I know it's reductionist and unfair to say "how dumb do you have to be to vote for this moron??" but seriously, how dumb does someone have to be to vote for this moron?
Based on everything he is saying this time around, it sounds like he would create more regulations if elected. He wants to be a dictator and since congress is incapable of doing anything, we keep letting the president pass stupid stuff that is clearly not what the president is supposed to do.
Thanks for bringing up the "competent people" argument.
This criticism-and-excuse has been around since Trump first threatened to run for President:
"Trump is as dumb as a box or rocks, and hasn't the vestige of a clue about anything Presidency-related."
"Yes, but he will surround himself with competent people!"
I remember this being said after Trump met with the editorial board of the Washington Post on March 16th, 2016. The editors had (and I say this with all respect) the instincts of hyenas circling a wounded springbok. Seeing the gob-smacking ignorance on display before them, they immediately started to pepper Trump with smarty-pants questions. Publisher Fred Ryan asked if Trump would, as President, use a tactical nuke on ISIS. Trump started explaining that he was a "counter-puncher" and launched into a disjointed ramble about Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. Ryan came back with "This is about ISIS. You would not use a tactical nuclear weapon against ISIS?"
And that's when the Post editorial board found out what they were up against. Trump's answer to the ISIS question was:
"I’ll tell you one thing," Trump replied. "This is a very good looking group of people here. Could I just go around so I know who the hell I’m talking to?"
This actually happened. The rest of the interview was in much the same vein. For the next week every exchange between Trump critics and supporters was along the lines of:
"Did you read Trump's interview with the Post? The man really does not know a fucking thing."
"Yes, but he will surround himself with competent people!"
I thought the DC Cinematic universe was bad. But imagine a Fox News Cinematic Universe. Then again, if someone clever got their hands on that idea, it might turn out surprisingly awesome.
There is a movie called 'Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter' where Lincoln fights plantation-owning vampires who feed on the blood of their slaves (this is the actual pitch). You could get a similar vibe with something like 'Trump and the adenochrome drinkers'.
It reads like the staff just outsourced the job to Google's AI Gemini.
(I mean if a human wrote this, there is a non-zero chance they would have moved the abortion segment from Chapter 9 to Chapter 11. I mean the bankruptcy joke is just hanging there, ripe for the picking).
A lot to pick at, but Good article overall. For me, the best way to understand what they will do in office is not some propaganda policy page, but look at their records in office and make your decision based on those policy positions and their respective results.
I sat for 10 minutes trying to think of how I would explain the idiocy of this claim to my low information republican family members and I think I’ve got it.
Would be like the GM of a baseball team explaining the plans for his struggling offense and he says “I’ll increase the production of my hitters by decreasing the production of all the opposing teams pitchers”
I know it's reductionist and unfair to say "how dumb do you have to be to vote for this moron??" but seriously, how dumb does someone have to be to vote for this moron?
Jeff said that Trump didn't cut regulations the first time around, but I think that is resoundingly false.
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/president-trumps-regulatory-relief-helps-americans/
Based on everything he is saying this time around, it sounds like he would create more regulations if elected. He wants to be a dictator and since congress is incapable of doing anything, we keep letting the president pass stupid stuff that is clearly not what the president is supposed to do.
Thanks for boldly going there so we don’t have to! No surprises - and no substance- on either side. As ever, I’m #PoliticallyHomeless. 😭
Yeah, both sides are totally exactly the same. Good take.
Thanks for bringing up the "competent people" argument.
This criticism-and-excuse has been around since Trump first threatened to run for President:
"Trump is as dumb as a box or rocks, and hasn't the vestige of a clue about anything Presidency-related."
"Yes, but he will surround himself with competent people!"
I remember this being said after Trump met with the editorial board of the Washington Post on March 16th, 2016. The editors had (and I say this with all respect) the instincts of hyenas circling a wounded springbok. Seeing the gob-smacking ignorance on display before them, they immediately started to pepper Trump with smarty-pants questions. Publisher Fred Ryan asked if Trump would, as President, use a tactical nuke on ISIS. Trump started explaining that he was a "counter-puncher" and launched into a disjointed ramble about Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. Ryan came back with "This is about ISIS. You would not use a tactical nuclear weapon against ISIS?"
And that's when the Post editorial board found out what they were up against. Trump's answer to the ISIS question was:
"I’ll tell you one thing," Trump replied. "This is a very good looking group of people here. Could I just go around so I know who the hell I’m talking to?"
This actually happened. The rest of the interview was in much the same vein. For the next week every exchange between Trump critics and supporters was along the lines of:
"Did you read Trump's interview with the Post? The man really does not know a fucking thing."
"Yes, but he will surround himself with competent people!"
And the rest, as they say, is history.
I'm wondering when Mark Robert Wahlberg, Serious Actor, will transition into M R Wahlberg, Serious Author.
I thought the DC Cinematic universe was bad. But imagine a Fox News Cinematic Universe. Then again, if someone clever got their hands on that idea, it might turn out surprisingly awesome.
There is a movie called 'Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter' where Lincoln fights plantation-owning vampires who feed on the blood of their slaves (this is the actual pitch). You could get a similar vibe with something like 'Trump and the adenochrome drinkers'.
It reads like the staff just outsourced the job to Google's AI Gemini.
(I mean if a human wrote this, there is a non-zero chance they would have moved the abortion segment from Chapter 9 to Chapter 11. I mean the bankruptcy joke is just hanging there, ripe for the picking).
What still amazes is that the FELON trump is taken seriously by so many,
Thanks for reading Trump's platform. I downloaded it, got through two pages and threw up.
Dare to envision a future where the caps-lock button is ALWAYS ON.
My favorite line is "abortion is finally referenced in chapter 9, long after most people will have stopped reading.
So most people are going to read the first few chapters, they just won't make it to chapter 9?
Any attempts will be... abortive.
A lot to pick at, but Good article overall. For me, the best way to understand what they will do in office is not some propaganda policy page, but look at their records in office and make your decision based on those policy positions and their respective results.
“reduce mortgage rates by slashing Inflation” 😂
I sat for 10 minutes trying to think of how I would explain the idiocy of this claim to my low information republican family members and I think I’ve got it.
Would be like the GM of a baseball team explaining the plans for his struggling offense and he says “I’ll increase the production of my hitters by decreasing the production of all the opposing teams pitchers”
Thank you for sparing me my brain cells. Nicely done.