trump the lame.
Mar 17, 2017 19:22:58 #
After an Ireland-centric day including meetings with its prime minister, Enda Kenny, Donald Trump attempted to bestow some wisdom by sharing his favorite proverb of "many years."
Only, as Twitter users quickly pointed out, it wasn't a proverb. And it wasn't Irish.
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"As we stand together with our Irish friends, I'm reminded of that proverbâand this is a good one, this is one I like. I've heard it for many many years and I love it," Trump said at the Friends of Ireland luncheon in Washington, D.C. on the eve of St. Patrick's Day.
"Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you," he said. "A lot of us know that, we know it well," he added. "It's a great phrase."
Users on Twitter, including some who said they were from Ireland and had never heard the adage, were quick to search the quote online and found it attributed to a Nigerian man, Albashir Adam Alhassan. The poem "Remember to Forget" is posted under his name on poemh****r.com. It's also, however, listed as an "Old Irish Blessing" by user "GingerSnips" at scrapbook.com. Joanne Tuttle too has claimed it as part of her online book Crystal Inspirations. Roy B. Zuck added it to his 1997 book, The Speaker's Quote Book: Over 5,000 Illustrations and Quotations for All Occasions, also available online.
Trump didn't explicitly say the words he was about to share with his "Irish friends" were Irish, to be fair, though it's pretty clear the rhyme is less of a proverb and more one of those unattributable quotes you find on a 1970s wall h*****g in a thrift store in Omaha.
The author of Trump's Irish proverb is possibly this business manager from Nigeria? https://t.co/bxSgs8yCj4
â Paul Mâ¤ï¸lâ¤ï¸ney (@oceanclub) March 16, 2017
With all due respect to the president's reputation for scrupulously checking his sources, I don't think this is an Irish proverb. https://t.co/1EvGGMsE9r
â The Irish For ðð (@theirishfor) March 16, 2017
Have literally never heard this in my entire life. https://t.co/3gSBhbvdl2
â Christine Bohan (@ChristineBohan) March 16, 2017
As an Irish person I can safely say I have never, ever heard this proverb #trump #paddywhackery https://t.co/bvEzDjSNse
â Andrew McDermott (@AndrewMcD999) March 16, 2017
OK I've found trump's 'irish' proverb. pic.twitter.com/ZsWPUvqDDL
â cólz (@colz) March 16, 2017
Someone on Trump's team just Googled 'irish proverb' and hoped for the best. pic.twitter.com/xmNHFdq7ER
â â amy o'connor â (@amyohconnor) March 16, 2017
This is utter bollocks Trump
'Irish proverb' my arse https://t.co/kK4BEUbxHD
â Planet Belfast (@Planet_Belfast) March 16, 2017
Trump's Irish Proverb may have been written by Albashir Adam Alhassan but to be fair it IS in the second Google hit for "Best Irish Proverb" pic.twitter.com/53sXOi1EHr
â Cabel Sasser (@cabel) March 16, 2017
"Irish Proverb" me hole. https://t.co/dWLregquCs
â mark little (@marklittlenews) March 16, 2017
Awkward. Rethinking those proposed budget cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts yet?
Only, as Twitter users quickly pointed out, it wasn't a proverb. And it wasn't Irish.
SEE ALSO: The timeline of the Trump campaign's many statements on who wrote Melania's speech
"As we stand together with our Irish friends, I'm reminded of that proverbâand this is a good one, this is one I like. I've heard it for many many years and I love it," Trump said at the Friends of Ireland luncheon in Washington, D.C. on the eve of St. Patrick's Day.
"Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you," he said. "A lot of us know that, we know it well," he added. "It's a great phrase."
Users on Twitter, including some who said they were from Ireland and had never heard the adage, were quick to search the quote online and found it attributed to a Nigerian man, Albashir Adam Alhassan. The poem "Remember to Forget" is posted under his name on poemh****r.com. It's also, however, listed as an "Old Irish Blessing" by user "GingerSnips" at scrapbook.com. Joanne Tuttle too has claimed it as part of her online book Crystal Inspirations. Roy B. Zuck added it to his 1997 book, The Speaker's Quote Book: Over 5,000 Illustrations and Quotations for All Occasions, also available online.
Trump didn't explicitly say the words he was about to share with his "Irish friends" were Irish, to be fair, though it's pretty clear the rhyme is less of a proverb and more one of those unattributable quotes you find on a 1970s wall h*****g in a thrift store in Omaha.
The author of Trump's Irish proverb is possibly this business manager from Nigeria? https://t.co/bxSgs8yCj4
â Paul Mâ¤ï¸lâ¤ï¸ney (@oceanclub) March 16, 2017
With all due respect to the president's reputation for scrupulously checking his sources, I don't think this is an Irish proverb. https://t.co/1EvGGMsE9r
â The Irish For ðð (@theirishfor) March 16, 2017
Have literally never heard this in my entire life. https://t.co/3gSBhbvdl2
â Christine Bohan (@ChristineBohan) March 16, 2017
As an Irish person I can safely say I have never, ever heard this proverb #trump #paddywhackery https://t.co/bvEzDjSNse
â Andrew McDermott (@AndrewMcD999) March 16, 2017
OK I've found trump's 'irish' proverb. pic.twitter.com/ZsWPUvqDDL
â cólz (@colz) March 16, 2017
Someone on Trump's team just Googled 'irish proverb' and hoped for the best. pic.twitter.com/xmNHFdq7ER
â â amy o'connor â (@amyohconnor) March 16, 2017
This is utter bollocks Trump
'Irish proverb' my arse https://t.co/kK4BEUbxHD
â Planet Belfast (@Planet_Belfast) March 16, 2017
Trump's Irish Proverb may have been written by Albashir Adam Alhassan but to be fair it IS in the second Google hit for "Best Irish Proverb" pic.twitter.com/53sXOi1EHr
â Cabel Sasser (@cabel) March 16, 2017
"Irish Proverb" me hole. https://t.co/dWLregquCs
â mark little (@marklittlenews) March 16, 2017
Awkward. Rethinking those proposed budget cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts yet?
