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RedStone7476
01-28-2022, 11:59 AM
Trump’s main qualifications for the presidency included the following:

> He had business experience: He ran a small family business which he ran into the ground six times. (During his first run for office, he promised to run our country like he ran his business. And he kept his promise. And he nearly ran our country into the ground.)

> He had foreign policy experience: He ran the Miss Universe pageants. According to witnesses, he would barge into the contestants’ dressing rooms, while the contestants were getting ready for a show. (Maybe he wanted to discuss “foreign policy” issues with them.)

> He had military experience: He attended a military high school. (When he graduated, he knew more about ISIS than our generals.)

> He had experience as an educator: He ran Trump University, which was NOT a university, and was ACTUALLY a scam. Eventually, he was sued for 25 million, and the so-called university was shut-down. (Trump U is now known as “Trump Screwed U”.)

> He had acting experience: He had the leading role on the Apprentice show. According to the show’s staffers, Trump would not prepare for the Apprentice episodes. (He often used that same strategy when he was president. For example, he never prepared for his meetings with foreign leaders. As a result, these leaders easily played him.)

> He was a Vietnam War draft dodger: However, he did gallantly serve our country during that war. That is: He bravely “guarded” the New York City night clubs. And he did so even though he had a serious medical condition; that is, he had a bad case of “phony bone spurs”. (I don’t understand why he didn’t award himself the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service.)

> He is a serial liar. And when he isn’t lying, he’s making stuff up. (During his time in office, he told over 30 thousand lies. I’ve heard some people say that Trump will be an historic president. Apparently, they were right. If I’m not mistaken, 30 thousand is historic.)

Apparently, Trump thought that these “qualifications” qualified him to head the LARGEST, and the MOST COMPLEX, organization in the world. (What was he thinking?) Apparently, his fans thought so too. (What were they thinking?) And sadly, he and his fans STILL think so (What are they thinking?)

Trump’s fans will say that, despite his lack of adequate qualifications for the presidency, they like his record on judicial appointments and his record on the economy.

Trump’s fans will say that he appointed a lot of federal judges. Let’s look at that:

> Trump did appoint a lot of federal judges (but, Biden appointed more). Trump also appointed three Supreme Court judges (thanks to Moscow Mitch and the Radical Right Republicans (the RRRs) in the Senate). Unfortunately for MANY Americans, these Trump-appointed judges will probably support harmful RRR policies, and they will do so for many years to come. These harmful RRR policies include the following:
* The RRR’s war on women. (We can see that happening now in Texas, and it has the support of the Supreme Court.)
* The RRR’s war on programs that help the sick, the poor, and the middle class. (The RRRs never liked these programs. And they like to call these programs “socialism”, in order to generate fear of them.)
* The RRR’s war on the environment. (Many of the RRRs are owned by the polluters.)
* The RRR’s war on science. (Many of the RRRs have an aversion to facts, because many facts are not consistent with their view of reality.)
* And the RRR’s “pro-Covid” and “anti-democracy” policies. (Apparently, the RRRs are more afraid of democracy than they are of Covid. In fact, the RRRs in some states are now passing laws to undermine our democracy, and laws to promote the spread of Covid.)

Thus, when it comes to his judicial appointments: The Trump legacy = fewer rights and fewer safety nets for average Americans + more pollution and more Covid. (Good job, Trump!)

Trump’s fans will also say that he was good for our economy. Let’s look at that:

> Trump’s tax breaks did benefit average Americans to some degree. But they benefited wealthy Americans even more ... FAR more. Furthermore, those tax breaks increased our national debt by 1.3 trillion dollars. (And during his time in office, our national debt increased by nearly 7.8 trillion dollars. Is that what Trump meant when he said that he could eliminate our national debt in eight years? Apparently, he learned his “debt elimination” skills at Trump University.)

> The economy was doing ok under Trump until Covid arrived. (It should be noted that Trump inherited a GOOD economy from Obama and Biden. It should also be noted that Trump’s GROSS mismanagement of the Covid crisis eventually derailed our economy. This left a serious economic mess, in addition to a serious Covid mess, for Biden to clean-up. So far, Biden and his team have made significant progress in cleaning-up these messes. And this is despite the fact that Biden has had no “clean-up” help from the RRRs in Congress, lead by Moscow Mitch and Crazy Kevin Coup Coup McCarthy.)

Apparently, running a small family business into the ground six times, and being able to say “You’re fired!” on a TV show, does NOT make you an economic genius. And, it does NOT mean that you alone can fix it. Imagine that! Who’da thunk?

