tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post5423110831385669942..comments2024-03-26T08:18:06.895-04:00Comments on Moristotle & Co.: Correspondence: Insanity & other maladiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-37955799372349918962016-10-04T07:35:09.011-04:002016-10-04T07:35:09.011-04:00But, as a friend remarked, Trump is "not the ...But, as a friend remarked, Trump is "not the one we should worry about – his supporters are the big concern." They are whipped up and menacing. I myself feel hesitant to put a Hillary sign in my front yard, as I never did for President Obama. Trumpists (Trump's chest-thumpists?) seem poised to whip out their concealed (or unconcealed) "carries" and fire away.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-36363303824852769652016-10-03T08:34:47.556-04:002016-10-03T08:34:47.556-04:00Do you think Trump's erratic behavior comes fr...Do you think Trump's erratic behavior comes from his "genius" or his insanity?<br /><br />"<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-hopes-to-revive-campaign-after-tax-discovery-caps-a-week-of-self-sabotage/2016/10/02/b7e0a054-88d9-11e6-b24f-a7f89eb68887_story.html" rel="nofollow">Trump hopes to revive campaign after tax discovery caps a week of ‘self-sabotage’</a>" [<i>The Washington Post</i>]:<br /><br />"Donald Trump is scrambling to rescue his campaign after a week in which the Republican nominee’s White House hopes were effectively set ablaze by his own erratic behavior and the discovery that he may not have paid federal income taxes for as many as 18 years.<br /><br /> "Reeling from a New York Times report that Trump may have canceled out years of income taxes by declaring a $916 million loss on his 1995 return, his allies mounted a vigorous defense Sunday by arguing that the revelation was proof of the businessman’s 'genius'."<br /><br />By the way, it seems to be Rudi Giuliani who's touting the "genius" of Donald Trump. From the <i>NY Times</i> article cited above:<br /><br />"'The man’s a genius,' Rudolph W. Giuliani, a former New York mayor and a close adviser to Mr. Trump, said on Sunday on CNN’s 'State of the Union.' 'He knows how to operate the tax code for the people that he’s serving.'<br /> "In this case, Mr. Giuliani added, Mr. Trump had simply acted as any responsible American businessman would to save money for his enterprises. Mr. Trump’s investors, he added, could have brought legal action against Mr. Trump had he not taken advantage of the tax law’s provisions to avoid taxation.<br /> "But in an ABC News interview, Mr. Giuliani, sounding increasingly frayed, offered a remark that focused explicitly on Mrs. Clinton’s gender.<br /> "'Don’t you think a man who has this kind of economic genius is a lot better for the United States than a woman, and the only thing she’s ever produced is a lot of work for the F.B.I. checking out her emails?' he asked."<br /><br />Or is Giuliani insane?Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-43027923340179835252016-10-03T05:59:55.637-04:002016-10-03T05:59:55.637-04:00From Betty Gabbert Williams, via Facebook:
"...From Betty Gabbert Williams, via Facebook:<br /><br />"Each article interesting for sure. I especially like the first one about insanity. I have thought for a LONG time that something 'mental' must be causing Trump to behave as he does."Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-76174311419937193082016-10-03T05:57:21.328-04:002016-10-03T05:57:21.328-04:00Sharon, I think you would agree that the final wor...Sharon, I think you would agree that the final word of this excerpt from the <i>NY Times</i> article "<a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/us/politics/giuliani-calls-donald-trump-a-genius-for-minimizing-his-taxes.html" rel="nofollow">Donald Trump and His Allies Struggle to Move Past Tax Revelation</a>" should have been edited from "temperament" to "sanity":<br /><br />"Donald J. Trump and his allies struggled on Sunday....<br /><br /> "Mr. Trump’s campaign lurched between refusing to acknowledge that the 1995 tax records...were bona fide, to insisting that his not having paid taxes was evidence of his unrivaled business prowess....<br /><br /> "At a rally in Lancaster County, Pa., that began shortly before the article was published, Mr. Trump seemed jarred by the pending revelation, shifting from topic to topic....<br /><br /> "The performance capped a bruising week for Mr. Trump, who went from a widely panned debate performance against Mrs. Clinton on Sept. 26 to repeatedly mocking Alicia Machado, a former Miss Universe who is Hispanic, including with a string of Twitter posts around 5 a.m. on Friday. That Twitter storm raised new questions about Mr. Trump’s temperament..."Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-72190864090098364352016-10-02T20:22:17.178-04:002016-10-02T20:22:17.178-04:00Your opener is correct. Trump's mental health ...Your opener is correct. Trump's mental health should be in question! Sharon Stonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549927495746115890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-83641227980075994152016-10-02T18:12:02.778-04:002016-10-02T18:12:02.778-04:00Wish I could have had one with you, amigo.Wish I could have had one with you, amigo.Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-89047268951723360422016-10-02T18:08:43.297-04:002016-10-02T18:08:43.297-04:00I probably should have included an editor's no...I probably should have included an editor's note at the top, to the effect that we apologize in advance to Trump supporters for the opening piece of correspondence, but can a serious conversation about the Republican candidate really omit the question of his sanity?Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-3654702604360378952016-10-02T16:36:26.536-04:002016-10-02T16:36:26.536-04:00From Lynn Saeger, via Facebook:
Mic Kim, Meade, a...From Lynn Saeger, via Facebook:<br /><br />Mic Kim, Meade, and White also designed our beaux arts Mpls. Institute of Arts, of late known as Mia (reminds me of MOA - Mall of America). Due to lack of bucks or perhaps too ambitious a plan, the design was only partially completed. Subsequent additions have reflected the flavor of the day, the latest by Michael Graves. He did tone down his pink castles after local complaint. I wish they had completed the original!Moristotlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211602374384087074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676316.post-60344705370275879802016-10-02T15:51:29.724-04:002016-10-02T15:51:29.724-04:00Good stuff went down well with my cold beer.Good stuff went down well with my cold beer.Ednoreply@blogger.com