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On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively.
I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't.
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On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't.
During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden.
Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat.
Reagan, Biden, and Trump were/are not really running the country the way a man 15 or 25 or 35 years younger can.
Near the ends of their respective tenures both Reagan and Biden were not running the country at all.
It will be interesting to see if Trump's intellectual capacity collapses the way Biden's did. I think Trump's brain will manage to hang on.
Pretty hilarious how Trump loves to brag about how tall he is. Excepting Dementia, Height is a big factor in brain disease risk of men. The further the heart must pump blood upwards the greater the risk of brain disease.
On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively.
Bessent is not in Alan Greenspan's league. Damn man, we had geniuses running the 2nd greatest nation on earth.
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On September 21 2026 17:25 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 13:23 Simberto wrote:On September 21 2026 11:19 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. Wait, what? Oppenheimer was literally a physicist. Did Bessent mean that Cillian Murphy, the actor who played Oppenheimer in the movie, wasn't actually a physicist? I decided to read some stuff (well, the wikipedia page) about this. Apparently Oppenheimers original Harvard university degree was not in physics, but in chemistry. This is the closest one can get to claiming he was not a physicist. Of course, his doctorate was in quantum physics, and in 1942 when he got control of the Manhattan project, he was very much one of the leading quantum physicists in the world. Sure, but the very first sentence in his Wiki even says he was a theoretical physicist lol. And the rest of his bio includes paragraphs like: "Oppenheimer made significant contributions to physics in the fields of quantum mechanics and nuclear physics, including the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wave functions; work on the theory of positrons, quantum electrodynamics, and quantum field theory; and the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion. With his students, he also made major contributions to astrophysics, including the theory of cosmic ray showers, and the theory of neutron stars and black holes." I would be quite curious if the rationale for claiming he's not a physicist is because one of his two degrees isn't physics lol.
I absolutely agree that Oppenheimer is obviously a physicist, and one of the top ones, too. I just find it interesting when i find some tiny grain of truth in the ramblings of the insane or uneducated.
I also agree that Occams Razor suggest it much more likely that Bessent either mistook the actor for the actual person, or had some other weird fart in his brain that somehow calcinated to "Everyone knows Oppenheimer wasn't a physicist!"
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On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat.
Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working".
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On September 21 2026 21:49 Simberto wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 17:25 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 13:23 Simberto wrote:On September 21 2026 11:19 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. Wait, what? Oppenheimer was literally a physicist. Did Bessent mean that Cillian Murphy, the actor who played Oppenheimer in the movie, wasn't actually a physicist? I decided to read some stuff (well, the wikipedia page) about this. Apparently Oppenheimers original Harvard university degree was not in physics, but in chemistry. This is the closest one can get to claiming he was not a physicist. Of course, his doctorate was in quantum physics, and in 1942 when he got control of the Manhattan project, he was very much one of the leading quantum physicists in the world. Sure, but the very first sentence in his Wiki even says he was a theoretical physicist lol. And the rest of his bio includes paragraphs like: "Oppenheimer made significant contributions to physics in the fields of quantum mechanics and nuclear physics, including the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wave functions; work on the theory of positrons, quantum electrodynamics, and quantum field theory; and the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion. With his students, he also made major contributions to astrophysics, including the theory of cosmic ray showers, and the theory of neutron stars and black holes." I would be quite curious if the rationale for claiming he's not a physicist is because one of his two degrees isn't physics lol. I absolutely agree that Oppenheimer is obviously a physicist, and one of the top ones, too. I just find it interesting when i find some tiny grain of truth in the ramblings of the insane or uneducated. I also agree that Occams Razor suggest it much more likely that Bessent either mistook the actor for the actual person, or had some other weird fart in his brain that somehow calcinated to "Everyone knows Oppenheimer wasn't a physicist!"
Republicans probably won't fact-check him anyway, either.
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On September 21 2026 21:49 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working".
Donald Trump is no longer capable of working 70+ hours per week at the standard performance level of a white collar adult worker aged 20 to 65.
And for historical perspective... Neither was Reagan nor Biden in the 2nd halves of their respective tenures. To quote one of the greatest attorneys of the past century, Jackie Chiles, "it is shocking, mortifying, and outrageous!"
I wonder how much of the 1988 Canada-USA FTA had Reagan's fingerprints on it. I'd say almost none.
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On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't.
About as much grinding as on a maglev train. I certainly wish intelligence predicted Congressional success or was selected for by the electorate of Congress.
Citizens don't even vote for cabinet secretaries. Were you aware? I doubt whether half of the politicos here knew who Bessent was before today.
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On September 21 2026 21:53 JimmyJRaynor wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:49 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working". Donald Trump is no longer capable of working 70+ hours per week at the standard performance level of a white collar adult worker aged 20 to 65. And for historical perspective... Neither was Reagan nor Biden in the 2nd halves of their respective tenures. To quote one of the greatest attorneys of the past century, Jackie Chiles, "it is shocking, mortifying, and outrageous!"
There is a reason most people retire before their 70s. I would generally say that presidents and other politicians should do the same.
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On September 21 2026 21:58 Simberto wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:53 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:49 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working". Donald Trump is no longer capable of working 70+ hours per week at the standard performance level of a white collar adult worker aged 20 to 65. And for historical perspective... Neither was Reagan nor Biden in the 2nd halves of their respective tenures. To quote one of the greatest attorneys of the past century, Jackie Chiles, "it is shocking, mortifying, and outrageous!" There is a reason most people retire before their 70s. I would generally say that presidents and other politicians should do the same.
I think it depends on the type of job. Plenty of healthy 70+ year old people are very capable family physicians, eye DRs, lab techs etc.
