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   -=> Joseph Pereira wrote to All <=-   
      
    JP> Precisely because of the parody, you "see" how pathetic Trump's   
    JP> communication skills are.   
      
    I've heard people criticizing Newsom by saying that he can't compare to   
    Trump and looks foolish trying.   
      
    JP> Trump is street smart, not intelligent. Trump has the killer instinct   
    JP> of a hunter and is an entrepreneur through and through. But his   
    JP> stupidity is so great that he has gone bankrupt many times. His   
    JP> flamboyant style always helped him get back on his feet. When things   
    JP> were really bad for him in the nineties, the Russians helped him. They   
    JP> saw in him a useful idiot. That explains his dependency, but also his   
    JP> respect for the Russians.   
      
    Some would call it fealty.   
      
      
       
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