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Akamai

(1,779 posts)
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:00 PM Jul 2016

What is you best insult for Trump? Trump the Toad? Great Lakoff piece on HuffPo

George Lakoff, cognitive scientist and author of the great book, "Don't Think of an Elephant," has a great piece in Huffington Post today on how to understand Trump's appeal and his peculiar expertise.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/understanding-trump_b_11144938.html

Part of what he concludes about Trump's effectiveness is his branding Hillary with "Crooked Hilary," even though this is not true, she represented herself incredibly well in front of the Right-Wing Benghazi committee, etc.

So what is your best insult or name for Trump? I would go with "Trump the Toad" as one possible suggestion.

Any ideas?

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What is you best insult for Trump? Trump the Toad? Great Lakoff piece on HuffPo (Original Post) Akamai Jul 2016 OP
Our family calls him "Don the Con" nt eastwestdem Jul 2016 #1
Deadbeat Donald, as he stiffs people he owes money to. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #2
Can I use that ? Setsuna1972 Jul 2016 #13
Lakoff is always a good read. As for insults, go for Don Tinyhands' insecurities. Hekate Jul 2016 #3
Four time chapter 11 loser Donald Trump C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #4
The only thing smaller than his fingers... Salviati Jul 2016 #9
Il Douche Auggie Jul 2016 #5
+ 1 red dog 1 Jul 2016 #12
Mr. Tangerine Man red dog 1 Jul 2016 #6
The Tangerine Tyrant meow2u3 Jul 2016 #15
Donald Who? L. Coyote Jul 2016 #7
k and r RapSoDee Jul 2016 #8
Don The Con !!! Setsuna1972 Jul 2016 #10
Let's leave be childish name-calling to Trump and his EffieBlack Jul 2016 #11
I think it is fun prarie deem Jul 2016 #14
The Teflon Don Will Morningstar Jul 2016 #16
Hair Trumpenfuhrer eom charlyvi Jul 2016 #17
His Royal WTFness. Native Jul 2016 #18
"Coward Trump" or "Chicken Heart Trump" would also be good. You think this is the kind of guy who Akamai Jul 2016 #19
“Mafia Don” or “Zircon Don”... LowerManhattanite Jul 2016 #20
Excitable boy. JudyM Jul 2016 #21

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
7. Donald Who?
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:23 PM
Jul 2016

Knock, knock? Who's there? Donald Trump. Donald Who? Yeah, that's what everyone will be saying.

Setsuna1972

(332 posts)
10. Don The Con !!!
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:46 PM
Jul 2016

He's just like one of those jerkoff carnival barkers who pisses off everybody with his schemes in the Broadwalk !

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
11. Let's leave be childish name-calling to Trump and his
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:52 PM
Jul 2016

Just call him by his name and criticize his policies, approach, and philosophy.

prarie deem

(115 posts)
14. I think it is fun
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 04:35 PM
Jul 2016

and it takes my mind off of how I will have to relocate to another country if he wins and I am terrified he will.

In our household we call him the Orange Orangutan.

 

Will Morningstar

(90 posts)
16. The Teflon Don
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:03 PM
Jul 2016

Because nothing sticks to him, and John Gotti isn't using it anymore. He might even like it. Remember it was also applied to his hero, Teflon Ron (Reagan). Nothing stuck to him either.

 

Akamai

(1,779 posts)
19. "Coward Trump" or "Chicken Heart Trump" would also be good. You think this is the kind of guy who
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 11:32 PM
Jul 2016

would sacrifice himself for others? I was watching on Comcast the StarTrek movie where Kirk's father sacrifices himself to get the crew and his wife, baby, off the starship.

Anyone think that Trump would sacrifice himself to keep others out of harm's way?

No freaking way whatsoever!

Anyone have a better idea about putting his cowardice, his refusal to work for others into perspective?

LowerManhattanite

(2,385 posts)
20. “Mafia Don” or “Zircon Don”...
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 11:36 PM
Jul 2016

...both work for me.

The first, because he's more mobbed up than Satriale's Pork Shop...

The second, because he's fond of handing out “diamonds” to newfound friends only for them to realize they're fakes...
http://gawker.com/donald-trumps-diamond-gifts-tend-to-be-made-out-of-cubi-1782377126

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