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Opinions/Editorials Title: DILBERT CREATOR: TRUMP ‘BITCH SLAPPED’ THE ENTIRE GOP ESTABLISHMENT Like many of you, I have been entertained by the unstoppable clown car that is Donald Trump. On the surface, and several layers deep as well, Trump appears to be a narcissistic blow-hard with inadequate credentials to lead a country. The only problem with my analysis is that there is an eerie consistency to his success so far. Is there a method to it? Is there some sort of system at work under the hood? Probably yes. Allow me to describe some of the hypnosis and persuasion methods Mr. Trump has employed on you. (Most of you know I am a trained hypnotist and this topic is a hobby of mine.) For starters, Trump literally wrote the book on negotiating, called The Art of the Deal. So we know he is familiar with the finer points of persuasion. For our purposes today, persuasion, hypnosis, and negotiating all share a common set of tools, so I will conflate them. Would Trump use his negotiation and persuasion skills in the campaign? Of course he would. And we expect him to do just that. But where is the smoking gun of his persuasion? Where is his technique laid out for us to see. Everywhere. As I said in my How to Fail book, if you are not familiar with the dozens of methods of persuasion that are science-tested, there’s a good chance someone is using those techniques against you. […] If you’re keeping score, in the past month Trump has bitch-slapped the entire Republican Party, redefined our expectations of politics, focused the national discussion on immigration, proposed the only new idea for handling ISIS, and taken functional control of FOX News. And I don’t think he put much effort into it. Imagine what he could do if he gave up golf. As far as I can tell, Trump’s “crazy talk” is always in the correct direction for a skilled persuader. When Trump sets an “anchor” in your mind, it is never random. And it seems to work every time. Now that Trump owns FOX, and I see how well his anchor trick works with the public, I’m going to predict he will be our next president. I think he will move to the center on social issues (already happening) and win against Clinton in a tight election. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 3. Now that Trump owns FOX, and I see how well his anchor trick works with the public, I’m going to predict he will be our next president. I think he will move to the center on social issues (already happening) and win against Clinton in a tight election. Yes, except it will be against Biden, and the election won't be that close. Trump will walk away with it. And he will be the greatest president since FDR when he actually takes the office. He will hold it for eight years, and his veep will succeed him. It's "High Noon" in America.
#2. To: Vicomte13 (#1) FDR You're a liberal.
#3. To: A K A Stone (#2) (Edited) You're a liberal. The Republicans did not want to fight the Axis and resisted armament. FDR outfoxed them to get the country ready for war, fought the war and won it. FDR put into place Social Security and Unemployment insurance. He established the TVA that electrified a vast region of the South. With the WPA he put millions of Americans back to work. FDR was the greatest President of the 20th Century, by far. Do you know who agreed with me? Ronald Reagan agreed with me on that. HE was an FDR Democrat. Newt Gingrich agrees on that too. I'm a realist.
Replies to Comment # 3. #8. To: Vicomte13, A K A Stone (#3) FDR was the greatest President of the 20th Century, by far. FDR is one of the worst presidents. If not for WWII he would have gone down in flames. He is the "give me" or "buy your vote with other peoples money" candidate like LBJ and Obama. FDR made the great depression worse by allowing it to drag on and on and on. Like I said if not for WWII FDR would have gone down as one of the worst. If you treated your children like progressives treat America they would have drug-up worthless unproductive children that act like whores. JMHO The presidents that tried to interfere the least are the best. The only exception is President Reagan who had to undo so much but got shafted by his own party and namely bush.
#27. To: Vicomte13 (#3) The Republicans did not want to fight the Axis and resisted armament. FDR outfoxed them to get the country ready for war, fought the war and won it. "Creative History. The Republicans didn't want to fight ANY war. It was the Dims under King Franklin that didn't want to fight Joe Stalin's political brother and ally,Adolph Hitler. UNTIL Hitler invaded Uncle Joe's Kingdom,and then all of a sudden Nazi's became evil and overnight they suddenly became "right wingers" when all along they were and are nothing but left wingers.
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