# Is Trump confused? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 24, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589 "2024-01-24T13:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 102
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2054 "2024-09-10T02:16:40Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Mr. Trump’s rambling speeches, sometimes incoherent statements and extreme outbursts have raised questions about his own cognitive health (NYT quote above, not @Kolak_of_Twilo’s) _“Sometimes”_ incoherent statements? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2055 "2024-09-10T02:32:16Z")
Yeah, even when they go there the NYT still has to soften it up. “Sane-washing” is the new term for what they are doing. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2056 "2024-09-10T12:46:54Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > But I never heard anything about political leanings or Trump’s tirade about them until this thread. When they say “season liberally” they aren’t kidding. They are VERY upfront about their political views, so it’s surprising that you’ve missed it. But now that you know, you won’t be able to un-know. Do you buy their stuff in a brick-and-mortar store? Maybe it isn’t as obvious there. I only shop with them on line, and their proud progressive bias is impossible to miss. I adore them. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2057 "2024-09-10T13:04:32Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The reazon he keeps bringing up Elizabeth Warren is because he thinks that when people say Harris is Indian he thinks they mean Native American, isn’t it? I suspect it’s more, “Hey, do you remember when I was allowed to be racist? Wasn’t that cool?” ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2058 "2024-09-10T13:13:40Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Holy Moly! $5.95 for 9 oz of Garam Masala? That’s the opposite of over-priced I buy a lot of my spices from Penzey. They have consistently great quality spices. The local Indian grocery store has cheaper spices that are a little lower in quality, but Penzey’s is far cheaper, and fresher, than the little bottles in the supermarket. Despite agreeing with their political views, I’d kinda prefer to get my spices without a side of politics. But it’s a fine source, and i but from them regularly. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2059 "2024-09-10T13:25:15Z")
Just checking, but [I read the offer as $5.95 for .9 oz of Garam Masala](https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/garam-masala/c-24/p-132/pd-s), which is ten times more expensive than what you quote. I can only recommend to write .9 as 0.9, as we do in Europe (actually we write 0,9 which is even better) but I know it is futile. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2060 "2024-09-10T13:33:53Z")
We write 0.9 oz in the US, too. Periods can get lost even without software that might drop them. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2061 "2024-09-10T13:42:17Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Just checking, but [I read the offer as $5.95 for .9 oz of Garam Masala](https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/garam-masala/c-24/p-132/pd-s), which is ten times more expensive than what you quote. > I can only recommend to write .9 as 0.9, as we do in Europe (actually we write 0,9 which is even better) but I know it is futile. Yeah - I noticed that this morning. $5.95 for 0.9 oz isn’t bad, but the local spice shop up the street from my church is a little less, and I know that it’ll be fresh. I’ll stick with them. That’s also the only place know to get Kashmiri masala. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2062 "2024-09-10T13:47:04Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I can only recommend to write .9 as 0.9, as we do in Europe (actually we write 0,9 which is even better) but I know it is futile So is just calling it 25 grams. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2063 "2024-09-10T13:54:16Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Do you buy their stuff in a brick-and-mortar store? Back in '92 I think they only had the one store, and I ordered online because I was heading overseas. I also ordered online from Anchorage, but was only paying attention to product, not opinion. In Portland, we shopped at Savory Spice, because local is usually fresher. Here in MN, there is a Penzeys right down the street from us, but I’ve never noticed anything political there. Trump’s tirade is ridiculous, of course. He’s never shopped for anything in his life, other than a Big Mac. It’s just his five-year-old self lashing out like the bully he is. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2064 "2024-09-10T13:55:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The reazon he keeps bringing up Elizabeth Warren is because he thinks that when people say Harris is Indian he thinks they mean Native American, isn’t it? Funny, but I don’t think he puts that much thought into it. He’s trying to cast Harris as way too far left. Who does he think of? Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are both regarded as strong progressives. Then he pulls out his ties old derisive comment for each. That’s his playbook. Be can’t just say her name, he has to deride her, and that’s the line he fixed on before. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2065 "2024-09-10T15:12:03Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Yeah - I noticed that this morning. $5.95 for 0.9 oz isn’t bad, but the local spice shop up the street from my church is a little less, and I know that it’ll be fresh. I’ll stick with them. That’s also the only place know to get Kashmiri masala. I must say that looks very expensive to me. Are those prices typical? I can get a 100g bag of Garam Masala at my local Sainsbury’s for £1.40 – 90p if I use my Nectar card. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2066 "2024-09-10T15:32:19Z")
> [@WotNot](#): > > I must say that looks very expensive to me. Are those prices typical? > > I can get a 100g bag of Garam Masala at my local Sainsbury’s for £1.40 – 90p if I use my Nectar card. I think Indian food is considered more exotic in the US. Also, it’s a different mix of spices, but without a taste test I can’t comment on quality. The Penzey’s version is $13.49 for 3.2oz, which is just under 91g for comparison. And £1.40 = $1.83 at the moment. The Penzey’s had better be a _lot_ better. Anyway - how about that Trump guy? Do we think he’s ever eaten Indian food in his life? Would he be less confused if he had? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2067 "2024-09-10T15:46:00Z")
As i said above, my local Indian grocery stores are cheaper (but not as fresh) for the spices they both carry. But Penzey’s has a very wide line of spices, and is one of the few places i can buy spices in bulk, which is always cheaper than buying little bottles. Since i use a lot of spice, i like to buy in bulk. Also, it’s a nuisance to get to the Indian grocery, so there’s gas and the nuisance of street parking to consider, too. Penzey’s is convenient and high quality. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2068 "2024-09-10T15:53:25Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Anyway - how about that Trump guy? Do we think he’s ever eaten Indian food in his life? Would he be less confused if he had? Probably, and i bet he complained for days. And no, he’d still be confused. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2069 "2024-09-10T17:06:10Z")
I’m not trying to be a dick here, but wouldn’t the discussion on spices be better suited in its own thread? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2070 "2024-09-10T17:14:05Z")
We’re not allowed to post recipes in this forum but they never said anything about ingredients… 😈 But yes. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2071 "2024-09-10T17:57:47Z")
Well, if you’re going to get salty about it. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2072 "2024-09-10T18:11:06Z")
Don’t make me pepper you with insults. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2073 "2024-09-10T20:47:20Z")
Trump’s supporters think he’s a sage, but he’s cumin off as being very confused to many. His handlers have to treat him ginger-ly. His thyme has passed. Sesame, anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=103)