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Started by Recusant, November 11, 2015, 11:29:56 PM

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Recusant

Quote from: joeactor on February 26, 2019, 01:46:08 PM
Space Force ala Sinatra, with a classy hint of F-Bomb...
It's Fly Trump to the Moon!

(and on The FuMP)
https://thefump.com/music/song/fly-trump-to-the-moon

Thanks, joeactor. Good stuff! You coulda been a saloon singer.  ;)
"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration — courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth."
— H. L. Mencken


joeactor

Quote from: Recusant on February 26, 2019, 06:40:48 PM
Thanks, joeactor. Good stuff! You coulda been a saloon singer.  ;)

Gosh, thanks!

Icarus

A bigger plane today, heading for Hanoi and a meetup with Rocketman.    In my mind, best he was on a trip  when he had used his executive privilege to demand: " Fly Me To The Moon". 

Any way, thanks Joe.

Icarus

The latest crazy maneuver began like this: Obama makes deal with Iran so that the Iranians cut back on their nuke development.  In return we give them aback a previously impounded boatload of money that was theirs in the first place. We also reduce the impact of certain embargos.

The ayatollah and his minions are evidently behaving according to the deal.  Ahhh!  Condityional peace is good.

Individual one revokes the agreement and hassles the Iranians because of their alleged involvement in Syria or for whatever reason he pulles out of his ass.

Iranians say that if you ain't going to honor the original peaceful agreement, then you can go fuck yourself and we will do what we damned well please.

Individual one sends naval forces to the Persian Gulf to challenge the impertinent ayatollah and his minions. Thus escalating a difference of political and developmental posture into a military crisis.

Individual one is influenced by warrior man Bolton and threatens to involve us into yet another war, the fourth one in which we will be entangled.

Ho fucking Hum!  What next?







Magdalena

Quote from: Icarus on May 08, 2019, 03:30:34 AM
The latest crazy maneuver began like this: Obama makes deal with Iran so that the Iranians cut back on their nuke development.  In return we give them aback a previously impounded boatload of money that was theirs in the first place. We also reduce the impact of certain embargos.

The ayatollah and his minions are evidently behaving according to the deal.  Ahhh!  Condityional peace is good.

Individual one revokes the agreement and hassles the Iranians because of their alleged involvement in Syria or for whatever reason he pulles out of his ass.

Iranians say that if you ain't going to honor the original peaceful agreement, then you can go fuck yourself and we will do what we damned well please.

Individual one sends naval forces to the Persian Gulf to challenge the impertinent ayatollah and his minions. Thus escalating a difference of political and developmental posture into a military crisis.

Individual one is influenced by warrior man Bolton and threatens to involve us into yet another war, the fourth one in which we will be entangled.

Ho fucking Hum!  What next?
"Individual one" is reelected to fuck up serve the people another 4 years?  :notsure:

"I've had several "spiritual" or numinous experiences over the years, but never felt that they were the product of anything but the workings of my own mind in reaction to the universe." ~Recusant

Davin

Quote from: Magdalena on May 08, 2019, 04:23:09 AM
Quote from: Icarus on May 08, 2019, 03:30:34 AM
The latest crazy maneuver began like this: Obama makes deal with Iran so that the Iranians cut back on their nuke development.  In return we give them aback a previously impounded boatload of money that was theirs in the first place. We also reduce the impact of certain embargos.

The ayatollah and his minions are evidently behaving according to the deal.  Ahhh!  Condityional peace is good.

Individual one revokes the agreement and hassles the Iranians because of their alleged involvement in Syria or for whatever reason he pulles out of his ass.

Iranians say that if you ain't going to honor the original peaceful agreement, then you can go fuck yourself and we will do what we damned well please.

Individual one sends naval forces to the Persian Gulf to challenge the impertinent ayatollah and his minions. Thus escalating a difference of political and developmental posture into a military crisis.

Individual one is influenced by warrior man Bolton and threatens to involve us into yet another war, the fourth one in which we will be entangled.

Ho fucking Hum!  What next?
"Individual one" is reelected to fuck up serve the people another 4 years?  :notsure:
If we're not careful.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html

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The numbers show that in 1985, Mr. Trump reported losses of $46.1 million from his core businesses — largely casinos, hotels and retail space in apartment buildings. They continued to lose money every year, totaling $1.17 billion in losses for the decade.

Trump lost $1.2 billion in ten years. That is very impressive... at least it leave a fairly big impression. I really think he is the only one capable of doing it.
Always question all authorities because the authority you don't question is the most dangerous... except me, never question me.

joeactor

Quote from: Davin on May 08, 2019, 03:24:58 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html

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The numbers show that in 1985, Mr. Trump reported losses of $46.1 million from his core businesses — largely casinos, hotels and retail space in apartment buildings. They continued to lose money every year, totaling $1.17 billion in losses for the decade.

