3rdnlng Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 45 minutes ago, Tiberius said: I've never heard so many echoes and I can't even find a chair to sit on. Living in your head is a real biitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, 3rdnlng said: I've never heard so many echoes and I can't even find a chair to sit on. Living in your head is a real biitch. Poor 3rdthing. I guess I'll just ignore you then so you won't have to deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GG Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: I think he will be. The question is will the other parties keep to the same path? There are plenty in that group that would happily tank the global economy in exchange for ousting Trump. He definitely has the upper hand. Everyone who's opposing him is on shaky ground back home. They could lose more if they overplay their hand. That's why this is encroaching into dangerous territory if it's getting personal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 They look so mad at Trump... Oh, no wait - they look eager to speak with him. /Narrative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, Tiberius said: Poor 3rdthing. I guess I'll just ignore you then so you won't have to deal with it. Yes, gleeful gator, put me on ignore so you won't get to see the wonderful things I say about you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, GG said: He definitely has the upper hand. Everyone who's opposing him is on shaky ground back home. They could lose more if they overplay their hand. That's why this is encroaching into dangerous territory if it's getting personal. I have a suspicion that Trump intentionally gets personal publicly, so when it comes to private talks he can take a more rational approach which leaves people off-balance, having prepared for personal attacks. It's not a well-founded suspicion, and I'm prepared to be wrong...but he just seems to come out of private discussion having accomplished more than he should if he were stuck on "perma-!@#$" status. I also suspect that he finds international politics relatively easy, since heads-of-state tend to be more politic in discourse, meaning he's not seeing much of what he sees as personal conflict and attacks, thus is less inclined to "take his ball and go home" than he was as a real estate tykecoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Is someone replying to me? Oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 minute ago, DC Tom said: I have a suspicion that Trump intentionally gets personal publicly, so when it comes to private talks he can take a more rational approach which leaves people off-balance, having prepared for personal attacks. It's not a well-founded suspicion, and I'm prepared to be wrong...but he just seems to come out of private discussion having accomplished more than he should if he were stuck on "perma-!@#$" status. I also suspect that he finds international politics relatively easy, since heads-of-state tend to be more politic in discourse, meaning he's not seeing much of what he sees as personal conflict and attacks, thus is less inclined to "take his ball and go home" than he was as a real estate tykecoon. I can vouch for this second hand. Lots of people who have worked with him, know him who I've spoken to describe him in person as being VERY empathetic and draws you in. Even Bill Maher admitted as much on his show (before he was president). Public image does not match the in person persona people meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 minute ago, DC Tom said: I have a suspicion that Trump intentionally gets personal publicly, so when it comes to private talks he can take a more rational approach which leaves people off-balance, having prepared for personal attacks. It's not a well-founded suspicion, and I'm prepared to be wrong...but he just seems to come out of private discussion having accomplished more than he should if he were stuck on "perma-!@#$" status. I also suspect that he finds international politics relatively easy, since heads-of-state tend to be more politic in discourse, meaning he's not seeing much of what he sees as personal conflict and attacks, thus is less inclined to "take his ball and go home" than he was as a real estate tykecoon. The biggest difference is that when he was in real estate and got into trouble, he rarely had the upper hand, and the banks whacked him. This will be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: I can vouch for this second hand. Lots of people who have worked with him, know him who I've spoken to describe him in person as being VERY empathetic and draws you in. Even Bill Maher admitted as much on his show (before he was president). Public image does not match the in person persona people meet. Do you remember "The Coach", Chuck Dickerson? I sat with him at a luncheon and he was a hell of a nice guy. The TV cameras came into the room and he immediately transformed into a bombastic jerk. Trump has always been a showman and from all accounts from people that know him, he's extremely smart. His act works in his favor. If you were Kim Jon Un who would you take seriously as an adversary, Trump or Obama? The latest criticism of Trump is over his comment that he didn't need to prepare any more for his Summit with Kim. In response to later questioning he said "I don't need to prepare any more, I've been preparing for this all my life." Edited June 8, 2018 by 3rdnlng 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, B-Man said: Asshats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, B-Man said: Canada bends over for Trump. Film at 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Golden Goat said: Canada bends over for Trump. Film at 11. So THAT's why them call them "mounties". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Azalin said: So THAT's why them call them "mounties". They get it royally too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: They get it royally too. It kinda casts their slogan "we always get our man" in a new light, doesn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Azalin said: It kinda casts their slogan "we always get our man" in a new light, doesn't it? I wonder how they differentiate between the Mountees and the Mounters? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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