RichardMZhlubb
01-28-2022, 12:04 PM
Trump was never qualified, but that really doesn't make a difference. Enough people were fooled into thinking that he was that he was elected. He'll go down in history as one of the handful of worst presidents ever, but his cultists don't care. He's their guy.

Abby08
01-28-2022, 12:06 PM
Too funny.

Cletus
01-28-2022, 12:19 PM
Trump was never qualified, but that really doesn't make a difference. Enough people were fooled into thinking that he was that he was elected. He'll go down in history as one of the handful of worst presidents ever, but his cultists don't care. He's their guy.
I don't believe he will. When a little time passes and the hysterical Left rants give way to scholarly review of Trump's presidency, historians will find that despite incredible and continuous opposition and attempts to undermine him, he was a very effective President... far more effective than either his predecessor or his successor, both of whom will go down in the books as ineffective and destructive.

Tahuyaman
01-28-2022, 12:26 PM
TDS is alive and well. Actually it’s spreading. There’s no known cure.

The Booman
01-28-2022, 12:28 PM
Bitches be whining!.

The Booman
01-28-2022, 12:29 PM
Trump was never qualified, but that really doesn't make a difference. Enough people were fooled into thinking that he was that he was elected. He'll go down in history as one of the handful of worst presidents ever, but his cultists don't care. He's their guy.

Trump broke you, Dick. Get help before you do a Charles Whitman.

Tahuyaman
01-28-2022, 12:29 PM
Trump was never qualified, but that really doesn't make a difference. Enough people were fooled into thinking that he was that he was elected. He'll go down in history as one of the handful of worst presidents ever, but his cultists don't care. He's their guy.

Just short of one year in office Joe Biden has earned the distinction of being the most counter productive and ineffective president in US history. TDS can’t change that.

stjames1_53
01-28-2022, 12:33 PM
Trump’s main qualifications for the presidency included the following:

> He had business experience: He ran a small family business which he ran into the ground six times. (During his first run for office, he promised to run our country like he ran his business. And he kept his promise. And he nearly ran our country into the ground.)

> He had foreign policy experience: He ran the Miss Universe pageants. According to witnesses, he would barge into the contestants’ dressing rooms, while the contestants were getting ready for a show. (Maybe he wanted to discuss “foreign policy” issues with them.)

> He had military experience: He attended a military high school. (When he graduated, he knew more about ISIS than our generals.)

> He had experience as an educator: He ran Trump University, which was NOT a university, and was ACTUALLY a scam. Eventually, he was sued for 25 million, and the so-called university was shut-down. (Trump U is now known as “Trump Screwed U”.)

> He had acting experience: He had the leading role on the Apprentice show. According to the show’s staffers, Trump would not prepare for the Apprentice episodes. (He often used that same strategy when he was president. For example, he never prepared for his meetings with foreign leaders. As a result, these leaders easily played him.)

> He was a Vietnam War draft dodger: However, he did gallantly serve our country during that war. That is: He bravely “guarded” the New York City night clubs. And he did so even though he had a serious medical condition; that is, he had a bad case of “phony bone spurs”. (I don’t understand why he didn’t award himself the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service.)

> He is a serial liar. And when he isn’t lying, he’s making stuff up. (During his time in office, he told over 30 thousand lies. I’ve heard some people say that Trump will be an historic president. Apparently, they were right. If I’m not mistaken, 30 thousand is historic.)

Apparently, Trump thought that these “qualifications” qualified him to head the LARGEST, and the MOST COMPLEX, organization in the world. (What was he thinking?) Apparently, his fans thought so too. (What were they thinking?) And sadly, he and his fans STILL think so (What are they thinking?)

Trump’s fans will say that, despite his lack of adequate qualifications for the presidency, they like his record on judicial appointments and his record on the economy.

Trump’s fans will say that he appointed a lot of federal judges. Let’s look at that:

> Trump did appoint a lot of federal judges (but, Biden appointed more). Trump also appointed three Supreme Court judges (thanks to Moscow Mitch and the Radical Right Republicans (the RRRs) in the Senate). Unfortunately for MANY Americans, these Trump-appointed judges will probably support harmful RRR policies, and they will do so for many years to come. These harmful RRR policies include the following:
* The RRR’s war on women. (We can see that happening now in Texas, and it has the support of the Supreme Court.)
* The RRR’s war on programs that help the sick, the poor, and the middle class. (The RRRs never liked these programs. And they like to call these programs “socialism”, in order to generate fear of them.)
* The RRR’s war on the environment. (Many of the RRRs are owned by the polluters.)
* The RRR’s war on science. (Many of the RRRs have an aversion to facts, because many facts are not consistent with their view of reality.)
* And the RRR’s “pro-Covid” and “anti-democracy” policies. (Apparently, the RRRs are more afraid of democracy than they are of Covid. In fact, the RRRs in some states are now passing laws to undermine our democracy, and laws to promote the spread of Covid.)

