[gogeo]

I’ve listened to Trump closely since the election and sometimes wince at his choice of words, but never doubt behind the sometimes fractured English lies an incredibly brilliant mind. I was not a big supporter at the beginning, but I thank God that he is running the show right now. We would be screwed if anyone other that him were in the White House.

Geez, dude.

Let me introduce you to the notion of the "Bubba."

The Bubba is a businessperson not particularly polished or articulate, seemingly unintelligent. Get into a business deal with a Bubba and you will find he owns your business, your pickup truck, your dog, and your wife.

Bubba is successful because folks pay more attention to the wrapper than the contents. Or, as the techies say: distracted by noise, not focused on signal.

See also Will Rogers.

[offduty]

Trump is not your characteristic “Bubba.” He is a native New Yorker who relies on certain euphemisms like “beautiful” to describe various things “big beautiful economy” or “perfect” as in a “perfect phone call.”

Hard to believe he received an undergraduate degree from Wharton with “language” like that. I’m sure his “Bubba” stems from all the blue-collar workers Trump dealt with over the years. He wants to be perceived as just a “regular guy”to the masses. If you listen closely though, he will slip into “Wall Street” upon occasion when a reporter makes the fatal mistake of thinking he/she knows more about finance than the Donald.

I never watched “The Apprentice” and never followed Trump prior to the 2016 debates. There were many a time I just shook my head at what he said or how he said it. But again, you underestimate him at your own peril.

I can’t imagine having Obama, Clinton, or Biden, at the helm trying to navigate through this pandemic. If any one of those three had been in charge, we’d all be speaking Mandarin by the time the crisis was over.

[Irish Eyes]

brilliant!