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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeSantis keeps referring to Gillum as "Andrew".
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I listened to the whole Gillum/DeSantis debate wondering why Rudy Giuliani is still "Mr. Mayor" 20 years later but a black man is "Andrew" when he's currently mayor of Florida's capital citySeth Abramson added,
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Gillum calls on DeSantis to stop calling him "Andrew" and show him more "respect"
http://hill.cm/2xwptpF
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DeSantis keeps referring to Gillum as "Andrew". (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Oct 2018
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Have you noticed that Trump employs the same tactic when speaking of opponents.
Arkansas Granny
Oct 2018
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JI7
(89,252 posts)1. he is trying hard not to call him "boy"
Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)2. Have you noticed that Trump employs the same tactic when speaking of opponents.
It's a childish way to show disrespect.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)4. +1
They are pretty obvious, they don't even try to hide it anymore.
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)3. An old white racist tactic
used to establish a hierarchy of power.
Captain_New_York
(161 posts)5. "Down range in Irag" quote by DeSantis
As a person who deployed to a combat zone as a senior aid man supporting an Infantry Company (A 2/508th INF ABN). I take issue with a navy lawyer talking about being down range. My expectation is at best he was a FOBit Hobbit or in another Era a Saigon Commando. As one soldier once said A REMF is anyone behind me
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)6. That's something that 45 does all the time
So disrespectful.
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)7. Donny loved being disrespectful.
He would usually only refer to Obama by his first name and almost never as President. Which is the only reason I call Trump, Donny when I write about him.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)8. Good idea! I've been casting about for the right term.... tRump isn't satisfying.
"Donny" it will be!
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)9. I was inspired by the movie The Big Lebowski.
There are a lot of lines like "shut the f*$#& up Donny" etc.