Sadly, 15/15...but the correct answer you provide to #2 is too benign: Rick Perry is much more stupid/uninformed than your simple statement conveys: Perry thought the Secretary of Energy job he was offered was to be a global ambassador for the oil & gas industry on behalf of the government.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/rick-perry-energy-secreta...
And in celebration of Earth Day and the worldwide Marches for Science I quote your eminent scientist, Ben Santer, speaking of trump's EPA specifically, but it so aptly applies to the whole of trump's unceasingly disastrous presidency.
"If the program is to advance ignorance, then I’m not with the program."
(Good slogan for democrats/progressives?)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/renowned-climate-scientist-worries-about-int...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/rick-perry-energy-secreta...
And in celebration of Earth Day and the worldwide Marches for Science I quote your eminent scientist, Ben Santer, speaking of trump's EPA specifically, but it so aptly applies to the whole of trump's unceasingly disastrous presidency.
"If the program is to advance ignorance, then I’m not with the program."
(Good slogan for democrats/progressives?)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/renowned-climate-scientist-worries-about-int...
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One is put in mind of H.L. Mencken:
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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As funny as? ? ?
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Trump is an epic failure. He signs all of these executive orders....the most of which aren't worth the paper they are written on. The GOP CANNOT govern. All they can do is obstruct. They picked the perfect guy. A bloviatiing lying bag of hot air. And don't get me started on Paul Ryan.
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Trump looks embarrassed in the photo, like he was photographed coming out of the rest room, or because he knows that he is in way over his head and doesn't belong in the White House.
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Can we all b issued uniforms like the marine guard in the photo? I see a "beautiful. big parade" in front of the White House, as we, so merrily clothed, high step past Trump and snap our heads towards him. And the highest IQ cabinet ever.
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Trump's "accomplishments"? Are there any? He continues with his lies and his OWN facts, keeping his base believing and his opponents bewildered. His "reality show" in the White House will probably be continued to be 'filmed' unless Article 25 is used (quickly).
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Which Trump style detail or personality quirk is most coveted by Sean Spicer?
A. abnormally long ties
B. the wispy, gravity defying hair
C. the ocean size raincoats
D. A mouth that can spin and deflect any fact into an alternative fact - or a lie - for the hoards to chew on.
E. pursed lips and furrowed brows projecting toughness.
A. abnormally long ties
B. the wispy, gravity defying hair
C. the ocean size raincoats
D. A mouth that can spin and deflect any fact into an alternative fact - or a lie - for the hoards to chew on.
E. pursed lips and furrowed brows projecting toughness.
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Gail,
You forgot to mention that when they were giving Trump his initial tour of the Oval Office they showed him the red phone that directly dialed the Kremlin, Trump boasted that he already had that app on his cell phone.
Oh wait! But there's more! Apparently even the US admiral in charge of the armada heading towards North Korea thought it was all a bad joke, it was only when he was denied the opportunity to grant shore leave in Australia that it all became to real. Perhaps the Admiral knew it was "serious" but decided to not take it seriously? You decide.
Lastly, Gail, Trump is rumored to have ordered Sean Spicer to take an online seminar on media management taught by the new adjunct professor Bill O'Reilly----at Trump University.
You forgot to mention that when they were giving Trump his initial tour of the Oval Office they showed him the red phone that directly dialed the Kremlin, Trump boasted that he already had that app on his cell phone.
Oh wait! But there's more! Apparently even the US admiral in charge of the armada heading towards North Korea thought it was all a bad joke, it was only when he was denied the opportunity to grant shore leave in Australia that it all became to real. Perhaps the Admiral knew it was "serious" but decided to not take it seriously? You decide.
Lastly, Gail, Trump is rumored to have ordered Sean Spicer to take an online seminar on media management taught by the new adjunct professor Bill O'Reilly----at Trump University.
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If you got them all right, you are paying spending to much time reading the news. Get a life, watch some television!
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Well done! I chuckled from start to finish, then I cried.
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One Hundred Years of Solitude was shorter.
Apologies to Gabriel García Márquez
Apologies to Gabriel García Márquez
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Mostly anymore, I avoid reading about 45 or watching discussions/debates about him on TV. And that's not only because I find his rhetoric and behavior utterly appalling and disgusting but also because something terrifying seems to be creeping across our already great land. It's a noticeable "normalization" of 45's abysmal ignorance and "insanity." What other president claims that he sent bombs to Iraq and had to be corrected???? What other president loses track of a threatening "armada." And on and on and on. Imagine if Hillary had done half the stuff he's done. For me personally, self-disciplined restraint is required to keep from throwing something at the TV as pundits discuss this know nothing ball of hot air as if he's normal. He's not. So stop it. Leave that up to Fox. The rest of us, must keep pointing out his absurdities and dangerous impulses.
On Twitter, following the so called news conference with Italy's PM, someone apologized to that country. That's the kind of attitude those who see through this fake phony should maintain. We must not keep lowering the bar so we celebrate when a day goes by without his insulting a foreign leader.
The following excerpt is from a piece about ensuring Trump isn't normalized written by Katy Waldman; "We can’t dream Trump away. We can’t deny that the United States drank his poison." The problem with Trump isn’t that he’s abnormal. It’s that he’s abominable.
On Twitter, following the so called news conference with Italy's PM, someone apologized to that country. That's the kind of attitude those who see through this fake phony should maintain. We must not keep lowering the bar so we celebrate when a day goes by without his insulting a foreign leader.
The following excerpt is from a piece about ensuring Trump isn't normalized written by Katy Waldman; "We can’t dream Trump away. We can’t deny that the United States drank his poison." The problem with Trump isn’t that he’s abnormal. It’s that he’s abominable.
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It should come as no surprise that foreign policy came up at dinner with the 3 stooges. Every policy is foreign to Trump.
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That was amusing.
Make the next one more challenging by quizzing us on Rex, Exxon, Putin, Russian sanctions, and the oil jackpot in the Kara Sea just waiting to be exploited.
Make the next one more challenging by quizzing us on Rex, Exxon, Putin, Russian sanctions, and the oil jackpot in the Kara Sea just waiting to be exploited.
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The ongoing saga of what a "winner" this president still believes he is?
Gail hilariously said this in a previous article:
Russians worked hard to get Donald Trump elected president. And what did they get out of it?
Multiple high-level investigations. Enormous rancor in Congress. Plus a drought of free food — no sane politician is going to want to be seen having dinner with a Russian diplomat..."
Let me add to the humor this Saturday morning.
My favorite was from Seth Meyers:
"Donald Trump was still saying Obama's birth certificate could be fake last year. And I'm not sure the guy who holds fake press conferences, has a fake university, a fake foundation, fake hair, and a fake tan should be the one in charge of deciding what's real." –----on Trump finally admitting that Obama was born in the United States...
Gail hilariously said this in a previous article:
Russians worked hard to get Donald Trump elected president. And what did they get out of it?
Multiple high-level investigations. Enormous rancor in Congress. Plus a drought of free food — no sane politician is going to want to be seen having dinner with a Russian diplomat..."
Let me add to the humor this Saturday morning.
My favorite was from Seth Meyers:
"Donald Trump was still saying Obama's birth certificate could be fake last year. And I'm not sure the guy who holds fake press conferences, has a fake university, a fake foundation, fake hair, and a fake tan should be the one in charge of deciding what's real." –----on Trump finally admitting that Obama was born in the United States...
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In all fairness to ourselves and our planet, good ship Mother Earth, we need to impeach D.J.T.
