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rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 01:39 PM Feb 2017

OH FUCKING SNAP! Trudeau fucks with tRump

Not only the handshake, I am watching the kickoff to the meeting with women executives. One thing about tRump is he ALWAYS tries to use the person's first name, while having them use MR TRUMP or PRESIDENT TRUMP. This goes all the way back to his stupid tv show.

This morning he introduced Prime Minister Trudeau, then when Trudeau starts the thanks "Donald."

Seems small, but it was an intentional fuck you to the Donald.

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OH FUCKING SNAP! Trudeau fucks with tRump (Original Post) rufus dog Feb 2017 OP
Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas Feb 2017 #1
Did the republican draft-dodger-in-chief try another SneakAttack handshake? Achilleaze Feb 2017 #2
there are some posts with video up. rufus dog Feb 2017 #5
He most certainly was. 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #28
He also put his hand underneath. That's the move Trump's been doing. Kablooie Feb 2017 #48
I hope all that hate bdamomma Feb 2017 #20
I hate looking at him, what a terrible person Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #26
Nice burn PM Trudeau!!! MontanaMama Feb 2017 #3
That was a smooth burn! Cracklin Charlie Feb 2017 #6
Looking forward to my favorite kind of burn... MontanaMama Feb 2017 #18
I noticed that too! n/t teezy Feb 2017 #4
Hahaha, smooth Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #7
Shhhhhhhhhhh LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #8
I hope Justin has the subtlety and diplomacy chops GliderGuider Feb 2017 #9
He'd be wearing 2naSalit Feb 2017 #10
oh i think it was deliberate but Trudeau knows how to play that game very well onetexan Feb 2017 #11
A Tribe Called Qwest ... for future reference ... mr_lebowski Feb 2017 #52
I love his taking the bull by the shoulder NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #12
Sexist pig! George II Feb 2017 #14
I know! NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #16
Well, I guess I am a sexist, too. 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #30
PM Trudeau bdamomma Feb 2017 #21
Hehehehehehe malaise Feb 2017 #37
Love it - I used to do stuff like that when I was working. George II Feb 2017 #13
"I love Prime Minister Trudeau - it's too bad he and Barack Obama couldn't have served together Cha Feb 2017 #33
This was posted by bigtree elsewhere here on DU. Exactly what we were thinking: George II Feb 2017 #35
omg! That first one is actually Cha Feb 2017 #36
I had a boss who did something similar. emmadoggy Feb 2017 #46
It all helps!! ailsagirl Feb 2017 #15
That's his dad coming out. roamer65 Feb 2017 #17
It IS a tactic. It's a mind-fuck. It's psy-ops. calimary Feb 2017 #19
I go by... 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #34
Newest EO: "Canadian Bacon shall henceforth be called 'Freedom Bacon'." nt Buns_of_Fire Feb 2017 #22
And he Montreal Canadians shall be known as The Montreal Uber North Americans world wide wally Feb 2017 #24
Montreal Canadiens.... NT. OneBlueDotBama Feb 2017 #27
Oh very intentional! PatSeg Feb 2017 #23
I'm not sure 45 has read "Art of the Deal" Marcuse Feb 2017 #29
Good point PatSeg Feb 2017 #40
Give no quarter! dae Feb 2017 #25
O Canada, (my) home and native land! crim son Feb 2017 #31
a heart for you, my Canadian sweet Skittles Feb 2017 #50
Awwww, thank you, Skittles!! crim son Feb 2017 #54
we need peope here regularly now Skittles Feb 2017 #57
Trudeau spent a couple of years teaching in schools. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #32
He was also malaise Feb 2017 #38
And Trudeau is super handsome! Honeycombe8 Feb 2017 #39
It's just that it's so easy to fuck with Donald's head. LOL YOHABLO Feb 2017 #41
Well, SNL just had this Saturday's script written. sarge43 Feb 2017 #42
And if Trump ever has a shoe thrown at him (like Bu$h did) ... DemoTex Feb 2017 #43
YouTube link to full presser here: VOX Feb 2017 #44
And once again he who shall not be named mentioned the "very, very large electoral vote." nt Still Blue in PDX Feb 2017 #55
He's deeply delusional. VOX Feb 2017 #56
Hillary did that, too, in one of the debates. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #45
And she kept it going after that...she never addressed him with anything other than Donald nt iluvtennis Feb 2017 #47
Anyone shaking his hand needs to brace for Trump who likes to yank people forward. Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #49
I think that if you were to brace your feet firmly, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #51
I still think it would be cool to watch it backfire on him! Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #53

