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  • D Dave Kreskowiak

    No, he's not a politician. He's a failure of a businessman trying to pass himself off as a non-politician, "tell it like it is savior" of the extreme right.

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    'politician' is just a task description nowadays, not a qualification. Anyone can be one, and in fact, all types of people try their hand at it. It's the go-to-job for anyone who hasn't learned a proper job but can still afford (to rent) a suit. :sigh:

    GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

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    • D Dave Kreskowiak

      Not bankrupted 6 times.

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      Bankrupted 6 times with hundreds of millions in the bank and the world's most powerful job....what a loser :laugh:

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      • P PIEBALDconsult

        Not clicking that, please provide a synopsis of the salient points.

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        PIEBALDconsult wrote:

        Not clicking that, please provide a synopsis of the salient points.

        The usual...take Trump out of context, lie about what he actually said then use absolute figures to compare a country with 5m people to one with 328m.

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          'politician' is just a task description nowadays, not a qualification. Anyone can be one, and in fact, all types of people try their hand at it. It's the go-to-job for anyone who hasn't learned a proper job but can still afford (to rent) a suit. :sigh:

          GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

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          :thumbsup: But few people get it. I remember an interview with Thomas Sowell in which he said, not a direct quote, but close: "We expect our presidents to be economists, generals, spiritual leaders, businessmen, philanthropists, educators...it would be funny if it wasn't so tragic."

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          • D Dave Kreskowiak

            No, he's not a politician. He's a failure of a businessman trying to pass himself off as a non-politician, "tell it like it is savior" of the extreme right.

            Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles.
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            Dave Kreskowiak wrote:

            "tell it like it is savior"

            He has taught us all a lesson with that concept. If you tell it like it is and, in fact, it isn't, then tell something else. His true believers are just that - believers. "Double Think is real" - there was a song, once upon a time: "Cult of Personality[^]". I remember the background video[^]- Sometimes it was showing the band - other times . . . . let's just say "other things" (SFW). Next step:   HOUSES OF WORSHIP WITH A LARGE 'T' ON TOP.* * Some of you will understand - other take it only literally.

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            • G GenJerDan

              LOL 6 times out...200? You do realize each building is a separate corporate entity, right? Best practices, especially in real estate. Don't bring the whole organization down for one casino or hotel or whatever failing.

              We won't sit down. We won't shut up. We won't go quietly away. YouTube, and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc. and FB

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              silly person ! - WTF do you think that despite his original promise to release them (but with an invalid excuse not to) he's keeping his tax forms from being released? Remember - he's a full-time braggart:   he only hides what he thinks will make him look bad. Really! Really! Really !

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                PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                Not clicking that, please provide a synopsis of the salient points.

                The usual...take Trump out of context, lie about what he actually said then use absolute figures to compare a country with 5m people to one with 328m.

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                I don't know what he said and honestly don't care, but I bet he didn't pick out NZ for it's number of new cases / day! If that was the criterion, he should have picked out other countries that are currently faring a lot worse than the USA! Anyway, there is no reliable way to make an objective comparison, as each country uses different ways to test subjects and register new cases. Some just don't test (enough), some just don't report (accurately), and Russia does neither.

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                • R RossMW

                  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12358408[^] Yesterday we had 5 new cases and the day before 6 out of a population of 5 Million.

                  A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.

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                  He probably thinks New Zealand has a population of 20 humans and 5 million Tasmanian devils.

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                  • N Nelek

                    Dave Kreskowiak wrote:

                    Not bankrupted 6 times.

                    At least you have to give him the coming out of it and still manage to re-build the empire over again EDIT: I will give you too, that I don't known if he was the one re-building the empire or only the visible face of it

                    M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                    Nelek wrote:

                    I don't known if he was the one re-building the empire or only the visible face of it

                    Given his net worth, I'd say it really doesn't matter. Sometimes filing for bankruptcy is part of the game plan. People have been known to use that to their advantage.

                    "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                    "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                    "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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                    • R RossMW

                      https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12358408[^] Yesterday we had 5 new cases and the day before 6 out of a population of 5 Million.

                      A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.

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                      The fool is the one who misunderstands and then judges based on that misunderstanding. :laugh:

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                      • F F ES Sitecore

                        PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                        Not clicking that, please provide a synopsis of the salient points.

                        The usual...take Trump out of context, lie about what he actually said then use absolute figures to compare a country with 5m people to one with 328m.

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                        F-ES Sitecore wrote:

                        The usual...take Trump out of context, lie about what he actually said

                        You are so right! **EVENT TRUMP LIES ABOUT WHAT HE SAID - AND MORE OFTEN THEM ANYONE ELSE.
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                        • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

                          :thumbsup: But few people get it. I remember an interview with Thomas Sowell in which he said, not a direct quote, but close: "We expect our presidents to be economists, generals, spiritual leaders, businessmen, philanthropists, educators...it would be funny if it wasn't so tragic."

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                          Greg Utas wrote:

                          We expect our presidents to be economists, generals, spiritual leaders, businessmen, philanthropists, educators

                          Well they are. Just not always good ones.

