2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhat 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?
eastwestdem
(1,220 posts)emulatorloo
(44,066 posts)Putin Wannabe is good too, IMHO
Setsuna1972
(332 posts)Deadbeat Donald, perfect !!!
Hekate
(90,560 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,989 posts)That will sting.
As does Tax Dodging Donny
Salviati
(6,008 posts)are the returns on his investments...
Auggie
(31,133 posts)Perfect!
red dog 1
(27,771 posts)meow2u3
(24,759 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Knock, knock? Who's there? Donald Trump. Donald Who? Yeah, that's what everyone will be saying.
a good read
Setsuna1972
(332 posts)He's just like one of those jerkoff carnival barkers who pisses off everybody with his schemes in the Broadwalk !
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Just call him by his name and criticize his policies, approach, and philosophy.
prarie deem
(115 posts)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)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.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)Native
(5,936 posts)Akamai
(1,779 posts)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)...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