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jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 02:54 PM Jan 2019

Charles Pierce: What in the name of god is he on about?



@realDonaldTrump

...Remember this. Throughout the ages some things NEVER get better and NEVER change. You have Walls and you have Wheels. It was ALWAYS that way and it will ALWAYS be that way! Please explain to the Democrats that there can NEVER be a replacement for a good old fashioned WALL!

@CharlesPPierce

What in the name of god is he on about?
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Charles Pierce: What in the name of god is he on about? (Original Post) jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 OP
the Adderall must really be kicking in... dhill926 Jan 2019 #1
Yeah, worked pretty good for East Germany. Riiiight. Liberal In Texas Jan 2019 #2
I don't think anybody was trying to get into East Germany oberliner Jan 2019 #10
And for the French, spring of 1940. Yup, yup. sarge43 Jan 2019 #15
Good question ...... CatMor Jan 2019 #3
In order to "lose it" Scarsdale Jan 2019 #7
🤣🤣🤣🤣 SkyDaddy7 Jan 2019 #17
Well I mean why ask? coeur_de_lion Jan 2019 #4
He's on an experimental new drug called "ADDAWALL" !!!! BamaRefugee Jan 2019 #5
DUzy! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2019 #6
*snort* Nevilledog Jan 2019 #11
That was rich. Okay if I steal it? Maggiemayhem Jan 2019 #13
Not often I say this, but that's a DUzy! Hekate Jan 2019 #19
Hah! Auggie Jan 2019 #24
Priceless underpants Jan 2019 #26
BOOM! calimary Jan 2019 #27
I'm sure Dotard is an admirer of General George Patton. Who said; GP6971 Jan 2019 #8
GP? yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #14
But, but....... mgardener Jan 2019 #9
Beaded curtain. With thanks to Stephen Colbert. n/t sarge43 Jan 2019 #16
The only wall needed is a prison wall yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #12
This is what I-1 thinks knowing history means. ananda Jan 2019 #18
Yes. LiberalLovinLug Jan 2019 #30
Yes, I am thinking the adderall thing is real... BlueJac Jan 2019 #20
Rock...Wall...Wheels... czarjak Jan 2019 #21
Just work around him. ginnyinWI Jan 2019 #22
Fill it in with a new occupant! calimary Jan 2019 #28
next prez will need a temporary FEMA shelter Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #33
Plus a 'WALL' is a simple, familiar and tangible object appalachiablue Jan 2019 #23
What??? PatrickforO Jan 2019 #25
Said it before - Howard Hughes territory underpants Jan 2019 #29
One thing changed and made walls and wheels less necessary... louis c Jan 2019 #31
idiot trump pamdb Jan 2019 #32

Liberal In Texas

(13,562 posts)
2. Yeah, worked pretty good for East Germany. Riiiight.
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 02:58 PM
Jan 2019

Charley, who knows? He's been like this for a few years now.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
15. And for the French, spring of 1940. Yup, yup.
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:37 PM
Jan 2019

Walls are a static defense. They can be breached. Further, they can trap the defensive force, at least limit their movement.

Walls read better than they work.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
3. Good question ......
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 03:02 PM
Jan 2019

I consider myself fairly intelligent yet I don't know what the hell the idiot is saying. It is time for him to resign and get some psychiatric help. He has totally lost it.

SkyDaddy7

(6,045 posts)
17. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:43 PM
Jan 2019

SO TRUE!!!!!

Thank-you so much for the laugh & not allowing the ORANGE PHLEGMBALL to ruin the New Year!

coeur_de_lion

(3,680 posts)
4. Well I mean why ask?
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 03:23 PM
Jan 2019

Who the hell cares?

How can anyone interpret his adderall induced meanderings?

I'm bored to death trying to interpret the ravings of a madman.

GP6971

(31,174 posts)
8. I'm sure Dotard is an admirer of General George Patton. Who said;
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:15 PM
Jan 2019

“Fixed fortifications are monuments to man's stupidity. If mountain ranges and oceans can be overcome, anything made by man can be overcome.”

yuiyoshida

(41,833 posts)
14. GP?
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:34 PM
Jan 2019

He has no clue who Patton is... bet on it. He probably thinks he invented the " Patton office".

mgardener

(1,817 posts)
9. But, but.......
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:20 PM
Jan 2019

Last week it was steel slats....
Will it be a shower curtain next week?

