The thing Trump hates more than anything else... being laughed at

[scheming daemons]

Which is why, in unison, the Dems tonight should guffaw loudly whenever Trump delivers what he thinks is an applause line.

Laugh at him. Openly and loudly.

He is an insecure man who hates that people don't take him seriously..

...laugh at him. He won't be able to stand it.

[HAB911]

1. I also want to hear someone shout

YOU LIE!

[OnDoutside]

3. Too Republican.....

[PatSeg]

24. Exactly

Let's not become what we despise and remember what separates us from republicans, things like a bit of class and dignity.

[Hortensis]

40. Principled people behaving as principled people do.

For some relatively new to political outrage, it may seem regrettable that there are no stadiums filled with Democratic deplorables to join, but, as said, we're not Republicans.

[PatSeg]

42. Agreed

We can fight for what we believe and we should, but acting like the people we find offensive is too much like schoolyard interactions. Also republicans will ironically use it against us even though they do the same thing. That is something they are very proficient at. We have to play by OUR rules, not theirs.

[Hortensis]

44. "Irony" reminds me that one should

"Never play chess with a pigeon.
The pigeon just knocks all the pieces over.
Then shits all over the board.
Then struts around like it won.”

It has. Because while you naively thought you were playing chess, it changed the game.

[PatSeg]

45. Perfect example

Dems problem is they keep thinking they can play chess with that damn pigeon and something different will happen! I guess sometimes it is hard to believe that people can be so unreasonable and dishonest.

[cwydro]

68. I like this.

Gotta remember it.

So fucking true.

[irisblue]

5. No. Just no.

[spike jones]

14. it would be better to yell Bullshit!

[TwistOneUp]

19. Yes, and do it while you cough loudly.

For a concrete example, watch the scene in Animal House when they go to the meeting with Dean Wermer.

THAT is how the SOTU should appear. Humiliate Cheetolini and the rethuglicans.

[trueblue2007]

60. i agree. You Lie you rapist, child abusing murderer.

[Brainstormy]

62. I don't.

That was one of the lowest moments in American politics.

[onetexan]

67. i'd like someone to shout 'FAKE NEWS!!' to each of his lies and attempts to distort reality

[Duppers]

71. Like that one. nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Also, DO NOT talk about Trump either.

It was Oscar Wilde who said. " The worst thing about being talked about, IS NOT being talked about."


Trump LOVES being talked about. It is what gives him validation. Laughing at him will be icing on the cake because he is a clown, a buffoon in a suit.

[Auggie]

12. Better. And keep the applause demure ... nearly non-existent.

[sprinkleeninow]

54. No applause.

[Different Drummer]

61. Or, if there is applause, just a subdued golf clap. n/t

[sprinkleeninow]

64. A golf clap. 😆 Or a clap when yer tipsy and you miss one hand over the other. 😝

We're gonna watch and laugh/make rude noises/Bronx Cheer/New Jersey Raspberry, etc.

And some heavy duty industrial strength praying: 'get thee behind us, satan".

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. +1

Remember how he seethed at the Obama dinner.

[BlueTsunami2018]

8. Yes, and look where that got us.

That night, more than anything, is why we’re in this Hell. That humiliation pushed him to run.

[The_Counsel]

27. Trump Had Been Running for President Since at Least 2000...

Tried to win the Reform Party nomination but lost to Pat Buchanan.

He was at least THINKING of running as early as 1988, back when he made the "I'd probably run as a Republican because their voters are stupid" statement.

Obama clowning Trump at a dinner had nothing to do with why he ran in '16. He was gonna do that anyway. The fact that anyone took him seriously is what we're all trying to figure out...

[Texin]

31. No. He was running for POTUS back as early as the '90s.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. The Democrats in attendance should laugh whenever Speaker Pelosi cracks a smile or laughs.

.

Keep it classy, but subtle.

.

[dubyadiprecession]

7. Laugh at him, but also boo him as well.

[BlueJac]

9. I agree

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Boos might reinforce the FOXbots. Laughs would just highlight when he is being absurd.

