The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making

[Sherrerd]

@HelenGawn

Blaming Eve for the Fall always seemed unfair to me. She was deceived by the Master Deceiver - she never had a chance. Adam, OTOH, couldn’t look past the words of this woman he has authority over and remember the word of God.

Was Adam the first man to think with his dick?

Well, if he was the first man, then it would naturally follow that …

[enipla]

@El_Kabong

How odd that a fella who has made being unfair to random schmoes a virtue and practically a life’s work, should bleat so often and loudly about unfairness.

Yes, completely.

BEING UNFAIR IS HIS BUSINESS MODEL. And now that surprise, surprise, being POTUS puts him under investigation, it’s unfair.

[Locrian]

@enipla

Yes, completely.

BEING UNFAIR IS HIS BUSINESS MODEL. And now that surprise, surprise, being POTUS puts him under investigation, it’s unfair.

Completely right about the business model. I remember growing up near Atlantic City in the '80s-'90s. The bankruptcy on Taj Mahal threw area businesses into the red all around the place with striking workers, law suits, etc. We used to say he’s probably not even worth a million. I’m still thinking the same.

[Voyager]

@Happy_Lendervedder

That would require physical activity. It’s more likely he’ll make Melania pee on the pic.

I don’t think he’s seen that part of Melania for quite some time.
Which might explain a lot. He can’t sneak anyone into the White House any more, and I bet Melania is telling him that she hopes that memories of Stormy Daniels keeps him warm at night.
Donny is losing it because he’s horny and can’t grab any pussy any more.

[bobot]

Trump is without a doubt the standout example of a pampered asshole who inherited money from daddy and whose favorite word is Spoiled Fucking Baby style: Unfair. That piece of shit has never been on the receiving end of unfair. Fuck you, Trump.

[Johnny_L.A]

@HelenGawn

She was deceived by the Master Deceiver - she never had a chance.

Trump?

[Nava]

Nah, Trump’s a Ron; not so much a master deceiver as someone who wishes he was a master anything. Sandly there’s a lot of Ron-dhus around.

[zoid]

@Nava

Nah, Trump’s a Ron; not so much a master deceiver as someone who wishes he was a master anything. Sandly there’s a lot of Ron-dhus around.

MAN I miss the Ron thread

[SteveG1]

@Steve_MB

Friendly Amendment Proposal: “…giant habanero-glazed pineapple…”

with a barbed wire garnish

[SteveG1]

@El_Kabong

How odd that a fella who has made being unfair to random schmoes a virtue and practically a life’s work, should bleat so often and loudly about unfairness.

Because he is, after all is said and done, a whiney ass bitch.

[Monty]

@Nava

Nah, Trump’s a Ron; not so much a master deceiver as someone who wishes he was a master anything. Sandly there’s a lot of Ron-dhus around.

@zoid

MAN I miss the Ron thread

What’s a Ron?

[voltaire]

@zoid

MAN I miss the Ron thread

This IS the Ron thread. There’s always more Ron.

[voltaire]

@Monty

What’s a Ron?

The Ron Thread

[Monty]

@voltaire

The Ron Thread - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board

That’s disturbing.

[Biffster]

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[AI_Proofreader]

@Enginerd

The problem with compartmentalization is that he only has two compartments: himself and everything else. When there’s something going on with compartment 1, “everything else” is always going to fall by the wayside.

Well, a silver lining at least. If we can just have every city in America invite Trump to a golf tournament every day of the year there isn’t dumpster fire investigation news, we may yet survive this presidency.

[Happy_Lendervedder]

@voltaire

The Ron Thread - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board

Man I had completely forgotten about that thread. What an amazing piece of SDMB history.

[AI_Proofreader]

@asahi

Tim Snyder is an interesting cat, with dictatorships and authoritarian governments being his specialty. Garry Kasparov - yes, that Garry Kasparov of chess championship fame - is also another interesting interview whenever he’s on. Kasparov’s become something of a politician in exile in recent years and taking on the dangerous work of being an outspoken critic of Putin.

As both Snyder and Kasparov have pointed out in almost the exact same language: one of the goals of the modern (Western) authoritarian is not necessarily control information but to sow confusion in the minds of people. Authoritarians want people to believe that everyone is equally dubious. Nobody can be trusted. And when nobody can be trusted to provide the truth, then the truth becomes whatever those in power say the truth is.

That’s exactly why I go off on people when they say “they’re all the same” or “both sides do it” or “both parties are two sides of the same coin.” Non-partisans, however good their intentions might be, represent a more insidious form of danger than right wing partisans. It’s good to be partisan. One simply needs to be the right kind of partisan: a partisan for truth, a partisan for reason, a partisan for the rule of law, for the common welfare, and for the strength of public institutions and accountability. There will always be shades of grey on specific political and social issues, but when it comes to power, justice, the truth, the facts, civic involvement…there has to be a clear and shared sense of virtue among ordinary people, and to resist assaults on these values from those in power. Otherwise, ordinary people lose control.

I believe I’ve incurred your wrath a couple times for “both sides” arguments (however factual my positions might have been) but still:

Quoted for truth.

[AI_Proofreader]

@BeepKillBeep

So. Much. Winning. I’m just so sick of all the winning!

Actually, since I’m pretty far from retirement this is giving me plenty of opportunity to buy stocks at low prices. So, ummm, yay Trump? #MAGA?

(N.B., although it is true I’m getting a good deal, I’m kidding and recognize that overall it hurts more than it helps.)

@Voyager

If you think this is the bottom, you’re very optimistic.

After that giant plummet in Feb, then Dodd-Frank getting repealed at a time the stock market is already severely overinflated, the term “Dead Cat Bounce” comes to mind for the current “low” prices.

[Chimera]

What “current low prices”???

The market may have dropped a dozen times, but it has bounced back every time and is still hanging around 24,000.

Average P/E since 1946 is 17.3. The S&P 500 is at 25 and the Dow Industrial at 25.8.

Or as I said a month or so ago, the market needs to drop 30% just to get back to average historical Price to Earning ratios.