The thin skin
Russian money laundromat
Don el Dough Trump must be dumped!
Impeached!
D. Chief Liar Thief evicted from our fief.
http://thegovernmentinexile.com
The thin skin
Russian money laundromat
Don el Dough Trump must be dumped!
Impeached!
D. Chief Liar Thief evicted from our fief.
http://thegovernmentinexile.com
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I am glad for my sanity I only got 10 out of 15 right. That's because I can't bare to read the actual news articles now...only the headlines. I can't take more than that.
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I'm always amused at the words "Start Over" at the end of Gail's quizzes and picture Herr Drumpf working long and hard for that perfect, very very wonderful and really terrific perfect score.
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I missed two, probably because there is no longer much worth reading in the NYTs if one is not interested in how stupid Trump is. Not to mention a lot of todays paper was yesterdays and the days before. What's up with that.
14 out of 15 - missed the one re/K.A. Conway (could not tolerate her voice post election).
Glad you brought up the intimate dinner with Palin, Nugent and K. Rock. The picture of them in the oval, with trump sitting behind the Resolute desk, made me sick. After the stellar Obama yrs., grace, intellect, class.... we have sunk to white trash in the white house. I hope someone took inventory of the silverware after they left.
Think I'll go back to bed now and try to escape the waking nightmare that's been going on for almost 100 days.
Glad you brought up the intimate dinner with Palin, Nugent and K. Rock. The picture of them in the oval, with trump sitting behind the Resolute desk, made me sick. After the stellar Obama yrs., grace, intellect, class.... we have sunk to white trash in the white house. I hope someone took inventory of the silverware after they left.
Think I'll go back to bed now and try to escape the waking nightmare that's been going on for almost 100 days.
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I'm as embarrassed by my score as I am when I slow a bit to view the outcome of an accident on the road.
5
15 out of 15. I won't rest until these people are impeached or jailed for treason.
I'm going for a walk now. Thanks, Gail.
I'm going for a walk now. Thanks, Gail.
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After scoring 15 out of 15 the remarks section said "You may be thinking too much about this." Yes, I am. And it has taken a terrific toll on me. But I think if every eligible voter could test correctly on all of these, and be suitably appalled at every correct answer, we'd have a hope of waking up from this nightmare.
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13/15. I need to get a life. Science people are marching outside my window. Maybe I should join them.
13
Aced the quiz (in deep sadness). Returned to the photo. Same thought on second look: How did that man get past security?
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Hey, I voted for "Start Over".
I'm still waiting. Call Hillary, please.
I'm still waiting. Call Hillary, please.
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I got 12 out of the 15. I really need to get out more.
3
Trump, et al, is the funniest comedy show in all of presidential history who makes a joke out of the United States.
3
#4 is incorrect. Conway said we should not pay attention to what comes out of his mouth but to look into his heart.
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Virginia, #4 is not incorrect, although it is worded in a way which makes it tricky to logically understand:
Here is the original Kellyanne "I cannot tell the truth" Conway quote:
'“You have to listen to what the president-elect has said about that. Why don't you believe him? Why is everything taken at face value?” she asked anchor Chris Cuomo. “You can't give him the benefit of the doubt on this and he's telling you what was in his heart? You always want to go by what's come out of his mouth rather than look at what's in his heart.”'
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-statements-kellyanne-conway-...
Here is the original Kellyanne "I cannot tell the truth" Conway quote:
'“You have to listen to what the president-elect has said about that. Why don't you believe him? Why is everything taken at face value?” she asked anchor Chris Cuomo. “You can't give him the benefit of the doubt on this and he's telling you what was in his heart? You always want to go by what's come out of his mouth rather than look at what's in his heart.”'
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-statements-kellyanne-conway-...
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Thank you or the clarification, Socrates. It is worded awkwardly, but I get the context. She is in fact saying we should not go by want comes out of his mouth. Thanks for correcting me.
4
Gosh. If you don't already know the answers, it's really hard to pick out the real answer from the joke answers.
Under a less crazy administration, the decoy answers would have to be somewhat sensible-sounding to be plausible. The quiz would be less fun, but that would be a small price to pay.
Under a less crazy administration, the decoy answers would have to be somewhat sensible-sounding to be plausible. The quiz would be less fun, but that would be a small price to pay.
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I laugh till I cry.
A tear of pure comedic theatre out of one eye, of classic Greek tragedy out of the other.
Life, writ true, on the stage, writ large. So many apologies, knowledgeably acknowledged.
The"Professor" of the "101' Quiz, who must grimace and quake through the "short answer" and "essay"answers to questions designed to elicit knowledge of more than just the course text and lectures - of a long and deep self education of philosophy and religious thought and politics and conquest and long term occupation and assimilation.
A tear of pure comedic theatre out of one eye, of classic Greek tragedy out of the other.
Life, writ true, on the stage, writ large. So many apologies, knowledgeably acknowledged.
The"Professor" of the "101' Quiz, who must grimace and quake through the "short answer" and "essay"answers to questions designed to elicit knowledge of more than just the course text and lectures - of a long and deep self education of philosophy and religious thought and politics and conquest and long term occupation and assimilation.
2
What a difference 44 years make.
In 1973, when I was 14 years old, I travelled to Europe for the first time and I remember being proud to see the US Navy's Sixth Fleet floating in the waters near the port of Piraeus, Greece. Being an American made me feel safe and also secure in the knowledge that the USA was a beacon of fairness and freedom, for everyone.
OK, yes, I was young and naive -- but still, I could never have predicted that, several generations later, living abroad as an expat, I would feel ashamed -- mortified -- to be an American, that the US electoral system would prevail in levering a corrupt, nepotistic and ignorant fraud into the White House.
The horror, the horror.
In 1973, when I was 14 years old, I travelled to Europe for the first time and I remember being proud to see the US Navy's Sixth Fleet floating in the waters near the port of Piraeus, Greece. Being an American made me feel safe and also secure in the knowledge that the USA was a beacon of fairness and freedom, for everyone.
OK, yes, I was young and naive -- but still, I could never have predicted that, several generations later, living abroad as an expat, I would feel ashamed -- mortified -- to be an American, that the US electoral system would prevail in levering a corrupt, nepotistic and ignorant fraud into the White House.
The horror, the horror.
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Trump's base loves him and you don't - get over it. How about finding someone who would give a sense of direction to the Democratic Party - the party seems to stand for even less than Hillary's campaign.
Constantly setting your hair on fire over Trump is not a program and is getting old. Preaching to Westchester housewives and the ladies who lunch will not win back Democrat workers who are now Republicans.
Constantly setting your hair on fire over Trump is not a program and is getting old. Preaching to Westchester housewives and the ladies who lunch will not win back Democrat workers who are now Republicans.
1
Who said the following?: "I think that this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.
President John F. Kennedy, at a dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners.
President George W. Bush, after meeting with Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response Michael Brown and White House counsel Harriet Miers
President Donald Trump, after 3 lunatics jumped the White House fence and he decided to invite them to dinner and give them a personal 4-hour tour. (One of the "guests" was heard to ask her friends, sotto voce, "Who's this Jefferson guy?")
President John F. Kennedy, at a dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners.
President George W. Bush, after meeting with Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response Michael Brown and White House counsel Harriet Miers
President Donald Trump, after 3 lunatics jumped the White House fence and he decided to invite them to dinner and give them a personal 4-hour tour. (One of the "guests" was heard to ask her friends, sotto voce, "Who's this Jefferson guy?")
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Gail, what bothers me is I got every question correct.
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Got the all! I am glad I am taking a break.
