Tag: Politics

The Gates – The Lingo of Scandals

By now, most Canadians have heard of “Mastergate”, the newest entry into pop lingo.  If you are unaware of this, Canada is having an election and this story was released about one of the contenders for our Prime Minister.

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/04/29/layton-found-in-toronto-bawdy-house-former-cop

I won’t dwell on this, but needless to say, the gate linguists came up with a beauty, dubbing it Mastergate.

Over the next few weeks, I will be posting a different Gate with some background information and links.  Some will be fictional, as in The Simpsons episode that featured Waitergate, but most will be real, and hopefully all will be witty.  Feel free to post any witticisms you can add to the story.

The Wisdom of Donald Trump

The Donald Trump quote of the day is:

“As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.”

This particular quote goes a long way to explaining what the Donald was thinking with his recent birther attacks on President Obama.  The best part is his taking credit for the release of the long form certificate.  Hilarious.  Is he inside his head or what.  Then to say he wants to see Obama’s  marks for college.  Priceless.

Think about this, if you are starting a run for president at 0% in the polls, and with no one even considering you as a potential candidate, what would you do.  The issue of Obama’s birth, played right, would, coupled with personal recognition factor, give an immediate boost to one’s plans, which is exactly what happened.  17% in the polls,, from way out in left field.  An impeccable strategy.

Say what you want about him, clown, joke candidate, master manipulator or whatever, he definitely knows how to tweak people.  His presidential run, if he makes one, will be a thing of beauty.