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
2. Did the republican draft-dodger-in-chief try another SneakAttack handshake?
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 01:44 PM
Feb 2017

It is so low. Pathetic cheating republican gamesmanship. I'd imagine Trudeau - and the rest of the world - have caught on to the republican grifter-in-chief's sleazy Casino Jerk Handshake by now.

sad

3catwoman3

(23,812 posts)
28. He most certainly was.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 04:13 PM
Feb 2017

It is subtle, but Trudeau pulls Trumplethinskin's hand toward him. Well played, Justin!

Magnifique!

Kablooie

(18,571 posts)
48. He also put his hand underneath. That's the move Trump's been doing.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 10:52 PM
Feb 2017

Trump refuses to shake evenly. He has to be under and strongly holds the other's hand as if it were dainty.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,153 posts)
8. Shhhhhhhhhhh
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:07 PM
Feb 2017

Trudeau is going to be trying his best not to get on his bad side right away. Its like tiptoeing around a defensive paranoid meth addicted bully. As a Canadian I don't want to antagonize this big orange bully because of the repercussions he could inflict. I wish it weren't so. I was anticipating we would finally have a nice stretch of Canada and the USA both with more liberal governments and what we could accomplish together for climate change etc... sigh.

 

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)
9. I hope Justin has the subtlety and diplomacy chops
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:16 PM
Feb 2017

He will need them to deal with Trump effectively, while letting him know that he's talking to an equal who won't back down. He started off well with the handshake defense and addressing him as "Donald". The bilateral trade volume is a major mitigating factor, but a couple of missteps on Justin's part could bring the shitgibbon's resentment to the boil. We'll see where it goes.

I'm so relieved it's not "Little Stevie" Harper down there...

onetexan

(12,994 posts)
11. oh i think it was deliberate but Trudeau knows how to play that game very well
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:28 PM
Feb 2017

he is smooth as silk that one. That's quite a subtle punch in the gut for Agent Orange (love that nick by the rap group @grammys last nite).

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
52. A Tribe Called Qwest ... for future reference ...
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:08 AM
Feb 2017

And yeah, that shit was AWESOME. That alone made the whole show.

Well, that, and ... as much as I hate to admit it ... Bruno nailed the Prince tribute ... He's nowhere near the guitarist Prince was (RIP Purple One) but he did the man justice, and not many others could. I wish he'd played like 10 more songs tbh ... because a little 'The Time' medley and 'Lets Go Crazy' was just ... not enough.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
12. I love his taking the bull by the shoulder
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:33 PM
Feb 2017

He's an accomplished politician whose very polite manner hides a character of steel. He won't take Dump's bullshit.

Doesn't hurt that he's cute! (Did I say that out loud?)

George II

(67,782 posts)
13. Love it - I used to do stuff like that when I was working.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:35 PM
Feb 2017

I had a boss for years who never bothered to learn my name - "Alan", he kept spelling it "Allen". Finally I got pissed and started misspelling his last name. After a few weeks he asked me about it, and I told him. He never spelled my name wrong again.

I love Prime Minister Trudeau - it's too bad he and Barack Obama couldn't have served together longer. I suspect they have the same personalities and senses of humor.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
33. "I love Prime Minister Trudeau - it's too bad he and Barack Obama couldn't have served together
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 04:21 PM
Feb 2017
longer. I suspect they have the same personalities and senses of humor."

I know, right! damn!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
36. omg! That first one is actually
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 04:50 PM
Feb 2017

funny!

The second is beautiful.. You know President Obama really appreciated PM Justin Trudeau at the time.

Merci beaucoup, George!

emmadoggy

(2,142 posts)
46. I had a boss who did something similar.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 10:19 PM
Feb 2017

She called me Deanne, rather than Deanna. At first, it was no big deal since it has happened a lot in my life and I'm fairly used to it. But it continued, even after she heard others call me by my proper name right in front of her - AND a couple of times someone even strongly emphasized the "a" at the end. Plus, it wasn't like she never saw my name written either. I don't know what her deal was, but I never bothered to correct her. It did irk me though.

