollahs in Tehran.

Trump is such a focking idiot the Chekist dictator Vlad the Terrible Putin could talk POTUS Donald Trump into appointing Edward Snowden as director of CIA. If Trump loses Vlad could get him to build some golf courses in Siberia. Throw in Ukraine and Syria. Erect a Putin Phallus Tower inside the Kremlin that can't be seen from outside of it.

Some rightwingnut said Trump the "statesman"

Putin, Schroeder, Snowden, Trump and Trolls.

[Publicus]

I think this Putin guy is hedging his bets by being nice to Trump just in case he get elected to

be the next president knowing that Trump is no Obama, and that if get elected, there will be

no more Mr nice guy here....

Trump actually spoke nice about Putin.....Recall the others spoke about shooting down Russian Airplanes.

Trump told he'll speak with Putin and he sure they'll get along very well. Putin is just doing the same. And always Putin could do very well with real man, like Schroeder. Only with these slippery politicians he has a problem.

Right after Gerhard Schroeder was defeated by Angela Merkel way back when he went to work for Putin in Russia as a vp at Gazprom. Then Putin set up Schroeder as head of his own energy company in Russia. Merkel beat Schroeder because she has more balls than either of 'em.

Schroeder and Edward Snowden are probably great pals by now. Department of Homeland Security has stated many times Snowden has severely harmed US intelligence gathering in many ways, to include against ISIS, Russia, the CCP Dictators in Beijing, the Nuclear Ayatollahs in Tehran.

Trump is such a focking idiot the Chekist dictator Vlad the Terrible Putin could talk POTUS Donald Trump into appointing Edward Snowden as director of CIA. If Trump loses Vlad could get him to build some golf courses in Siberia. Throw in Ukraine and Syria. Erect a Putin Phallus Tower inside the Kremlin that can't be seen from outside of it.

Some rightwingnut said Trump the "statesman"

Putin, Schroeder, Snowden, Trump and Trolls.

According to your expert opinion, Trump is such a focking idiot that he continues to lead in polls, is it because American people are too stupid, or perhaps your expertise are?

Putin according to you is yet another focking idiot, is that the reason why his country is NOT in trillion dollar debt?Mind you with taxes set at 1/3 of what Americans pay. an American dream of 15%

China is also a bunch of focking idiots in your expert opinion, this must the reason for double digits economic growth,

Possibly a blind man will struggle to understand that current president has managed to fock up US for decades to come with his ME policy and pretty much all other policies.

It takes a real genius to totally destroy ME, make the most ridiculous deal with Iran and destroy relations with Russia, all within a space of 7 years.

I do not think even the biggest focking idiot even in your terms could do worse

According to your expert opinion, Trump is such a focking idiot that he continues to lead in polls, is it because American people are too stupid, or perhaps your expertise are?

More of misspeak that ignores facts and realities.

Trump in leading in every reliable and reputable poll, yes.

Trump is way ahead among Republican voters and Republican leaning Independent voters, self-identified.

Here is what Americans across the political spectrum say......

Sixty percent of Americans don’t think Donald Trump is qualified to be president

Sixty percent of Americans don't consider Donald Trump to be qualified to be president, according to new polling from the Washington Post and ABC News. Of registered voters, 56 percent hold that position, including over a third of Republicans.

That's a pretty remarkable figure. There's certainly an element of partisanship at play -- more than three-quarters of Democrats think he's unqualified -- but over 60 percent of independents think Trump is not qualified, compared to 37 percent who think he is.

https://www.washingt...o-be-president/

With Republican candidates for POTUS in 2008 and in 2012 getting 25% of Hispanic voters, 22% of Asian-American voters, 8% of black voters, they have lost. McCain and Romney lost in record numbers.

Republicans usually get between 35% to 40% of Independent voters while losing. This time around 33% of Republican voters say they can't vote for Trump.

The general election will be a wipeout for Trump and for the Republican party.

