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Podcast: "I Feel Snitty"
Episode 37: Would you like some dressing with that word salad?
Premiere Date: 3/15/20
Length: 6:47 (1,098 words)
Link: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/would-you-like-some-dressing-with-that-word-salad/
Transcript:
Welcome to I Feel Snitty, episode 37, entitled, “Would you like some dressing with that word salad?” I’m your host, Craig Rozniecki.
It’s not rare for Donald Trump to provide the public with a word salad. As a matter of fact, I think word salad may be the only language he actually speaks. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a word salad is “a confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases…” So due to the frequency at which The Donald unleashes such tangents, I rarely feel the need to dissect them. Well, with a recent such moment, however, the word salad was so epic, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk about it.
At a March 5th Fox News town hall, anchor Martha MacCallum asked Trump the following question: "Because the issue of pre-existing conditions, you say you're going to protect them. But your administration is also fighting Obamacare in the courts. So how do you promise you're going to protect them based on that?"
…and here was your president’s response...
"That's what I said. We want to terminate Obamacare because it's bad. Look, we're running it really well, but we know it's defective. It's very defective. We got rid of the worst part. And that was a very important thing. You know getting rid of the individual mandate was a very important thing.
But we want to get something — if we can get the House, you'll have the best healthcare and health insurance anywhere on the planet. But we have to get the House back.
Now, that means we have to hold the Senate. We have to get the House. We have to, obviously, keep the White House. But, what we're doing is managing it really well. Now, it's a case; it's called Texas vs. — you understand — it's Texas who is suing. They want to terminate it. But everybody there is also saying, and everybody — we have our great senator from Pennsylvania. Thank you very much, Pat, for being here. And Pat Toomey.
And — but, very important — and our — by the way, our great congressmen, I have to say, they were warriors. Right? Real warriors, in terms of the fake impeachment. I will tell you that.
But, so Texas is trying — and it's Texas and many states — they're trying to terminate, but they want to put something that's much better. They're terminating it to put much better. And they've all pledged that preexisting conditions, 100 percent taken care of.”
Now take a deep breath. Drink that whiskey. I’ll give you a moment. Feel better? I told you that was a word salad for the ages. Next to the term word salad in the dictionary should be this quote.
Okay, so let’s attempt to dissect this word salad, shall we? Well, first thing’s first – I’m going to reread the question, because honestly, if you’re like me anyway, as you were listening to Trump’s response, you probably thought to yourself at least once, “Wait, what was the question again?” So here it is:
"Because the issue of pre-existing conditions, you say you're going to protect them. But your administration is also fighting Obamacare in the courts. So how do you promise you're going to protect them based on that?"
Here’s how Trump began his word salad:
"That's what I said. We want to terminate Obamacare because it's bad. Look, we're running it really well, but we know it's defective. It's very defective. We got rid of the worst part. And that was a very important thing. You know getting rid of the individual mandate was a very important thing.”
Okay, so Obamacare sucks, but they made it suck less by increasing the uninsured rate, and this constitutes as running this sucky thing very well. Got it.
Next he said:
“But we want to get something — if we can get the House, you'll have the best healthcare and health insurance anywhere on the planet. But we have to get the House back.”
Really? He does realize he had majorities in both the House and Senate during the first two years of his term, right? So what’s he saying? “Just like we did when we had the majorities in 2017 and 2018, we’ll again give you the best healthcare in the universe if we win back the House in 2020; this I can promise you!” Riiight… Moving on…
“Now, that means we have to hold the Senate. We have to get the House. We have to, obviously, keep the White House. But, what we're doing is managing it really well. Now, it's a case; it's called Texas vs. — you understand — it's Texas who is suing. They want to terminate it. But everybody there is also saying, and everybody — we have our great senator from Pennsylvania. Thank you very much, Pat, for being here. And Pat Toomey.”
The case is Texas vs. You Understand? I don’t think The Donald understands how lawsuits work, which is odd, considering the fact he’s sued more people than he’s lied while in the White House. Next?
“And — but, very important — and our — by the way, our great congressmen, I have to say, they were warriors. Right? Real warriors, in terms of the fake impeachment. I will tell you that.”
Psst, you were impeached. That will forever be on your record. So yes, the majority of Congresspeople were in fact warriors – warriors for the truth. Are you done yet?
“But, so Texas is trying — and it's Texas and many states — they're trying to terminate, but they want to put something that's much better. They're terminating it to put much better. And they've all pledged that preexisting conditions, 100 percent taken care of.”
Can you imagine a doctor saying this? “Now, little Johnny, I’m going to take away your medication to put much better.”? No one ever called him a wordsmith, well, besides himself. “I know words. I have the best words; believe me.”
Okay, so based on this dissection, I think I can safely conclude that Donald Trump doesn’t have a plan to improve healthcare; never has, likely never will; and will go down in history as President Word Salad – the only salad he’ll ever take part in. What’s his dressing of choice? My guess is “covfefe.”
That’s it for today’s episode. I’ll see you again next week. Until then, check me out on Podbean, Twitter, Amazon, and Blogspot. This has been I Feel Snitty with Craig Rozniecki. Take care.