What about Ivanka's brother saying that his dad bombed Syria because Ivanka told him to?
What about Ivanka's brother saying that his dad bombed Syria because Ivanka told him to?
15
13 out of 15.
You may be thinking too much about this.
That score disqualifies me from Devos's charter schools and Trump kindergarten.
You may be thinking too much about this.
That score disqualifies me from Devos's charter schools and Trump kindergarten.
7
A group schmooze at the White House between Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent- lowest group I.Q. score ever recorded there.
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So was the Tundra Tootsie the Rock Star groupie? As for Wango Tango Nugent and Kid Rocks in His Head, please. Trump continues to prove he is still the low class sleaze he was when he was kicked out of Manhattan's poshest blue nose clubs.
6
Who knew Ted Nugent cared about foreign affairs?
12
My score was 15 of 15, correctly tagged as "You may be thinking too much about this." I really need to get out more, but we do the best we can in these troubled times.
It's a nice day. I should go for a walk.
It's a nice day. I should go for a walk.
8
If there is one thing Donald Trump likes to do is get even. Much of what he has done in these last few months is to get even. And also to use people. Palin and company were only there to give Hillary a slap in the face. Were any of Donald's rich buddies there too? I think not. Also, discussing foreign politics with some one who can't enunciate a word over 2 syllables is really not threat at all. What a sad little man.
16
It is fun to make fun of the Donald and all his assembled enablers and, face it, flunkies. Meanwhile, the world outside of the United States is frightened to have such rampant instability as commander-in-chief of the world's most powerful military. Even right winger columnist George Will has had to point out that Trump is standing on the bow of a ship leaking from stem to stern.
Of course, "nobody knew how complicated ______________ is. Nobody knew."(fill in the blank for extra points, "health care" is only worth 1 point.)
Trump in the White House is a bit like a gang of ne'er do wells who somehow manage to capture the student body presidency in a mid-size college. They have fun, everyone else cringes, cries or wonders when the adults might take over. They are embarrassing themselves, whatever cause they might have believed in and, in this case, the whole world.
Kathleen Parker in the Wash Post had this to say today:
"To countless Americans, it feels as though Trump is making the world a less safe place, explaining in part Gallup’s recent report that at nearly 100 days, Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president since...1953. Rather than a master strategist, he’s a human grab bag of tactics wandering erratically everywhere in search of someone or something to conquer."
Knowing the answers as to how bad Trump and the Trumpsters are is a sign that we are amusing ourselves by studying the indications of our impending doom. Please, flunk me out of this class.
Of course, "nobody knew how complicated ______________ is. Nobody knew."(fill in the blank for extra points, "health care" is only worth 1 point.)
Trump in the White House is a bit like a gang of ne'er do wells who somehow manage to capture the student body presidency in a mid-size college. They have fun, everyone else cringes, cries or wonders when the adults might take over. They are embarrassing themselves, whatever cause they might have believed in and, in this case, the whole world.
Kathleen Parker in the Wash Post had this to say today:
"To countless Americans, it feels as though Trump is making the world a less safe place, explaining in part Gallup’s recent report that at nearly 100 days, Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president since...1953. Rather than a master strategist, he’s a human grab bag of tactics wandering erratically everywhere in search of someone or something to conquer."
Knowing the answers as to how bad Trump and the Trumpsters are is a sign that we are amusing ourselves by studying the indications of our impending doom. Please, flunk me out of this class.
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This "concerned citizen" is at a loss for words. We're on Bizarro World in an alternative reality where up is down, in is out, & evidence of possible treason is treated like a pesky nuisance of no import by Republicans & their President.
All semblance of transparency in our government is falling by the wayside. Sweetheart deals made in secret are becoming the norm rather than the exception, while the masses are content with bread & circuses keeping them in thrall by the Wizard & the Faux News Network. As the bumper sticker reads, "I get my news on the Comedy Channel & my comedy on Fox News Network".
All semblance of transparency in our government is falling by the wayside. Sweetheart deals made in secret are becoming the norm rather than the exception, while the masses are content with bread & circuses keeping them in thrall by the Wizard & the Faux News Network. As the bumper sticker reads, "I get my news on the Comedy Channel & my comedy on Fox News Network".
17
Gail, I'm so depressed and feel so hopeless with Trump as president. I didn't and don't want him and his den of thieves running the government. Your columns give me great comfort and your words great support. I'm sure I'm not the only one you are helping by confronting and not losing focus on this man so he and his family and profit even more with no one saying anything. Don't those coal miners care about the planet their children will inherit??
12
For someone who brags about being "really smart" and "winning," he certainly has surrounded himself with a bunch of ignorant losers.
17
Oh, dear. 14/15. Heavy sigh.
7
Look at Trump's past week. Monday was taken up with strutting around with his arm candy at the Easter egg roll. Tuesday he was busy "entertaining" some of the NE Patriots who showed up at the WH for a photo op. Wednesday night he spent four hours with three of the dumbest, most despicable, people on the planet including one who threatened the life of a presidential candidate.
That was Trump pretending to be president. Three meaningless trivial events. If he were a child -- those events would be equivalent to Mommy handing the baby her car keys to shake and play with while she did something important. That's our WH -- the minions finding something for the dumb, incompetent -in-chief to do while they attend to the things that matter.
Is he in Mar-a-Lago this weekend or did he decide to go to Bedminster to get in a round of golf on our dime????
That was Trump pretending to be president. Three meaningless trivial events. If he were a child -- those events would be equivalent to Mommy handing the baby her car keys to shake and play with while she did something important. That's our WH -- the minions finding something for the dumb, incompetent -in-chief to do while they attend to the things that matter.
Is he in Mar-a-Lago this weekend or did he decide to go to Bedminster to get in a round of golf on our dime????
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I agree that Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin are among the "dumbest, most despicable people" ever born. I don't know that much bout Kid Rock. But maybe it's the company he keeps that puts him in that category.
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What I find even more disturbing are his supporters seeing nothing wrong with any of this and "egging" him on!!!!
When he said he was taking the country back, did they realize he meant back to the 60's???
He has released so much hatred in this country and his supporters still scream "Obama" divided us. UNBELIEVABLE to this 74 year old!!!
When he said he was taking the country back, did they realize he meant back to the 60's???
He has released so much hatred in this country and his supporters still scream "Obama" divided us. UNBELIEVABLE to this 74 year old!!!
2
I got 10 right , I should have gotten all 15 but some are so very ridiculous I was telling myself no that can`t be right.
Discussing foreign affairs with Sarah Palin, Kid Rock and Ted Nugent over dinner for four hours ?
We have not even gone through 100 days of Donald Trump Presidency which is only giving some of us nightmares.
Discussing foreign affairs with Sarah Palin, Kid Rock and Ted Nugent over dinner for four hours ?
We have not even gone through 100 days of Donald Trump Presidency which is only giving some of us nightmares.
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I was surprised that our "president" didn't launch and missiles or bomb someone while eating the most beautiful chocolate cake we have ever seen just to impress those three long-in-the-tooth "celebrities".
2
D-minus. These current affairs pop quizzes of Gail's are humiliating. I get a "concerned citizen's citation." A citiation can be a good thing or a bad one, depending on whether it comes from the mayor or a cop. I think Gail wears a badge.
3
The corruption, the ignorance and incompetence, the disdain for ethics and tradition. Is it possible to go back to normalcy? Can the world ever respect the United States again? While sometimes we need to laugh, it really is no laughing matter.
90
There's one big question you missed (or maybe you're saving it for later): How in the name of all that's holy has this man managed to remain as president for as long as 100 days?
