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Donald Trump's foul mouth is just a cover for his ignorance
The Washington Post ^ | February 8, 2016 | Michael Gerson

Posted on 02/08/2016 7:51:33 PM PST by EveningStar

...In real life, expletives are often used as a form of aggression or cruelty. A co-worker who tells you to Trump yourself is usually being unpleasant. A co-worker who does this every day is often creating a hostile or demeaning work environment. Language suitable for decent company is a form of politeness, which is a species of respect, which is an expression of morality. And if I am the last holdout on this issue, so be it. I don't really give a damn.

Win or lose, Trump has brought the language and sensibilities of cable TV to presidential politics...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conservativehero; disaster; foul; horribleterrible; michaelgerson; nastydisgusting; noclass; oped; realitytv; richgreatwhitehope; showbiz; tds; trump; walkingdisaster; whitekanye; whiteobama
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1 posted on 02/08/2016 7:51:33 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

That’s Trump in a nutshell.


2 posted on 02/08/2016 7:54:56 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: EveningStar

LOL! Easterners swear like pirates! Seriously.


3 posted on 02/08/2016 7:55:29 PM PST by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: EveningStar

I’m for Trump because of immigration and trade and foreign policy, but I REALLY don’t like his crudity


4 posted on 02/08/2016 7:55:35 PM PST by WilliamIII
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To: EveningStar

LoL WaPo is sooooo offended.


5 posted on 02/08/2016 7:55:36 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: EveningStar

Sure. Ignorant people build real estate empires while the smart ones become columnists for the Washington Post.


6 posted on 02/08/2016 7:55:52 PM PST by Helicondelta
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To: EveningStar

Much more of this and the pc police will be back with a vengeance using Trump is their mascot. All the progress against the pc police will unravel and we may end up worse off. Lovely.


7 posted on 02/08/2016 7:56:35 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: EveningStar

I found it humorous that he needed to use a profanity to make his point that profanity is bad.


8 posted on 02/08/2016 7:56:41 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Cruz (8); Trump (7); Rubio (7)
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To: EveningStar

I think oral sodomy in the oval office irretrievably lowered the bar in all public discourse for a lifetime Mr. Gerson.


9 posted on 02/08/2016 7:56:58 PM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: EveningStar

I will take someone with some salty language over a career criminal who has committed high treason any day. FUWP!


10 posted on 02/08/2016 7:57:58 PM PST by Captain7seas
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To: Red Steel

You Putinistas must ping each other privately before posting a thread.


12 posted on 02/08/2016 7:58:32 PM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: ETL

Trump only respects money. He uses people to get power, as tyrants throughout history have done. No thanks. We’ve had an egomaniac for eight years, and we don’t want another.


13 posted on 02/08/2016 7:59:06 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: ETL

It didn’t ping anyone to this thread.


14 posted on 02/08/2016 7:59:09 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Lopeover

You wouldn’t believe one of my sentences when I’m angry if you heard it.

Why lie?

Staten Island here and in a good rage, they can account for maybe 60 percent of my sentence lol.

just look at all the ####s I have to use on this board lol.

Aright, i’m at work and have to get back to my ######ing ##### #### of a job :)


15 posted on 02/08/2016 8:01:48 PM PST by dp0622
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To: SamAdams76

Yeah he chastised the women who brought it up today.


16 posted on 02/08/2016 8:02:21 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Remind me please, what progress against the PC police has taken place? We can’t even put up a banner to acknowledge and celebrate the Chinese New Year because it’s a flippin monkey!

We are a nation of thin skinned babies, imho.


17 posted on 02/08/2016 8:02:57 PM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: EveningStar
Lighten up Francis photo: Lighten Up Francis lightenupfrances.jpg
18 posted on 02/08/2016 8:03:23 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: EveningStar

What about the established ruling cabal in America should be shown this respect he mentions?


19 posted on 02/08/2016 8:05:00 PM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: EveningStar
Win or lose, Trump has brought the language and sensibilities of cable TV to presidential politics.

Duh. Donald's a TV star. Newspaper guys like you always told me how important TV is in all elections.

20 posted on 02/08/2016 8:05:06 PM PST by Milhous (Donald Trump supporter.)
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