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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by pp4me » Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:19 pm

Cortopassi wrote:
Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:02 pm
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@Cortopassi, would you personally be okay with living next door to a low-income housing development? Be totally honest.
I would not.

But I am not the president, and I'm not using that in an effort to scare people about what might be coming.

Apparently Joe Biden becoming president will cause:

--Undesirables to live next door to you
--No police
--Shitty health care
--A zero on the stock market
--Locusts

Trump is all about hyperbole and exaggeration. Very tired of it.

There are plenty of condos, apartments and lower cost houses in the city in which I live that could hopefully afford the same at least school opportunities without having to legislate it.
I don't like the hyperbole either but you can't be serious if you think it's only Trump who engages in it. Somewhere in this thread, or maybe another, I posted a picture of a flyer we have received in the mail 3 times accusing Trump of poisoning our drinking water. I think my favorite hyperbolic claim of all time was that Trump was already guilty of more deaths than Hitler, Stalin, and Mao COMBINED!

You can actually find this sort of thing going back all the way to the beginning of the republic. I too find it very ugly but it just seems to be the way politics works.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by glennds » Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:40 pm

Tortoise wrote:
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Trump Says U.S. Should Get Slice of TikTok Sale Price
“I did say that ‘If you buy it…a very sub­stan­tial por­tion of that price is go­ing to have to come into the Trea­sury of the United States, be­cause we’re mak­ing it pos­si­ble for this deal to hap­pen.’ Right now they don’t have any rights un­less we give it to them.”
Not sure I like this...
I think it's called graft
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:01 am

Hey, Donnie, how do we get a piece of da action? You tellin' me we got control and we don't get a cut? Dat ain't gonna happen.

**It reminded me of one of my favorite original Star Trek episodes, A Piece of the Action. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Piece_o ... al_Series)

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It’s a little bit like the landlord-tenant [relationship]. Uh, without a lease, the tenant has nothing. So they pay what is called “key money” or they pay something. But the United States should be reimbursed, or should be paid a substantial amount of money because without the United States they don’t have anything, at least having to do with the 30%.

So, uh, I told him that. I think we are going to have, uh, maybe a deal is going to be made, it’s a great asset, it’s a great asset. But it’s not a great asset in the United States unless they have the approval of the United States.

So it’ll close down on September 15th, unless Microsoft or somebody else is able to buy it, and work out a deal, an appropriate deal, so the Treasury of the — really the Treasury, I suppose you would say, of the United States, gets a lot of money. A lot of money.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by dualstow » Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:39 pm

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I think I want mandatory clown service. Who do I have to vote for in the US to get it?
You mean you’re not tired of it? 😂
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by vnatale » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:53 pm

Trump's stream of subconsciousness becomes a torrent in car-crash interview
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... are_btn_tw
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:26 pm

Libertarian666 wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:17 pm
vnatale wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:53 pm
Trump's stream of subconsciousness becomes a torrent in car-crash interview
John Crace

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... are_btn_tw
Have you come up with that list of actions that President Trump has taken that you find objectionable?
You keep posting stuff about how he talks and tweets, but still nothing in the realm of action.
Is that because you don't have anything?
Sorry, tech, those are 100% inseparable, for me at least. And the Axios interview was a disaster for him, in my opinion. Why even do them?
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by vnatale » Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:19 pm

Libertarian666 wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:17 pm
vnatale wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:53 pm
Trump's stream of subconsciousness becomes a torrent in car-crash interview
John Crace

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... are_btn_tw
Have you come up with that list of actions that President Trump has taken that you find objectionable?
You keep posting stuff about how he talks and tweets, but still nothing in the realm of action.
Is that because you don't have anything?
Yes. You had asked me to do that. And, initially I said I'd do so. But the more I thought about it I wondered where that would lead to. Especially against a formidable intellectual opponent as yourself and one who who seems to be among one of the greatest Trump apologists found anywhere. I then asked you to list what you found that he's done to be praiseworthy and I'd respond to that.

