I have been following you for a long time. Happy to support you every chance I get. You were the first one to talk about Trump as a low reader and you backed it up. Keep up the good work.
The first person to talk about Trumpy the Clown that way was Samantha Bee, and it is sad Agence France-Presse gave David Pakman all the credit instead of giving Samantha Bee the credit, in an example of bad reporting and misogyny a la the sexualization of women and GIRLS in Francophone cinema and the defence of Roman Polanski - although to be fair the condemnation of Roman Polanski is partially due to Abrahamic reactionary politics in the West. It was known since C.E. 2015 that Trumpy the Clown spoke at a fourth grade level in speeches - although I would think he speaks at a sixth-grade level in interviews, a eighth-grade level in casual conversation, a tenth-grade level in meetings, and he is capable of a 12nd grade level and THEORETICALLY writing at a Grade 14 level (although he has never written at such). All the presidents since Andrew Jackson have spoken in speeches at a level ranging from Grade 5 to Grade 12, with the mode being Grade 6. Obama spoke at a Grade 8 level, the first president to do so in decades, and Hebert Hoover spoke at a Grade 12 level. The reason Trumpy the Clown's speaking level differs depending on situation is because Trumpy the Clown dumbed down his speech and the speechwriters dumbed down his speech, and all of this is the case for the other presidents.
Trumpy speaks at a eighth grade level in casual conversation because there is no reason to do otherwise, and he speaks at a tenth grade level because "that's how businessmen talk" a la Asterix. His natural speaking level is Grade 12, and assuming he spoke and wrote at a Grade 14 level in Wharton would explain why he was considered "the dumbest student" one of his teachers ever taught, although due to the strict standards of Wharton a D grade average would mean an I.Q of 120. Trumpy is not an idiot in the same way Bush Junior is not an idiot with an I.Q of 130. It is just that both are reckless, overconfident, and brash, with Trump being unchristian and indignant. However, Trump is not actually metrosexual, he only acts like that because he is playing a character.
long reply... Parkman was the first person I heard talking about it at length. If he wasn't the first that's fine with me. It does not change my opinion of who he is or what he does. Thank you fir taking the time to add to the discussion.
I have to say that over time my friends and I have felt you've gone farther into the splashy headlines and sometimes misleading or overamped style you're criticizing. (It ramped up right about when your baby was born, if that's any indication. I know money has to be made.)
Anyway, for some readers, it's a big red -lagged turnoff, and some have withdrawn themselves because of it.
He was always like that, molehill mountaineering by taking the way Trumpy the Clown talked LITERALLY, and ignoring the fact Jill Stein is a Putin shill like Trumpy the Clown... and acting like Green Party and Gary Johnson voters are worse than Trumpanzees... despite the fact his friend Farron Cousins HATES Trumpanzees but likes Green Party and Libertarian Party members... and went on Russian propaganda channel Russia Today despite his commenters HATING Russia. The conclusion is Cold War logic a la Aldrich Ames and "The Manchurian Candidate," like how Stupublicans supported former K.G.B agent Vladimir Putin in C.E. 2013 but then turned on him in C.E. 2014 and then supported him in C.E. 2017... with even people who support Ukraine like Lindsay Graham being soft on Putin. Indeed the Democrats would have known of Trump's Russian ties after he became a Democratic donor in C.E. 1992 - i.e. they would have known by the end of the year - but they still got money from him like how Roosevelt let Henry Ford trade with the enemy to protect economic morale and the morale of the security forces: of course, since Bush Senior was not a threat to national security, this means the Democrats, the Clintons and Blue Dogs and Bernie Sanders, were accessories after the fact, although it is clear the Stupublicans are EVEN WORSE and are TRAITORS.
Wrote a review. Spoiler Alert: It is deeply troubling to see all the pieces pulled together. Not a political junkie and enjoy your show. Keep it coming David.
I preordered the Kindle version. It arrived this morning. I haven't even had time to glance at it, but I will dive into it soon. I am happy to support your work, David. You help me stay just over the right side of the line of utter despair at what has happened to our country and, indeed, the entire world. I sincerely hope we can pull out of this fatal inverted dive at nearly the speed of sound. If we can do that and restore some order, we will then face the great work of setting things to rights.
I have been following you for a long time. Happy to support you every chance I get. You were the first one to talk about Trump as a low reader and you backed it up. Keep up the good work.
