"Now, that's where I FOOLED them." OCT. 2, 2019, the day Trump LITERALLY went Captain Queeg.

[Miles Archer]

I know he's exhibited Captain Queeg behavior all along.

But he just said "Now, that's where I fooled them" (claiming they "never expected" him to provide to Ukraine call readout).

He is now literally adding scoops of sand to the jar to represent the portions of strawberries served to the men on the USS Caine.

[dhol82]

1. Yup.

Leader of the free world skidding off he rails.

[librechik]

2. nice catch, Miles.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. The word "literally" does not mean what you think it means. . . . nt

[dchill]

8. Too late. You "literally" cannot save the original meaning...

...if the word "literally." See what I mean?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. The meaning of words can be saved. The word is necessary. There is not a replacement.

Large numbers of people misusing a word is not a signal for people who know better to fuck it up too.

[LanternWaste]

14. Now let's replace that word with "relevance..."

Could now be read as the height of irony (but not literally...).

[Generic Other]

4. I kept waiting for the marbles

but he clearly lost them!

[underpants]

5. Trying to spin a win. A week ago today - Nancy played him

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212499480

[Pachamama]

6. He is a combination of Capt. Queeg and Capt. Ahab

It's getting scary....

[RAB910]

7. here

[Clash City Rocker]

9. Anyone who reads comics knows that the hero always gets the villain when he starts monologuing

And Trump is basically Lex Luther, with about 10% of the intelligence.

[Dave Starsky]

13. The same thing applies in every James Bond movie.

"HA HA, Mr. Bond! I have designed an elaborate and entertaining death trap for you, from which you have no hope of escaping. And so I will relate to you the full details of my evil plan to conquer the world...

(Three or four minutes of expository dialog, which lays out everything. James Bond even interrupts every now and then with clarifying questions.)

"...So there's nothing you can do to stop me. Goodbye, Mr. Bond!"

[TidalWave46]

10. Good description.

But it's "figuratively."

[nolabear]

11. So much ranting. So little truth.

He misattributed a NYT report on a book to the WSJ. He spewed insane insults and disavowed work by the Democrats. He actually ended by calling the press “the enemy of the people.”

If I was treating the family this in my old therapy practice man I’d think seriously about encouraging people to get restraining orders. I’m not kidding.