tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post7592254792224157445..comments2024-03-19T15:24:48.864-07:00Comments on Green Eagle: Dunning-Kruger in the White HouseGreen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-17010900882996031502016-12-12T18:47:18.591-08:002016-12-12T18:47:18.591-08:00Everyday could be a 'Could you imagine if...&#...Everyday could be a 'Could you imagine if...' Question as Trump dares America to make a morally, ethically, and financially bankrupt Pawn of Putin into President.Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-59528954261586612882016-12-11T15:29:56.350-08:002016-12-11T15:29:56.350-08:00Trump, I know a smart person, and you are nothing ...Trump, I know a smart person, and you are nothing like a smart person!Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-5395457756454022422016-12-11T12:13:10.940-08:002016-12-11T12:13:10.940-08:00I will say this: Trump is smart enough to have bec...I will say this: Trump is smart enough to have become the most successful con artist since <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/58468/most-amazing-lie-history" rel="nofollow">Juan Pujol Garcia</a>, aka <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=156189716" rel="nofollow">GARBO</a>.<br /><br />From an NPR transcript about him (read to the end for the kicker:<br /><br />RAZ: [. . .] On July 29, 1944, they awarded him an Iron Cross for his service to Nazi Germany.<br /><br />TALTY: Yes, they did. I mean, it was a source of endless amusement to Garbo and his handlers. But it was really proof of their success. And he kept that for the rest of his life. I mean, he was so proud of that. That was something that was really supposed to be given to frontline combatants, and here they were breaking their own rules to give it to a spy that couldn't be named elsewhere in their records but that they felt had been a loyal, fanatical supporter of the Nazis, when, in fact, he'd really been the opposite.<br /><br />RAZ: The irony, of course, is just five months later, in another ceremony, but this one in Britain, he was awarded an MBE - a Member of the British Empire - for his real service to the Allied efforts.Zognoreply@blogger.com