tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8462127596277554261..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Is Hillary the Most Qualified?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-27552405738922842622016-06-13T11:22:07.521-07:002016-06-13T11:22:07.521-07:00Sam L and IAC, I see David Stockman, Reagan's ...Sam L and IAC, I see David Stockman, Reagan's Budget director, and Grumpy old man by Krugman, is ready for the Trump Bandwagon, calling Trump the Disrupter.<br />http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2016-06-08/david-stockman-s-view-of-trump-vs-clinton<br /><br />So Stockman agrees what we need is to break the Status Quo at any cost. He says the Great Recession never ended, and we'll be back to trillion dollar deficits in a couple years anyway, so we might as well let Trump see things fresh. He hopes Trump will actually take on Wallstreet, although I think that's wishful thinking. David also seems to think Trump won't actually start any new wars, which I'm also doubtful.<br /><br />Anyway, if we define the most qualified candidate for president is someone who will scare the Elite silly, then Trump is top dog. At least the Democrats know they'll never control Trump, while the Republicans are still willing to imagine he can be their tyrant and only break things they don't like.<br /><br />If only 150 million people could find a way to withdraw their theoretical pensions and IRAs from harms way before the next crash, I'd be more willing to support the Disrupter. Of course if even 10 million middle class workers could do that, we'd CAUSE the next crash. Popping bubbles is fun if you and everyone you care about can leave the mad game first. <br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-59766268685661958982016-06-12T21:24:57.886-07:002016-06-12T21:24:57.886-07:00Sam L. @June 12, 2016 at 8:13 AM:
"1Despise,...Sam L. @June 12, 2016 at 8:13 AM:<br /><br />"1Despise, fear or something..."<br /><br />That's where it's at. That's the solution. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-21536458822767356512016-06-12T20:13:51.814-07:002016-06-12T20:13:51.814-07:00Being that the Dem and Repub Parties don't lik...Being that the Dem and Repub Parties don't like (or despise, or fear, or something) Trump, that seems like a pretty good endorsement of him. Considering what I think of both parties, as it seems the Trump partisans seem to think the same. Something like "a plague on both".Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-48413837331359728572016-06-12T11:03:42.388-07:002016-06-12T11:03:42.388-07:00boing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLDFgbbtRRg...boing<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLDFgbbtRRgpriss rulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-71731495077332484742016-06-12T10:19:12.827-07:002016-06-12T10:19:12.827-07:00The idea of qualifications certainly is ambiguous....The idea of qualifications certainly is ambiguous. The only real ones are "natural born" and over than 35, and a resident for at least 14 years, and as best I know, Hillary qualifies there.<br /><br />I'm assuming Obama's word were an implication of Hillary's many years of experience in public service, directly, or indirectly. Being a New York Senator for 6 years and Secretary of State for 4 years ought measure well, except in the eyes of partisans. <br /><br />Its perhaps also useful to consider less formal disqualification, like an inability to speak in coherent sentences would disqualify Sarah Palin in my mind.<br /><br />And reputation in the eyes of foreign leaders might be important. So we know our potential enemies, Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. As best I can tell all our European allies hold a higher esteem for Hillary.<br />http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/06/01/Trump-Adds-Another-Dictator-His-List-Admirers<br /><br />So if being admired by your dictatorial enemies is the standard, Trump probably got this election in the bag.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-39038554724092190732016-06-12T07:01:59.468-07:002016-06-12T07:01:59.468-07:00So Obama said there's nothing but daylight bet...So Obama said there's nothing but daylight between George Washington and Hillary Clinton, in terms of qualifications?<br /><br />This campaign gets better and better by the day. <br /><br />Hmmmm... Aren't "qualifications" standards? I thought standards were tools of oppression. And what do standards have to do with wedding tackle? According to Hillary's campaign, that's all that matters. <br /><br />I'm glad Obama was able to set aside George Washingron's owning slaves... for once. Just don't bring up stage subject with Michelle, since she seems to have taken a recent interest in architectural history. She says she wakes up in a house everyday that was built by slaves. <br /><br />Interesting that Washington was not a lawyer, so thankfully Obama is giving that a pass. After all, lawyers know everything. Just ask 'em.<br /><br />Washington served 15 years in Virginia's House of Burgesses, and we later found out how much power and respect the British crown had for civilian legislatures. So that seems to be an irrelevant qualification for Washington. Then again, Obama doesn't have much use for legislatures, either. <br /><br />So Washington was just surveyor, then a failed military leader, then a slave-owning planter, then a Burgess, and then a military general. Not sure what kinds of qualifications those are. What's so important about all that? He just secured independence for 13 slave-owning colonies and then gave his sword to the civilian legislature. How hard could that have been? Everyone does that!<br /><br />I'm ready for Hillary!Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.com