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You Can't Make This Sh*t Up

Here is a video clip regarding this author and his book...

You Can't Make This Sh*t Up

I was watching the show "The View" the other day...they had on an author of a book on evangelicals...basically who they are and how some became agreeable to Trump being elected including explaining why they are okay with the many indiscretions of Trump's actions that are far from the example of model Christian behaviour...criminal behaviour in fact...
The author, Tim Alberta of the book The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, gives readers a look into this phenomenon...
Although I have yet to read this book...the author who happens to be a preacher's son gives an insider view on how this is possible...or evolved...
Because of this book...he has been seen by some in his faith as a traitor...but he has a different point of view...

You Can't Make This Sh*t Up

Prez...
Thanks for your comments...
I do not think most people think his shill like tendencies are fit for holding the Presidential office...and now the latest attempt at cashing in on the Bible...he is such a POS...

You can't make this shit up!!

RE: Is Donald Trump actually an Anti-Christ?

If you see a clip of him when he was younger, the contrast is stark. Because of his media exposure, any decline is incremental and less obvious, like the difference between seeing a growing child every day and once a year.

Trump has been exhibiting signs of paraphasia for a long time. The muddling of 'oranges' and 'origins' springs to mind, particularly his confusion/frustration/discomfort at the time, like he sport of knew it was wrong, but the right word wouldn't come to him.

I also read/heard somewhere recently that Trump's partying in the 80's/90's involved cocaine.



Episodic memory relates to autobiographical events such as your first kiss, your wedding, or maybe your first presidential campaign and who it was against. It's about 'remembering', rather than 'knowing' (semantic memory) and creates a sense of self.



It struck me reading this, specifically 'self-awareness' that Trump's narcissism may interact with other cognitive issues. Going back to episodic memory above, those with a severe lack of empathy often have difficulty developing a sense of self without the context of a sense of others.

Being booed at the Sneaker Con, getting a low percentage of the primary votes for an incumbent(ish), the prospect of having his wealth (or lack thereof) exposed, the prospect of losing his businessman image and therefore his sense of self, the prospect of going to prison for the rest of his natural life, a loss of control...all these things may interact with his specific narcissistic personality traits creating a lot of internal conflict and stress.

I'm not trying to diagnose Trump by any stretch of the imagination. I'm just toying with the idea that he might have several issues that are all interacting under extreme stress.

RE: Is Donald Trump actually an Anti-Christ?

Interesting video,
I am not Christian but believe that Trump is an example of how not to be, or of someone that should not be in a position of political power. I am assuming that the traits that are discussed in the video that are considered Christian, are opinions that are shared values of most people. Unfortunately, the Republican party have been hijacked by the extreme Christian right and they do not care about the appearance of Trump or his personal values. They want someone to cave into their agenda and what ever vision they have. I actually think these extreme right Christians in the Republican party are themselves not Christians but people who are in fact grifters or have an agenda that is one of domination and control as they use faith as a vehicle to get what they want. Trump is a corrupt person who is willing to be their puppet or participant.
The video might explain why a vote for Trump is not in their best interest to believers but the Trumpettes are probably too far gone to see the logic.

RE: UK & USA ELECTIONS THIS YEAR. UKRAINE?

I think Putin will say and do what is best for him...that is why he is hell bent on Trump to win...as he is easily influenced...prone to flattery as well as infatuated with money/power...
Trump will do as he pleases...including changing his mind that suits his needs...
Trump needs half a billion dollars...who is he going to call?...

RE: UK & USA ELECTIONS THIS YEAR. UKRAINE?

Trump changes his mind as much as he changes his underpants and I'm assuming that's often especially of late.

RE: Not a terrorist act

Well said, Joanie.

RE: BIDEN’S NEW BOLD WAR ON MCDONALD'S SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM MACHINES

Wake up and smell the coffee .

The ice cream incident is about safety and hygiene not Biden They had the same issue with McDonalds some years back.

