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If he did, it would be the yoogest classiest tobacco company making the best-in-the-world "TRUMP" cigarettes. Terrific. And we'd hear all about it right up until it went bust.

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They quit when the turnpike tolls made it uncompetitive with legitimate waste handling.

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There is no adequate treatment. You have about a year after diagnosis, and all the gold-plated union health care in the world isn't going to help.

There's now a multi-billion-dollar fund set up, with lawyers swarming all over it to insert themselves between the patients and the money, so they can pocket 1/3 of it. Google "mesothelioma" and marvel at the attorney advertising ... including the "informative" sites that are secretly owned and sponsored by lawyers.

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Oh I'm familiar with that facet of the issue as well. I guess my point with mentioning the union beneficiaries was namely to outline that they did often have a bit of a time advantage over those with "other" plans or more commonly, no plan. Admittedly, many of the issues are terminal problems that have no readily available solution short of organ transplantation in limited instances (namely the simple pulmonary obstruction cases).In a case with a metastatic tumor involved, surgical intervention is largely ineffective leaving chemotherapy and radiation as the prime go-to treatments, hardly a perfect solution, and one that could easily bankrupt even a wealthy family. It's disheartening to see how quickly time seems to have forgotten all those who even today live with the effects of that infamous day.

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That headline... Donald Trump Thinks..." Hahahaha

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You ever wonder if Trump is doing an Andy Kaufman thing where the joke is on the audience? No one can possibly be serious and say this kind of crap.

Other things he probably thinks:

Smoking and drinking are fine as long as it's done heavily (with Trump Vodka and Trump Cigars (probably a thing)).

Running with scissors may be unsafe, so throw the scissors to your destination first.

Beating your kids is natural and healthy- gives you both a cardio workout to avoid obesity.

Playing with matches is fine as long as you stay in the street when you do it- so you don't catch fire on the pavement, and wind from cars whipping around you will put out the flame, anyway.

'No' means 'yes'. 'Yes' means she has a disease. Always get a 'no' first.

Cosby is being framed by 50 women, and you know what they're like; after all Bill is my African-American.

Kanye and Hitler had some good ideas.

You should stop, you should drop, but don't roll, it's not worth the effort.

I need to build a wall around Chy-nah, the one they have is looking ragged.

My hair looks awesome.

I could tell after that interview that Megyn Kelly wanted me. (Probably true!)

That Sarah Palin chick is one crazy hot piece of ass- she needs to be my vice-president.

Have I always been that shade of orange?

That Bernie Sanders chick is one crazy hot piece of ass- she needs to be my vice president.

Hilary cannot win; never in the history of the world has a woman been in charge of anything. You can look that up, it's 100% true.

I don't know, it's a song from one of those race-music bands, just play it as I walk in.

Sanders cannot win; never in the history of the world has a woman or a Jew been in charge of anything. You can look that up, it's 100% true.

Don't hand me the cell phone, I don't know how it works, just take down my dictation for Twitter... wait, this keyboard on the phone works in my tiny hands, isn't technology wonderful?

Once they put me in charge, I'll run for God next. Wonder when they hold the primaries...

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Yeah, he needs a racist Who Owns What compendium.

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The World Trade Center towers were also full of asbestos. That was one factor that made the buildings such white elephants. Hardly occupied, full of asbestos--just think of how much it would have cost the owner to remove it. The lawsuits. The expense. Better to just tear the buildings down altogether. Of course, that still costs you a ton, and there's still lawsuits to think about. Wouldn't it be great if something like an act of God or a terrorist attack--never mind.

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""He took a cigarette from a crumpled packet marked VICTORY CIGARETTES and incautiously held it upright, whereupon the tobacco fell out on to the floor. ""

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Ever read Lewis Lapham's Money and Class in America? Well, maybe you don't need to.

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I doubt that he had much to do with writing those books.

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Even ponies make fun of Trump...

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Nononono. I want to see him *ahem* debate Hillary first. She'll probably make his head explode. Won't that be fun? Remember 'Scanners'?

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That one has made its appearance on the conspiracy sites about 12 or 13 years ago.

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Donald, I want you to debate Elizabeth first ... just so I know you are a serious candidate. You can have me debate with Trey Gowdy, if you like.

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