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If the White House is an 'adult day care centre', it's not doing a very good job. In this country, it would be under investigation, or even closed down.
BTW, just who arethe adults? There's a mad kid on the block, as anyone can see, but...
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It is becoming increasingly clear in the US that we are not being led by a rational person, no sir. It's terrifying.
It wasn't clear before? Though I continue to wonder if this is the disease or only the latest symptom.
What disease? What symptom? What irrationality? I agree there IS irrationality, but it's normal irrationality which everybody has to 270 degrees or another.
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Originally posted by Og, King of Bashan:
While Pence actually was at the game, the picture he tweeted was actually something he had already tweeted three years ago.
I did think his wife looked a bit younger than she does now, but thought it might just be some Melania-type "improvements."
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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
If the White House is an 'adult day care centre', it's not doing a very good job. In this country, it would be under investigation, or even closed down.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both systems. The ability to remove the head mid-term is both, as is the inability to easily do so.
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BTW, just who arethe adults? There's a mad kid on the block, as anyone can see, but...
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'Lad'? That's the nicest thing anyone's said to me today... ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
But yes, point taken.
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When someone wants to continually brag about his I.Q., something is seriously wrong.
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Originally posted by Gramps49:
When someone wants to continually brag about his I.Q., something is seriously wrong.
It is like class; if you brag about your own, it is probably fairly low.
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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
If the White House is an 'adult day care centre', it's not doing a very good job. In this country, it would be under investigation, or even closed down.
BTW, just who arethe adults? There's a mad kid on the block, as anyone can see, but...
Depending on how far you want to trust Politico's various sources (many of whom are former Trump staffers, so they'd know but would also want to polish their own public images), it goes something like this:
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As White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus mused to associates that telling President Donald Trump no was usually not an effective strategy. Telling him “next week” was often the better idea.
Trump would impulsively want to fire someone like Attorney General Jeff Sessions; create a new, wide–ranging policy with far–flung implications, like increasing tariffs on Chinese steel imports; or end a decades–old deal like the North American Free Trade Agreement. Enraged with a TV segment or frustrated after a meandering meeting, the president would order it done immediately.
Delaying the decision would give Priebus and others a chance to change his mind or bring in advisers to speak with Trump — and in some cases, to ensure Trump would drop the idea altogether and move on.
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Originally posted by lilBuddha:
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Originally posted by Gramps49:
When someone wants to continually brag about his I.Q., something is seriously wrong.
It is like class; if you brag about your own, it is probably fairly low.
There is clip of him, doing the rounds on Twitter, bragging about how humble he is. Literally, bragging. Can't work out to link it here.
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Can severely limited language skills and an incredibly restricted vocabulary go with a high IQ?
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Depends on the size of the bribe, I imagine.
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Can severely limited language skills and an incredibly restricted vocabulary go with a high IQ?
You mean smart stupid people? people who can demonstrate factual knowledge but cannot navigate their personal lives, and the converse, those who have limited knowledge and can navigate the interpersonal world? I would place trumpy as someone who has limited knowledge, believes he is smart, and covers over everything with a charisma. This charisma either charms or repels (I find it seedy, smarmy, rude myself). Am I wrong to think that the problem with trumpy is that his charisma actually wins over some people who have enough knowledge to know he's playing them? Though wrestling, horoscopes, some forms of faith healing are also appealing to people who are willing to set intellect aside. Hell, it is even possible to convince young people that joining military forces and learning to kill other human beings will be fun. You can even earn a degree whilst doing so.
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Originally posted by no prophet's flag is set so...:
Mensa offers Trump and Tillerson an IQ test.
But if they were to take the test, and the inevitable happens, you know it will be declared a FAKE test, and Mensa will be a FAILING organization. (And, possibly, Hillary and Obama will somehow be at fault.)
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Originally posted by Doublethink.:
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Originally posted by lilBuddha:
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Originally posted by Gramps49:
When someone wants to continually brag about his I.Q., something is seriously wrong.
It is like class; if you brag about your own, it is probably fairly low.
There is clip of him, doing the rounds on Twitter, bragging about how humble he is. Literally, bragging. Can't work out to link it here.
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Originally posted by no prophet's flag is set so...:
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Originally posted by Leorning Cniht:
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Originally posted by no prophet's flag is set so...:
chorleywooded bread
I might agree with most of your list, but what do you have against the Chorleywood process?
It produces an exceptionally soft bread within which the protein molecules are all shattered into very short chains, it requires the addition of large amounts of sugar, yeast, often additives, and the product stales quickly. Inferior massed produced startch in many cases. (I've baked for 35 years)
Really? American bread tastes very very very "different". This must be why.
