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Trump's nickname.

Do you think there's a nickname that, if it gained widespread popularity, would significantly increase the chances of impeachment?

Seems like that would be the Holy Grail of Trump nicknames.
 
theprestige said:
Do you think there's a nickname that, if it gained widespread popularity, would significantly increase the chances of impeachment?

Seems like that would be the Holy Grail of Trump nicknames.
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Depends on what you define as a "significant" impact.

Political careers have been damaged by less; Dukakis in the tank with the headphones on, Howard Dean making an odd sounding "roar", etc..

If it impacts the electorates disposition towards Trump, I think it would certainly have an impact on Congress' willingness to do the right thing.
 
theprestige said:
Do you think there's a nickname that, if it gained widespread popularity, would significantly increase the chances of impeachment?

Seems like that would be the Holy Grail of Trump nicknames.
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Distracted1 said:
Depends on what you define as a "significant" impact.

Political careers have been damaged by less; Dukakis in the tank with the headphones on, Howard Dean making an odd sounding "roar", etc..

If it impacts the electorates disposition towards Trump, I think it would certainly have an impact on Congress' willingness to do the right thing.
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Wow Distracted, you and I agree about some things.

People are often influenced by subtle often seemingly insignificant things. Things they would never admit or even were aware were influencing factors. I can't even begin to say just how many times I have asked people on both sides how they came to an opinion about a particular candidate and heard nonsensical reasons or general almost meaningless answers.
 
acbytesla said:
Wow Distracted, you and I agree about some things.

People are often influenced by subtle often seemingly insignificant things. Things they would never admit or even were aware were influencing factors. I can't even begin to say just how many times I have asked people on both sides how they came to an opinion about a particular candidate and heard nonsensical reasons or general almost meaningless answers.
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Even if I agreed with all of Trump's politics, I would never vote for him. He's a despicable human being who is rotten from the inside out. That's why I have no respect for those who say they dislike his behavior but would vote for him anyway.
 
Stacyhs said:
Even if I agreed with all of Trump's politics, I would never vote for him. He's a despicable human being who is rotten from the inside out. That's why I have no respect for those who say they dislike his behavior but would vote for him anyway.
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It's a double whammy with Trump. Not only do I hate his politics, I hate....no despise Trump. I keep seeking some redeeming quality about him and I keep coming up empty. I had held out some hope that he could be good for infrastructure investment...But he's AWFUL on that too.
 
acbytesla said:
It's a double whammy with Trump. Not only do I hate his politics, I hate....no despise Trump. I keep seeking some redeeming quality about him and I keep coming up empty. I had held out some hope that he could be good for infrastructure investment...But he's AWFUL on that too.
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Trump is one of those rare individuals about whom I can find absolutely nothing positive to say. Nothing.
 
Distracted1 said:
Depends on what you define as a "significant" impact.

Political careers have been damaged by less; Dukakis in the tank with the headphones on, Howard Dean making an odd sounding "roar", etc..

If it impacts the electorates disposition towards Trump, I think it would certainly have an impact on Congress' willingness to do the right thing.
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Agreed. That's the rub, though. In the other two examples you gave, the downfall arose from the person's own widely publicized actions. Trump seems remarkably resistant to that particular failure mode.
 
theprestige said:
Do you think there's a nickname that, if it gained widespread popularity, would significantly increase the chances of impeachment?

Seems like that would be the Holy Grail of Trump nicknames.
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Impeachment is not the goal of the name-calling.

Some people still smoke tobacco even though it is dangerous, and even though it took decades of legal wrangling to finally get a public health warning on the packet. And some people still fight that.

The goal of the name calling is to have an accurate description of Trump as a similar public health warning. And we expect some people will still fight that too.
 
theprestige said:
Agreed. That's the rub, though. In the other two examples you gave, the downfall arose from the person's own widely publicized actions. Trump seems remarkably resistant to that particular failure mode.
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It is decidedly odd. Hard to imagine a previous candidate surviving a recording of "grab them by the pussy"
Maybe it has something to do with the ability to actually feel embarrassment or shame. Lacking that ability, Trump is perhaps an emotional (if not intellectual) "Forrest Gump"
 
Maybe fat, ugly, lazy Donald (FULD). I've been singing this in my head for a while now.
 
Distracted1 said:
It is decidedly odd. Hard to imagine a previous candidate surviving a recording of "grab them by the pussy"
Maybe it has something to do with the ability to actually feel embarrassment or shame. Lacking that ability, Trump is perhaps an emotional (if not intellectual) "Forrest Gump"
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This would explain Trump's disregard for such behavior.

It doesn't explain that of his supporters, who are equally unconcerned.

The problem isn't just Trump. If it was he would never have been elected in the first place, and even in that unlikely event he still would have been gone by now.

As long as his supporters continue to ignore or excuse all of his many shortcomings and malfeasances Trump will continue to be proven right for his lack of concern.
 
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