Thus, when it comes to his judicial appointments: The Trump legacy = fewer rights and fewer safety nets for average Americans + more pollution and more Covid. (Good job, Trump!)

Trump’s fans will also say that he was good for our economy. Let’s look at that:

> Trump’s tax breaks did benefit average Americans to some degree. But they benefited wealthy Americans even more ... FAR more. Furthermore, those tax breaks increased our national debt by 1.3 trillion dollars. (And during his time in office, our national debt increased by nearly 7.8 trillion dollars. Is that what Trump meant when he said that he could eliminate our national debt in eight years? Apparently, he learned his “debt elimination” skills at Trump University.)

> The economy was doing ok under Trump until Covid arrived. (It should be noted that Trump inherited a GOOD economy from Obama and Biden. It should also be noted that Trump’s GROSS mismanagement of the Covid crisis eventually derailed our economy. This left a serious economic mess, in addition to a serious Covid mess, for Biden to clean-up. So far, Biden and his team have made significant progress in cleaning-up these messes. And this is despite the fact that Biden has had no “clean-up” help from the RRRs in Congress, lead by Moscow Mitch and Crazy Kevin Coup Coup McCarthy.)

Apparently, running a small family business into the ground six times, and being able to say “You’re fired!” on a TV show, does NOT make you an economic genius. And, it does NOT mean that you alone can fix it. Imagine that! Who’da thunk?

^^partisan hack^^.....obviously suffers from permanent TDS
Do you get paid to post this crap?

Chris
01-28-2022, 12:37 PM
Trump bought into the Great Realignment. He followed and won. Meanwhile, while the left is still fighting Trump, the movement he followed carries on.

FindersKeepers
01-28-2022, 12:40 PM
Trump was never qualified, but that really doesn't make a difference. Enough people were fooled into thinking that he was that he was elected. He'll go down in history as one of the handful of worst presidents ever, but his cultists don't care. He's their guy.

He met the qualifications so yes, he was qualified.

And, like Cletus, I think history will remember Trump more kindly as time passes and the democrats get us in more trouble as a country.

Obama stirred the pot with Russia. Trump tempered it a bit. Here's Biden, ready to go to war with Russia.

Face it -- the democrats' agenda is a mess. They whipped their cult following into a frenzy over Trump's vulgarity. Yes, Trump is vulgar--not as vulgar as President Johnson was, but still vulgar. But, Trump wasn't a racist, and he attracted more blacks to the GOP than any other Republican in the recent past. Virtually nothing they say about his is--or was-accurate.

No, I don't think he should run again, but he put a little oomph back in Republicans. Let's hope they can maintain that.

Adelaide
01-28-2022, 12:41 PM
It is interesting what people think qualifies an individual to run a country and be the president. Honestly, no one is qualified but some appear to have better qualifications than others. However, it seems more important to consider who that individual decides to place as their top advisors (the people who actually should be the top of the field for military/defense, healthcare, economy, science, climate, and so on).

OLD GUY IN FLORIDA
01-28-2022, 01:36 PM
Too funny.
What Richard wants is a "qualified" president like joe biden. 50 years in government service with absolutely no legacy, becoming our first senile president who will without a doubt so down in history as the absolute worse president the world has ever seen, who comes down on the wrong side of every issue he has ever embraced and who is about to get us in a war with Russia for no apparent reason while ignoring the true threats to our sovereignty on the border.

Only a "qualified" president will allow 100's of American citizens to be trapped behind enemy lines, who would destroy our energy independence, who would insult our allies and would allow the Chinese to spread its hegemony across the globe.

Yes yes Richard, you know how to pick them.

RichardMZhlubb
01-28-2022, 01:44 PM
I don't believe he will. When a little time passes and the hysterical Left rants give way to scholarly review of Trump's presidency, historians will find that despite incredible and continuous opposition and attempts to undermine him, he was a very effective President... far more effective than either his predecessor or his successor, both of whom will go down in the books as ineffective and destructive.
I think the opposite is actually true. Right now, about half the country continues to view January 6 through hyper-partisan, pro-Trump blinders. As time goes by, more and more people will recognize that Trump’s actions leading up to that day and on the day of the insurrection were the most egregious attack on American democracy by a sitting US president in history.

carolina73
01-28-2022, 01:48 PM
Well, as our 47th President he will have had plenty of experience as the top performing president in my lifetime.

