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underpants

(182,826 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:41 AM Feb 2016

What does "I love the poorly educated" mean?


8 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
He's trying to get back in Fox News' good graces
0 (0%)
A shout out to all MSM for the free campaign
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He mentioned Evangelicals too
1 (13%)
Scarborough, that was a kiss to you Banjo Boy
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That was just a speech please GOD don't come near me or dare to even think about touching me
4 (50%)
Chouce 6
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Remember the Iraqis with the purple fingers? His supporters do sort of the same thing showing their bloody knuckles
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Going back to #5 - have we actually seen Trump shaking hands with the crowd?
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Just identifying the receptive crowd to his "rapists" opening
1 (13%)
We're F'ed
2 (25%)
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What does "I love the poorly educated" mean? (Original Post) underpants Feb 2016 OP
My 'other' - He's just being honest. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #1
I think that is what is most dangerous about him ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #4
I have mine right here 2naSalit Feb 2016 #13
Running scared from The Donald?" Come on! Hortensis Feb 2016 #18
I have relatives in the baltics, but the USSR ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #19
His customer and voter base. HughBeaumont Feb 2016 #2
I think he was mocking them with the knowledge that they would mistakenly believe he was GoneFishin Feb 2016 #3
Bingo... it's another version of "I could shoot somebody and not lose voters" Blasphemer Feb 2016 #29
It's long form for ... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #5
Yup bigwillq Feb 2016 #9
It is too! 2naSalit Feb 2016 #14
I'm going with door #1 leftofcool Feb 2016 #6
Simple - Donald being Crass, Ignorant, Belittling Donald Glitterati Feb 2016 #7
Watch out DOE TheUndecider Feb 2016 #8
Is that the same as saying: Downwinder Feb 2016 #10
Shout Out to his adoring Public. no_hypocrisy Feb 2016 #11
It's pandering The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #12
My "other" DeadLetterOffice Feb 2016 #15
it means "I love you even if you dropped out of high school" hfojvt Feb 2016 #16
Trump is a hologram. This IS the rise of the MACHINES!!!!1!! Bucky Feb 2016 #17
He thinks they are easy to bamboozle. MoonRiver Feb 2016 #20
I thought he usually referred to them as "Losers" world wide wally Feb 2016 #21
His audience is what he means. nt bemildred Feb 2016 #22
They are his marks and he has just pulled off a huge scam. femmocrat Feb 2016 #23
it means... lame54 Feb 2016 #24
This is from a man who swendled money from all those folks who went to Trump University! imanamerican63 Feb 2016 #25
The last option - we're fucked. Initech Feb 2016 #26
That he could not think of the word, 'uneducated' in time for a sound bite? Rex Feb 2016 #27
anyone not ivey league. nt Javaman Feb 2016 #28

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
4. I think that is what is most dangerous about him
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:48 AM
Feb 2016

When he crapped on WMD, Baby Bush, on W, on 9/11 and on W's little Iraqi Vacation, he told enough truth to resonate between the ears of his potential supporters. The GOP seriously thought that they avoided any responsibility for their fucked up 8 years in power. Especially the triple failure of not stopping 9/11 (despite many warnings), the invasion of Iraq (and the spawning of ISIS as a result), and the creation of a monstrous internal security cystern that intrudes on our lives, makes us miserable, and destroys our privacy.

No wonder he is popular among his fans. And that is why nothing the other GOPers do will stop him. He will be the GOP nominee.

Where's my passport? Do I need to renew it?

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)
13. I have mine right here
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:13 AM
Feb 2016

figured out a place of refuge yet? I haven't but I know I will be making every effort to emigrate if certain conditions develop.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
18. Running scared from The Donald?" Come on!
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:52 AM
Feb 2016

If he's their nominee, we'll wipe the GOP with him. My husband's registered Republican (no liberals are ever elected in our district or state government), and he's going to vote for Don in the primary.

As for this nonsense, The Donald said he loved everyone. Repeatedly. And he said they were all smart. Repeatedly.

I agree with Erich's other -- he was just a bit too honest in his wording. The Donald could always have ALEC or Frank Luntz's group send someone over to coach him in focus-group-approved terminology.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
19. I have relatives in the baltics, but the USSR
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:54 AM
Feb 2016

seems to be budding out from Mommy Russia.
Canada would be great, since I try to speak their language. Nice people, and with global climactic change, Chicago like temps.
Australia and New Zealand? Lovely places, great people, except the land of Oz has its own W in charge at the moment.

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
3. I think he was mocking them with the knowledge that they would mistakenly believe he was
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:47 AM
Feb 2016

pandering to them.

Blasphemer

(3,261 posts)
29. Bingo... it's another version of "I could shoot somebody and not lose voters"
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 03:40 PM
Feb 2016

He can literally say anything so he's enjoying every minute of it.

 

Glitterati

(3,182 posts)
7. Simple - Donald being Crass, Ignorant, Belittling Donald
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:54 AM
Feb 2016

He said something crass and stupid, realized he did and had no way to recover from it, thus repeating it.

That was his "special" Oh, I f**ked up recovery.

Now, let us just imagine when he does the same thing to some world leader............yeah, that will work out well.

The2ndWheel

(7,947 posts)
12. It's pandering
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:06 AM
Feb 2016

Which is how every politician has a job.

I would imagine it's because of the big deal made about how he does well with his supporters who are labeled as poorly educated. As the story goes, the only way to support Trump is if you're dumb and don't know your own interests. Which pushes people away from those saying that, and into the arms of someone who at least seems like he cares, even though he most likely doesn't. But again, that's politics. That's how you win.

Nobody gets voted for unless they tell people what they want to hear.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
16. it means "I love you even if you dropped out of high school"
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:29 AM
Feb 2016

Whereas we all know the supercilious liberals think they are better than you.

They are the kind of pompous a$$hats who will use a word like supercilious.

That word, by the way, was my friend Erhart's favorite word. He was a farmer all his life.

He never went to college. He never even went to Switzerland.

But he wrote four or five books about the history of the Swiss in Sumpter Township.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
23. They are his marks and he has just pulled off a huge scam.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:02 PM
Feb 2016

And they are too poorly-educated (code for gullible) to realize it.

imanamerican63

(13,798 posts)
25. This is from a man who swendled money from all those folks who went to Trump University!
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:37 PM
Feb 2016

He must really love himself?

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
27. That he could not think of the word, 'uneducated' in time for a sound bite?
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:42 PM
Feb 2016

Poor Dump, he thinks having boat loads of money means you are smart..ie richly educated. Mr. Silver Spoon opines.

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