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I agree that Trump is a normal, mostly rational person who should never have been elected President of the United States. For that, I blame the Republican Party, the banks who rescued him from financial ruin in the 1990's, the people who hired him to play the boss on The Apprentice, the people who voted for him and who I do not know personally, Jeb Bush, Vlad Putin, the American business community, Facebook and Google, the Supreme Court Judge who died and myself.
Edit: James Comey, Hilary Clinton and the Democrats and Romanlion
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I disagree. Trump is far from rational. And far from normal.
He is a Narcissist. I believe he is a sexual predator, He is extremely volatile. He has defrauded many people.
No, he is not normal. No, he is not rational.
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Really? American bread tastes very very very "different". This must be why.
I can't speak to American bread or flour. Don't know it at all. I do know that hard Canadian spring wheat (all purpose flour) has more gluten than any other including American and European. Europeans get closest when they use "strong flour" but it still contains some soft wheats (~25%) whereas Canadian contains all hard. Americans doe the same. I found bread in London to be reasonably similar to the commercial bread in Canada but loaves are slightly denser and smaller (bought in chain groceries).
The difference in making of bread commercially is the rushing of the process, whereas traditional bread may take 2-3 days. You can find traditionally made bread in all countries, it is handled differently and produces a different product.
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Originally posted by Gramps49:
I disagree. Trump is far from rational. And far from normal.
He is a Narcissist. I believe he is a sexual predator, He is extremely volatile. He has defrauded many people.
No, he is not normal. No, he is not rational.
Normal then.
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Not normal, but also not unique.
![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Far from it. Which is normal.
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How can you possibly think that narcissism and being a sexual predator is not utterly run-of-the-mill among rich men? It's not universal by any means, but it is certainly in plague proportions.
We used to let it slide because we were part of an insufficiently challenged patriarchy. But how many American Presidents and public figures would have been on the Ashley Madison site if it had been around in their day? I understand Martin Luther King Jr would have, and he is not on his Pat Malone.
A little less than half of voting Americans let it slide this time (instead of crucifying him like what happened to Gary Hart et al) because they hated Hilary Clinton's guts, and by association everything she believes in, the stupid bastards.
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Originally posted by simontoad:
How can you possibly think that narcissism and being a sexual predator is not utterly run-of-the-mill among rich men? It's not universal by any means, but it is certainly in plague proportions.
We used to let it slide because we were part of an insufficiently challenged patriarchy. But how many American Presidents and public figures would have been on the Ashley Madison site if it had been around in their day? I understand Martin Luther King Jr would have, and he is not on his Pat Malone.
A little less than half of voting Americans let it slide this time (instead of crucifying him like what happened to Gary Hart et al) because they hated Hilary Clinton's guts, and by association everything she believes in, the stupid bastards.
Can you imagine how hard Trump laughed when he realised he didn't have to quit over pussygate. Bastard.
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It is only marginally helpful to cite the past. We agree that mores have changed; what passed in thee 1950s and 1960s can well be impossible now. Dinosaurs (among whom we can include Liddle Donny and Weinstein) are, or were, unchanging as times changed around them, and couldn't adapt.
We must deal with the present. I am good with prosecution of crimes. Yes, Weinstein raped a woman; jail sounds fine to me and there's even a Hollywood tradition of producers using the penitentiary as a springboard to greatness. (Before you ask: Springtime for Hitler) People have been trying to get traction on prosecuting Lyin' Don for years, maybe now the tires will bite and we'll get somewhere.
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BUT:
Brenda, In the main I agree. The problem is that we -- the American people -- are putting eggs in the wrong basket when and while we wait on the President to take a bridge too far (that bridge is likely in Brooklyn and up for sale), or for Congress to "do something," or the Cabinet to "do something," or Mueller to "do something."
Yes, "something" must be done. Longstanding foreign alliances are cracking. The rule of law at home is fracturing. Racism, sexism, classism, and domestic terrorism are on the rise. This administration is fleecing taxpayers, depriving citizens of basic rights, and on and on.
This is on us. We're the ones who have to "do something." A substantial minority of us catapulted this loose cannonball into office, and it's time for the Mad-as-hell Majority to surround the White House with pitchforks and torches and demand regime change.
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Those of you who had "Carter Page" in your office betting pool as the first Trump campaign/administration official to plead the Fifth, please collect your winnings.
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Originally posted by simontoad:
How can you possibly think that narcissism and being a sexual predator is not utterly run-of-the-mill among rich men? It's not universal by any means, but it is certainly in plague proportions.
