Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/19/biden-finally-nicknames-trump.html
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My kingdom for a competent Prosecutor Sylvester!
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I wonder how many focus groups that went through before it found use…
On a more serious note - if you can’t play the game don’t. The R’s tried that in the last primary election - it doesn’t work - Trump may be many things - but his bully ability to find a nickname that digs into your weakness is a strong point of his - playing his game just opens you wide up.
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Sick burn, Joe.
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Yeah, I’d prefer we’d stick to only one presidential candidate playing the game of schoolyard taunts and “zingers”. One expects the GOP to be the party of unserious man-children, but the Dems need to learn that you don’t win by playing on your opponent’s terms.
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I agree. Leave the “insulting” nicknames to the memers.
I might have considered “President Twump”, as that is subtle enough to be a mispronunciation, and yet just annoying enough to get under his skin.
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I wish he’d have pushed the image a little further.
In the cartoon, Tweety has a NYC accent. Why not go with Tweety Boid or - better imo - Tweety Boy.
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As critical as I am of HRC as an awful campaigner, one effective choice she made was to continually call him “Donald” during the debates in 2016. It was clear he really disliked that, and yet it wasn’t silly name-calling on her part.
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That’s impeached and manifestly unfit President Tweety to you.
But yes, Biden should play the grownup here. If you want to give turmp a nickname, spread it around via social media to see what goes viral, but Biden should never mention it.
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Jesus H fucking Christ, Democrats have learned absolutely nothing in the last four years. You can’t beat Trump at this game, and you only look like a fool for trying. He is a preternatural genius at what he does, and you will never, ever be better at it than him, no matter how many focus groups you use or how hard your clever Harvard-educated speechwriters congratulate themselves on the sick burn they just came up with over Slack.
This does not fill me with hope about how Democrats are going to run this campaign. Don’t challenge Usain Bolt to a race, don’t try to beat Michael Phelps in the pool.
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Tweety Boi? No?
The taunt about Trump’s tweeting kinda loses some punch when it’s delivered embedded in a tweet.
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We’re fucked.
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Biden’s getting to be as squinty as Melania. I wonder if they have the same kidney surgeon?
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I suppose it is more civilized that what I call the guy.
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Don’t tug on Superman’s cape
Don’t spit into the wind
Don’t pull the mask from the old Lone Ranger
And you don’t mess around with Jim
(now, where the fuck is Slim … this song is nearing it’s end)
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It is a bit wordy but I think the nickname would catch on; “Real estate swindler who wants to date his daughter.” The only thing that prevents Biden from using such a phrase is courage.
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There’s going to continue to be an onslaught of crap coming from Trump and there’s something to be said for having a short, dismissive comeback when he goes on one of his inevitable tweet storms.
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Of course part of the reason that got under his skin was her lack of a “Y” chromosome. He is visibly triggered by any kind of lack of subservience by women.
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oof, When your bully-given name is already “Sleepy Joe,” don’t take a year, and then look at your notes before delivering your comeback…
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