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To believe Donald or the Ghostwriter...
Earlier in the week a news story hit about Donald's old taxes showing he had lost more than a billion dollars many years ago. That was around the time his book was published describing his savvy on deal making, telling a different story of his then finances. Years later, the ghostwriter of the book explained a different scenario then what the people were lead to believe about this man of extreme wealth.
Today another story hits the internet about the ghostwriter of a second book written by Donald and it too described the inner workings around Donald that differed from his outward facade.
Most people who read this blog will agree there is no doubt the stories by the two ghostwriters and the recent facts about Donald's taxes show a higher percentage of showman rather than businessman.
I'm not here to sway any opinion as the group of those who support Donald don't see any of those things. I equate that to a battered woman with 3 kids afraid to speak out... because "He's a good father to my children."
Thanks for reading my blog!
Today another story hits the internet about the ghostwriter of a second book written by Donald and it too described the inner workings around Donald that differed from his outward facade.
Most people who read this blog will agree there is no doubt the stories by the two ghostwriters and the recent facts about Donald's taxes show a higher percentage of showman rather than businessman.
I'm not here to sway any opinion as the group of those who support Donald don't see any of those things. I equate that to a battered woman with 3 kids afraid to speak out... because "He's a good father to my children."
Thanks for reading my blog!
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I'm expecting a very special guest, but he won't come if he thinks we are waiting for him, so I want everyone to be very quiet.
He's a really great comedian, apparently.
I'm expecting a very special guest, but he won't come if he thinks we are waiting for him, so I want everyone to be very quiet.
He's a really great comedian, apparently.
The UN---enormous waste of money?
The scandals are well known, from food for oil, childhood prostitution via UN soldiers and the UN's gift of Cholera in Haiti. Often, after screw ups, rather than owning up and offering compensation, the UN effectively claims "immunity". Run more like a feudal society than an effective bureaucracy, less than half of the member states qualify as democracies, and decisions/policies often seem to more reflect styles of dictatorships. Many find the jobs and employee compensation quite on the lavish side---I can attest to this from my experiences with these folks in the field. It's said that almost half a trillion dollars have been spent by the UN since its inception. Lots more. Pet peeve of Manhattan residents is how cars with UN/diplomat tags park anywhere---fines errased. But what should replace it, if anything, and where to relocate? Aa.
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Things that annoy me #42,065...
My cellphone is rarely more than a few feet from me and I try to catch every call. The exceptions are using the restroom, being on another call or in a meeting with a client.
If I miss a call, it's not more than a minute or two I'll listen/read the message. Sometimes I'll get one of these: "It's important, I need to speak to you, call me back right away."
I return the call.
No one answers.
It goes to voice mail.
I leave a message and... they never call me back.
Wait, I've got one better... Things that annoy me #42,066...
THE MAILBOX OF THE PERSON YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH IS FULL...
If I miss a call, it's not more than a minute or two I'll listen/read the message. Sometimes I'll get one of these: "It's important, I need to speak to you, call me back right away."
I return the call.
No one answers.
It goes to voice mail.
I leave a message and... they never call me back.
Wait, I've got one better... Things that annoy me #42,066...
THE MAILBOX OF THE PERSON YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH IS FULL...
World view of Trump lowest of any US president, lower than other country leaders, even Putin.
From Pew Research Center
In response to:
September 15, 2020
U.S. Image Plummets Internationally as Most Say Country Has Handled Coronavirus Badly
Ratings for Trump remain poor
By Richard Wike, Janell Fetterolf and Mara Mordecai
Since Donald Trump took office as president, the image of the United States has suffered across many regions of the globe. As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many key allies and partners. In several countries, the share of the public with a favorable view of the U.S. is as low as it has been at any point since the Center began polling on this topic nearly two decades ago.
For instance, just 41% in the United Kingdom express a favorable opinion of the U.S., the lowest percentage registered in any Pew Research Center survey there. In France, only 31% see the U.S. positively, matching the grim ratings from March 2003, at the height of U.S.-France tensions over the Iraq War. Germans give the U.S. particularly low marks on the survey: 26% rate the U.S. favorably, similar to the 25% in the same March 2003 poll.
Part of the decline over the past year is linked to how the U.S. had handled the coronavirus pandemic. Across the 13 nations surveyed, a median of just 15% say the U.S. has done a good job of dealing with the outbreak. In contrast, most say the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Union have done a good job, and in nearly all nations people give their own country positive marks for dealing with the crisis (the U.S. and UK are notable exceptions). Relatively few think China has handled the pandemic well, although it still receives considerably better reviews than the U.S. response.