You don't like Biden ok,You love Trump and that's ok , but trying to brainwash others is not ok.

I think both of them need kicking to the kerb. Why don't you run for President.

RE: Ireland people

Because most of us Irish ladies wear 5 layers of clothing at a time, that includes bedroom attire, they haven't a chance of getting a glimpse of flesh from us.

RE: God Bless the USA! Court Lowers Trump Bond From $464 Million to $175 Million. Due in 10 days.

CONTINUED


The word
“fraud” or “fraudulent” as used herein shall include any device,
scheme or artifice to defraud and any deception, misrepresentation,
concealment, suppression, false pretense, false promise or
unconscionable contractual provisions. This defines the word 'fraud' in the context of the statute. It clearly refers to a device like inflating/deflating property value for financial gain as well as many other devices. It's both precise and broad in the net it throws out to capture business deception.


The term “persistent fraud”
or “illegality” as used herein shall include continuance or carrying
on of any fraudulent or illegal act or conduct. The term “repeated”
as used herein shall include repetition of any separate and distinct
fraudulent or illegal act, or conduct which affects more than one
person. More definitions for clarity. This statute isn't for one off boo boo's.


Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all monies
recovered or obtained under this subdivision by a state agency or
state official or employee acting in their official capacity shall be
subject to subdivision eleven of section four of the state finance law." As long as there isn't another law that says something different, any money awarded to the attorney general (or other official involved in the application) from the fraudulent person(s)/business can be seized from their assets if they fail to pay.

Is that a bit clearer?

RE: God Bless the USA! Court Lowers Trump Bond From $464 Million to $175 Million. Due in 10 days.

From the order: the order that Judge Engoron wrote and I cited twice in this blog.

" Executive Law § 63(12) now reads as follows: in the order Judge Engoron describes the history and evolution of the statute and what it now states.

Whenever any person shall engage in repeated fraudulent or illegal
acts or otherwise demonstrate persistent fraud or illegality in the
carrying on, conducting or transaction of business, When someone commits persistent fraud...

the attorney
general may apply… for an order enjoining the continuance of such
business activity or of any fraudulent or illegal acts,...the attorney general can apply for an order that commands...

directing
restitution and damages and, in an appropriate case, cancelling any
certificate ...the fraud to pay back the money, pay for any harm done and if appropriate, stop that person from conducting business by revoking their licence.

filed under and by virtue of the provisions of section four
hundred forty of the former penal law or section one hundred thirty
of the general business law, These are the bits of law that say the attorney general can do the above.

and the court may award the relief
applied for or so much thereof as it may deem proper. The judge will then review the attorney general's application and award the amount of money/sanctions that they think is reasonable from within that application.

Nota bene, Judge Engoron didn't award everything that AG James applied for, just most of it.

RE: God Bless the USA! Court Lowers Trump Bond From $464 Million to $175 Million. Due in 10 days.

Juvenile as I said...
Any more wisdom coming from you in regards of the topic at hand?...

RE: How Trump is following Hitlers playbook

Well... whatever draggrugs is supporting, it must be shit.

What I've heart about opinion in USA, right now Biden is more popular among reasonably healthy Republicans, than Trump. Though, Trump is a populist and given the lowering IQ level in the global population...

Then the low IQ-level individuals will feel the burden of war / inflation / destruction / cover bombing... on their backs. But they don't think in those constructions. The main matter with poverty and deprivation, that it is not capable of thinking a few steps beyond now. Populists use and misuse that. Poverty is their main supporter.

As to Hitler's playbook... Hitler had an ideology. Trump has none. He is going to say what he thinks the crowd wants to hear here and now. Next day he will tell you an opposite story. It's called opportunism.

By the way, rumour has is that there are 3 biggest opportunists in the world, that will survive any kind of catastrophe: rat, cockroach and man. From that point of view, Trump is in his element.