78
Usually laughing makes me feel better. Everyday I am eager to read what is happening and it scares me that I am horrified and then I start to laugh instead of cry or shout. The only way I am able to not feel totally overwhelmed by every decision he makes, is by taking actions and resisting. We must keep fighting back even if we feel it doesn't appear to be helping. All our actions and all his stupidity will expose how unqualified he is to be president.
10
Lord spare us from Trump's Big League Presidency in the next 100 days and all the hundreds of days to come. Thanks, but alas, dear Gail, there wasn't a laugh in the clown car of your Trump 100 day Quiz. Your Quiz has been taken by your devotees and it's very sad we scored so high! Trump's colossally ignorant Presidency recalls how Old Gold cigarettes said they were so good for us - "not a cough in a carload".
10
Honestly, to see pictures of those vilest of creatures (Palin, Nugent, Rock) in the White House and to recall the horrific statements they all made about President Obama is heartbreaking, really heartbreaking.
Can we sink any lower?
Can we sink any lower?
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TM
"Can we sink any lower?"
We didn't sink...he did.
Some of us made a mistake, doesn't make all of us bad.
"Can we sink any lower?"
We didn't sink...he did.
Some of us made a mistake, doesn't make all of us bad.
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Yes, we can and will sink lower with the Trump White House. Bigly. Sad.
1
@TM: "Can we sink any lower?"
In the unforgettable words of Palin-drone from Alaska, "You betcha!"
In the unforgettable words of Palin-drone from Alaska, "You betcha!"
3
It's been rumored, though not proven since he's not been seen or heard from, that Rick Perry has his speech coach trying to get him to stop saying "nook-a-ler
14
45 discussed foreign affairs with Ted Nugent? I'm speechless!
14
I'd guess that they were discussing (bragging about) romantic affairs that each had in countries other than the United States.
14
Agreed, and is it really that surprising, he has those same discussions with Ivanka and Jared.
2
The other possibility? Palin was supposed to be a "sloshed" groupie Wango Tango and Kid Rocks in the Head could lay claim to the first White House Orgy with Trump getting full view.
I am continually amazed at how seemingly intelligent and competent people like Mattis, Kelly, Tillerson, Chao and Mnuchin, for example, are willing to associate with the likes of DeVos, Price, Perry, Bannon, and the 35 year old real estate developer and his fashion designer wife. Even Baghdad Sean Spicer is no intellectual slouch, although he has allowed himself to be co-opted for whatever reason. This is just ludicrous.
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I'd really be interested in seeing the evidence of their intelligence and competence.
1
4 hours of the President of the USA entertaining a gang of miscreants.
In some ways, I think a substantial portion of Trump voters did it for that specific moment, having Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent in the white house - validation of their worldview. So now that's done, and Nugent even went classy and didn't pose shooting the bird in front of Hillary Clinton's portrait.
4 hours!!! When I think back to how many simultaneous fires Obama was fighting for his first 100 days (and the rest of it), it's just such a horrible contrast. Thank god Trump and congressional Republicans are so inept.
In some ways, I think a substantial portion of Trump voters did it for that specific moment, having Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent in the white house - validation of their worldview. So now that's done, and Nugent even went classy and didn't pose shooting the bird in front of Hillary Clinton's portrait.
4 hours!!! When I think back to how many simultaneous fires Obama was fighting for his first 100 days (and the rest of it), it's just such a horrible contrast. Thank god Trump and congressional Republicans are so inept.
21
5 of 15 and sleeping the better for it.
Hoping to do worse on next week's quiz.
Hoping to do worse on next week's quiz.
Our country has become laughing stock of the world.
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13 out of 15. And I live in Toronto for heavens sake. Must stop watching the news!
15
My favorite answer choice: Ben Carson being stuck in a housing project elevator. Now really do want to know his response to being stuck in that elevator. Just think about the implications of that answer? --- if it exists on record.
6
That photo. Why does he always look like Shecky, the used car salesman?
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I'm ashamed to say I got a couple of these wrong. I should have paid more attention and taken notes.
But how could I have possibly known that verbal diarrhea from Sean Spicer and Kellyanne Conway would show up on the final exam?
But how could I have possibly known that verbal diarrhea from Sean Spicer and Kellyanne Conway would show up on the final exam?
15
Wasn't the world suppose to end? "Finger on the button?"
Vladimir Putin is calling, he wants his election back.
Pathetic
Vladimir Putin is calling, he wants his election back.
Pathetic
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12 of 15....not so bad for a foreigner living in Europe. Who in the world are Nugent and Rock? Palin was that character in that Saturday night comic show?
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Has it only been 100 days? I am in a daze.
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Could anyone in Trump’s cabinet pass this quiz? You’d think? What with their bigly (big league?) IQs and all.
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The quiz where everyone loses.
Like Jeffrey Dahmer complimenting the chef.
Like Jeffrey Dahmer complimenting the chef.
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Wow...15 out of 15. I may be paying too much attention.
I almost misreported my score since the "5" and the "G" and "D" on my keyboard have been sticky since I spilled a glass of St. Remy VSOP on it (the keyboard) after the so-called (fantasy) inauguration.
I don't remember that I have been so disgusted with my government since I was eating cold ham and MFs hunkered down in a warm, miasmic, muddy ditch in the Mekong Delta in 1971.
Discussing foreign affairs with Palin, Nugent and Rock in the White House needs to be classified along with other crimes against nature which labels would not pass the NYT censors.
I almost misreported my score since the "5" and the "G" and "D" on my keyboard have been sticky since I spilled a glass of St. Remy VSOP on it (the keyboard) after the so-called (fantasy) inauguration.
I don't remember that I have been so disgusted with my government since I was eating cold ham and MFs hunkered down in a warm, miasmic, muddy ditch in the Mekong Delta in 1971.
Discussing foreign affairs with Palin, Nugent and Rock in the White House needs to be classified along with other crimes against nature which labels would not pass the NYT censors.
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That was nutty.
You know, I'm so soured, sickened and scared that this bozo is going to simultaneously:
1) Bankrupt the nation
2) Get us into WWIII
3) Poison the environment beyond repair, and
4) Do an Erdogan / Putin and install one-man rule
that I just have a hard time laughing at these idiocies the way I did BEFORE he was elected and before he was inaugurated.
It's just not funny. Sessions basically said that the State of Hawaii, which has been a state for 58 years, isn't a "real" state...like Alabama, which wasn't one of the original 13 (unlike NJ) and committed treason. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I find a "code" buried in that statement. Hawaii is the only state where White people are NOT either the majority or even the plurality ethnicity. 38% are of Asian ethnicity and less than 25% are Caucasian.
Hint: Sessions wasn't given a judgeship 30 years ago because the Senate found him to be a racist. What's funny is what's leaking out of his Justice Dept and his mouth. Meanwhile, Trump entertained a blatant racist the other night who referred to Hillary Clinton by her genitals--pejoratively, an called the brilliantly intelligent, educated, cultured and classy, but black President Obama "sub-human".
No, it's no longer funny. It's frightening and the ONLY comfort I can take is that Donald Trump is utterly incompetent and the leaders of the House and Senate have shown definitively that they do not know how to govern.
1) Bankrupt the nation
2) Get us into WWIII
3) Poison the environment beyond repair, and
4) Do an Erdogan / Putin and install one-man rule
that I just have a hard time laughing at these idiocies the way I did BEFORE he was elected and before he was inaugurated.