In the general election in the USA, it does not matter what I say about Putin or Russia, the CCP Dictators in Beijing, Daesh or anything else. Trump gets blown out in the general election no matter. That is provided he gets the Republican party doomed nomination for the office of POTUS.

Go Donald Go !!!

Because after the coming election, all these focking matters will be clarified, decided, settled, once and for focking all and for focking good.

[Srikcir]

Trump is the only one with balls to speak the truth whithout being worried if he was politically correct.

Putin is the same .

As for Obama lovers, there is a good reason why his popularity at 40% and Trump keeps on rising .

About time US had a president who put American people first and everything else second

Time as POTUS -

Obama: 7 years

Trump : 0 years

Looks like the American people decide who is president and Trump wasn't even close.

[arjunadawn]

Pollyana. Nothing even remarkably interesting about this. People tend to like people who tend to like (respect) them. However, it does indicate exactly what Trump suggests- he would at least be able to work with Putin. If the NeoCons were not so busy promoting a return to the good ole days of cold war bipolar conflict they'd see, as a fool could see, an opportunity to coexist with Russia on a number of mutual issues. Indeed, if Obama is so bent on knocking the US down many rungs on the leadership ladder what is his protest in Putin filling the space of his ineptitude?

[up-country_sinclair]

Not surprising to see so much naivete and unabashed ignorance on this thread from the Trump fanboys.

Of course Putin is going to talk up Trump. He would like nothing more than to have Trump in the White House.

[h90]

Trump: A dangerous unstable CLOWN.

Why? Because he wants America to be for Americans ? Or because he wants Americans to have jobs instead of illegal immigrants? Or because he does not want people who are happy to see dead Americans?

A clown who can make billions is by far better than a politician under someone's thumb

Who is going to do all your shit jobs and agriculture at $4/HR.The mighty US of A would grind to a halt without your working poor and illegals.How much does the clown really have,it's all just paper bought with other fools money.All piss and wind,you deserve what you get.Remember that other clown that sent the country broke.He was a Reb too wasn't he.America for Americans,yeah,as long as you all stay behind that fence and don't come out and annoy the rest of us.America.the gated country.

I don't know the exact situation in USA, but from a comparable in my country:

We have a lot unemployed who get pretty good money from government every month...I think similar in USA

There aren't much jobs and they don't want to work as anyhow they get enough.

If you remove the illegal immigrants (no one speak about the legal one) there would be some free jobs, if you on the other hand reduce the money you give for the unemployed they'll take these jobs.

Maybe the rate has to go up as well. The country would save lots of money.

Or you screen the immigrants and make the legal immigrants who pay their taxes.

[Publicus]

Pollyana. Nothing even remarkably interesting about this. People tend to like people who tend to like (respect) them. However, it does indicate exactly what Trump suggests- he would at least be able to work with Putin. If the NeoCons were not so busy promoting a return to the good ole days of cold war bipolar conflict they'd see, as a fool could see, an opportunity to coexist with Russia on a number of mutual issues. Indeed, if Obama is so bent on knocking the US down many rungs on the leadership ladder what is his protest in Putin filling the space of his ineptitude?

what Trump suggests- he would at least be able to work with Putin

Nobody works with Putin.

People only work for Putin.

Obama does not, Merkel does not, Erdogan does not....etc etc. Assad does. Schroeder does. Snowden does.

Trump would cheerfully work for the Chekist Putin and not even know it, which is exactly why Putin considers Trump "bright." Trump is just another Putin fanboy.

Hell, even Hitler never called his subaltern Mussolini "bright."

Now Turkey and Israel are reestablishing formal diplomatic relations which kicks more sand in Putin's face. Iran and Syria too. When Putin gets shat on by Turkey you know he's a loser.

[spidermike007]

Putin respects Trump because he realizes that Trump is the only hardfisted negotiator in the bunch that is a true statesman. The rest of the Republicans want to bomb, bomb, bomb and then invite the tens of millions that they've bombed into the US as a sign of their magnanimity.

