TRUMPISMS

Heard this explanation on a podcast.  Those who are backers of Trump take him seriously but never literally - those who are not backers, take him literally but never seriously.  There could be something to that. I say, beware those who take him literally and seriously.

Speaking of those who don't take him literally, I was amused by the meeting of Trump and Barack Obama at Jimmy Carter's funeral service and Trump and Gavin Newsom in LA.  From a distance and by words alone, they seemed like old buddies reacquainting themselves with each other.  Who woulda thunk it?

I was never one who likes to quibble over price.  I'm willing to walk away if I don't like it.  The usual bartering over price goes something like this:  an item with a price tag of $5 that you want for $4 you would offer $3 hoping to get your price.  In the other direction, if you are selling an item that you want as much as you can get that is valued at $5, you ask $7 for it hoping to get $6 if you can.  Trump's book, The Art of the Deal, and his actions instruct to ask for $20.  Be outrageous!  Let people laugh.  Set new standards.  If he wants an inch he doesn't ask for a foot, he asks for a mile.  Get used to it.

If you want to do something, do it.  If it's wrong, someone will tell you.  It's easier to say "you're sorry" than to say "I wish I would have tried."