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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostBecause there is no evidence Denmark has any interest. It would be like if I kept talking about how I planned to buy your car."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by EvoUK View PostThey thought they were going to discuss geopolitics and trade and what have you. Turns out POTUS was only interested in buying part of their union. True, it saved time on both accounts, but it's clearly a slur as he had no intention of going there for any other reason than his hair brained idea to buy Greenland.
Denmark's PM spouted off and I think Trump just decided to skip Denmark. That actually makes more sense - and not in a nice way."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View Post
Or it could just be the rudeness the PM demonstrated - why visit Denmark if she's already signaling contempt?
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Originally posted by EvoUK View PostAre we seriously wondering why a public suggestion by POTUS to buy Greenland wasn't taken seriously
and rebuffed?
And this is showing contempt how, exactly?
At least Truman kept it secret (to my knowledge the offer was only announced in the 90's).
Deciding to use it as an excuse not to show up in Denmark also doesn't really reflect well either tbh."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by JimL View PostWow, could he be any more of a snowflake. To cancel a scheduled trip to Denmark because the Danish Prime minister called his idea to buy Greenland absurd. What a child!"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostOr he wanted to put her on notice that Denmark ain't one of the big boys - which this did do. I don't know for sure - maybe that really was the only reason for the trip in the first place - I doubt it. Or maybe he just doesn't like brown sauce?
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI considered it not worth answering."Yes. President Trump is a huge embarrassment. And it’s an embarrassment to evangelical Christianity that there appear to be so many who will celebrate precisely the aspects that I see Biblically as most lamentable and embarrassing." Southern Baptist leader Albert Mohler Jr.
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Originally posted by JimL View PostIt was a state dinner that Trump himself requested, and Denmark is an NATO ally. He's a childish narcisitic idiot."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Charles View PostAnd once again you skipped part of the post... And, you are right, it is not worth answering if all you worry about is giving a one sided perspective on things.
And it may simply be that when he had thought about it, Trump changed his mind somewhat - explaining the inconsistency. Or he was trying to be more diplomatic than she was.
Regardless, Trump was right to cancel the trip. If she's going to be snarky about a simple overture, why bother with her at all? What good would it do?"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostDenmark isn't a powerful ally - it just isn't. Rather than a gracious 'no, thanks' their PM decided to get snarky. No, he shouldn't have put up with that. There was no call for her to do that in the first place and in the second, whether she likes the guy or not, he is President of the United States and he didn't do anything wrong in simply asking.“He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostThis actually did have a concrete, if small, effect on the US's diplomatic standing. We need a president who does not troll, and I will be taking that into consideration next year.
I suspect a LOT of people will be taking the past four years into consideration when they pull that lever, check that box, push that button, or punch that chad on November 3rd, 2020. And it appears Trump is about to get a third primary challenge. Walsh was initially a Trump supporter, but now has some serious words about the future of the GOP with Trump at the helm. Frankly, I don't think he will do any better than Weld. Neither will Flake, Kasich, or Sanford - if they run. Trump simply has too strong an approval rating among Republicans (a fact that continues to amaze/dismay me). If any of these five men truly want to put an end to the Trump presidency, they will eschew the primary and run as an independent in the general election. The resulting split of the Republican vote would sink Trump. But they would have to do this knowing their action would put a Democrat in the White House. That would mean they would have to so see Trump as a threat to our country and institutions that they would be willing to act to ensure that result, ending their career within the Republican party. I don't know if any of the five of them have that kind of commitment.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI have to agree, it sounds absurd.
At first I thought it was a joke that the MSM took seriously and Trump played along. But now I have to admit it was Trump being serious.
Unless he has some unknown plan for Greenland that we aren't seeing, it sounds ridiculous. Maybe he is wanting to use it for military bases or something?
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If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostRegardless, Trump was right to cancel the trip. If she's going to be snarky about a simple overture, why bother with her at all? What good would it do?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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