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babylonsister

(172,260 posts)
Wed May 28, 2025, 12:14 PM May 28

"The guy's an asshole. And he's intentionally an asshole."

When you're right, you're right.

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Bonus Quote of the Day
May 28, 2025 at 11:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard


“The guy’s an asshole. And he’s intentionally an asshole.”

— Chuck Todd, talking to Chris Cillizza about Donald Trump.
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Midnight Writer

(24,400 posts)
3. But he's an asshole right out in the open, so it's OK.
Wed May 28, 2025, 12:20 PM
May 28

One of the strangest things I learned in my life is that there are a lot of people who admire assholes.

Hard to fathom, but it is true.

Alice B.

(570 posts)
10. Because they're (whole-arm air quotes) "honest" ... I had an ex like that.
Wed May 28, 2025, 06:34 PM
May 28

He would often say unkind things and frame it as honesty (and not saying whatever passed through his head as dishonesty), like that made being hurtful or making people uncomfortable, a major virtue.

A very neat trick, that.

Traildogbob

(11,565 posts)
5. Excellent!!!!
Wed May 28, 2025, 12:40 PM
May 28

Really inflamed ones. With ticks on em. And ghost pepper seeds every time they hear the word woke.
Just miserable with their selves, and intent on creating that hell on others. Miller is so engorged he is hanging down to trump knees. Ready to explode at anyone that questions his power.

livetohike

(23,558 posts)
6. "Intentionally" makes it sound like he's being an asshole on purpose.
Wed May 28, 2025, 12:42 PM
May 28

No he just IS an asshole. There is no try.

Danascot

(5,087 posts)
7. During primary season before the 2016 election
Wed May 28, 2025, 05:53 PM
May 28

some pundit wrote that Trump was the first openly asshole candidate for president.

Paladin

(31,122 posts)
8. What were your first 100 hints about this "asshole" thing, Chuck?
Wed May 28, 2025, 06:23 PM
May 28

Is Chuck Todd still unemployed? I sure as hell hope so.

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