Let's suggest zinger lines Harris could use in her campaign and debate

[wguy123]

@Left_Hand_of_Dorkness

Or, after some word salad during a debate (if Trump doesn’t weasel out), “I don’t know what he said at the end there. I don’t think he knows what he said.” Used sparingly, it could be lots of fun.

I love this one, and your suggestion of using more of his own quotes.

[sciurophobic]

One of us is more likely to have an obituary with the phrase “died in prison yesterday.”

[HMS_Irruncible]

Lots of sentences that start with “when you lost in 2020…” or “after you were defeated in 2020”

Also - ask him if he’s getting rid of Vance as his VP. Trump cannot resist responses like “you’ll find out!” or “wait and see!” which makes it sounds like it could be a yes. Use his instincts to dow discord within the ranks.

[DavidNRockies]

“It’s funny watching the Grim Raper [sic] make fun of my laugh.”

[carrps]

@Left_Hand_of_Dorkness

Harris should throw maximum shade, but if she flings shit, she’s going to disgust some of those voters who are also disgusted with Trump, and lose some votes she could easily get.

So yeah, reference his felonies, his tax evasions, his hypocrisy, his word salad, his sexual assaults constantly. But dumb nicknames are Trumpspeak. Contrast with him by not looking like a particularly loathsome schoolyard bully.

And this is also my take.

@Just_Asking_Questions

I prefer Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.

Thanks for the ear, er, worm.

[DavidNRockies]

“You can’t be serious about border security when you put your own political career ahead of progress on the issue by blocking a solid, bipartisan immigration bill. You can’t call yourself a patriot when you sought to overthrow the democratically elected United States government. You can’t position yourself as the ‘law and order candidate’ when you’re still under several indictments for a shocking number of very serious crimes.”

Rationale

IMHO, the real audience at this point is NOT the MAGA crowd, for whom syllables are toxic in large doses. Though I know that this thread is about ‘zingers,’ I still suspect that there’s some latitude for Harris to sound thoughtful, Presidential, and to speak in complete, clear sentences. I don’t think it has to fit on a bumper-sticker to be a zinger.

[xizor]

@dasmoocher

I imagine a true and humorous, but unobjectionable, zinger delivered to Trump by Harris followed by a laugh would really grate on him.

Or really, just her laughing long and hard anytime he tries to talk, that would get under his skin very quickly.
TFG "Believe me, I know a lot about "
Kamala “BWaa Haa Haa!!!”
TFG "I have the best "
Kamala “BWaa Haa Haa!!!”

[Akaj]

@DavidNRockies

“You can’t be serious about border security when you put your own political career ahead of progress on the issue by blocking a solid, bipartisan immigration bill. You can’t call yourself a patriot when you sought to overthrow the democratically elected United States government. You can’t position yourself as the ‘law and order candidate’ when you’re still under several indictments for a shocking number of very serious crimes.”

Well said. If you need a reference for that Harris speechwriting job, hit me up.

[ParallelLines]

@sciurophobic

One of us is more likely to have an obituary with the phrase “died in prison yesterday.”

Sadly, based on Trump’s own statements, if he wins, and it’s far too possible IMHO, there is a strong possibly he’ll lock Harris up and hope one of his toadies will arrange a Becket-imitation for her.

[Spoons]

@xizor

Or really, just her laughing long and hard anytime he tries to talk, that would get under his skin very quickly.
TFG "Believe me, I know a lot about "
Kamala “BWaa Haa Haa!!!”

[Snip.]

Trump: Men come up to me with tears in their eyes—
Harris: Try deodorant.

Trump: Nobody’s ever seen—
Harris: Right. MAGAs are nobodies.

Trump: Democrats cheat!
Harris: Like you do with your wives?

[Dr_Paprika]

I wonder if she can sing?

My bologna has a first name
It’s D-O-Nah-L-D
My bologna has a second name
It’s T-R-U-M-P
I must excrete it everyday
And if you ask me why I’ll weigh
The truth of all that sh!t he say
It’s B-O-L-O-G-N-A.

[OttoDaFe]

@Just_Asking_Questions

I prefer Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.

Bingo! The differences are a) quality, and b) color (I’ve never seen an orange Cadillac).

@dasmoocher

I asked ChatGPT: ‘What is “The Ford Pinto of Worms”?’

“The Ford Pinto of Worms” is a humorous reference from the book “
” by . In this context, it alludes to a product of notably poor quality. The Ford Pinto, a car infamous for its safety issues, is used metaphorically to describe something unreliable or subpar—in this case, a type of worm. This phrase is typically used to describe a worm (or anything else) that is particularly problematic or defective.

I’ve never heard this reference, but I do recall WKRP in Cincinnati (partly because WKRP was eerily similar to a station I once worked in).

[Norse]

@dasmoocher

I asked ChatGPT: ‘What is “The Ford Pinto of Worms”?’

“The Ford Pinto of Worms” is a humorous reference from the book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams. In this context, it alludes to a product of notably poor quality. The Ford Pinto, a car infamous for its safety issues, is used metaphorically to describe something unreliable or subpar—in this case, a type of worm. This phrase is typically used to describe a worm (or anything else) that is particularly problematic or defective.

ChatGPT Is hallucinating. Again.

1. I’ve read HHGTTG more times than I’d like to admit, and I can’t remember that line
2. A google search of “The Ford Pinto of Worms” hhgttg turns up exactly zero hits
3. The Ford Pinto was never sold in Europe, and HHGTTG is very, very English. Both in humor and in references

[dasmoocher]

@Norse

ChatGPT Is hallucinating. Again.

Somehow I’m not surprised. I read the book decades ago and didn’t recall that phrase.

Now, I’m going to have to check my living will that I had ChatGPT create.

[Maus_Magill]

The first rule of The Plagiarism Machine ChatGPT is to check behind ChatGPT.

Seriously, don’t use ChatGPT to write legal forms. If you want a good Advance Directive form try this one from the State of Tennessee.

Advance_Directive_for_Health_Care.pdf

[thorny_locust]

@slumtrimpet

“Okay boomer.” (with an eye-roll)
In response to just about everything he spouts.

Nope. Harris needs boomers to vote for her too.

She might recycle the old “There you go again” line. Boomers will remember it. Those who don’t will learn it fast. And stealing it from Republicans would be a nice touch.

@Left_Hand_of_Dorkness

My general feeling is that Harris should take the high road in the sense of being more Dorothy Parker and less Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. There are lots of people disgusted with Democrats for running a fogey and with Republicans for running a shitflinging clown. Harris should throw maximum shade, but if she flings shit, she’s going to disgust some of those voters who are also disgusted with Trump, and lose some votes she could easily get.

Thirded.

[Velocity]

Kamala could repeat her line about how 18-24 year old people are stupid and need to be kept in dormitories, but apply it to Trump.

[Love_Rhombus]

Zingers are much less effective if there’s no audience, as there wasn’t with Biden.

[dasmoocher]

George Conway noted that Trump always says Harris’s first name incorrectly and suggested that she should start pronouncing Trump’s as “dahn-OLD”.

[Son_of_a_Rich]

Him and his proxies should be repeatedly asked what “Saudi Arabia and Russia ribbadoo ah” means until a satisfactory explanation is given. That orange cocksucker is constantly casting asparagus on others’ mental fitness. And ways should be found to reference Ronnie Jackson, but always call him Ronnie Johnson, and get his White House drug dispensary in the news.