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manicraven

(901 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 12:57 AM Feb 2017

What is the one or two words that come to mind when you think of Trump?

Mine is parasite. He feeds off of people by taking their services or benefiting from their labor and then trying not to compensate them. He enjoys the benefits of the economy, such as paved roads, but avoids paying taxes. He grabs women for his own twisted gratification but then demeans them when they speak up. He stoked up his crowds in order to reap their enthusiasm and hear their applause. He's in the White House churning out executive orders, not to better society, but to feed his narcissistic ego.

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What is the one or two words that come to mind when you think of Trump? (Original Post) manicraven Feb 2017 OP
In WAY over his head hollowdweller Feb 2017 #1
ugly old man Jim Beard Feb 2017 #10
Narcissistic buffoon. n/t Beartracks Feb 2017 #2
Insecure and narcissistic. Dulcinea Feb 2017 #48
Only 2naSalit Feb 2017 #3
sick oldtime dfl_er Feb 2017 #4
Parasite Mira Feb 2017 #5
Narcissistic blowhard. meadowlander Feb 2017 #6
Devious and deceitful. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #7
Loofa-faced Shitgibbon Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #8
two words Rosco T. Feb 2017 #9
Perfect! manicraven Feb 2017 #20
YES! StarryNite Feb 2017 #31
That can actually be spelled as one word PJMcK Feb 2017 #53
True, but bigly words might be hard form Comrade Trump to follow.... Rosco T. Feb 2017 #62
EgomaniacialRacistBigotMisogynistIlliterateUncouthClasslessDicklessHitlerWannabePutinLovin' Foo Fighter Feb 2017 #11
Pathetic loser. Solly Mack Feb 2017 #12
Bloated and privileged canetoad Feb 2017 #13
Malignant pat_k Feb 2017 #14
That's perfect! manicraven Feb 2017 #19
Enfant terrible procon Feb 2017 #15
Deplorable manchild mvd Feb 2017 #16
Impeachment Sinistrous Feb 2017 #17
Ewww...I love that word! manicraven Feb 2017 #18
Where's Obama? struggle4progress Feb 2017 #21
I know! Please, can we have our grownup president back? manicraven Feb 2017 #72
Insecure, Narcissistic, Meglomaniacal, Crude, Marie Marie Feb 2017 #22
It's really easy to do! manicraven Feb 2017 #36
Carnival Barker shadowmayor Feb 2017 #23
Self-absorbed hatemonger C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #24
I love your kitty av. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #33
Excedrin headache! HassleCat Feb 2017 #25
Grifter. dchill Feb 2017 #26
alcohol nevergiveup Feb 2017 #27
Haha! manicraven Feb 2017 #35
How about... 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #28
Smegma Kablooie Feb 2017 #29
Asshole!!! Initech Feb 2017 #30
That's my word of choice too. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2017 #66
That's what first came to mind for me, too n/t phylny Feb 2017 #69
Dunning-Kruger Effect Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #32
+1 ck4829 Feb 2017 #50
Clown Blecht Feb 2017 #34
projectile vomiting VOX Feb 2017 #37
shit and head n/t geomon666 Feb 2017 #38
Midterm shellacking SticksnStones Feb 2017 #39
Let's hope so! Gotta get everyone out to vote and jump through any necessary hoops, too. manicraven Feb 2017 #73
Vulgar Donkees Feb 2017 #40
Satan personified Cha Feb 2017 #41
Fuck It JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #42
Swallowing vomit. WheelWalker Feb 2017 #43
Naive and dangerous! mfcorey1 Feb 2017 #44
Empty suit Freddie Feb 2017 #45
C R A P I T A L I S T Donkees Feb 2017 #46
We're Fucked Native Feb 2017 #47
Orange Snowflake ck4829 Feb 2017 #49
Malignant narcissist, since the term seems to describe him perfectly: highplainsdem Feb 2017 #51
I would say Fuck and You. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #52
sexual assaulter boston bean Feb 2017 #54
Cockwomble PJMcK Feb 2017 #55
Idiot. Vinca Feb 2017 #56
Dangerously unstable neeksgeek Feb 2017 #57
dumbfounded Demonaut Feb 2017 #58
Antichrist. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #59
Pending impeachment. Paladin Feb 2017 #60
Hope you're right! manicraven Feb 2017 #71
Shitbag FoxNewsSucks Feb 2017 #61
Revolting scumfuck. BreweryYardRat Feb 2017 #63
LYING TRASH TrekLuver Feb 2017 #64
Fucking Asshole! n/t maveric Feb 2017 #65
Mine is "ahh fuck" nt retrowire Feb 2017 #67
That's great! haha! manicraven Feb 2017 #70
Self-aggrandizing bigot. moondust Feb 2017 #68