Trump lost $1.2 billion in ten years. That is very impressive... at least it leave a fairly big impression. I really think he is the only one capable of doing it.

According to the Times, that makes him *literally* the biggest loser in the US-of-A.
And his base will not be affected.

joeactor

Not that any of the GOP would admit it, but...
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Magdalena

Quote from: joeactor on May 08, 2019, 10:33:16 PM
Not that any of the GOP would admit it, but...
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That's funny.
:lol:
>:(

"I've had several "spiritual" or numinous experiences over the years, but never felt that they were the product of anything but the workings of my own mind in reaction to the universe." ~Recusant

Icarus

Kelly Ann Conway, Trumps former mouthpiece, is quoted thus:  "people are motivated far more by what affects them than they are about what offends them". 

Conway is one smart woman.  I do not like her at all but I still admire that bit of wisdom.  She famously claimed that there are "alternative facts". The same kind of bullshit that our Prez is so adept at promulgating.     

joeactor

Quote from: Icarus on July 16, 2019, 12:19:09 AM
Kelly Ann Conway, Trumps former mouthpiece, is quoted thus:  "people are motivated far more by what affects them than they are about what offends them". 

Conway is one smart woman.  I do not like her at all but I still admire that bit of wisdom.  She famously claimed that there are "alternative facts". The same kind of bullshit that our Prez is so adept at promulgating.     

Not sure I agree with that. Most of Trump's base is motivated by fear. Stoked by Trump and fueled by an ignorance that's been fostered intentionally by the republicans.

If they were really motivated by what affects them, they'd have realized that foreigners aren't coming here to steal their jobs, or that mining coal might be a poor job choice in the long run, or that when you vote for a liar and a cheat he's not gonna deliver on any of his promises. Where are all the "best people" and "better deals"?

Magdalena

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Quote from: Icarus on July 16, 2019, 12:19:09 AM
Kelly Ann Conway, Trumps former mouthpiece,
...


Quote from: Icarus on July 16, 2019, 12:19:09 AM
...is quoted thus:  "people are motivated far more by what affects them than they are about what offends them". 
...
Well... :notsure:
If she constantly makes a derogatory comment that offends someone, eventually it will affect them, and it will motivate them enough to do something about it.


"I've had several "spiritual" or numinous experiences over the years, but never felt that they were the product of anything but the workings of my own mind in reaction to the universe." ~Recusant

Icarus

Mags, Never mind Conway for a moment.  DJT promised the coal miners that they'd get their jobs back, that we would destroy ACA and give them "far better" cheaper health care.........and that is only two of the promises made to the unsophisticated masses that are yet to be fulfilled.  Those are some of the  things that would definitely affect the lives of the citizens.   Those citizens, many of them goody two shoes evangelist types,  find it in their hearts and minds to forgive the offensive nastiness of DJT because they hope, and want desperately for those promises to become reality.

Bottom line; Given benefits or hopeful promises, we can beguile ourselves into forgiving the things that offend us. It is the bottom of Maslow's pyramid that is most essential to our survival.  After that part it is onward and upward which can also be promised by charlatans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Magdalena

Quote from: Icarus on July 17, 2019, 01:56:51 AM
Mags, Never mind Conway for a moment.
...
Oh, my dear Icarus, you have no idea how much I wish I could do that.
:lol:

"I've had several "spiritual" or numinous experiences over the years, but never felt that they were the product of anything but the workings of my own mind in reaction to the universe." ~Recusant

Bad Penny II

Quote from: joeactor on July 16, 2019, 01:35:59 AM
Quote from: Icarus on July 16, 2019, 12:19:09 AM
Kelly Ann Conway, Trumps former mouthpiece, is quoted thus:  "people are motivated far more by what affects them than they are about what offends them". 

Conway is one smart woman.  I do not like her at all but I still admire that bit of wisdom.  She famously claimed that there are "alternative facts". The same kind of bullshit that our Prez is so adept at promulgating.     

Not sure I agree with that. Most of Trump's base is motivated by fear. Stoked by Trump and fueled by an ignorance that's been fostered intentionally by the republicans.

Calling your opposition ignorant is fun, makes you relatively brighter.
I think maybe this "fear" thing is a way of belittling the other groups position.
Is the racial supremacist whose idea of a fun Saturday night is beating up some minorities really, really fearful? 


Quote from: joeactor on July 16, 2019, 01:35:59 AMIf they were really motivated by what affects them, they'd have realized that foreigners aren't coming here to steal their jobs, or that mining coal might be a poor job choice in the long run, or that when you vote for a liar and a cheat he's not gonna deliver on any of his promises. Where are all the "best people" and "better deals"?

Motivation is complicated, there's a lot of partisan polarization going on these days.
I'm not convinced a high level of immigration wouldn't have a downward effect on wages, particularly the low skilled.
Take my advice, don't listen to me.