This just in: Beware of words, they can be misleading; especially if that is what they were intended to do.
Here are a few Trump words and their translations…
“Believe me” translates into..“I am lying to you.”
“Trust me” translates into “I cannot be trusted.”
“Everyone says this” translates into “I’m saying this and no one else, however, I want you to think everyone says this so that my words carry a heavier weight.”
“Lots of legal scholars say this” translates into “No legal scholar that is not on my payroll said this.”
“Witch hunt” translates into “I believe you can be manipulated into believing this in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.”
“We have started building the wall” translates into “We have taken the first step which is to start talking as if we are building a wall when we are not.”
“Scott Pruitt is doing a great job at the EPA,” translates into “Scott Pruitt is doing a great job at dismantling the EPA.”
My administration has done more than any other administration in the history of our country” translates into “We have passed a tax plan that takes from the poor to give to the rich AND…I have done nothing else.”
“We are being treated unfairly by these trade deals” translates into “I have no idea what is in any of these trade deals but I need to act like I can fix something that may or may not be broken so you will clap for me at my rallies.”
“I can pardon myself,” translates into “I hope Mueller understands that I will drag out my defense forever should he choose to indict me.”
“I have great respect for women” translates into “I like to have sex with women as an affirmation of my wealth and self-confirmation that I am not a homosexual.”
“We are going to have the best healthcare ever,” translates into “I know nothing about healthcare but I like the sound of your applause when I say words and stuff.”
“I have big hands” translates into “I have small hands.”
“I am being treated unfairly” translates into “I am rich and I should be able to do whatever I want and no one should point out that I can’t.”
Let’s throw in one of the GOP talking points just for fun…
“We believe in patient centered healthcare where you can choose your own doctor” translates into “Every plan proposed so far, including Obamacare let’s you choose your own doctor but we say this anyway so you will wrongs assume otherwise.”
Time to save the world.
Up, up and away…
Jim
