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pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 06:06 AM Apr 2018

Joe Scarborough is having lots of fun goading DT.

To paraphrase the Scarborough-led conversation:

His lawyers all think he's dumb. They think he's too dumb to talk to Robert Mueller, because Mueller had a better education. He attended a better prep school. He went to Princeton.

Would you be insulted if your lawyers thought you were too stupid to talk to Robert Mueller? Isn't Donny his own best advocate?

He was a Fordham guy before he went to Wharton. His dad probably paid a lot of money to get him into Wharton.

Either that, or he's too much of a coward. Do you think he's a coward?

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Joe Scarborough is having lots of fun goading DT. (Original Post) pnwmom Apr 2018 OP
Need to coid the term: Trump-baiting. All about testifying for Mueller. lindysalsagal Apr 2018 #1
His lawyers know he's a pathological liar. JNelson6563 Apr 2018 #2
Trump got into Wharton because of someone there who favorably knew no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #3
Probably had casting couch delusions dhol82 Apr 2018 #12
Same reason why Joseph P. Kennedy (JFK's father) wanted to go into the movie business. no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #14
There was a LOT of profit to be had there, along with beautiful, ambitious and willing women at the maddiemom Apr 2018 #34
What I don't understand is that he went 2yrs at undergraduate school Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #18
From what I have read, Trump took a couple of classes at Wharton... maddiemom Apr 2018 #19
He probably paid his smarter friends to take his tests and write papers for him FakeNoose Apr 2018 #21
Have you read the Candice Bergen (she went to Penn at the same time as Trump) account maddiemom Apr 2018 #33
It was all part of the myth PJMcK Apr 2018 #23
plus, 50+ years ago NewJeffCT Apr 2018 #28
But they report that he was probably going to meet with Mueller had it not been for the Cohen raid oberliner Apr 2018 #4
He's showing the Daily News Pee Brain cover malaise Apr 2018 #5
Could the 'Daily News' have used a more STUPID picture of BLOTUS? PearliePoo2 Apr 2018 #15
Note that there are plenty of unflattering pics of Trump in the various "fake newspapers." maddiemom Apr 2018 #20
OMG... Mike Nelson Apr 2018 #6
If Scarborough really wants to freak out Trump, he should invent a proverb: DetlefK Apr 2018 #7
I'm laughing so hard it scared my dog! They're having so much fun mocking him. PearliePoo2 Apr 2018 #8
Yeah, I loved that segment. Im sure Trump was watching. Nt helpisontheway Apr 2018 #9
The goal is probably not testimony ... but a brain hemorrhage or heart attack knightmaar Apr 2018 #10
That would be good, too. n/t pnwmom Apr 2018 #11
To what end? Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #13
Trump is said to watch them sometimes. I hope he did today. n/t pnwmom Apr 2018 #16
Perhaps Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #17
Joe and Mika now loathe the guy they once pumped up Funtatlaguy Apr 2018 #22
Mika said she voted for Hillary but she also LOVES Elizabeth Warren. PearliePoo2 Apr 2018 #24
Right...and once Trump is gone... vi5 Apr 2018 #27
One day I heard him say he wrote in Funtatlaguy Apr 2018 #30
Only because Trump refused to give them jobs Trumpocalypse Apr 2018 #29
It doesnt matter where either of them went to school. tanyev Apr 2018 #25
That's what I was thinking.. doesn't Cha Apr 2018 #35
Any video? Your Waiter Tonight Apr 2018 #26
Joe even said how Rachel was kicking Hannitys butt every night. Stellar Apr 2018 #31
I think we can't overlook that Trump also seems to be ill. Early dementia? OregonBlue Apr 2018 #32

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
1. Need to coid the term: Trump-baiting. All about testifying for Mueller.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 06:13 AM
Apr 2018

I think they said "stupid" a dozen times in a minute.

no_hypocrisy

(46,117 posts)
3. Trump got into Wharton because of someone there who favorably knew
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 06:14 AM
Apr 2018

his older brother, Fred Jr. and Trump exploited that situation.

Trivia: Trump didn't originally want a career in development of properties. He wanted to be a movie producer.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
34. There was a LOT of profit to be had there, along with beautiful, ambitious and willing women at the
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:34 PM
Apr 2018

time. Old Joe Kennedy, though, had higher ambitions for a dynasty way beyond his personal horniness. Neither of these guys are/were in any way admirable, but Trump is in no way comparable in terms of personal aptitude and ambition.

Farmer-Rick

(10,175 posts)
18. What I don't understand is that he went 2yrs at undergraduate school
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:30 AM
Apr 2018

That's not the school that has the outstanding reputation in finance. It's the graduate school that people refer to as Wharton.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
19. From what I have read, Trump took a couple of classes at Wharton...
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:39 AM
Apr 2018

but his undergraduate degree is from Penn (no post grad degree).

