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RS: Springsteen Calls Trump a "Moron"

Update: Barbra Streisand writes an op-ed for Huffpo blasting Trump. In a section responding to Trump's claim that Hillary doesn't look presidential, she describes him as "a guy who looks like a raccoon in a tanning bed... with a flying squirrel on his head. "

Will Donald Trump soon go into free-fall? I think so. Here's today's Trump news:

In a new interview in Rolling Stone, Bruce Springsteen calls Donald Trump a "moron."

What do you make of the Trump phenomenon?

Well, you know, the republic is under siege by a moron, basically. The whole thing is tragic.

He says he is enthused about Hillary:

Is there a lack of enthusiasm for Hillary on your own part?

No. I like Hillary. I think she would be a very, very good president.

[More...]

Yesterday, Bono said Trump may be the worst idea that has ever happened to America.

"I don't think he's a Republican," Bono added of Trump. "I think he's hijacked the party, and I think he's trying to hijack the idea of America. And I think it's bigger than all of us. I think this is really dangerous ... Wise people of conscience should not let this man turn your country into a casino."

Trump did pick up one supporter today: former rival Ted Cruz, via his Facebook page, said he will vote for Trump (not because he changed his view of Trump, but so that Hillary doesn't win.)

The Thumper, meanwhile, released a new list of potential Supreme Court nominees. Not surprisingly, they are all conservative.

Nan Aron, of the liberal Alliance for Justice, said that the new list, like the first one, consists of "ultraconservatives who espouse a backward view of the law. Adding some racial diversity, she said, "doesn't change the fact that these individuals' track records suggest they would endanger the cherished rights and freedoms of Americans."

And the Cincinatti Enquirer today endorsed Hillary -- the paper's first endorsement of a Democrat in 100 years. (Warning: it has a video (how absurd for an editorial to have a video.) It's reasons:

  • Clinton is a known commodity with a proven track record of governing
  • Trump is a clear and present danger to our country.
  • Clinton... was a competent secretary of state, with far stronger diplomatic skills than she gets credit for.
  • Her presidential campaign has been an inclusive one, reflected by the diversity of her supporters.
  • Clinton has talked about building bridges, not walls, and has a plan to keep immigrant families together with a path to citizenship.

On the danger Trump poses:

He has no history of governance that should engender any confidence from voters. Trump has no foreign policy experience, and the fact that he doesn't recognize it.

The paper says it has some issues with Hillary, but:

our reservations about Clinton pale in comparison to our fears about Trump.

Those fears include:

.... his childish insults; offensive remarks to women, Hispanics and African-Americans; and the way he has played on many Americans' fears and prejudices to further himself politically. Trump brands himself as an outsider untainted by special interests, but we see a man utterly corrupted by self-interest.

His narcissistic bid for the presidency is more about making himself great than America. Trump tears our country and many of its people down with his words so that he can build himself up. What else are we left to believe about a man who tells the American public that he alone can fix what ails us?

There's more:

Trump has played fast and loose with the support of white supremacist groups. He has praised some of our country's most dangerous enemies – see Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Saddam Hussein – while insulting a sitting president, our military generals, a Gold Star family and prisoners of war like Sen. John McCain.

Wanting change is not a good excuse to vote for Trump.

However, our country needs to seek thoughtful change, not just change for the sake of change. Four years is plenty of time to do enough damage that it could take America years to recover from, if at all.

It ends with recognition of Hillary's lifetime work to improve the lives of Americans, and a statement that "...she's hands-down the most qualified choice."

Update:

Actor Kirk Douglas, about to turn 100 years old, also has an article at Huffpo denouncing Trump.

Until now, I believed I had finally seen everything under the sun. But this was the kind of fear-mongering I have never before witnessed from a major U.S. presidential candidate in my lifetime.
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    The worst idea America ever had (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by jondee on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 03:40:27 PM EST
    was forcing spirituality and morality into the mold of capitalism rather than the other way around.

    And that's basically how we ended up with people like Donald Trump being viewed as statesmen and as viable Presidential frontrunners.

    I was thinking... (none / 0) (#2)
    by kdog on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 03:48:56 PM EST
    Prohibition and her sister the War on Drugs all would be in the running as finalists in the dumbest ideas American ever had.

    The more I think about it, Bono must be hittin'  the sauce...Trump the Deplorable, as bas as he is, doesn't crack the Top 100.

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    well, as you like to say.. (none / 0) (#3)
    by jondee on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 03:54:26 PM EST
    it's silly season, ain't it?

    How do like that photo of Trump, Ivanka, and his sons? Is that a still from The Godfather IV: The Next Generation or what?

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    Another chestnut from (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by jondee on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 04:03:59 PM EST
    America's Top Ten Greatest Hits: using the Bible to justify slavery, the subjugation of women, and the dustruction of the natural world.