Trump is the only true negotiator in the group. He negotiated his way out of $4.7 billion worth of debt, with his four bankruptcies. I guess that takes some talent.

A true statesman. That is a hard one to swallow. The definition of a statesman is a man who is well versed in foreign affairs, able to negotiate a fair and balanced settlement, and able to command the respect of his or her counterparts. I do not think Trump possesses any of those qualities.

He does not have a fair bone in his body.

He would not command any respect on the world stage. He would be regarded as a circus goon.

His command of foreign affairs is building a wall, and a golf course in Ireland. It ends there. Most 9th graders know more about the world, and foreign affairs than he does.

His belligerence would prevent him from negotiating with his peers on a political stage.

[konying]

Putin respects Trump because he realizes that Trump is the only hardfisted negotiator in the bunch that is a true statesman. The rest of the Republicans want to bomb, bomb, bomb and then invite the tens of millions that they've bombed into the US as a sign of their magnanimity.

Trump is the only true negotiator in the group. He negotiated his way out of $4.7 billion worth of debt, with his four bankruptcies. I guess that takes some talent.

A true statesman. That is a hard one to swallow. The definition of a statesman is a man who is well versed in foreign affairs, able to negotiate a fair and balanced settlement, and able to command the respect of his or her counterparts. I do not think Trump possesses any of those qualities.

He does not have a fair bone in his body.

He would not command any respect on the world stage. He would be regarded as a circus goon.

His command of foreign affairs is building a wall, and a golf course in Ireland. It ends there. Most 9th graders know more about the world, and foreign affairs than he does.

His belligerence would prevent him from negotiating with his peers on a political stage.

When Obama was first running, he made incredible speeches which just rolled of his tongue. Once he became the president, he can not string 3 words together without "well" "you know" "hmm" "errr"

As if puppet master let go off the strings

You can though rest easy knowing that if Trump comes to power, he will not be poking sleeping Russian bear or doing deals with Iran where US walks away with a tail between its legs

[Publicus]

Putin respects Trump because he realizes that Trump is the only hardfisted negotiator in the bunch that is a true statesman. The rest of the Republicans want to bomb, bomb, bomb and then invite the tens of millions that they've bombed into the US as a sign of their magnanimity.

Trump is the only true negotiator in the group. He negotiated his way out of $4.7 billion worth of debt, with his four bankruptcies. I guess that takes some talent.

A true statesman. That is a hard one to swallow. The definition of a statesman is a man who is well versed in foreign affairs, able to negotiate a fair and balanced settlement, and able to command the respect of his or her counterparts. I do not think Trump possesses any of those qualities.

He does not have a fair bone in his body.

He would not command any respect on the world stage. He would be regarded as a circus goon.

His command of foreign affairs is building a wall, and a golf course in Ireland. It ends there. Most 9th graders know more about the world, and foreign affairs than he does.

His belligerence would prevent him from negotiating with his peers on a political stage.

When Obama was first running, he made incredible speeches which just rolled of his tongue. Once he became the president, he can not string 3 words together without "well" "you know" "hmm" "errr"

As if puppet master let go off the strings

You can though rest easy knowing that if Trump comes to power, he will not be poking sleeping Russian bear or doing deals with Iran where US walks away with a tail between its legs

Let's talk about the "bright and talented"Trump and the Kremlin Chekist Putin.

Prez Obama is a sidetrack at this thread.

Trying to bash Prez Obama is the standard fare for the glib right whingers and the bootlicking Putin fanboyz cause they have nothing in Putin they can defend or advocate.

We've already established that Putin the chessmaster of his fawning fanboyz never played chess against anyone he couldn't put in jail. Or have shot. Or poisoned with Polonium. Or threaten with little green men.

The agreement SecState Kerry made with the Kremlin a couple of days ago means nothing because no principals in Syria are involved -- not Assad, not Daesh, not any rebel group, not Hezbollah or Iran, not any of the remnants of civil society in Syria.

