DU Grammar Fans are gonna LOVE this Trump statement.

[Miles Archer]

"We're going to have a big meeting on opioids tomorrow"

DOES THIS MEAN:

1). Trump will hold a meeting to discuss opioids, or

2). Trump and his cabinet will consume opioids and then have a big meeting?

Link to tweet

[underpants]

1. That seems to be the norm for them

Very funny

[dewsgirl]

2. LOL you made me laugh.

[lark]

3. It has to be the first.

For the 2nd to be true, meth or coke would have to be substituted.

[trof]

4. 3. tRump & cabinet will consume opoids WHILE holding a cabinet meeting.

[HopeAgain]

5. They couldn't do any worse off opiods.

Maybe a few Oxys will make them better, who knows?

[WhiteTara]

6. Or they will be sitting on the opiod pills

[ghostsinthemachine]

7. If I wasn't on opioids I could come up with

A witty rejoinder....alas...

[Vinca]

8. In the midst of his blabbering today, I swear I heard him call himself "eloquent."

And don't forget he's got "the best words."

[Sneederbunk]

9. He is an Ivy League graduate don't you know.

[Moral Compass]

12. He has all the best words!

I know this because he said so.

[cornball 24]

10. Trump's been on DOPEioids throughout his pathetic life.

[Angry Dragon]

15. for years i have been saying the republicans have cornered the market on STUPID PILLS

[Moral Compass]

11. The latter of course!

[guillaumeb]

13. Number 1.

He needs no opiates to confuse an already confused mind.

[NastyRiffraff]

14. I vote for the 2nd one

Look at that photo. He looks like he's on some drug or other.

[jimlup]

16. But but but ...

Trump say's he's "like a smart person" and never passes up an opportunity to brag that he went to the best schools ...

[Honeycombe8]

17. I almost split my infinitive laughing at that one!!!!! :) nt

[TygrBright]

18. I'd need painkillers to get through a meeting with that, too. n/t

[blueinredohio]

19. This reminds me of working at G.M. we had all kinds of meetings and nothing ever changed

[Miles Archer]

21. Cisco Systems, 1998

On day one you are told that you are signed up for several weekly, ongoing meetings.

Over time, you are added to more meetings.

This is why employees (at the time) were working 60 hour-plus weeks. This is why Cisco has restaurants and fitness centers all over their campus. They do not want you to go home.

I was part of the 8500+ layoffs in 2001. At the time, John Chambers was interviewed, and he looked out over the parking lot. He was angered to not see it full after 5 PM. I am paraphrasing him on this, not quoting, but he basically said the people who worked 8 to 10 hour days "had it coming."

Most meetings produced nothing. It was all apple polishing and jockeying for position...endless PowerPoint slides for projects that were never...going...to...happen.

[Enoki33]

24. A friend once described GM as having more bureaucracy than the Vatican.

[NBachers]

20. If he takes those away from his base, it'll finally be a bridge too far.

That'll get their attention, all right.

[Ligyron]

22. Try weed

It's not as constipating.

[fierywoman]

23. #2 explains everything since Jan 20.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

25. I don't think they need 'em. NT

[Rhiannon12866]

26. Considering it's Trump, it probably couldn't hurt...

[Ilsa]

27. Lawrence O'Donnell had another lazy sentence last night.

About talking to Myeshia Johnson,

"One of the great memories of all time. There was no hesitation. I think she's a fantastic woman. I was extremely nice to her. Extremely respectful," the president said.

O'Donnell said you could take it to mean, 1. Trump says he has a great memory, or 2. Talking to Mrs. Johnson about her dead husband was one of his best memories.

O'Donnell said that trump has lazy language, skipping words which alters meaning.

[Miles Archer]

28. Compact Disc Records, Sunnyvale, California

The owners were three basic rock & roll dudes who loved music. They had two locations. Their forte was that they always had one of everything, at least, in stock. They had every "expected" CD like Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, but they also introduced me to Prog. I knew of Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, ELP, but I had no idea that an entire "new wave" had sprung up in the 90s with Dream Theater, Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, Marillion...it was this way all over the store. It was a 'discovery" place.

Long story short, a guy with deep pockets bought them out. Two of them stayed on as employees.

Mr. Deep Pockets had an idiot son...think George W. Bush being handed Arbusto to run by Poppy's Saudi pals.

The store opened a third location. Mr. Deep Pockets gave it to idiot son to run. Mr. Deep Pockets had zero experience in the retail CD market, but idiot son also had no business experience whatsoever other than being the son of Mr. Deep Pockets.

Within a year, the third location closed, and a few months after that, the whole chain went belly-up.

I see Trump in the same way. Fred gave him money, sent him to military school, sent him to the Ivy League, and what emerged was an idiot. Went in an idiot, came out an idiot.

During George W. Bush's tenure, he was described as "intellectually incurious."

Andy Card burned him a daily "news" DVD, culled exclusively from Fox News. That was his sole source of information. He didn't read, he wasn't aware.

Trump watches Fox for reassurance and ego-stroking, and watches the other networks to find reasons to attack.

The average DUer probably knows more about any piece of policy in his administration than he does. And that's what Ryan and McConnell were banking on from the beginning. Get it on his desk and he'll sign it, just like Ron Burgundy will read anything put on the Teleprompter.

[raven mad]

29. Can he tweet me some?