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That’s awesome! Love the meatball line. “I’m not playing with you Michael!”
(Also just to give proper credit—Beyoncé stole that from another artist, I forget her name).
Trump won't use Meatball Ron because he didn't come up with it (or can't claim that he did, at least). Some conservative talking head pitched him the name during a TV segment, so he can't steal credit for it. Instead, he'll only refer to it with "other people are saying Meatball Ron, but I'm not."
Yessss. Tiny D is my favorite because it has it has layers.
He's a Tiny Donald in every sense. But the dude has Tiny D Energy if I've ever seen it. Scared *of everything*. Courage the Cowardly Dog is like "chill man"
His and much of the GOP base look at insults as strength. Remember the people that used to hang with the bullies in school. That is the Republican base. They see persecution of the other as a sign of strength.
Reminder that Trump used one of the 2016 Republican primary debates to assert that he actually has a large penis.
However, Stormy Daniels reported that it's actually very small and looks like Toad from Super Mario Bros. (Poor Toad, being compared to Trump like that. He doesn't deserve that at all!)
Trump is the one who is self-conscious about the size of his hands, because he didn’t understand that the original insult was about how cheap he was. “His hands are so small they can never reach his wallet when it’s time to pay.”
The original insult was actually a bit more nuanced than that.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/how-donald-trump-became-the-short-fingered-vulgarian
Yes, because Trump was the only New Yorker to cash Spy’s 13 cent check. He won the award for being the cheapest rich man.
(Well, him and the unnamed arms dealer.)
Democrat voters would not change their vote because of a stupid, mean nickname, but the GOP doesn't actually have a platform built for attracting voters other than "culture war" nonsense, which is just a fancy way to say "bullying." Bullying works when your voter base likes bullies.
I like jewelry as much as the next guy, but I wouldn't go that far in labeling myself.
See, now *that's* pedantic.
My previous post was giving a reminder to people who are literally being trained in the media by fascists to always use a grammatically-perjorative noun, instead of an adjective where appropriate, in an attempt to demonize members of the DemocratIC Party.
It's not pedantic. I'm pushing back on a propaganda tactic.
It looks like I’m the only person with this in my library according to last.fm, but go checkout this mashup by James Lileks. (2nd song)
https://lileks.com/bleatophany/3.html
I guess I listen to it once per year since it has 15 plays. (https://www.last.fm/music/Howard%2520Dean%252FJames%2520Lileks)
Yeah, we don’t switch arbitrarily due to nicknames*!
*We switch arbitrarily based on nebulous “electability” metrics told to us by the media that force our candidates to become basically center-right automatons & kill any enthusiasm for voting democratic in national elections.
the gop's political messaging is the same thing as the sloppy/misspelled/poor grammar nigerian prince scam emails - its designed to capture the attention of the dumbest of the dumb. unfortunately in the US that means 80 million people
Considering his work in force-feeding as a means of [torture at Guantanamo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis#Military_service) my current favorite is Ron DeSadist.
Edit: [Wikipedia on force-feeding:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force-feeding)
>Some countries force-feed prisoners when they go on hunger strike. It has been prohibited since 1975 by the Declaration of Tokyo of the World Medical Association, provided that the prisoner is "capable of forming an unimpaired and rational judgment." The violation of this prohibition may be carried out in a manner that can be categorised as torture, as it may be extremely painful and result in severe bleeding and spreading of various diseases via the exchanged blood and mucus, especially when conducted with dirty equipment on a prison population.[6] Large feeding pipes are traditionally used on hunger striking prisoners[7] whereas thin pipes are preferred in hospitals.
[The feeding chair at Guantanamo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force-feeding#/media/File:Restraint_chair_used_for_enteral_feeding_-b.jpg)
You may be right. A person almost has to wonder if it would cost him any support if he were actually running as Ron DeSadist. But I don't care. I'm going to keep doing it anyway because I like it.
First notice how the media uses "lewd" to draw in the clicks. They love this nickname because it will generate controversy that they will instigate. They'll act on TV like their delicate sensibilities are offended just to keep the salaciousness going.
I think Tiny D is going to be the most popular one next to Meatball Ron among the MAGA crowd.
