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Trump Keeps Turning Up the Dial on Vulgarity. Will He Alienate the Voters He Needs?
The New York Times ^ | Aug. 29, 2024 | Ken Bensinger, Karen Yourish, Michael Gold

Posted on 08/30/2024 9:36:32 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Over his decades in the public eye, former President Donald J. Trump has a well-established history of making degrading and racist remarks about women, people of color and pretty much anyone else who crosses his path.

It is a proclivity that dates to his days as a reality television star and that has only expanded in the meme-driven era of social media. In the words of Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, Mr. Trump is “an equal opportunity offender.”

But in Vice President Kamala Harris, Mr. Trump has found a particularly complicated and risky target for his trademark brand of transgression, as more Americans are suddenly tuning in to what has become a highly competitive race.

Although there are no clear signs that Mr. Trump has increased the quantity of abuse he levels at his opponents, his decision to repost a string of sexually and racially charged broadsides in recent weeks suggests that he has turned up the dial when it comes to pure vulgarity and crudeness.

That eagerness to offend is likely to receive increased scrutiny as the election enters its final stretch. With both major parties battling for female and moderate swing-state voters, Mr. Trump could potentially alienate an undecided audience uncomfortable with his coarse rhetoric.

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


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: karenyourish; kenbensinger; michaelgold; newyorkslimes; nyslimes; thenewyorkgaslight

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yeah, I’d rather live under tyranny than have to hear vulgarities. Jeez, it’s 2024. Get used to it or off yourself. Fentanyl is cheap.


21 posted on 08/30/2024 9:56:01 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Vulgarity = any criticism of Kamala Harris.


22 posted on 08/30/2024 9:56:37 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Since the NYT is whining about vulgarity, here’s a quote to add to their list:

“No one f*cks with a Biden.”
Joe Biden


23 posted on 08/30/2024 9:56:55 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

New York Times - WAAAH WAAAH WAAAH


24 posted on 08/30/2024 9:58:09 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

More attempted gaslighting by the newspaper with “All the News that’s Fit to Fake.”


25 posted on 08/30/2024 9:59:23 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Attempting to shame President Trump and alter his behavior, which they see as being effective and it must be stopped!


26 posted on 08/30/2024 10:00:28 AM PDT by Pox (Eff You China. Buy American!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’ll take the vulgar Trump over the degenerate donks.

Vulgar (definition) - characteristic of or belonging to the masses


27 posted on 08/30/2024 10:02:29 AM PDT by In_Iowa_not_from
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How DARE President Trump mention that the Vice Mattress fellated her way up the political ladder!!


28 posted on 08/30/2024 10:02:47 AM PDT by kiryandil (Kraft durch Freude! - The Kamunist and The Walzrus )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Permit me to add something to my post #23. Trump’s “vulgar” comments are comments a working man would make, something you’d hear around a construction site.

But Joe Biden’s “”No one f**ks with a Biden.” is very different. It’s evil and it’s a threat, something you’d hear at a Mafia meeting.


29 posted on 08/30/2024 10:03:15 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I fully agree with the NYT. I will not be voting for Trump. I mean using cuss words is just revolting.

I find Harris, who supports illegal immigration, the mutilating of children, abortion, putting tranny perverts into high government positions, endless wars and all that to be more worth of my vote.

The above was stated with deep sarcasm.

Who the hell cares if he cusses? Who cares if he runs at the mouth a lot. It’s what we need. Someone who emphatically cares about the nation and uses an occasional expletive to stress a point.


30 posted on 08/30/2024 10:05:22 AM PDT by redfreedom (May God save us from what the Democrats do in the name of good.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yeah.. Trump is SOOO vulgar…

Remember his: “..Big F***in’Deal..”??? Oh… yeah.. oops!..


31 posted on 08/30/2024 10:05:24 AM PDT by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Over his decades in the public eye, former President Donald J. Trump has a well-established history of making degrading and racist remarks about women, people of color and pretty much anyone else who crosses his path.

Uhmmmm...BS

BTW, I don’t gniKcuF care about his vulgarity.

It’s not he’s Lyndon Baines Johnson


32 posted on 08/30/2024 10:06:30 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Gee… isn’t Kamala’s favorite cuss word - “MotherF****er”???

Yeah… I saw that video clip. These hypocrites are children.


33 posted on 08/30/2024 10:08:44 AM PDT by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: redfreedom

> Who the hell cares if he cusses? Who cares if he runs at the mouth a lot. It’s what we need. <

The Founders assumed that the president would be chosen based on competency. It didn’t matter if he drank a bit (Grant) or swore a bit (Truman).

Unfortunately, the whole thing has devolved into a popularity contest, something like voting for Prom King. I suppose the advent of TV is responsible for that.


34 posted on 08/30/2024 10:12:08 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

When people called Osama Obama a “socialist,” his minions labelled that “racism.”


35 posted on 08/30/2024 10:13:39 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Typical liberal NYT: Liberals claim conservatives need to be as pure as wind driven snow but voters do not care if a liberal isn’t.


36 posted on 08/30/2024 10:14:45 AM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

What the hell is wrong with ‘Christians’ and Republicans..? His opponent is a COMMUNIST!


37 posted on 08/30/2024 10:15:31 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Hospitals are the most dangerous place on Earth! Dr. David Williams)
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To: Starboard

NYT sure loves to put Trump’s name in its headlines. Just sayin’.

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They’ll get four more years of those headlines before they have to change course.


38 posted on 08/30/2024 10:15:33 AM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: redfreedom

He talked about Hillary and Kamala both being impacted by blowjobs.

To my recollection, because Slick Willie used the term first, we had to explain to my oldest son what a blow job was. That was an uncomfortable talk.


39 posted on 08/30/2024 10:15:54 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The woman running against him is a whore. That is a fact.


40 posted on 08/30/2024 10:16:55 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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