lpbk2713

(42,738 posts)
7. Devious and deceitful.
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:04 AM
Feb 2017



Those are the first words I thought of. I could
probably keep us here a while if I kept going.

Foo Fighter

(743 posts)
11. EgomaniacialRacistBigotMisogynistIlliterateUncouthClasslessDicklessHitlerWannabePutinLovin'
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:17 AM
Feb 2017

BannonPuppet.

Or something like that.

pat_k

(9,313 posts)
14. Malignant
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:29 AM
Feb 2017

malignant
1. disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
2. very dangerous or harmful in influence or effect.
3. Pathology. tending to produce death, as bubonic plague.
(of a tumor) characterized by uncontrolled growth; cancerous, invasive, or metastatic.

procon

(15,805 posts)
15. Enfant terrible
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 01:35 AM
Feb 2017

an outrageously outspoken or bold person who says and does indiscreet or irresponsible things.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
22. Insecure, Narcissistic, Meglomaniacal, Crude,
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 02:09 AM
Feb 2017

Gauche, Egotistical, Ignorant, Racist, Misogynist, Sociopathic, Immature, Self-Absorbed, Self-Impressed, Self-Promoting, Self-Obsessed, Self-Involved, Self-Centered, (insert every other self description here) Vengeful, Toxic, Dangerous, Delusional, Obnoxious, Arrogant, Cruel, Liar, Cocky, Smug, Abusive, Paranoid, Shallow, Nasty, Juvenile, Whiny, Buffoon, Joke, Disgusting, Heartless, Petty, Reckless, Embarrassing, Dim, Asshole...

Oh - you said 1 or 2 words. Sorry, got carried away and couldn't stop.

Maru Kitteh

(28,317 posts)
32. Dunning-Kruger Effect
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 03:07 AM
Feb 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which low-ability individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability as much higher than it really is. Dunning and Kruger attributed this bias to a metacognitive incapacity, on the part of those with low ability, to recognize their ineptitude and evaluate their competence accurately.

More at link above

Freddie

(9,257 posts)
45. Empty suit
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 07:08 AM
Feb 2017

He gets to be President for his enormous ego but knows absolutely nothing about running a country. He will do whatever his masters in the GOP tell him and sign whatever they put in front of him.
IMO the "real" party (Ryan, McConnell, now Pence) didn't want him to be the candidate but they're certainly making the best of it as he's proving to be a most useful puppet.

highplainsdem

(48,917 posts)
51. Malignant narcissist, since the term seems to describe him perfectly:
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 08:47 AM
Feb 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissism


Otherwise, lots of words come to mind when I think of Trump, none of them complimentary, many of them terms I prefer not to use here.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
52. I would say Fuck and You.
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 08:51 AM
Feb 2017

Although there are many other negative descriptive terms I can think of. Too many words.

BreweryYardRat

(6,556 posts)
63. Revolting scumfuck.
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 09:45 PM
Feb 2017

I'm reminded of a quote from Alan Moore's "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" calling someone "the shit of the world." Fits Trump to a T.

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