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Hekate

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14. Dear DUers: Frum is not saying Jimmy Carter was the same as Hoover....

Tue May 12, 2020, 04:00 PM

May 2020

...or, God forbid, Trump. Frum analyzes what he sees.

You do know Jimmy Carter lost bigly, right? Frum -- in context of pointing out how badly Trump has bungled both the economy and the health crisis -- says Hoover and Carter both lost because they could not handle their respective economic crises.

I love Jimmy Carter. He is the best former president ever. But guys, there were multiple reasons he lost, and lost badly. Don't blame Frum for noticing -- it's his job, regardless of party.

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The Atlantic - David Frum : Trump Has Lost the Plot [View all] Celerity May 2020 OP

One must have before one can lose. JenniferJuniper May 2020 #1

I'm not sure I'd lump Jimmy Carter in with Herbert Hoover. Hugin May 2020 #2

Frum is a wonderful ally right now. I embrace that. BUT, BadgerMom May 2020 #20

I agree! yardwork May 2020 #26

The conclusion is perfect: hatrack May 2020 #3

The only job loser45 can do is to cheat at golf. n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #28

Ex-Bush adviser comparing Trump to Jimmy Carter? Gimme a break. Midnight Writer May 2020 #4

He'll never link bu$h 1 and hoover together of course... n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #29

trump even got rid of the onsite specialist(s) on the ground in China, and then try to blame... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #5

Yep. In a nutshell.... Sogo May 2020 #25

You forgot one: Tweeting absolute trolling material 99% covfefe... n/t Lock him up. May 2020 #30

"Trump failed to message the crisis. He not only lacks empathy; he despises empathy." Stuart G May 2020 #6

Those pictures of him make me want to vomit! kimbutgar May 2020 #7

Every time I see his face colorado_ufo May 2020 #9

Agreed kimbutgar May 2020 #34

That idiot has no business in the same sentence with Jimmy Carter. Tipperary May 2020 #8

I agree but stupid ass Trump doesn't know who Hoover was, of that I am sure. Pepsidog May 2020 #16

Isn't that a vacuum cleaner? leftieNanner May 2020 #21

K&R spanone May 2020 #10

Man, that's brutal. Read the whole thing.... Hekate May 2020 #11

"Eating the pieces" BadgerMom May 2020 #22

Carter didn't cause an economic crisis. GWB, like tRump, gave billions to the wealthy flibbitygiblets May 2020 #12

He forgot one-term bu$h 1 had a recession too... Lock him up. May 2020 #32

First pic: He has the creepiest smile I've ever seen. chia May 2020 #13

Dear DUers: Frum is not saying Jimmy Carter was the same as Hoover.... Hekate May 2020 #14

Carter lost because of the Iranian Hostage situation. lunatica May 2020 #19

Among other things, yes indeed. I have not forgotten any of that, truly. Hekate May 2020 #23

I know you haven't forgotten lunatica May 2020 #24

There he is.. Nasty Assface. I wonder who has Lost the plot Cha May 2020 #15

David Frum is one of those people who sometimes lunatica May 2020 #17

Nope, he's not that deep. He's a garden variety psychopath. littlemissmartypants May 2020 #18

Actually, I read that as Frum's point. yardwork May 2020 #27

LOSER! BlueJac May 2020 #31

Not just "short term management of the economy", but short term political campaigning for the 2020 Nitram May 2020 #33

I put NOTHING past him for the election, nothing. He will try and pull every single illegal trick. Celerity May 2020 #35

You can bet on it. The Publicans game the system every way they can. Nitram May 2020 #37

trump's money-lending daddy conditioned him to hate "Loser" -- USE IT Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #36

K&R demmiblue May 2020 #38

K&R. Outstanding, decisive article. (nt) Paladin May 2020 #39