It's just not funny. Sessions basically said that the State of Hawaii, which has been a state for 58 years, isn't a "real" state...like Alabama, which wasn't one of the original 13 (unlike NJ) and committed treason. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I find a "code" buried in that statement. Hawaii is the only state where White people are NOT either the majority or even the plurality ethnicity. 38% are of Asian ethnicity and less than 25% are Caucasian.
Hint: Sessions wasn't given a judgeship 30 years ago because the Senate found him to be a racist. What's funny is what's leaking out of his Justice Dept and his mouth. Meanwhile, Trump entertained a blatant racist the other night who referred to Hillary Clinton by her genitals--pejoratively, an called the brilliantly intelligent, educated, cultured and classy, but black President Obama "sub-human".
No, it's no longer funny. It's frightening and the ONLY comfort I can take is that Donald Trump is utterly incompetent and the leaders of the House and Senate have shown definitively that they do not know how to govern.
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Dadof2: I remember laughing when he came down the escalator. I really didn't know who he was besides his name and that he was a reality tv jerk/millionaire. I wondered who that woman was that he left hanging four steps in front of him (and he has continued that rude pattern with his wife, our kind of First Lady). So I'm laughing and my partner comes in and is very agitated: "It's not funny! (he says). This jerk could win!". I did not think he could win.
Who's laughing now? Nobody. Nobody in the whole, wide world is laughing now. We have a man with a severe mental illness who could start WW3 at the drop of a hat with another man in N. Korea. Well...to be correct, neither of them are 'men'. They are both toddlers with mental illness.
Nobody's laughing now.
Who's laughing now? Nobody. Nobody in the whole, wide world is laughing now. We have a man with a severe mental illness who could start WW3 at the drop of a hat with another man in N. Korea. Well...to be correct, neither of them are 'men'. They are both toddlers with mental illness.
Nobody's laughing now.
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No, they aren't. Growing up in the NY area I knew very well who this vile person was, with his history of bankruptcies, viciously savage divorces, sinking of AC, and selfish destruction of the USFL solely because HE wanted to be an NFL owner and couldn't be.
It's true the man couldn't run a casino even when it was so easy and profitable my CAT could have done a better job. Why? Because he didn't understand the first thing about casinos: If players don't get a play for their money, they leave and don't come back. Even the mafia recognized that nobody plays a slot machine that doesn't pay off the players, but not Donald Trump! The Wall Street analysts figured this out and he furiously sued them--some lost their jobs for telling the truth--his casinos were ALWAYS losers. This was back in the early 90's, 25 years before the 2016 election.
And, yes, we now have the most dangerous man possible as President, quite conceivably the WORST President ever (just has to pass James Buchanan, who let the Union splinter). Again, his only saving grace is his absurdly gross incompetence that prevents him from destroying as much as he intends.
It's true the man couldn't run a casino even when it was so easy and profitable my CAT could have done a better job. Why? Because he didn't understand the first thing about casinos: If players don't get a play for their money, they leave and don't come back. Even the mafia recognized that nobody plays a slot machine that doesn't pay off the players, but not Donald Trump! The Wall Street analysts figured this out and he furiously sued them--some lost their jobs for telling the truth--his casinos were ALWAYS losers. This was back in the early 90's, 25 years before the 2016 election.
And, yes, we now have the most dangerous man possible as President, quite conceivably the WORST President ever (just has to pass James Buchanan, who let the Union splinter). Again, his only saving grace is his absurdly gross incompetence that prevents him from destroying as much as he intends.
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I also laughed when it came down that escalator, and I had no clue as to the identity of that woman on the escalator.
The organism in the White House is extremely unsuited to be ensconced at that address.
The organism in the White House is extremely unsuited to be ensconced at that address.
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16; How many voters does it take to turn a progressive, well thought of, prosperous country into a third world laughingstock? A: 60 million B: Less if the illegals don't vote C: More if Sean Spicer is estimating the crowd. 17: How long, into the first 100 days, did it take Trump to degrade the august position of President of the United States of America A: The first day B: The first tweet C: The first escalator ride
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C. The first escalator ride. He showed us who he was by being rude to his wife and paying his supporters. Well, that is not exactly true. He contracted with a service who hired the few people there at the escalator who pretended to be his supporters. But he never paid the service. He stiffed the service!! As Maya Angelou and Hillary Clinton both said, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them".
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Obviously, C.
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The only thing more nauseating than Republican Trump's first hundred days would be seeing Putin's sex tape of DT.
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Too easy, let's kick it up a notch :
Obama wiretapped Trump ..
.. To check if Trump liked Russian dressing.
.. To hack Trump's Twitter password.
.. To get some tips on his golf swing.
(A) None. Obama does not know how to wiretap. He let DOJ do it for him.
Obama wiretapped Trump ..
.. To check if Trump liked Russian dressing.
.. To hack Trump's Twitter password.
.. To get some tips on his golf swing.
(A) None. Obama does not know how to wiretap. He let DOJ do it for him.
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I got all 15 right. That's what happens when you read the New York Times every day. Now give the quiz to the average Fox News viewer and see what happens.
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Bruce Rozenblit,
FIX News viewers don't even know what NYTimes is.
FIX News viewers don't even know what NYTimes is.
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To see the President, make a reservation for Dinner at Mar a Logo, and tip the Maitre De
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Stephen King couldn't have invented a more horrifying set of questions.
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The answers are horrifying, not the questions.
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This stuff is not funny any more. It is just a cause for despair. God save America and the world.
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David: some people think God helped give us trump with all his right wing Christian fanatics.
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If this "administration" led by a "president" with a cabinet of woefully unqualified individuals, this quiz would be comical rather than tragic.
Well, perhaps his junior nepotist "presidents" will help Trump hugely and bigly as he, and this country, needs all the help it can get before Trump drives it off of a cliff. But, perhaps Nugent, Rock and the not quite faded Palin may be hired as expert consultants on weapons, music and where the Russians are. I would be fitting given the other appointments Trump has made.
Well, perhaps his junior nepotist "presidents" will help Trump hugely and bigly as he, and this country, needs all the help it can get before Trump drives it off of a cliff. But, perhaps Nugent, Rock and the not quite faded Palin may be hired as expert consultants on weapons, music and where the Russians are. I would be fitting given the other appointments Trump has made.
Trump himself is gearing up for his 100 day marker by:
(A) Blaming the media for hype over the 100 day marker;
(B) Saying that he will soon present the biggest tax cuts, ever;
(C) Spending hours with three of the world's most classless people - Palin, Nugent and, um, Rock;
(D) Pointing fingers at Democrats for Republicans' failure to pass laws;
(E) Clearly all of the above.
(A) Blaming the media for hype over the 100 day marker;
(B) Saying that he will soon present the biggest tax cuts, ever;
(C) Spending hours with three of the world's most classless people - Palin, Nugent and, um, Rock;
(D) Pointing fingers at Democrats for Republicans' failure to pass laws;
(E) Clearly all of the above.
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How can Trump present us with tax cuts when he is incapable of releasing his tax statements?
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"We’re coming up fast on Donald Trump’s 100th day as president. I know, I know, it seems like..."
Gail, it seems like a miracle that we're not engaged in a thermonuclear war...yet.
Gail, it seems like a miracle that we're not engaged in a thermonuclear war...yet.
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Mr. Landi, don't go putting ideas into his head. What about an unconventional teacher for Trump, someone who makes him laugh, while teaching basic geography?
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15/15. Never before has a perfect score made me so inexpressibly sad.
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Well, Parker, this is understandable with this fabricated non-government with no Captain at the helm of the Ship guiding our Country in the right direction. Since Ms. Collins went to the trouble of putting this cruel quiz together, and in the spirit of true confessions, I got depressed mid-way and flunked with only 7 correct answers, hoping that the Secretary of State was not going on about 'stupid polar bears'.
If Trump makes me feel like an erudite and a high-brow, the epitome of rationality, Folks, this Country is in deep trouble, but why We The People are putting up with this anomalie is perplexing.
If Trump makes me feel like an erudite and a high-brow, the epitome of rationality, Folks, this Country is in deep trouble, but why We The People are putting up with this anomalie is perplexing.
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In the poignant words of Charles Blow the other day, our President is a fraud and a fake. All of us, conservative and liberal, need to hold him accountable every step of the way. I hold out the hope, that if we do so, he will do what he has always done, quit-which would be a metaphoric version of declaring bankruptcy, which he has proven to be very good at.
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@Peter Blankfield: Yes, he might quit (pull a Palin) but then we'd have Pence. Does that really solve anything? And if not Pence, then Ryan.
He colluded with Putin and is Putin's puppet (Putin will get sanctions lifted soon - the timing was not good right now) and his administration is illegitimate. Both he and Pence are illegitimate and need to be gone and we need a new election.
He colluded with Putin and is Putin's puppet (Putin will get sanctions lifted soon - the timing was not good right now) and his administration is illegitimate. Both he and Pence are illegitimate and need to be gone and we need a new election.
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12 out of 15! -- I seriously need to stop reading about this on a daily basis.
Of course, I won't...
But the thought of Donald Trump talking Foreign Affairs with Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, and Kid Rock -- then walking around the White House in a bathrobe, will haunt me until the day that I die.
Thanks, Gail.
Of course, I won't...
But the thought of Donald Trump talking Foreign Affairs with Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, and Kid Rock -- then walking around the White House in a bathrobe, will haunt me until the day that I die.
Thanks, Gail.
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Remember, Spicey says he doesn't own a bathrobe. That makes the idea of his walking around the White House makes me need a dose of brain bleach STAT. And I got 14/15 correct-I have never been so depressed at such a high test score.
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Does Spicer, who seems to know nothing much,
know something about T.Rump that we don't know?
OMG, that dinosaur emperor-would-be is a nighttime nudist...
I'd write more, but my tummy ...
know something about T.Rump that we don't know?
OMG, that dinosaur emperor-would-be is a nighttime nudist...
I'd write more, but my tummy ...
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I am waiting for the voice of Rod Serling to tell me that I am living in "The Twilight Zone" or the announcer from "The Outer Limits" to remind me that "they" are in control.
But I am afraid that I will have to listen to the inspirational sounds of "Wake-up Everybody" by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy, "New World Order" by Curtis Mayfield, "Love's in Need of Love Today" by Stevie Wonder, "Fabulous" by Jaheim and "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Fabulous Five.
Unless and until the Congress or the Cabinet or God/Mother Nature or the American people tell Presidential Apprentice Trump that he is fired.
Or is that Putin or Netanyahu or Comey or Assange's job?
But I am afraid that I will have to listen to the inspirational sounds of "Wake-up Everybody" by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy, "New World Order" by Curtis Mayfield, "Love's in Need of Love Today" by Stevie Wonder, "Fabulous" by Jaheim and "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Fabulous Five.
Unless and until the Congress or the Cabinet or God/Mother Nature or the American people tell Presidential Apprentice Trump that he is fired.
Or is that Putin or Netanyahu or Comey or Assange's job?
The greatest Trump quiz ever. I mean that in every sense of the word. The very, very best. Nobody builds quizzes better than this, believe me. And put together very inexpensively. Incredible, gorgeous, gleaming. I know the best quizzes. I surround myself with the best quizzes. And by the way, I have seen many, many quizzes. It’s very interesting. Is this the best quiz? I say yes. Absolutely, yes. Taking this quiz will make your head spin. I’m not even saying that in a brag. Really, folks, I’m telling you. Very nice, really good, the biggest, best quiz ever. Better than all of them. Really big. Huge. Any other quiz would be the worst in the history of the United States. The worst. So bad.
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When you go through this quiz, you realize just how truly bizarre this administration is. And, I can't help but wonder if Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are in line to fill some of those under secretary vacancies in the State Dept. Among other issues, they will be assisting Jared Kushner in making peace in the Middle East.
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14 out of 15, and the mistake was from hoping for sanity. A good score on the quiz is a terrible rating of the White House.
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14/15 - I have obviously been spending too much time on this. I have come to the realisation that I have been somewhat depressed for the last few months (exhibiting some classic symptoms). Time to give it a break. There is nothing I can do about it.
"Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said guns in schools might be necessary …" Interesting. I didn't know about that. What I do know about her is she wants to improve education for students in failed schools by giving them a chance to go to another school with competent teachers. The Democrats for some reason are more interested in protecting teacher's unions.
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No. De Vos want to privatize and Christianize the public school system. Not with my tax money . . .
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She wants rich kids to be able to go to private schools on the tax-payer's dime...preferably a evangelical christian religious private school.
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Since you didn't know about her "grizzlie" remark, you are probably also unaware that contract schools in Michigan are underperforming.
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Health care = tax cut for rich
Tax Reform = tax cut for rich
Infrastructure = tax credits for rich
Gorsuch = likes the rich
Tax Reform = tax cut for rich
Infrastructure = tax credits for rich
Gorsuch = likes the rich
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Presidency = tax-exempt and deduction for taxing matters.
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Even on an Island called 'Doom' or 'Lost' with a population of ten people, we could do better. We need a President!
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What are the chances that Trump would get a passing score on this test?
Never mind. He'll probably say this is a ridiculous quiz just as he complained about "the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days."
Of course, nobody pressed him on the fact that he's the one who said he'll repeal and replace Obamacare, label China a currency manipulator and so on within the first hundred days.
Never mind. He'll probably say this is a ridiculous quiz just as he complained about "the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days."
Of course, nobody pressed him on the fact that he's the one who said he'll repeal and replace Obamacare, label China a currency manipulator and so on within the first hundred days.
In Donald Trump's first 93 days in office he has made me:
1. Compulsively check the news many times a day (I got 15/15 right)
2. Only read the president's (and press secretary 's) remarks rather than watch him on tv because I am in danger of throwing something at my screen.
3. Make monthly donations to ACLU, NARAL, Public Radio, and Planned Parenthood.
4. Donate money to candidates in states I do not live in.
5. Miss the days of "W"
1. Compulsively check the news many times a day (I got 15/15 right)
2. Only read the president's (and press secretary 's) remarks rather than watch him on tv because I am in danger of throwing something at my screen.
3. Make monthly donations to ACLU, NARAL, Public Radio, and Planned Parenthood.
4. Donate money to candidates in states I do not live in.
5. Miss the days of "W"
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Oh shucks. No multiple choice question asked about which disinfectant was used at the White House last week when those celebrity four hour visitors of DT left the premises.
Newspapers that give front page treatment to inappropriate statements of leaders
Believe that these statements are the most important news of the day.
Want to be late night TV shows when they grow up
Don't like the people making the statements and so they blow them out of proportion to make it seem like the world is ending any day now.
Believe that these statements are the most important news of the day.
Want to be late night TV shows when they grow up
Don't like the people making the statements and so they blow them out of proportion to make it seem like the world is ending any day now.
How many lies have they told?
How many times has Trump told the truth? A. Zero
The rest is just commentary
How does one lose an aircraft carrier? And then Lie about it?
How many times has Trump told the truth? A. Zero
The rest is just commentary
How does one lose an aircraft carrier? And then Lie about it?
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This presidency is indeed a parody of itself- an insult to the scholars and statesmen who conceived this nation and to those who died for it. It's been a Friends and Family sale at the White House and We the People get to press our noses against the windowpane and see the likes of the Palin, Rock and Nugent pose for a selfie in front of the portrait of our lost hopes.
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He spent four hrs entertaining Palin, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent. This is the element he likes to be around. Sure he can relate to them.
He doesn't even spend one hr with any head of state.
Next, he will ask Linda McMahon to bring WWE to White House for three days to work on the new health care law.
He doesn't even spend one hr with any head of state.
Next, he will ask Linda McMahon to bring WWE to White House for three days to work on the new health care law.
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Depressing, 15 out of 15. I really need to get a grip.
It's hard to remove one's attention from the unfolding horror show, the omnivorous shyster polluting far and wide. His ignorance is vast, broad, deep, high.
We can hope that his pride goeth before a fall, though Pence and Ryan are deep hypocrites bent on harm.
It's hard to remove one's attention from the unfolding horror show, the omnivorous shyster polluting far and wide. His ignorance is vast, broad, deep, high.
We can hope that his pride goeth before a fall, though Pence and Ryan are deep hypocrites bent on harm.
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@Susan Anderson...they'll only let me give you one recommend.
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or...um...how about....uh....
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I hate to see that photo of Trump that goes along with this quiz. He pollutes the White House.
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The complete absurdity of Trump as commander-in-chief is that it wasn't at all surprising that he discussed foreign policy with Kid Rock and Ted Nugent.
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Oh, to be a fly on the wall and listen to Trump and Nugent discussing foreign affairs. I imagine it would be not unlike the twin toddlers conversing with each other in a video that went viral a few years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY
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16 of 15
President Trump was asked who his favorite former president was, and responded …
“President Aaron Burr, because he had such a way with pistols and because the ladies liked him almost as much as they like me.”
“President Andrew Jackson [because he knew how to deal with illegal aliens].”
“President Barack Obama, because … well … without his performance over eight years, where would I be? Probably cutting some yuge deal with the Chinese over the branding rights of Beijing smog.”
17 of 15
Jeff Sessions waxed contemplative with reporters over his animating convictions on race, noting …
“I believe in complete equality with regard to ALL non-whites, non-Christians and non-Alabamans. I firmly believe that every white, Christian male from Alabama over the age of eighteen has an equal right to own as many of them as he can afford to feed.”
“Voting rights are like Chinese food: consume them and you’re hungry an hour later to demolish some more.”
“I thought those guys [the KKK] were okay until I learned they smoked pot.”
18 of15
Steve Bannon, asked what he REALLY thinks of Jared Kushner, responded …
“The guy’s a ‘cuck’ and a globalist.”
“He’s actually a very nice guy, for a Jewish-American prince who was oxygen-starved soon after birth and has been manfully dealing with this handicap for the five years since he’s achieved puberty.”
“I’m sure that he’ll do famously at mediating the trivial differences between the Palestinians and Israelis.”
President Trump was asked who his favorite former president was, and responded …
“President Aaron Burr, because he had such a way with pistols and because the ladies liked him almost as much as they like me.”
“President Andrew Jackson [because he knew how to deal with illegal aliens].”
“President Barack Obama, because … well … without his performance over eight years, where would I be? Probably cutting some yuge deal with the Chinese over the branding rights of Beijing smog.”
17 of 15
Jeff Sessions waxed contemplative with reporters over his animating convictions on race, noting …
“I believe in complete equality with regard to ALL non-whites, non-Christians and non-Alabamans. I firmly believe that every white, Christian male from Alabama over the age of eighteen has an equal right to own as many of them as he can afford to feed.”
“Voting rights are like Chinese food: consume them and you’re hungry an hour later to demolish some more.”
“I thought those guys [the KKK] were okay until I learned they smoked pot.”
18 of15
Steve Bannon, asked what he REALLY thinks of Jared Kushner, responded …
“The guy’s a ‘cuck’ and a globalist.”
“He’s actually a very nice guy, for a Jewish-American prince who was oxygen-starved soon after birth and has been manfully dealing with this handicap for the five years since he’s achieved puberty.”
“I’m sure that he’ll do famously at mediating the trivial differences between the Palestinians and Israelis.”
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Not bad, Richard. Who would have guessed that you'd be better at lampooning The Donald than you are at defending him?
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For the very first time, I agree with you.
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stu:
I don't defend Trump specifically, I defend balance -- as I did with Obama, whom I lambasted for his manifold and manifest weaknesses while also defending him for his character, his intellect, his sophistication and the good decisions he did make.
I don't defend Trump specifically, I defend balance -- as I did with Obama, whom I lambasted for his manifold and manifest weaknesses while also defending him for his character, his intellect, his sophistication and the good decisions he did make.
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This quiz was really yuugely unfair (I'm guessing that even The Donald might do reasonably well with it). It really is both sad and predictable that Ms. Collins would have included only those questions designed to show the current administration in a negative light. What about all those times when one or another of Trump's appointees brought credit to the President or pride to the nation, such as...um...well...uh....
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I usually don't do that well on these quizzes, but I got 14 our of 15 on this one. The secret is to pick the stupidest answer. It also helps that the nightly news repeated these stories over and over, because they were so transcendently stupid.
Stupid is the watchword for this administration, because it's very, very stupid. We thought W. was stupid. We thought Sarah Palin was stupid. But for real stupidity, this stupid administration is really stupid. Some people say the president is diputs, but that's actually just stupid spelled backwards. And backward is another way to saying stupid, but without being so obvious about it. You can call people backward when you really mean stupid, but because they're backward they won't know you really called them stupid.
This is a real change from the previous administration. President Obama was smart. But the current president doesn't know that, because stupid people don't understand what "smart" is. That's probably because they're stupid.
Stupid is the watchword for this administration, because it's very, very stupid. We thought W. was stupid. We thought Sarah Palin was stupid. But for real stupidity, this stupid administration is really stupid. Some people say the president is diputs, but that's actually just stupid spelled backwards. And backward is another way to saying stupid, but without being so obvious about it. You can call people backward when you really mean stupid, but because they're backward they won't know you really called them stupid.
This is a real change from the previous administration. President Obama was smart. But the current president doesn't know that, because stupid people don't understand what "smart" is. That's probably because they're stupid.
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To join with gemli.
Next week Trump will unveil his really stupid tax reform plan - which means cutting taxes on anything that moves.
Stupid is as stupid does.
I predict that the masses will mass and move nation wide demanding that Stupid Trump provide - at long last - his stupidly hidden tax returns.
Next week Trump will unveil his really stupid tax reform plan - which means cutting taxes on anything that moves.
Stupid is as stupid does.
I predict that the masses will mass and move nation wide demanding that Stupid Trump provide - at long last - his stupidly hidden tax returns.
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Hi Gemli. I got 12 out of 14 because I did not choose the stupidest answer. Serves me right.
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I managed only 12 of 15, mostly because I didn't think that in some cases, anyone could be that stupid. How stupid of me. I should have factored in ignorant, dumb, alternatively informed, tangentially educated, parallel universes and Ted Nugent. Who is Kid Rock, by the way? Was he at the inauguration? At any rate, this test was unfair, not even Betsy DeVos could pass it and she's the very personification of Ed U. Kashun.
