Secretary Perry seems like a trusting type.
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Yes- apparently he will converse with just about anyone. It would be nice if our Russian pranksters could team up with the "Yes" men, if they are still in business, and show us how Russian and American collusion is done.
President Trump has announced an important investment that will create new manufacturing jobs in the US.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/26/remarks-president-trump-jobs-announcement
For anyone interested in how this type of investment occurs, the link below provides the explanation.
The article or speech was, as has become the norm, pregnant with superlatives. I have never heard a person or president, with the possible exception of a fitness trainer attempting to keep extracting money from clients, use such a huge amount of superlatives while speaking. Yet it works, for a large segment of the populace cannot separate the trees from the forest of superlatives, and does not look beyond the surface of speeches to other sources of information, such as the link you have provided, to understand and clarify what was said. Most of us have little understanding of even fundamental economic concepts and we trust our elected officials to understand and make decisions for us on economic issues, which trust can be a humongous, enormous, mistake.
The use of superlatives is not surprising since the President has already informed us some time ago that he has the "best words."
While this may entirely his own personal ability one should not discount the possible influence of his spouse in the matter. Not merely is she the country's Prima Donna but indeed she is almost certainly the nation's most famous polyglot.
Of course, for the modern presidency, it probably is not sufficient to settle for the superlative. Indeed President Lincoln, whom we just learned was the only one more Presidential than our current President, hinted at this in his reference to "more perfect."
Perhaps a way forward might be found by borrowing the concept of particles from Japanese. In particular the particle "te" might be ideal.
So when "best" is not sufficient, we could use "best-te." The real advantage with this is its scalability.
Unfortunately, there is no Communications Director available to explain to us what is happening.
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/31/statement-press-secretary
It's not a good idea to call up a "New Yorker" reporter after drinking an undetermined quantity of alcohol and give an XXX rated rant of an interview to one of their columnists. Darn, I was just about to bet on the imminent ouster of Mr.Scaramucci. That Mr. Kelly does not suffer fools gladly and acted almost immediately. Who's next on the chopping block---Ms. Conway? Poor Mr. Scaramucci, lost his job, lost his wife, but he will survive. Ambition goes a long way for better or worse.
***History in the making: According to a senior editor at the Wall Street Journal, Scaramucci is the short-serving communications director in history, and joins Priebus as the shortest-serving chief of staff in history and Gen. Michael Flynn as the shortest-serving national security advisor in history.
That would be my guess.
Ms. Conway, ever the beacon of wisdom in these turbulent times, has shared a critical insight with us.
Her wisdom extends to her lexicographical skills, which she has generously shared regularly with Trump's subjects nationwide.
I am exceedingly grateful to her for her numerous contributions but for this one in particular.
It solves the mystery that has been bothering me since January.
Until now, the complete and total failure of the Administration had appeared to be the result of the egregious incompetence of the person in charge.
However, it is clear that is not the case.
If the Administration actually ever accomplished anything, then the person in charge would receive praise.
However, for the truly humble, praise is anathema. Hence, it is necessary for the truly humble to be a total failure to be true to oneself.
Thus disaster is the inevitable result of true humility in this office. Until now, the nation was fortunate to have avoided having an incumbent who had any serious amount of humility.
Funny-- this administration has some humor in them. Humility: from the tongue of one who could possibly sell an anvil to a drowning person. If there are any aliens who do visit Earth one day, they may just quickly depart after being dumbfounded by our species.
"from the tongue of one who could possibly sell an anvil to a drowning person."
Depending on the depth of the water and the height of the drowning person, an anvil might be just what is needed. The person could stand on it and hold his/her head above water until a rescue is effected. One could probably sell it at quite a premium in such cases.
"If there are any aliens who do visit Earth one day, they may just quickly depart after being dumbfounded by our species"
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I suspect they are already here and concentrated in certain important public roles. They do not seem anxious to leave.
Did you have Mother Teresa in mind when you wrote that?
No, I was simply trying to work through the inexorable implications of the statement by Ms. Conway. If she is telling the truth there seems to be no other explanation. One certainly could not imagine an official at the White House being anything less than completely honest, could one?
However, should she be telling the truth it would seem to be a clarion call to invoke the 25th Amendment immediately. The country cannot allow the prosperity of a nation to be ruined to accommodate the virtuous habit of a single individual.
To my mind, the truly humble person does not need and, therefore, does not seek or strive after praise from others, for that person is the rare individual who acts solely on principle, which is to say, said individual does what their conscience dictates is the right thing to do. How they know what is the right thing to do is another story, though. The words of the judge who referred to pornography as something that you know it when you see it can also be applied to a humble person. The problem for me is that I've yet to discover a truly humble person. So if anyone has seen one, please point them out. Diogenes where art thou..:dry:
"So if anyone has seen one, please point them out. "
I'm the humblest person in the history & future of the universe. Don't believe me, just watch.
Humble pie has always been one of mankind's most detestable foods, second only to fruitcake, and it does not seem to be a food that one develops an acquired taste for, unfortunately.
There may be a difference between actual humility (what the person truly is) and how the person is perceived. Since we can only ever know the latter, our conclusions may be erroneous.
I have an idea for two reality shows based on postings in this forum.
The first would be called "Only The Humble" and would follow the Dancing with the Stars Approach where contestants would be eliminated until the humblest was identified in each season.
The second, based on a comment by our gracious host in another thread would be called, " Neurotic or Frugal" and contestants would be interviewed by a well-known member of the fake media and given the opportunity to explain their strategy for obtaining free/inexpensive cell service. At the end of each season the contestant voted "Most Frugal" would receive a cash prize that would make frugality no longer necessary. The contestant voted "Most Neurotic" would receive an all-expense paid program of treatment aimed at allowing that contestant to achieve a level of nuttiness that is not statistically different from the average registered voter.