Reminds me of "The Peter Principle" that used to be much-talked-about. (Reply #55)

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Fri Nov 20, 2020, 12:26 PM

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55. Reminds me of "The Peter Principle" that used to be much-talked-about.

That’s the one about rising to one’s level of incompetence.

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Trump is in 'desperation mode' as Michigan officials say they can't overturn election for him: [View all]	UCmeNdc	Nov 20	OP
Just go fucking die now Donald, you fat piece of shit	Blue Owl	Nov 20	#1
C'mon KFC and Hamberders!!! nt	mr_lebowski	Nov 20	#3
Arteries, clogging... Lungs, gasping...	Blue Owl	Nov 20	#75
and I see an abundance of rain and angels are coming from africa!	mr_lebowski	Nov 20	#80
That would be the least painful way for him to leave the WH	Rorey	Nov 20	#13
If only.	Polly Hennessey	Nov 20	#21
I have prayed for that for quite some time. Just a massive heart attack or stroke, unrecoverable.	SharonAnn	Nov 20	#30
To paraphrase a Vogon captain, "Death's Too Good For Him!"	Fritz Walter	Nov 20	#53
Every. Single. Morning.	birdographer	Nov 20	#56
Couldn't have said it	Glaisne	Nov 20	#42
Please please please...	Lokee11	Nov 20	#44
That will work.	paleotn	Nov 20	#67
I really wish he would.	smirkymonkey	Nov 20	#68
You mean that Trump wasted two Big Macs on the MI Republican leaders for nothing?	no_hypocrisy	Nov 20	#2
He scrutinized the process, personally.	Kid Berwyn	Nov 20	#51
Are those things on the table FOR EATING???????????????????????? He was going to have a load of	onecent	Nov 20	#59
do they have his picture on every hamburger????????????????????????????????????????	onecent	Nov 20	#60
Symbolically.	Kid Berwyn	Nov 20	#65
The cardboard containing a Big Mac is deeper than Drumpf.	Kid Berwyn	Nov 20	#63
He looks like he's crying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boo Hoo!	onecent	Nov 20	#64
So the Speaker might not attend?	Mike 03	Nov 20	#4
Here is his statement regarding the MI vote	Thekaspervote	Nov 20	#10
I think this was on the 17th. I couldn't find another date.	patricia92243	Nov 20	#14
And Shirkey DID travel to DC to attend the meeting.	hlthe2b	Nov 20	#27
Arrogant POS	karin_sj	Nov 20	#54
Except He Is	Me.	Nov 20	#37
Thx for posting! Despite experts weighing in last night, many here we're not convinced	Thekaspervote	Nov 20	#5
Rather seems to me he's been in desperation mode since the moment the networks called it nt	mr_lebowski	Nov 20	#6
If true, corporate media has not mentioned it yet . ..	Iliyah	Nov 20	#7
You didn't really think this through in 2016, did you Donnie?	NCDem47	Nov 20	#8
"President by accident" Michael Steele said on Morning Joe this morning	underpants	Nov 20	#18
President by Putin	llashram	Nov 20	#49
Is this chickens	cilla4progress	Nov 20	#26
Reminds me of "The Peter Principle" that used to be much-talked-about.	calimary	Nov 20	#55
Was it reported on CNN that MI officials have told him that? The linked article says NOTHING	hlthe2b	Nov 20	#9
See post #10	Thekaspervote	Nov 20	#11
That was from last Tuesday--way before Trump invited them to WH	hlthe2b	Nov 20	#12
Yes...so ..he stated he can't do anything and that's MI law!	Thekaspervote	Nov 20	#16
I've read it and posted it myself multiple times. I'm saying he went to WH anyway so we don't know	hlthe2b	Nov 20	#19
It doesn't matter,	dware	Nov 20	#17
See my response #19. Don't assume what is not in evidence and we don't know what they intend	hlthe2b	Nov 20	#24
+1. Assume NOTHING when it comes to Republicans - constant vigilance is required.	dalton99a	Nov 20	#34
IT DOESN'T MATTER,	dware	Nov 20	#35
Agree! But seems regardless of the facts and that ALL the legal options are on our side	Thekaspervote	Nov 20	#32
I know, it's crazy. nt	dware	Nov 20	#36
It is the normalization of fake fraud allegations and incitement of nearly 40 pct of population that	hlthe2b	Nov 20	#41
Emergency session of congress to impeach now!	MyNameGoesHere	Nov 20	#15
Impeach?	dware	Nov 20	#20
Well, if the Senate Republicans	SoCalNative	Nov 20	#23
You need 67 votes...quarantine has no effect... No impeachment...doesn't work without	Demsrule86	Nov 20	#38
So "members present" doesn't mean members present?	dpibel	Nov 20	#46
Quarantine has an effect: Mitchy said no voting remotely	obamanut2012	Nov 20	#61
Yeah you always turn a blind side to crimes. That's the American way.	MyNameGoesHere	Nov 20	#48
I'm not turning a blind eye to the crimes of the Pissolini crime org.	dware	Nov 20	#50
He won't go to prison prison prison now because the senate senate senate	Maru Kitteh	Nov 20	#29
Thank thank thank you Billy.	MyNameGoesHere	Nov 20	#47
Good! Maybe the piece of orange garbage will go craw under his desk or into his bunker.	RKP5637	Nov 20	#22
Will Trump have a Warden Norton moment?	Botany	Nov 20	#25
The audacity of Dope.	Cracklin Charlie	Nov 20	#28
While he is in desperation mode, there are other folks in documentation mode.	FM123	Nov 20	#31
All he knows is lie, cheat, and steal	dalton99a	Nov 20	#33
Why are the top Michigan Republicans at the White House	Marius25	Nov 20	#39
Emperor Donwuld desires fresh lips on his buttocks.	Buns_of_Fire	Nov 20	#69
Good! Eat shit Don. nt	Hotler	Nov 20	#40
went like this? "sorry, criminal. we won't commit criminal acts for you". Desperation ensues?	NRaleighLiberal	Nov 20	#43
The future is approaching	Oscarthegreat	Nov 20	#45
They can't overturn the election just for Trump. It has to be for whole state.	Hamlette	Nov 20	#52
That is something these idiots don't get	obamanut2012	Nov 20	#57
I think and have for some time that they'll get the two Republicans on the	Jarqui	Nov 20	#58
It will not send it to the MI Legislature, that's just plain false info,	dware	Nov 20	#62
Read up on the law	Jarqui	Nov 20	#74
Did you know this/	dware	Nov 20	#79
A little late to remove them after they vote, don't you think?	Jarqui	Nov 20	#81
No, she can remove them because they refuse to do their duty and she can replace	dware	Nov 20	#82
I can't stand Republicans. I don't think I've disliked anyone more than Donald Trump.	Jarqui	Nov 20	#83
Maybe this will bring our blood pressure down some ...	Jarqui	Nov 20	#84
Not correct. If deadlocked, the matter goes to court.	Kaleva	Nov 20	#70
I suggest you read the MI election law I cited in my post above ..nt	Jarqui	Nov 20	#77
Experts disagree with you	Kaleva	Nov 20	#85
The pic doesn't go with the message.	BobTheSubgenius	Nov 20	#66
This could only work in AZ and GA	paleotn	Nov 20	#71
And, just to note,	dware	Nov 20	#72
That's even more interesting...	paleotn	Nov 20	#73
tRump	bdamomma	Nov 20	#76
So, does he think that if he can convince one repugnant legislature	Bettie	Nov 20	#78
Incorrect image on that piece. It was supposed to be this:	Dark n Stormy Knight	Nov 21	#86

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