tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5270289537847159112..comments2024-03-28T13:46:08.524-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Silvio TrumpNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54310486377722919042024-02-25T13:11:30.616-06:002024-02-25T13:11:30.616-06:00Um, 2024 chiming in here, and this column has aged...Um, 2024 chiming in here, and this column has aged like fine wine in the last nine years. <br /><br />And now? Orange Julius is once again plagiarizing from the Berlusconi playbook, as he races downhill toward a third straight GOP nomination, like a runaway lumber truck without any brakes:<br /><br />“I am the Jesus Christ of politics. I sacrifice myself for everyone...”<br /><br />If, God forbid, he is "reinstalled" next year, we may not end up sitting in the sun in cafes and leisurely reading the paper. Everything is on our devices now. Papers are going away. More importantly, we may simply become more like Israel...where it's just too dangerous for many idle outdoor conversations about nothing.<br /><br />Americans...more bitter, divided, and angry than ever...may eat each other alive and finally tear their country apart, as they "fight over the scraps of empire." And maybe scraps of food from dumpsters, as well, as we descend into anarchy and chaos.<br /><br />Could Americans end up living like that? Easily. And I'm becoming more and more afraid that we're going to get the chance to find out.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-85001937108278985362021-02-25T12:16:59.668-06:002021-02-25T12:16:59.668-06:00Uh, from the vantage point of 2021, it's prett...Uh, from the vantage point of 2021, it's pretty evident that this post, and the last sentence in particular, have aged well. Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48399719689142049422016-02-25T23:39:03.813-06:002016-02-25T23:39:03.813-06:00What bother me is that unlike Italians we are not ...What bother me is that unlike Italians we are not all that good at taking things as they come and enjoying life as much as we can. It could get real, real nasty here.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68400008996778868432016-02-25T18:58:11.218-06:002016-02-25T18:58:11.218-06:00Trump is like Rauner on steroids. The folks who en...Trump is like Rauner on steroids. The folks who envy his business acumen (I.E. piles of money) and power (I.E. Willingness to stomp on anyone he considers lower than him) may possibly get what they wish for. Good luck with that!Tom S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04976079581280071356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55383540305436595592016-02-25T18:15:54.705-06:002016-02-25T18:15:54.705-06:00I neglected to mention Kass in the Tribune.
TEI neglected to mention Kass in the Tribune.<br /><br />TETomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53327215939647245522016-02-25T14:52:05.437-06:002016-02-25T14:52:05.437-06:00The only remotely humorous thing about l[affaire T...The only remotely humorous thing about l[affaire Trump is the panic it has thrown the conservative commentariat: Will and Rubin in the Washington Post; Charen in the Sun-Times.<br /><br />Tom EvansTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64625092238037278082016-02-25T10:24:28.121-06:002016-02-25T10:24:28.121-06:00You beat me to it by 14 minutes!
Bunga-bunga parti...You beat me to it by 14 minutes!<br />Bunga-bunga parties in the White House, what fun!<br />My guess is that Trump would stay in Palm Beach at his ridiculous "palace" that he bought from the Post family. Because as president, the FAA would ban aircraft from flying over it, something that Trump hasn't been able to get so far for that overpriced pile.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70065466775310008822016-02-25T10:09:12.543-06:002016-02-25T10:09:12.543-06:00I've been thinking Trump is like Citizen Kane,...I've been thinking Trump is like Citizen Kane, but now that the Berlusconi comparison is brought up, I can see the similarities there as well. If Trump has his own "bunga-bunga" parties, I'm sure he will say they were better and classier. And you're welcome for putting that image in your head. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79379776681641503412016-02-25T09:32:32.725-06:002016-02-25T09:32:32.725-06:00I still maintain that Trump will be hoist on one o...I still maintain that Trump will be hoist on one of his many petards. His bluster will only go so far. I liken him to the smash-and-grab thieves who eschew sophisticated robbery techniques for the most primitive approach. Surprisingly, they can get away with it for quite a long time... but not forever.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18909134661352080212016-02-25T07:23:21.883-06:002016-02-25T07:23:21.883-06:00When it comes the topic of Donald Trump, the well ...When it comes the topic of Donald Trump, the well of good feelings I have for most people has been poisoned beyond any hope of remediation. I have a high school friend who created websites, and then sold them along with the domain name. The Donald wanted a domain name of his, and rather then making a fair deal, declares him a cyber squatter and <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2000/03/13/story1.html" rel="nofollow">sues</a> demanding he turns over the domain name without paying for it. Since Trump rarely, if ever, signs a personal loan guaranty for his projects, the interest rate can be high. To get a better rate on the Trump Tower he came up with the Friends and Family deal, where people take the risk of committing to buying a condominium before the project starts. As the building neared completion, and it looks like they actually would be able to make a profit, Trump rewrites their contracts, so he can get more profits. Some art of the deal. Some people seem to thing it's an advantage to have a person with few scruples on their side, in my experience you will get burned along with everyone else. If Trump becomes President, his supporters will live to regret voting for him, and don't bother looking for an escape clause in his contract with America, because you won't find one.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.com