                          Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger

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                          • D David Crow

                            Nelek wrote:

                            I don't known if he was the one re-building the empire or only the visible face of it

                            Given his net worth, I'd say it really doesn't matter. Sometimes filing for bankruptcy is part of the game plan. People have been known to use that to their advantage.

                            "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                            "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                            "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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                            What is his net worth? He said $9B or $10B back in 2016 when he announced. I seriously doubt it's anywhere close to there, but instead probably around $1B. Of course, I have no proof of this, just like he refuses to give any proof himself.

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                              LOL 6 times out...200? You do realize each building is a separate corporate entity, right? Best practices, especially in real estate. Don't bring the whole organization down for one casino or hotel or whatever failing.

                              We won't sit down. We won't shut up. We won't go quietly away. YouTube, and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc. and FB

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                              Yeah, and every other failed business he tried. How are those Trump Steaks? Trump Shuttle? Dead in 2 years. "A" casino? How about The Taj Mahal, Trump Marina, and Trump Plaza - 3 times. The remaining assets reorganized as Trump Entertainment Resorts, which itself bankrupted. Trump magazine? Folded in 2 years. Trump Mortgage? Started in 2006 and folded in 2007. GoTrump.com? A travel booking site. Yeah, started in 2006, dead in 2007. Trumpnet? Never got off the ground. Trump University? We all know that ended. Trump Vodka? An idea that other people don't seem to have a problem with succeeding in. Could it be that people know that Trump doesn't drink? And that's not even the complete list...

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                              Best practices, especially in real estate.

                              Is an excuse. The only thing he has left is real estate and he nor his "empire" doesn't own half the buildings his name shows up on. Trump is nothing more than a brand, and a brand that is being tarnished more and more on the world stage every time he opens his mouth.

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                                Bankrupted 6 times with hundreds of millions in the bank and the world's most powerful job....what a loser :laugh:

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                                Wait till he's out of office. Trump is a house of cards waiting to fall.

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                                  Yeah, and every other failed business he tried. How are those Trump Steaks? Trump Shuttle? Dead in 2 years. "A" casino? How about The Taj Mahal, Trump Marina, and Trump Plaza - 3 times. The remaining assets reorganized as Trump Entertainment Resorts, which itself bankrupted. Trump magazine? Folded in 2 years. Trump Mortgage? Started in 2006 and folded in 2007. GoTrump.com? A travel booking site. Yeah, started in 2006, dead in 2007. Trumpnet? Never got off the ground. Trump University? We all know that ended. Trump Vodka? An idea that other people don't seem to have a problem with succeeding in. Could it be that people know that Trump doesn't drink? And that's not even the complete list...

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                                  Best practices, especially in real estate.

                                  Is an excuse. The only thing he has left is real estate and he nor his "empire" doesn't own half the buildings his name shows up on. Trump is nothing more than a brand, and a brand that is being tarnished more and more on the world stage every time he opens his mouth.

                                  Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles.
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                                  Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times when trying to make the light bulb. :laugh: what a loser!

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                                    PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                                    Not clicking that, please provide a synopsis of the salient points.

                                    The usual...take Trump out of context, lie about what he actually said then use absolute figures to compare a country with 5m people to one with 328m.

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                                    His exact words: "Every time there's a good country, they like to compare, 'cause we've done an incredible job. You look at our mortality rate, you look at all the things, but they like to compare us to others, so they were talking about New Zealand. New Zealand! It's over! It's over for New Zealand. Everything's gone. They're beautiful. They had a massive breakout yesterday." "Yesterday" on the day he gave this speech refers to NZ's FIVE new cases. 5 new cases is 0.000001% of the population. A total of 11 cases in the last 3 months. In the US, the 46,000 new cases we had on that day is 0.00014% of the population. Over the last 3 months, we've added over 1.6M cases, or 0.005% of the population. We're the ones with the massive outbreak, not NZ. Who's taking this out of context?

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                                      He probably thinks New Zealand has a population of 20 humans and 5 million Tasmanian devils.

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                                      Close enough.. they got a lot of sheep over there! ;P

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                                      • R RossMW

                                        https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12358408[^] Yesterday we had 5 new cases and the day before 6 out of a population of 5 Million.

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                                        Well.. you have to give him that he is quite entertaining! I never watched American politic so hard since he came into power! The ratings are huuUUuuge man! ;P

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                                        • F F ES Sitecore

                                          Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times when trying to make the light bulb. :laugh: what a loser!

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                                          Dave Kreskowiak
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                                          False equivalency. A single instance of testing a filament for a light bulb is NOT a business. Oh, and how many businesses did Edison bankrupt? Technically, one, in 1894: "The phonograph was initially marketed as a business dictation machine. Entrepreneur Jesse H. Lippincott acquired control of most of the phonograph companies, including Edison's, and set up the North American Phonograph Co. in 1888. The business did not prove profitable, and when Lippincott fell ill, Edison took over the management. In 1894, the North American Phonograph Co. went into bankruptcy, a move which allowed Edison to buy back the rights to his invention." Try again. :laugh:

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