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    Bill Maher (none / 0) (#15)
    by MKS on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 11:57:25 AM EST
    showed a photo of Eric and Donald Jr in suits and asked why is it that the Trump boys always look the bad guys in Miami Vice?

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    awhile ago (none / 0) (#16)
    by jondee on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 01:18:43 PM EST
    he said they looked like the bad guys in an after school special about date rape.

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    "my celeb can beat up your celeb" (none / 0) (#12)
    by Mr Natural on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 11:38:00 AM EST
    Experts at faking emotion criticizing experts at faking concern.

    "Sad"

    lol.  

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    In addition to Ted Cruz endorsement (5.00 / 2) (#5)
    by hilts on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 07:41:24 PM EST
    I was deeply offended to learn that Adam Walinsky, a legislative assistant and speechwriter to Robert Kennedy, has endorsed Trump.  He posted his endorsement on Politico http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/rfk-trump-2016-democratic-party-speechwriter-214270.

    Walinsky should be ashamed of himself.

    Peter Edelman (none / 0) (#6)
    by BackFromOhio on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 08:54:59 PM EST
    wrote a stunning rebuke of Walinksy's piece, also at politico.

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    Peter Edelman (none / 0) (#7)
    by BackFromOhio on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 08:55:07 PM EST
    wrote a stunning rebuke of Walinksy's piece, also at politico.

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    please put your urls in html format (none / 0) (#8)
    by Jeralyn on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 11:13:12 PM EST
    long ones skew the site and I have to delete the comment, as I can't edit them.

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    Trump makes $1.6M off Secret Service (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by Mr Natural on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 11:53:41 AM EST
    protection.

    Welcome to the Brave New World of the Hair Gel mafia.

    NY Times has endorsed Clinton, (5.00 / 3) (#17)
    by caseyOR on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 02:14:28 PM EST
    citing their respect for her intellect, experience and courage.

    On Monday the Times editorial board will explain why Trump is the wrong choice.

    The editorial endorsing Clinton is quite good. It is hard to believe that endorsement comes from the same newspaper that has shown such an extreme case of CDS in its campaign coverage.

    The New York Times (5.00 / 1) (#18)
    by KeysDan on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 02:17:17 PM EST
    endorses Hillary Clinton for President of the USA. "rooted in our respect for her intellect, experience and courage."  ..."Hillary Clinton has a record of service and a raft of pragmatic ideas, and the other, Trump, discloses nothing concrete about himself or his plans while promising the moon and offering the stars--on layaway."

    The NYTimes endorsement is based on the merits of Mrs. Clinton and not just the revulsion of Trump.

    I agree with the Cincinnati editorial (none / 0) (#9)
    by Green26 on Fri Sep 23, 2016 at 11:19:40 PM EST
    However, I have a bad feeling that Trump really is climbing back and may end up being in position to beat Hillary. He has made fewer horrible blunders, statements and decisions in the past month or so. Hillary turned out to be a bad candidate, to my surprise. The email and FBI investigation stuff continue to do Clinton, and it remains a drip, drip, drip. Fewer blunders and horribly dumb statements by Trump,  seem to have allowed some Repubs to start moving back towards being able to vote for Trump.

    This is beginning (none / 0) (#10)
    by TrevorBolder on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 04:40:03 AM EST
    To look like a repeat of the Brexit vote. (Surprisingly, the gloom & Doom was all smoke & mirrors, England's economy has grown since the vote)

    And again looks like this is a revolt against the "elite".
    Both parties exhibited that trait in the primaries, The Bern & The Donald were both Rage against The Establishment candidates.
    On the Republican side, with so many competitors, and no one taking The Donald seriously until too late, he pulled off the victory.
    The Bern didn't take his own campaign seriously, until it was too late to catch up.
    But the sentiment against the Establishment ran deep in both political parties.
    Much like Brexit, the Trump supporters have been called Deplorable, by both Democrat & Republican elites. As was said with Brexit, they were basically called "Deplorable" as well.
    It is not entirely a clash of parties, but a clash of class.
    Decisions made by the political elites for the past 20 years have done no justice for  this country. Working people have not had a raise for those 20 years, and many lost their jobs, and the replacement jobs are not as financially rewarding.
    The decisions made by the elite, never effect the elite. They all live behind gated communities, their world is never tarnished by some poorly thought out decision they have made. The emotions behind Brexit and The Donald are similar. The elites claimed Brexit would destroy England forever, just as a vote for The Donald will bring an end to the world as we know it.
    The scary part, English voters called their bluff, and right now, American voters are tip toeing up to the line.
    Ah, but fear not, The Donald has over 40 days and 3 debates to totally blow this thing.

    Well, as Roger Daltrey sang out..."The Beach is Calling"
    Off to the beach, see if I can get there before sunrise, in that never ending quest for the elusive striped bass!!