No one considers Trump Enterprises to be a small business.

Like it or not the government is a business. You have to understand how to make money and how to invest or spend money.

Your customers are like the voters.

You spend your time protecting your business from your enemies and using alliances

As far as the Generals go; they prove their goal is job security by extending conflicts and not ending wars. Now their new battle is for social engineering.


So when the Democrats think their heroes, like Obama who voted Present so he would not leave a legacy of votes or Biden who has screwed up everything he touches.

Then I'm taking trump anytime. Even if he makes Democrats cry.

OLD GUY IN FLORIDA
01-28-2022, 01:49 PM
I think the opposite is actually true. Right now, about half the country continues to view January 6 through hyper-partisan, pro-Trump blinders. As time goes by, more and more people will recognize that Trump’s actions leading up to that day and on the day of the insurrection were the most egregious attack on American democracy by a sitting US president in history.
I think as time goes by more and more thinking people will recognize this is the biggest bullsh!p post of the century.

carolina73
01-28-2022, 01:52 PM
I think as time goes by more and more thinking people will recognize this is the biggest bullsh!p post of the century.
The only time I even think about Jan 6th is when I am laughing at the Karens that bring it up.

RichardMZhlubb
01-28-2022, 01:54 PM
I think as time goes by more and more thinking people will recognize this is the biggest bullsh!p post of the century.
You guys are brainwashed. Future generations will see Trump for what he really is, an amoral charlatan.

Abby08
01-28-2022, 01:59 PM
LOL......oh, the irony.

Chris
01-28-2022, 02:09 PM
I think the opposite is actually true. Right now, about half the country continues to view January 6 through hyper-partisan, pro-Trump blinders. As time goes by, more and more people will recognize that Trump’s actions leading up to that day and on the day of the insurrection were the most egregious attack on American democracy by a sitting US president in history.


And what democracy is that?

Ethereal
01-28-2022, 02:10 PM
You guys are brainwashed.

You really have no room to talk though. Your party is nothing but a bunch of brainwashed zealots who worship at the alter of government.


Future generations will see Trump for what he really is, an amoral charlatan.

Most presidents are amoral charlatans, including Biden. Especially Biden. Stop pretending like you have real principles. We know you don't. We know your party is just a racket.

Cletus
01-28-2022, 02:21 PM
It is interesting what people think qualifies an individual to run a country and be the president. Honestly, no one is qualified but some appear to have better qualifications than others. However, it seems more important to consider who that individual decides to place as their top advisors (the people who actually should be the top of the field for military/defense, healthcare, economy, science, climate, and so on).


Spot on. No leader can do it all. one of the most important traits of leadership is the ability to assign the right tasks to the right people and then let them do their jobs.


“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” - Patton

RichardMZhlubb
01-28-2022, 02:24 PM
Spot on. No leader can do it all. one of the most important traits of leadership is the ability to assign the right tasks to the right people and then let them do their jobs.


Which is incredibly damning of Donald "only the best people" Trump, who was a miserable failure when it came to finding and nominating decent administrators and advisors.

Ethereal
01-28-2022, 02:25 PM
I think the opposite is actually true. Right now, about half the country continues to view January 6 through hyper-partisan, pro-Trump blinders. As time goes by, more and more people will recognize that Trump’s actions leading up to that day and on the day of the insurrection were the most egregious attack on American democracy by a sitting US president in history.

No, that would be Lincoln's murderous war on the south. Southerners basically voted to declare their independence, just like the founders did in 1776, and Lincoln organized an invasion of their lands and homes that resulted in an obscene amount of death and suffering. Talk about an attack on democracy. As the radical abolitionist, Lysander Spooner, said, "...the number of slaves, instead of having been diminished by the war, has been greatly increased; for a man, thus subjected to a government that he does not want, is a slave." And that - enslavement to government - is the true political legacy of the current US establishment, which you represent in your own small way.

Ethereal
01-28-2022, 02:29 PM
As far as the Generals go; they prove their goal is job security by extending conflicts and not ending wars.

So why do you believe these same generals when they all claim the US needs to confront Russia right on its own borders? Can't you see that US machinations in Ukraine are just another scheme of the same deep state that tried to remove Trump from the presidency? Obama and Biden's fingerprints are all over the corrupt government in Kiev. Why do you want to prop them up with our tax dollars?

