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"Trump is...a poor man's idea of a rich man and a weak man's idea of a strong man."--Carl Sagan (Original Post) Gothmog Jan 2019 OP
With billions and billions of burgers... Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #1
Remember Paul Krugman said Ohiogal Jan 2019 #2
Carl Sagan did not say that. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #3
I know, right? Wtf? Tipperary Jan 2019 #7
actually Sagan died in 1996 choie Jan 2019 #9
So...did Sagan say that? Tipperary Jan 2019 #10
Sometimes the humor is simply so obvious it's overlooked in a fit of pique. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #8
Proof? Kingofalldems Jan 2019 #11
And a stupid man's idea of a smart man. Hortensis Jan 2019 #4
And a stupid person's idea of a smart person-Guill. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #5
My Husband said "Straight from Ricky Bobby" cpamomfromtexas Jan 2019 #6
And a Russian man's idea of a puppet. lpbk2713 Jan 2019 #12

Ohiogal

(32,057 posts)
2. Remember Paul Krugman said
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 06:28 PM
Jan 2019

(back a few years) ....

Newt Gingrich was a dumb man's idea of what a smart man is.

All such good quotes!

choie

(4,111 posts)
9. actually Sagan died in 1996
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 07:39 PM
Jan 2019

Trump was definitely a known quantity at that time and before (see his role in the Central Park Five case 1989)

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
8. Sometimes the humor is simply so obvious it's overlooked in a fit of pique.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 07:33 PM
Jan 2019

If you ever hear someone refer to a 'random act of kittens...' try not to take it literally either.

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