The new teleprompter-reading Donald is a stiff. Speech going on now. *yawn*

[nolabear]

He's making a lukewarm truth-free speech to a lukewarm reception in Monessen PA. It's a real lesson in how hind-brain his rallies are, because when he does attempt to act "presidential" I have the distinct sense that until he blurts out occasional tag line people in the audience are looking at one another and saying "That's good, right?" before they give him a smattering of applause.

He IS being specific though. So we'll see when it gets parsed out how doable any of the things he's claiming he'll do are.

Might be a good idea for him to get his products out of China now.

[geek tragedy]

1. very low energy nt

[nolabear]

2. He's also speaking in front of a HUGE pile of garbage.

I suppose technically it's recycling but the visual pretty much reeks of "dump."

[geek tragedy]

4. garbage in, garbage out nt

[Spazito]

5. LOL, I couldn't figure out what the heck that backdrop was...

it looked like a closeup of a bowl full of wrapped candies to me and I was thinking 'wtf does that have to do with anything'!

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Bloomberg is giving this Guy

another fifteen plus minutes of free time,finally they moved on to something of interest.

[nolabear]

7. Meanwhile the msnbc bj continues.

I have to adit I'm watching though. He's talking about a resurgence of American steel. Sounds like he's planning to walk on water in the near future.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Pipe Dreams.

Two proposed Steel Mills have been scrapped because of over capacity in India and China. And the affordable Iron Ore deposits are not in the US. But,it sells in states like Kentucky,West Virginia and Indiana,where Older White Folks still believe in Santa and the Easter Bunny.

[countingbluecars]

14. What was once the Bethlehem Steel

is now a casino complex and outlet mall. There will be no resurgence there.

[nolabear]

16. Oh yeah, I lived in Pbgh 30 years ago. The mills are GONE gone.

I hear the city has retooled pretty nicely but steel is not making a comeback. I do think strict regulations need to be in place. What got used from China after Katrina was a disaster.

[Orsino]

6. It's a little late for him to decide he wants to win...

...and unless he suddenly develops a capacity for learning, he's only going to neuter his personality, the only distinctive thing he has to offer. If the rank-and-file wanted to vote for Jeb Bush, they had about ten opportinities already, and didn't take them.

[nolabear]

8. He still retains that ability to lie like a cheap rug, so there's that.

We're going to become great by becoming isolationists. Yeah!

[Orsino]

10. I think that would more precisely be termed an ignorance of truth.

Sure, he'll lie when he can, but mostly he just doesn't know shit about shit.

[brooklynite]

9. The other thing about his new act is that it's to a restricted audience...

...of employees and trusted aides. No more rally crowds and public adulation.

[TeamPooka]

12. they should title it: A Speech For My Handlers. nt

[99th_Monkey]

13. The M$M cannot help itself ... boring as watching grass grow. n/t