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Bluebomber182
01/22/20 3:29:33 PM
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https://theweek.com/speedreads-amp/890989/trump-seems-think-wheel-invented
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MC_BatCommander
01/22/20 3:31:59 PM
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We have to protect Thomas Edison? The fuck is he even saying

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Total_Lost2
01/22/20 3:32:08 PM
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How can he not form normal sentences?

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Quorthon109
01/22/20 3:33:14 PM
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Trump on Elon Musk: "He's also doing the rockets, he likes rockets, and he does good at rockets too, by the way".

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UnholyMudcrab
01/22/20 3:34:36 PM
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Philoktetes
01/22/20 3:35:14 PM
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this time the bad orange man is finished!
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DifferentialEquation
01/22/20 3:35:52 PM
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The actual quote was:

"...we have to protect Thomas Edison and we have to protect all of these people that came up with originally the light bulb and the wheel and all of these things."

It's obvious he was talking about inventors as a whole and not that Thomas Edison specifically invented the wheel.

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Nidhoggr
01/22/20 3:36:10 PM
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After praising Musk because he "does good at rockets," Trump suggested "he's one of our great geniuses" who "we have to protect." After all, Trump said, we have to "protect Thomas Edison" and "people who came up with the light bulb and the wheel and all of these things."

Pretty sure he's not saying Thomas Edison invented the wheel. Thomas Edison and people who came up with the wheel.
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DevsBro
01/22/20 3:36:14 PM
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Look I don't care for the guy either but if you're gonna post links, don't make them links to sites I've never heard of that only include excerpts a few words long without even a hint of context or a link to the full interview.

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Bluebomber182
01/22/20 3:36:36 PM
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Philoktetes posted...
this time the bad orange man is finished!


I feel embarrassed for you that you think this is a witty response
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Orlando_Jordan
01/22/20 3:36:52 PM
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After all, Trump said, we have to "protect Thomas Edison" and "people who came up with the light bulb and the wheel and all of these things."

Trump did not say Thomas Edison invented the wheel.

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KStateKing17
01/22/20 3:37:19 PM
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Who invented the wheel?

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SocialistGamer
01/22/20 3:37:48 PM
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What do you mean you didnt know that America created the universe?
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__aCEr__
01/22/20 3:38:04 PM
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KStateKing17 posted...
Who invented the wheel?

Whoever it was we gotta protect them.

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Funkydog
01/22/20 3:39:04 PM
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People are trying to bring Edison down? (save for the exposing of him he deserves, mind)

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Dreepapult
01/22/20 3:39:11 PM
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I don't even like trump. But this is a case of poor reading comprehension.

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s0nicfan
01/22/20 3:41:29 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
We have to protect Thomas Edison? The fuck is he even saying

He's saying the country needs to protect geniuses like Edison and Musk who drive innovation and invention.By protect I assume he means making sure they're incentivized to stay in the US. He just... has trouble with coherent sentences, although the article cuts apart what he said to make it sound even less coherent.

What the article says:
After praising Musk because he "does good at rockets," Trump suggested "he's one of our great geniuses" who "we have to protect." After all, Trump said, we have to "protect Thomas Edison" and "people who came up with the light bulb and the wheel and all of these things."

The unabridged quote:
"and I was worried about him because he's one of our great geniuses and we have to protect our geniuses. You know, we have to protect Thomas Edison and we have to protect all of these people that came up with originally the light bulb and the wheel and all of these things and he's one of our very smart people and we want to cherish these people"

So he didn't actually say Edison invented the Wheel, that's just clickbait.

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eston
01/22/20 3:43:08 PM
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spudger
01/22/20 3:43:25 PM
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Total_Lost2 posted...
How can he not form normal sentences?

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Maldoror
01/22/20 3:45:38 PM
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I'm not a Trump fan, but a lot of you guys who insult him in regards to his lack of intelligence need to keep that old adage about glass houses in mind.

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viewmaster_pi
01/22/20 3:45:56 PM
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If anything ever happens to Thomas Edison, I'm gonna lose my shit

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kingdrake2
01/22/20 3:46:18 PM
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KStateKing17 posted...
Who invented the wheel?


Guwa and his infinite wisdom created it.
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DifferentialEquation
01/22/20 3:49:35 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
He just... has trouble with coherent sentences, although the article cuts apart what he said to make it sound even less coherent.

I've never found to Trump to be difficult to understand. People are so used to past presidents who have every single sentence they utter rehearsed, prepared by speechwriters and displayed on teleprompters that they're still surprised by a president who talks like a normal person. Trump shoots from the hip and tells it like it is and I like that.

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brestugo
01/22/20 3:49:39 PM
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Interesting to see him defend Elon Musk - a South African who came to the US by way of Canada.

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masterpug53
01/22/20 3:53:21 PM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
The actual quote was:

"...we have to protect Thomas Edison and we have to protect all of these people that came up with originally the light bulb and the wheel and all of these things."

It's obvious he was talking about inventors as a whole and not that Thomas Edison specifically invented the wheel.

Thank you, this sounds so much more intelligent in-context.

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eston
01/22/20 8:55:00 PM
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brestugo posted...
Interesting to see him defend Elon Musk - a South African who came to the US by way of Canada.
You're assuming he knows any of that

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PleaseClap
01/22/20 8:56:38 PM
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Who exactly do we need to protect Thomas Edison from? Is he in danger?
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CrocodileCannon
01/22/20 9:01:52 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Trump is a phenomenally stupid individual

He might be stupid. but at least he is pro gun
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eston
01/22/20 9:02:52 PM
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SauI_Goodman
01/22/20 9:03:39 PM
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He probably believes Bell created the phone, too.

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Blighboy
01/22/20 9:03:54 PM
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what he meant was

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Notti
01/22/20 9:07:49 PM
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The_Undying_84 posted...


And even if your ridiculous mental gymnastics were right, using the wheel to make that point would STILL be complete nonsense because the wheel has no particular inventor. It's been in use for thousands of years and was "invented" independently by several completely separate civilizations.

Wheels are essentially not even an invention, round things rolling is just a natural phenomenon. Saying it was "invented" is like saying fire was invented.


This.
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DevsBro
01/22/20 9:10:32 PM
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The wheel was invented by Golgafrinchians who crash landed on Earth on purpose. Oddly enough, what took longest was trying to decide what color to make it.

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Kolibri X
01/22/20 9:17:02 PM
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You have to be pheomonally stupid to think that's what he meant.

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hockeybub89
01/22/20 9:18:33 PM
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What are we protecting dead inventors from exactly?

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DifferentialEquation
01/22/20 9:22:00 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
What are we protecting dead inventors from exactly?

He wasn't speaking literally as in sending guards to protect inventors. He was talking about the spirit of innovation and meant that we need to keep it alive. It's something that has served our country well and is one of the primary reasons why we have so much wealth and great technology.

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metralo
01/22/20 9:22:51 PM
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Philoktetes posted...
this time the bad orange man is finished!

trump fans are borderline are all borderline braindead

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