Ethereal
01-28-2022, 02:34 PM
Spot on. No leader can do it all. one of the most important traits of leadership is the ability to assign the right tasks to the right people and then let them do their jobs.


“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” - Patton



Was John Bolton the right person? You all thought he was when Trump first appointed him. Because Bolton runs his mouth and talks tough and is always trying to start another war, which is apparently all that is needed to impress some people. Of course, the little coward would never, ever fight in one of those wars himself. As loathsome as Bolton may be, he's not stupid. He's not about to risk his life fighting in a meaningless war for power and profit. He just likes tricking dumb teenagers into fighting the wars for him so he can sit around cashing his checks from the government and various lobbying groups.

RMNIXON
01-28-2022, 02:39 PM
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Cotton1
01-28-2022, 02:39 PM
Trump was never qualified, but that really doesn't make a difference. Enough people were fooled into thinking that he was that he was elected. He'll go down in history as one of the handful of worst presidents ever, but his cultists don't care. He's their guy.

Gee Wally. That'll surely make a difference

Cotton1
01-28-2022, 02:40 PM
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Oh please. Can I just feed them this one time ?

Common Sense
01-28-2022, 02:49 PM
I don't believe he will. When a little time passes and the hysterical Left rants give way to scholarly review of Trump's presidency, historians will find that despite incredible and continuous opposition and attempts to undermine him, he was a very effective President... far more effective than either his predecessor or his successor, both of whom will go down in the books as ineffective and destructive.

Only if those “historians” are nationalists or far right conservatives. Otherwise, his legacy will be a cabinet filled with unprecedented corruption, a failed response to a pandemic, an enormous deficit, stacking the judiciary, the damaging of America’s image and its role as a global leader, unprecedented lies that included an attempt to overturn a legitimate election, and the resurgence of populism and a rejection of institutions and facts.

Cotton1
01-28-2022, 02:52 PM
Only if those “historians” are nationalists or far right conservatives. Otherwise, his legacy will be a cabinet filled with unprecedented corruption, a failed response to a pandemic, an enormous deficit, stacking the judiciary, the damaging of America’s image and its role as a global leader, unprecedented lies that included an attempt to overturn a legitimate election, and the resurgence of populism and a rejection of institutions and facts.

At least they did something

Abby08
01-28-2022, 02:53 PM
Which is incredibly damning of Donald "only the best people" Trump, who was a miserable failure when it came to finding and nominating decent administrators and advisors.


Harris was the best biden could find?

I actually believe she was.......LOL....little miss 2%, her own party didn't want her. What changed?

No need to answer, it's quite obvious, to those who aren't wearing the blinders.

Ethereal
01-28-2022, 03:08 PM
...a cabinet filled with unprecedented corruption...

Unprecedented corruption? And you accuse others of making hyperbolic statements?


...a failed response to a pandemic...

The only thing Trump failed to do was to stop insane Democrat tyrants from suspending the bill of rights inside their States and cities. And to stop Cuomo from murdering all those old people.


...an enormous deficit...

As opposed to the non-enormous deficits that every other modern president has produced?


...stacking the judiciary...

He nominated judges when vacancies arose, as the constitution permits.


...the damaging of America’s image and its role as a global leader...

lol

I'm sorry, but this is just too funny. How about Obama massively destabilizing Libya and Syria and causing gigantic amounts of suffering in the process? I guess that didn't damage America's image and its role as a global leader?


...unprecedented lies...

Again with the hyperbole. Do you want me to list some of the lies that have been told by other presidents?


...that included an attempt to overturn a legitimate election...

More hyperbole. Trump never told anyone to riot. And there are serious questions about possible FBI involvement in egging on the riots.


...and the resurgence of populism...

Okay... and? Populism is automatically a bad thing?


...and a rejection of institutions and facts.

People reject institutions because they are massively corrupt. All Trump did was ride that wave of discontent. And instead of alleviating that discontent by reforming institutions, guys like you want to reform the people so that they conform to the institutions.

The Booman
01-28-2022, 03:25 PM
Trump bought into the Great Realignment. He followed and won. Meanwhile, while the left is still fighting Trump, the movement he followed carries on.

Translation: "I hate my life!"

Street Glider
01-28-2022, 03:34 PM
Trump’s main qualifications for the presidency included the following:

> He had business experience: He ran a small family business which he ran into the ground six times. (During his first run for office, he promised to run our country like he ran his business. And he kept his promise. And he nearly ran our country into the ground.)

