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Mary Roeser's avatar

The notion that Agolf Shitler was a strong businessman is nothing but a tissue of lies. He is no such thing.

He squandered his inheritance on one scheme after another.

He tried to get his demented father to disinherit his other children so he could get it all. He had to be bailed out by Daddy on several occasions.

He succeeded in several building projects only because 1) he used illegal immigrant labor and then refused to pay them and 2) because he was mobbed up to the top of his rat's nest of a combover. He declared bankruptcy six times, including in an industry where people line up for blocks to hand over their money and the house has all the advantages.

The myth of Shitler being any kind of a businessman was dreamed up by Mark Burnett as a come-on for "The Apprentice". Nobody would have ever heard of that show if the truth were told about Shitler's business abilities. It was all fakery from start to finish.

Shitler is nothing but a smarmy con artist. He has never been anything else.

Yet people were oh so sure that Shitler was great for the economy. I wonder if they still think so. Sadly, some of them probably still do.

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Michael Lavering's avatar

History repeats itself again and again. Republicans and the uninformed will never learn “tax cuts for the wealthy and deregulation” the two hallmarks of Republican economics philosophy, are the sand foundation of the house of cards.

In the short run the stock markets take off, but in the long run it will and always has collapse on itself. The speculators run out of the next bigger fool . . .

As I try to explain to people. Imagine you are playing blackjack; if the house fronts you a thousand dollars; how likely are you to hit on 18? Verse if it were your money?

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The DNC And The “Establishment”

In a recent post Andrew Wilson(https://bit.ly/4qzHsam) takes the Substack audience through the most recent polling numbers of Cheeto’s declining demise But what struck me was American’s faith in Congress This is on top of the numbers earlier in the year of support of the Democratic National Committee which was in the 20’s And it’s taken a diabolical character like Cheeto to awaken the sleeping giant/American electorate to get out of its van Winkel slumber to begin to take back our country hijacked by the DNC “Establishment” ie political strategists like Simon Rosenburg(of Hopium Chronicles which I wouldn’t recommend) who pose as consultant but have a distinct dark underbelly agenda of acceptance of Palestinian genocide and taint the party’s agenda with dishonesty and personal hidden agendas that control the party’s narrative

America is waking up to this dishonesty by the party supposedly supporting the truth and values that WE the People hold dear Now WE witness spikes of consciousness who represent those ideals that have been spurned by the “Establishment” Politicians like Zohran Mamdami, Graham Plattner, and Dan Osborn are not embraced but lead the way to support the ideals and policies that made America great And WE the People who are on the front lines at protests are insisting a return to politicians who have integrity and speak the truth without the need for a “party endorsement” because they know when they speak for the American middle class they will win!!!

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chev_chelios's avatar

the strong businessman part was fake and a lie...tRump is a bankrupt loser and con artist.

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MPT's avatar

Thanks for the trump is failing updates, Andrew. trump has always been of the mindset that there is a sucker born every second. From trump air, to trump steaks, to trump vodka, to trump NFTs, to trump twitcoins, to trump foundation, to trump u, to the first trump term, there have been millions os suckers lining up to buy the con. In 2024, these trump suckers had a chance to get some restitution but instead doubled down with their life's savings and can up empty again. Is the suffering so great, the pain so needless, the cruelty so extreme, the lawlessness so flagrant,and the promises broken so extensive that the marks, rubes, fools and suckers who have been given nothing but false hope, broken promises, lies has finally had enough? I hope so, but a cult swaet is hard to break as is the admission that they put their faith in a charlatan who thrives on predatory capitalism. Time will tell.

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Angie's avatar

Isn’t it a shame people didn’t look at his ACTUAL failed businesses instead of a stupid, scripted shitty reality TV show?

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P J Johnston's avatar

Andrew thank you for keeping us informed. Unfortunately there isn't a whole lot of walk back on the Economy unless you get rid of Tariffs (taxes) that the people of our nation will soon be paying more of as all of the the "BIG" ugly bills dynamics.

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Martha's avatar

I remain stunned that anyone, EVER, believed that Trump was a competent businessman. It was a house of cards created by “The Apprentice.” I will forever resent that show’s creators for delivering this monster to us.

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MGL 929's avatar

Martha, and I know several who have hung on every word said by FOX News for 30 years.

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Martha's avatar

Sad, but true. The Fox rhetoric makes it thoroughly unbelievable to me, but we don’t do a good enough job of teaching - and encouraging - critical thinking.

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MGL 929's avatar

It’s Christian Nationalism + FOX News. Religion supersedes all thinking.

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George in Atlanta's avatar

Ok, here we go. Please give Andrew his own regular spot in this whole monkey show. He brings the hard data and the clear interpretation. He doesn't blow hard, it's just the facts, ma'am. We can leave the scorching invective and brilliant fan fiction to his dad, right now I want to see more of the straight dope. And, ultimately, I want to see those facts turned into the rat-fucking strategies that will drill a hole right into the side of the GOP so we can pack C4 inside. For the betterment of all Americans, of course.

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BF's avatar

Dear Mathew

We need to see it for what it is.

Trump & his Project 2025 goons are perpetrating an American Holodomor.

They want MILLIONS of Americans DEAD for the same reasons Stalin wanted to decimate the Ukrainians.

They are eager to deny health care and starve the poor especially the brown & black poor.

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Julian di Ciurcio's avatar

IT IS TIME TO STORM THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!! VOTE BLUE!!! VOTE BLUE!!! VOTE BLUE!!! We need a peaceful, thoughtful, strong storming of the White House, with posters saying. LOCK HIM UP!!! LOCK HIM UP!!! LOCK HIM UP!!!!! LOCK HIM UP!!! Remember when his people did this?????!!!!! Aaaaaaaaagh!!!!!!!!

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Julian di Ciurcio's avatar

I am flabbergasted by HOW HIGH his ratings are!!!! His numbers (including Republitards) should be waaaaayyy down in the dumps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaagh!!!!!! VOTE BLUE!!! VOTE BLUE!!!!! VOTE BLUE!!!!!

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George in Atlanta's avatar

77 million citizens, a third of the voters. Of those we might be able to peel off a marginal portion, but there will be a rock bottom below which we cannot go. Their minds are gone, we do not have the resources to convince them of anything. We won't even be able to 'save them from themselves'. Their children have begun dying of preventable disease and natural disasters. Their elders will begin dying like flies when their health care has been taken away. Their farms and business are already flipping over like roaches hitting poison. Prices are rising, wages are not. And they don't care. They sustain themselves on the sugar high they got at the great Trump rallies of yore, where they felt the exaltation of being Masters Of The Universe, for the only time in their lives. They will die in ignorance.

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MGL 929's avatar

This is the damage of watching FOX News only for most of their lives. Alternative facts.

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Jason Merchey's avatar

Biden and Harris were no FDR, I get that, but voting for Trump's economic/financial acumen?? These folks knew nothing about the man, therefore. And that is an indictment of both our educational system and the nation's character.

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Laurie Wilson 🚫👑's avatar

Do these numbers therefore also mean that 76% of Republicans do think the country is headed in the right direction??

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Olivia Ward's avatar

The invisible part at the end says "FOR THEM."

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Laurie Wilson 🚫👑's avatar

Maybe for some, but it will be a wake up call for Republican voters in red states ~ many of those states rely heavily on what’s being eliminated …such a cult!

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Patrick's avatar

He won on conflating inflation and economic concerns with crime and immigration, with a bit of transgender hysteria. The standard GOP playbook of "Here's some bullshit. Don't you want to touch the hot stove again?"

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Nenapoma's avatar

I think there’s space enough to hit Hoovers number

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