We used to let it slide because we were part of an insufficiently challenged patriarchy. But how many American Presidents and public figures would have been on the Ashley Madison site if it had been around in their day? I understand Martin Luther King Jr would have, and he is not on his Pat Malone.
A little less than half of voting Americans let it slide this time (instead of crucifying him like what happened to Gary Hart et al) because they hated Hilary Clinton's guts, and by association everything she believes in, the stupid bastards.
I get your point, but bristle at the false equivalence.
Bill Clinton, (possibly MLK) and the Ashley Madison clients committed adultery-- immoral, a breach of trust, a sin. But not a crime. Even someone like myself whose first marriage broke up under similar circumstances do not think it should be illegal.
Weinstein and POTUS, otoh, are accused of sexual assault. Non-consensual sexual activity. That is a much, much more serious criminal allegation-- and it was just as illegal (if more selectively prosecuted) in 1980 as it is today.
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Originally posted by cliffdweller:
Bill Clinton, (possibly MLK) and the Ashley Madison clients committed adultery-- immoral, a breach of trust, a sin. But not a crime. Even someone like myself whose first marriage broke up under similar circumstances do not think it should be illegal.
Weinstein and POTUS, otoh, are accused of sexual assault.
Of course you know that Bill Clinton was credibly accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women, right?
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There are unproven accusations against Clinton, however [... listen to the chorus]
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A special prosecutor looked into the claims against Clinton and concluded there was not enough evidence to bring any charges against him.
A special investigator is looking into Trump, but his mandate does not include looking into any sexual allegations against him.
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Originally posted by Ohher:
BUT:
Yes, "something" must be done. Longstanding foreign alliances are cracking. The rule of law at home is fracturing. Racism, sexism, classism, and domestic terrorism are on the rise. This administration is fleecing taxpayers, depriving citizens of basic rights, and on and on.
This is on us. We're the ones who have to "do something." A substantial minority of us catapulted this loose cannonball into office, and it's time for the Mad-as-hell Majority to surround the White House with pitchforks and torches and demand regime change.
The most cheering reply I can make to this I saw in the Post today -- it is a scant 390 days to the 2018 elections.
I would hesitate long and think very hard before resorting to force. That's what he wants, you know -- a Kristallnacht, an excuse to impose martial law. There's nothing he would adore more than calling out the troops and standing on the reviewing stand, doubtless with one arm raised.
We must not give it to him. Because he's a loose cannon, a monkey with no more grasp of the Constitution than my cat, we must do this right.
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Originally posted by simontoad:
I understand Martin Luther King Jr would have
Your post is seriously fucked up. All the out and abuse to choose from and you pick MLK? Really?
The worst he did, if the allegations are true, is commit infidelity. Not defending that, if it happened.
We are talking about narcissism and abuse and sexual predators and this is your example?
What the serious fuck?
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Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
Because he's a loose cannon, a monkey with no more grasp of the Constitution than my cat, we must do this right.
On behalf of your cat, I must object to the comparison.
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Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
we must do this right.
The problem is that the "right" ways are CLOSED TO US. Congress is worried, but either not worried enough to act, or too scared to do so. They have too much on the line.
Ditto the cabinet.
Mueller? Who knows? He's keeping his cards, if indeed he has any, very close to his chest. He's careful and cautious, which is great; but he's also slow. Even if he ultimately produces obstruction-of-justice charges (or something else in that vein), the damage done in the meantime may be irreparable.
Those are the "right ways." The remaining "right way" -- a Democratic sweep of both houses of Congress in the midterms -- is (A) highly improbable (gerrymandering, vote suppression, Russian hacking, etc.) and (B), given that 44.2 has already alienated both houses and both parties and yet proceeds merrily along enriching himself, his kin, and his cronies at taxpayer expense despite this, is unlikely to alter a thing.
While I agree that actual armed uprising is ill-advised (and probably impossible anyway), something like a mass general strike and mass demonstrations may be needed to put the fear of unemployment into Congress before the midterms.
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Originally posted by Gramps49:
A special prosecutor looked into the claims against Clinton and concluded there was not enough evidence to bring any charges against him.
A special investigator is looking into Trump, but his mandate does not include looking into any sexual allegations against him.
Exactly.
If credible evidence is ever brought against Clinton I would of course call for him to be brought to justice, both in criminal charges and any civil suit. I don't see the right being so even-handed about Trump.
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A cri de coeur from the incomparable Charles Pierce. This should be a free click. Oh, would that he would save us!