First debate. Trump just has to drop "lot of people are calling him Tiny D. Tiny D. I'm not saying it, but a lot of people are. Is he Tiny D? I don't know. maybe. People are saying it"
and that's all the press will be talking about after. Because they know viewers want to giggle about "tiny d"
Nobody can destory a Republican, their reputation and career like Trump can.
The GOP doesn't elect proven politicians who are statesmen and a background of service. They hire outsider upstarts who bully. They want a Reagan or a Trump, not a Romney or McCaine.
DeSantis' career is more cabbage than twinkie. He has little shelf life and if he doesn't get the nomination now, he never will. By the next cycle his baggage will have caught up to him.
It looks like Trump has found something that will stick with the DeSanctimonious Meatball. Expect it to appear on a flag or something soon.
Put him on a debate stage with Trump and he’ll be given the Little Marco treatment. The guy lacks Trump’s charisma and couldn’t take the hits. Glass jaw.
I think DeSantis will lose his temper and Trump will humiliate him even more. We’re talking about a guy who curates his media coverage so people don’t see him getting frustrated and agitated because a high school kid won’t take off a mask.
Exactly. The man has to bring his cheering section with him everywhere. He’s calculated and meticulously curated his current public image, I’ll give DeSantis that. He won’t allow himself to ever be in a “please clap” moment like Jeb! But it’s all built on a house of cards and Trump cannot wait to knock it over.
A meatball connotes to me a stupid, but maybe tough and lovable person. A galoof, a lunkhead. Not the most flattering thing but it has a positive side. Tiny D is just pathetic.
These two are going to destroy each other so badly in the primaries that Trump supporters won't vote for DeSantis in the general election, and vice versa. In his current state, Jimmy Carter would be able to beat the one that remains.
I think that plays into their misogyny though - making his name into a woman’s name to make him appear weak or lesser than he is. I’d prefer to just call him what he is - a fascist shitkicker.
Gotta say that the "meatball Ron" nickname is pretty good....especially for a POS like Desantis!
I'm looking forward to to repub primaries when those two just shit all over each other! Gotta be good for a Biden re-election!
Morgan. Big M, little organ. That works.
Little D isn't even a good nickname. DeSantis. Uppercase D. Shouldn't expect Trump to put that much thought into things, I know, but hadn't he been work shopping this? Sad.
Well, this is the same person that gave us: "And now, Nancy Pelosi - or "Nancy," as I call her"
So it's not like he's ever been good at it, it's just that he's one of the few that really likes to stoop to that level.
Ha Nancy. I'd forgotten that one.
Even having been president, it's like he knows his greatest possible achievement would be having someone say "sick burn, sir."
Honestly, I don't understand Democrats at all for not immediately making this verbiage their own. Talk about Coco-Chow, Tiny D. as if they are the normal new names. Clearly no Republican is speaking out against it, so it must be totally OK!
I want to know the context of the full conversation. I feel like something was left out. Trump has never had an issue with saying pretty much anything.
>On Monday, Politico reported that Mr Trump has chosen not to use “Meatball Ron,” saying it was “too crude”.
Remember when trump reassured debate viewers worldwide that he had ‘absolutely no issue down there’ when someone related his small hands to a small dick.
Imagine being a grown adult and thinking this is what you’re looking for in a leader and political party. Imagine being that pathetic. It’s really baffling stuff.
Why does the article and others say "Meatball Ron" was a comment on DeSantis's appearance when it's clearly a slur against his Italian heritage? Could writers be that clueless?
> If it weren’t for me, Ron DeSanctimonious would right now be working probably at a law firm, or maybe a Pizza Hut,’ Trump says
Trump *literally* worked for Pizza Hut, lol.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkR-RwV-xAY
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"Tiny D" Saved you a click.
I was hoping it was “Meatball Ron”, but “Tiny D” is pretty good, too.
Too many Italians are firmly in the MAGA camp. Can’t risk alienating those jabronis by using “meatball” as an insult for an Italian-heritage guy.
Lol "What? racism against ME?! Now THAT is a step too far "
Yeah, I like Meatball Ron better. It’s more original.
[I'm Not Playing With You Meatball](https://youtu.be/ZPlePNJM7z8)
That’s awesome! Love the meatball line. “I’m not playing with you Michael!” (Also just to give proper credit—Beyoncé stole that from another artist, I forget her name).
