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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 1, 2016 15:14:34 GMT -5
Hawking called Trump “a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator,” a statement that many Trump supporters believed was intentionally designed to confuse them.
Look how well it worked! While I know it doesn't work that way some days I feel the human race is de-volving right before my eyes.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jun 1, 2016 17:20:11 GMT -5
Well, yeah. It said "humor" right in the link. That being said, it's totally plausible, given the obtuse and dull-witted Trump supporters that make up his base.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 1, 2016 18:05:28 GMT -5
why? i guessed correctly. (post 3124) Saying "sounds like" isn't knowing. um....yeah.....that is why i used the word GUESSED. so, do you spend the day picking through flyshit to find pepper?
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Post by weltschmerz on Jun 1, 2016 21:04:28 GMT -5
Trump, a New York billionaire businessman, is fighting a trio of lawsuits that accuse his education program of misleading thousands of people who paid up to $35,000 US for seminars to learn about his real-estate investment strategies. "This was a fraud from top to bottom. He's using every trick he can to delay the release of documents, to delay the trials, attacking the judge for his ethnicity, attacking me and accusing me of conspiring with the president of the United States," New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, told CNN Days after Judge Gonzalo Curiel ordered some documents in one case involving the school to be unsealed, Trump called Curiel "hostile" and "a hater" and said he believed the judge was Mexican. Curiel is an American who was born in East Chicago, Ind., and graduated from the Indiana University School of Law www.cbc.ca/news/business/trump-university-playbooks-lawsuit-1.3610115What an odious, nasty, bigoted little pecker-head that man is. "Whaah! This Mexican is conspiring with the Kenyan against me. Whaah!
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jun 1, 2016 21:07:17 GMT -5
Hawking called Trump “a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator,” a statement that many Trump supporters believed was intentionally designed to confuse them.
Look how well it worked! While I know it doesn't work that way some days I feel the human race is de-volving right before my eyes. DEVO sang about de evolution back in the last 70s. It is still going strong
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Post by dondub on Jun 2, 2016 10:04:50 GMT -5
Back in the day, sporting my DEVO Duty Now For The Future t-shirt, my dad asked me what DEVO was. I told him they were a band and that DEVO stood for their idea that humankind was devolving. he readily agreed.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 2, 2016 18:25:55 GMT -5
I have to wonder who had a debilitating grip on Ryan's balls.
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Post by happyhoix on Jun 3, 2016 9:39:52 GMT -5
I also saw that Trump expressed an interest in getting the New Mexico governor's endorsement because he claims he respects her and has always liked her.
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/03/after-criticizing-new-mexico-gov-martinez-trump-now-says-he-wants-her-endorsement/
This after he bashed Hillary:
“Remember, Hillary Clinton used to hate Obama,” Mr. Trump said. “She used to hate him. The old Clinton hated him.”
He mocked Mrs. Clinton and her husband, saying they bowed to the president’s whims: “Yes, sir, Mr. President, sir. What would you like? What would you like me to say, sir?” The crowd roared.
www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/us/politics/donald-trump-california-protests.html?_r=0
So - Trump routinely offends and then befriends pretty much anyone and that is somehow good business (or good politics). Hillary said negative things about Obama 8 years ago before she became a supporter and Trump thinks that is mock-worthy.
I think Trump suffers from the inability to stand outside himself and see what others see when he says these things. He's kind of like a toddler in what comes out of his mouth is forgotten when the next shiny thing comes along. It probably bewilders him when people repeat his words back to him and he can't remember why he said them.
Say what you like about teleprompters, at least they keep you from ranting crap that sounds crazy later.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 12:20:01 GMT -5
Saying "sounds like" isn't knowing. um....yeah.....that is why i used the word GUESSED. so, do you spend the day picking through flyshit to find pepper? No but I have spent time going to referenced posts for non- answers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 12:27:44 GMT -5
I also saw that Trump expressed an interest in getting the New Mexico governor's endorsement because he claims he respects her and has always liked her.
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/03/after-criticizing-new-mexico-gov-martinez-trump-now-says-he-wants-her-endorsement/
This after he bashed Hillary:
“Remember, Hillary Clinton used to hate Obama,” Mr. Trump said. “She used to hate him. The old Clinton hated him.”
He mocked Mrs. Clinton and her husband, saying they bowed to the president’s whims: “Yes, sir, Mr. President, sir. What would you like? What would you like me to say, sir?” The crowd roared.
www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/us/politics/donald-trump-california-protests.html?_r=0
So - Trump routinely offends and then befriends pretty much anyone and that is somehow good business (or good politics). Hillary said negative things about Obama 8 years ago before she became a supporter and Trump thinks that is mock-worthy.
I think Trump suffers from the inability to stand outside himself and see what others see when he says these things. He's kind of like a toddler in what comes out of his mouth is forgotten when the next shiny thing comes along. It probably bewilders him when people repeat his words back to him and he can't remember why he said them.
Say what you like about teleprompters, at least they keep you from ranting crap that sounds crazy later.
Ask any actor in a movie or TV show. Teleprompters are way easier than memorizing your lines, or having it come out as you would actually say it.