> He had foreign policy experience: He ran the Miss Universe pageants. According to witnesses, he would barge into the contestants’ dressing rooms, while the contestants were getting ready for a show. (Maybe he wanted to discuss “foreign policy” issues with them.)

> He had military experience: He attended a military high school. (When he graduated, he knew more about ISIS than our generals.)

> He had experience as an educator: He ran Trump University, which was NOT a university, and was ACTUALLY a scam. Eventually, he was sued for 25 million, and the so-called university was shut-down. (Trump U is now known as “Trump Screwed U”.)

> He had acting experience: He had the leading role on the Apprentice show. According to the show’s staffers, Trump would not prepare for the Apprentice episodes. (He often used that same strategy when he was president. For example, he never prepared for his meetings with foreign leaders. As a result, these leaders easily played him.)

> He was a Vietnam War draft dodger: However, he did gallantly serve our country during that war. That is: He bravely “guarded” the New York City night clubs. And he did so even though he had a serious medical condition; that is, he had a bad case of “phony bone spurs”. (I don’t understand why he didn’t award himself the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service.)

> He is a serial liar. And when he isn’t lying, he’s making stuff up. (During his time in office, he told over 30 thousand lies. I’ve heard some people say that Trump will be an historic president. Apparently, they were right. If I’m not mistaken, 30 thousand is historic.)

Apparently, Trump thought that these “qualifications” qualified him to head the LARGEST, and the MOST COMPLEX, organization in the world. (What was he thinking?) Apparently, his fans thought so too. (What were they thinking?) And sadly, he and his fans STILL think so (What are they thinking?)

Trump’s fans will say that, despite his lack of adequate qualifications for the presidency, they like his record on judicial appointments and his record on the economy.

Trump’s fans will say that he appointed a lot of federal judges. Let’s look at that:

> Trump did appoint a lot of federal judges (but, Biden appointed more). Trump also appointed three Supreme Court judges (thanks to Moscow Mitch and the Radical Right Republicans (the RRRs) in the Senate). Unfortunately for MANY Americans, these Trump-appointed judges will probably support harmful RRR policies, and they will do so for many years to come. These harmful RRR policies include the following:
* The RRR’s war on women. (We can see that happening now in Texas, and it has the support of the Supreme Court.)
* The RRR’s war on programs that help the sick, the poor, and the middle class. (The RRRs never liked these programs. And they like to call these programs “socialism”, in order to generate fear of them.)
* The RRR’s war on the environment. (Many of the RRRs are owned by the polluters.)
* The RRR’s war on science. (Many of the RRRs have an aversion to facts, because many facts are not consistent with their view of reality.)
* And the RRR’s “pro-Covid” and “anti-democracy” policies. (Apparently, the RRRs are more afraid of democracy than they are of Covid. In fact, the RRRs in some states are now passing laws to undermine our democracy, and laws to promote the spread of Covid.)

Thus, when it comes to his judicial appointments: The Trump legacy = fewer rights and fewer safety nets for average Americans + more pollution and more Covid. (Good job, Trump!)

Trump’s fans will also say that he was good for our economy. Let’s look at that:

> Trump’s tax breaks did benefit average Americans to some degree. But they benefited wealthy Americans even more ... FAR more. Furthermore, those tax breaks increased our national debt by 1.3 trillion dollars. (And during his time in office, our national debt increased by nearly 7.8 trillion dollars. Is that what Trump meant when he said that he could eliminate our national debt in eight years? Apparently, he learned his “debt elimination” skills at Trump University.)

> The economy was doing ok under Trump until Covid arrived. (It should be noted that Trump inherited a GOOD economy from Obama and Biden. It should also be noted that Trump’s GROSS mismanagement of the Covid crisis eventually derailed our economy. This left a serious economic mess, in addition to a serious Covid mess, for Biden to clean-up. So far, Biden and his team have made significant progress in cleaning-up these messes. And this is despite the fact that Biden has had no “clean-up” help from the RRRs in Congress, lead by Moscow Mitch and Crazy Kevin Coup Coup McCarthy.)

Apparently, running a small family business into the ground six times, and being able to say “You’re fired!” on a TV show, does NOT make you an economic genius. And, it does NOT mean that you alone can fix it. Imagine that! Who’da thunk?

Such idiot-liberal whining.

Clinton was also a draft dodger. And lying? Clinton was actually impeached for lying.


Smarten yourself up, Sarah:


Article II, Section 1, Clause 5:

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII_S1_C5_1/


(https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII_S1_C5_1/)

Jeb!
01-28-2022, 03:43 PM
Such idiot-liberal whining.

