# Trump Pit Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 14, 2016, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959 "2016-03-14T09:23:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/661 "2016-08-03T21:07:53Z")
I think it’s not tied to gender or equipment size. Could we say: 1. Need to compensate for sexual inadequacies Because, really, his issues are so much bigger than the size of his dick. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/662 "2016-08-03T21:42:55Z")
“I think that you think that a certain something is not all that it could be, when, in fact, it is all that it should be… And more!” –George Constanza ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/663 "2016-08-04T02:39:58Z")
[It really sounds like he’s in full meltdown mode right now.](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-gop-trump-go-unraveling-break-glass-mode-n622116) > [@](#): > > In a Washington Post interview, Trump declined to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan against his primary challenger > > He reiterated that he hasn’t endorsed Sen. John McCain and said the onetime prisoner of war “has not done a good job for the vets” > > He slapped out at Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, saying “she has given me zero support” > > He suggested that Americans should pull their 401(k) funds out of the stock market > > He said he’s “always wanted” to receive a Purple Heart but that having one gifted to him by a supporter was “much easier” > > He said that the handling of sexual harassment has “got to be up to the individual” > > He accused Khizr Khan of being “bothered” by his plan to keep terrorists out of the country, and said that he had no regrets about his clash with the family > > He appeared to feud with a crying baby during a rally > > He reiterated that “if the election is rigged, I would not be surprised” > > The sitting president of the United States publicly called Trump “unfit to serve” and urged Republicans to withdraw their support for him. > > Trump spokesman Katrina Pierson suggested that Obama and Clinton are to blame for the death of Humayan Khan, who died in 2004, when neither were in the executive branch at the time > > An ally of Paul Manafort told our colleague John Harwood at CNBC that the campaign chairman is “mailing it in,” leaving the rest of the staff “suicidal.” > > Sitting GOP congressman Richard Hanna, HP head Meg Whitman and former Christie aide Maria Comella all said they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton > > The Washington Post released a transcript of its full interview with Trump, indicating among other things that he paused five times to watch TV coverage in the middle of the sit-down > > A GOP source told NBC’s Katy Tur that Reince Priebus is “apoplectic” over Trump’s refusal to endorse Ryan and is making calls to the campaign to express his “extreme displeasure” This is in the last 24 hours. And we have three more months of this. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/664 "2016-08-04T15:33:03Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Sounds more like Trump was _not accepting_ that nuclear weapons are not an option… Which is scarier. I am actually not at all surprised by this. When most buisnessmen turned politician say that they would run the government like a business they usually mean purely financially (cut off the fat, demand results, be fiscally responsible), but Trump would actually run the whole thing like a business. This explains his desire to renegotiate debts, and strong arm other countries (allies included) into doing what he wants. To him nukes are just another asset we have at our disposal that can be used as a bargaining chip to get a better deal. From a business standpoint it makes no sense to have nukes if you don’t intend to use them. If you want Mexico to build that wall, threaten to take out Juarez, that’ll get their attention. ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/665 "2016-08-04T19:26:15Z")
Hillary doesn’t need to do a thing but stay out of trouble. Just let Trump open his mouth! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/666 "2016-08-04T19:48:08Z")
I posted [this NY Times video](http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000004533191/unfiltered-voices-from-donald-trumps-crowds.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news) in the elections forum, but it bears reposting here ( **NSFW because of cursing and hate speech** ). These are the types of people being attracted to his rallies. Now, crazies appear almost anywhere there is a large crowd, but racist, neo-Nazi types like this seem to be exclusively at Trump gatherings. Scary shit. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/667 "2016-08-04T19:58:07Z")
> [@Me\_Billy](#): > > Hillary doesn’t need to do a thing but stay out of trouble. Just let Trump open his mouth! You may have noticed that she hasn’t been on TV much this week. Perhaps she’s taking a break after the convention, or perhaps she’s leaving Trump alone to self-destruct. BTW, I was surprised the other day when the president urged the GOP to drop Trump, because I think HRC can beat him decisively. But if the GOP replaces Trump with someone like, say, Paul Ryan, they might have a greater chance of winning it. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/668 "2016-08-04T20:02:20Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > BTW, I was surprised the other day when the president urged the GOP to drop Trump, because I think HRC can beat him decisively. But if the GOP replaces Trump with someone like, say, Paul Ryan, they might have a greater chance of winning it. The President didn’t urge the GOP to replace Trump as their nominee, but urged the members of the GOP to stop supporting the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/669 "2016-08-04T20:02:23Z")
