I wrote this comment at the New York Times:
I'm almost done reading "Fear, Trump in the White House" by Bob Woodward. This priceless book repeatedly explains why Trump is not qualified to president. I can't imagine anything more important than getting rid of this terrible mistake.
I am convinced Michael Bloomberg is the best person for the job and I'm voting for him. If the Democrats nominate anti-business liberal extremists like Senator Elizabeth Warren or Senator Bernie Sanders then Trump would be president for 4 more years.
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Somebody else wrote this comment:
Of course Bloomberg would make a better president than Trump. The neighbor's cat would make a better president than Trump.
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Mayor Bloomberg Stands Up for Atheists
Monday, 08/01/2011
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg did something on Friday that few mainstream American politicians ever take the opportunity to do: he publicly acknowledged nontheistic Americans and their equal rights before the law.
Responding to criticisms of the recent lawsuit filed by American Atheists, an SCA member organization, to prevent a pair of cross-shaped steel beams found in the World Trade Center ruins from being included in the government-funded National September 11 Memorial and Museum because of its treatment as a religious symbol of Christianity, Bloomberg said the following:
"You've got to be careful in criticizing people. No. 1, they [American Atheists] have a right to sue, and we'll see what the judge says. This group of atheists, they're free in our country to not believe and not practice, and we should defend their right to do that, just as we should defend individuals' rights to practice and to believe."
This is exactly the kind of thing SCA hopes more officials will stand up and say about nontheistic Americans. Notice how Bloomberg isn't saying he agrees with the lawsuit. He's simply making the point that atheists are Americans, too. We are part of the cultural fabric, we have equal rights before the law, and our fellow citizens should not only respect but defendthose rights -- as we will theirs.
Sadly, not all Americans have followed Bloomberg's example. Some people have even taken to posting violent wishes and death threats targeted at American Atheists on Facebook. How Christian of them.
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Washington Post: Bloomberg takes stand on church v. state
Showing posts with label Bob Woodward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Woodward. Show all posts
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Monday, September 17, 2018
In the book I started reading today, "Fear, Trump In The White House", I found something very interesting about Vice President Fucktard Pence.
Everyone except brain-dead Trump knows Pence wrote the anonymous anti-Trump editorial in the New York Times.
In the book "Fear" I found something equally interesting about Pence. This happened a few weeks before the 2016 election for President of the United States. Here it is. I'm betting it's true.
"Stories circulated that Pence had given Bannon a sealed letter urging Trump to drop off the ticket."
Pence's idea was he could be the candidate for President instead of Trump. Pence always sucks up to Trump and he always agrees with everything Trump says no matter how ridiculous it is. He is trying to hide the obvious fact Pence wants to get rid of Trump so he can have the job.
"Fear, Trump In The White House" by Bob Woodward was well done. I recommend it.
In the book "Fear" I found something equally interesting about Pence. This happened a few weeks before the 2016 election for President of the United States. Here it is. I'm betting it's true.
"Stories circulated that Pence had given Bannon a sealed letter urging Trump to drop off the ticket."
Pence's idea was he could be the candidate for President instead of Trump. Pence always sucks up to Trump and he always agrees with everything Trump says no matter how ridiculous it is. He is trying to hide the obvious fact Pence wants to get rid of Trump so he can have the job.
"Fear, Trump In The White House" by Bob Woodward was well done. I recommend it.
Fear, Trump In The White House by Bob Woodward
I recently finished reading The Shadow President, The Truth About Mike Pence
This morning, Monday September 17, 2018, UPS delivered "Fear, Trump In The White House" by Bob Woodward.
President Fucktard Trump probably will not read it. He doesn't like to read. He just likes to watch TV all day.
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This is one of the Amazon customer reviews:
4.0 out of 5 stars"Fear" Displays Why Pres. Trump FRIGHTENS Many of Us...
