SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2025
...is helped by our lack of language: The dumbest person who ever lived has succumbed to his latest brainstorm:
Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’
President-elect Donald J. Trump offered fresh criticism early Sunday of the officials in charge of fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, calling them “incompetent” and asking why the blazes were not yet extinguished.
“The fires are still raging in L.A.,” Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social site. “The incompetent pols have no idea how to put them out.”
You could always call it a papal bull. But there he has gone again!
The New York Times news report continues along from there. That said:
The dumbest person who ever lived is about to become commander again. Journalistically, we continue to lack an established language for describing this disordered person's endless array of new clothes.
Important note:
"Liar" may not be an accurate term, and it hasn't worked all that well.
"Disordered": is unlikely to work either
ReplyDeleteWe need stronger, more explicit language. Donald Trump is a Republican.
Delete7:14 is right. Trump is using the GOP playbook: always blame Democrats. Always attack Democrats. It’s been their playbook since newt Gingrich.
DeleteIt’s propaganda, and it seems to work, to some degree. They have identified Newsom as a potential presidential candidate, so they are starting in early on attacking him.
Asshole? Bullshitter?
DeleteThe problem is not the strength of the language used to describe Trump. It is that way too many voters don't care how awful Trump is and voted for him. The voters are the problem, not the words.
DeleteUnless and until we start educating students about civics and poltical science, and start making sure our news and information sources provide reliable info, and engage in concerted efforts to re-educate Republican in particular, and stop thinking that what Trump does is cute, interesting or cool, we aren't going to have sound leadership in our country.
Instead, people are busy pointing fingers at Kamala (whose crime was to assume people are better than they are) and Biden, one of our best presidents ever, and humoring the right wing in its delusions.
Somerby is wrong. He thinks we haven't accommodated the right enough. I think we have gone to far and never defend anything that is correct, accurate, rational, informed or beneficial to our populace. Everyone seems to be chasing their own self-interest without a clear picture of what that consists of.
For example, look at Somerby stupid word play about papal bull. How does that help anything? It isn't even clever, just embarrassing (to him).
Somerby has not written a single word in defense of Gavin Newsom, who has done nothing justifying the attacks on him. He isn't even in charge of fighting the fire, being Gov instead of Mayor or Fire Chief.
The only thing that expresses the facts accurately is making a "bub-bub-bub-bub" sound by dragging your index finger over your lips.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that the dumbass hasn't suggested disrupting the fires by bombing the place.
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