What is wrong that half of America cannot see there is something really wrong with this man???

ananda

(28,868 posts)
18. This is what I-1 thinks knowing history means.
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:43 PM
Jan 2019

Once humans had wheels. And humans have built walls.
It's ALWAYS been that way. There was never a time or place
without wheels and walls.

I know...

LiberalLovinLug

(14,175 posts)
30. Yes.
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:39 PM
Jan 2019

He is thinking like a 4 year old kid in a sand box......on Adderall.

I'll unpack it more.
In his mind, to make his point about how important it is to build an actual wall, he is saying that mankind invented the wheel. And it was an invention that could not be improved upon. As far as its basic mechanics and construction and purpose.

And that a wall is on par with the wheel, in mankind's long list of fascinating inventions. And he uses the wheel as well in order to try and indicate a pattern. That some things just can't be improved upon. Like a wheel, or a physical tall concrete wall.

The first problem with this kind of argument is that IMO a wall is not an "invention" worthy of being on the same level as the wheel. And there could be an argument as to can a wall even be invented? ie... wouldn't the first people to actually hand build a wall for a particular purpose only be mimicking natural walls they have already seen and used before? In fact there are probably a few animals that may take issue with just who thought of building walls for protection first. Its like little Donnie in his sandbox rolling his wheeled Tonka Toy around, fascinated by the spinning black circles that make his trucky move, decided to make a little wall out of wet sand, and thought, "what a brilliant boy am I!", and that he has made something just as useful and original as the person that made the wheels on his toy.

The second is that even if one accepts that a wall was on par with a wheel, in that way, .... that you cannot improve on it basically, you CAN redefine and redesign something that takes the place of a physical wall, and does the job. Like using technology, fiber optics, video cameras, motion sensors. all of these technologies are getting better by the day. (I am ignoring the ominous tangents at this time). And in fact, some of these technologies are already being used, and are the only alternatives in geography where it is physically impossible to make a wall.

And the third is simply that it is impossible to wall off every mile. So if you wall off the easiest areas to cross, which will also be the easiest areas to built, determined migrants will find ways to cross in places that cannot be physically bordered, even if more dangerous. And they will continue to tunnel. And find other ways.

Sorry, I know its a waste of time to delve into the vacuous space in Trump's brain. But I had a few moments on this holiday. And I just wanted to prove that once again, nothing he says makes sense.

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)
20. Yes, I am thinking the adderall thing is real...
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 04:57 PM
Jan 2019

Trump is talking like a fool, shit he always talks like a fool! Poor man is all alone in his own mess, with the spotlight shining bright on him, and Pelosi taking charge of the House. Time for a diaper change!!

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
22. Just work around him.
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:09 PM
Jan 2019

He's made the oval office like a giant pothole. Drive around him and maybe at some time in the future, fill it in.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,379 posts)
33. next prez will need a temporary FEMA shelter
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 06:45 PM
Jan 2019

We'll have to get the EPA back up to where it should be, so a Haz-Mat crew can clean up the White House before allowing new occupants.

appalachiablue

(41,156 posts)
23. Plus a 'WALL' is a simple, familiar and tangible object
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:14 PM
Jan 2019

to go on about constantly and it's easily understood by those who have problems with abstract concepts like 'diplomacy.' Enough already!

PatrickforO

(14,584 posts)
25. What???
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:19 PM
Jan 2019

That doesn't even make sense.

'Always?'

Why?

Why does anything 'always' have to be the way it always has been? How come we can't make some changes?

underpants

(182,848 posts)
29. Said it before - Howard Hughes territory
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:26 PM
Jan 2019

Just few tissue box covered steps away

The last two weeks of virtual isolation haven't helped.

pamdb

(1,332 posts)
32. idiot trump
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 06:01 PM
Jan 2019

Can you imagine what he would be like if he drank? On the other hand, it might be an improvement.

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