Discussion: Comey: I'm Not Making Fun Of The President Or His 'Average' Sized Hands

Was that a Colon Powell quote?

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The reality is that no one gives a damn about the size of Trumpā€™s hands ā€“ heā€™s the one who has made an issue of it. And heā€™s done it only because he probably canā€™t get away with dropping his pants. Trust me when I say that I am ever so grateful to have been spared that spectacleā€¦

So for Comey to mention it seems okay to me. Heā€™s meeting the guy in person for the first time, and heā€™s entitled to his first impression and to mention what he noticed about Trump. Weā€™ve all done that (ā€œso, what was _______ like?ā€ ā€œWell, she looks much older than she does on TV, but much thinnerā€).

Itā€™s a very small and meaningless part of a much larger book ā€“ so of all the things for people to take issue with, this seems a little silly to me. If Trump looked like he stepped out of the pages of a GQ fashion spread, it wouldnā€™t change the fact that heā€™s an a-hole and about 14 bad kinds of ā€œ-istā€ and so full of sh!t Iā€™m surprised it isnā€™t leaking out of his ears.

[But, as an aside, someone who has bags under his eyes the size of steamer trunks really shouldnā€™t mention someone elseā€™s raccoon eyesā€¦]

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I would have never missed the chance to say,

ā€œI have to admit I was taken aback by how small his hands are. They are surprisingly small hands for a man his size. Behind his back, members of his staff joke about his small hands. One told me that his Secret Service code name should be ā€˜Small Paws.ā€™ā€

I think such a statement would have maximum impact :slight_smile:

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But the enemy of my enemy got my enemy elected.

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Ironically the fact that many voters would not hold their nose for ā€œimperfect allyā€ Hillary Clinton did as much or more to get dump elected.

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Oh, Burnā€¦ see what I did there?

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The first author, sure. But the seventy-third?

I donā€™t know ā€¦just because Trump is an unqualified buffoon doesnā€™t make Comey any kind of hero.
Am I the only one who finds Comey to come off like Eddie Haskelā€¦ā€œIā€™m not saying itā€™s true Mrs Cleaverā€¦Iā€™m only saying itā€™s POSSIBLEā€¦ā€ wink winkā€¦ The choir boy, gee whiz routine just doesnā€™t ring true for me. ā€œIā€™ve never been an author beforeā€¦ā€ Give me a break. You donā€™t become head of the FBI without being able to play hard ball.
I would have more respect for him if he came out and admitted that he felt Trump deserved a hit job and Comey saw himself as guy to do it.

Why are boys so fond of bowel humor?

Because we have a huge hemorrhoid in the White House for inspiration?

BTW, seriously, this is what youā€™re focusing on?

Is that like a triple-negative?

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Oh, Iā€™d say itā€™s about as legitimate as any sophomoric conversation ridiculing Trumpā€™s hands, or his hair, or his spray-tan, or his ties, or his girth.

Must be a mighty fine view from your high horse. Ride on, friendā€¦

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How is ridiculing Trumpā€™s body different from Trump ridiculing the bodies of women or the bodies of disabled people? There is no difference, friend.

I love nothing better than sanctimonious snowflake hypocrisy, friend.

OTOH

I wallow in sophomoric humor, and Iā€™m okay with that.

Your post on April 12 above Missouri Governor Greitens

Every photo of him shows his eye are noticeably askew, as if he has an ongoing concussion or brain damageā€¦

Your post on March 31 regarding Laura Ingraham

Flabby arms. Check. Bleached blond. Check. Big mouth. Check.

Your post on February 21 on CMS Administrator Seema Verma

She has the right nose for success as a sychophant. Or psychophant. Or bothā€¦

Two out of three are not ridicule; those eyes are problematic and that nose is epicā€¦an entire religion could be based on that nose. And as re: Ingrahamā€¦her attack on the Parkland student hit a righteous nerve, so I stand by and for anyone who wants to wrestle her in the mud.