September 14, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
No president has been written of by more writers during his first two years as President than has the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Neither has any topped Donald Trump in his ability to polarize a nation. I, myself, find Mr. Trump a repugnant specimen of human nature. Yet, even as I curse him for his apparent lack of empathy for other human beings, I do occasionally find his approach to politics refreshing. Why?
In search of an answer for that last question, I have read most every book about the guy. Woodward’s “Fear” is probably the greatest insight we ever shall have into the psyche of America’s closest approximation to Adolph Hitler.
Because of “Fear,” I understand better as to why Donald J. Trump is the greatest threat to our republic. It is not because the man is evil or due to his radical conservative politics. It is because the man runs his operation in a manner most similar to how Jeff Bezos seems to run Amazon, I said ‘seems’ to. The difference is, Amazon is run as a controlled dynamic response to the demands of the marketplace. At any given moment, decisions are made according to a logical algorithm, at Amazon. In Trumplandia, it is according to the instinct of Donald Trump — only.
BLUSH FACTOR: There are profanities of most every sort. Still, since this is nonfiction, I hope every American reads “Fear.”
And please remember to vote in November. Whether or not you support Trump, our country needs to deal with the emotions now being stirred.
The writing in “Fear” is thought-provoking and uneven. Because of Woodward’s dependence on Deep Background, I cannot rate it five stars. I WANT to know who said what, precisely.
Still, this is the one great insight into Donald J. Trump that history will most appreciate, provided the world does survive.
Woodward has done immense research and, with greater or less success, has crammed that research into a readable narrative to help us understand the mindset of the people working closest with President Trump.
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I just finished reading the Prologue. I always thought Trump is a moron but now I realize his stupidity problem is much worse than I imagined possible. He is extremely dense. He can't understand simple things. He's definitely not qualified to be president.
This morning, Monday September 17, 2018, UPS delivered "Fear, Trump In The White House" by Bob Woodward.
President Fucktard Trump probably will not read it. He doesn't like to read. He just likes to watch TV all day.
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This is one of the Amazon customer reviews:
4.0 out of 5 stars"Fear" Displays Why Pres. Trump FRIGHTENS Many of Us...
September 14, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
No president has been written of by more writers during his first two years as President than has the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Neither has any topped Donald Trump in his ability to polarize a nation. I, myself, find Mr. Trump a repugnant specimen of human nature. Yet, even as I curse him for his apparent lack of empathy for other human beings, I do occasionally find his approach to politics refreshing. Why?
In search of an answer for that last question, I have read most every book about the guy. Woodward’s “Fear” is probably the greatest insight we ever shall have into the psyche of America’s closest approximation to Adolph Hitler.
Because of “Fear,” I understand better as to why Donald J. Trump is the greatest threat to our republic. It is not because the man is evil or due to his radical conservative politics. It is because the man runs his operation in a manner most similar to how Jeff Bezos seems to run Amazon, I said ‘seems’ to. The difference is, Amazon is run as a controlled dynamic response to the demands of the marketplace. At any given moment, decisions are made according to a logical algorithm, at Amazon. In Trumplandia, it is according to the instinct of Donald Trump — only.
BLUSH FACTOR: There are profanities of most every sort. Still, since this is nonfiction, I hope every American reads “Fear.”
And please remember to vote in November. Whether or not you support Trump, our country needs to deal with the emotions now being stirred.
The writing in “Fear” is thought-provoking and uneven. Because of Woodward’s dependence on Deep Background, I cannot rate it five stars. I WANT to know who said what, precisely.
Still, this is the one great insight into Donald J. Trump that history will most appreciate, provided the world does survive.
Woodward has done immense research and, with greater or less success, has crammed that research into a readable narrative to help us understand the mindset of the people working closest with President Trump.
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I just finished reading the Prologue. I always thought Trump is a moron but now I realize his stupidity problem is much worse than I imagined possible. He is extremely dense. He can't understand simple things. He's definitely not qualified to be president.
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