In poker, a game at which the Mission Man is much more accomplished than I will ever be, there's a thing called a "tell".
A usually subtle "give away" that a player may not even be aware that they're doing. A frown, a twitch, a blink, a pursing of the lips....
But a skilled player can take that seemingly insignificant "tell" and figure out how strong the hand you have is.
Donald J. Trump has a "tell".
And it isn't particularly subtle.
In fact, it's really simple. No need for deep analysis.
When he opens his mouth, everything he says is a lie.
Doesn't matter what the subject is. Could be anything: immigration, foreign policy, the economy, race relations, his big bad Wall, China, North Korea, the European alliance, Russia--especially Russia.
I suppose he can't help himself. He's gotten away with it all of his adult life. Why stop now? Or perhaps he really believes all the bullshit he spews constantly. The end result is the same.
This is the consequence of a life without consequences.
Don and David. Just two guys from Arizona who tend to get a bit ticked off about all sorts of things. So we've decided we need somewhere to vent -- and we will vent about anything. Mostly politics, but we'll talk about books, music, movies and anything else that strikes our fancy. We're also pretty big Springsteen fans (especially Don) so you're likely to see some videos here.. We hope you will let us know your thoughts about our rants -- but we promise to treat you fairly.
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Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Monday, June 27, 2016
Ten Other Names For The Brexit
Pasty Tea Bags Shoot Themselves In The Foot!
We Did What?
God Save The Pound!
Europe Controlled By Germany? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Are We Having A Laugh?
Well, Bugger Me Senseless!
It's 1816 Again!
The Limeys Didn't Really Think This Thing Through, Did They?
Blimey! What A Cockup!
There Will Always Be An England...Maybe.
We Did What?
God Save The Pound!
Europe Controlled By Germany? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Are We Having A Laugh?
Well, Bugger Me Senseless!
It's 1816 Again!
The Limeys Didn't Really Think This Thing Through, Did They?
Blimey! What A Cockup!
There Will Always Be An England...Maybe.
Labels:
Angela Merkel,
Brexit,
current events,
David Cameron,
Europe,
European Union,
Labor Party,
nationalism,
nativism,
pound sterling,
refugees,
United Kingdom,
world economy
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Endtimes
Four questions for today's Republican Party:
When you succeed in killing off the middle class, what's next?
Once the middle class is gone, who's going to buy things? Poor people struggle merely to subsist and there will never be enough rich people to support the economy. Your corporate friends are really going to miss the buying power of the 200 million or so people you're reducing to hand to mouth living. China sure isn't going to make up the difference and Europe never has and never will. But by all means keep driving down the average wage and shipping jobs overseas and see what happens.
What are you going to do with all of those angry, newly poor people? When they figure out you've been lying to them for all of these years it will get very ugly, very quickly.
Finally, how high do you think the walls around your gated communities will have to be when the time comes to keep the rest of us out?
When you succeed in killing off the middle class, what's next?
Once the middle class is gone, who's going to buy things? Poor people struggle merely to subsist and there will never be enough rich people to support the economy. Your corporate friends are really going to miss the buying power of the 200 million or so people you're reducing to hand to mouth living. China sure isn't going to make up the difference and Europe never has and never will. But by all means keep driving down the average wage and shipping jobs overseas and see what happens.
What are you going to do with all of those angry, newly poor people? When they figure out you've been lying to them for all of these years it will get very ugly, very quickly.
Finally, how high do you think the walls around your gated communities will have to be when the time comes to keep the rest of us out?
Labels:
China,
endtimes,
Europe,
middle class,
Republican party
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