# What to call the author of the op-ed piece? \[anonymous NYT article about Trump\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979 "2018-09-07T22:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/1 "2018-09-07T22:47:52Z")
I await your suggestions. My wife suggests Deep Stoat (that’s a chiefly British word for a weasel). I certainly cannot improve on that. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/2 "2018-09-07T22:53:07Z")
I’ve been going with Lodestar. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/3 "2018-09-07T23:01:23Z")
Patriot, Traitor or Opportunist. Depends on your point of view. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/4 "2018-09-07T23:26:21Z")
Amonymous. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/5 "2018-09-07T23:30:15Z")
Just the few word description that people are currently using–as this op-ed will be completely forgotten in a short time–just like the vast majority of front page news. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/6 "2018-09-08T01:44:20Z")
Veep throat ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/7 "2018-09-08T02:00:19Z")
Over in the Clusterfuck thread, Brian Ekers called him “Deep Thwart.” I liked that one ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/8 "2018-09-08T02:37:11Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Amonymous. Follow the money.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/9 "2018-09-08T09:44:56Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Veep throat Clever! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/10 "2018-09-08T10:30:00Z")
“Enabler” ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/11 "2018-09-08T10:42:19Z")
7 No Trumps ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/12 "2018-09-08T10:59:53Z")
A distrumpled employee. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/13 "2018-09-08T16:00:57Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > I await your suggestions. My wife suggests Deep Stoat (that’s a chiefly British word for a weasel). I certainly cannot improve on that. no, from a UK point of view [this](https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/stoat) is a stoat. and [this](https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/weasel) is a weasel. Separate animals entirely. As my kids would say, a weasel is weasely recognisable while a stoat is stoatally different. But for the purpose of allowing your wife’s excellent suggestion to work lets just agree that it is indeed, very much like a big weasel. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/14 "2018-09-08T16:35:18Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > As my kids would say, a weasel is weasely recognisable while a stoat is stoatally different. Dammit. Beaten to it. They are both pretty similar mustelids though; some are otterly different. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/15 "2018-09-08T17:17:00Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Veep throat I don’t think it is Pence. He was described as someone fearful of losing his job, which Pence could not. I am now going with John Kelly as suspect #1. I further bet he has covered his ass to the point where we will not find out for 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/16 "2018-09-08T17:39:02Z")
Edited title so it’s a bit clearer. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/17 "2018-09-08T17:52:37Z")
I think of him/her as more “Deep Gloat.” ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/18 "2018-09-08T19:22:50Z")
The inability of all these people to come out publicly and argue forcefully for Congress to act is key. Sure, leaking stuff is fun but it doesn’t actually do the country any good. Too many people are taking the wimp approach. “Sure, I could say something but then I’d lose my job/seat and what good does that do?” Keeping down helps the worst people. Doing good often involves risk. People have to take bold, public actions. So, my suggestion: Sheep Throat. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/19 "2018-09-08T19:39:45Z")
I’d suggest ‘Deep State’, if not for the fact that the Narcissist in Chief probably wouldn’t get the joke.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-call-the-author-of-the-op-ed-piece-anonymous-nyt-article-about-trump/820979/20 "2018-09-08T19:56:24Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > I’d suggest ‘Deep State’, if not for the fact that the Narcissist in Chief probably wouldn’t get the joke.:eek: Combine scandal memes into Deep Stategate.