Sadly true. Interesting that Franken and Luann are both telling the truth, with slight differences but the facts on the rehearsal (they did do the bit for the audience btw based on an NBC photo of the show) and an apology for that and the plane photo, where she IS wearing body armor and a helmet. The whole Republican side, Trump and Moore, is just lie and blame the victims as liars. There is the little matter also that pedophiles are felony criminals.
Actually, HOW can Trump even BE on the same board as Honesty, Humility, Self Awareness, and Integrity?? He has NOTHING in common with ANY of those traits.
The chalk board drawing is similar to the effect we see with extreme partisanship. The intersection (superposition) of the three sets has a positive result of integrity as in like manner the intersection of the Republican and Democratic sets would also result in a positive centrist ideology that everyone would benefit from. With our Republican and Democratic sets separated there is no centrist superposition and instead of the economy being directed to help the working class it disappears into the “black hole” of the 1% which grows and grows.
Shouldn’t Trump’s circle be a black hole? No light or truth emits from it, it just leeches the life from around it. Really, the man makes the anti-Christ look good.
Conservative evangelical pundit Michael Gerson, about the Russia investigation currently in progress:
Most recently, we learned about Donald Trump Jr.’s direct communications with WikiLeaks — which CIA Director Mike Pompeo has called “a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia” — during its efforts to produce incriminating material on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. But this is one sentence in an epic of corruption. There is the narrative of a campaign in which high-level operatives believed that Russian espionage could help secure the American presidency, and acted on that belief. There is the narrative of deception to conceal the nature and extent of Russian ties. And there is the narrative of a president attempting to prevent or shut down the investigation of those ties and soliciting others for help in that task. In all of this, there is a spectacular accumulation of lies. Lies on disclosure forms. Lies at confirmation hearings. Lies on Twitter. Lies in the White House briefing room. Lies to the FBI. Self-protective lies by the attorney general. Blocking and tackling lies by Vice President Pence. This is, with a few exceptions, a group of people for whom truth, political honor, ethics and integrity mean nothing.
I note the Venn diagram is labeled " Politico Science". With due apologies to Dr. Rachel Maddow, isn’t that verging on being an oxymoron? I know “Christian Science” is!
Trump never had any use for honesty, he is not humble and has no awareness of his own abilities, or the situation he is in. However, he thinks he has the best integrity. How can that be, if he doesn’t have the ingredients of integrity? If you like, brag and have no self-awareness, you can pretend you have integrity. If you are a Right-wing politician, you have willing followers to pretend along with you.
Dtroutma over 6 years ago
Sadly true. Interesting that Franken and Luann are both telling the truth, with slight differences but the facts on the rehearsal (they did do the bit for the audience btw based on an NBC photo of the show) and an apology for that and the plane photo, where she IS wearing body armor and a helmet. The whole Republican side, Trump and Moore, is just lie and blame the victims as liars. There is the little matter also that pedophiles are felony criminals.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 6 years ago
For Trump, the Universe of Discourse is Trump.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
100% true.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
Actually, HOW can Trump even BE on the same board as Honesty, Humility, Self Awareness, and Integrity?? He has NOTHING in common with ANY of those traits.
superposition over 6 years ago
Do the Trump supporters loathe self-awareness, humility, honesty and integrity?
retpost over 6 years ago
@MASTERSKRAIN if you made it to size there would be no place for the label.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
Pretty much true of the whole lying, thieving, racist Republican party at this point.
superposition over 6 years ago
The chalk board drawing is similar to the effect we see with extreme partisanship. The intersection (superposition) of the three sets has a positive result of integrity as in like manner the intersection of the Republican and Democratic sets would also result in a positive centrist ideology that everyone would benefit from. With our Republican and Democratic sets separated there is no centrist superposition and instead of the economy being directed to help the working class it disappears into the “black hole” of the 1% which grows and grows.
ahab over 6 years ago
Shouldn’t Trump’s circle be a black hole? No light or truth emits from it, it just leeches the life from around it. Really, the man makes the anti-Christ look good.
braindead Premium Member over 6 years ago
Trump Disciples will have no idea what this cartoon is about.
Godfreydaniel over 6 years ago
Conservative evangelical pundit Michael Gerson, about the Russia investigation currently in progress:
Most recently, we learned about Donald Trump Jr.’s direct communications with WikiLeaks — which CIA Director Mike Pompeo has called “a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia” — during its efforts to produce incriminating material on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. But this is one sentence in an epic of corruption. There is the narrative of a campaign in which high-level operatives believed that Russian espionage could help secure the American presidency, and acted on that belief. There is the narrative of deception to conceal the nature and extent of Russian ties. And there is the narrative of a president attempting to prevent or shut down the investigation of those ties and soliciting others for help in that task. In all of this, there is a spectacular accumulation of lies. Lies on disclosure forms. Lies at confirmation hearings. Lies on Twitter. Lies in the White House briefing room. Lies to the FBI. Self-protective lies by the attorney general. Blocking and tackling lies by Vice President Pence. This is, with a few exceptions, a group of people for whom truth, political honor, ethics and integrity mean nothing.Kip W over 6 years ago
If Trump is the subject, it’s really a Venal Diagram.
wellis1947 Premium Member over 6 years ago
I note the Venn diagram is labeled " Politico Science". With due apologies to Dr. Rachel Maddow, isn’t that verging on being an oxymoron? I know “Christian Science” is!
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
Trump never had any use for honesty, he is not humble and has no awareness of his own abilities, or the situation he is in. However, he thinks he has the best integrity. How can that be, if he doesn’t have the ingredients of integrity? If you like, brag and have no self-awareness, you can pretend you have integrity. If you are a Right-wing politician, you have willing followers to pretend along with you.