The first person to talk about Trumpy the Clown that way was Samantha Bee, and it is sad Agence France-Presse gave David Pakman all the credit instead of giving Samantha Bee the credit, in an example of bad reporting and misogyny a la the sexualization of women and GIRLS in Francophone cinema and the defence of Roman Polanski - although to be fair the condemnation of Roman Polanski is partially due to Abrahamic reactionary politics in the West. It was known since C.E. 2015 that Trumpy the Clown spoke at a fourth grade level in speeches - although I would think he speaks at a sixth-grade level in interviews, a eighth-grade level in casual conversation, a tenth-grade level in meetings, and he is capable of a 12nd grade level and THEORETICALLY writing at a Grade 14 level (although he has never written at such). All the presidents since Andrew Jackson have spoken in speeches at a level ranging from Grade 5 to Grade 12, with the mode being Grade 6. Obama spoke at a Grade 8 level, the first president to do so in decades, and Hebert Hoover spoke at a Grade 12 level. The reason Trumpy the Clown's speaking level differs depending on situation is because Trumpy the Clown dumbed down his speech and the speechwriters dumbed down his speech, and all of this is the case for the other presidents.
Trumpy speaks at a eighth grade level in casual conversation because there is no reason to do otherwise, and he speaks at a tenth grade level because "that's how businessmen talk" a la Asterix. His natural speaking level is Grade 12, and assuming he spoke and wrote at a Grade 14 level in Wharton would explain why he was considered "the dumbest student" one of his teachers ever taught, although due to the strict standards of Wharton a D grade average would mean an I.Q of 120. Trumpy is not an idiot in the same way Bush Junior is not an idiot with an I.Q of 130. It is just that both are reckless, overconfident, and brash, with Trump being unchristian and indignant. However, Trump is not actually metrosexual, he only acts like that because he is playing a character.
long reply... Parkman was the first person I heard talking about it at length. If he wasn't the first that's fine with me. It does not change my opinion of who he is or what he does. Thank you fir taking the time to add to the discussion.
Can’t wait to get my copy!
Thanks David and your new book is sitting on my Kindle TBR pile.
I just ordered it at my local bookstore, Kepler's Books, in Menlo Park, CA!
Bought the audio version and downloaded it today!
I look forward to reading it.
I have to say that over time my friends and I have felt you've gone farther into the splashy headlines and sometimes misleading or overamped style you're criticizing. (It ramped up right about when your baby was born, if that's any indication. I know money has to be made.)
Anyway, for some readers, it's a big red -lagged turnoff, and some have withdrawn themselves because of it.
He was always like that, molehill mountaineering by taking the way Trumpy the Clown talked LITERALLY, and ignoring the fact Jill Stein is a Putin shill like Trumpy the Clown... and acting like Green Party and Gary Johnson voters are worse than Trumpanzees... despite the fact his friend Farron Cousins HATES Trumpanzees but likes Green Party and Libertarian Party members... and went on Russian propaganda channel Russia Today despite his commenters HATING Russia. The conclusion is Cold War logic a la Aldrich Ames and "The Manchurian Candidate," like how Stupublicans supported former K.G.B agent Vladimir Putin in C.E. 2013 but then turned on him in C.E. 2014 and then supported him in C.E. 2017... with even people who support Ukraine like Lindsay Graham being soft on Putin. Indeed the Democrats would have known of Trump's Russian ties after he became a Democratic donor in C.E. 1992 - i.e. they would have known by the end of the year - but they still got money from him like how Roosevelt let Henry Ford trade with the enemy to protect economic morale and the morale of the security forces: of course, since Bush Senior was not a threat to national security, this means the Democrats, the Clintons and Blue Dogs and Bernie Sanders, were accessories after the fact, although it is clear the Stupublicans are EVEN WORSE and are TRAITORS.
Thanks for the book David!
I appreciate your work!
Wrote a review. Spoiler Alert: It is deeply troubling to see all the pieces pulled together. Not a political junkie and enjoy your show. Keep it coming David.
I found your book from Amazon on my doorstep first thing this morning. I can't wait to start reading it later today.
I requested that my library buy the book.
I preordered the Kindle version. It arrived this morning. I haven't even had time to glance at it, but I will dive into it soon. I am happy to support your work, David. You help me stay just over the right side of the line of utter despair at what has happened to our country and, indeed, the entire world. I sincerely hope we can pull out of this fatal inverted dive at nearly the speed of sound. If we can do that and restore some order, we will then face the great work of setting things to rights.