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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by vnatale » Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:36 am

Libertarian666 wrote:
Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:24 am
vnatale wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:19 pm
Libertarian666 wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:17 pm
vnatale wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:53 pm
Trump's stream of subconsciousness becomes a torrent in car-crash interview
John Crace

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... are_btn_tw
Have you come up with that list of actions that President Trump has taken that you find objectionable?
You keep posting stuff about how he talks and tweets, but still nothing in the realm of action.
Is that because you don't have anything?
Yes. You had asked me to do that. And, initially I said I'd do so. But the more I thought about it I wondered where that would lead to. Especially against a formidable intellectual opponent as yourself and one who who seems to be among one of the greatest Trump apologists found anywhere. I then asked you to list what you found that he's done to be praiseworthy and I'd respond to that.

Vinny
I will respond to you on a new thread when I have a chance. I have a major enhancement to implement for my software project and that obviously must take precedence but I have to run frequent tests that give me a few minutes at a time for other activities.
More importantly than our sparring back and forth on Trump is you being successful in your major enhancement. And, I truly, sincerely hope for your best success in doing that. I'm sure what you are doing IS making a contribution to the world. That's far more important than whatever you and I say to one another.

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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:13 am

So will people to listen to what he says, or what he does? What happens on Nov 3 when he's making comments like this?

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“We have to win the election. We can’t play games. Go out and vote. Do those beautiful absentee ballots, or just make sure your vote gets counted. Make sure because the only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged,” he told his supporters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Remember that. It’s the only way we’re going to lose this election, so we have to be very careful.”

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I hope there's a landslide one way or the other. A near 50/50 split would be possibly really bad.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by shekels » Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:14 am

Cortopassi wrote:
Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:13 am
So will people to listen to what he says, or what he does? What happens on Nov 3 when he's making comments like this?

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“We have to win the election. We can’t play games. Go out and vote. Do those beautiful absentee ballots, or just make sure your vote gets counted. Make sure because the only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged,” he told his supporters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Remember that. It’s the only way we’re going to lose this election, so we have to be very careful.”

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I hope there's a landslide one way or the other. A near 50/50 split would be possibly really bad.
The only thing I can say is if you Really want to understand,a quite possibly answer your questions
try reading/Lurking the Donald Website.Walk in Trump's Voters Shoe as it were.
Just give it a couple of weeks to let the mood sink in.
I know you may be repulsed,I know it is a challenge,
But Hey do you have anything to lose?
Link to Trump Voters:
https://thedonald.win/

I wish you well..
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:57 am

He keeps on winning. 75 days before the election piss off a US company, based in Ohio no less, that employs 10s of thousands of people.

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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

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Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:57 am
He keeps on winning. 75 days before the election piss off a US company, based in Ohio no less, that employs 10s of thousands of people.

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I guess your news source failed to inform you, the Rest of the Story.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:19 am

shekels wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:45 am
Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:57 am
He keeps on winning. 75 days before the election piss off a US company, based in Ohio no less, that employs 10s of thousands of people.

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I guess your news source failed to inform you, the Rest of the Story.
Please elaborate... my news source is Trump's tweet directly...
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:33 am

Goodyear says they did not make the slide, and I have to believe them because the slide makes zero sense from a corporate viewpoint. They would be idiots to think they could allow one form of expression but not others.

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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Tortoise » Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:11 pm

That's amusing that Goodyear thinks "racial justice and equity issues" don't fall under the umbrella of politics. And apparently they don't consider BLM to be a "political organization." ::)
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by shekels » Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:17 pm

Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:19 am
shekels wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:45 am
Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:57 am
He keeps on winning. 75 days before the election piss off a US company, based in Ohio no less, that employs 10s of thousands of people.

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I guess your news source failed to inform you, the Rest of the Story.
Please elaborate... my news source is Trump's tweet directly...
So you follow Trump on twitter?
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:25 pm

shekels wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:17 pm
Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:19 am
shekels wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:45 am
Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:57 am
He keeps on winning. 75 days before the election piss off a US company, based in Ohio no less, that employs 10s of thousands of people.

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I guess your news source failed to inform you, the Rest of the Story.
Please elaborate... my news source is Trump's tweet directly...
So you follow Trump on twitter?
I am not so closed minded that I do not want to see what Fox News and Trump are talking about.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by shekels » Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:44 pm

Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:25 pm
shekels wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:17 pm
Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:19 am
shekels wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:45 am
Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:57 am
He keeps on winning. 75 days before the election piss off a US company, based in Ohio no less, that employs 10s of thousands of people.

