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Trump just gave himself a 10 on a 1 to 10 scale for his coronavirus response. (Original Post) spanone Mar 2020 OP
1 Dem2 Mar 2020 #1
Negative 1 (eom) ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #5
have a little humility. my gawd Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #2
Of course. He always does, for everything. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #3
Only if "1" is best. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #4
Only in a wildly out of context, Vietnam-era reference, maybe.. Moostache Mar 2020 #6
Why do people even ask him questions like this nt coti Mar 2020 #7
I give him a 10 as welll.... sdfernando Mar 2020 #8
63 million idiots believed that Trump would deliver John Fante Mar 2020 #9
The question was code for "are you a fucking idiot?" Turbineguy Mar 2020 #10
I swear Windy City Charlie Mar 2020 #11
Actually giving his IQ. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #12
Unfuckingbelievable malaise Mar 2020 #13
I was shocked he didn't say a 12 spanone Mar 2020 #14
Because 11 isn't high enough? jeffreyi Mar 2020 #16
But he's advised the states to look for needs on their own eleny Mar 2020 #15
Be fair, that's his IQ. n/t TygrBright Mar 2020 #17
I think he meant 10x genxlib Mar 2020 #18

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
6. Only in a wildly out of context, Vietnam-era reference, maybe..
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:06 PM
Mar 2020

Ah...Trumpy Bear, you numba 10 bad mama-san

A quick online research shows that "number 10" is indeed part of 60s' Vietnam War jargon, meaning "the worst" and being the opposite of "Number 1": "the best"; according to glossaries in Ray's Web Server and Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities of Virginia.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/343477/what-does-number-fking-ten-mean

sdfernando

(4,937 posts)
8. I give him a 10 as welll....
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:07 PM
Mar 2020

Rate the Tangeranus response to the Coronavirus Pandemic.....
Where 10 = abject failure and 1 = perfect response:



10 - - - - - - - - - 1
Abject failure Perfect response

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
9. 63 million idiots believed that Trump would deliver
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:10 PM
Mar 2020

on his promise to Make America White Again. That's the only reason why we're stuck with this asshole.

Thousands will needlessly die as a result.

Turbineguy

(37,362 posts)
10. The question was code for "are you a fucking idiot?"
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:11 PM
Mar 2020

Trump's answer "I'm an idiot with whipped crazy on top!"

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)
11. I swear
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:14 PM
Mar 2020

I swear he just does that to try and piss people off.....even he can't believe what's coming out of his own mouth. I wouldn't think anyway

eleny

(46,166 posts)
15. But he's advised the states to look for needs on their own
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:23 PM
Mar 2020

And the testing is next week and next week and next week.

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