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In the words of Peter Thiel "Trump's supporters take him seriously, but not literally. The media takes him literally, but not seriously." If you actually thin

by gragas 10y ago

In the words of Peter Thiel "Trump's supporters take him seriously, but not literally. The media takes him literally, but not seriously." If you actually think Scott truly believes Trump won with magic, you're just as wrong as the media.

mejari 10y ago
That's just a self-important way to sound superior. You shouldn't look down on people for actually listening to what someone says.
- gragas 10y ago
  >That's just a self-important way to sound superior. No, it's called understanding that not everything everyone says is meant to be taken literally.
  - mejari 10y ago
    Not taking everything they say literally isn't the same as taking nothing he says literally, which is what your quote said.
jhayward 10y ago
Thiel plagiarized that quote from Salena Zito. [1] [1] http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-makes-his-case-in-pittsburgh/501335/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-ma...
- gragas 10y ago
  Sure. That doesn't change the meaning of the quote.
acjohnson55 10y ago
He may be describing himself and other affluent Republicans, but all you need to do is watch interviews and read comment boards to see that the base he turned out takes him both seriously and literally.
- gragas 10y ago
  I voted for Trump. I take him seriously. I don't take him literally. He's obviously not going to build a physical wall on our Southern border.
  - acjohnson55 10y ago
    I've encountered about a dozen people who are friends of friends on Facebook for whom the wall was a major selling point for voting Trump.