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Reporter captures Trump's idiocy today before energy group in one very long sentence... (Original Post) hlthe2b Aug 2019 OP
Here ya go: demmiblue Aug 2019 #1
Pool reporter Corgigal Aug 2019 #2
No need to cut and paste the text... gristy Aug 2019 #3
It is done because those few who are not able to see embedded tweets become very upset when we hlthe2b Aug 2019 #4
I suspect that most of those few would be willing to fix the problem on their end gristy Aug 2019 #6
There have been entire threads complaining about it, not to mention those objecting on my & other's hlthe2b Aug 2019 #8
I appreciate being able to see the text, but haven't complained when I can't. Mc Mike Aug 2019 #13
If only that were the most important thing we have to worry about. paleotn Aug 2019 #11
I suspect it's not a huge inconvenience sobenji Aug 2019 #16
The issue is some people read the forums while at work cojoel Aug 2019 #17
Can't they bring it up with their employer? gristy Aug 2019 #27
it's tradition here Demonaut Aug 2019 #39
It's a courtesy to those DUers on-line at work.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #9
Yes. Some people seem vexed by the request for the courtesy of taking that extra step. demmiblue Aug 2019 #10
+ 1 for a return to civility! n/t PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #38
my pet peeve is when people do not cut off the shite after the main part of the url on tweets & pics Celerity Aug 2019 #12
How are we to know the ridiculousness of the sentence without it being cut and pasted? brush Aug 2019 #30
So wtf ever happened to "SPACE FORCE" anyway??!! Leghorn21 Aug 2019 #5
Ah, Space Farce. The good old days. nt Hekate Aug 2019 #19
Sometimes I suspect tRump is bipolar. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #7
And repeat himself many times over.... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #14
Yes, in my experience the repetition is quite common with bipolar folks. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #15
Trump is juiced up on Adderall crazytown Aug 2019 #20
Is that a reversible side effect or does it do permanent damage? KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #34
It's a reversible side effect but ... crazytown Aug 2019 #35
My mother calls this "diarrhea of the mouth." Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2019 #26
Yes, an old country expression. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #33
Drugs. Dr Feelgood kept him supplied, as far as we know. Now who? Hekate Aug 2019 #18
Good question. Plenty of Rethugs would supply him anything illegal. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #21
No. Don't denigrate the real illness of bipolar. happy feet Aug 2019 #25
Not denigrating any illness, just discussing experiences. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #36
FTR, it's Monaca, not Monaco DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #22
When Reagan did it rocktivity Aug 2019 #23
But Biden's gaffes. SunSeeker Aug 2019 #24
They're keeping me up at night ornotna Aug 2019 #28
If only most people understood this is donald rump, he has always been like this Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #29
My theory: Trump just riffs like he's doing a late night talk show monologue. no_hypocrisy Aug 2019 #31
I agree...loves the lights, thinks he's a star... stillcool Aug 2019 #37
Good. We need strong Democratic candidate in the Senate. We need the Senate, too. marble falls Aug 2019 #32

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
2. Pool reporter
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:43 PM
Aug 2019

are paid to listen to the old fool, not enough mind you , so you can listen to that guy. The rest of us don't need the headache. Nothing Important nor new will be mentioned.

gristy

(10,667 posts)
3. No need to cut and paste the text...
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:45 PM
Aug 2019

I've never understood why that is done, to tell you the truth. Always get these OPs with the same tweet text posted 2, 3, even 4 times.

hlthe2b

(102,297 posts)
4. It is done because those few who are not able to see embedded tweets become very upset when we
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:46 PM
Aug 2019

don't.

gristy

(10,667 posts)
6. I suspect that most of those few would be willing to fix the problem on their end
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:50 PM
Aug 2019

Rather than making everyone else have to wade through the clutter that results.

hlthe2b

(102,297 posts)
8. There have been entire threads complaining about it, not to mention those objecting on my & other's
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:52 PM
Aug 2019

threads, so I try to accommodate whenever possible.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
13. I appreciate being able to see the text, but haven't complained when I can't.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:23 PM
Aug 2019

I like to be in the know, despite the old computer, os, etc. But when I can't see the tweet discussed, and can't get context from the discussion, I just back out of the thread. No crying.

cojoel

(957 posts)
17. The issue is some people read the forums while at work
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:53 PM
Aug 2019

While DU is not blocked for them, Twitter is, and they can't read the complete posts unless the text is copied.

gristy

(10,667 posts)
27. Can't they bring it up with their employer?
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:20 PM
Aug 2019

Say something like "I can't see posted tweets when I'm reading DU at work! Could you please unblock them?"
Threaten to quit if they don't fix it! Make it the employer's problem!

