In response to “fake news” that his Secretary of State called him a “fucking moron,” Trump tells Forbes that an IQ test between Trump and Tillerson would establish who the real moron is… not Trump. Link.
What kind of moron does it take to say that your top Cabinet official didn’t call you a moron, but that the fact is that HE is the real moron?
Rough draft of hypothetical presidential speech I’d like to hear following a natural disaster:
To my fellow Americans of affected area X , still clearing the destruction of recent natural disaster Y , please know that my thoughts are with you, but also my efforts as I work closely with the military and FEMA and your congressional representatives to bring the full power of the federal government to your relief and to restore your lives as best possible after the devastation you have suffered. Although past presidents have made a point of visiting regions such as yours following a disaster, it is clear to me that my presence would only be a distraction from the noble and ongoing efforts to rescue and rebuild. The security detail all presidents must travel with will only get in the way of the planes and trucks bringing supplies and evacuating the injured. I feel the best place I can serve you is in Washington itself, where I will meet regularly with advisers who will keep me up to date on the latest developments and where I can arrange emergency federal funding to get your lives and homes and businesses back to normal as quickly as possible. During this trying time, if you can, I ask that you document what has happened to you - keep a journal, take photographs, keep records of what has been fixed and what remains to be fixed. I will be happy to visit your region two or three months from now when life is getting back to normal and take town-hall meetings rather than photo-ops, to invite your comments on what was done well and what could be done better. The information you help us gather can help all of us learn and improve. Your complaints are valid, of course, but I ask also that you record the positives; the name and hometown of a rescue worker that saved your family, the name and hometown of a FEMA worker who secured shelter for you, the name and hometown of a volunteer who brought you clothing and water. I want to honor our successes and our heroes even as we learn from our mistakes, so our futures can be brighter and safer we need not fear times such as these. Thank you, and as I ask God to bless the United States of America, please remember that we are united and we will all help our wounded brothers and sisters as best we can while learning how to make our best efforts better still. Good night.
Ravenman:
In response to “fake news” that his Secretary of State called him a “fucking moron,” Trump tells Forbes that an IQ test between Trump and Tillerson would establish who the real moron is… not Trump. Link.
What kind of moron does it take to say that your top Cabinet official didn’t call you a moron, but that the fact is that HE is the real moron?
After a rousing round of “I know you are, but what am I?”, they should definitely have an IQ face off. When Trump fails to get full credit for filling out the name block correctly, I expect him to state that he intended to fail .
After a rousing round of “I know you are, but what am I?”, they should definitely have an IQ face off. When Trump fails to get full credit for filling out the name block correctly, I expect him to state that he intended to fail .
Or he would accuse the testing company of having been bribed by Hillary or Obama.
I would estimate Trump’s IQ at about 102. Maybe. Or maybe 90. Usually you guess or infer someone’s IQ by observing their analytical skills, their sharpness of mind, their ability to see how ideas relate to each other and to synthesize new ideas from those connections, and frankly, from how much stuff they know about a wide variety of subjects… history, literature, science-- you know: how SMART they are.
Trump is so abysmally uneducated and self-absorbed it’s hard to guess. It’s like trying to guess the IQ of a chimp newly arrived from the rain forest or a boy raised by wolves.
RickJay
October 10, 2017, 4:13pm
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ThelmaLou:
Or he would accuse the testing company of having been bribed by Hillary or Obama.
I would estimate Trump’s IQ at about 102. Maybe. Or maybe 90. Usually you guess or infer someone’s IQ by observing their analytical skills, their sharpness of mind, their ability to see how ideas relate to each other and to synthesize new ideas from those connections, and frankly, from how much stuff they know about a wide variety of subjects… history, literature, science-- you know: how SMART they are.
Trump’s problem isn’t that he was born with a low IQ, it’s that he’s a narcissist who doesn’t give a shit about learning and just wants to steal money.
He might have done quite well on a properly administered IQ test several decades ago. (I’m not sure how well he’d do now that he’s old.) But that isn’t the problem. Being able to think and learn doesn’t matter when you don’t care about the welfare of the United States.
“My doctor told me my IQ was 140 over 120.” - Trump probably.
“I have a very good brain.” - Trump really.
“I have better systolic IQ than anybody.”
steronz
October 10, 2017, 4:27pm
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I know this is scary and any further escalation would be bad for the country, but part of me really, really wants Rex T to call his bluff and schedule a test.
DragonAsh:
My parents recently moved from the Florida Keys to central Florida. They love the weather, but hate just about everything else about living deep, deep in Trump country. <snip>
Hey, no worries, have them move back to Minnesota. With global warming, pretty soon it’ll be semi-tropical again. Thanks Trump!
RickJay:
Trump’s problem isn’t that he was born with a low IQ, it’s that he’s a narcissist who doesn’t give a shit about learning and just wants to steal money.
He might have done quite well on a properly administered IQ test several decades ago. (I’m not sure how well he’d do now that he’s old.) But that isn’t the problem. Being able to think and learn doesn’t matter when you don’t care about the welfare of the United States.
I completely agree with you. I’m just making idle conversation.
I would need to see it in a jar to confirm that.
Chimera
October 10, 2017, 4:49pm
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JohnGalt:
Hey, no worries, have them move back to Minnesota. With global warming, pretty soon it’ll be semi-tropical again. Thanks Trump!
April-October in Minnesota, November-March in Florida. Be true Snowbirds.
“I will prove my IQ is higher than Rex’s”, Trump said testily.
Previous real Trump: “I’ll choose the best people for my administration.”
Kamino_Neko:
I’m seeing reference to Ivana saying that, not Melania. Not that either of them are exactly epitomes of class (don’t know about Maples…she’s got at least enough class to stay out of the ring, anyway).
Ivana says in her new book that Marla Maples walked up to her at an event and said “I’m Marla and I love your husband; do you?”
BlankSlate:
Classic Marla.
Yeah, she was always a pistol, that Marla.
Two hours north of Tampa? You could always drive into Tarpon Springs, hang out with some Greek people. Do some sponge-diving. Drink some ouzo.
Sounds more like The Villages to me. Which would explain everything.