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I guess your news source failed to inform you, the Rest of the Story.
Please elaborate... my news source is Trump's tweet directly...
So you follow Trump on twitter?
I am not so closed minded that I do not want to see what Fox News and Trump are talking about.
So your news source is not Trump's direct tweet?

Also the Goodyear response you posted was by Goodyear corporate.

Goodyear has 143 subsidiaries (some whole owned some partially owned) under its corporate name.

So Goodyear technically did not answer for the policy, of this particular Subsidiary circulated image.
But for Goodyear corporate policy.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:56 pm

Ok, sure I'll take that on.

Shekels, Inc has 100 facilities. One facility had a manager who was pissed at all that's going on and threw up this slide in a training to purposely cause a shitstorm, and get the president to react, which he does.

Now, Shekels, Inc. suffers a 50% drop in sales not because of a local idiot manager/employee putting up an ill advised slide, but because the president tweeted Skekels, Inc. sucks and you should buy your widget elsewhere...

Does that change (I know it won't) your mind about the power of the presidential tweet and the stupidity of tweeting before all facts are known about something?
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by shekels » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:08 pm

Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:56 pm
Ok, sure I'll take that on.

Shekels, Inc has 100 facilities. One facility had a manager who was pissed at all that's going on and threw up this slide in a training to purposely cause a shitstorm, and get the president to react, which he does.

Now, Shekels, Inc. suffers a 50% drop in sales not because of a local idiot manager/employee putting up an ill advised slide, but because the president tweeted Skekels, Inc. sucks and you should buy your widget elsewhere...

Does that change (I know it won't) your mind about the power of the presidential tweet and the stupidity of tweeting before all facts are known about something?
I have not posted Trumps tweet to share with the world.
So who did not know all the facts, before posting the tweet and perpetuating the tweet?

I guess if you feel so strongly buy some Goodyear stock and make a killing.
Because you know Trumps stupid tweet is Fake/False.

The only mistake I see is a Goodyear subsidiary made is it was written down on a slide.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Cortopassi » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:16 pm

shekels wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:08 pm
Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:56 pm
Ok, sure I'll take that on.

Shekels, Inc has 100 facilities. One facility had a manager who was pissed at all that's going on and threw up this slide in a training to purposely cause a shitstorm, and get the president to react, which he does.

Now, Shekels, Inc. suffers a 50% drop in sales not because of a local idiot manager/employee putting up an ill advised slide, but because the president tweeted Skekels, Inc. sucks and you should buy your widget elsewhere...

Does that change (I know it won't) your mind about the power of the presidential tweet and the stupidity of tweeting before all facts are known about something?
I have not posted Trumps tweet to share with the world.
So who did not know all the facts, before posting the tweet and perpetuating the tweet?

I guess if you feel so strongly buy some Goodyear stock and make a killing.
Because you know Trumps stupid tweet is Fake/False.

The only mistake I see is a Goodyear subsidiary made is it was written down on a slide.
Trump posted the tweet. For the world. He did not know all the facts, or chose to ignore them, or not wait for them to come out. Someone brought him a picture of that slide, with scant information I would guess, and he shot off a tweet.

Whether his tweet was 100% true, 100% false or somewhere in between, he has the power to wreak havoc on whomever is the target of the tweet.

If he is ok with doing that to a US company, and possibly risk thousands of US jobs because their sales go down, I just do not see any possible way that can be justified, but as you know I have my TDS blinders on.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by Tortoise » Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:24 pm

Cortopassi wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:16 pm
Whether [Trump's] tweet was 100% true, 100% false or somewhere in between, he has the power to wreak havoc on whomever is the target of the tweet.
The MSM and other leftist organizations have similar power to wreak havoc on their targets via cancel culture and boycotts. Trump is just trying to level the playing field in that regard. He's fighting back on behalf of his constituents.
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Re: Is Trump doing a good job?

Post by dualstow » Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:02 pm

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Trump posted the tweet.
Yup. I follow him and I did see the tweet.
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