Trump

Anything not relating to the X-Universe games (general tech talk, other games...) belongs here. Please read the rules before posting.

Moderator: Moderators for English X Forum

User avatar
Hank001
Posts: 1652
Joined: Tue, 21. Feb 06, 23:50
x3ap

Post by Hank001 » Tue, 13. Mar 18, 17:36

So long Rex, you're probably going back to heading Exon-Mobile. Here's our new Secretary of State and Chief diplomat being diplomatic in BBC interviews:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38029336

"We'll go out there and do our damnest to steal secrets!"
Sounds like Trump's idea of the perfect diplomat to me! :P
The answer to life, the universe and everything:
MIND THE GAP

User avatar
felter
Posts: 6961
Joined: Sat, 9. Nov 02, 18:13
xr

Post by felter » Tue, 13. Mar 18, 18:32

Bishop149 wrote:
Hank001 wrote:Special Report just came on. Rex Tillerson got canned as Secretary of State (Gee could it have been him going ballistic at the boss over ffering to talk to Kim? :roll: ) CIA chief now going to take over State Department! As if there wasn't enough talk about spies in our embassies not Trump's codifying it I suupose.

Edit: We're there any adults in that room in the first place? :P
Its also amusing that he was fired shortly after being highly critical of Russia and directly implicating them in the attempted assassination in the UK.
I mean its probably coincidental, but Donald sure doesn't do himself any favours with such timing does he?
There is also the possibility that Tillerson already knew he was fired when he made the comments, so perhaps an element of: "Finally, I can speak my bloody mind on Russia!!"
It is as he was actually told he was fired last Friday, which freed him to say what he wanted to say. I wonder if he will now say whether he called Trump a moron or not, I'm sure he will get asked about that.
Florida Man Makes Announcement.
We live in a crazy world where winter heating has become a luxury item.

User avatar
Hank001
Posts: 1652
Joined: Tue, 21. Feb 06, 23:50
x3ap

Post by Hank001 » Tue, 13. Mar 18, 18:44

As if Rex doesn't know what everybody in Washington D. C. knows.
That's Trump is someone you don't want to get mad. Back to my comment about everybody working there saying: "The wrath of the Prince is death." They seem to be taking it seriously since it seems some are saying he LIKES how Putin deads with his enemies. So who knows? Rex has two big brass ones, he might just spill. Or then again fade into the darkness. My personal opioniod was that when Rex called Trump a "moron" he was denigating morons. :D
The answer to life, the universe and everything:
MIND THE GAP

User avatar
Morkonan
Posts: 10113
Joined: Sun, 25. Sep 11, 04:33
x3tc

Post by Morkonan » Tue, 13. Mar 18, 19:06

I think we're going to see things like this continue to happen for the entirety of Trump's presidency. I don't think anyone in his cabinet is going to be able to last much longer than a year, but weighted against how much interaction they may have with Trump and how much attention is focused on their position. The more exposed they are, the more likely it might be that they will get "fired."

After all, it's likely that anything that comes up in their domain that attracts attention is going to get a dumb Tweet from Trump. If they don't jump on board with Trump's Tweet, preferring to restrain themselves and, maybe, even attempt to retain the dignity implied in their position, it's going to call their "loyalty" into question.

The ire of the Prince, indeed... :)

brucewarren
Posts: 9243
Joined: Wed, 26. Mar 08, 14:15
x3tc

Post by brucewarren » Tue, 13. Mar 18, 21:58

A question arises.

What happens if Donald Trump fires someone who dares to speak truth to power but there are no applicants for the job? It's not as if the Whitehouse has a reputation for being a nice place to work these days.

Does he

a) Leave the post empty
b) Grit his teeth and tell the sacked person he was just kidding
c) Draft someone against their will

Just wondering.

