They’ll just say that they can’t afford social security, medicare, and “socialism”
This was a couple days ago but no one has commented yet. Trump abruptly bans cruises to Cuba. Again. With no warning or grace period for ships already en route.
He tried this a year or so ago, but the cruise industry pushed back. At that time, private vacations to the island were banned but cruise ships could still go. Now, ships en route have to change their itineraries on the fly. People who specifically paid to visit Cuba will not get what they paid for, and several lines have announced full or partial refunds to passengers. And for what?? For no other reason than to have a tantrum, apparently, because Republicans are pushing back on tariffs. Or people are making fun of his formal attire. Or the nonexistent adoring British crowds. Or something.
It’s petty and shitty and will accomplish nothing except to gratify his ego. You want to influence the Cuban government, flood the Cuban economy with American tourist and trade dollars. Disclosure: I went on one of these cruises a year ago and it was wonderful.
I have a pet theory that Melanoma is heavily into Latino men and has had several affairs. Only a cuckold like this “president” could harbor so much irrational hatred for our neighbors to the south.
I have decided that turnabout is, indeed, fair play. It is time to slap a nickname on trump. I’d say “Crooked Donald” because he is as crooked as a bent corkscrew. But he’s already used that one. I’d say “Crazy Donnie”, because he’s crazy as a shithouse rat but he’s already used that one. I’d say “Lyin’ Don”, because he lies, it sometimes seems, merely to stay in practice, but he’s used that one too. But there is one nickname that I don’t remember seeing him ever use on anybody, almost as if he were holding it in reserve. And that is “Phony” because he is as phony as a wallet full of three dollar bills, from the alleged hair on his head to the supposed bone spurs in his heels. “Phony Donnie” he is.
I like it, but how about, in the spirit of turnabout, using the term he is so fond of: “Fake Donnie”?
Do you really want to be as immature as he is? I cringe when people here have to stoop to using taunting nicknames for Trump (see that’s bad enough… you can’t get worse than calling him by the syllable that’ll be spat out with derision for decades to come).
<Raises hand> Guilty as charged.
You make a good point. I know many find my nickname for him really obnoxious and cringeworthy. When all of this started, I found it truly abhorrent to accord him the respect demonstrated by using his actual name. For a long time I referred to him here as the “so-called President,” but that was mostly because he lost the popular vote. A lot of water has gone over the dam since then.
If, God forbid, he gets reelected*, during his second term (ohgod) I will refer to him every time for THE NEXT FOUR YEARS as “President Trump” (okay, I gagged a little when I typed that).
*I’m one of the ones who thinks he will get reelected by hook or by crook (or both).
I still like “Twitler.”
“Il Douche”
If Individual 1 is good enough for Robert Mueller, it’s good enough for me.
I still prefer my completely accurate and succinct soubriquet, “America-hating fuckstick.” Accuse me of name-calling if you wish, but truth is an absolute defense.
Yeah, it’s terrible when people vent in the Pit. :rolleyes:
Chump. Those who do not like that can go fuck themselves.
The short-fingered vulgarian. Why mess with the classics?
If he was Mormon I’d guess he was assuming he’d already gotten his own planet, but he doesn’t even have that excuse.
That’s why after careful consideration I settled on Donnie Two-scoops as my usual epithet (occasionally I mix it up). It doesn’t point out any physical deficiencies, his taste in make-up or women, or even his alleged (so far) high crimes and misdemeanors. Instead it points out how he is a child inhabiting a man’s body.
You can bet Romney isn’t going to let him set foot on HIS planet!
Romney would welcome the short-fingered vulgarian aboard the second he dangles another Cabinet position before him. Romney is a bone-headed Mormon capable of being endlessly fooled.
I’m conflicted. I know objectively it’s not fair to go after Don the Con through Mel; but as a Latino man, I would be a damn liar if I said I’m wholly uninterested in that hypothesis.
My cousin calls him ‘It’ giving him all the respect he deserves.