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Post by happyhoix on Jun 3, 2016 12:42:54 GMT -5
I also saw that Trump expressed an interest in getting the New Mexico governor's endorsement because he claims he respects her and has always liked her.
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/03/after-criticizing-new-mexico-gov-martinez-trump-now-says-he-wants-her-endorsement/
This after he bashed Hillary:
“Remember, Hillary Clinton used to hate Obama,” Mr. Trump said. “She used to hate him. The old Clinton hated him.”
He mocked Mrs. Clinton and her husband, saying they bowed to the president’s whims: “Yes, sir, Mr. President, sir. What would you like? What would you like me to say, sir?” The crowd roared.
www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/us/politics/donald-trump-california-protests.html?_r=0
So - Trump routinely offends and then befriends pretty much anyone and that is somehow good business (or good politics). Hillary said negative things about Obama 8 years ago before she became a supporter and Trump thinks that is mock-worthy.
I think Trump suffers from the inability to stand outside himself and see what others see when he says these things. He's kind of like a toddler in what comes out of his mouth is forgotten when the next shiny thing comes along. It probably bewilders him when people repeat his words back to him and he can't remember why he said them.
Say what you like about teleprompters, at least they keep you from ranting crap that sounds crazy later.
Ask any actor in a movie or TV show. Teleprompters are way easier than memorizing your lines, or having it come out as you would actually say it. Talking off the cuff sounds like a good idea, but look at Palin when she's lost her place on the teleprompter to see what sometimes happens when politicians keep talking after their brain forgets what it should be saying.
The really good politicians can read off a teleprompter and make it look like they're talking off the cuff. Not as good politicians look like they are reading off a teleprompter but still manage to keep their place and sound sincere. Poor politicians think their brains are so yuge they can talk spontaneously and have it make sense AND be sincere. Sometimes they succeed, often they fail.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 12:49:24 GMT -5
Ask any actor in a movie or TV show. Teleprompters are way easier than memorizing your lines, or having it come out as you would actually say it. Talking off the cuff sounds like a good idea, but look at Palin when she's lost her place on the teleprompter to see what sometimes happens when politicians keep talking after their brain forgets what it should be saying.
The really good politicians can read off a teleprompter and make it look like they're talking off the cuff. Not as good politicians look like they are reading off a teleprompter but still manage to keep their place and sound sincere. Poor politicians think their brains are so yuge they can talk spontaneously and have it make sense AND be sincere. Sometimes they succeed, often they fail.
I don't think a polished performance in any way, relates to IQ. Am I missing a joke with the word yuge ?
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Post by happyhoix on Jun 3, 2016 12:51:51 GMT -5
Talking off the cuff sounds like a good idea, but look at Palin when she's lost her place on the teleprompter to see what sometimes happens when politicians keep talking after their brain forgets what it should be saying.
The really good politicians can read off a teleprompter and make it look like they're talking off the cuff. Not as good politicians look like they are reading off a teleprompter but still manage to keep their place and sound sincere. Poor politicians think their brains are so yuge they can talk spontaneously and have it make sense AND be sincere. Sometimes they succeed, often they fail.
I don't think a polished performance in any way, relates to IQ. Am I missing a joke with the word yuge ? I don't either. But I do think a polished performance = a politician who is more appealing to the voter.
We sometimes make fun of Trump by using yuge for huge. Trump, who loves to talk about how something good will be YUUUGGGEE!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 13:02:45 GMT -5
I don't think a polished performance in any way, relates to IQ. Am I missing a joke with the word yuge ? I don't either. But I do think a polished performance = a politician who is more appealing to the voter.
We sometimes make fun of Trump by using yuge for huge. Trump, who loves to talk about how something good will be YUUUGGGEE!!!
I kind of cringe when I think of people voting for the level of media/public performance. I shouldn't of seen that ad when I was a kid, of a presidential hopefuls face coming out of a pack of cigarettes. Is yuge a New York dialect, or just one of his idioms ?
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jun 3, 2016 13:02:45 GMT -5
Trump used a teleprompter on a recent energy speech. He did a terrible job and it was obvious he was reading someone else's words. Even then he said many crazy things. Like wind turbines kill hundreds, hundreds of eagles. Not true.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 13:04:40 GMT -5
Trump used a teleprompter on a recent energy speech. He did a terrible job and it was obvious he was reading someone else's words. Even then he said many crazy things. Like wind turbines kill hundreds, hundreds of eagles. Not true. I would feel sorry for anyone who would think that wasn't a mistake.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jun 3, 2016 13:13:13 GMT -5
Just one of many of Trumps lies. He says everyone else is lying and calls them names, yet rarely has facts to substantiate his remarks. He hates the media because they have recorded and reported on his lack of facts. I believe he is a pathological liar. He believes everything he says.
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Post by happyhoix on Jun 3, 2016 13:50:55 GMT -5
I don't either. But I do think a polished performance = a politician who is more appealing to the voter.
We sometimes make fun of Trump by using yuge for huge. Trump, who loves to talk about how something good will be YUUUGGGEE!!!