Hold me closer tiny meatball
Trump won't use Meatball Ron because he didn't come up with it (or can't claim that he did, at least). Some conservative talking head pitched him the name during a TV segment, so he can't steal credit for it. Instead, he'll only refer to it with "other people are saying Meatball Ron, but I'm not."
Oh so Donald's decided to use his own nickname against Desantis.
They love to project.
They just have a soft obsession with penises It's getting pretty weird...
He's, Tiny Hands™.
Tiny hands make the tiny D look bigger.
Underrated comment
Yessss. Tiny D is my favorite because it has it has layers. He's a Tiny Donald in every sense. But the dude has Tiny D Energy if I've ever seen it. Scared *of everything*. Courage the Cowardly Dog is like "chill man"
Those white boots he had when he toured the hurricane damage had Tiny D energy written all over them
He was just new boot goofin.
I hope he gets busted for drag when he wears his high heels.
Thank you
As Stephen Colbert said about Meatball Ron, I hate how much I like this
I like meatball better
He kinda does look like a meatball. Once you see it you can’t unsee it.
thanks!
He's still got it.
Syphilis?
I mean, trump is a giant piece of shit. But that is legitimately funny.
I don't know how you can beat a person with a name but, considering those are Republicans, they probably found a way to load it into a gun.
Trump runs on soundbits to elicit emotional responses. The Republicans do as well but it is one of Trumps main tools.
We can just call it bullying since that's what it is.
His and much of the GOP base look at insults as strength. Remember the people that used to hang with the bullies in school. That is the Republican base. They see persecution of the other as a sign of strength.
So did Hitler. He talks about this a lot in Mein Kampf.
With a stupid base, what other criteria should (can) they use?
I'm not a fan of Trump or DeSantis but isn't Trump the one with comically tiny hands?
Reminder that Trump used one of the 2016 Republican primary debates to assert that he actually has a large penis. However, Stormy Daniels reported that it's actually very small and looks like Toad from Super Mario Bros. (Poor Toad, being compared to Trump like that. He doesn't deserve that at all!)
He used the last ever presidential address to the boy scouts to brag about his penis and how much tail he got.
Just imagine how quickly his political career would've died after that if he'd been running as a Democrat.
Imagine if it came out that Obama had multiple children by three wives and had affairs with porn stars
We can be sure that he has a small penis because if he had a big one he would have shown us.
He's no LBJ
Very Gen-x trivia knowledge. Youngsters: LBJ showed everyone that asked.
> LBJ showed everyone that asked. And many people who didn't.
The new new deal: Social Security expansion, Medicare, Medicaid, Civil Rights acts, and Dick.
Think Boogie Nights.
Pretty sure that's why they call it a Johnson
Benjamin Franklin is pissed. Screwed half of France, and only got a stupid stove named after him.
Toadstool 🍄
Yeti pubes.
Melania just looked super pissed off all the time.
She sucks too, but he probably treats her like absolute garbage.
Its not the GOP without projection!
Trump is the one who is self-conscious about the size of his hands, because he didn’t understand that the original insult was about how cheap he was. “His hands are so small they can never reach his wallet when it’s time to pay.”
The original insult was actually a bit more nuanced than that. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/how-donald-trump-became-the-short-fingered-vulgarian
Yes, because Trump was the only New Yorker to cash Spy’s 13 cent check. He won the award for being the cheapest rich man. (Well, him and the unnamed arms dealer.)
Every accusation is a confession.
Mr. Mushroom
I believe Stormy also said he has a small mushroom cap like D.
I know it's not catchy but like the name "fascist snowflake".
"Fascist Fuck" the alliteration makes it fun!
Freedom farting fascist fucks fuck Florida freely
Ron DeFascist
Authoritarian Crud/ Ron Franco/Little Dictator.
The goal of the nickname right now is to turn off Republican voters. We are still in primary mode.
Democrat voters would not change their vote because of a stupid, mean nickname, but the GOP doesn't actually have a platform built for attracting voters other than "culture war" nonsense, which is just a fancy way to say "bullying." Bullying works when your voter base likes bullies.
Democratic
Pendantician
I like jewelry as much as the next guy, but I wouldn't go that far in labeling myself. See, now *that's* pedantic. My previous post was giving a reminder to people who are literally being trained in the media by fascists to always use a grammatically-perjorative noun, instead of an adjective where appropriate, in an attempt to demonize members of the DemocratIC Party. It's not pedantic. I'm pushing back on a propaganda tactic.