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
21. He probably paid his smarter friends to take his tests and write papers for him
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:44 AM
Apr 2018

...while he was out partying. No time wasted hitting the books! That would fit his pattern.
I wonder how much that "Ivy League degree" cost Daddy Trump?

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
33. Have you read the Candice Bergen (she went to Penn at the same time as Trump) account
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:09 PM
Apr 2018

of her one date with Trump (granted, he was desperate to impress her)? Sorry that I can't provide a link, but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
23. It was all part of the myth
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:59 AM
Apr 2018

I remember when Trump began to rise in NY real estate and media in the early 1980s. His press reports often made his education sound like he was first in his class at Wharton where he achieved his MBA.

The story was purposely fuzzy. A friend of mine who did get his MBA from Wharton told me that he had looked in the school's archives about earlier graduating classes. Trump did not achieve an MBA, only an undergraduate degree from Penn. (Trump took classes at Penn's Wharton School.)

From that moment, I knew Trump was a dirtbag. Nothing in his life since has changed that first impression.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
28. plus, 50+ years ago
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:31 AM
Apr 2018

being a legacy was a bigger deal than it is today. It still plays a role these days - especially if the older sibling or parent, uncle, aunt, etc is a wealthy donor or wealthy potential donor. However, back 50 years ago or so, it was definitely more important. (Just like George W Bush getting into Yale - because his father and grandfather went there and had donated money to the school...yet, I believe he was rejected by the University of Texas)

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
4. But they report that he was probably going to meet with Mueller had it not been for the Cohen raid
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 06:15 AM
Apr 2018

Which is unfortunate.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
15. Could the 'Daily News' have used a more STUPID picture of BLOTUS?
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:16 AM
Apr 2018

I mean he looks like such a fucking DORK!

Oh man, this one's gonna sting. Is the idiot up tweeting yet?

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
20. Note that there are plenty of unflattering pics of Trump in the various "fake newspapers."
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:43 AM
Apr 2018

You rarely see a flattering one since he's been in office.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
7. If Scarborough really wants to freak out Trump, he should invent a proverb:
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 06:32 AM
Apr 2018

"Trump is a coward for not doing an interview with Mueller. And you know what they say about cowards. Cowards have small hands."

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
8. I'm laughing so hard it scared my dog! They're having so much fun mocking him.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 06:50 AM
Apr 2018

"The author of 'The Art Of The Deal' is too STUPID to sit down with Bob Mueller! Does Donald Trump know deep down that he will get ROLLED by Bob Mueller because he's so STUPID?"





Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
13. To what end?
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:13 AM
Apr 2018

Hoping for increased morning ratings?

1). Mr. Scarborough and his like were in part responsible for where we are today with their breathless "Donald Trump just had a ham sandwich" wall to wall coverage of his campaign.

2). DT really doesn't seem to watch anything beyond Fox so it's more than likely that he will never see this coverage and I'd bet no one in the WH will bring it up.

3). Who really cares what Scarborough says or thinks? He is simply another talking head and there is little if anything resembling journalism. I fail to understand why he is even still on the air.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
17. Perhaps
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:25 AM
Apr 2018

I really don't care what he watches. I avoid more than just a few minutes of the morning talking over each other infotainment programs.
I do not find that they add much to the debate, beyond hearing their own voices and pushing advertisements for big pharma.

Funtatlaguy

(10,878 posts)
22. Joe and Mika now loathe the guy they once pumped up
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 07:56 AM
Apr 2018

during the campaign.
Trump was stupid to go after them personally and make enemies of people on tv every day.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
24. Mika said she voted for Hillary but she also LOVES Elizabeth Warren.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:05 AM
Apr 2018

Joe was a big supporter of Jeb Bush. Joe said he did NOT vote for Trump but he hasn't said who (if anyone) he actually did vote for.
 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
27. Right...and once Trump is gone...
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:14 AM
Apr 2018

....they are going to go back to pumping up the GOP at every possible turn. All will be forgiven because "the adults will be back in charge" or their party. Even though every single one of those Republicans, to a number will be supporting every single solitary policy and position that Trump has and is promoting.

They are both completely full of shit and will say whatever is convenient to their careers.

tanyev

(42,559 posts)
25. It doesnt matter where either of them went to school.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:07 AM
Apr 2018

Mueller would have still emerged better educated than Trump.

Cha

(297,275 posts)
35. That's what I was thinking.. doesn't
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 05:54 PM
Apr 2018

matter if Mueller didn't even go to school.. he's exponentially smarter than dumbass.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)
31. Joe even said how Rachel was kicking Hannitys butt every night.
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 10:29 AM
Apr 2018

And that means kicking FOX NEWS' ass!

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