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Without his tweets, we'd only know about how crazy and unbalanced he is via the "biased" and "corrupt" and "failing" media... with Twitter, we get to see it dir

Without his tweets, we'd only know about how crazy and unbalanced he is via the "biased" and "corrupt" and "failing" media... with Twitter, we get to see it directly from his keyboard, thus leading to better debate about his fitness to serve. P.S. Loved the Full page NY Times ad of his tweets - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cviq5rBWYAQeh56.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cviq5rBWYAQeh56.jpg That being said, it's a double standard, most ordinary people would have been banned before they tweeted half-way down the first column of what's in that ad...

dragonwriter 9y ago
> Without his tweets, we'd only know about how crazy and unbalanced he is via ...video of (or live attendance at) his speeches, and via the actual concrete actions he undertakes in government.
- davidw 9y ago
  Right - things that were not tweets: * Mocking the parents of a man killed in action serving his country in the military. * The "grab em by the pussy" tape. * Racist comments about Mexicans. * Mocking a disabled reporter * 'Both sides' about actual nazis. * Having no knowledge of policy * Constant lying We don't need twitter to tell us that he's unfit, unhinged and incapable of doing the job.
  - dreta 9y ago
    So far he didn't cause something worse than, or similar to, what's going on in Libya and Syria, or introduce policies like the Affordable Care Act, and the economy's alright. He's doing better than the previous cabinet; whether you like him as a person or not.
    - davidw 9y ago
      https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/it-was-an-open-secret/549653/?utm_source=atltw https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/it-was-...
      - dreta 9y ago
        A link to an ad for, as far as you or me can tell, a fantasy book doesn't constitute an argument.
    - craftyguy 9y ago
      Ok, I'll bite. > So far he didn't cause something worse than, or similar to, what's going on in Libya and Syria So you're saying that because the US is not physically on fire with untold civilian deaths due to violent uprisings and political unrest, everything must be "alright?" > or introduce policies like the Affordable Care Act Shame on those who would like all citizens of their country to have the same access to healthcare that wealthier citizens have! > He's doing better than the previous cabinet Care to elaborate? He's avoided doing anything about any of the actual real issues affecting this country and the world (e.g. climate change, opiod crisis, resurging racism/white supremacy, sexual assault, and the list goes on). In fact he's made a lot of those worse since taking office. Meanwhile, he would rather focus on other "important" issues like contradicting himself, engaging in shouting matches with DPRK, tax reform that benefits his family and friends with deep pockets, spending an unspecified amount of tax payer money on a useless border wall, talking about (but not actually doing anything to) improve infrastructure, and trying to deny healthcare to folks that do not have it.
      - 1over137 9y ago
        >> So far he didn't cause something worse than, or similar to, what's going on in Libya and Syria >So you're saying that because the US is not physically on fire with untold civilian deaths due to violent uprisings and political unrest, everything must be "alright?" I suspect he's referring to the USA's usual military aggression towards other countries. Unlike just about every president before him, Trump (for all his many many many faults) hasn't attacked another country (yet). I'd wager that, so far, Iraqis and Afghanis think Trump is better than Bush II!
        craftyguy 9y ago
        That's actually an interesting point I hadn't considered, but it ignores the fact that donald is stepping up deployments in Afghanistan. <speculation> There's also the business of his 'foreign policy', which will likely engage us in a war with DPRK or someone else. In other words, the track record is OK thus far (1/4th of his term), but the potential points towards yet another bullshit war to "save" his ego. </speculation>
  - nailer 9y ago
    What were the racist comments about Mexicans? I know he made some comments about illegal immigrants, but most Mexicans in America are not illegal immigrants.
krapp 9y ago
>with Twitter, we get to see it directly from his keyboard, thus leading to better debate about his fitness to serve. Yeah but, that didn't stop him from getting elected in the first place, if anything it made him more endearing to his base.
ghostbrainalpha 9y ago
Does anyone have a higher quality image where you can actually read the tweets?
- simongr3dal 9y ago
  There's a online and updated version here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald...

dragonwriter 9y ago

> Without his tweets, we'd only know about how crazy and unbalanced he is via ...video of (or live attendance at) his speeches, and via the actual concrete actions he undertakes in government.

davidw 9y ago
Right - things that were not tweets: * Mocking the parents of a man killed in action serving his country in the military. * The "grab em by the pussy" tape. * Racist comments about Mexicans. * Mocking a disabled reporter * 'Both sides' about actual nazis. * Having no knowledge of policy * Constant lying We don't need twitter to tell us that he's unfit, unhinged and incapable of doing the job.
- dreta 9y ago
  So far he didn't cause something worse than, or similar to, what's going on in Libya and Syria, or introduce policies like the Affordable Care Act, and the economy's alright. He's doing better than the previous cabinet; whether you like him as a person or not.
  - davidw 9y ago
    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/it-was-an-open-secret/549653/?utm_source=atltw https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/it-was-...
    - dreta 9y ago
      A link to an ad for, as far as you or me can tell, a fantasy book doesn't constitute an argument.
  - craftyguy 9y ago
    Ok, I'll bite. > So far he didn't cause something worse than, or similar to, what's going on in Libya and Syria So you're saying that because the US is not physically on fire with untold civilian deaths due to violent uprisings and political unrest, everything must be "alright?" > or introduce policies like the Affordable Care Act Shame on those who would like all citizens of their country to have the same access to healthcare that wealthier citizens have! > He's doing better than the previous cabinet Care to elaborate? He's avoided doing anything about any of the actual real issues affecting this country and the world (e.g. climate change, opiod crisis, resurging racism/white supremacy, sexual assault, and the list goes on). In fact he's made a lot of those worse since taking office. Meanwhile, he would rather focus on other "important" issues like contradicting himself, engaging in shouting matches with DPRK, tax reform that benefits his family and friends with deep pockets, spending an unspecified amount of tax payer money on a useless border wall, talking about (but not actually doing anything to) improve infrastructure, and trying to deny healthcare to folks that do not have it.
    - 1over137 9y ago
      >> So far he didn't cause something worse than, or similar to, what's going on in Libya and Syria >So you're saying that because the US is not physically on fire with untold civilian deaths due to violent uprisings and political unrest, everything must be "alright?" I suspect he's referring to the USA's usual military aggression towards other countries. Unlike just about every president before him, Trump (for all his many many many faults) hasn't attacked another country (yet). I'd wager that, so far, Iraqis and Afghanis think Trump is better than Bush II!
      - craftyguy 9y ago
        That's actually an interesting point I hadn't considered, but it ignores the fact that donald is stepping up deployments in Afghanistan. <speculation> There's also the business of his 'foreign policy', which will likely engage us in a war with DPRK or someone else. In other words, the track record is OK thus far (1/4th of his term), but the potential points towards yet another bullshit war to "save" his ego. </speculation>
- nailer 9y ago
  What were the racist comments about Mexicans? I know he made some comments about illegal immigrants, but most Mexicans in America are not illegal immigrants.

krapp 9y ago

>with Twitter, we get to see it directly from his keyboard, thus leading to better debate about his fitness to serve. Yeah but, that didn't stop him from getting elected in the first place, if anything it made him more endearing to his base.

ghostbrainalpha 9y ago

Does anyone have a higher quality image where you can actually read the tweets?

simongr3dal 9y ago
There's a online and updated version here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald...