tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post710710520486510901..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: TEAM TRUMP: THE REVOLUTION WILL BE MONETIZED?Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-36009122745079547712016-10-27T20:31:35.194-04:002016-10-27T20:31:35.194-04:00Where a "Trump Party" could thrive, and ...Where a "Trump Party" could thrive, and make immense trouble, is at the state level, where it will probably simply capture, and keep the name of, the Republican Party.<br /><br />In the aftermath of Trump's defeat, what we are going to see is a swift divergence in practices of governance between states under Republican control and those under Democratic or divided control. Look for legislation and budgetary policy that is breathtakingly punitive towards the cities in states like Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina, etc. Economic collateral damage be damned. Look for extensive implicit nullification of Federal law, with no consequences. In short, secession by any other name.Frank Wilhoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800594066476167549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-56965148778716183862016-10-27T14:34:31.058-04:002016-10-27T14:34:31.058-04:00Assume Max Bialystock only oversold the profits fr...Assume Max Bialystock only oversold the profits from Springtime For Hitler by a 5x, rather than the unmanageable 250x that surpassed Enronian into the L. Ronian. At 5x, or 10x, maybe a bit more, Leo could have cooked his books for The Producers to survive success, maybe as well or better than the failure they planned.<br /><br />That's how I see Trump's campaign: it's run in a manner that Trump & his son-in-law foresee profit-taking either way, and at little to no cost to them.<br /><br />A lot is being made of how Don John's campaign is hurting the viability of his other business interests. WHAT viability? There's no broadly sustainable future in golf resorts or grotesque parodies of luxury hotels. <br /><br />Josh Green reports ongoing monthly expenses of $70m in establishing the Trump Facebook-based market. I doubt that number, but even more I doubt Trump is spending much if anything of it from his own. The Trump campaign has been replicating the Carson model, scooping up & bleeding off all proceeds from direct campaign funding to individuals. That's been a big contributing factor to the various R election campaigns below the headline ticket cutting off the Trump campaign from party funding.<br /><br />Anyone who's watched Trump's rasslemaniacal productions will have noticed a moment or two in every one where he barely dips into lucidity, when he speaks sotto voce in a way that shows he recognizes he's not going to be elected by these disordered yahoos going nutso before him. <br /><br />Grifters tend to be victimized by their own grifts, but a step removed from their patter, they'll admit to their cynicism. But POTUS campaigns have a way of sweeping such doubts into the corner. The candidate has to fire off in some many directions simultaneously and constantly, there's hardly for introspection, even if he were inclined to it, which he's not. So it shows up briefly when the crowd's going insane with him having said some things he knows are ignorant, irresponsible & insane.<br /><br />Take comfort from this: Trump's business model is big glitzy failure. Plus he's 70, borderline morbidly obese, lazy, opportunistic & shallow. He's a septuagenarian grifter accustomed to feeling sure-footed among the rubes. When folks of that vintage fall, they don't have to fall very far or very hard to break a hip. <br />Feud Turgidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322096770703017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-80190917396110426882016-10-27T14:15:28.498-04:002016-10-27T14:15:28.498-04:00Donald Trump, president (and CEO) of Rubestan.Donald Trump, president (and CEO) of Rubestan.Four Bshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523978967218994413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-25011483130500096812016-10-27T12:49:01.198-04:002016-10-27T12:49:01.198-04:00Yes, Trump would like to be President if just for ...Yes, Trump would like to be President if just for the ego trip but he has also made it abundantly clear that he regards policy making and governance as supremely BOOORRRRIIING and that he would just turn all that over to Pence. <br /><br />His many rigged election accusations indicate that he knows he is very unlikely to win and he always knew this was going to be a possibility, which is why he has made sure to profit ($9 million and counting) by having events and campaign HQs at Trump properties. He's a grifter first and a politician oh maybe 14th down the list. <br /><br />After the election, he'll focus exclusively on the grifts while Bannon does whatever he is planning to do with Breitbart and that database he has assembled. But Trump couldn't care less about the GOP at this point. Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891331049535299222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-12199748414322445332016-10-27T12:44:27.418-04:002016-10-27T12:44:27.418-04:00I see it as an expression of the two basic aspects...I see it as an expression of the two basic aspects of Trump's personality: laziness and narcissism.<br /><br />Laziness: too much work to get those other guys. Cold-calling is for losers; give me the Glengarry leads!<br /><br />Narcissism: some of those cold calls might reject him; that's no fun even though they are clearly losers.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-61570118666746503632016-10-27T11:19:11.113-04:002016-10-27T11:19:11.113-04:00Oy!
I always said that I'm too anti-social to...Oy!<br /><br />I always said that I'm too anti-social to join "social media." That when they come-up with 'anti-social media,' I'd join.<br />Things like:<br />'In YOUR face book!'<br />Or, 'YOUR'RE a twit - now, go fuck yourself.'<br /><br />Well this is it!<br />That day is finally here!<br /><br />FUCK IT!!!!!<br />I'm still NOT joining it!<br /><br />I may be anti-social, but I'm not an angry sociopath/psychopath, without empathy and/or feelings.<br /><br />Just angry.<br />And guess what makes me angry?<br />Lunatics like Donnie "THe Whining Baby" and his t-RUMP-a-loon-pa's!Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-48052146596208472462016-10-27T10:27:24.916-04:002016-10-27T10:27:24.916-04:00I think Trump's long play is to dominate the G...I think Trump's long play is to dominate the GOP and take it over like that plant that grows in the brain of ants. He doesn't care about recruitment outside the party. He is a voracious parasite, he will keep eating until the host is a lifeless husk.<br /><br />Why sell products to them when they will give him $275M for nothing more than insult comedy? But he has to still be in politics for that to work.Paul Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345309776406933213noreply@blogger.com