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UltravioletDingo

(65 posts)
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:45 PM Aug 2017

I literally can't stand hearing Trump speak

Is anybody else like this? When he's speaking, I have to turn the TV off. I'm not exaggerating. I obviously want to know what ridiculousness he's spouting (which I end up reading about later), but I just can't stand him to the point where listening to him is highly uncomfortable. On occasion, I will manage to grind through a couple minutes, but that's about it. Everything he says makes me angry. I can't stand to hear his voice. He's repulsive. I don't think I'll watch his teleprompter speech tonight, even though it will be written by somebody else.

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I literally can't stand hearing Trump speak (Original Post) UltravioletDingo Aug 2017 OP
Yes, I hit mute every single time I see him on tv. redstatebluegirl Aug 2017 #1
I try to not have the tv on a station that will carry his sorry orange ass madokie Aug 2017 #4
What I wouldn't do Ohiya Aug 2017 #15
Nice visual.. whathehell Aug 2017 #27
He makes me want to puke when I see him. Scarsdale Aug 2017 #53
Me either. I get a very visceral reaction.... hlthe2b Aug 2017 #2
I'll also catch up later. Toxic reaction. eom sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #13
He's one of TWO politicians whose speech idiosyncrasies drive me up the freaking WALL!! NurseJackie Aug 2017 #3
I will bite, who is the second one you can't stand? 😀 MLAA Aug 2017 #5
There's a certain Alaskan whose voice literally hurts my ears. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #8
And in third place we have a tie between Sessions and Cruz! MLAA Aug 2017 #17
Tha' muss be "you betcha!" ? 😫 sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #18
I remember when she blabbered on and on after endorsing Trump. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2017 #19
"How can this be?" Oh, it be. Nauseating. sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #20
She was picked for veep? "Again, how can this be?" Oh, it be. sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #21
Thanks for asking. It's... NurseJackie Aug 2017 #9
... sheshe2 Aug 2017 #36
LOL SunSeeker Aug 2017 #50
Yep. I let someone else do the dirty work then read about it. AJT Aug 2017 #6
I cannot look at him or listen to him. Freedomofspeech Aug 2017 #7
That's me lapfog_1 Aug 2017 #28
I want to haul off and punch him in his prissy, pursed lips. Warpy Aug 2017 #33
Nor can I, nor can luvtheGWN Aug 2017 #46
I immediately change channels Duppers Aug 2017 #52
I can't even stand the sight of him let alone listening to his voice. onecaliberal Aug 2017 #10
Even Steven Colbert's Imitation Bothers me. Ohiya Aug 2017 #11
Not alone. politicat Aug 2017 #12
I can't stand him, either. mnhtnbb Aug 2017 #14
I have not been able to listen to or watch him CatMor Aug 2017 #16
Exactly the same for me. emmadoggy Aug 2017 #56
I can't either. I change channels or shut off the tv when he is on nt doc03 Aug 2017 #22
For me it's Trump, Scott Walker and Greybnk48 Aug 2017 #23
I'm the same. nt cwydro Aug 2017 #24
I was that way with Bush RandomAccess Aug 2017 #25
I don't listen to Trumps ranting and raving either. KWR65 Aug 2017 #26
same with me. nt. drray23 Aug 2017 #29
I guess I'm in the minority on this one. Different Drummer Aug 2017 #30
can't listen to his lies longer than a nanosecond onethatcares Aug 2017 #31
I can't stand to hear him speaking. Grammy23 Aug 2017 #32
very, very.... northoftheborder Aug 2017 #43
Same here BarbaRosa Aug 2017 #34
I'm with you oppressedproletarian Aug 2017 #35
He either shrieks in that high-pitched whiny would-be Fuhrer voice thegoose Aug 2017 #37
Me either. I change the channel. Luciferous Aug 2017 #38
Been that way from the start of his reign of error and terror. kairos12 Aug 2017 #39
Cannot bear to see or listen to him.. Torture.. northoftheborder Aug 2017 #40
It's not pleasant, but I endure it War Horse Aug 2017 #41
Same BadgerMom Aug 2017 #42
YOU ARE NOT ALONE !! flying-skeleton Aug 2017 #44
Perhaps its the thinly veiled anger below the surface .. Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #45
I keep my finger on the mute button. Delmette2.0 Aug 2017 #47
i hold my hands over my ears bdtrppr6 Aug 2017 #48
Welcome DU yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #49
I feel that way too Bettie Aug 2017 #51
I haven't listened to him speak and will not unless forced to. My BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #54
I can't stand his speech patterns, criticism of others, Ilsa Aug 2017 #55
Don't watch TV, but everytime a popup comes up on internet I want to break the screen. Scruffy1 Aug 2017 #57
Right there with you. dchill Aug 2017 #58
he has a couple of speaking styles SJMULE Aug 2017 #59
I feel repulsed everytime I see and hear him kimbutgar Aug 2017 #60
I won't watch it. I watched stupid ESPN sports "talk" shows all day on January 20. I'll wait.... George II Aug 2017 #61
Yes. But also Sessions. zentrum Aug 2017 #62
Can't stand to hear or see him KT2000 Aug 2017 #63
Even worse than Hannity, O'Reilley, Paul Ryan elias7 Aug 2017 #64
Neither can I. nancy1942 Aug 2017 #65
I not only can't, I won't. raven mad Aug 2017 #66
Everything about him makes me gag. His voice isn't an exception. argyl Aug 2017 #67
While Trump is talking, I'm thinking "Let's see if he tells the truth about anything" steve2470 Aug 2017 #68
Same with me and my husband. I had that reaction way back in Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2017 #69
Absolutely agree Orrex Aug 2017 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Aug 2017 #71
Yup. And Dubya had the same effect on me. FiveGoodMen Aug 2017 #72