Clinton was also a draft dodger. And lying? Clinton was actually impeached for lying.


Smarten yourself up, Sarah:


Article II, Section 1, Clause 5:

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII_S1_C5_1/


(https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII_S1_C5_1/)

Biden was a draft dodger too. Leftists really are stupid. They all parrot each other without taking the time to check if their talking points have merit or not.

OLD GUY IN FLORIDA
01-28-2022, 04:06 PM
Only if those “historians” are nationalists or far right conservatives. Otherwise, his legacy will be a cabinet filled with unprecedented corruption, a failed response to a pandemic, an enormous deficit, stacking the judiciary, the damaging of America’s image and its role as a global leader, unprecedented lies that included an attempt to overturn a legitimate election, and the resurgence of populism and a rejection of institutions and facts.

joe biden isn't a conservative. Otherwise you are spot on in your assessment of joe biden in what he has done and wants to do.

donttread
01-28-2022, 04:35 PM
Trump’s main qualifications for the presidency included the following:

> He had business experience: He ran a small family business which he ran into the ground six times. (During his first run for office, he promised to run our country like he ran his business. And he kept his promise. And he nearly ran our country into the ground.)

> He had foreign policy experience: He ran the Miss Universe pageants. According to witnesses, he would barge into the contestants’ dressing rooms, while the contestants were getting ready for a show. (Maybe he wanted to discuss “foreign policy” issues with them.)

> He had military experience: He attended a military high school. (When he graduated, he knew more about ISIS than our generals.)

> He had experience as an educator: He ran Trump University, which was NOT a university, and was ACTUALLY a scam. Eventually, he was sued for 25 million, and the so-called university was shut-down. (Trump U is now known as “Trump Screwed U”.)

> He had acting experience: He had the leading role on the Apprentice show. According to the show’s staffers, Trump would not prepare for the Apprentice episodes. (He often used that same strategy when he was president. For example, he never prepared for his meetings with foreign leaders. As a result, these leaders easily played him.)

> He was a Vietnam War draft dodger: However, he did gallantly serve our country during that war. That is: He bravely “guarded” the New York City night clubs. And he did so even though he had a serious medical condition; that is, he had a bad case of “phony bone spurs”. (I don’t understand why he didn’t award himself the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service.)

> He is a serial liar. And when he isn’t lying, he’s making stuff up. (During his time in office, he told over 30 thousand lies. I’ve heard some people say that Trump will be an historic president. Apparently, they were right. If I’m not mistaken, 30 thousand is historic.)

Apparently, Trump thought that these “qualifications” qualified him to head the LARGEST, and the MOST COMPLEX, organization in the world. (What was he thinking?) Apparently, his fans thought so too. (What were they thinking?) And sadly, he and his fans STILL think so (What are they thinking?)

Trump’s fans will say that, despite his lack of adequate qualifications for the presidency, they like his record on judicial appointments and his record on the economy.

Trump’s fans will say that he appointed a lot of federal judges. Let’s look at that:

> Trump did appoint a lot of federal judges (but, Biden appointed more). Trump also appointed three Supreme Court judges (thanks to Moscow Mitch and the Radical Right Republicans (the RRRs) in the Senate). Unfortunately for MANY Americans, these Trump-appointed judges will probably support harmful RRR policies, and they will do so for many years to come. These harmful RRR policies include the following:
* The RRR’s war on women. (We can see that happening now in Texas, and it has the support of the Supreme Court.)
* The RRR’s war on programs that help the sick, the poor, and the middle class. (The RRRs never liked these programs. And they like to call these programs “socialism”, in order to generate fear of them.)
* The RRR’s war on the environment. (Many of the RRRs are owned by the polluters.)
* The RRR’s war on science. (Many of the RRRs have an aversion to facts, because many facts are not consistent with their view of reality.)
* And the RRR’s “pro-Covid” and “anti-democracy” policies. (Apparently, the RRRs are more afraid of democracy than they are of Covid. In fact, the RRRs in some states are now passing laws to undermine our democracy, and laws to promote the spread of Covid.)

Thus, when it comes to his judicial appointments: The Trump legacy = fewer rights and fewer safety nets for average Americans + more pollution and more Covid. (Good job, Trump!)

Trump’s fans will also say that he was good for our economy. Let’s look at that:

> Trump’s tax breaks did benefit average Americans to some degree. But they benefited wealthy Americans even more ... FAR more. Furthermore, those tax breaks increased our national debt by 1.3 trillion dollars. (And during his time in office, our national debt increased by nearly 7.8 trillion dollars. Is that what Trump meant when he said that he could eliminate our national debt in eight years? Apparently, he learned his “debt elimination” skills at Trump University.)