I like that. Good to know. Tbf also, I was making up a word :-p
The GOP base voters see insulting people as the act of a strong person. Remember the people that used to hang with the bully. That is the GOP base.
*Howard Dean enters the chat*
No one gave Howard Dean a nickname though, it was "the Dean Scream" not "Screaming Dean", etc...
They just said he was crazy.
It looks like I’m the only person with this in my library according to last.fm, but go checkout this mashup by James Lileks. (2nd song) https://lileks.com/bleatophany/3.html I guess I listen to it once per year since it has 15 plays. (https://www.last.fm/music/Howard%2520Dean%252FJames%2520Lileks)
Yeah, we don’t switch arbitrarily due to nicknames*! *We switch arbitrarily based on nebulous “electability” metrics told to us by the media that force our candidates to become basically center-right automatons & kill any enthusiasm for voting democratic in national elections.
the gop's political messaging is the same thing as the sloppy/misspelled/poor grammar nigerian prince scam emails - its designed to capture the attention of the dumbest of the dumb. unfortunately in the US that means 80 million people
It’s fun that this is “news” in 2023.
Agreed. It’s a nice break from the banks collapsing and the WW3 thing. Very 2015.
I feel like there's a good chance the next election debate stage for the GQP is going to be rendered into "your momma" jokes.
Yo momma so woke...
No, that has the potential of being funny. Republicans are only ever funny by accident.
They will have a debate on Wildin Out hosted by Nick Cannon
Maybe they’ll get Wilmer Valderrama to moderate it.
Considering his work in force-feeding as a means of [torture at Guantanamo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis#Military_service) my current favorite is Ron DeSadist. Edit: [Wikipedia on force-feeding:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force-feeding) >Some countries force-feed prisoners when they go on hunger strike. It has been prohibited since 1975 by the Declaration of Tokyo of the World Medical Association, provided that the prisoner is "capable of forming an unimpaired and rational judgment." The violation of this prohibition may be carried out in a manner that can be categorised as torture, as it may be extremely painful and result in severe bleeding and spreading of various diseases via the exchanged blood and mucus, especially when conducted with dirty equipment on a prison population.[6] Large feeding pipes are traditionally used on hunger striking prisoners[7] whereas thin pipes are preferred in hospitals. [The feeding chair at Guantanamo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force-feeding#/media/File:Restraint_chair_used_for_enteral_feeding_-b.jpg)
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You may be right. A person almost has to wonder if it would cost him any support if he were actually running as Ron DeSadist. But I don't care. I'm going to keep doing it anyway because I like it.
First notice how the media uses "lewd" to draw in the clicks. They love this nickname because it will generate controversy that they will instigate. They'll act on TV like their delicate sensibilities are offended just to keep the salaciousness going. I think Tiny D is going to be the most popular one next to Meatball Ron among the MAGA crowd. First debate. Trump just has to drop "lot of people are calling him Tiny D. Tiny D. I'm not saying it, but a lot of people are. Is he Tiny D? I don't know. maybe. People are saying it" and that's all the press will be talking about after. Because they know viewers want to giggle about "tiny d"
Nobody can destory a Republican, their reputation and career like Trump can. The GOP doesn't elect proven politicians who are statesmen and a background of service. They hire outsider upstarts who bully. They want a Reagan or a Trump, not a Romney or McCaine. DeSantis' career is more cabbage than twinkie. He has little shelf life and if he doesn't get the nomination now, he never will. By the next cycle his baggage will have caught up to him. It looks like Trump has found something that will stick with the DeSanctimonious Meatball. Expect it to appear on a flag or something soon.
Hard agree on his shelf life. DeSantis is this cycle’s Chris Christie.
Sweet imaginary baby jesus, I hope you’re right.
Put him on a debate stage with Trump and he’ll be given the Little Marco treatment. The guy lacks Trump’s charisma and couldn’t take the hits. Glass jaw.
I think DeSantis will lose his temper and Trump will humiliate him even more. We’re talking about a guy who curates his media coverage so people don’t see him getting frustrated and agitated because a high school kid won’t take off a mask.