I kind of cringe when I think of people voting for the level of media/public performance. I shouldn't of seen that ad when I was a kid, of a presidential hopefuls face coming out of a pack of cigarettes. Is yuge a New York dialect, or just one of his idioms ? Yeah it's kind of like how I shouldn't have read Elmer Gantry as an impressionable teenager, it seriously damaged my faith in religious leaders (at the time, I trusted them completely and thought a religious person would not lie - like I said, I was young and not jaded.)
I've seen some candidates whom I thought were intelligent, well intentioned and had a plan, but they didn't have the looks/voice/speaking ability someone else had (someone who might be completely bone headed and just read words off a screen, but looked good, spoke well and with passion, and could read). It's a problem, but hopefully when AI takes over the world it won't matter what politicians look like
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 13:57:56 GMT -5
Just one of many of Trumps lies. He says everyone else is lying and calls them names, yet rarely has facts to substantiate his remarks. He hates the media because they have recorded and reported on his lack of facts. I believe he is a pathological liar. He believes everything he says. I've seen the other candidate accused of the same thing. I'll have to sit this subject out on the sidelines as they seem to be cancelling each other out. (I mistyped sidelines as sidelies. Then corrected. Freudian slip ? )
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Post by weltschmerz on Jun 3, 2016 14:02:25 GMT -5
Talking off the cuff sounds like a good idea, but look at Palin when she's lost her place on the teleprompter to see what sometimes happens when politicians keep talking after their brain forgets what it should be saying.
The really good politicians can read off a teleprompter and make it look like they're talking off the cuff. Not as good politicians look like they are reading off a teleprompter but still manage to keep their place and sound sincere. Poor politicians think their brains are so yuge they can talk spontaneously and have it make sense AND be sincere. Sometimes they succeed, often they fail.
I don't think a polished performance in any way, relates to IQ. Am I missing a joke with the word yuge ? Apparently.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jun 3, 2016 14:42:58 GMT -5
Just one of many of Trumps lies. He says everyone else is lying and calls them names, yet rarely has facts to substantiate his remarks. He hates the media because they have recorded and reported on his lack of facts. I believe he is a pathological liar. He believes everything he says. I've seen the other candidate accused of the same thing. I'll have to sit this subject out on the sidelines as they seem to be cancelling each other out. (I mistyped sidelines as sidelies. Then corrected. Freudian slip ? ) Yes they will always accuse each other of lying. There will be recorded proof, but Trump takes it to the extreme and denies it even when his video is shown to him. He has never said he was wrong or apologized. Hillary has said she'd do things differently in retrospect. Who has the experience and knowledge to make foreign and domestic decisions that affect our lives. Hillary will make mistakes, but Trump will be a disaster. The GOP knows that and fears Trump. Today Ryan and McConnell spoke against Trumps attack on the federal judge handling his case.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jun 3, 2016 14:43:57 GMT -5
um....yeah.....that is why i used the word GUESSED. so, do you spend the day picking through flyshit to find pepper? No but I have spent time going to referenced posts for non- answers. that's what you get for not asking questions.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 4, 2016 8:23:06 GMT -5
Trump probably lost the Hispanic/Latino vote a while ago be they American born or naturalized citizen. This nonsense with the judge only solidifies the Hispanic citizens' opinion of Trump.
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Post by Value Buy on Jun 4, 2016 8:48:20 GMT -5
Trump probably lost the Hispanic/Latino vote a while ago be they American born or naturalized citizen. This nonsense with the judge only solidifies the Hispanic citizens' opinion of Trump. Trump as a human being, was so wrong on this. No excuse. Side note, the judge was born in Indiana, raised in East Chicago Indiana, in my neck of the woods. The local papers usually do puff pieces over the years on "local people make good" stories, and we do have a tremendous number of people who left and are vip's in health, business and sports. Politicians, a different story. Usually charged and convicted for felonies, but even then, they are famous I guess. I have never heard of him until now. A shame, he sounds like an excellent success story.
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Post by Value Buy on Jun 4, 2016 9:09:44 GMT -5
Some of the best damn tacos in America come from the "Harbor" in East Chicago. The best selling tortilla in northwest Indiana comes from there too. Some tacos are obviously made by the illegals (you get the best ones in the inconspicuous places) and maybe a few work in the building producing the tortillas. I would be welling to give them all green cards.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jun 4, 2016 10:25:37 GMT -5
Ryan has a challenger. He's more concerned about his own political hide than advancing the agenda with Trump. He's a smug, arrogant little prick and nobody should think that he's leading his challenger by as wide a margin as has been reported. Just ask Eric Cantor.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jun 4, 2016 11:46:37 GMT -5
Trump accused of bribing Texas governor. Put simply, Trump is a con artist who has benefited greatly by being wealthy enough to manipulate the American justice system. But once again, just like with his fake business school, he is duping Americans into believing he has their best interests at heart, when really, he’s just looking out for himself as usual. Because Trump can’t bribe his way out of his federal civil fraud suit this time, it’s no wonder he’s resorting to racist attacks against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel. It’s Custer’s last stand. news.groopspeak.com/breaking-trump-accused-by-associated-press-of-giving-bribes-to-texas-governor/
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