User avatar
Hank001
Posts: 1652
Joined: Tue, 21. Feb 06, 23:50
x3ap

Post by Hank001 » Tue, 13. Mar 18, 22:18

Answer D. Try and do it himself like he's been doing. Go his own route and put some apprentice in the now vacant office to answer the phone. Then rant about it on twitter. :rant: [I can't find anyone but idiots!] Hence he's hired himself. :D
The answer to life, the universe and everything:
MIND THE GAP

UniTrader
Moderator (Script&Mod)
Moderator (Script&Mod)
Posts: 14571
Joined: Sun, 20. Nov 05, 22:45
x4

Post by UniTrader » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 00:17

@brucewarren

i guess its A, as hundreds of positions he is supposed to fill are still vacant....
if not stated otherwise everything i post is licensed under WTFPL

Ich mache keine S&M-Auftragsarbeiten, aber wenn es fragen gibt wie man etwas umsetzen kann helfe ich gerne weiter ;)

I wont do Script&Mod Request work, but if there are questions how to do something i will GLaDly help ;)

User avatar
Hank001
Posts: 1652
Joined: Tue, 21. Feb 06, 23:50
x3ap

Post by Hank001 » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 00:22

Okay I'll give you that point. A. If Trump ran the job himself it would be vacant. :D.
The answer to life, the universe and everything:
MIND THE GAP

User avatar
fiksal
Posts: 16568
Joined: Tue, 2. May 06, 17:05
x4

Post by fiksal » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 04:14

UniTrader wrote:@brucewarren

i guess its A, as hundreds of positions he is supposed to fill are still vacant....
Yep, that's how it appears to work

User avatar
Morkonan
Posts: 10113
Joined: Sun, 25. Sep 11, 04:33
x3tc

Post by Morkonan » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 13:01

brucewarren wrote:....
Does he

a) Leave the post empty
b) Grit his teeth and tell the sacked person he was just kidding
c) Draft someone against their will

Just wondering.
D) Holds a press conference announcing he's going to hire the bestest, most awesomest people, because that's the only kind of people he ever hires, even if they happen to be the same people he seems to have a habit of firing, and then he'll go ask someone who to hire.

I don't mean he'll ask an advisor, he'll just ask "someone." It might be a person well-versed in the Ways of Washington or it could just be a wall or a slightly disappointed chair.

One thing is for sure - Those darn oversized pens that see to be in all the White House desks are going to make signing their hiring papers difficult for him.

RegisterMe
Posts: 8903
Joined: Sun, 14. Oct 07, 17:47
x4

Post by RegisterMe » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 16:45

I can't breathe.

- George Floyd, 25th May 2020

UniTrader
Moderator (Script&Mod)
Moderator (Script&Mod)
Posts: 14571
Joined: Sun, 20. Nov 05, 22:45
x4

Post by UniTrader » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 16:57

Morkonan wrote:I don't mean he'll ask an advisor, he'll just ask "someone." It might be a person well-versed in the Ways of Washington or it could just be a wall or a slightly disappointed chair.
or he asks his good friend Putin who to (not) put in charge :D
if not stated otherwise everything i post is licensed under WTFPL

Ich mache keine S&M-Auftragsarbeiten, aber wenn es fragen gibt wie man etwas umsetzen kann helfe ich gerne weiter ;)

I wont do Script&Mod Request work, but if there are questions how to do something i will GLaDly help ;)

User avatar
Hank001
Posts: 1652
Joined: Tue, 21. Feb 06, 23:50
x3ap

Post by Hank001 » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 17:15

Which again makes me wonder if Vlad hasn't got a safe full of naughty pictures of The Donald or some such since it appears this whole thing started after his "business" trips to Moscow. So we're back to the "Manchurian Candidate" scenario. Which I'm sorry to say would explain more of the present situation than would stand to deny it. As for the state of our executive branch, all I an see is one person running it by fiat and knee jerk reflex alone. Saying the first thing that pops nto his head and if the feedback is adverse, doing an immediate about face. I heard one professor say the other day that our president would not only fail her management courses, but do so spectacularly. I think she's nailed it.
The answer to life, the universe and everything:
MIND THE GAP

brucewarren
Posts: 9243
Joined: Wed, 26. Mar 08, 14:15
x3tc

Post by brucewarren » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 18:31

A safe full of naughty pictures wouldn't frighten Mr Trump. He brags about his infidelity.

What *would* frighten him would be if Mr Putin has a copy of his tax returns or a paper trail for all his financial transactions.

