A GOOD READ ON TRUMP'S G7 FIASCO!

Ross Dolan

Ross Dolan

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Here is a link to an op ed piece by Max Boot in the Washington Post. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and informative read to anyone with intelligence and an open mind...although it might not appeal to someone devoted to adoring Donald Trump no matter what. A few excerpts follow the link:


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-c:homepage/story



"The president’s outbursts turned the summit into the G-6 vs. G-1. The mood was captured in an already iconic photograph showing Trump sitting, his arms crossed in a defensive posture, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel, surrounded by the other leaders, leans across the table at him. Trump looks like a defendant who has just been found guilty by a jury of his peers."



"On Sunday, Trump’s aides piled on, with Larry Kudlow accusing Trudeau of a “betrayal” and Peter Navarro sayingthere’s a “special place in hell” for the Canadian prime minister. No U.S. officials have ever spoken this way about any U.S. ally, ever. These are the kind of words that normally precede military action."



"The Russian dictator can barely conceal his glee, and he is moving to fill the opening that the president has created. A new poll finds that only 14 percent of Germans consider the United States a reliable partner, compared with 36 percent for Russia and 43 percent for China. That the citizens of one of America’s staunchest and most important allies now look more favorably upon our illiberal foes is a testament to Trump’s unrivaled wrecking abilities."
 
No question that Trump made a mess of things.. Are we going to pretend that bullying is strength and stupidity is strategy?
 
kudzu said:
No question that Trump made a mess of things.. Are we going to pretend that bullying is strength and stupidity is strategy?
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trump has been carrying on his business dealings in this manner for decades. He doesn't understand that it won't work in Washington, and certainly not on the world stage.

For very long, anyway.
 
Althea said:
trump has been carrying on his business dealings in this manner for decades. He doesn't understand that it won't work in Washington, and certainly not on the world stage.

For very long, anyway.
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That's probably why Trump has had so many failures and 3500 lawsuits over the years.
 
kudzu said:
That's probably why Trump has had so many failures and 3500 lawsuits over the years.
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Correct. But, in the private sector, he has simply called a newspaper disguised as his own publicist, or gone on t.v and blatantly lied about a failure being a success.

The problem is that it worked for many years, as well as in an election that highlighted the uneducated first time voter.
 
Althea said:
Correct. But, in the private sector, he has simply called a newspaper disguised as his own publicist, or gone on t.v and blatantly lied about a failure being a success.

The problem is that it worked for many years, as well as in an election that highlighted the uneducated first time voter.
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LOL.. Calling the media pretending to be his own publicist is really sick on so many levels.. not to mention cheap.
 
kudzu said:
No.. Not surprised.. I listened to the voice recordings of Trump's "publicist" praising Trump a couple of years ago.. Its awful and pathetic, but its also funny..
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Funny that a top priority seemed to be the divulgence of trump's supposed sexual prowess, no less.
 
Althea said:
Funny that a top priority seemed to be the divulgence of trump's supposed sexual prowess, no less.
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Evidently he's not very good in bed and has tiny man parts.

Imagine being asked to dine on KFC in a hotel room with Trump in his robe. LOLOL :laugh:
 
Althea said:
trump has been carrying on his business dealings in this manner for decades. He doesn't understand that it won't work in Washington, and certainly not on the world stage.

For very long, anyway.
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The asshole went bankrupt about 6 times. He spent huge amounts of time and money in court defending his cheating. Trump has no values .
 
Nordberg said:
The asshole went bankrupt about 6 times. He spent huge amounts of time and money in court defending his cheating. Trump has no values .
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His corporations did so 4 or 5 times. On a personal level, banks 'forgave' almost $1 billion in personal debt as part of one of those bankruptcies. He never 'had' to declare personal bankruptcy.

Which is why he's been laundering Putin's money, and borrowing countless millions from Russia over the years. No bank in this country will loan him money.
 
kudzu said:
Evidently he's not very good in bed and has tiny man parts.

Imagine being asked to dine on KFC in a hotel room with Trump in his robe. LOLOL :laugh:
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According to Daniels, his penis looks like 'Alf's nose'.

I'm not sure if that's a good thing, or a bad thing?
 
Frank Apisa said:
Here is a link to an op ed piece by Max Boot in the Washington Post. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and informative read to anyone with intelligence and an open mind...although it might not appeal to someone devoted to adoring Donald Trump no matter what.
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It can indeed be an enjoyable read, even for a Trump supporter like me. The key is to keep in mind the intent of the article, which is an op ed. The author has artfully crafted selective information to create a narrative for a targeted audience. By filtering out all other information that is relevant to the summit and not what his targeted audience wants to read, he is taking specific information out of its full context. He has done a beautiful job of sorting out and presenting specific information in an alternative context. Frank, I enjoy reading creative writing projects, regardless of the intent of them.
 
Trump did not have a note taker there? why not? Trump and Kim could leave with different understandings. That is common when 2 people talk for 45 minutes. There is no official version to refer to. I don't see the logic, unless they each want a story to tell their people.,ones that are different . But no transcriber ,in what trump will call the greatest diplomatic meeting in the history of the world. Something stinks.
 
This whole meeting is the Trump midterms move. He knows he can claim it to be what it is not, and get away with it. He just needs to fool about 12 percent of voters.
 
Nordberg said:
Trump did not have a note taker there? why not? Trump and Kim could leave with different understandings. That is common when 2 people talk for 45 minutes. There is no official version to refer to. I don't see the logic, unless they each want a story to tell their people.,ones that are different . But no transcriber ,in what trump will call the greatest diplomatic meeting in the history of the world. Something stinks.
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Not sure it stinks...but if you read Evmetro's comments in the post before yours...you will see what Trump may be up to here.

He will issue commentary on what transpired. It will be targeted to a specific audience...and will omit things that do not move the narrative he will be pushing.

I suspect if he cannot leave a meeting with six leaders of other FRIENDLY nations with true agreement about what occurred...the chances of him leaving a meeting with this one leader of a decidedly UNFRIENDLY nation with agreement about what occurred...is almost nil.

This meeting was pure theater. The "winner" is the guy who never should have been allowed on stage...not because of his performance, but because the other guy allowed him time in the spotlight.
 
Frank Apisa said:
Not sure it stinks...but if you read Evmetro's comments in the post before yours...you will see what Trump may be up to here.

He will issue commentary on what transpired. It will be targeted to a specific audience...and will omit things that do not move the narrative he will be pushing.

I suspect if he cannot leave a meeting with six leaders of other FRIENDLY nations with true agreement about what occurred...the chances of him leaving a meeting with this one leader of a decidedly UNFRIENDLY nation with agreement about what occurred...is almost nil.

This meeting was pure theater. The "winner" is the guy who never should have been allowed on stage...not because of his performance, but because the other guy allowed him time in the spotlight.
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Yeah, Kim was being generous to Trump.
 
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