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TeamPooka

(25,577 posts) Wed Jan 17, 2018, 11:24 PM Jan 2018

Democrats need to start calling this whole thing RUSSIA-GATE when on TV.

Americans have been trained to ignore a scandal until you Gate it.
TV calls it Trump/Russia, Trump and the Russians and many other names
We need to BRAND scandal this in an easy way for mass TV consumption.
Thoughts?

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Democrats need to start calling this whole thing RUSSIA-GATE when on TV. (Original Post) TeamPooka Jan 2018 OP

i think gate needs to be retired Takket Jan 2018 #1

I agree with retiring the term "gate" appended to every scandal worstexever Jan 2018 #10

I'm quite happy equating tRump with Russia ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #2

TREASON-GATE Skittles Jan 2018 #3

+1,000,000... n/t PoiBoy Jan 2018 #5

too vague, assumes a conclusion, and would keep people from saying "What's that all about anyway?" TeamPooka Jan 2018 #6

I agree... ghostsinthemachine Jan 2018 #4

Needs to have Trump in name. Justice Jan 2018 #7

Watergate didn't need Nixon's name in it and that worked out just fine TeamPooka Jan 2018 #9

Yes! "Russia-gate" is solid, effective. So is "The Russia Scandal" DemocracyMouse Jan 2018 #8

Takket

(23,803 posts)

1. i think gate needs to be retired

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 11:28 PM

Jan 2018

watergate is eclipsed by the new standard "Trump Tower" in honor of the russia collusion meeting there.

"Watergate" should now be called "Water tower"

every scandal should end in "tower"

worstexever

(265 posts)

10. I agree with retiring the term "gate" appended to every scandal

Reply to Takket (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 08:58 PM

Jan 2018

I've been calling it Russi-A-Lago for some time now.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

2. I'm quite happy equating tRump with Russia

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 11:29 PM

Jan 2018

That sends a clear message.

Skittles

(172,881 posts)

3. TREASON-GATE

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 12:01 AM

Jan 2018

PoiBoy

(1,562 posts)

5. +1,000,000... n/t

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 12:39 AM

Jan 2018

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

6. too vague, assumes a conclusion, and would keep people from saying "What's that all about anyway?"

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 01:44 AM

Jan 2018

I'm talking about branding to get the word out. Not editorializing.

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)

4. I agree...

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 12:20 AM

Jan 2018

Everyone needs to start using it.

Justice

(7,270 posts)

7. Needs to have Trump in name.

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 02:08 AM

Jan 2018

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

9. Watergate didn't need Nixon's name in it and that worked out just fine

Reply to Justice (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 03:29 AM

Jan 2018

DemocracyMouse

(2,275 posts)

8. Yes! "Russia-gate" is solid, effective. So is "The Russia Scandal"

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 02:31 AM

Jan 2018

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