If these folks want to get there agenda furtherized, they need to add spell checkers to fact checkers on the list of things to get rid of. Besides, they learn all they need from the shows. J. Beauregard Sessions knew Hawaii was an island, didn't he? And who listens to what folks say when their real meaning is in their pulse? Let's raise a glass to Spicey for the euphemism of the century "holocaust centers".
We've got plenty of smarts. Smart bombs, smart outfits (available at the white house gift shop or Ivanka's website), smart cars, our IQ's are bursting at the seams. And DJT was too smart to give Oilasaurus Rex waivers to drill in Russia, at least on the first try. This will be reversed quickly and without fanfare.
It's not hard to be smart when you've got a really big brain, one of the biggest, best brains ever. Just ask all the people who surround Trump, and have been paid handsomely to tell him how smart he is 24/7. It was probably smart not to go to the press corps dinner, nor throw out the first pitch. Throwing out the first nuke is another matter.
If these folks want to get there agenda furtherized, they need to add spell checkers to fact checkers on the list of things to get rid of. Besides, they learn all they need from the shows. J. Beauregard Sessions knew Hawaii was an island, didn't he? And who listens to what folks say when their real meaning is in their pulse? Let's raise a glass to Spicey for the euphemism of the century "holocaust centers".
We've got plenty of smarts. Smart bombs, smart outfits (available at the white house gift shop or Ivanka's website), smart cars, our IQ's are bursting at the seams. And DJT was too smart to give Oilasaurus Rex waivers to drill in Russia, at least on the first try. This will be reversed quickly and without fanfare.
It's not hard to be smart when you've got a really big brain, one of the biggest, best brains ever. Just ask all the people who surround Trump, and have been paid handsomely to tell him how smart he is 24/7. It was probably smart not to go to the press corps dinner, nor throw out the first pitch. Throwing out the first nuke is another matter.
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It's too darn bad the Marx Bros. aren't still around - they could take the actual, correct answers to this quiz and have a movie script with a million laughs.
On second thought, Nah, the Marx Bros. didn't traffic in documentaries, even if they were slapstick.
Sad.
Utterly, overwhelmingly sad for our country to be dragged along behind this careening Trumpster fire, as it sideswipes the rest of the planet on its erratic daily meanderings.
On second thought, Nah, the Marx Bros. didn't traffic in documentaries, even if they were slapstick.
Sad.
Utterly, overwhelmingly sad for our country to be dragged along behind this careening Trumpster fire, as it sideswipes the rest of the planet on its erratic daily meanderings.
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It's been a terrific Trumpty Dumpty start to this so-called Presidency.
After a fake record turnout at his inauguration, Trump got to work by cutting off federal funds to family planning agencies around the world, thereby increasing global overpopulation and instability for a brighter, Christian Shariah Law future.
Next, he eliminated the use of the term 'climate change' by anyone in his administration to ensure that 'ignorance is bliss'.
He passed some anti-Muslim bans that the courts ruled were unAmerican.
He Made Coal Pollution Great Again by ensuring our American streams, rivers, lakes, air and earth have the recommended daily allowance of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, mercury and other poisonous particles.
He appointed a judge to a stolen Supreme Court seat.
He tried to pass a tax cut for the rich posing as a health care bill, but couldn't quite successfully sell the fraud.
He got to play with his missile toys and play tough guy with Syria, in spite of his delicate heels that he bruised while dodging the draft during the Vietnam War.
And he took many well-deserved, taxpayer-funded long weekends at Mar-A-Lago to reflect about chocolate cake, stopping along the way to re-campaign for the Presidential vote that he already lost by 3 million votes.
And on Friday, the Know-Nothing-In-Chief promised a “massive” tax cut, "bigger, I believe, than any tax cut ever” as part of his lifelong strategy of never having to pay for anything.
What a massive, bankrupt idiot.
After a fake record turnout at his inauguration, Trump got to work by cutting off federal funds to family planning agencies around the world, thereby increasing global overpopulation and instability for a brighter, Christian Shariah Law future.
Next, he eliminated the use of the term 'climate change' by anyone in his administration to ensure that 'ignorance is bliss'.
He passed some anti-Muslim bans that the courts ruled were unAmerican.
He Made Coal Pollution Great Again by ensuring our American streams, rivers, lakes, air and earth have the recommended daily allowance of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, mercury and other poisonous particles.
He appointed a judge to a stolen Supreme Court seat.
He tried to pass a tax cut for the rich posing as a health care bill, but couldn't quite successfully sell the fraud.
He got to play with his missile toys and play tough guy with Syria, in spite of his delicate heels that he bruised while dodging the draft during the Vietnam War.
And he took many well-deserved, taxpayer-funded long weekends at Mar-A-Lago to reflect about chocolate cake, stopping along the way to re-campaign for the Presidential vote that he already lost by 3 million votes.
And on Friday, the Know-Nothing-In-Chief promised a “massive” tax cut, "bigger, I believe, than any tax cut ever” as part of his lifelong strategy of never having to pay for anything.
What a massive, bankrupt idiot.
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Why are we putting up with this?
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GUNGA TRUMP
You can talk of TV Hosts
And of their PR boasts
And how they all are egotistic swine,
But when it comes to lying
That sane folk just ain't buying,
The dimwitted for Trumpisms do pine.
Oh, it's Trump, Trump, Trump,
A host of torrid tweeting he will dump,
Though his verbal range is slim
And his insights are all dim,
The misruler of our Nation, Donald Trump.
In the Rust Belt, so they say,
Folks praise Donald every day
Even that mess sitting on his hairless head,
And they even read his tweets
Playing up his huge defeats
As victories that simply were misread.
Oh, it's lies, lies, lies,
The Mothers of all whoppers, no surprise,
Outmunchausing the old Baron
The bullfeathers he ain't sparin'
As a Grandmaster of fibbing, takes the Prize!
You can talk of TV Hosts
And of their PR boasts
And how they all are egotistic swine,
But when it comes to lying
That sane folk just ain't buying,
The dimwitted for Trumpisms do pine.
Oh, it's Trump, Trump, Trump,
A host of torrid tweeting he will dump,
Though his verbal range is slim
And his insights are all dim,
The misruler of our Nation, Donald Trump.
In the Rust Belt, so they say,
Folks praise Donald every day
Even that mess sitting on his hairless head,
And they even read his tweets
Playing up his huge defeats
As victories that simply were misread.
Oh, it's lies, lies, lies,
The Mothers of all whoppers, no surprise,
Outmunchausing the old Baron
The bullfeathers he ain't sparin'
As a Grandmaster of fibbing, takes the Prize!
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Of all the reasons to get a New York Times subscription, reading your limericks is the best! ( apologies to Krugman, Blow, Collins, et al).
Also, never stop!
Also, never stop!
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Apparently, Trump's head isn't actually hairless, but the hair is drug-driven (like his policies?).
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Larry - This has to be one of your best. Amazing. Bravo.
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I missed the DeVos response to school accountability and should have know that a response containing a polysyllabic word like "dictatorship" would be disqualifying. As for potential grizzlies, well, yeah, there are a lot of them out there.
It strikes me that neither Trump or any of the folks he surrounds himself with are people capable of being alone with their own thoughts and that somehow frightens me more than lost carrier battle groups or the collective thinking of the likes of Nugent, Rock & Palin re American foreign policy (remind me--which one is Shemp again?).
At some point the people who voted for this collection of the worst impulses of the American character are going to realize that what they've been served is warm and somewhat consistent in color and texture but is definitely not chocolate pudding. My greatest fear is that they will just keep eating...