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
9. It's a courtesy to those DUers on-line at work....
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:54 PM
Aug 2019

where their company's system blocks access to Twitter.

demmiblue

(36,865 posts)
10. Yes. Some people seem vexed by the request for the courtesy of taking that extra step.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:02 PM
Aug 2019

It isn't that hard, folks. Those people kind of suck (I put this in the "don't be an asshole" category).

Celerity

(43,419 posts)
12. my pet peeve is when people do not cut off the shite after the main part of the url on tweets & pics
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:16 PM
Aug 2019

so you get the '?' and the shite after it displayed



and

brush

(53,791 posts)
30. How are we to know the ridiculousness of the sentence without it being cut and pasted?
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:23 PM
Aug 2019

Why post this if you don't post the actual sentence?

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
7. Sometimes I suspect tRump is bipolar.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 04:50 PM
Aug 2019

Many of his speeches sure look like manic episodes.....

Who the hell could sit and listen to 67-minutes of his rambling bullshit and lies?

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
14. And repeat himself many times over....
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:25 PM
Aug 2019

Because he is incapable of an original thought, let alone how to answer a question.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
15. Yes, in my experience the repetition is quite common with bipolar folks.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:34 PM
Aug 2019

"Joe! You've told me that 10 times already during this call"......

I remember one guy that was bipolar that had trained himself to recognize his manic episodes almost as if a timer had gone off. He would stop his ranting almost instantly and usually apologize, then allow the meeting to go on. Some others I knew I unfortunately had no choice but to just hang up the phone after say.....and hour. I guess I'm too easy and was raised to be courteous.

KY.........

crazytown

(7,277 posts)
20. Trump is juiced up on Adderall
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 06:10 PM
Aug 2019

Amphetamines produce similar symptoms to Bipolar mania: 'She'd never taken speed before - told her her life story in triplicate'.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
34. Is that a reversible side effect or does it do permanent damage?
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:44 PM
Aug 2019

Never used the stuff but makes me wonder about some others I've known.

crazytown

(7,277 posts)
35. It's a reversible side effect but ...
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:50 PM
Aug 2019

depending on the dose, and the amphetamine, the by products can literally dissolve the brain. Excess dopamine can resolve into hydrogen peroxide - not in therapeutic doses - more like over doses.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
33. Yes, an old country expression.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:42 PM
Aug 2019

Or, just "running off at the mouth".

And there was another one the old men used: "if you ran off at the rear end like you do from your mouth, you wouldn't live an hour".

Good old clean country humor......

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
21. Good question. Plenty of Rethugs would supply him anything illegal.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 06:30 PM
Aug 2019

But heck, he has Walter Reed and a his own personal physician. You would think he would be the picture of health.....

Seems like he could get anything he wants. Executive order?.....

I'm sure they're pulling some bullshit to keep him glued together.

happy feet

(869 posts)
25. No. Don't denigrate the real illness of bipolar.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:18 PM
Aug 2019

His repetition is not him having a psychotic episode-Period.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
36. Not denigrating any illness, just discussing experiences.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:54 PM
Aug 2019

No one here really knows tRump's true mental condition and he many have his doctors fooled.

Not possible even for professionals from afar, as his history is unknown and it's not published for sure what drugs he's using.

We certainly do have a long list of symptoms, though.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
29. If only most people understood this is donald rump, he has always been like this
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:22 PM
Aug 2019

he possesses no knowledge of anything other than a few paragraphs of Mein Kampf

He knows nothing at all about business, any kind of business.

He has never known anything about anything.

no_hypocrisy

(46,130 posts)
31. My theory: Trump just riffs like he's doing a late night talk show monologue.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:26 PM
Aug 2019

He has no idea what he's saying.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
37. I agree...loves the lights, thinks he's a star...
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 09:04 PM
Aug 2019

but when he's out of the U.S., he seems afraid, almost self-conscious.

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