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Remember how it was repeated ad nauseum that Trump is "not a politician"? (Original Post) ck4829 Mar 2022 OP
Nothing about the bloviating gasbag makes sense. TreasonousBastard Mar 2022 #1
They keep saying it. He is and has been a politician in the worst sense of the word Walleye Mar 2022 #2
Ah ha, so if one hears that again and they probably will... ck4829 Mar 2022 #4
That's it. That's the answer Walleye Mar 2022 #7
That's the only profession for which experience is treated as a negative Clash City Rocker Mar 2022 #3
Somebody needs to run for sheriff to make fun of the mindset, I would if I had the resources ck4829 Mar 2022 #6
His swamp was the best dalton99a Mar 2022 #5

Walleye

(31,032 posts)
2. They keep saying it. He is and has been a politician in the worst sense of the word
Thu Mar 31, 2022, 09:27 AM
Mar 2022

Although I’m not sure the blind ambition and lust for power really qualifies as politics

ck4829

(35,078 posts)
4. Ah ha, so if one hears that again and they probably will...
Thu Mar 31, 2022, 09:31 AM
Mar 2022

Then they should just say "You mean not a GOOD politician"

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)
3. That's the only profession for which experience is treated as a negative
Thu Mar 31, 2022, 09:30 AM
Mar 2022

For example, you never hear someone say, “My dentist doesn’t have a degree or anything, but I think we’ve all had enough of professional dentists.”

ck4829

(35,078 posts)
6. Somebody needs to run for sheriff to make fun of the mindset, I would if I had the resources
Thu Mar 31, 2022, 09:34 AM
Mar 2022

"I have no law enforcement experience but that just means I'm the OUTSIDER who will SHAKE UP THE SYSTEM. What, you don't want to vote for me, why not?"

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