Putin is hard pressed in Syria so he's trying to cozy up to the US and Nato. He's even stopped hollering and flapping his arms at Erdogan. Putin needs to sign something soon in Geneva or his VKS (air forces) fighter planes are going to start dropping out of the sky in pieces from overuse and poor maintenance.

Maybe Putin should change his focus to invading Latvia or some such place. Putin's problem back there however is that Nato is fully prepared to immediately kick his little Chekist arse right back across the border and he knows it.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Publicus

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed. The topic is about Putin and Trump. It's a good idea to mention them in the otherwise off-topic posts.

[Usernames]

Why? Because he wants America to be for Americans ? Or because he wants Americans to have jobs instead of illegal immigrants? Or because he does not want people who are happy to see dead Americans?

A clown who can make billions is by far better than a politician under someone's thumb

Who is going to do all your shit jobs and agriculture at $4/HR.The mighty US of A would grind to a halt without your working poor and illegals.How much does the clown really have,it's all just paper bought with other fools money.All piss and wind,you deserve what you get.Remember that other clown that sent the country broke.He was a Reb too wasn't he.America for Americans,yeah,as long as you all stay behind that fence and don't come out and annoy the rest of us.America.the gated country.

Okay, please explain to me how I was able to go into Kroger's and buy Australian oranges at a lower price than California oranges. Surely, this is impossible! How can Australian oranges be shipped 12,000 miles and STILL be cheaper than California oranges if there are no mexican illegals picking them in Australia? It seems to me that Trump realizes that illegal alien labor is no real benefit and, in fact, an economic and cultural burden. He can see the real economic balance at work. And I'd bet he can bring the same skills to negotiating with Putin and China, too.

Edited December 19, 2015 by Usernames

[spidermike007]

Putin respects Trump because he realizes that Trump is the only hardfisted negotiator in the bunch that is a true statesman. The rest of the Republicans want to bomb, bomb, bomb and then invite the tens of millions that they've bombed into the US as a sign of their magnanimity.

Trump is the only true negotiator in the group. He negotiated his way out of $4.7 billion worth of debt, with his four bankruptcies. I guess that takes some talent.

A true statesman. That is a hard one to swallow. The definition of a statesman is a man who is well versed in foreign affairs, able to negotiate a fair and balanced settlement, and able to command the respect of his or her counterparts. I do not think Trump possesses any of those qualities.

He does not have a fair bone in his body.

He would not command any respect on the world stage. He would be regarded as a circus goon.

His command of foreign affairs is building a wall, and a golf course in Ireland. It ends there. Most 9th graders know more about the world, and foreign affairs than he does.

His belligerence would prevent him from negotiating with his peers on a political stage.

When Obama was first running, he made incredible speeches which just rolled of his tongue. Once he became the president, he can not string 3 words together without "well" "you know" "hmm" "errr"

As if puppet master let go off the strings

You can though rest easy knowing that if Trump comes to power, he will not be poking sleeping Russian bear or doing deals with Iran where US walks away with a tail between its legs

Obama has always been an outstanding orator, as long as the speech is well rehearsed, and he is using a teleprompter. If he is improvising, or speaking off the cuff, he is poor, and has little to say, of substance. This is not a man that is good at thinking on his feet, or making remarks off the cuff. That is for sure.

One would hope that Trump would be able to find a better statesman than Kerry. He would really need it, as he has zero talent, in the diplomacy department. Zero. He is the opposite of a statesman. More like a snake oil salesman.

[spidermike007]

Putin respects Trump because he realizes that Trump is the only hardfisted negotiator in the bunch that is a true statesman. The rest of the Republicans want to bomb, bomb, bomb and then invite the tens of millions that they've bombed into the US as a sign of their magnanimity.

Trump is the only true negotiator in the group. He negotiated his way out of $4.7 billion worth of debt, with his four bankruptcies. I guess that takes some talent.

