cdemundo

You are wrong in your assumptions. As this is a discussion group and discussions go where they will, this one has moved on from the original point which still stands. It has become a discussion about Garcia. The original point which is incontrovertible, is that Trump grossly misunderstood a photograph which a child could have interpreted and then aggressively doubled down on his error in a televised interview. This indicates severe cognitive limitations on Trump's part. His doubling down on his error in the ABC interview indicates (as others have pointed out) that the Dunning-Kruger effect is at play here. Point is the president's cognitive capacity is revealed to be very limited. Most of the discussion here has ignored these facts.

The white skin is a dead give away. No other country has it.

Well, as an "English teacher" I assume you consulted the OED and were disappointed. Had you the wherewithal of a 12 year old you would have tried Google and found: ["Hock a loogie" means to forcefully spit out a mass of saliva and phlegm from the throat. It's an informal term for clearing one's throat and forcefully expelling mucus and saliva. The word "loogie" refers to the mass of saliva and phlegm itself. ] I searched "hawk a loogie" and got the result above. Having only encountered the phrase in conversation I was unaware of the standard spelling.

bye bye Belgie. (Remember James Coco in "Murder by Death" as faux Poirot "I'm not a Frenchie, I'm a Belgie".)

But you are a Brit. Everything fine in the UK? Moving on to solve the problems in US? Thanks a bunch.

I have dated women from several Asian and Latin American countries. One thing that definitely sets Chinese women apart, they will hawk a loogie like a lumberjack in front of anyone. No one else seems to do this.

Tattoos are one of several predictors of behavior, although not a hard and fast rule to classify people. Swagger is another one, I'm talking about literal swagger when walking. Walking like Conor McGregor, that is: like a guy with a feeling of confidence that walking into the Dollar Store knowing you have a ten dollar bill brings. Talking very loudly in public places, especially when using profanity or bragging. Often these 3 go together. Now some people think of all these as indicating someone they would like to spend time with socially. I don't.

Lack of foresight? Poor impulse control?

Right because someone would have to be mind-bogglingly stupid to think that, right? Yet Trump,,, ... and doubles down on it.

Wow, that's great. I get the notice of due date as well. I find (think?) that if I wait for the notice I don't get approved online. If I go online at the start of the reporting interval I usually get approved online.

This guy is an enthusiastically learning about the USA. He is not a hater, just enjoying learning and is enthusiastic. Always, learning about the UK at the same time.

Mob rule and manipulation of factions by an unscrupulous leader have long been recognized as a risk in a democracy. See he Federalist Papers, particularly Federalist No. 10.

"Maybe next time she'll discuss issues amicably instead of demanding. " Yes, a little negotiation might lead to an agreement with both side only a little unhappy, Not meant sarcastically, in situations such as this sometimes nobody is 100% satisfied.

(apologies to KhaoHom, I believe he was quoting someone else, this was not his info) So those numbers would fit well with those below the mean on a normal distribution of intelligence getting tattooed while those of average intelligence or above declining to get tattoos.

The most appropriate quote I can think of for this is from Groucho Marx: "Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?" And in this case ears as well.

Meh.

Yes, it beggars belief. But that is exactly what he is saying, repeatedly, adamantly, clearly.

"The actual "MS 13" was added to the photo" exactly the point of this thread. Trump repeatedly and vehemently insisted that those characters were tattooed on the guy's hand when anyone can see they were added to the photo. It goes to competence, mental acuity. Nothing to do with the deportee, all about Trump.

It's in the video, did you even view the video?

A lot of the discussion here misses the fact that Trump thought the superimposed "MS13" characters were tattoos on the guy. I would say the fact that those characters were "photoshopped" or added to the photo in some other way is "intuitively obvious to the most casual observer" who is of normal intelligence. This is completely separate question to whether his tattoos signified MS13. Completely separate question to whether the guy belonged to MS13. How could anyone completely fall to understand that photo in the way that Trump clearly did.

Lots of double talk and changing the subject. It's clear that Trump didn't understand. Only True Believers would be unable to see that.

Doesn't appear that way in his argument in the video. He seems very sure. You might be right, anything's possible.

Never heard of this stuff "chicken potato powder". Is this a GMO/Dr. Frankenstein cross? Potatoes that lay eggs? JK, but I really am wondering what this is.

"Degenerate? I know a lot of people that would like to have a word with you about that." What does this mean? That you know a lot of people that would like to engage in a spirited debate about whether people with tattoos are degenerates? Or something else?

Trump unable to understand that MS13 is photoshopped on photo.