Is Trump a Captain Queeg?

Posted by $ nickursis 8 years, 6 months ago to Culture
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I have loved the Caine Mutiny as a study in leadership, and I have come to the conclusion Trump will be ousted this year as President to be replaced by one more malleable by the politicians. But I see Trump as Captain Queeg, and the scene where Greenwald confronts Keefer is so applicable, if you place the lamestream media as keefer, and the rational part of the public as Greenwald. His description of how they railroaded Queeg seems so accurate as to what is going on, as the media is now proudly proclaiming anything Anti-Trump as "we are winning". I just hope someday someone sees that the media railroaded Trump just as Keefer railroaded Queeg, and led the rest of the officers to do so, and yet took no responsibility for his actions.

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  • Posted by $ nickursis 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I am sure he would too. You should read or rent the Caine Mutiny, by Herman Wouk, I believe. Watch it closely and at the end you find out that maybe they weren't all right, which is what you believe all through the story. Trump is weird, but no weirder than any of the others, and certainly no weirder than "Get rid of Jefferson" Al Sharpton who owes 10.5 million to the IRS, but believes black men don't need to pay taxes, let alone all his other corrupt history. I belive Trump has not done anything he wanted or promised he would because he has been stonewaleed by the 2 parties, who have yet to support ONE of his proposals.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 8 years, 6 months ago
    I have not read the Caine Mutiny, so I don't get the reference.

    If they're going to railroad President Trump, though, I wish it were for his radical stances. I wish it were because he didn't submit a budget with INCREASED gov't spending. I wish it were because he DIDN'T chose an AG who supports the drug war. I wish it were because because he OPPOSED asset forfeiture and were FOR strict rule of law. How lame that it should be for APPEARING to defend racists and ACTING guilty when accused of wrongdoing! If I'm going to be persecuted, I'd rather it be for a real cause.
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  • Posted by mccannon01 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "...withstand the onslaught of the Borg." Amen, Dino, Amen. Now if he can only transmit a "sleep" command to the Communist News Network and initiate the self destruct sequence of the whole socialist collective mess.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Trump's ego is his force shield of science fiction.
    May it withstand the onslaught of the Borg.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I'm curious to see if Trump will crack and start looking like Queeg.
    Hope he can hold up in defiance of all the craven cowardly backstabbing little weasels who promised to repeal Obamacare and now seeks to appease a media that reminds old dino of a horde of screaming chimpanzees, who toss their own feces as they excitedly jump up and down.
    Who can hold up against all that unrelenting defamation that piles up as it goes on and on and on? Not many . . .
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  • Posted by Animal 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I'm certain he won't be. Not this year. His own ego won't allow him to step down voluntarily, and the GOP Congress won't impeach him - for one thing, despite all the screeching hysterics from the professional protesters, he hasn't committed any impeachable offense. Neither Ryan nor McConnell would allow impeachment proceedings to move.

    No, Trump will be there in the Imperial Mansion on Dec 31st.
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I have seen 98% of every media stroy is slanted against Trump, I thought his Monday speech was right on, and his handling of the media idiots appropriate for their low level. He cannot say a word without it being ridiculed, and even his own party (which he admittedly hijacked from under them and they hate him for it) came after him for not being whiny enough. They have been working to alter public opionion just enough to allow them to get away with either impeachment or forced resignation without a civil war. I think it will be one or the other before the end of the yer. Trump has no supporters in the political machine, which means he cannot get anything done, except by Executive order.
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  • Posted by Animal 8 years, 6 months ago
    "...and I have come to the conclusion Trump will be ousted this year as President to be replaced by one more malleable by the politicians."

    Why do you think this, and how do you suppose he will be replaced?
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Indeed, that is the problem I see, they will tear everything down, just to get rid of Trump. I have seen mor made up BS, in fact the whole Republicrat response to his Monday speech, his battle with moronic journalists, and even the BS from the 3 CEOs, is so, so sad, but seems to reflect the grim determination of the Caine wardroom.
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 8 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Well, they may be in a rush to exterminate him, just as the officers of the Caine may have been, as Barney points out, had they supported him when he came to them, the ship may have survived without the mutiny. Maybe the same is with Trump, maybe he made a similar gesture to to both parties who refused to work with him and who have united to remove him, with the media as their Keefer.
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  • Posted by $ CBJ 8 years, 6 months ago
    Does the semi-rational left (assuming it exists) really want to replace Trump with Pence? I don't care for Pence's social conservative views at all, but I think he has the smarts and temperament to easily defeat any Democrat in 2020 if he becomes the incumbent president before then.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 8 years, 6 months ago
    A fine comparison Nickursis.
    I hope.... you are wrong about Trumps tenure.
    To the collectivist media the first thing that goes, in a communist take over is you. You are no longer "useful idiots" when the take over is final.
    History shows the loudest mouths are the first shot.
    To the media be careful what you wish for!
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