[Lonestarblue]

10. The media will of course fawn all over him.

Wouldn’t it be great if major media outlets would treat Trump’s Lies from his fantasy version of the State of the Union as what they are—lies that he has repeated before and are not news to be covered. “Trump delivered State of the Union fiction—real news at 6.”

[watoos]

13. He still hasn't gotten over,

the humiliation that president Obama laid on him at the correspondence dinner.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

16. Trump is a man who holds grudges.....

Slight him once, he will never let go of it.

That is because he was raised to be praised. A bully will trample on everyone in his path. They are of fragile egos. That is their Achilles heel.

[SammyWinstonJack]

25. He's very good at dishing it out.....though.

[The Wizard]

15. Way back in 67 in Fort Sill

I was is a Headquarters Battery of an Artillery battalion. Most of the guys in our section were from the north east and relatively educated. We had a red neck sergeant from Mississippi who was going to teach us Yankees a lesson. He did what he could to make our lives miserable. Our solution was to snicker whenever we walked past him. In very short order he was in the Battery Commander's office crying about the men laughing at him.
I subscribe to the Mel Brooks remedy for dealing with a tyrant, ridicule.
In fact I would recommend pointing and laughing when confronted with Trumpinistas.

[DirtEdonE]

17. +1

Expose them for the imbeciles they are and they'll run and hide as they should have in the first place.

The stupid used to know enough to keep their yaps shut. This no longer applies to pubicans. They revel in stupidity and embrace ignorance now. It's a sign of solidarity between them and all like-minded imbecile pubicans.

[TwistOneUp]

21. Hear here! nt

[samnsara]

18. i wasnt going to watch but now maybe i will.....is thre a way we can watch without...

..him getting the ratings?

[solara]

28. Unless you are a "Nielsen Family" it won't matter to his ratings

if you watch or not.

[safeinOhio]

39. I'll wait until the weekend and

watch it on SNL.

[at140]

20. That & size of his hands & manhood. Nt

[world wide wally]

22. That's what they do at the UN

[avebury]

23. Someone just needs to find a way to play a laugh track. nt

[Wawannabe]

26. I like it. Laugh at him on all points.

Especially the stupid wall.

[Traildogbob]

29. Yes😆😂

Sorry but I think laughing out loud is the only way I would watch the horror show. He would lose his freakin shizzel in front of the world. Fuck the high road, it has been blown up and there are no infrastructure funds to rebuild it until the Putin Admin is gone and locked away.

[Miles Archer]

32. I prefer Republicans on one side clapping like trained seals and silence from the Dems.

The only thing Trump hates more than being laughed at is being ignored.

If you'll recall his first SOTU, he got a lot of that, and eventually stopped turning his head to that side of the room.

THAT'S what I hope to see tonight. Unless he goes full-bore on Democrats. Then, I'd like to see them stand up and walk out.

[Hortensis]

41. THIS. Going high with dignified, often icy silence is not just

guaranteed to upset and anger him but the only appropriate and winning tactic.

A couple or few, because they're only a few, will be able to make a statement by walking out when he strikes at their home state or concerns, and I'm with you in guessing viewers will see that again.

Those watching won't be seeing all Democrats walking out of their own chamber, though. It would be both a terrible tactical mistake and an abrogation of duty. After all, he's required by the constitution to report annually to them. They invite him to their territory for him to report to them.

[Awsi Dooger]

59. Exactly

Dignified silence is the only answer, along with polite applause when appropriate.

This topic comes up every year and it is symbolic of the problem we'll face on 2020. It is not necessary to try to win every hour of every day. The idea is to remain as popular as possible with the American public and especially the swing voters. I have hosted enough debate watching parties to know how that type will react if we laugh at Donald Trump. We'll drop to his his level and allow the media to make that type of comparison.

A Republican shouted, "You lie," several years ago. Big deal. He made a fool of himself. Obama calmly handled it properly. But it's as if too many members of our party have been desperate for revenge ever since.

[Hortensis]

63. +1000. And "It is not necessary to try to win every hour of every day."