My eye DR is a 75 year old retired eye surgeon. He is one of the few eye doctors without a revenue boosting lens shop in front of his practise.
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On September 21 2026 21:49 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working".
He has never worked close to that. And this is simply fact. His golf alone wouldn’t leave him enough time. He also self reports how much tv he watches and that is before you add in the social media, social events, travel to the golf, Florida and so on.
If he is putting over 20 hours of productive work it would be surprising.
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On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't.
His fear of intelligent women is likely why Trump has never won an election against a man.
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On September 21 2026 22:10 Billyboy wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:49 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working". He has never worked close to that. And this is simply fact. His golf alone wouldn’t leave him enough time. He also self reports how much tv he watches and that is before you add in the social media, social events, travel to the golf, Florida and so on. If he is putting over 20 hours of productive work it would be surprising.
I have been at it full time for 21 years now. I put in 70+ hour work weeks for maybe 6 of those 21 years. In the other 15 years, like most tech employees, I work MAYBE 20 hours a week.
The entire tech sector is lazy and super bloated.
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On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. BUAHAHAHAHAH
Trump hasn't worked a 70 hour week in his life, let alone with 'top intellectual performance'.
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On September 21 2026 22:15 JimmyJRaynor wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 22:10 Billyboy wrote:On September 21 2026 21:49 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working". He has never worked close to that. And this is simply fact. His golf alone wouldn’t leave him enough time. He also self reports how much tv he watches and that is before you add in the social media, social events, travel to the golf, Florida and so on. If he is putting over 20 hours of productive work it would be surprising. I have been at it full time for 21 years now. I put in 70+ hour work weeks for maybe 6 of those 21 years. In the other 15 years, like most tech employees, I work MAYBE 20 hours a week. The entire tech sector is lazy and super bloated.
If ICE went after lazy immigrants like you instead of working families they wouldn't be the most hated organization in America.
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On September 21 2026 21:58 oBlade wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. About as much grinding as on a maglev train. I certainly wish intelligence predicted Congressional success or was selected for by the electorate of Congress. Citizens don't even vote for cabinet secretaries. Were you aware? I doubt whether half of the politicos here knew who Bessent was before today.
Wtf? Everybody here knows Bessent. He's been in the news repeatedly with all the nonsense about tariffs. He has some choice quotes and decisions to his name and is just a small step behind Hegseth, Kennedy and the big bossman himself in dumbest fart in the Whitehouse.
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On September 21 2026 22:33 Acrofales wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 21:58 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. About as much grinding as on a maglev train. I certainly wish intelligence predicted Congressional success or was selected for by the electorate of Congress. Citizens don't even vote for cabinet secretaries. Were you aware? I doubt whether half of the politicos here knew who Bessent was before today. Wtf? Everybody here knows Bessent. He's been in the news repeatedly with all the nonsense about tariffs. He has some choice quotes and decisions to his name and is just a small step behind Hegseth, Kennedy and the big bossman himself in dumbest fart in the Whitehouse.
oBlade thinking he's especially knowledgeable for knowing a cabinet secretary's name reminds me of when he thought university physics courses should be teaching Newton's laws. Being a living incarnation of the crest of the Dunning-Kruger line would explain a lot about his personality.
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On September 21 2026 22:26 LightSpectra wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2026 22:15 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 22:10 Billyboy wrote:On September 21 2026 21:49 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On September 21 2026 21:23 JimmyJRaynor wrote:On September 21 2026 21:05 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 18:45 oBlade wrote:On September 21 2026 11:18 LightSpectra wrote:On September 21 2026 10:38 KwarK wrote:
When being grilled on the administration putting people without technical subject expertise in leadership positions Scott Bessent fired back that Oppenheimer did pretty well despite not being a physicist so subject matter expertise isn’t everything. I don’t think they’re trying anymore. I'm reminded of how the chuds on this forum collectively laughed at AOC taking a few moments to think before answering a question. The difference between the intellects of Bessent and AOC (or Ilhan "World War Eleven" Omar) is roughly comparable to that between a crow and a paramecium, respectively. I love how obviously it grinds your gears that AOC is intelligent and the people you vote for aren't. During Biden's tenure as Prez, Trump was smarter than Biden. Both Trump and Biden were really intelligent guys who were capable of putting in 70+ hour work weeks at top intellectual performance levels in their prime. Unfortunately, for the USA most 80+ year old men are no longer capable of this feat. Spending 70+ hours per week on social media, misspelling unhinged rants, is not "working". He has never worked close to that. And this is simply fact. His golf alone wouldn’t leave him enough time. He also self reports how much tv he watches and that is before you add in the social media, social events, travel to the golf, Florida and so on. If he is putting over 20 hours of productive work it would be surprising. I have been at it full time for 21 years now. I put in 70+ hour work weeks for maybe 6 of those 21 years. In the other 15 years, like most tech employees, I work MAYBE 20 hours a week. The entire tech sector is lazy and super bloated. If ICE went after lazy immigrants like you instead of working families they wouldn't be the most hated organization in America.
"I am shocked and chagrined, mortified and stupified!"
I am a dual Canada /US citizen who loves Ronald Reagan, Ayn Rand, Alan Greenspan, and Hulk Hogan!
Rather than my particular individual case ... Let's examine the entire great nation we all love and admire ... as a whole...throughout the 20th century and possibly up to today.
America has been getting lazier and lazier for a very long time.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165188908000997
“Between 1900 and 1950, in the U.S., the length of the workweek … declined by a third. It went down from 60 to 40 h.”
Ain't capitalism amazing?
You can see the attitude towards work shifting and reflected in the nation's most popular mass entertainment. Stuff like..
The Honeymooners, Father Knows Best and Leave It to Beaver.
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