tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post5675154831578172213..comments2024-03-28T04:13:36.779-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Valentina Zarya — Here’s Why Ivanka Trump Hosted a Secret Dinner at Wendi Murdoch’s Housemike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-85843748235361332172017-01-15T08:17:15.902-05:002017-01-15T08:17:15.902-05:00"some halfbaked neoliberalism on steroids and..."some halfbaked neoliberalism on steroids and protectionism at the same time. It's some sort of madcap mercantilism."<br /><br />It can indeed look that way....Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-32163442654002559532017-01-13T20:22:08.886-05:002017-01-13T20:22:08.886-05:00He has more than one daughter.He has more than one daughter.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-83400166066431654932017-01-13T17:34:15.334-05:002017-01-13T17:34:15.334-05:00I wonder what would the daughter think of the fath...I wonder what would the daughter think of the father in private :thinking:Ignaciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082008115484199316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-41391285174190903512017-01-13T16:45:34.086-05:002017-01-13T16:45:34.086-05:00Tom: "This is what draining the swamp is abou...Tom: "This is what draining the swamp is about now. They overstepped and now populists are in control."<br /><br />Well, it had to happen eventually. Tom, I disagree with you, and that just never happens!<br /><br />Who are these populists? They're the same Congresspersons and Senators who've always been there. His cabinet is jammed full of hedge fund and private equity billionaires. They're not advocating any populism. If anything, they're advocating for some halfbaked neoliberalism on steroids and protectionism at the same time. It's some sort of madcap mercantilism. As for Trump, nobody knows what he thinks, least of all Trump. His policies change by the day, and they run the gamut from some weird nativist communism to wacky happy clappy fascism. His man at the DoD is called "mad dog" and says "shooting people is a hoot". Meanwhile Trump can't stop talking about how sexy his daughter is...Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181631191840432399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-84707606607709359692017-01-13T16:17:41.879-05:002017-01-13T16:17:41.879-05:00I am not sure that they don't know what to do....I am not sure that they don't know what to do. That's not the issue they are concerned with. It is divvying up the federal budget iaw constituencies on the basis of political power. American politicians had learned from the spoils system of old that this cannot be done that way, at least too obviously, or it will be a mess after every change in power that will be politically disruptive for both parties in the end by provoking progressive (populist) revolt leading to reform. But they forgot the lesson. This is what draining the swamp is about now. They overstepped and now populists are in control.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-44662558610922944032017-01-13T16:05:21.579-05:002017-01-13T16:05:21.579-05:00Penguin, in nearly all respects there has only eve...Penguin, in nearly all respects there has only ever been one person running for prez who knew what to do. That was Ralph Nader. If he were twenty years younger and in the Democratic party, he'd have walked all over Bernie and Killary, superdelegates on not. <br /><br />Admittedly, things are bleak. The Oval Office, House, the Senate, the Supreme Court and all the major institutions of state (whether the Fed, the FBI, DoJ, DoD, etc) are filled with crooks, idiots and maniacs. But this is the time to organize. This way you get to tell stories to your grandchildren about how this new greatest generation saved the republic...Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181631191840432399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-89955022125663895642017-01-13T15:32:35.063-05:002017-01-13T15:32:35.063-05:00So many of these politicians have been letting me ...So many of these politicians have been letting me down. A lot of us thought Bernie Sanders would have been the great savior and be able to tell everyone about MMT, but then he didn't deliver and didn't stick to his core principles. He had Stephanie Kelton on his team and I heard some rumors that Bernie's a very cocksure kind of guy that doesn't listen to others that well. <br /><br />I didn't vote in the primary because I already had a strong feeling Killary would be the nominee no matter what, and I kinda got a lot of Ron Paul (for progressives) vibes from Bernie in terms of what he's being used for. Ralph Nader was keen enough to know exactly what Bernie would do many months ahead of time in letting down his supporters. <br /><br />This whole election has been nothing but chaotic, crazy and confusing. Everything from the whole BernieBro storyline to the Russophobia to James Comey and the FBI has been an utter farce. Penguin pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438480665686684027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-84854828403616453172017-01-13T15:22:55.296-05:002017-01-13T15:22:55.296-05:00Penguin, in the end there were many reasons for no...Penguin, in the end there were many reasons for not voting Trump, although that would effectively be a vote in favour of Killary, a monstrous, dangerous freak. The way Trump talks in PUBLIC about his daughter is one such reason. The man obviously has issues and is in desperate need of psychiatric treatment. One dreads to think what he says in private about the poor girl! <br /><br />A very sexually disturbed individual is about to become the prez. It's the sixties all over again. Trump would be wise not to visit Dallas... and convertibles are not a good idea...<br /><br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181631191840432399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-84928822310803887302017-01-13T14:48:36.190-05:002017-01-13T14:48:36.190-05:00They are rich hillbillies. The creepiest thing abo...They are rich hillbillies. The creepiest thing about Chump was all that crazy stuff he said about his own daughter and touching her sides suggestively at the RNC. The Access Hollywood tape didn't surprise me at all.Penguin pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438480665686684027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-61412234680284005472017-01-13T14:38:51.706-05:002017-01-13T14:38:51.706-05:00Bob, absolutely nailed it.
And he especially love...Bob, absolutely nailed it.<br /><br />And he especially loves his little girl. Special love for his special girl. Special secret that his special girl should never tell anyone about his special love. Trump was doing Game of Thrones before it entered George RR Martin's head.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181631191840432399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-1506428834130036252017-01-13T14:34:07.099-05:002017-01-13T14:34:07.099-05:00Trump loves women. It's just that he doesn'...Trump loves women. It's just that he doesn't respect them.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-78395163833412978202017-01-13T14:22:49.746-05:002017-01-13T14:22:49.746-05:00Ivanka's the First Lady and she always has bee...Ivanka's the First Lady and she always has been in daddy's eyes. Drumpf says of Ivanka that she has a "great figure", says publicly that he would "date her" (fuck her) if she weren't his daughter, claims the most obvious thing they have in common is "sex", among many alarmingly sexual comments. Who makes sexual comments in PUBLIC about their own daughter? Depraved shit. <br /><br />Perhaps the Russkies have footage of Ivanka doing all the nasty things daddy likes that maybe Melania won't, or maybe he just prefers them coming from his little girl. <br /><br />I rather imagine that if Drumpf divorced Melania and hookered up with Ivanka, the Drumpsters would defend their hero and scream COMMUNISM at anyone who thought anything of this! No doubt, those utter charlatans the Evangelicals would defend him by referring the faithful to Lot and Noah...<br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181631191840432399noreply@blogger.com