brenthutch 383 #1 Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) "Trump is a poor man's idea of a rich man, a weak man's idea of a strong man and a stupid man's idea of a smart man." Edited October 16, 2019 by brenthutch 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #2 October 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, brenthutch said: "Trump is a poor man's idea of a rich man, a weak man's idea of a strong man and a stupid man's idea of a smart man." And an evil man’s idea of a good man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 383 #3 October 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, kallend said: And an evil man’s idea of a good man. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #4 October 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, brenthutch said: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" Well, it's abundantly clear that the only person Trump cares about is Trump. He doesn't care who gets hurt as long as he gets (stays) rich. It may not be 'active malice' but it's close enough to 'evil' for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #5 October 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, brenthutch said: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" Agreed that's where most of Trump's missteps come from. But grabbing women by the pussy? Raping his wife? Paying off a porn star so he could have sex with her while his wife was home with his newborn? Banning Muslims because he thinks they are from shithole countries? That's not stupidity. That's malice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 383 #6 October 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, kallend said: And an evil man’s idea of a good man. I believe Kallend is referring to Trump supporters, not trump. They are the evil men, and their idea of a good man is Trump. To be consistent with the OP, that would have to be the case. Please correct me if I am wrong Edited October 16, 2019 by brenthutch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #7 October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, billvon said: Agreed that's where most of Trump's missteps come from. But grabbing women by the pussy? Raping his wife? Paying off a porn star so he could have sex with her while his wife was home with his newborn? Banning Muslims because he thinks they are from shithole countries? That's not stupidity. That's malice. I suppose, um, but, isn't the green border shading a little unnecessary? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #8 October 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: I suppose, um, but, isn't the green border shading a little unnecessary? Yeah, I have no idea where that came from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #9 October 16, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, billvon said: Yeah, I have no idea where that came from. Can we get it to flash or do the around the edges race thing? That would be cool. It is green, maybe it's something Brent figured out. Edited October 16, 2019 by JoeWeber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #10 October 16, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: Can we get it to flash or do the around the edges race thing? That would be cool. It is green, maybe it's something Brent figured out. The 1997 HTML look. That code from GeoCities must be cached somewhere. Edited October 16, 2019 by DJL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,122 #11 October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, billvon said: Yeah, I have no idea where that came from. Off topic: Green border makes sense if you are posting as a moderator, doing moderator things as opposed to simply participating in discussion. Maybe there can be a toggle switch for moderators? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #12 October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, billvon said: Yeah, I have no idea where that came from. It is a moderator adornment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #13 October 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, SkyDekker said: Off topic: Green border makes sense if you are posting as a moderator, doing moderator things as opposed to simply participating in discussion. Maybe there can be a toggle switch for moderators? So we can turn them off? Now that would be a useful widget gizmo thingy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,121 #14 October 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: So we can turn them off? Now that would be a useful widget gizmo thingy. Turn off moderators? Boy, that would be useful Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #15 October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, wmw999 said: Turn off moderators? Boy, that would be useful Wendy P. I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner. I have a grand niece who knows what going on. I'll check with her when school get's out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 383 #16 October 16, 2019 Bill I always knew that you were a greenie but that is taking it just a bit too far. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,912 #17 October 16, 2019 Just now, brenthutch said: Bill I always knew that you were a greenie but that is taking it just a bit too far. No one puts Billy Baby in a box. Especially a green one, that's cruel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #18 October 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, gowlerk said: No one puts Billy Baby in a box. Especially a green one, that's cruel. It's a sign. There's no other way to see it. You can wait around for a cheese sandwich in his likeness to show up but I'm getting ready. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #19 October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, headoverheels said: It is a moderator adornment. It's flair. And we all have to have at least seven pieces of flair. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #20 October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, billvon said: It's flair. And we all have to have at least seven pieces of flair. All Praise Bill! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #21 October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, wmw999 said: Boy, that would be useful Hi Wendy, My maternal grandmother ( the person who has had the most influence on my life ) always said, 'Be careful of what you wish for.' Jerry Baumchen PS) Ken, I got it right this time; I 'think.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 49 #22 October 17, 2019 13 hours ago, brenthutch said: "Trump is a poor man's idea of a rich man, a weak man's idea of a strong man and a stupid man's idea of a smart man." Attempts to explain away Trump's impolitic and ill-informed comments have become de rigeur among Republicans in Washington. But when we try to fit stuff Trump says into some sort of broader historical or political context and framework, we overlook the truth that is staring us in the face: He often has no idea what he is talking about. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/donald-trump-syria-kurds/index.html Watch the video and shake your head in disbelief. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #23 October 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, Erroll said: Attempts to explain away Trump's impolitic and ill-informed comments have become de rigeur among Republicans in Washington. But when we try to fit stuff Trump says into some sort of broader historical or political context and framework, we overlook the truth that is staring us in the face: He often has no idea what he is talking about. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/donald-trump-syria-kurds/index.html Watch the video and shake your head in disbelief. Why is he so ORANGE??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 383 #24 October 17, 2019 9 hours ago, yoink said: Why is he so ORANGE??? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/sep/13/donald-trump-blames-lightbulbs-for-his-orange-hue-video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 61 #25 October 18, 2019 The man is a living, walking embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger Effect. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