And far, far less even to try to insult whenever the cameras are on, probably never at all.

[Wounded Bear]

33. I keep hoping Ms Pelosi arranged to pipe in a laugh track...

[90-percent]

34. YOU TRAITOR!

n/t

[FakeNoose]

35. If the Dems in the audience laugh loudly

... they need to do it when nobody is clapping or cheering. In other words, do it during the time when everybody is listening not responding. Otherwise the Dems' laughter will be drowned out by the Repukes making noise.

Just sayin'

[brooklynite]

36. Just a reminder of what's coming tonight...

"Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States" -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

[SCVDem]

37. Treat dump as they treat their PM

in Great Britain.

His head would blow like "Scanners"!

[Firestorm49]

38. I sure will, but not during his so called speech.

1 I refuse to listen to him so I’ll not turn on the bull shit speech.
2 I’d rather peel a Bunyan off of my foot than look at his orange head.
3 I pray that he gets laughed at. Actually, cat calls would not be inappropriate.
He’s a traitor, a con man, a liar, and a thief. He does not deserve any form of recognition, other than a mug shot.

[murielm99]

43. He was stunned when they laughed at him

during his UN speech. Laughter tonight might be just the thing.

I can't help but laugh at some of the things he says and does. The laughter won't stay in.

[SWBTATTReg]

50. YES!! You have a good memory! This would be great for an obviously manufactured lie (...

or lies). As they say, laughter is the best mediclne, eh?

I would imagine that the whole address (SOTU) is going to be one whole pig pen mess and full of lies.

[avebury]

46. Democrats could use multiple techniques.

AOC, the Democrat queen of twitter snaps can have her phone out and be snapping out tweets calling out Dump for his lies and ignorance. Some Democrats could play SOTU Bingo with the winner leaping out of his/her seat and yelling BINGO! Other Democrats could play like they have bets riding on what Dump says and could take turns passing a dollar to one another. Democrats could sit there texting one another throughout the speech.

It is all about creativity and showing Dump how little people really think of him. I know that I would be sitting there on my phone surfing the net, reading a book or playing something like Words Like Friends.

[muntrv]

47. I hope they all yawn and nod off to sleep

snoring loudly.

[onethatcares]

48. we need "Plaid Shirt guy"

n/t

[DFW]

49. Like his buddy Volodya

The one thing that drives him crazy more than anything else is being mocked.

Come to think of it, while I'm on the subject.........

[SummerSnow]

51. I hope they laugh like this..

[LiberalLovinLug]

52. Its Trump. He'll just lap that up

I was going to post a beaming self satisfied cheshire grinning photo of him but I don't want to subject anyone here to that.

But seriously, he'd probably think he must have said a funny, and thought to himself that he is more clever even than he thought he was to get such a reaction.

[The Blue Flower]

53. I've been thinking that very thing today

Titters, laughs, guffaws--at the end of every statement.

[KansasKali]

55. Yes especially the women.

[pdsimdars]

56. Great idea, wish there was a way to get them all on board and unified. . . .

[sprinkleeninow]

57. A 😏 faced 'HAH!' with an audible 'HOVNO!' 💩 following.

* will understand that word seeing he's heavily imbued with Ruski/Slav language.

[Victory at Yorktown]

58. Hold up duct tape and photos of coyotes (nt)

[kimbutgar]

65. Everytime he lies they should loudly laugh

[Progressive Jones]

66. Trump should leave that SOTU very angry and very frightened. nt

[usaf-vet]

69. Call him liar in unison. A la Rep. Joe Wilson

Any point in his speech would be fine. As most if not all he says are lies at the worst. Alter facts at best.

[moose65]

70. Yep. It's the only thing that gets to him

Trump is all bluster, but deep down he knows that he is out of his league. He fears being laughed at more than anything. If someone confronts him, he hits back and bullies even harder, but he can’t handle the laughter. Democrats should play that video of him with toilet paper on his shoe on a continuous loop!

[Blue Owl]

72. Donald who?

Oh yeah, that jagoff who bankrupted a bunch of casinos -- HA HA HA HA!