Greg talks about Scott Adams in a conversation he had with Greg yesterday:
"Hey Tom."
"Wish I would have seen Maher. Im curious what you thought of Scott Adams? He's got a very interesting perspective on things. He's written a few books,( two Ive read one Im in the process of finishing). I think you might like his short story called "Gods Debris", it has a sequel called "The Religion War". They are both thought provoking and maybe a little unsettling........... but I think you could handle it ;-)"
"Hey Tom."
"Wish I would have seen Maher. Im curious what you thought of Scott Adams? He's got a very interesting perspective on things. He's written a few books,( two Ive read one Im in the process of finishing). I think you might like his short story called "Gods Debris", it has a sequel called "The Religion War". They are both thought provoking and maybe a little unsettling........... but I think you could handle it ;-)"
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2016/05/berners-for-donald-trump.html?showComment=1464563705152#c8959413642288730673
I agree Adams is very interesting. Who knew the writer of Dilbert had so much to say about politics? But let's face it, the reason everyone loves him so much now is because he says Trump will make mincemeat of Hillary and will beat her in a landslide just like he did in the primary to Low Energy Jeb, Little Marco, and Lyin' Ted.
Adams thinks that this proves Trump is a Master Persuader. Yes, it's impossible to beat the guy.
Then I look at this story about the judge in the Trump University case.
"A federal judge blasted Friday by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has taken note of the fact that Trump isn't happy with the way the judge is handling lawsuits over alleged fraud by the Trump University real estate seminar program."
"Just hours after Trump used a campaign speech at a San Diego convention center to unleash a remarkable verbal fusillade against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge — who also happens to be based in the same Southern California city — acknowledged, in a much more measured fashion, the criticism Trump has aimed at the court."
"Defendant became the front-runner for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential race, and has placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue," Curiel said in an order unsealing a series of internal Trump University documents that Trump's lawyers asked be kept from the public."
"The judge's order didn't make reference to Trump's 12-minute tirade Friday afternoon in which the all-but-certain Republican nominee called Curiel a "hater" and again invoked his Latino heritage. However, the judge cited a series of news stories from earlier in the campaign, including an NBC story that noted Trump called Curiel "extremely unfair" and an Associated Press story titled, "Trump: Judge’s ethnicity matters in Trump University suit."
“I have a judge who is a hater of Donald Trump, a hater. He’s a hater. His name is Gonzalo Curiel. ... I think Judge Curiel should be ashamed of himself,” Trump said at Friday's rally, echoing many of the same points he made in speeches a few months ago. “I’m telling you, this court system, judges in this court system, federal court, they ought to look into Judge Curiel. Because what Judge Curiel is doing is a total disgrace, OK?"
"Curiel said in his order Friday that Trump's presidential campaign and his criticism of the court were reasons to overrule his objections to the release of so-called "Playbooks" describing Trump University's operations. The judge also noted that one version was published by POLITICO in March. "The entire 2010 Playbook has been posted online by Politico," Curiel wrote.
"It's unclear whether Curiel knew of Trump's latest volley of attacks when the judge issued the order Friday afternoon, but it seems possible. Curiously, the Republican candidate laid into Curiel at about the same time the judge was holding a hearing less than a mile away on a motion by The Washington Post seeking unsealing of the Trump University-related files. The judge's order was released a couple of hours after the hearing."
"Trump suggested Friday, as he has before, that he might move to recuse Curiel from the suits. However, the real estate mogul's lawyers have never brought such a motion."
I agree Adams is very interesting. Who knew the writer of Dilbert had so much to say about politics? But let's face it, the reason everyone loves him so much now is because he says Trump will make mincemeat of Hillary and will beat her in a landslide just like he did in the primary to Low Energy Jeb, Little Marco, and Lyin' Ted.
Adams thinks that this proves Trump is a Master Persuader. Yes, it's impossible to beat the guy.
Then I look at this story about the judge in the Trump University case.
"A federal judge blasted Friday by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has taken note of the fact that Trump isn't happy with the way the judge is handling lawsuits over alleged fraud by the Trump University real estate seminar program."
"Just hours after Trump used a campaign speech at a San Diego convention center to unleash a remarkable verbal fusillade against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge — who also happens to be based in the same Southern California city — acknowledged, in a much more measured fashion, the criticism Trump has aimed at the court."
"Defendant became the front-runner for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential race, and has placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue," Curiel said in an order unsealing a series of internal Trump University documents that Trump's lawyers asked be kept from the public."
"The judge's order didn't make reference to Trump's 12-minute tirade Friday afternoon in which the all-but-certain Republican nominee called Curiel a "hater" and again invoked his Latino heritage. However, the judge cited a series of news stories from earlier in the campaign, including an NBC story that noted Trump called Curiel "extremely unfair" and an Associated Press story titled, "Trump: Judge’s ethnicity matters in Trump University suit."
“I have a judge who is a hater of Donald Trump, a hater. He’s a hater. His name is Gonzalo Curiel. ... I think Judge Curiel should be ashamed of himself,” Trump said at Friday's rally, echoing many of the same points he made in speeches a few months ago. “I’m telling you, this court system, judges in this court system, federal court, they ought to look into Judge Curiel. Because what Judge Curiel is doing is a total disgrace, OK?"
"Curiel said in his order Friday that Trump's presidential campaign and his criticism of the court were reasons to overrule his objections to the release of so-called "Playbooks" describing Trump University's operations. The judge also noted that one version was published by POLITICO in March. "The entire 2010 Playbook has been posted online by Politico," Curiel wrote.
"It's unclear whether Curiel knew of Trump's latest volley of attacks when the judge issued the order Friday afternoon, but it seems possible. Curiously, the Republican candidate laid into Curiel at about the same time the judge was holding a hearing less than a mile away on a motion by The Washington Post seeking unsealing of the Trump University-related files. The judge's order was released a couple of hours after the hearing."