Episode 37: Would you like some dressing with that word salad?
Premiere Date: 3/15/20
Length: 6:47 (1,098 words)
Link: https://ifeelsnitty.podbean.com/e/would-you-like-some-dressing-with-that-word-salad/
Transcript:
Welcome to I Feel Snitty, episode 37, entitled, “Would you like some dressing with that word salad?” I’m your host, Craig Rozniecki.
It’s not rare for Donald Trump to provide the public with a word salad. As a matter of fact, I think word salad may be the only language he actually speaks. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a word salad is “a confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases…” So due to the frequency at which The Donald unleashes such tangents, I rarely feel the need to dissect them. Well, with a recent such moment, however, the word salad was so epic, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk about it.
At a March 5th Fox News town hall, anchor Martha MacCallum asked Trump the following question: "Because the issue of pre-existing conditions, you say you're going to protect them. But your administration is also fighting Obamacare in the courts. So how do you promise you're going to protect them based on that?"
…and here was your president’s response...
"That's what I said. We want to terminate Obamacare because it's bad. Look, we're running it really well, but we know it's defective. It's very defective. We got rid of the worst part. And that was a very important thing. You know getting rid of the individual mandate was a very important thing.
But we want to get something — if we can get the House, you'll have the best healthcare and health insurance anywhere on the planet. But we have to get the House back.
Now, that means we have to hold the Senate. We have to get the House. We have to, obviously, keep the White House. But, what we're doing is managing it really well. Now, it's a case; it's called Texas vs. — you understand — it's Texas who is suing. They want to terminate it. But everybody there is also saying, and everybody — we have our great senator from Pennsylvania. Thank you very much, Pat, for being here. And Pat Toomey.
And — but, very important — and our — by the way, our great congressmen, I have to say, they were warriors. Right? Real warriors, in terms of the fake impeachment. I will tell you that.
But, so Texas is trying — and it's Texas and many states — they're trying to terminate, but they want to put something that's much better. They're terminating it to put much better. And they've all pledged that preexisting conditions, 100 percent taken care of.”
Now take a deep breath. Drink that whiskey. I’ll give you a moment. Feel better? I told you that was a word salad for the ages. Next to the term word salad in the dictionary should be this quote.
Okay, so let’s attempt to dissect this word salad, shall we? Well, first thing’s first – I’m going to reread the question, because honestly, if you’re like me anyway, as you were listening to Trump’s response, you probably thought to yourself at least once, “Wait, what was the question again?” So here it is:
"Because the issue of pre-existing conditions, you say you're going to protect them. But your administration is also fighting Obamacare in the courts. So how do you promise you're going to protect them based on that?"
Here’s how Trump began his word salad:
"That's what I said. We want to terminate Obamacare because it's bad. Look, we're running it really well, but we know it's defective. It's very defective. We got rid of the worst part. And that was a very important thing. You know getting rid of the individual mandate was a very important thing.”
Okay, so Obamacare sucks, but they made it suck less by increasing the uninsured rate, and this constitutes as running this sucky thing very well. Got it.
Next he said:
“But we want to get something — if we can get the House, you'll have the best healthcare and health insurance anywhere on the planet. But we have to get the House back.”
Really? He does realize he had majorities in both the House and Senate during the first two years of his term, right? So what’s he saying? “Just like we did when we had the majorities in 2017 and 2018, we’ll again give you the best healthcare in the universe if we win back the House in 2020; this I can promise you!” Riiight… Moving on…
“Now, that means we have to hold the Senate. We have to get the House. We have to, obviously, keep the White House. But, what we're doing is managing it really well. Now, it's a case; it's called Texas vs. — you understand — it's Texas who is suing. They want to terminate it. But everybody there is also saying, and everybody — we have our great senator from Pennsylvania. Thank you very much, Pat, for being here. And Pat Toomey.”
The case is Texas vs. You Understand? I don’t think The Donald understands how lawsuits work, which is odd, considering the fact he’s sued more people than he’s lied while in the White House. Next?
“And — but, very important — and our — by the way, our great congressmen, I have to say, they were warriors. Right? Real warriors, in terms of the fake impeachment. I will tell you that.”
Psst, you were impeached. That will forever be on your record. So yes, the majority of Congresspeople were in fact warriors – warriors for the truth. Are you done yet?
“But, so Texas is trying — and it's Texas and many states — they're trying to terminate, but they want to put something that's much better. They're terminating it to put much better. And they've all pledged that preexisting conditions, 100 percent taken care of.”
Can you imagine a doctor saying this? “Now, little Johnny, I’m going to take away your medication to put much better.”? No one ever called him a wordsmith, well, besides himself. “I know words. I have the best words; believe me.”
Okay, so based on this dissection, I think I can safely conclude that Donald Trump doesn’t have a plan to improve healthcare; never has, likely never will; and will go down in history as President Word Salad – the only salad he’ll ever take part in. What’s his dressing of choice? My guess is “covfefe.”
That’s it for today’s episode. I’ll see you again next week. Until then, check me out on Podbean, Twitter, Amazon, and Blogspot. This has been I Feel Snitty with Craig Rozniecki. Take care.
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