I think, in that scenario, that America is Anthony. Trump is the guy who maybe shoulda oughta go deep in the cornfield. And that could be a good thing!
Wrote the following little vignette about something election related that happened to me about 4 hours ago:
It’s the closest I’ve come to going viral: 30k impressions in past 3 hours. I even tossed off a “Doperism”.
I’ll never understand Twitter. What exactly am I supposed to be reading here?
This one seems to be a little messed up: somehow the tweets got out of order. JohnT, maybe you could present them in order?
The Clinton team can’t try Trump’s stunt of bringing in the accusers. They would take over the entire audience.
Well sure but the method doesn’t matter, the point is you know how to work it out in your head, probably in less than five seconds, certainly less than 10. None of them got it right and then Trump insisted he was correct when obviously Stern had the right answer prepared.
“Okay, toots. Take one of the green ones every six hours. If your husband insists on having sex, take FOUR of the blue ones a half-hour before penetration. You won’t feel a THING, I promise. And you’ll wake up smiling in 24 hours.”
This touches on something that’s occurred to me lately.
When Trump supporters make these ridiculous assertions about the extent of Hillary Clinton’s evil control of the entire universe, I’ve started calling them out on it.
To paraphrase Walter White, if Hillary Clinton is really capable of all that they’re accusing her of, maybe their best course would be to tread lightly.
And if they feel safe continuing with these claims, it’s proof that they’re just running their mouths.
At last, he’s gotten a newspaper endorsement! That makes…one, IIRC.
People Magazine engaging in journalism!
And Cosmo!
This election is a cornucopia of firsts.
Yes, absolutely. About a second and a half, I’d say. Really pathetic by them, considering the allegedly great brain he says he has.
Was that humiliation his final appearance on the show?
I’m not convinced a person needs to be able to solve multiplication equations mentally in order to be a successful human being, successful businessperson, or even successful politician. If someone laughed and said, “Look, I pull out a calculator when I need to do that,” or even, “I have PEOPLE who multiply numbers for me!” I’d be fine with that response.
The problem comes when he doesn’t know he can’t do it. The real problem comes when he disputes the correct answer. That bodes very poorly for someone who’s gonna be making life-or-death decisions.
(FWIW: I know 5*17, then add 10, then add 7. Many different methods!)
Andrew Coyne is the best columnist writing in Canada today, and it’s not even a close call. He’s been churning out columns of wonderfully written insight for years and years, on a range of topics too broad for me to fully remember.
I would also point out that Coyne quotes an article from… Cracked. Isn’t that great?
As you (LHoD just above) say.
To top it off, pretty much every high-level exec or entrepreneur I’ve ever met is a whiz at mental arithmetic. Their ability to keep track of, and act on, the myriad of numbers that pass for the control panel of a big business is amazing.
And I say that as somebody who’s darn good at mental arithmetic, does a bunch of it every work day, and has a strong memory for arbitrary numbers.
Here’s how I do it in my head: 6x17. Okay, that’s 6x11 + 6x6. 66 + 36. 60+30=90, and 6+6=12, so 90+12. That’s 90+2+10, or 92+10, which is 92+8+2 or 100+2 or 102.
Just kidding. 6x10 (60) + 6x7 (42) = 60+40+2 = 102.
It’s 120-18. What’s so difficult about that?