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Fritz Walter

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21. Edwin Newman just turned over in his grave!

Wed Aug 12, 2020, 11:28 AM

Aug 2020

In 1974 Newman's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English? reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list.

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And he isn't even around to listen to this jibberish, let alone try to diagram the first sentence in that oral dysentery. He passed away ten years ago tomorrow.

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I don't think Deteriorating Don knows where he is or what year it is [View all] EarlG Aug 2020 OP

"Use your words, Donald. The best words, remember?" JHB Aug 2020 #1

Sarah Cooper is going to have to get marathon training for this one JHB Aug 2020 #2

That's really frightening. Hekate Aug 2020 #3

Bingo SharonClark Aug 2020 #6

Jesus Christ obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #10

Republicans are his co-conspirators and accomplices. dalton99a Aug 2020 #18

He's a rambling man. Swede Aug 2020 #4

Didn't see this - see my post #7 below! George II Aug 2020 #8

R-A-M-B-I-N-G-O er, no, wait, lemme start again with the banjo...😂 bringthePaine Aug 2020 #69

Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best he can.... klook Aug 2020 #77

Can we start callin' him Ramblo now ? nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2020 #100

Jesus H. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #5

First line of his favorite song from the Allman Brothers: "Lord I was born a ramblin' man"! George II Aug 2020 #7

I was thinking more along these lines: VWolf Aug 2020 #35

Me too! And this: lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #53

Tasty! n/t VWolf Aug 2020 #88

Thanks IBEWVET Aug 2020 #96

His soliloquies have to be a major cause of global warming. marble falls Aug 2020 #9

At least the Capitol has a dome. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #47

All that methane... lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #56

And we allow this idiot to have the nuclear codes Submariner Aug 2020 #11

They say he "tells it like it is". JohnnyRingo Aug 2020 #27

They'll have to retool "Ball of Confusion" by the Temptations. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #48

I guess it doesn't matter PatSeg Aug 2020 #45

He didn't do it by himself. He has a whole party of enablers helping him do it. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #89

Yes PatSeg Aug 2020 #95

Nothing of value said...just BS word salad. And his supporteres frind this acceptable. Sad. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #12

A 6 foot 3 inch, 239 lb package of bullshit, meanness and stupidity. tanyev Aug 2020 #26

Correction - 300 lbs...no way does trump weigh 239 lbs. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #28

Yep, that's part of the bullshit. tanyev Aug 2020 #30

and there is no way that Trump is 6'3" NewJeffCT Aug 2020 #55

Wow, so that's the reason he looks like a blimp with 300+ lbs on the 6 ft frame. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #90

These guys are both listed at 6'3" NewJeffCT Aug 2020 #92

thanks for those pics - clarifies things. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #93

Ordinary normal farm bullshit is insulted by his bullshit in addition the package it's in. Nt. Layzeebeaver Aug 2020 #57

Didn't even use salad dressing Generic Other Aug 2020 #37

truth iluvtennis Aug 2020 #43

That's what scares me. Lots of people listen to this drivel and shout "Right On!" Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #86

yep, indeed it's drivel. but many in his base just don't think/analyze what is said, they just iluvtennis Aug 2020 #91

Exactly. It is "key words" that they hear. All Trump has to do is string together some key words Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #98

They think being able to put 2 words together is elitist DBoon Aug 2020 #97

He has a ping-pong mind packman Aug 2020 #13

He's disgusting. ismnotwasm Aug 2020 #14

He's like a beauty pageant contestant gratuitous Aug 2020 #15

But at least the contestans spew out facts...trump just spews nonsense. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #44

Thanks for the transcript Blecht Aug 2020 #16

Name and shame the entire GOP party Kingfisher86 Aug 2020 #17

Every newspaper and blog should run this matt819 Aug 2020 #19

Reminds me of Sarah Palin. Come to think of it, she would be the perfect VP for this administration. dgauss Aug 2020 #20