> The economy was doing ok under Trump until Covid arrived. (It should be noted that Trump inherited a GOOD economy from Obama and Biden. It should also be noted that Trump’s GROSS mismanagement of the Covid crisis eventually derailed our economy. This left a serious economic mess, in addition to a serious Covid mess, for Biden to clean-up. So far, Biden and his team have made significant progress in cleaning-up these messes. And this is despite the fact that Biden has had no “clean-up” help from the RRRs in Congress, lead by Moscow Mitch and Crazy Kevin Coup Coup McCarthy.)

Apparently, running a small family business into the ground six times, and being able to say “You’re fired!” on a TV show, does NOT make you an economic genius. And, it does NOT mean that you alone can fix it. Imagine that! Who’da thunk?


Regan was an actor, Clinton a womanizer, Biden a career washington insider, Obama an organizer, Bush was just rich. We have never been big on real qualifications for this job.

RichardMZhlubb
01-28-2022, 04:40 PM
Regan was an actor, Clinton a womanizer, Biden a career washington insider, Obama an organizer, Bush was just rich. We have never been big on real qualifications for this job.
Being a state governor or US Senator or Vice President is a legitimate and useful form of qualifying experience for a US president. Being a TV game show host and golf course investor is not.

OLD GUY IN FLORIDA
01-28-2022, 04:44 PM
Personally, after reflecting on this topic I understand the OP is nothing more than a yellow dog Democrat who would vote for any candidate with a D after his name and reason and logic have no place in their decisions. As for me I was a Trump fan from the very beginning and believe despite his faults was the best President of my lifetime (and I have been alive since FDR was in office. I won't bother with explaining why I think the way I do. To me the fact that 40% of the nation approves of joe biden's presidency is sincerely depressing and gives me little hope for the future of the country. I never thought I would see the collapse of the United States but I am very fearful that is exactly what is going to happen.

carolina73
01-28-2022, 06:07 PM
Being a state governor or US Senator or Vice President is a legitimate and useful form of qualifying experience for a US president. Being a TV game show host and golf course investor is not.

Obviously not if you look at the failures over the last 50 years from both parties.

Only Reagan excelled but he spent time in the private sector actually running something before he went into politics.

Common Sense
01-28-2022, 06:18 PM
Obviously not if you look at the failures over the last 50 years from both parties.

Only Reagan excelled but he spent time in the private sector actually running something before he went into politics.
Are you talking about the Screen Actors Guild?

Cletus
01-28-2022, 06:54 PM
Only if those “historians” are nationalists or far right conservatives. Otherwise, his legacy will be a cabinet filled with unprecedented corruption, a failed response to a pandemic, an enormous deficit, stacking the judiciary, the damaging of America’s image and its role as a global leader, unprecedented lies that included an attempt to overturn a legitimate election, and the resurgence of populism and a rejection of institutions and facts.


Objective historians won't look at Trump's presidency with the same set of prejudiced, uninformed and bigoted eyes you do.

Chris
01-28-2022, 07:00 PM
Objective historians won't look at Trump's presidency with the same set of prejudiced, uninformed and bigoted eyes you do.

Eyes? More like lies.

Common Sense
01-28-2022, 07:37 PM
Objective historians won't look at Trump's presidency with the same set of prejudiced, uninformed and bigoted eyes you do.
Sorry, I understand I say it a lot, but it’s just so prevalent here….but that’s pretty ironic.

Objective observers will certainly see that Trump did have some positive accomplishments. His beginning of criminal Justice reform will be one.

However, facts are facts. Many in Trumps cabinet and inner circle turned out to literally be criminals. He lied about the legitimacy of an election. He was impeached. He dismissed or downplayed the proven fact of Russian election interference. He’s literally on record lying thousands of times. He mocked a disabled person. He criticized Obama for golfing and claimed he would never have time to golf. Then golfed more than Obama and actually profited off it. He bungled a pandemic. He imposed tariffs that hurt American business. He removed environmental protections and exited a climate agreement. He gave tax breaks to the wealthy that resulted in enormous deficits.

And I could go on and on… What exactly would historians see as accomplishments? Court nominations?

The Booman
01-28-2022, 07:57 PM
Yeah I'm sure Trump's got it covered.

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/elections/presidential-election-process/requirements-for-the-president-of-the-united-states/#:~:text=Legal%20requirements%20for%20presidential %20candidates,years%20of%20age%20or%20older.