User avatar
Hank001
Posts: 1652
Joined: Tue, 21. Feb 06, 23:50
x3ap

Post by Hank001 » Wed, 14. Mar 18, 18:44

Hmm... You might be on to something there! Since it seems the ...ethically challenged... players here all went to Russia at one time or other to do business in the Russian manner. If it included the FSU gathering data on them... well that would lead to here wouldn't it?
The answer to life, the universe and everything:
MIND THE GAP

User avatar
Morkonan
Posts: 10113
Joined: Sun, 25. Sep 11, 04:33
x3tc

Post by Morkonan » Thu, 15. Mar 18, 08:59

Hank001 wrote:Which again makes me wonder if Vlad hasn't got a safe full of naughty pictures of The Donald or some such since it appears this whole thing started after his "business" trips to Moscow. So we're back to the "Manchurian Candidate" scenario. Which I'm sorry to say would explain more of the present situation than would stand to deny it.
If Trump stayed anywhere other than under the US Embassy in Moscow, it's guaranteed that the Russians have something on him, even if it's just him in a bathrobe watching cartoons. Nobody at that level of interest would be ignored by intelligent services, even if they didn't plan to do anything with it at the time. As several former intelligence agents have said, he's definitely got a file on him, it's just what's in it and what they want to use it for that matters.
As for the state of our executive branch, all I an see is one person running it by fiat and knee jerk reflex alone. Saying the first thing that pops nto his head and if the feedback is adverse, doing an immediate about face. I heard one professor say the other day that our president would not only fail her management courses, but do so spectacularly. I think she's nailed it.
I've seen several mention things like that. He's just not a "manager of people" or a true power as the "head of an organization." His management and communication skills are adolescent.

User avatar
Usenko
Posts: 7856
Joined: Wed, 4. Apr 07, 02:25
x3

Post by Usenko » Thu, 15. Mar 18, 12:40

Wow, that's a regular snot-beating, right there . . .
Morkonan wrote:What really happened isn't as exciting. Putin flexed his left thigh during his morning ride on a flying bear, right after beating fifty Judo blackbelts, which he does upon rising every morning. (Not that Putin sleeps, it's just that he doesn't want to make others feel inadequate.)

User avatar
Hank001
Posts: 1652
Joined: Tue, 21. Feb 06, 23:50
x3ap

Post by Hank001 » Thu, 15. Mar 18, 12:44

Huge sock in snot locker alright considering this vote was what Trump was trying to sway with steel tariffs since Penn is... was the "Big Steel" state. Guess the electorate didn't buy it.

Edit: Late breaking on morning news here: Trump ready to "Purge staffers" ... Still thinks he's on "The Apprentice" writ large.

Also in a speech yesterday said "Space is a war fighting area... we might even have a Spaceforce!" You've already got one Mister President... it's between your ears. Yes I think that space needs patrolled before it starts war. :roll:

How this? King Donald the First (A one act play):

Act 1 Scene 1

Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this son of New York;
And all the reporters that spy upon our White House
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths;
Our bruised egos hung up for monuments;
Our stern tweets changed to merry speeches,
Our dreadful marches to military parades.
Grim-visaged war hath smooth'd his wrinkled front;
And now, instead of tossing nukes,
To fright the souls of fearful adversaries,
He capers nimbly in a porn star's chamber
To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.

Act 1 Final Scene:

A pardon! A pardon! My kingdom for a pardon!

(Close Curtain)

(Seems history is repeating itself) :D
The answer to life, the universe and everything:
MIND THE GAP

User avatar
felter
Posts: 6961
Joined: Sat, 9. Nov 02, 18:13
xr

Post by felter » Thu, 15. Mar 18, 19:28

So Trumps personal assistant John McEntee was fired this week, so what it is just another one of Trumps associates that have been fired for being a crook. So what exactly was it did he do for a job in the Whitehouse, turns out he was tasked with giving the President messages, and with ensuring that the clocks were running on time — and set correctly for daylight-saving time. What, how many thousands of dollars of tax payers money was he paid for doing that, hell I want the job, I could do it.
Florida Man Makes Announcement.
We live in a crazy world where winter heating has become a luxury item.

User avatar
Santi
Moderator (DevNet)
Moderator (DevNet)
Posts: 4046
Joined: Tue, 13. Feb 07, 21:06
x4

Post by Santi » Thu, 15. Mar 18, 21:02

I always thought that if you find out someone is corrupt, then the right thing to do is to fire them.
A por ellos que son pocos y cobardes

Locked

Return to “Off Topic English”