"Trump suggested Friday, as he has before, that he might move to recuse Curiel from the suits. However, the real estate mogul's lawyers have never brought such a motion."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/05/donald-trump-university-judge-unseals-files-223687#ixzz4A94E2Qx2
This sure doesn't sound like a Master Persuader to me. Maybe he persuaded GOP voters in the primary to vote for him but he didn't seem to be very persuasive to this this judge.
Think about it.
1. He calls the judge unfair and slurs him as a Mexican.
2. Before he did that, the judge had actually postponed the hearing until after the election.
3. That is quite an accommodation.
4. It is also not too fair for the people who were ripped off by Trump U. They better hope Hillary Clinton wins. After all, if she doesn't, what are the chances they win that suit?
5. If the judge is already accommodating Trump before the election, is he really going to find a President Trump guilty?
6. This is the judge Trump calls unfair and slurs him ethnically as a Mexican.
7. In response the judge unseals court files.
Number 6 shows that Trump is not any kind of Master Persuader or Master Negotiator. When the judge is ruling in your favor, probably very unfairly to your opponent, you shut your mouth.
Yes, Trump won the Republican primary. But he has also totally burned his bridges as far as his tv empire is concerned. He's lost The Apprentice, he's lost the Miss America pageant, he's lost everything.
All of this shows he's something less than a Master Persuader or Master Negotiator.
P.S. Here is the comment from Tom about the Bill Mahrer show:
"Bill maher had quite a crew on on Friday: Sanders was his 1st guest. On the panel he had a journalist, a former Libertarian party candidate who now supports Trump and tried to explain how Trump is a Libertarian, and Dilbert writer Scott Adams, who's sticking by his prediction that Trump wins in a landslide. Adams explained why Trump is successful and how his fact free methods relate to those of a hypnotist. The Libertarian guy would loudly pipe up with nonsensical BS in support of Trump, and Bill would point at him and say to Scott "omg, You're right!... Listen to this guy!"
"Also Mellissa Harris-Perry was there."
Whoever thought Scott Adams would be a celebrity? He is now because he says the Evil Witch is going to lose in a landslide. Now everyone loves him.
If not for that no one would be talking about him.
I'm glad I missed the show as it would only have ticked me off. His show was full of Hillary haters-not the least being Melissa Harris-Perry who was obsessed with Biden running until late last year.
I don't want to re-litigate why she quit MSNBC, but I can't deny that losing a Melissa Harris-Perry show for a Joy Reid show is to my mind a major step up.
Then of course, St. Bernie is the first guest.
Why interview Bernie at this point? I know Mahrer was a Bernie man. But he has said Hillary will be the nominee. Giving Bernie more airtime only makes it harder for Hillary to unify the party.
I wish I ran MSNBC. LOL. There would be some changes there overnight.
This sure doesn't sound like a Master Persuader to me. Maybe he persuaded GOP voters in the primary to vote for him but he didn't seem to be very persuasive to this this judge.
Think about it.
1. He calls the judge unfair and slurs him as a Mexican.
2. Before he did that, the judge had actually postponed the hearing until after the election.
3. That is quite an accommodation.
4. It is also not too fair for the people who were ripped off by Trump U. They better hope Hillary Clinton wins. After all, if she doesn't, what are the chances they win that suit?
5. If the judge is already accommodating Trump before the election, is he really going to find a President Trump guilty?
6. This is the judge Trump calls unfair and slurs him ethnically as a Mexican.
7. In response the judge unseals court files.
Number 6 shows that Trump is not any kind of Master Persuader or Master Negotiator. When the judge is ruling in your favor, probably very unfairly to your opponent, you shut your mouth.
Yes, Trump won the Republican primary. But he has also totally burned his bridges as far as his tv empire is concerned. He's lost The Apprentice, he's lost the Miss America pageant, he's lost everything.
All of this shows he's something less than a Master Persuader or Master Negotiator.
P.S. Here is the comment from Tom about the Bill Mahrer show:
"Bill maher had quite a crew on on Friday: Sanders was his 1st guest. On the panel he had a journalist, a former Libertarian party candidate who now supports Trump and tried to explain how Trump is a Libertarian, and Dilbert writer Scott Adams, who's sticking by his prediction that Trump wins in a landslide. Adams explained why Trump is successful and how his fact free methods relate to those of a hypnotist. The Libertarian guy would loudly pipe up with nonsensical BS in support of Trump, and Bill would point at him and say to Scott "omg, You're right!... Listen to this guy!"
"Also Mellissa Harris-Perry was there."
Whoever thought Scott Adams would be a celebrity? He is now because he says the Evil Witch is going to lose in a landslide. Now everyone loves him.
If not for that no one would be talking about him.
I'm glad I missed the show as it would only have ticked me off. His show was full of Hillary haters-not the least being Melissa Harris-Perry who was obsessed with Biden running until late last year.
I don't want to re-litigate why she quit MSNBC, but I can't deny that losing a Melissa Harris-Perry show for a Joy Reid show is to my mind a major step up.
Then of course, St. Bernie is the first guest.
Why interview Bernie at this point? I know Mahrer was a Bernie man. But he has said Hillary will be the nominee. Giving Bernie more airtime only makes it harder for Hillary to unify the party.
I wish I ran MSNBC. LOL. There would be some changes there overnight.
I used to think he ran for POTUS to pay Jeb back for denying him some land permits (still part of the story) I now think he is simply running away from this and many other troubles - legal, financial he is in. We may be seing him go nova at some point
ReplyDeleteTrue. He has nothing left to go back to when this is done. His tv empire-the Apprentice, Miss America, etc,-is all gone
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