3 things I’m waiting for: 1. Trump says a woman shouldn’t be President. 2. A high ranking Republican says vote for Hillary instead. 3. A family member says vote for Hillary. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/670 "2016-08-04T20:07:24Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > BTW, I was surprised the other day when the president urged the GOP to drop Trump, because I think HRC can beat him decisively. But if the GOP replaces Trump with someone like, say, Paul Ryan, they might have a greater chance of winning it. Maybe I’m naïve, but I took the President’s comments as being utterly sincere. As in, ‘even if by dropping him you get a candidate who can beat the Democrats, my own party, please do it - for the good of the nation I’d rather see the election won by someone who isn’t utterly ignorant, hateful and irresponsible, even if I disagree with all of the winner’s policies, and pretty well anyone you would put forward has to be better in these respects than Trump’. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/671 "2016-08-04T20:32:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I posted [this NY Times video](http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000004533191/unfiltered-voices-from-donald-trumps-crowds.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news) in the elections forum, but it bears reposting here ( **NSFW because of cursing and hate speech** ). > > These are the types of people being attracted to his rallies. Now, crazies appear almost anywhere there is a large crowd, but racist, neo-Nazi types like this seem to be exclusively at Trump gatherings. Scary shit. Notice that when Trump mentions Obama, some mouth-breather yells out “nigger” and nobody even turns their head. Trump isn’t attracting whites who feel left behind, he’s attracting whites who suck ass. The upside of the Trump phenomenon is we all get to find out which republicans have principles. So kudos to Mitt Romney, Meg Whitman and others, not for opposing Trump because he isn’t a “real conservative”, but for all the disgusting things he stands for. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/672 "2016-08-11T15:59:08Z")
[Prez Obama and Hillary founded ISIS.](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN10M146) ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/673 "2016-08-11T16:22:55Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > BTW, I was surprised the other day when the president urged the GOP to drop Trump, because I think HRC can beat him decisively. But if the GOP replaces Trump with someone like, say, Paul Ryan, they might have a greater chance of winning it. You’re forgetting something: Obama advocating something is a sure-fire way to _stop_ the GOP from doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/674 "2016-08-11T16:33:34Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Prez Obama and Hillary founded ISIS.](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-idUSKCN10M146) I agree with you. What they did to create this death cult is criminal. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/675 "2016-08-11T16:50:42Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I agree with you. What they did to create this death cult is criminal. Please proceed, Mr. **Smurf**. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/676 "2016-08-11T16:58:00Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I agree with you. What they did to create this death cult is criminal. Huh? Did I miss the [sarc] tag to denote sarcasm? If you really believe this, it’s just sad. Y’know, Drunky, picking a user name does not obligate you to live up to it… (Not that there’s anything wrong with rubbing blueberries all over your naked body and drinking to near oblivion… but if you do it before noon, you might want to wait til you stop seeing little blue guys to post). ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/677 "2016-08-11T17:03:13Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I agree with you. What they did to create this death cult is criminal. Yeah! We never had any trouble with Islamic groups attaching us before Obama and Hillary! Wait…no…we’ve had this trouble for a long goddamned time. I seem to remember killings, bombings, beheadings, attacks on US Military targets, hijackings, hijacked planes flying into buildings, wars in Islamic countries all\* before\* Obama and Hillary. But let’s ignore history and reality and just blame the Dems. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/678 "2016-08-11T17:04:10Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Huh? Did I miss the [sarc] tag to denote sarcasm? If you really believe this, it’s just sad. Plus really believing that means agreeing with Der Bungle. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/679 "2016-08-11T20:42:51Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I agree with you. What they did to create this death cult is criminal. Properties of the empty set. They did nothing to create any death cult, and therefore that nothing is criminal. Obama’s actions in the Korean War were also criminal. All unicorns are lesbians, too. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959/680 "2016-08-11T20:47:40Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Please proceed, Mr. **Smurf**. Drunky Smurf is of the humor school that says if you constantly say stupid things and sarcastic things without distinguishing between them, people will laugh a lot. I assume it amuses him, because if I didn’t I’d cry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959.md?page=35)