JohnT
May 21, 2019, 12:18pm
6822
“Shrillary” was definitely a thing in 2016.
And, “Killary”, because, yanno, she personally caused the deaths in Benghazi.
dasmoocher:
And, “Killary”, because, yanno, she personally caused the deaths in Benghazi.
And the ever-popular “Hitlerey” (alternatively spelled “Hitleray”).
JohnT
May 21, 2019, 2:34pm
6825
Fortunately, the scales are balanced so we now enjoy Twitler as our President.
As Mattie so eloquently used it in True Grit, “trash” by itself is non-racist and deeply insulting, when used with the correct tone of voice. And Frank James truly was trash.
CurtC
May 21, 2019, 7:53pm
6827
That’s a good one.
By the way, in 2006, the NY Times crossword puzzle included the answer “SCUMBAG” for 43-down. They had to apologize.
Turns out that “scumbag” originally was a vulgar word for a condom. That term was first used in 1967, and the first time it was used to mean “contemptible person” was 1971.
The Dirty Word in 43 Down
Trumps tweets aren’t packing the punch they had when he first took office:
His Twitter interaction rate — a measure of the impact given how much he tweets and how many people follow him — has tumbled precipitously, according to data from CrowdTangle.
Why it matters: It’s a sign that his strongest communication tool may be losing its effectiveness and that the novelty has worn off.
Trump’s interaction rate has fallen from 0.55% in the month he was elected to 0.32% in June 2017 — and down to 0.16% this month through May 25. (The metric measures retweets and likes per tweet divided by the size of his following.)
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While the number of interactions per tweet Trump generates has increased 21% between his first six months and most recent six months, it lags way behind his follower growth of 110%.
And he’s tweeting more, which could make any individual tweet less likely to stand out.
https://www.axios.com/president-trump-tweets-engagement-4c6067a8-734d-4184-984a-d5c9151aa339.html
He’s becoming last year’s model. He is boring his fans with the same old same old. Just wait for Cousin Oliver or Ted McGinley to show up.
Irony cannot die while TRump can still tweet:
King Of Irony Donald Trump Tweets About ‘Low IQ’ Joe ‘Bidan,’
The president enjoyed what he characterized as North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s dig at “low IQ” Joe Biden, Trump tweeted on Saturday. Except Trump spelled the former vice president’s name “Joe Bidan.”
I long thought twitter would be the downfall of civilization, case in point: Trump.
But like everything else, it’s losing its flashy new toy appeal. Usually happens when there’s bloat, like tulips to the Dutch in the 17th century.
CalMeacham:
I’m less concerned about the mispelling than I am about the content. The President of the United States is siding with the head of North Korea against an American citizen. Is there any lower that he can sink?
Exactly, Joe’s so low IQ he’s been spelling his own name wrong these past 7 decades.
Doesn’t matter, give it a week, and he’ll answer it for you.
carrps
May 28, 2019, 3:48pm
6836
CurtC:
That’s a good one.
By the way, in 2006, the NY Times crossword puzzle included the answer “SCUMBAG” for 43-down. They had to apologize.
Turns out that “scumbag” originally was a vulgar word for a condom. That term was first used in 1967, and the first time it was used to mean “contemptible person” was 1971.
The Dirty Word in 43 Down
I knew the etymology of scumbag, but didn’t know how recently it was created. I’m surprised.
Kim is still playing him like a fiddle. Bolton and company pissed at you? Take a shot at one of Trump’s enemies. I’m just surprised that Kim didn’t also say that Donald has more beautiful hair.
North Korea is calling John Bolton a “defective human being”. I wonder if Individual 1 supports those comments, as well.
I’d bet he does: coming from Kim, those insults are a sign of strength and dominance, and Trump likes those, can respect those, as long as he’s not the guy being the target.
Similarly, searches for “Trump” are trending downward:
Google Trends data shows search interest in the president’s name hovering at its lowest level in years, as a series of Democratic challengers begin their 2020 campaigns.
…In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has stepped up his media appearances and launched a series of wild tweetstorms.
…Experts say Trump fatigue may be setting in, with the public hardened to the constant stream of controversy generated by the president.
…The graph below shows search intensity for the word “Trump.” The chart begins one month after Trump’s inauguration, which saw a dramatic spike. Since then it has been on a downward track …
jasg
May 29, 2019, 12:16am
6841
He is now trying to walk back both his campaign comments while on foreign soil and his agreement with a brutal dictator.
“I was actually sticking up for Sleepy Joe Biden while on foreign soil. Kim Jong Un called him a “low IQ idiot,” and many other things, whereas I related the quote of Chairman Kim as a much softer “low IQ individual.” Who could possibly be upset with that?”