Global warming: The state of the climate in 2016

Re:Global warming: The state of the climate in 2016 by Al-Khwarizmi on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:03PM (#12982597)

Honest question: do you think a person like you describe could have his record in business management? Reportedly he was almost bankrupt in the 90's and recovered a quite large fortune afterwards. While I'm not a big believer in the capitalist mythology that people get rich by their effort and skills, and I'm aware that luck plays a huge factor, I do suppose that there is a bare minimum of cleverness and focus needed to pull off that kind of thing. I have a hard time imagining how someone that "can't stay focused on any one thing more than a few minutes" could do it. And hey, he did become president elect with the opposition of most of his own party and the media, which is quite an achievement as well.

Maybe I'm wrong (also not an American, so I haven't been as exposed to Trump as most Americans have) but my impression is that he's not dumb, he plays dumb.

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Re:Global warming: The state of the climate in 2016 by pas on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:59PM (#12983704)

Or he's the lucky man.

What's more likely? Being lucky enough times to keep his business going, or being veery veery cunningly business-savage deep inside, yet do the stupidest things (start businesses with no expertise, no secret niche, no partner - vodka, flight, university).

He's a salesman, a snake charmer, like Reagan, the guy who keeps on going, persistent, strong, never defeated, because it's not how many times you fall, it's that you get up that many plus one times, and sell, sell, sell, do the talk, push, make deals, don't worry, there's always a next door where you can try a new pitch and dump that vacuum cleaner.

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Re:Global warming: The state of the climate in 2016 by ams6110 on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:20PM (#12983181)

Playing dumb is a basic negotiating tactic. As is making outrageous demands and statements.

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Re:Global warming: The state of the climate in 2016 by ticviking on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:39PM (#12982892)

This observation is basically the root of my entire hope that he isn't going to ruin the nation.

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