[Magdalen] Trump to back out?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I am really pretty sure RMN did have a personality disorder.  We talked
about how, for many politicians, a normal personality might hold them
back.  I have never been dissuaded of that view, although I have very warm
memories of Ham Fish junior, who came to visit the psychiatric center I
worked at, and took a moment to talk with me. This was one of the more
powerful people in the nation and he visited a psychiatric center because
the citizens there were in his district. He didn't have to do that, and of
course I don't know why. Maybe he did it because he felt he ought to.

We have had some good and decent people in government. Indeed, it's because
of them that the place keeps working.

I noticed that our representative, a retired Army Col., was being
considered for governor, and he announced that he is not seeking
reelection. He is taking an offer to teach. I of course have no idea what
his thinking is, but there's no question that for him right now, the only
direction for him, if he stayed in politics, was up. He said he wanted to
spend more time with his family. I think he is a decent man who just
couldn't pretend he respects the Republican Party one more session. I think
he would have made good contributions, even if his views are somewhat
conservative (Ham Fish was also a conservative -- a conservative with
living brain cells. They used to be the ones running the GOP)

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't mean it was wishful or magical thinking that Trump has a
> personality disorder--I think that's very clear! I said it was
> wishful/magical thinking that he would drop out of the race.
>
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 11:51 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I remember the very real thinking that RMN had a personality disorder.
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I've just been checking out a story from ABC that was posted on
> > > FaceBook--and also checked on msnbc--and apparently the party thinks
> > > there's a very real possibility that DT will drop out, and they're
> > > scrambling to see what they can do if that happens. They've even
> > published
> > > the party bylaws dealing with the issue.  Apparently, it would be up to
> > the
> > > RNC to choose a replacement. And someone has advised them that in order
> > for
> > > them to have a shot at the election with a replacement, DT would have
> to
> > > back out by early September.  My guess is that he'll be out within a
> > week.
> > > He won't be able to stomach the fact that he's starting to look like a
> > > loser.
> > >
> > > One of those two sites published a list of all the bizarre statements
> and
> > > things that have happened just since yesterday morning. It boggles the
> > > mind. Did you see the video of him telling a parent to "get that baby
> out
> > > of here," after saying it was okay that the baby was crying, because he
> > > "loves babies."
> > >
> > >
> > > Grace Cangialosi
> > >
> > > "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us
> > > guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."    Dietrich
> > > Bonhoeffer
> > >
> > > On August 3, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 8/3/2016 3:40:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:
> > >
> > > Last  night a professional psychologist made a cogent case identifying
> > not
> > > that  Trump is mentally ill, but rather a sufferer of a "character
> > > disorder".   Meaning, he's perfectly sane, except that he uses that
> > sanity
> > > to fuel
> > > his  disordered  character.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >
> > >
> > > And there is a "news item" that implies the Republican National
> > > Committee is discussing what they could/will do if Trump decides
> > > to withdraw his candidacy.  His angry response to criticism over a
> > > number of his bizarre comments this past week causes them to have
> > > Plan B ready just in case.
> > >
> > > This is all conjecture and inference, of course, but it's amazing  that
> > > such things would even be mentioned in a US Presidential race.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > David S.
> > >
> >
>