A true statesman. That is a hard one to swallow. The definition of a statesman is a man who is well versed in foreign affairs, able to negotiate a fair and balanced settlement, and able to command the respect of his or her counterparts. I do not think Trump possesses any of those qualities.

He does not have a fair bone in his body.

He would not command any respect on the world stage. He would be regarded as a circus goon.

His command of foreign affairs is building a wall, and a golf course in Ireland. It ends there. Most 9th graders know more about the world, and foreign affairs than he does.

His belligerence would prevent him from negotiating with his peers on a political stage.

When Obama was first running, he made incredible speeches which just rolled of his tongue. Once he became the president, he can not string 3 words together without "well" "you know" "hmm" "errr"

As if puppet master let go off the strings

You can though rest easy knowing that if Trump comes to power, he will not be poking sleeping Russian bear or doing deals with Iran where US walks away with a tail between its legs

Let's talk about the "bright and talented"Trump and the Kremlin Chekist Putin.

Prez Obama is a sidetrack at this thread.

Trying to bash Prez Obama is the standard fare for the glib right whingers and the bootlicking Putin fanboyz cause they have nothing in Putin they can defend or advocate.

We've already established that Putin the chessmaster of his fawning fanboyz never played chess against anyone he couldn't put in jail. Or have shot. Or poisoned with Polonium. Or threaten with little green men.

The agreement SecState Kerry made with the Kremlin a couple of days ago means nothing because no principals in Syria are involved -- not Assad, not Daesh, not any rebel group, not Hezbollah or Iran, not any of the remnants of civil society in Syria.

Putin is hard pressed in Syria so he's trying to cozy up to the US and Nato. He's even stopped hollering and flapping his arms at Erdogan. Putin needs to sign something soon in Geneva or his VKS (air forces) fighter planes are going to start dropping out of the sky in pieces from overuse and poor maintenance.

Maybe Putin should change his focus to invading Latvia or some such place. Putin's problem back there however is that Nato is fully prepared to immediately kick his little Chekist arse right back across the border and he knows it.

Accurate points indeed. Few know who Putin really is. He is worth perhaps as much as $40 billion US, as one of the most corrupt leaders in Russia's recent history. The breakup of the state oligarchies was a gold mine for him. He got a piece of each and every deal. He was a murderous henchman for Yeltsin, as head of the KGB. Just some of the juicy tidbits on this thug:

November 1998

Less than four months after Putin takes over at the KGB, opposition Duma Deputy Galina Starovoitova (pictured, right), the most prominent pro-democracy Kremlin critic in the nation, is murdered at her apartment building in St. Petersburg. Four months after that, Putin will play a key role in silencing the Russian Attorney General, Yury Skuratov, who was investigating high-level corruption in the Kremlin, by airing an illicit sex video involving Skuratov on national TV. Four months after the dust settles in the Skuratov affair, Putin will be named Prime Minister.

https://larussophobe.wordpress.com/putinmurders/

More on this animal:

http://time.com/putin-secret-agents/

And in reference to his passion for killing journalists who speak out against him:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_Russia

[spidermike007]

Trump: A dangerous unstable CLOWN.

Why? Because he wants America to be for Americans ? Or because he wants Americans to have jobs instead of illegal immigrants? Or because he does not want people who are happy to see dead Americans?

A clown who can make billions is by far better than a politician under someone's thumb

Kick-ass Americans as Trump, Texan Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc are not particularly liked and hated by the world except for a few minor nations.

By kick ass, do you mean men who have no compunction when it comes to killing over 200,000 men, women and children in Iraq, who were not involved in fighting on any level? Through an essentially made up war, that has accomplished nothing other than killing Saddam and his men, and adding perhaps two trillion dollars in hidden debt (yes, your hero got authorization from congress, right after 9/11 to conduct the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns at least partially off the books, so that debt is not included in the annual deficit) Is that what you are referring to? Or are you referring to the way Cheney went after Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame, after Wilson found Cheney's claim of yellow cake coming from Nigeria to be completed and totally false? In most nations, outing an active spy is a crime of treason punishable by death. Cheney should have been executed for that crime. Was he ever reprimanded? He let a fall guy take the blame, as he always does. Are you referring to Rumsfeld's techniques of bypassing his chain of commanders on the ground in Iraq, to achieve a fast victory, resulting in hundreds of unnecessary deaths of American soldiers, and tens of thousands of civilian Iraqi deaths?

The most striking fact about the cost of the war in Iraq has been the extent to which it has been kept "off the books" of the government's ledgers and hidden from the American people. This was done by design. A fundamental assumption of the Bush administration's approach to the war was that it was only politically sustainable if it was portrayed as near-costless to the American public and to key constituencies in Washington. In 2006 he sort of admitted what a fool he had been:

Finally, in 2006, with Iraq on the verge of all-out civil war, the President told Rumsfeld he had to go.

"It was hard for him to do that - to come to that conclusion," said Rumsfeld. "And of course I felt the same way when I had to fire somebody. I didn't like it either. He said, 'Are you OK with this?' And I said 'Absolutely.'" Is he responsible for what went wrong? "We all were responsible," says Rumsfeld. "We all agreed."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-rumsfeld-opens-up-about-mistakes-in-iraq/

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/11/us-public-defrauded-hidden-cost-iraq-war

[LomSak27]

Trump and Putin in 2016 ?

No Hilary will easily win against that ticket. Actually it's down to Cruz vs Rubio and Rubio has a lock on it.

[geriatrickid]

Trump: A dangerous unstable CLOWN.

Why? Because he wants America to be for Americans ? Or because he wants Americans to have jobs instead of illegal immigrants? Or because he does not want people who are happy to see dead Americans?

A clown who can make billions is by far better than a politician under someone's thumb

Kick-ass Americans as Trump, Texan Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc are not particularly liked and hated by the world except for a few minor nations.

I don't think most of the world knows who Trump is or even cares. Would it surprise you to know that a majority of people in the world have no idea who Putin, or Obama or Cameron or Merkel or Hollande are? It is rather difficult to hate people when you don't know they exist. In case you missed it, much of the world gets by living hardscrabble lives and trying to get enough to eat on any given day. Do you think the millions of sulm dwellers in Dhaka know of Trump? How about a few hundred million in China? The child deveining the shrimp you will eat does not know. The person working in the El Salvador sweatshop or outside of Hanoi has no idea. Walk down the street in Udon and ask 10 Thais who Trump is. I guarantee a majority will not know.

[h90]

Putin respects Trump because he realizes that Trump is the only hardfisted negotiator in the bunch that is a true statesman. The rest of the Republicans want to bomb, bomb, bomb and then invite the tens of millions that they've bombed into the US as a sign of their magnanimity.

Trump is the only true negotiator in the group. He negotiated his way out of $4.7 billion worth of debt, with his four bankruptcies. I guess that takes some talent.

A true statesman. That is a hard one to swallow. The definition of a statesman is a man who is well versed in foreign affairs, able to negotiate a fair and balanced settlement, and able to command the respect of his or her counterparts. I do not think Trump possesses any of those qualities.

He does not have a fair bone in his body.

He would not command any respect on the world stage. He would be regarded as a circus goon.

His command of foreign affairs is building a wall, and a golf course in Ireland. It ends there. Most 9th graders know more about the world, and foreign affairs than he does.

His belligerence would prevent him from negotiating with his peers on a political stage.

When Obama was first running, he made incredible speeches which just rolled of his tongue. Once he became the president, he can not string 3 words together without "well" "you know" "hmm" "errr"

As if puppet master let go off the strings

You can though rest easy knowing that if Trump comes to power, he will not be poking sleeping Russian bear or doing deals with Iran where US walks away with a tail between its legs

the man on the teleprompter let him down....

[bendejo]

Putin is hoping to make guest appearances on DT's next television show. Or maybe he has a sister to offer Trump as his next wife.

He's not dumb enough to think DT could elected, taking the p--s indeed.

