Donald Trump - The New Don Rickles....

[global1]

Just like it's cool to be insulted by Don Rickles it's becoming cool to be insulted by Trump. It's becoming a badge of honor for other candidates, newspeople, TV, Hollywood & sports figures, etc to have Trump insult you or use social media to criticize you.

Trump is the new Don Rickles. He's an insult comedian. The difference is when Trump gets on you he means it.


That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

[hifiguy]

1. Not a bad theory. The difference being

that Don Rickles was well-known to be a very nice person and a real softy off-stage.

Trump is rotten to the bone.

[olddots]

2. I think he is doing a bad Andrew Dice Clay

Going for the inner greaser of the repuke base .

[hifiguy]

4. I think you are on to something there.

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. No trump can never be equated with Don Rickles, Rickles has real class.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Unfortunately he does crack me up, sometimes.

I am by turns appalled and entertained.

[Fred Sanders]

6. Both fine qualities for any leader of the free world to have! Appalling, yet entertaining, Court Jester.

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Also commonly known as "fools", they served a political function as well:

"In ancient times, courts employed fools and by the Middle Ages the jester was a familiar figure. In Renaissance times, aristocratic households in Britain employed licensed fools or jesters, who sometimes dressed as other servants were dressed, but generally wore a motley (i.e. parti-coloured) coat, hood with ass's (i.e. donkey) ears or a red-flannel coxcomb and bells. Regarded as pets or mascots, they served not simply to amuse but to criticise their master or mistress and their guests. Queen Elizabeth (reigned 1558–1603) is said to have rebuked one of her fools for being insufficiently severe with her. Excessive behaviour, however, could lead to a fool being whipped, as Lear threatens to whip his fool."

[hifiguy]

7. At least the traditional court jester's hat

would cover that dawg-awful hair creature on his head.

[Fred Sanders]

8. If the hat fits, you must convict:

Fuckface-Von-Clownstick:

[hifiguy]

9. Oh, that is GOOD.

Only full Joker makeup could improve on that.

[procon]

10. Triumph the Insult Dog also comes to mind. nt