Stephen King Has Written a Campaign Slogan for Donald Trump

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"If you're white, you're all right!"

Stephen King proposed a new slogan for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign Wednesday, and it’s pretty safe to say the bestselling author won’t be voting for The Donald.

“If you’re white, you’re all right!,” begins King’s suggested slogan. “Any other hue, I don’t trust you.” The motto plays on the accusations of racism that have plagued Trump since his campaign launch in June, in which he referred to some illegal immigrants from Mexico as rapists. Although Trump has claimed broad support among the Latino community, polls show otherwise.

Trump currently leads most national Republican polls and will be taking center stage at the first GOP debate Thursday night.

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http://time.com/3987082/stephen-king-donald-trump/

King knows a horror show when he sees one.

[RKP5637]

1. Yep! Shows on (9PM EDT, tonight!) - "King knows a horror show when he sees one."

Cast of characters/clowns: Candidates 9pm: Trump, Bush, Walker, Huckabee, Carson, Cruz, Rubio, Paul, Christie, Kasich

[hedda_foil]

11. And King knows clowns. Can't forget IT

[CTyankee]

2. I remember when King covered one of the republican national conventions for the NYT...

he described Pat Buchanan's speech and said Buchanan looked "like he had just eaten a good meal...a child perhaps..."

[NJCher]

5. allusion to Swift's "Modest Proposal"

I was working with that essay the other day, and thinking how apropos for the times of today.

On the other hand, King's slogan:

If you’re white
You’re all right!
Any other hue?
I don’t trust you!

is very simple and childlike. Kind of like Trump.


Cher

[CTyankee]

7. I was thinking more along the lines of King's horror novels...

[NewJeffCT]

12. Molly Ivins still had the ultimate put down of Pat Buchanan

saying that his speech sounded better in its original German. I thought that comment took the air out of the enthusiasm for Buchanan. This was back before every discussion on the internet drew comparisons to Hitler if it went more than 10 or so posts.

[40RatRod]

19. I miss Molly.

[secondvariety]

18. Too funny.

I'd love to read the entire article.

[daleanime]

3. ......

[raccoon]

4. Stephen King rocks. nt

[DinahMoeHum]

6. ". . .if you're black. . .oh brother. . .get back, get back, get back. . ."

Classic from the blues man Big Bill Broonzy:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Meanwhile, in Trump Tower, Donald Trump was seen busily tweeting away a response:

"Stephen King is a dummy loser."

[n2doc]

9. Or he is saying 'Hey, that's kinda catchy" n/t

[NJCher]

13. alas

King will be slashed again by Trump's coruscating wit.


Cher

[Initech]

10. Kanye West has the Trump campaign theme song as well

[tblue]

14. Not just Trump! All of 'em.

And their voters too.

[lark]

15. King definitely knows horror, and recognizes it in the Repugs.

Love me some King, have almost all of his books. I love his characters and his character development.
Just finished Dr. Sleep, a sequel more or less to the Shining. It's a totally awesome read.

[Roland99]

16. The man with bad hair fled across the desert

and the GOP followed him



sorry for the bad turn of words. but, hey, just found out The Dark Tower hits the big screen Jan 13, 2017!!!!!!

[Miigwech]

17. Sad but true, what Stephen King says

.... but Trump says he is not a racist, just like all of his supporters agree, that they too are not racists, even while flying the Confederate flag. Wow, the truth about American, born and bred racism, has revealed a new prism in which to view the truth about American racism and white privilege.

[Unknown Beatle]

20. Chris Rock came up with

"It's alright, because it's all white" years ago. Not trying to take away from Stephen King, but when I read "If you're white, you're all right!", it reminded me of Chris Rock.

[longship]

21. M-O-O-N, that spells racist Trump.

Laws yes!

[happyslug]

22. In the 1960s, you heard this slogan

When I first heard it, it went this way "Black may be beautiful, but when you white, you right". It had (and continues to have) a little bit of bite to it.

[Le Taz Hot]

23. Stephen King had the BEST part in Sons of Anarchy.

No spoilers but it involves objects that cut up other objects.

[SeattleVet]

24. I had a good idea for tRump's slogan, too:

"We shall overcomb"