The word of the day is "obtuse"

[kentuck]

That was the word that Limbaugh used today, in discussing the impact of Trump's words about immigration yesterday. He said that Trump could not possibly be that "obtuse".

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ob·tuse
əbˈt(y)o͞os,äbˈt(y)o͞os/
adjective
adjective: obtuse

1.
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
"he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"
synonyms: stupid, slow-witted, slow, dull-witted, unintelligent, ignorant, simpleminded, witless; More
insensitive, imperceptive, uncomprehending;
informaldim, dimwitted, dense, dumb, slow on the uptake, halfwitted, brain-dead, moronic, cretinous, thick, dopey, lamebrained, dumb-ass, dead from the neck up, boneheaded, chowderheaded
"he frustrated his teachers by pretending to be obtuse"
antonyms: clever, astute
difficult to understand.
"some of the lyrics are a bit obtuse"
2.
(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°.
not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt.

Origin

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Donald Trump could not tell you what that word means anymore than

he could fly.

Without a plane or helicopter.

Not in a million years. But he is quite obtuse.

[Kirk Lover]

3. Ahhhh very tricky Rushie....using a word the Dotard does not know, well done. n/t

[underpants]

4. Did he claim it was misreported or that Trump just couldn't be that dismissive of his base?

or something else.

[kentuck]

6. I think it was in the context that he could not be that dismissive of his base?

He could not be that "obtuse".

[underpants]

7. Message: don't believe what you heard him say

Thanks for listening

[kentuck]

10. I heard it mentioned on MSNBC and they showed a quote by Rush...

Sorry, I was unable to listen to him today.

However, I thought it might be interesting to know what his base was hearing and how they were taking it?

[PoliticAverse]

5. ...

[ProudLib72]

8. A couple other "Ob" words spring to mind

Obdurate and Oblivious

Frankly, we should skip "obtuse" and head straight to "oblivious".

Meanwhile, GOP congress is obsequious.

[madinmaryland]

9. The obtuse pile of shit calls tRump obtuse. Classic!

[Paladin]

11. "Obtuse." Such a weighty, descriptive word.

So much more refined and compact than, say, "Clueless Dumbfuck."

But surely the word has been applied to trump prior to this, by somebody besides Limbaugh. I refuse to give Pig Boy full credit for this.

[spanone]

12. That's a big word from an insane right-wing-nut talk radio host

fuck you ru$h

you've done nothing but sown seeds of hatred and divisiveness

[malaise]

13. Was he talking about himself

or the Con?