Mar 17, 2017 20:27:02 #
permafrost wrote:
After an Ireland-centric day including meetings wi... (show quote)
Earth shattering news , Trump quote's wrong poem .. Donna Brazile admits to c***ting in e******n !! Try that on for a lie ..
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/donna-brazile-finally-admits-she-shared-debate-questions-with-clinton-campaign/article/2617742
Mar 18, 2017 03:11:18 #
permafrost wrote:
After an Ireland-centric day including meetings wi... (show quote)
I see now your GOAT tossed you out of the bedroom...so you are back to posting here now! Go make up with your Goat so you can get busy and stay off the internet...
Mar 18, 2017 06:15:39 #
LG
Loc: TENNESSEE
permafrost wrote:
After an Ireland-centric day including meetings wi... (show quote)
Hey FROSTBITE, has OBAMA found and visited all 57 STATES yet ?? That's not only LAME, that's a DUMBASS, PERIOD
Mar 18, 2017 09:29:06 #
America Only wrote:
I see now your GOAT tossed you out of the bedroom...so you are back to posting here now! Go make up with your Goat so you can get busy and stay off the internet...
You do have an obsession with animals and goats in particular... No hope for you..
Mar 18, 2017 09:35:52 #
permafrost wrote:
After an Ireland-centric day including meetings wi... (show quote)
Tsk,tsk, your posts are becoming so trivial , it's truly a shame...And, yes, you are right, he made no claim to it being anything more than something he liked...
Good advice don't you think...
Mar 18, 2017 13:20:36 #
permafrost wrote:
You do have an obsession with animals and goats in particular... No hope for you..
No...I sure don't! But YOU sure do, Goat Boy! There was not ever any hope for you..only 12 gauge and flamethrower cure! Well no..h*****g would work wonders for your condition, too!
Mar 19, 2017 11:43:40 #
America Only wrote:
No...I sure don't! But YOU sure do, Goat Boy! There was not ever any hope for you..only 12 gauge and flamethrower cure! Well no..h*****g would work wonders for your condition, too!
Hey A.O. ,, goat or pig the outcome is the same !!
Mar 19, 2017 12:34:59 #
America Only wrote:
No...I sure don't! But YOU sure do, Goat Boy! There was not ever any hope for you..only 12 gauge and flamethrower cure! Well no..h*****g would work wonders for your condition, too!
AO.
Do your fantasies keep you awake at night?
You clearly have nothing to keep your attention, such as it is..
In a llfe as empty as yours must be, sleep deprivation only makes things even worst...
Seek help before you get out of control. I would h**e to hear you harmed someone..
Unlikely, I know, you are one of those talkers, not a doer..
Mar 19, 2017 12:43:55 #
permafrost wrote:
AO.
Do your fantasies keep you awake at night?
You clearly have nothing to keep your attention, such as it is..
In a llfe as empty as yours must be, sleep deprivation only makes things even worst...
Seek help before you get out of control. I would h**e to hear you harmed someone..
Unlikely, I know, you are one of those talkers, not a doer..
Do your fantasies keep you awake at night?
You clearly have nothing to keep your attention, such as it is..
In a llfe as empty as yours must be, sleep deprivation only makes things even worst...
Seek help before you get out of control. I would h**e to hear you harmed someone..
Unlikely, I know, you are one of those talkers, not a doer..
You libturds are running out of steam - FAST!! When do your heads start exploding? Can I save some of you for my July 4 party?
Mar 19, 2017 12:45:31 #
America Only wrote:
I see now your GOAT tossed you out of the bedroom...so you are back to posting here now! Go make up with your Goat so you can get busy and stay off the internet...
Video at 11.
Mar 19, 2017 15:01:03 #
LG
Loc: TENNESSEE
permafrost wrote:
AO.
Do your fantasies keep you awake at night?
You clearly have nothing to keep your attention, such as it is..
In a llfe as empty as yours must be, sleep deprivation only makes things even worst...
Seek help before you get out of control. I would h**e to hear you harmed someone..
Unlikely, I know, you are one of those talkers, not a doer..
Do your fantasies keep you awake at night?
You clearly have nothing to keep your attention, such as it is..
In a llfe as empty as yours must be, sleep deprivation only makes things even worst...
Seek help before you get out of control. I would h**e to hear you harmed someone..
Unlikely, I know, you are one of those talkers, not a doer..
Mar 19, 2017 22:22:34 #
Mar 20, 2017 00:01:24 #
Michael Rich
Loc: Lapine Oregon
Irish proverb...There is always one more son of a b***h than you counted.
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