Cont: The Trump Presidency Part III

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Fast Eddie B said:
Just now...

“The Failing @nytimes set Liddle' Bob Corker up by recording his conversation. Was made to sound a fool, and that's what I am dealing with!”
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If he read the story (I know, I know), he'd know that Corker and the NYT both agreed to record it. Seriously, Corker and his aides confirmed his comments and that they were intentional in order to convey what US is "dealing with."
 
Minoosh said:
... coal ... (f)or all its filth, it has been a reliable energy source for centuries. Requiring it to be stored on site might artificially extend coal mining's life and create a few jobs. But there's no point in storing it at a nuclear plant if that plant can't run on coal ... just a default fuel in case anyone really need it for heat, to boil water, to cook, etc. ...
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My problem is the same as the problem experienced by a nuclear plant receiving a supply of coal. I can't use it as a default fuel to boil water or cook, exactly because of its filth. It needs special hearths to burn in, and flues to remove smoke and gases, and I don't have these at home. I use electricity as main cooking and heating energy. Or a small table-top gas cylinder or alcohol stove to boil water or heat soup in an emergency, on the rare occasions of power cuts.

However, coal is of no use to me. I don't have the domestic infrastructure; and the city council wouldn't let me use non-smokeless fuel anyway, even if I had a chimney.
 
Fast Eddie B said:
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“The Failing @nytimes set Liddle' Bob Corker up by recording his conversation. Was made to sound a fool, and that's what I am dealing with!”
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:covereyes
"Liddle' Bob Corker", not wanting to recycle the "Little" he used for Marco Rubio. Anyone know what the apostrophe at the end of Liddle' is for?

Oh Trump.
 
Fast Eddie B said:
"...liddle' Bob Corker..."
It is just SO much like being back in grade school!
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It's quite astonishing. Trump's pretty proud about how he 'brands' people, though. (and having found that, i guess the new nickname for Bob Corker isn't that new after all.)

I am sure I saw him on the news a week or two ago boasting about how he brands people, which is actually the article i was looking for. It's clearly a strategy and clearly it doesn't bother him that it makes him look childish.
 
TofuFighter said:
It's quite astonishing. Trump's pretty proud about how he 'brands' people, though. (and having found that, i guess the new nickname for Bob Corker isn't that new after all.)

I am sure I saw him on the news a week or two ago boasting about how he brands people, which is actually the article i was looking for. It's clearly a strategy and clearly it doesn't bother him that it makes him look childish.
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It's telling that, after being in the Presidency for nine months, the only thing he knows about the chairman of the Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations is that he's short.
 
You just have to wonder for what situation the 25th amendment was written if not for what is happening now (has been happening since 20/jan to be precise).
 
Firestone said:
You just have to wonder for what situation the 25th amendment was written if not for what is happening now (has been happening since 20/jan to be precise).
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IIRC, it was originally written out of fear of the President having a medical issue that left them a vegetable.
 
Stacko said:
IIRC, it was originally written out of fear of the President having a medical issue that left them a vegetable.
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Hmmm, a vegetable as US president sounds appealing compared to Trump (and even compared to Pence).
 
Apparently this isn't the first time he's challenged other people to an "IQ battle":

There are two comforts President Trump takes when comparing himself to others.

The first is his height. Trump is reportedly 6-foot-2 (although some reports put him at 6-foot-3), making him above the average height for an American man (a bit over 5-foot-9). His height is the apparent source of his disparaging nicknames for his political opponents, including Liddle Marco Rubio and Liddle’ Bob Corker, coined on Tuesday. (The purpose of the apostrophe is unclear.)

The other point of security to which Trump appeals is his intelligence. This, too, made an appearance on Tuesday as part of an interview conducted by Forbes magazine.

Trump was responding to reports that his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, had privately referred to the president as a “f—— moron.”

“I think it’s fake news,” Trump said, “but if he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win.”

Trump thinks Trump will win. Because Trump both puts a lot of weight on IQ tests as an objective measure of intelligence (to which scientists probably would object) and believes that few, if any, people can match his own score. Trump uses his IQ like he uses his net worth: It’s always higher than you might assume and there’s no way to ever pin it down.

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But, then, what do I know? I’m just a low-IQ Washington Post reporter.

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump
Highly untalented Wash Post blogger, Jennifer Rubin, a real dummy, never writes fairly about me. Why does Wash Post have low IQ people?
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...tory-of-trump-challenging-people-to-iq-tests/

Worthless president.
 
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