He’s not even really doing it consciously, I don’t think: he lacks political training and, apparently, a conscience, and he is not, it seems, in sufficient control of himself to act otherwise. Trump tried to overpower Clinton onstage in the same manner that he dismisses every woman who’s not attractive and subservient to him — as simply the natural and best way of doing things, a matter of course…
And still, we are witnessing, parallel with Trump’s anti-woman assault — and likely exacerbating it — the ascendance of a woman to a height we’ve never seen in American politics before.
All women instinctively know – because they’ve likely experienced it – the kind of woman-hatred emerging out of a man’s resentment at female sexual power. If you don’t know what I’m talking about read Saul Bellow’s Herzog.
He saw twenty paces away the white soft face and independent look of a woman in a shining black straw hat which held her head in depth and eyes that even in the signal-dotted obscurity reached him with a force she could never be aware of. Those eyes might be blue, perhaps green, even gray – he would never know.
But they were bitch eyes, that was certain. They expressed a sort of female arrogance which had an immediate sexual power over him; he experienced it again that very moment – a round face, the clear gaze of pale bitch eyes, a pair of proud legs.
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And likely exacerbating it – yes. UD predicts that once Trump loses he’ll pioneer America’s first female genital mutilation movement.
… I love you…
“I thought he was like a big silverback gorilla prowling the studio,” [Nigel] Farage [said.] “He took control. He dominated Hillary Clinton.”
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday offered up some numbers to contradict Donald Trump’s debate-night claim that the two ultra-wealthy moguls took similar approaches towards tax payments.
… “I have paid federal income tax every year since 1944, when I was 13. (Though, being a slow starter, I owed only $7 in tax that year.) I have copies of all 72 of my returns and none uses a carryforward,” Buffet said.
… “I have been audited by the IRS multiple times and am currently being audited,” Buffett told CNBC. “I have no problem in releasing my tax information while under audit. Neither would Mr. Trump — at least he would have no legal problem.”
Mr. Trump, James Joyce called — he wants his stream of consciousness back…
This is like a college professor trying to give a lecture while a dog paces the room urinating on things.
Donald Trump needs to call his vice-president. They haven’t talked about foreign policy.
Big moment, IMHO, in tonight’s debate.
… [background here] is that even their professors are drunk obnoxious football fans.
Not all of the professors, of course! But this sort of story, about a University of Arkansas professor arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct at the school’s last football game, is less rare than you’d think, ‘specially down south and all.
Other schools wring their hands over the indifference of most faculty to the most important thing about their campus – their football team – but UA’s Hogs have no such worry. Football’s pretty much the only game in town at this Nullity School, and professors excitedly – over excitedly – fall into line, as – allegedly – did Professor L.Nalley, who teaches his students not only about the sweet potato, but about how to conduct yourself in the stadium when the Hogs are getting roasted.
Shortly after No. 16 Arkansas’s 49-30 loss to No. 1 Alabama was official Saturday night, a fan decided to make his displeasure with head coach Bret Bielema known — allegedly opting for shouting the simple and direct, “If I had your record, I’d be fucking fired. Fuck you.”
He’s out of jail and awaiting his UA punishment.
What do you think?
Professor of the Year?
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UD thanks Dave.
… but UD is looking forward to yet another category (after Trumpageddon and Trumperdämmerung) — Trumpergisnacht, when with bonfire and song we celebrate the renewal of the republic.
… I’m at last on the Not-Trump train…
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UD suggests Melania Trump take the French way out. She should plagiarize this now-famous statement by Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s now-ex-wife, and turn what is for others a problem into a point of pride.
Herself a European, Melania can bring the proper accent to this defense of the politician as seducer — a defense I’m sure American women will find compelling.
I’ve got Mike Pence
Jolly jolly Mike Pence
I’ve got Mike Pence to save my party’s life
But beware if you’re gay
Or like Roe v Wade
For Mike Pence is gonna bring you strife
No Trump have I to grieve me
My climate skeptic Mike doesn’t peeve me
I’m happy as a lark believe me
As we go rolling, rolling home
Rolling home (rolling home)
Rolling home (rolling home)
By the light of the silvery moo-oo-on
Happy is the soul when I line up at the poll
As we go rolling, rolling home.
This is a man who thinks with his dick
His dick is not always wise
This is a man who stumbles and falls
But this is a man who tries
This is a man you forgive and forgive
And help and protect as long as you live
He will not always say
What you would have him say
But now and then he’ll say Pussy! Grabbee! Me!
The thoughtless things he’ll do
Will hurt and worry you
Then all at once he’ll do something… actionable!
He has a thousand cunts he wants to screw
You know that he’ll go after them
And that’s enough for you
You’ll always go along
Defend him when he’s wrong
And tell him to his schlong
You’re wonderful!
He’ll always need your vote
And so he’ll get your vote
A man who needs your vote
Can be … actionable!
