I could never remember if "Gaetz" was pronounced "Gates" or "Gets", so I settled on

[Atticus]

"Smarmy Punk".

[htuttle]

1. I think it's pronounced 'Goatse'

[TygrBright]

6. ::snork:: I averted my eyes from what you did there... n/t

[htuttle]

7. I've trained my field of vision to go completely dark when that word appears

I had to type it with my eyes closed.

[tonedevil]

9. Oh my. /nt

[htuttle]

11. Oh no, you didn't google it, did you?

Never even think of doing that without wearing your visor.

[tonedevil]

12. I did not need to do so today...

for I harken back to slashdot of the 90s and some things seen can never be unseen.

[DFW]

2. From the spelling, it isn't immediately obvious

However, in his case, you are exactly correct.

[rurallib]

3. It's one of those tongues the religious crazy speak in when they speak in tongues

In English it is pronounced 'Shithead'

[iscooterliberally]

4. That's a good choice. I'm going with "block-head" since his head seems to be kind of square.

[poli-junkie]

5. I call him Jughead. nt

[Thomas Hurt]

8. Nunes' understudy...just another Ratf**ker.

[lunatica]

10. I kinda like to call him and Republicans in general

[donkeypoofed]

13. I call him fuck-nugget. It's perfect.

[meadowlander]

14. In British English it's "Git"

But wouldn’t trust him to know how to pronounce his own name.

[UTUSN]

15. K&R

[SKKY]

16. I think you're probably placing the accent on the wrong syllable...

...it’s clearly pronounced “Douche Bag”.