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    I'd have gone for Neil Young's, On the Beach (none / 0) (#11)
    by Mr Natural on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 11:34:07 AM EST
    - and the Revolution Blues.

    I didn't know that Kirk Douglas was still alive and kicking.

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    And (none / 0) (#13)
    by TrevorBolder on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 11:41:17 AM EST
    I did catch one this morning,  a little fella, had to throw him back.
    On a bucktail, old reliable.

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    Actually, (none / 0) (#22)
    by BackFromOhio on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 06:23:27 PM EST
    Nate Silver polling and polling plus analyses show Hillary climbing back up.

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    Tonight's WaPost - 46-44 (none / 0) (#24)
    by Green26 on Sun Sep 25, 2016 at 12:05:38 AM EST
    "virtual dead heat in the race for the White House, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with the Democratic nominee's August advantage erased after recent difficulties"

    Link.

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    that poll is pretty misleading (5.00 / 1) (#26)
    by Jeralyn on Sun Sep 25, 2016 at 12:48:30 AM EST
    WAPO says:

    53 percent of registered voters say he is not qualified, 58 percent say he lacks the temperament to serve effectively, and 55 percent say he does not know enough about the world to serve effectively.

    For Hillary:

    bq. 57 percent of registered voters saying she is qualified to serve as president; 55 percent saying she has the right temperament; and 68 percent saying she knows enough about the world to serve effectively

    So 10% more voters say Hillary is qualified while Trump is not. (47 % say Trump is qualified while 57% say Hillary is.)

    Really bizarre reporting on the poll by the Post -- using different standards for each.

    Also, only 5% of those who think Trump is not qualified say they will vote for him.

    Also health wasn't a factor for most voters. As to her delay in disclosing her pneumonia;

    More than 6 in 10 Americans said she was justified in keeping the diagnosis private until she became ill in public.

    But more than 6 in 10 said Trump was not justified in not releasing his tax returns.

    And this is why Trump will lose:

    bq. Clinton has double-digit advantages on handling an international crisis (52-40) and on social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage (54-33).

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    the last NBC-WSJ poll has (none / 0) (#25)
    by Jeralyn on Sun Sep 25, 2016 at 12:36:38 AM EST
    Trump underperforming Romney in every category.

    WAPO reporters examined all of Trump's statements for week. Here's what they found: A bleak view, an alternate universe and dubious statements.

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    Nate Silver (none / 0) (#27)
    by TrevorBolder on Sun Sep 25, 2016 at 04:34:54 AM EST
    http://tinyurl.com/hu3o3eg

    If the debates cut in Trump's direction instead, he could easily emerge with the lead. I'm not sure where that ought to put Democrats on the spectrum between mild unease and full-blown panic. The point is really just that the degree of uncertainty remains high.



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    Bruce Springsteen (none / 0) (#19)
    by KeysDan on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 04:55:32 PM EST
    calls Trump a moron, and will not endorse him.  Ted Cruz calls Trump a pathological liar and a sniveling coward.  Ly'n Ted would never support Trump because he maligned his wife and suggested that his father was involved in the murder of JFK.  But, there is that family value of hate to rally around; sorry dear and dad, it is not so bad under that bus. It is a great bus.

    Best joke I saw (none / 0) (#20)
    by Ga6thDem on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 05:36:21 PM EST
    about the Cruz endorsement: Ted Cruz has apparently decided that his wife is ugly and his father did take part in the JFK assassination.

    The so called "conventional wisdom" seems to think that the endorsement is about 2020 and Ted getting Trump's supporters in the GOP primary.

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    No wisdom is required, conventional or (none / 0) (#21)
    by Mr Natural on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 05:45:49 PM EST
    otherwise.  

    This is nothing but naked self interest by all participants.

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    A revelation (none / 0) (#23)
    by TrevorBolder on Sat Sep 24, 2016 at 06:52:44 PM EST
    Called politics.

    But some politicians are more equal than others.

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    Cruz could be (5.00 / 1) (#28)
    by KeysDan on Sun Sep 25, 2016 at 10:43:02 AM EST
    expected to be a craven politician.  But, this goes beyond your basic sniveling cowardice to craven incompetence, taking those Evangelical Republican politicians riding with him, off the cliff. And, of course, Trump relished the newly minted endorsement, being "greatly honored," having previously claimed he did not want it and would not accept it. I am beginning to believe that neither Cruz nor Trump are trustworthy.

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    Sorry, GA6, "Best joke I saw" is (5.00 / 2) (#29)
    by Peter G on Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 09:15:36 AM EST
    this one:  "I am beginning to believe that neither Cruz nor Trump [is] trustworthy." by KeysDan.

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    Lordy (none / 0) (#30)
    by Militarytracy on Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 12:54:03 PM EST
    Cuz the devil never sleeps

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