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Donald Trump defended using the word "schlonged" to describe Hillary Clinton's loss in 2008
He then attacked the mainstream media, or the MSM, for being unfair to him
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to defend using the word "schlonged" to describe Hillary Clinton's primary loss in 2008, saying the word is "not vulgar."
"Once again, #MSM is dishonest. 'Schlonged' is not vulgar. When I said Hillary got 'schlonged' that meant beaten badly," he said in one tweet.
He then attacked the mainstream media, MSM for short, for being unfair to him.
"For those on TV defending my use of the word 'schlonged,' bc #MSM is giving it false meaning-tell them it means beaten badly. Dishonest #MSM," he said.
Trump may have confused "schlonged" -- a vulgar Yiddish word for a penis -- for "shellacked," which does indeed mean to be beaten badly.
But Trump cited Tuesday what he said was a 1984 NPR report in which "schlonged" was used similarly to how he used it Monday.
"NPR's @NealConan said 'schlonged' to WaPo re: 1984 Mondale/Ferraro campaign: 'That ticket went on to get schlonged at the polls.' #Hypocrisy"
NPR's @NealConan said "schlonged" to WaPo re: 1984 Mondale/Ferraro campaign: "That ticket went on to get schlonged at the polls." #Hypocrisy
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2015
The controversy began Monday night when Trump used the word to slam Clinton over her 2008 primary loss to then-Sen. Barack Obama.
"Even a race to Obama, she was gonna beat Obama. I don't know who would be worse, I don't know, how could it be worse? But she was going to beat -- she was favored to win -- and she got schlonged, she lost, I mean she lost," Trump said.
The comment was widely criticized, and Clinton's campaign said Tuesday that Trump's "degrading language" hurts women.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/22/politics/donald-trump-schlonged-is-not-vulgar/
I can damn well tell you that someone that age knows damn well what "schlonged" mean.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,748 posts)It's vulgar slang, and sexist in the context. But then, tRump is a vulgar guy.
tblue37
(65,409 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,769 posts)He is a Vulgarian from the planet Vul-Gar. They are commonly identified by their short fingers, orange skin and colorful crest.
On Vul-Gar, every interaction with another living entity is known as a DEAL. The goal of the DEAL is to WIN. The ultimate WIN is to SCHLONG your opponent.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)He is soooo careful with his language.
He can take that shtick and shove it up his hoo-ha.
What? Shtick? that's not vulgar at all.
And hoo-ha? I just meant his chimney.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)world wide wally
(21,745 posts)Do we agree on what "Bullshit" means?
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)his carnival barking act would be disastrous
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)Wasn't that Krushchev (sp?) during meetings with Kennedy?
Skittles
(153,169 posts)but with Trump it would be a several-times-a-day occurance
kentuck
(111,104 posts)Look it up on google.
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)aidbo
(2,328 posts)NCLefty
(3,678 posts)And I think he's going to go out screaming much worse things when he falls. I think this is him actually moderating his full vulgarity.
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)but it also is not something that the Clinton campaign should dwell on.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,322 posts)THE FIX: When you say you accept that theres a crudeness to the term, is it accurate to say its derived from a reference to the male anatomy?
CONAN: To my knowledge, yes, I think thats accurate.
THE FIX: Do you look back and say, I shouldnt have said that, or do you think it was just fine?
CONAN: I would like to think it was just fine, but I suspect my executive producer was right that I shouldnt have. I think theres a difference in the way (Trump and I) used it. I referred to the Mondale/Ferraro ticket, while he used it very specifically to refer to one person a woman. I think theres a distinction to be made there. I was a little upset that a dominant narrative is that since this word has been used by an NPR host, that made it okay for Donald Trump to use it and that nobody, especially Secretary Clinton, should take offense. I fear that my previous usage has unwittingly given Donald Trump a veneer of respectability.
THE FIX: How much should someones rhetorical history play into this? Is it fair to say Trump hasnt earned the benefit of the doubt or should we evaluate every remark in a vacuum?
CONAN: No, I dont think we should evaluate every remark in a vacuum. I think we have to put Mr. Trumps remarks in the context of Mr. Trumps remarks his history of crude and misogynistic terminology. I dont think this is out of that pattern. If you look at the pattern of my usage in thousands of episodes of Talk of the Nation, I think youll find this is anomalous.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/12/23/sorry-donald-trump-npr-host-who-used-schlonged-on-the-air-says-yes-its-a-penis-joke/
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)Every day I feel more and more like he's trolling the primary system.
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)but why? For the fun of it? Just to be on tv for free? I can't imagine him actually doing the job.