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Pic Of The Moment: Moldy Orange Report: Energy Prices (Original Post) EarlG Feb 11 OP
But everyone is so rich dalton99a Feb 11 #1
And don't forget those prescription drug prices. SergeStorms Feb 11 #16
My electric bill is roughly double from last year FakeNoose Feb 11 #2
4%?!!! Not in my broken world. quaint Feb 11 #10
He has doubled the ration of chocolate UpInArms Feb 11 #3
But.... But .... Shady Vance says Diamond_Dog Feb 11 #4
We have PG&E LittleGirl Feb 11 #5
Bills are probably a lot less for most of the Epstein clients. LiberalArkie Feb 11 #6
People need to learn to expect the opposite of what Mr. Trump says. pandr32 Feb 11 #7
That certainly sums it up PatSeg Feb 11 #11
It actually comes from his mind. pandr32 Feb 11 #12
"his scant pantry of knowledge and life experience" PatSeg Feb 11 #15
100% pandr32 Feb 11 #17
Poor, poor Donnie PatSeg Feb 11 #18
He read a book, called "The Magic of Believing " by Norman Vincent Peal. love_katz Feb 11 #19
Oh yeah, I forgot about Norman Vincent Peale PatSeg Feb 11 #20
Promises made, literally no promises kept! Initech Feb 11 #8
I had to drive by huge signs in 2024 every time I went to see my parents. progressoid Feb 11 #9
Americans are shocked by utility bills as high as $1,000 - clink ... OldBoss Feb 11 #13
One more of the many thousands of lies joshdawg Feb 11 #14
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Beartracks Feb 11 #21
Rotting tomatoes would be a more appropriate image. Aussie105 Feb 11 #22
Windmills kill too many birds, according to... Justice matters. Feb 11 #23

dalton99a

(93,069 posts)
1. But everyone is so rich
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:33 AM
Feb 11
"Vote Trump and your incomes will soar. Your net worth will skyrocket. Your energy costs and grocery prices will come tumbling down."

- Donald Trump in Indiana PA, Sept. 23, 2024

SergeStorms

(20,258 posts)
16. And don't forget those prescription drug prices.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 02:33 PM
Feb 11

Pharmaceutical companies will be paying you to use their prescription drugs!

The U.S.A. is a veritable garden of eden under the Trump regime!

As if it's needed.......

Diamond_Dog

(40,176 posts)
4. But.... But .... Shady Vance says
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:43 AM
Feb 11

These things take time! You can’t turn the Titanic around in one day!

PatSeg

(52,718 posts)
11. That certainly sums it up
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 01:03 PM
Feb 11

He just says whatever comes to mind and that is almost always the opposite of reality.

pandr32

(14,057 posts)
12. It actually comes from his mind.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 01:16 PM
Feb 11

When he talks he draws from his scant pantry of knowledge and life experience and flips it over.

PatSeg

(52,718 posts)
15. "his scant pantry of knowledge and life experience"
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 01:57 PM
Feb 11

I'm getting a visual of his mind and it is pretty "scant" indeed. Also chaotic.

I think he believes he has a magic brain and anything he can imagine will come true just by his pronouncements or royal edicts. Perhaps his time on The Apprentice contributed to this magical thinking.

PatSeg

(52,718 posts)
18. Poor, poor Donnie
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 04:02 PM
Feb 11

When he wakes up one day and realizes it isn't true, he is going to be so disappointed. The tantrums will be epic.

love_katz

(3,230 posts)
19. He read a book, called "The Magic of Believing " by Norman Vincent Peal.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 05:30 PM
Feb 11

Then he went on to study with some kind of positive thinking guru (read that as charlatan), mix it with the very toxic teachings of Roy Cohn of never admitting fault or taking responsibility, and voilà! We get the pathological liar and cheating con man, who thinks he can create reality just by insisting his version exists.
Add in the bigoted idiot rubes who want the fantasies that he's selling, and here we are.

PatSeg

(52,718 posts)
20. Oh yeah, I forgot about Norman Vincent Peale
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:02 PM
Feb 11

Throw in Roy Cohn and what a toxic mix that is. It feels like once Trump "learns" something, he seems incapable of unlearning it. He doesn't backtrack or admit he's wrong. I wonder what Norman Vincent Peale would think of Trump's application of his positive-thinking teaching.

progressoid

(52,893 posts)
9. I had to drive by huge signs in 2024 every time I went to see my parents.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 01:01 PM
Feb 11

It was in a field. On one side it said, Farmers For Trump. On the other side it said, Promises Made, Promises Kept.

I sort of know the farmer who put this up. He absolutely believes it.

joshdawg

(2,940 posts)
14. One more of the many thousands of lies
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 01:41 PM
Feb 11

he has already told.
He lies as easy as he breathes. Just like the rest of his "administration".

Beartracks

(14,484 posts)
21. "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:18 PM
Feb 11

Old saying. Right on the money.

And also: "A fool(ish voter) and his money are soon parted."

=========

Aussie105

(7,743 posts)
22. Rotting tomatoes would be a more appropriate image.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:24 PM
Feb 11

The thing about Trump though, he has a very limited attention span.

He can make promises that sound good, but soon forgets he made them.

Then he gets upset when people complain he is not delivering on his promises.

Fair enough, he forgot he made them, why can't you? /sarcasm

The True Believers will tell themselves 'Any Day Now!' while the rest of us go 'WTF Donny?'

Justice matters.

(9,584 posts)
23. Windmills kill too many birds, according to...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:56 PM
Feb 11

the sex-assaulting pig who brags his victims liked it when he raped them.

When will repukes realize he has not killed enough citizens yet?

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