madokie

(51,076 posts)
4. I try to not have the tv on a station that will carry his sorry orange ass
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:49 PM
Aug 2017

and if by chance I get caught I walk out of the room as quickly as I can.

I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire. F him and the lies he rode in on.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
53. He makes me want to puke when I see him.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:15 PM
Aug 2017

The way he purses his anus mouth, the way he moves his shoulders everything he does is repulsive to me. Repeating some phrases, losing his place on the teleprompter or notes. He is such an ASS. I absolutely LOATHE him.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
3. He's one of TWO politicians whose speech idiosyncrasies drive me up the freaking WALL!!
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:49 PM
Aug 2017

When either of them appear on television, I hit the mute button, or I change the channel, or I LEAVE THE ROOM!

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
8. There's a certain Alaskan whose voice literally hurts my ears.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:52 PM
Aug 2017

I'm not joking.

The exact pitch of her voice causes my eardrums to vibrate.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
19. I remember when she blabbered on and on after endorsing Trump.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 05:00 PM
Aug 2017

She kept on talking about his book, "The Art of the Dill."

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
28. That's me
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 05:59 PM
Aug 2017

I used to be able to just hit "mute"... but now I have to turn the TeeVee off or switch to some other channel.

Warpy

(111,264 posts)
33. I want to haul off and punch him in his prissy, pursed lips.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:09 PM
Aug 2017

I hate feeling like that.

I also can't stand his heavy Noo Yawk accent or his tics or his studied hand gestures or anything about that man.

I want him GONE.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
52. I immediately change channels
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:10 PM
Aug 2017

to anything not showing him.

(If he said anything important, I'll hear it on the news, still then wont listen if he's speaking. Or I'll read about it.)

Ohiya

(2,232 posts)
11. Even Steven Colbert's Imitation Bothers me.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:53 PM
Aug 2017

I've never disliked anyone more than Trump. Sometimes I think I'm going crazy. But, it would be crazier not to dislike this dick head.

politicat

(9,808 posts)
12. Not alone.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:54 PM
Aug 2017

I can *barely* cope with watching his body language and reading the captions.

Plus, the only thing he cares about are ratings, and I refuse to participate in his attention supply.

mnhtnbb

(31,389 posts)
14. I can't stand him, either.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:56 PM
Aug 2017

I end up yelling at the TV to tell him to STFU because he's talking out his ass. And the shit he does with his hand gestures!
He is such an arrogant, ignorant a$$hole.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
16. I have not been able to listen to or watch him
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:58 PM
Aug 2017

since the day he announced he was running. I found him to be repulsive long before the campaign. I never watched The Apprentice or bought any of his books. He disgusts me and is definitely dangerous to my health.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
25. I was that way with Bush
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 05:48 PM
Aug 2017

I was absolutely unable to listen to him -- NOT because his voice, or speaking style or anything else. It was a psychic defense, like pulling out a crucifix to ward off vampires. Even on those occasions I TRIED to listen to him, my mind would wander and turn him off completely.

For some reason, I don't have that trouble with Trump. But gag reflex is another matter . . . .

Different Drummer

(7,617 posts)
30. I guess I'm in the minority on this one.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:02 PM
Aug 2017

I find Trump's total inability to speak coherently to be amusing. Since I'm often in need of a good laugh, I very rarely miss a chance to hear Trump speak.

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)
31. can't listen to his lies longer than a nanosecond
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:06 PM
Aug 2017

then I'm flipping the bird at the teeveee, cussing, and mo fo ing, and getting ready to kick in something I paid for.

So I just jump up and down in the living room with my middle fingers blocking the screen yelling all kinds of things.

2nd place finisher: the shrub. can't even type his name

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
32. I can't stand to hear him speaking.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:07 PM
Aug 2017

His hand gestures absolutely annoy me no end. Has anyone ever done an analysis of his gestures and speculated on why he does them? The bent index finger, the spreading of his hands, the circle made with thumb and index finger. All of it. Just drives me bonkers.

And his limited vocabulary sends my blood pressure inching upward. Someone posted a thread this morning on the drinking game we could play while listening for certain words or phrases we could expect to hear. It took no time at all to come up with a list of words sure to make their way into that speech tonight. That's because he has a limited vocabulary. Very limited. We have him pegged.