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Come Barack, Obama - Usania hath need of thee!
Could he? Might he?
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Originally posted by cliffdweller:
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Originally posted by simontoad:
How can you possibly think that narcissism and being a sexual predator is not utterly run-of-the-mill among rich men? It's not universal by any means, but it is certainly in plague proportions.
We used to let it slide because we were part of an insufficiently challenged patriarchy. But how many American Presidents and public figures would have been on the Ashley Madison site if it had been around in their day? I understand Martin Luther King Jr would have, and he is not on his Pat Malone.
A little less than half of voting Americans let it slide this time (instead of crucifying him like what happened to Gary Hart et al) because they hated Hilary Clinton's guts, and by association everything she believes in, the stupid bastards.
I get your point, but bristle at the false equivalence.
Bill Clinton, (possibly MLK) and the Ashley Madison clients committed adultery-- immoral, a breach of trust, a sin. But not a crime. Even someone like myself whose first marriage broke up under similar circumstances do not think it should be illegal.
Weinstein and POTUS, otoh, are accused of sexual assault. Non-consensual sexual activity. That is a much, much more serious criminal allegation-- and it was just as illegal (if more selectively prosecuted) in 1980 as it is today.
Yep. VERY good point.
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Originally posted by simontoad:
I understand Martin Luther King Jr would have
Your post is seriously fucked up. All the out and abuse to choose from and you pick MLK? Really?
The worst he did, if the allegations are true, is commit infidelity. Not defending that, if it happened.
We are talking about narcissism and abuse and sexual predators and this is your example?
What the serious fuck?
Chill. I said MLK would have been on the Ashley Madison site.
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How can you possibly think that narcissism and being a sexual predator is not utterly run-of-the-mill among rich men? . . .
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Originally posted by simontoad:
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Originally posted by lilBuddha:
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Originally posted by simontoad:
I understand Martin Luther King Jr would have
Your post is seriously fucked up. All the out and abuse to choose from and you pick MLK? Really?
The worst he did, if the allegations are true, is commit infidelity. Not defending that, if it happened.
We are talking about narcissism and abuse and sexual predators and this is your example?
What the serious fuck?
Chill. I said MLK would have been on the Ashley Madison site.
If you're going to preface your statement by saying you're talking about sexual predators, including MLK in your list is a whole lot of false equivalence. As would be most of Ashley Madison's clients, for that matter. Or Gary Hart, even.
Equating sexual infidelity (or even just the catch-all category of "sex I don't like") with sexual assault is one of the most common and cheapest moves of sex abuse apologists. It conveniently changes the subject and obfuscates the actions of predators.
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Originally posted by simontoad:
Really? American bread tastes very very very "different". This must be why.
Apparently 80% of UK bread is made with the Chorleywood process, as is a similar proportion of Australian bread. So I don't think you can blame the general anodyne sweetness of American bread on Chorleywood.
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mousethief
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Originally posted by Hedgehog:
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Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
Because he's a loose cannon, a monkey with no more grasp of the Constitution than my cat, we must do this right.
On behalf of your cat, I must object to the comparison.
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Brenda Clough
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He's coming. Please feel free to do something about this. He loathes crowds holding protest signs and wearing pink hats.
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mousethief
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Originally posted by Gramps49:
A special prosecutor looked into the claims against Clinton and concluded there was not enough evidence to bring any charges against him.
A special investigator is looking into Trump, but his mandate does not include looking into any sexual allegations against him.
The Starr Chamber went waaaaay beyond its mandate.
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Golden Key
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simontoad--
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Originally posted by Crœsos:
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Originally posted by simontoad:
Chill. I said MLK would have been on the Ashley Madison site.
If you're going to preface your statement by saying you're talking about sexual predators, including MLK in your list is a whole lot of false equivalence. As would be most of Ashley Madison's clients, for that matter. Or Gary Hart, even.
Equating sexual infidelity (or even just the catch-all category of "sex I don't like") with sexual assault is one of the most common and cheapest moves of sex abuse apologists. It conveniently changes the subject and obfuscates the actions of predators.
The context of your comment about MLK wasn't clear, simontoad. And, given long-running and exacerbated racial tensions and injustice in the US, and all the people who deeply revere Dr. King, it's usually extremely unwise to criticize him. Especially if the criticizer isn't black. And is from another country, and doesn't get the social history and nuances. FYI.
And what Croesos said above.
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Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
He's coming. Please feel free to do something about this. He loathes crowds holding protest signs and wearing pink hats.
Will he get to ride in a golden carriage?
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