The First 100 Days in Trump Land
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Novelist Philip Roth has lashed out at President Trump as an ignorant “con man” who could do untold damage to the country.
The retired “Portnoy’s Complaint” author told the New Yorker that Trump makes other polarizing Republicans like Richard Nixon and George W. Bush look angelic by comparison.
“Trump is ignorant of government, of history, of science, of philosophy, of art, incapable of expressing or recognizing subtlety or nuance, destitute of all decency,” Roth told the magazine in a string of emails. He “wield(s) a vocabulary of seventy-seven words that is better called Jerkish than English.”
The emails from the 83-year-old Roth came in response to uncanny parallels between the Trump’s win and his famous 2004 alternate history novel “The Plot Against America”, in which Charles Lindbergh takes over as president.
Roth insisted he never dreamt of the novel as being a warning about the rise of a Trump-like figure to the pinnacle of power.
“It isn’t Trump as a character, a human type—the real-estate type, the callow and callous killer capitalist—that outstrips the imagination,” he said “It is Trump as President of the United States.”
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The retired “Portnoy’s Complaint” author told the New Yorker that Trump makes other polarizing Republicans like Richard Nixon and George W. Bush look angelic by comparison.
“Trump is ignorant of government, of history, of science, of philosophy, of art, incapable of expressing or recognizing subtlety or nuance, destitute of all decency,” Roth told the magazine in a string of emails. He “wield(s) a vocabulary of seventy-seven words that is better called Jerkish than English.”
The emails from the 83-year-old Roth came in response to uncanny parallels between the Trump’s win and his famous 2004 alternate history novel “The Plot Against America”, in which Charles Lindbergh takes over as president.
Roth insisted he never dreamt of the novel as being a warning about the rise of a Trump-like figure to the pinnacle of power.
“It isn’t Trump as a character, a human type—the real-estate type, the callow and callous killer capitalist—that outstrips the imagination,” he said “It is Trump as President of the United States.”
Read more: Philip Roth Calls Trump an Ignorant Con Man With
Maybe - I've owned American (Canadian) built vehicles all my life - 14 that I can count- probably 10 out the 14 were good realiable vehicles that were affordable. The Audi makes me think of Volkswagon which has been under a cloud lately due to misrepresentation. Who can afford B.M.W.s?
I've rarely bought American, but when I have I've been less than impressed. It is true that the quality of so-called American cars has greatly improved in the last couple of decades thanks to foreign competition, but in general repair records still give Japanese and South Korean autos a strong edge. Car Brands Reliability: How They Stack Up - Consumer Reports
Also, there really isn't such a thing as American or Canadian made cars given that their parts come from all over the world.
Make Model % of cars over 200K miles Rank Change From 2014
1 Lincoln Navigator 2.0% None
2 Cadillac Escalade 1.4% 2
Top 10 longest-lasting cars and vehicles according to iSeeCars.com study - TODAY.com
good ol' foreign know how eh?
or perhaps your observations are
must have something to do with having your head stuck in that bottle all the time
"President Trump Has Breaking Announcement
President Trump just came out with a huge announcement for conservatives around the country. He will be bringing about 45,000 jobs back into the country. Exxon Mobil will be bringing these jobs from the Gulf of Mexico.
These are good jobs, averaging close to $100,000 per year.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) will spend $20 billion by 2022 to expand its footprint along the U.S. Gulf Coast, creating more than 45,000 jobs.
The world’s largest publicly traded oil company said Monday it will invest in refining and chemical-manufacturing projects at 11 proposed and existing sites, located in Texas and Louisiana. Speaking at the CERAWeek conference in Houston, Exxon’s new CEO Darren Woods noted that 35,000 temporary construction jobs will be needed. The investments will also create 12,000 permanent jobs.
Many of the new positions will be for high-skilled, high-paying jobs with an average salary of about $100,000 a year, Woods said in Exxon’s announcement."
President Trump Has Breaking Announcement - World Politicus
Trump Praises Exxon Mobil for Plan to Create 45,000 Jobs
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/...-mobil-plan-invest-billions-create-45000-jobs
1 Lincoln Navigator 2.0% None
2 Cadillac Escalade 1.4% 2
Top 10 longest-lasting cars and vehicles according to iSeeCars.com study - TODAY.com
good ol' foreign know how eh?
or perhaps your observations are
must have something to do with having your head stuck in that bottle all the time
"President Trump Has Breaking Announcement
President Trump just came out with a huge announcement for conservatives around the country. He will be bringing about 45,000 jobs back into the country. Exxon Mobil will be bringing these jobs from the Gulf of Mexico.
These are good jobs, averaging close to $100,000 per year.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) will spend $20 billion by 2022 to expand its footprint along the U.S. Gulf Coast, creating more than 45,000 jobs.
The world’s largest publicly traded oil company said Monday it will invest in refining and chemical-manufacturing projects at 11 proposed and existing sites, located in Texas and Louisiana. Speaking at the CERAWeek conference in Houston, Exxon’s new CEO Darren Woods noted that 35,000 temporary construction jobs will be needed. The investments will also create 12,000 permanent jobs.
Many of the new positions will be for high-skilled, high-paying jobs with an average salary of about $100,000 a year, Woods said in Exxon’s announcement."
President Trump Has Breaking Announcement - World Politicus
Trump Praises Exxon Mobil for Plan to Create 45,000 Jobs
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/...-mobil-plan-invest-billions-create-45000-jobs
The madness of President Donald.
The Madness of President Donald - The Daily Beast
No evidence of wiretapping claims.
House Intelligence Chief: No Evidence for Trump
So the Donald reads some inquirer er level nonsense and goes into h;;is knew jerk reaction via Twitter. How immature is that?? How uninformed is that?? How irresponsible is that??
a thought: would say that the US population probably deserves this idiot as a leader....BUT the rest of the world should be spared from his pathology....
He wants t isolate the US...let him... lets see how long they can survive without importing and exporting and immigrants doing their dirty jobs. (ya know those Mexicans that Trump is getting rid of. )
What used to be the U.S. of A...is no longer.and that is sad. All it took ifs one nutty person..
The Madness of President Donald - The Daily Beast
No evidence of wiretapping claims.
House Intelligence Chief: No Evidence for Trump
So the Donald reads some inquirer er level nonsense and goes into h;;is knew jerk reaction via Twitter. How immature is that?? How uninformed is that?? How irresponsible is that??
a thought: would say that the US population probably deserves this idiot as a leader....BUT the rest of the world should be spared from his pathology....
He wants t isolate the US...let him... lets see how long they can survive without importing and exporting and immigrants doing their dirty jobs. (ya know those Mexicans that Trump is getting rid of. )
What used to be the U.S. of A...is no longer.and that is sad. All it took ifs one nutty person..
Hey Twila:
where is "here"??? Are you saying that Mexico wants the wall too???Or am I misinterpreting your words??
Thanks
IF that is the case.it changes the dynamic considerably. .... and they might as well make it a joint project and each pay half.
You really believe the CTV before you're own lying eyes . If Steve Bannon or anyone else was Trump's boss they would have taken away his twitter account long ago .
Anybody that's reasonably successful.
Not to a Trumpite. They don't really care about the jobs that go along with the sales and service of these products
Why would they do that when Mexico is paying for the wall.
Good stuff.
Had never heard the word " bigly" until it came of of the mouth of Trump..
one might say. our collective vocabulary has increased with the addition of silly (and juvenile ) Trumpissms)