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
43. very, very....
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:46 PM
Aug 2017

believe me....

yuck

will not listen or watch

PBS or a movie for me

I'm binge watching Breaking Bad..... which I neglected to catch when it ran.

35. I'm with you
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:15 PM
Aug 2017

I will not look at or listen to that loathsome abomination---not ever. I get my daily dose of outrage by reading. Same goes for all the lying GOP liars who love to get on TV and spout their baldfaced lies. They all offend me to the very depths of my being. Change the channel!

 

thegoose

(3,115 posts)
37. He either shrieks in that high-pitched whiny would-be Fuhrer voice
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:29 PM
Aug 2017

Or talks in that droning monotone when he's being "forced" by his "handlers" to read from a teleprompter.

Piece of shit is a piece of shit.

War Horse

(931 posts)
41. It's not pleasant, but I endure it
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:46 PM
Aug 2017

but you're certainly normal. I have family members who have endured more than enough in their lives that I actually actively shield from this wannabe Mussolini.

Bradshaw3

(7,522 posts)
45. Perhaps its the thinly veiled anger below the surface ..
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:54 PM
Aug 2017

.. or the entitled scumbug aura he effuses like a bag of dirty laundry or
maybe it's just his sneering little man-baby voice. Whatever it makes me do this:


Delmette2.0

(4,165 posts)
47. I keep my finger on the mute button.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:57 PM
Aug 2017

I also will not watch his speech tonight. Listening to the clips will be bad enough.

Also, I can't stand that picture of him with his hands on Bannon's shoulders. It looks like they are both passing a BM.

 

bdtrppr6

(796 posts)
48. i hold my hands over my ears
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 06:58 PM
Aug 2017

and go "LA LA LA LA LA LA" as loud as possible until it is muted or turned off entirely. i'm serious. absolutely CANNOT listen to him speak the slightest of utterances.

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
54. I haven't listened to him speak and will not unless forced to. My
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:16 PM
Aug 2017

neighbor said the same thing to me while eclipse watching today. Then another neighbor said so too. I never listened to Bush for 8 years either.

Scruffy1

(3,256 posts)
57. Don't watch TV, but everytime a popup comes up on internet I want to break the screen.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:26 PM
Aug 2017

the very sound of his voice gives me the creeps. I'll never understand how sixty million people voted for this creature.

 

SJMULE

(193 posts)
59. he has a couple of speaking styles
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:36 PM
Aug 2017

One that bothers me the most is the loud "whisper" he does when trying to make a point

kimbutgar

(21,153 posts)
60. I feel repulsed everytime I see and hear him
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:41 PM
Aug 2017

I was hoping he burned his eyes today when they showed him on tv. Tonight I will pass on watching him spew his bullshit. We should be leaving Afghanistan not adding troops. I still thinks he and putin want those minerals.

George II

(67,782 posts)
61. I won't watch it. I watched stupid ESPN sports "talk" shows all day on January 20. I'll wait....
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:44 PM
Aug 2017

....for his 140 character summaries in the morning.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
62. Yes. But also Sessions.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:45 PM
Aug 2017

Both are physically repulsive to me and I turn them off right away, and then read about it later.

KT2000

(20,581 posts)
63. Can't stand to hear or see him
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 08:19 PM
Aug 2017

I am so glad to have DU so I don't have to see or hear him - I'll get the update here instead.
He is absolutely revolting.
He's nothing but a narcissist who is proud of his own ugliness.

elias7

(4,006 posts)
64. Even worse than Hannity, O'Reilley, Paul Ryan
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 08:52 PM
Aug 2017

I hate his voice, his tone, his smugness, his little sing song, his content, everything!!

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
66. I not only can't, I won't.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 11:15 PM
Aug 2017

Even reading the transcripts makes me sick. I thought no one could surpass Palin for asinine word salad and horrendous voice - and sTrumpet proved me wrong.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)
68. While Trump is talking, I'm thinking "Let's see if he tells the truth about anything"
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 11:48 PM
Aug 2017

My reaction is not as strong as yours, but I totally understand. Paul Ryan, now that POS, I hate hearing him. So so arrogant, smarmy and such a liar.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
69. Same with me and my husband. I had that reaction way back in
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 04:56 AM
Aug 2017

the primaries. My husband actually watched or listened to all the debates & and earlier interviews, but now, when we watch Colbert, Seth Meyers, or whatever, one of us is always on Mute duty.

Just as with Caribou Barbie, whose screechy voice is also highly irritating, it's not just the voice. It's the belligerent ignorance, stunted vocabulary, and deadly assault on reason that makes listening to either of them prohibitively torturous.


Orrex

(63,213 posts)
70. Absolutely agree
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 08:11 AM
Aug 2017

When NPR features him during my commute, I immediately switch the station. W was hard to take, but mostly because he was inarticulate.

Trump's voice and diction are every bit as punchable as his face.

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