Edwin Newman just turned over in his grave! Fritz Walter Aug 2020 #21

Stimulated Dementia bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #22

He's asked about Kamala's "attacks on him (Biden) on the issue of race" Jarqui Aug 2020 #23

I have three published books on activities for caregivers tavernier Aug 2020 #24

Fellow nurse here - after doing what you did, I'll bet... 3catwoman3 Aug 2020 #81

Yes. tavernier Aug 2020 #83

This is truly alarming. Tanuki Aug 2020 #25

It Is Really Difficult To Even Read His Answer To Hannity Let Alone Listen To It And..... global1 Aug 2020 #29

Huh ? kacekwl Aug 2020 #31

Yikes! H2O Man Aug 2020 #32

President Queeg (just replace "strawberries" with "hoax") Auggie Aug 2020 #33

"and they got Pulitzer Prizes the Pulitzer Prize is worthless as far as I'm concerned because when y lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #34

Word salad bluescribbler Aug 2020 #36

Deteriorating Don Dopers_Greed Aug 2020 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author 33taw Aug 2020 #39

I'm not going to read all that! ffr Aug 2020 #40

He must be fun in meetings. Mr.Bill Aug 2020 #41

World's longest run-on sentence. calimary Aug 2020 #42

Hannity lost him at the lead into the question. herding cats Aug 2020 #46

It's like he just turns on a faucet. mwb970 Aug 2020 #49

That describes it well pandr32 Aug 2020 #65

Yikes. Looks like he picked a bad day to quit sniffing glue. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #50

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!! calimary Aug 2020 #76

It's the most stoned he's sounded yet... Whatever it is he's snorting or sniffing or eating. Ford_Prefect Aug 2020 #51

That is incoherent psychobabble on steroids malaise Aug 2020 #52

He's the (amoral) God of his own universe. Duncan Grant Aug 2020 #54

Sounds like a demented old fool. nt AnotherMother4Peace Aug 2020 #58

Bat sh#* crazy Olafjoy Aug 2020 #59

He is despicable. gademocrat7 Aug 2020 #60

Be bookmarking this baby - it's a babbling, bone-spurred beauty. yonder Aug 2020 #61

Hannity knows what a blithering idiot he is. HootieMcBoob Aug 2020 #62

It sounds like blah blah blah filler filler filler blah blah !!! kimbutgar Aug 2020 #63

He doubled his meds after he found out about the Biden/Harris ticket. C Moon Aug 2020 #64

Squeeze the pimple! Get him OUT! He's nothing but a giant pustule in a sea of lard Illumination Aug 2020 #66

I do believe trump and reality have parted ways, never to meet again. Damn. nt crickets Aug 2020 #67

Full-on lunacy... LudwigPastorius Aug 2020 #68

He is defined by his grievances. maxsolomon Aug 2020 #70

Dude. I had to stop. I couldn't read it all. Maru Kitteh Aug 2020 #71

it's like a three wheel bike with no chain RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2020 #72

Transcripts of his verbiage show most clearly PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #73

Give Trump a break! bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #74

Oh my God. TommyCelt Aug 2020 #75

I booked an appointment with a psychologist TrogL Aug 2020 #78

Wait...which John Kennedy?? TrogL Aug 2020 #79

I believe he's increasingly sleep deprived. grantcart Aug 2020 #80

Anyone seen the comment section for that video? Galraedia Aug 2020 #82

Neuropsychologist, Sterling Johnson... Grins Aug 2020 #84

"the mailmen a'gonna gedem" ?? Lock him up. Aug 2020 #85

I've been through garden mazes where it's easier to find the end. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2020 #87

He said Russia will get mail in ballots? ecstatic Aug 2020 #94

Setting up his criminal defense like that mob boss that wandered the streets in his bathrobe. Yavin4 Aug 2020 #99

Advanced degree in gibberish from Trump U...nt Heartstrings Aug 2020 #101

The only thing propping this insane, demented monster up is the Republican party and its PatrickforO Aug 2020 #102