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JohnnyRingo

(18,638 posts)
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:12 PM Aug 2020

It's time to give Trump a nickname that sticks.

Trump always comes up with nicknames for people he despises. I have to admit that "Crooked Hillary" stuck with me to the point I heard it subconsciously every time I heard her name. I didn't want to, but there it was. It just seemed to flow. Lyin' Ted Cruz is another.

I know many use a moniker that describes Donald Trump, but too many are unacceptable on a campaign trail. "The Tangerine Disaster" may be apt, but it's just too awkward and "Don The Con" just doesn't ring any bells when oft repeated. Forget the more profane handles because the media would bleep it, rendering it useless.

I propose the Biden campaign adopt the name "Dishonest Don" any time they reference the president, and I mean every time. Pound that name home with infinite application. Over and over. Forget he even has a last name since that's his stock in trade anyway. He loves that people know him by Trump. To him it's money in the bank.

Everyone will know exactly who "Dishonest Don" is and it just flows from the tongue. Let's give "Pocahontas" a way to get even without blushing.

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It's time to give Trump a nickname that sticks. (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Aug 2020 OP
Most Americans expect politicians to be dishonest, sadly SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1
Shorty? He comes up short on everything. Fingers, character, polls, and ratings. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #2
I always call him diaper don. Kota Aug 2020 #3
Here are a bunch that I compiled in a separate OP DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #4
But do really expect Biden to use the term JohnnyRingo Aug 2020 #10
Turd. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #28
We have hundreds. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #5
The name 'Trump' is enough 70sEraVet Aug 2020 #6
"Trump" - Make it a slur. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2020 #11
Dishonest Don is a good one, and I would be on board. But ... Brother Mythos Aug 2020 #7
I've been calling him Deadbeat Donald... Jeebo Aug 2020 #8
Here some ace3csusm Aug 2020 #9
Dirty Don pamela Aug 2020 #12
Mine when I talk about him on FB TlalocW Aug 2020 #13
Tweety Amin; Needy Amin. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #14
The Dumpster AmyStrange Aug 2020 #15
magaME sanatanadharma Aug 2020 #16
Earlier on DU I saw Don of the Dead. panader0 Aug 2020 #17
'Crooked traitortrump' empedocles Aug 2020 #18
Killer Don!!!!!! Wellstone ruled Aug 2020 #19
Orange Shitstain works for me Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #20
Putin's lil' bItCh! imanamerican63 Aug 2020 #21
Dinky don... 2naSalit Aug 2020 #22
Corona Creamsicle. LuckyCharms Aug 2020 #23
I've added all the above nicks to my (Unofficial) DU GLOSSARY, and... AmyStrange Aug 2020 #24
Baron Golfin von Fatfuk is my fave PCIntern Aug 2020 #25
I'm partial to Hair Furor consider_this Aug 2020 #26
Benedict Donald nt Wicked Blue Aug 2020 #27
former occupant of the White House (n/t) JPbelgium Aug 2020 #29
AgentOrange and OrangeAnus are my two favorites Vivienne235729 Aug 2020 #30
how about "ex-president" JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #31
Mashed Potatoes Awsi Dooger Aug 2020 #32
I refer to him as 'Donnie Two-Scoops'. trof Aug 2020 #33

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
1. Most Americans expect politicians to be dishonest, sadly
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:17 PM
Aug 2020

Deadly don, the con

Death cult don

Dirtbag don

Dipshit don

Just a few. Lol

Kota

(901 posts)
3. I always call him diaper don.
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:18 PM
Aug 2020

See a lot of names but you are right they don"t stick. I think dems just don't want to name call. The press and media always makes a big deal out of his nicknames and helps them stick. Maybe if Biden came up with something the press couldn't ignore it would get traction. I like deplorable don too.

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
4. Here are a bunch that I compiled in a separate OP
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:19 PM
Aug 2020

Let's KISS! Some short and memorable is what's needed!


* Devious Donny Trump
* Lying Donald Trump
* Fraudulent Fatso
* Diseased Donny
* Defaulting Donny
* Demented Donny/Dementia Don
* Infector-in-Chief
* The Pan-Dummy
* Dystopian Donny
* Presi-Dunce
* The Presi-Death
* The Corona Moron-a
* The Covidiot
* Dirty Donnie
* Flatulent Facist
* Covefe Boi
* Bunker Boi
* Lard Bottom
* Don the Con
* Loathsome Lardo
* The Reputincan Party (cause Putin Can do whatever he wants with these fools in office)


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213873573

JohnnyRingo

(18,638 posts)
10. But do really expect Biden to use the term
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:29 PM
Aug 2020

"Flatulent Facist" at rallies or on cable news?

The point was that so many nicknames are apt, but too crude for public consumption. "Lard Bottom" would just turn people off.

70sEraVet

(3,505 posts)
6. The name 'Trump' is enough
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:22 PM
Aug 2020

I predict that, in the very near future, the word 'Trump' will be used to describe any populist political leader who blatantly appeals to the racist elements of a society.

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)
7. Dishonest Don is a good one, and I would be on board. But ...
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:25 PM
Aug 2020

unfortunately, here at DU everyone insists on going their own way, and nothing, no matter how good it is, ever sticks.

Jeebo

(2,025 posts)
8. I've been calling him Deadbeat Donald...
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:29 PM
Aug 2020

...ever since the 2016 campaign when Michelangelo Signorelli did an episode of his Sirius satellite radio show about his habit of not paying contractors and caterers and others who do work for him at his casinos and hotels. When the contractors and caterers and others complained, he just dared them to sue him. Who has the resources to get into a legal battle with a rich guy like him? So one of the ways Deadbeat Donald got rich was by stealing from people who did work for him and never got paid for it. Just one of the many ways he's a liar, a cheat, a con man, a grifter.

-- Ron

TlalocW

(15,388 posts)
13. Mine when I talk about him on FB
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 01:32 PM
Aug 2020

President Pussygrabber
The Circus Peanut
The Tulsa Kid
The Covid Kid

TlalocW

 

AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)
24. I've added all the above nicks to my (Unofficial) DU GLOSSARY, and...
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 03:41 PM
Aug 2020

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also, a link to this thread:

http://dug.amystrange.org/index.html#trump

If anyone wishes to be removed from the above, feel free to e-mail me at (remove spaces):

dug @ amystrange.org

Thank you.
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Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
32. Mashed Potatoes
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 06:15 PM
Aug 2020

His sister handed it to us via the anecdote. It's got to be something that Trump associates with himself, and in humiliating fashion, and not merely something labeled from afar. He won't care about anything from afar.

Plus it's got a dual meaning because golf fans have been screaming "mashed potatoes" after PGA tee shots for more than a decade. Little did they know they were referring to Trump. There are clips of that on YouTube. If that nickname sticks then from November forth any Trump hater can scream mashed potatoes on the tee box, in absolute delight.

The last thing we want is alliteration. Notice that Trump's nicknames are not alliteration. I wish alliteration were banned from nickname thought process. Even Biden's "Build Back Better" is not nearly as effective as it should be, if we merely understood there are thousands of words that word splendidly in combination, regardless if they sound alike.

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