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Yet, Congressional Repugs stick to him.
New poll reveals the first word that comes to mind when Americans think of Trump
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/new-poll-reveals-the-first-word-that-comes-to-mind-when-americans-think-of-trump/
09 Jul 2017 at 09:14 ET
What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump?
Thats the open-ended question a Quinnipiac poll asked Americans recently. The No. 1 answer: idiot.
Have you seen anything since then that would move the needle away from idiot? Or from ignorant (the ninth most frequent answer), or stupid (12th)? He doesnt know whats in the Senates health care bill. Hes not reading his intelligence briefings. Hes watching more Fox News than your cranky uncle. His behavior seems engineered to provoke responses like, Can you believe what an idiot/ignoramus/stupid person Trump is?
Ill grant you those arent exact synonyms. As Mrs. Bustard, my honors English teacher at Union High, always said, the reason there are different words for the same thing is that theyre not the exact same thing. Ignorant implies a lack of knowledge that can be remedied by education, while idiot suggests an irremediable mental deficiency. The difference between idiot and stupid seems subtler, and involves attitude. Id also put moron in that cluster, which I was surprised not to see on the list of nearly 50 words.............................
rock
(13,218 posts)As in Wile E. Trump, Genius.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)And he is, he doea soind like a certain arrogant but incompetent coyote.
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)That's what comes to mind. Mean and NASTY.
DK504
(3,847 posts)Where's my car?
irisblue
(32,932 posts)F as in F that guy. A daily thought
mvd
(65,161 posts)Maybe that is two words, but I always think of it.
babyelephant
(6 posts)Politics! Poli 8n latin means: many. Tics are: bloodsucking creatures. Donald Trump is one of many bloodsucking creatures. Agreed?