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
17. That's his dad coming out.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:39 PM
Feb 2017

Pierre was quick witted and smart as a whip. His son is doing his dad proud.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
19. It IS a tactic. It's a mind-fuck. It's psy-ops.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 02:50 PM
Feb 2017

It's an "I'M the adult and YOU'RE the child and YOU will address ME with a term of respect" thing.

It's reinforced with school children. You are not on first-name basis with your teacher. It's ALWAYS "Mrs. So-&-So," "Mr. So-&-So," "Ms. So-&-So" (or in my case, "Sister So-&-So&quot for the kids to address their teachers. The teachers address their students on a first-name basis. It's about rank. Who's superior and who's inferior. Who's on top and who's underneath. Knowing your place in that structure. When you go to the doctor you usually address him or her as "Dr. So-&-So", not by his or her first name (unless, of course, you happen to have been friends for a long time).

It's a construct that shows you which direction the respect is to be given. Upward from little you to the ranking person who has a title (the Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.) to prove it.

Being on first-name basis denotes a peer level thing. Parity. Equal ranking. Both at the same level.

3catwoman3

(23,812 posts)
34. I go by...
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 04:37 PM
Feb 2017

...and introduce myself as "Mrs." at the pediatric office where I work. Our office has 9 doctors. I am the only nurse practitioner. No one calls my physician colleagues by their first names, even if the doc walks in to an exam room and says , "Hi, I'm Susan Jones." The parent never responds with "Hi, Susan." Never.

For some reason, if I, as the nurse practitioner, introduce myself as 'Cat Woman,' people thinks it is OK to call me by my first name. I think that going by a formal title serves to affirm that the patient is getting the same level of professionalism as they get from the physicians.

I address the parents as Mr. or Mrs. to be respectful to them. There are a few moms I have known long enough that we use first names if on the phone, but not in front of the kids.

My early career was spent in the AIr Force nurse corps, where, of course, everyone was addressed by rank. I my first civilian job after that, it just felt like to much of a switch to go from "Captain" (and eventually Major) to my first name.

Most NPs I know do go by their first names. I guess I am an outlier.

PatSeg

(46,774 posts)
40. Good point
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 05:53 PM
Feb 2017

Evidently he only read the parts that interested him. Can't imagine Trump reading an entire book. Maybe he asked his publisher to provide a one page summary with bullet points.

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
57. we need peope here regularly now
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 04:36 PM
Feb 2017

we are stronger together! We especially appreciate our neighbors!

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,773 posts)
32. Trudeau spent a couple of years teaching in schools.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 04:18 PM
Feb 2017

Teaching Mathematics and French. (He has two and a half degrees)

So he know how to deal with bullies, primadonnas, and privileged children exhibiting arrested development.

Hmm, reminds me of an orange child I've seen somewhere recently.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
39. And Trudeau is super handsome!
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 04:56 PM
Feb 2017

I'm sure it hasn't escaped 45's attention that Trudeau is YOUNGER and MUCH BETTER LOOKING and TRIM.

The name thing IS important. Don't know if Trudeau intentionally used the first name to make him on an equal level. But I'm certain the Donald noticed. He's into that sort of thing.

DemoTex

(25,370 posts)
43. And if Trump ever has a shoe thrown at him (like Bu$h did) ...
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 08:15 PM
Feb 2017

Prime Minister Trudeau (or anyone else) can yell: "Donald! .. duck!"

Dustlawyer

(10,493 posts)
49. Anyone shaking his hand needs to brace for Trump who likes to yank people forward.
Mon Feb 13, 2017, 11:22 PM
Feb 2017

I would love to see someone plant their feet and when he yanks he will get pulled forward into them! What a 5th grader!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
51. I think that if you were to brace your feet firmly,
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 01:17 AM
Feb 2017

extend your hand only a short distance with your hand slightly lower than normal, and tense up your bicep as SCROTUS takes your hand. When he does the pull you resist instead of letting him draw your hand toward him. He'd be pretty flummoxed, I think; and wouldn't dare yank hard because then it would be too obvious what he was trying to do. If you were a big strong guy with big hands you might want to grasp his hand very firmly, until the bones grind just a bit.

Dustlawyer

(10,493 posts)
53. I still think it would be cool to watch it backfire on him!
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 02:22 AM
Feb 2017

Grinding the bones in his hand with a handshake would be good too, small hands just invite that!

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