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BlueWavePsych

(2,635 posts)
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 11:27 AM Sep 2020

Why Drumpf can't afford to lose this election

Excessive debt is a red flag when considering who should be granted security clearances. Federal guidelines say, "Failure to live within one's means, satisfy debts, and meet financial obligations may indicate poor self-control, lack of judgment, or unwillingness to abide by rules and regulations, all of which can raise questions about an individual's reliability, trustworthiness, and ability to protect classified or sensitive information."

Now does that sound like anyone we know?

But make no mistake -- this is all serious enough to increase Trump's sense of desperation. Among other things, all his favorite Twitter insults directed at opponents -- Failed...Dishonest...Weak...Liar and Loser -- would apply to him forever.

And that's before the creditors and the prosecutors possibly come calling.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/opinions/trump-cant-afford-to-lose-2020-election-avlon/index.html
Lots more in this article. Essentially, he's effed!

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Why Drumpf can't afford to lose this election (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 OP
I agree. Often when you apply for a job these days, a background check is inevitable. no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 #1
And since he was an applicant to work FOR the people, his taxes should have been made CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #3
Perry Mason, alive or dead, would not work for Trump. House of Roberts Sep 2020 #2
He was a prosecutor. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #4
Hamilton Burger was the prosecutor. House of Roberts Sep 2020 #5
I haven't watched it since Ford was president. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #8
Actually, Raymond Burr played a prosecutor ONLY ONE TIME in his career: no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 #7
Please see my post #8. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #9
Replaced Perry Mason toon ... BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #10
I heard a former AF General who worked in the Ballistic Missile Division, Strategic Air Command A HERETIC I AM Sep 2020 #6

no_hypocrisy

(46,088 posts)
1. I agree. Often when you apply for a job these days, a background check is inevitable.
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 11:35 AM
Sep 2020

Your criminal history AND your credit history. The assumption is that if you're heavily in debt, you'll be tempted to embezzle, especially for jobs handling legal tender like a cashier, money counter, bank teller, clerk, etc.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
3. And since he was an applicant to work FOR the people, his taxes should have been made
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 11:44 AM
Sep 2020

available in 2016. It was a red flag otherwise.

But the 63 million didn't care about that. They were entertained by his Archie Bunker-like grasp of America's problems and his Forrest Gump-like intellect. He was one of them.

Now about those mysterious loans...

no_hypocrisy

(46,088 posts)
7. Actually, Raymond Burr played a prosecutor ONLY ONE TIME in his career:
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 11:54 AM
Sep 2020
A Place in the Sun with Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, and Montgomery Cliff.

In Perry Mason, Burr was a kick-ass defense attorney who always seemed to win.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,367 posts)
6. I heard a former AF General who worked in the Ballistic Missile Division, Strategic Air Command
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 11:53 AM
Sep 2020

(I hope I have that correct) once say that it is very clear Donald Trumpy could in no way pass the psychological and mental fitness exams required by the men and women who staff the very missile silos Trumpy is in sole command of.

After last night, the rest of the civilized world must be shaking it's collective head even harder!

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