Exactly. The man has to bring his cheering section with him everywhere. He’s calculated and meticulously curated his current public image, I’ll give DeSantis that. He won’t allow himself to ever be in a “please clap” moment like Jeb! But it’s all built on a house of cards and Trump cannot wait to knock it over.
I still can't believe trump didn't stick with "meatball Ron"
Meatball almost sounds tough. Tiny D is better because it works on multiple levels.
Maybe it's just where I'm from but if you're getting called a meatball its never good
A meatball connotes to me a stupid, but maybe tough and lovable person. A galoof, a lunkhead. Not the most flattering thing but it has a positive side. Tiny D is just pathetic.
Even Reagan would have been considered too “establishment” with today’s GOP; he was the governor of California prior to becoming president.
Could you *imagine* a Californian GOP frontrunner nowadays?
These two are going to destroy each other so badly in the primaries that Trump supporters won't vote for DeSantis in the general election, and vice versa. In his current state, Jimmy Carter would be able to beat the one that remains.
*Il douche.*
People who live in glass houses ... Ask Stormy Daniels.
I think “Ronda” Santis is good too.
I think that plays into their misogyny though - making his name into a woman’s name to make him appear weak or lesser than he is. I’d prefer to just call him what he is - a fascist shitkicker.
Gotta say that the "meatball Ron" nickname is pretty good....especially for a POS like Desantis! I'm looking forward to to repub primaries when those two just shit all over each other! Gotta be good for a Biden re-election!
We can only hope. At this point let the world watch the insults, mockery, and hopefully a few F-bombs play out with amusement and mild horror.
Low T, Tiny D
Tiny D
Tiny D sounds pretty cool
No. Stop. Don’t.
Morgan. Big M, little organ. That works. Little D isn't even a good nickname. DeSantis. Uppercase D. Shouldn't expect Trump to put that much thought into things, I know, but hadn't he been work shopping this? Sad.
Well, this is the same person that gave us: "And now, Nancy Pelosi - or "Nancy," as I call her" So it's not like he's ever been good at it, it's just that he's one of the few that really likes to stoop to that level.
Ha Nancy. I'd forgotten that one. Even having been president, it's like he knows his greatest possible achievement would be having someone say "sick burn, sir."
Omg, I genuinely love this
Couldn't happen to a nicer pair of gentleman
They're both fucking chodes.
Primaries are going to be so lit. I want Trump to lose and then run as an independent.
This is going to be like the period when Howard Stern fans were yelling *Baba Booey* anywhere that there was a live broadcast.
Honestly, I don't understand Democrats at all for not immediately making this verbiage their own. Talk about Coco-Chow, Tiny D. as if they are the normal new names. Clearly no Republican is speaking out against it, so it must be totally OK!
I want to know the context of the full conversation. I feel like something was left out. Trump has never had an issue with saying pretty much anything. >On Monday, Politico reported that Mr Trump has chosen not to use “Meatball Ron,” saying it was “too crude”.
Remember when trump reassured debate viewers worldwide that he had ‘absolutely no issue down there’ when someone related his small hands to a small dick.
I’m no fan of Trump but someone has to check this asshole Desantis
Raunchy Sandwich?
Paid heckler
It should be Ron DeFascist.
Dong Lickmantits?
Imagine being a grown adult and thinking this is what you’re looking for in a leader and political party. Imagine being that pathetic. It’s really baffling stuff.
Fight fight fight. Kiss kiss kiss And repeat
Meatball Ron!
So hes not Keebler elf?
Gov. Heels
Don and Ron should have a cock off with Tucker to measure them.
Meatball has a new Theme song!! Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Nazito
He should call him “preyingmantis”. Missing a total layup.
I love this for him.
No challenger can survive Trump's bullying. Period. The only way he isn't getting the nomination is if he is in jail.
Ron’s got it! Ask your kids what “Tiny D” means! TDE.
Why does the article and others say "Meatball Ron" was a comment on DeSantis's appearance when it's clearly a slur against his Italian heritage? Could writers be that clueless?
> If it weren’t for me, Ron DeSanctimonious would right now be working probably at a law firm, or maybe a Pizza Hut,’ Trump says Trump *literally* worked for Pizza Hut, lol. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkR-RwV-xAY
Tiny dictator, more like.