Silly me, here I thought heads of state should show signs of respect to one

Respect is fine, subservience is NOT.  Obama got owned by Russia, China, Iran, Cuba, Iraq, and Afghanistan as well as other enemies.  We are no longer respected on the world stage.  Trump will change that.   

Nobody needs a rapid fire weapon like this for self-defense, clearly it needs to be banned.

Black flies matter.

'Gimp

The whole recount things is designed to cause people to question the voting process.  It will give the left something to target.

No, he hasn't. You've read a partisan account of what is a perfectly fine position of a departing president. He'll make no direct criticism of Trump, allowing him the room to govern and acknowledging a time-honored tradition. But he'll not hesitate to defend American ideals if necessary. I'd ask no less of any president, no matter the party.

No.  Wrong.  I read what he said. 

And to clarify, he will not defend 'American ideals', he will defend his legacy and his ideals - those are two totally and completely different, if not diametrically opposed  things.  To be honest, I think that the inability of most people to separate that is why nearly all previous Presidents do not insert themselves into the public sphere once they leave office.

Do you believe that Bush 43 ever felt, just a little, that Obama was stepping outside of American ideals, say with the apology tour, or opposing Israel's self defense, or encouraging and sustaining the fabrications that gave us Black Lies Matter, pushing for a radical Gay Rights agenda, or refusing to name Radical Islam, or not seeking to protect American jobs, or refusing to enforce the border, or the Iranian ransom and nuclear deals?  Just a little?  Any of those have had significant repercussions for us as a Nation and fell outside our ideals, again for a plurality if not a majority.

As an example, if you buy a house that you like but think it might take just a little tweak to make it perfect how would you describe that?  Would you say you need to make a few minor changes, or would you say it needs a fundamental transformation?

Obama's ideals are NOT traditional American ideals or values, this has been demonstrated again and again in who he chooses to side with and who he chooses to let loose the dogs of war upon (see attacks on the police, military command structure, small business, big business, IRS targeting of conservative organizations, see his support of Black Lies Matter, Occupy Wall Street, etc.).

Identity politics is Anti-American, about as Anti-American as you can get IMO - anyone who uses or worse seeks a further balkanization of us as a people either does not understand American ideals, or does understand them and is actually opposed to them.

'Gimp

Inappropriate post.

Show us on the little doll where he hurt you!

I read recently (possibly here) of Trump praising the Electoral College because of the way it balances large population areas with large geographic areas.

However, he said if the election was based on popular vote, he would have campaigned differently.  He would have spent more time in Florida, New York and California and he would have won by an even  larger margin.

All through the election I read about what a terrible, disorganized campaign he was running.  Some called it "campaign malpractice".  Apparently, it wasn't as terrible or disorganized as some people thought.

 His campaign wasn't traditional and certainly rewrote the book on presidential campaigns.

 Hillary had a staff of 800+, Trump had a staff of about 130.  Hillary outspent Trump 3 to 1.

 Hillary ran her campaign like a politician, Trump ran his campaign like a businessman.

Trump campaigned on a pledge of full repeal.

Technically he campaigned on 'repeal and replace' which is the same message the House has been making - and, Trump has previously commented on pre-existing condition coverage and a few other elements as being 'good'.

I for one do not see this as in any way incompatible with his campaigning.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-11-11/donald-trump-provides-details-of-health-care-policies

His first 100 days is going to be yuuuge.

'Gimp

That's just nit-picking, whining.
A businessman looks at the federal government as a business and sees the disaster the establishment created.
Establishment weenies look at any positive change as a threat to their power.