[chuckd]

Putin respects Trump because he realizes that Trump is the only hardfisted negotiator in the bunch that is a true statesman. The rest of the Republicans want to bomb, bomb, bomb and then invite the tens of millions that they've bombed into the US as a sign of their magnanimity.

Trump is the only true negotiator in the group. He negotiated his way out of $4.7 billion worth of debt, with his four bankruptcies. I guess that takes some talent.

A true statesman. That is a hard one to swallow. The definition of a statesman is a man who is well versed in foreign affairs, able to negotiate a fair and balanced settlement, and able to command the respect of his or her counterparts. I do not think Trump possesses any of those qualities.

He does not have a fair bone in his body.

He would not command any respect on the world stage. He would be regarded as a circus goon.

His command of foreign affairs is building a wall, and a golf course in Ireland. It ends there. Most 9th graders know more about the world, and foreign affairs than he does.

His belligerence would prevent him from negotiating with his peers on a political stage.

When Obama was first running, he made incredible speeches which just rolled of his tongue. Once he became the president, he can not string 3 words together without "well" "you know" "hmm" "errr"

As if puppet master let go off the strings

You can though rest easy knowing that if Trump comes to power, he will not be poking sleeping Russian bear or doing deals with Iran where US walks away with a tail between its legs

Obama has always been an outstanding orator, as long as the speech is well rehearsed, and he is using a teleprompter. If he is improvising, or speaking off the cuff, he is poor, and has little to say, of substance. This is not a man that is good at thinking on his feet, or making remarks off the cuff. That is for sure.

One would hope that Trump would be able to find a better statesman than Kerry. He would really need it, as he has zero talent, in the diplomacy department. Zero. He is the opposite of a statesman. More like a snake oil salesman.

Trump could hardly do worse that Obama has done with his two choices...Hillary Clinton and John Kerry won't enter any hall of fames.

[spidermike007]

When Obama was first running, he made incredible speeches which just rolled of his tongue. Once he became the president, he can not string 3 words together without "well" "you know" "hmm" "errr"

As if puppet master let go off the strings

You can though rest easy knowing that if Trump comes to power, he will not be poking sleeping Russian bear or doing deals with Iran where US walks away with a tail between its legs

Obama has always been an outstanding orator, as long as the speech is well rehearsed, and he is using a teleprompter. If he is improvising, or speaking off the cuff, he is poor, and has little to say, of substance. This is not a man that is good at thinking on his feet, or making remarks off the cuff. That is for sure.

One would hope that Trump would be able to find a better statesman than Kerry. He would really need it, as he has zero talent, in the diplomacy department. Zero. He is the opposite of a statesman. More like a snake oil salesman.

Trump could hardly do worse that Obama has done with his two choices...Hillary Clinton and John Kerry won't enter any hall of fames.

In comparison to the last several SOS the US has had, I considered Hillary to be pretty good. She commanded a lot of respect, she was well informed, and did a decent job. Now, if you want to examine some real talent vacuums, look at Condi Rice, George Schultz, Warren Christopher, Al Haig, Muskie, Cyrus Vance, etc. The only one I can think of that was exceptionally good, was Albright. I consider Hillary a very close second to her.

[chuckd]

Everybody has an opinion. Mine differs from yours 180 degrees.

[wabothai]

Trump: A dangerous unstable CLOWN.

Why? Because he wants America to be for Americans ? Or because he wants Americans to have jobs instead of illegal immigrants? Or because he does not want people who are happy to see dead Americans?

A clown who can make billions is by far better than a politician under someone's thumb

Kick-ass Americans as Trump, Texan Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc are not particularly liked and hated by the world except for a few minor nations.

