Every time he brags about passing a basic cognitive test — as he does so painfully often — this is how I feel.
The man whose brain barely functions is in charge of all the science enterprises in this country, and he is fucking it up so bad.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
DJT: –Many people don’t know this, but the word “dumb” has a “d” at the end. That is why I am calling [the Democrats] “Dumocrats”.
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DJT: -Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen.
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Dude, we Swedish schoolkids were taught that level of English by at least the fourth grade, 1971-72.
The medical conditions we can see on TV, his heart failure legs, the anticoagulant use bruises. The malignant narcissism we can observe from listening to his speeches. 3 or 4 cognitive tests in a year, well I’m sure there’s a reason for that too, monitoring the decline for example. But he doesn’t strike me as someone who is about to fall over dead, baring some sudden disaster.
And, anyone who comes after him will likely be worse, and more cunning and capable.
There was some guy on YouTube who was making these short videos where he’d declare his medical qualifications, and then baldly predict that the latest stupid gaffe from DJT meant he was going to be dead in a few weeks, or a month, or by the end of the year. I blocked him it was so tiresome. Shithouse rats are incredibly tough, or they wouldn’t be shithouse rats, and you can’t predict their longevity.
Were it not for the extra legs, you could substitute that buffalo from Bangladesh and nobody would notice.
Props to Laura Beall for putting that together. It is funny, true and sad all at the same time.
Sorry, I meant bullock not buffalo.
“And, anyone who comes after him will likely be worse, and more cunning and capable“
The Lord Vetinari strategy. It’s the 1 clever thing he’s done in both terms. “You may hate me, but you won’t get rid of me because whoever takes over will be much worse.
1) birgerjohansson wrote:
He actually did say “b” at the end. I wouldn’t have said anything about the typo, but it reminded me of a social media post where someone had used the word “dumb” in another context and someone else replied, “Dude, how did you type that reversed ‘d’?” Found the maga voter…
I dunno, maybe the Great Pumpkin is dyslexic and that’s why he never learned to read. So every time he learns a new word like “groceries” or “dumb” he thinks he’s discovered some ancient arcane wisdom he’s ordained to teach to the masses.
Aced it. All the doctors said they’d never seen anything like it before.
All of Trump’s doctors should be given spots in the “eyeroll Olympics”. Champions!
rorschach @#2 — Just FYI: I don’t know his medication regimen, but I have Purpura and I’m not taking an anticoagulant. I do take a calcium channel blocker. According to Business Insider this is DJT’s medication regimen: Crestor (Rosuvastatin, a statin) for high cholesterol, daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks, antibiotics for skin rosacea, Propecia for baldness, and Ambien for sleep.
He doesn’t take anything for stupid because he’s too stupid to know he’s stupid…totally typical American.
Trump’s bragging about a cognitive test is a good example of lay misunderstanding of tests. Tests can reveal pathology, but as often as not tests are used to identify pathology that is noticed through other means. The possibility that Trump “passed” a fairly simple cognitive test simply means that the wrong test was chosen: a man who exhibits clear signs of dementia should be tested more broadly to pinpoint the exact nature of his mental illness.
Ridana @ 8
Thanks for catching that. It would have been enbarassing to make that typo in a Trump-friendly blog…