Ratings for U.S. President Donald Trump have been low in these nations throughout his presidency, and that trend continues this year. Trump’s most negative assessment is in Belgium, where only 9% say they have confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing in world affairs. His highest rating is in Japan; still, just one-quarter of Japanese express confidence in Trump.
Attitudes toward Trump have consistently been much more negative than those toward his predecessor, Barack Obama, especially in Western Europe. In the UK, Spain, France and Germany, ratings for Trump are similar to those received by George W. Bush near the end of his presidency.
The publics surveyed also see Trump more negatively than other world leaders. Among the six leaders included on the survey, Angela Merkel receives the highest marks: A median of 76% across the nations polled have confidence in the German chancellor. French President Emmanuel Macron also gets largely favorable reviews. Ratings for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are roughly split. Ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are overwhelmingly negative, although not as negative as those for Trump.
September 15, 2020
U.S. Image Plummets Internationally as Most Say Country Has Handled Coronavirus Badly
Ratings for Trump remain poor
By Richard Wike, Janell Fetterolf and Mara Mordecai
Since Donald Trump took office as president, the image of the United States has suffered across many regions of the globe. As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many key allies and partners. In several countries, the share of the public with a favorable view of the U.S. is as low as it has been at any point since the Center began polling on this topic nearly two decades ago.
For instance, just 41% in the United Kingdom express a favorable opinion of the U.S., the lowest percentage registered in any Pew Research Center survey there. In France, only 31% see the U.S. positively, matching the grim ratings from March 2003, at the height of U.S.-France tensions over the Iraq War. Germans give the U.S. particularly low marks on the survey: 26% rate the U.S. favorably, similar to the 25% in the same March 2003 poll.
Part of the decline over the past year is linked to how the U.S. had handled the coronavirus pandemic. Across the 13 nations surveyed, a median of just 15% say the U.S. has done a good job of dealing with the outbreak. In contrast, most say the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Union have done a good job, and in nearly all nations people give their own country positive marks for dealing with the crisis (the U.S. and UK are notable exceptions). Relatively few think China has handled the pandemic well, although it still receives considerably better reviews than the U.S. response.
Ratings for U.S. President Donald Trump have been low in these nations throughout his presidency, and that trend continues this year. Trump’s most negative assessment is in Belgium, where only 9% say they have confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing in world affairs. His highest rating is in Japan; still, just one-quarter of Japanese express confidence in Trump.
Attitudes toward Trump have consistently been much more negative than those toward his predecessor, Barack Obama, especially in Western Europe. In the UK, Spain, France and Germany, ratings for Trump are similar to those received by George W. Bush near the end of his presidency.
The publics surveyed also see Trump more negatively than other world leaders. Among the six leaders included on the survey, Angela Merkel receives the highest marks: A median of 76% across the nations polled have confidence in the German chancellor. French President Emmanuel Macron also gets largely favorable reviews. Ratings for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are roughly split. Ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are overwhelmingly negative, although not as negative as those for Trump.
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Remembering...
I'm searching for an old blog this morning and came across a few comments by Bearwoman who left us a few years ago. A friend had her password and came to announce she had died.
She is not forgotten...
She is not forgotten...
Projection, blame and the Nile. Our MOTIVES.
It's interesting to look at the life course of almost all of us humans in these regards. Seems to me to be a two fer. The really innocent young seem not to shy away from admitting that some action and it's consequences was at least part of their doing. When the books topple off the shelf, most kindergarteners may laugh, perhaps a little anxiously, when asked who dunnit. They tend, however, to admit their roles. But soon this changes, and we see the results in older folks every day..... Someone else shouldn't have placed the books where they could easily fall. Why were they so close to our play/work area anyway? Mary Jane pushed me into them. Or worst, the reflexive retort----I didn't do it. Of course, many spiritual traditions, educators, self help groups, good parents, therapists, etc. encourage us to be truthful, and to admit our places in what happens. But it goes much deeper. When things don't seem to go our way, a little honest reflection almost always shows that somehow, somewhere, something in our actions or behaviors were involved in the causal loop of how the world works. And lordy...can we ever rationalize our roles out of the loops? In the worst cases of denial, we may actually see our involvement, but spin our motives around to make ourselves believe that, if we did have a role in things, it was well intentioned! The upside here, at least for me, is that when I try to practice such self honesty, and examine my motives, the Mr. Wonderful vanishes, and I learn a little about life. Even better, I crack myself up about myself. Belly laughs. But none of us are saints. And the question is, what sorts of forces change honest little kids into self deluding adults? The troubling answers underly much of human pain and strife. Aa.
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Locking a blog
Closed comments on my blog as an angry self righteous individual started throwing insults at another blogger for voicing their own opinion which I understand is everyone's right ?
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