I don't think most of the world knows who Trump is or even cares. Would it surprise you to know that a majority of people in the world have no idea who Putin, or Obama or Cameron or Merkel or Hollande are? It is rather difficult to hate people when you don't know they exist. In case you missed it, much of the world gets by living hardscrabble lives and trying to get enough to eat on any given day. Do you think the millions of sulm dwellers in Dhaka know of Trump? How about a few hundred million in China? The child deveining the shrimp you will eat does not know. The person working in the El Salvador sweatshop or outside of Hanoi has no idea. Walk down the street in Udon and ask 10 Thais who Trump is. I guarantee a majority will not know.

Most educated do know. non-educated don't read the news.

after 20 years in the US I find many in the US have a kick ass attitude, allthough they don't know it themselves. It's like thainess.

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Trump: A dangerous unstable CLOWN.

Why? Because he wants America to be for Americans ? Or because he wants Americans to have jobs instead of illegal immigrants? Or because he does not want people who are happy to see dead Americans?

A clown who can make billions is by far better than a politician under someone's thumb

Who is going to do all your shit jobs and agriculture at $4/HR.The mighty US of A would grind to a halt without your working poor and illegals.How much does the clown really have,it's all just paper bought with other fools money.All piss and wind,you deserve what you get.Remember that other clown that sent the country broke.He was a Reb too wasn't he.America for Americans,yeah,as long as you all stay behind that fence and don't come out and annoy the rest of us.America.the gated country.

Perhaps if nobody was available to accept $4/hr, the 1% money grubbers would have to pay a living wage, instead of seeing the real wages of working Americans going down since the '70s in spite of pretty much continuous increases in productivity and the cost of living?

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Why? Because he wants America to be for Americans ? Or because he wants Americans to have jobs instead of illegal immigrants? Or because he does not want people who are happy to see dead Americans?

A clown who can make billions is by far better than a politician under someone's thumb

Who is going to do all your shit jobs and agriculture at $4/HR.The mighty US of A would grind to a halt without your working poor and illegals.How much does the clown really have,it's all just paper bought with other fools money.All piss and wind,you deserve what you get.Remember that other clown that sent the country broke.He was a Reb too wasn't he.America for Americans,yeah,as long as you all stay behind that fence and don't come out and annoy the rest of us.America.the gated country.

Okay, please explain to me how I was able to go into Kroger's and buy Australian oranges at a lower price than California oranges. Surely, this is impossible! How can Australian oranges be shipped 12,000 miles and STILL be cheaper than California oranges if there are no mexican illegals picking them in Australia? It seems to me that Trump realizes that illegal alien labor is no real benefit and, in fact, an economic and cultural burden. He can see the real economic balance at work. And I'd bet he can bring the same skills to negotiating with Putin and China, too.

Probably because of the seasonal nature of fruit. If there are very few ripe oranges in California and a lot of ripe oranges in Australia, then the Australian ones will be cheaper. Once the California crop comes it, that will be different, provided the drought hasn't ruined the orange crop.

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I can see good relations here:)

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Trump still does not know what the US nuclear Triad defense system is.

That since very early in the (first) Cold War the US nuclear war plan has been based on three lines of attack:: land, air, sea.

*Land based multiple nuclear warhead ICBMs....a thousand of 'em.

*A large bomber force carrying multiple warhead nuclear bombs

*Stealth "boomer" submarines launching ICBMs from undersea carrying multiple warhead (typically Trident) missiles. Fourteen Ohio class boomer subs, each one possessing 24 ICBMs that carry more destructive power than all the wars of human history combined, and many many times more. Each boomer sub and there are 14 of 'em.

Even Jeb Bush knew the Triad strategic nuclear war system by the time he was 13 years old. He asked daddy to get one for him for Christmas.

Jeb learned early on in his life that to the Bush family, the US military is a personal toy and plaything. Dick Cheney sort of runs their play station full time. Used to be full time. Now it's on weekends only.

Vlad has his own personal nuclear warfare playstation too. He got it as a family protection racket deal from Boris Yeltsin. in return for giving Vlad his playstation. Family comes first y'know.

And here in all of this Loud Donald thinks he's grown up to be a big boy.

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I can see good relations here:)

What could go wrong