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dirtbag
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Dec 13, 2016 - 05:47am PT
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The new President's business interests will NOT be placed in any blind trust, as all have done for decades. Instead, he directly negotiates with other countries on his behalf, for his financial benefit.
Which is probably why he will not announce these plans before the electoral college meets next week, as he originally intended.
I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised to see Ryan and Mcconnell call for investigations into Russian hacking.
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Dec 13, 2016 - 05:55am PT
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All this talk about "why it happened"... and it's a lot... 1200 posts so far... keeps reminding me of this:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Dec 13, 2016 - 06:06am PT
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I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised to see Ryan and Mcconnell call for investigations into Russian hacking.
They called for for investigations with congressional oversight. McCain, Lindsey Graham and the Democrats have called for an independent investigation. There's a big difference- in controlling the investigation McConnell and the Republicans will have the ability to stall and redact this thing to death or target a single patsy.
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dirtbag
climber
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Dec 13, 2016 - 06:13am PT
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Good point.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Dec 13, 2016 - 06:24am PT
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Esco,
Being in a general family practice for over 30 years gets you to the point where you just recognize things - you've been there and seen that and it's been confirmed by your referral to a psychiatrist or psychologist. I've worked with ADD, ADHD, and OCD a lot over the years. That isn't the case with people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder because they don't seek care - they consider themselves perfect already (even though their disorder is driven by a deep wound of inadequacy). Also, a fair percentage of my practice has been working with people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and I've written, taught on the subject, and am currently researching the genetic predispositions concerning chemical intolerance especially phenolic compound intolerance that drives expression of the disorder.
But, carry on blowing smoke and grandstanding. Some people crave being the center of attention.
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Norton
Social climber
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Dec 13, 2016 - 06:59am PT
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
Dec 13, 2016 - 03:19am PT
The accuracy of the political predictions are about as informed as the medical diagnosis from people on here.
Which is to say, not at all.
good point, Excreeta
You sure failed by not predicting Donald would win, not a word from you on this
in fact you voted for the biggest loser of all, the moronic "Libertarian" party
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Dec 13, 2016 - 07:00am PT
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Wow Mark, I'm not sure that was productive from a clinical standpoint.
Trump ignored the risks and the advice of many and had great success with the Trump tower.
His inflated ego and fresh star power drove him on a massive and irrational real estate investment spree that eventually had him on the edge of an absolute financial abyss.
In the end, instead of foreclosure, the banks decided that the struggling investments needed the Trump name brand to have any chance of recovery. Trump got a golden parachute, investors lost their ass and Trump claimed to have pulled off a financial miracle.
Pray that the, not so smart megalomaniac doesn't have any early successes on the foreign policy front.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Dec 13, 2016 - 07:25am PT
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Dang it, I self-banned myself from the Taco Stand, but...
Carry on I am being entertained and also informed, or misinformed, or disinformed.
I was bouldering today, as the fog rolled in off the Celtic Sea, it was great.
Now, I am up on the Rooftop, or Under the Boardwalk, or just On Broadway.
EDIT
You know, I still despise Trump (forget about Hillary, she is history).
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2906607&msg=2908962#msg2908962
Couchmaster, I sort of regret deleting some of my posts (in a hissy fit to myself), especially regarding the seal pup I rescued. Elsa passed away on Friday, the marine biologists at the seal sanctuary, Seal Rescue Ireland, are perplexed, she was doing so fine. About 95% of rescued seal pups make it back to release, Elsa won't.
I was growing fond of her, looking forward to her health and release. Oh well, that is nature.
As for Trump, he will self-destruct. I could be wrong.
Another Edit
I graduated from UCD on Saturday (no photos though, like my Cal State graduation many moons ago). I am starting a social enterprise to deal with dementia, but it seems there is also scope for people with other disorders, like Mr Trump's illness.
As far as academia is concerned, if I continue it will be a PhD (Post Hole Digger) in neuroscience or zoology. I first have to get a commercial venture off the ground to pay for everything.
Again, I am entertained by many posts on this thread and indeed on the Taco Stand Forum.
Thank you all for such diverse and informative viewpoints.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Dec 13, 2016 - 07:30am PT
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Being in a general family practice for over 30 years gets you to the point where you just recognize things - you've been there and seen that and it's been confirmed by your referral to a psychiatrist or psychologist. I've worked with ADD, ADHD, and OCD a lot over the years. That isn't the case with people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder because they don't seek care - they consider themselves perfect already (even though their disorder is driven by a deep wound of inadequacy).
My approximate background and experience, also.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Dec 13, 2016 - 07:33am PT
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Esco,
Being in a general family practice for over 30 years gets you to the point where you just recognize things - you've been there and seen that and it's been confirmed by your referral to a psychiatrist or psychologist. I've worked with ADD, ADHD, and OCD a lot over the years. That isn't the case with people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder because they don't seek care - they consider themselves perfect already (even though their disorder is driven by a deep wound of inadequacy). Also, a fair percentage of my practice has been working with people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and I've written, taught on the subject, and am currently researching the genetic predispositions concerning chemical intolerance especially phenolic compound intolerance that drives expression of the disorder.
But, carry on blowing smoke and grandstanding. Some people crave being the center of attention.
Thanks for confirming that ecoli doesn't know what the hell he is talking about.
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dirtbag
climber
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Dec 13, 2016 - 07:47am PT
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Congrats on graduating Patrick! (Sorry about the seal.)
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Dec 13, 2016 - 07:53am PT
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Haha. Yeah, wall of text writers to prop up their ego don'tl ike being the center of attention.
This is hilarious. One guy is diagnosing someone over the inter web and another made the amazing claim that he "gave him a chance" a couple weeks after the election.
The amount of hypocrisy that flows around here is stunning. If you can't be honest with yourself, who can you be honest with? What's the diagnosis on that good doctor? Lol
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Dec 13, 2016 - 08:01am PT
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The Taco,
where I go to write self-congradulatory comments and put down others just cuz
it makes me feel better about myself
I also like to smell my own farts
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Dec 13, 2016 - 08:05am PT
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Esco, Just in case you didn't get the memo - the basic idea of threads on a forum is to be a resource for information or conversation.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Dec 13, 2016 - 08:06am PT
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....I was bouldering today, as the fog rolled in off the Celtic Sea, it was great....
Post up some photos Patrick...
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Dec 13, 2016 - 08:06am PT
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Please welcome to the ST: Mrs. Yolande Pogba!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 13, 2016 - 08:18am PT
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the basic idea of threads on a forum is to be a resource for information or conversation.
HaHaHa! Glad to know there are still idealists about but if you insist on that, and can shoulder
a bit of equanimity, then you can not deny that Esco is a resource for conversation, if not information also.
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dirtbag
climber
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Dec 13, 2016 - 08:46am PT
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Maybe trump won't divest because he can't? In other words, his asssets are underwater, so he can't sell them.
This is an entirely speculative idea, but given that trump exaggerates his wealth and compulsively lies, it would explain a lot. If true, it would be a lot more troubling, since he would have a much stronger incentive to not act in the natons's interest.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/maybe-the-answer-is-that-he-can-t-divest
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