• About
  • Advertising
  • History
  • Staff
  • Contact

The Andersonian

The Anderson University Student Newspaper

Anderson University’s Student Newspaper

  • Campus News
  • Audio
  • Features
  • Arts & Culture
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Video
  • COVID-19
You are here: Home / Opinion / My favorite “Trumpisms”

My favorite “Trumpisms”

March 2, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

The 2016 Presidential election has been nothing short of absurd, and absurd may even be on the humane side. For starters, the GOP nomination started out with 12 candidates at the beginning of the primaries—no, your eyes did not deceive you, I did say 12. The other thing, or shall I say person, that makes this year’s election even more bizarre is a man by the name of Donald Trump. All of this Trump-induced chaos has led to many comical incidents, and I am here to share with you, the lucky reader, my favorite “Trumpisms” thus far.

Trump said to his supporters during one of his rallies that he “could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” Wait, what? Did he actually say that? Does he realize what he just said? Yes, yes and well, I’m not totally sure. The scary thing is, he’s right—he probably wouldn’t lose voters. I used to burst into laughter at the hilarity of these types of statements months ago because I thought eventually, people would wake up and recognize the fact that this guy is insane; but my loud laughs have shifted to very nervous halflaughs, like the kind of weird laughs you let out when your new girlfriend’s parents ask you a really uncomfortable question.

Any Republican running for president knows the importance of winning the majority of the evangelical vote. A poll that came out about a month ago on politico.com showed Trump having 37 percent of the white evangelical Republican vote, and he was leaps and bounds ahead of second place Ted Cruz, who garnered 20 percent.

This past January, in hopes of appealing to the evangelical populace, Trump spoke at Liberty University—the biggest Christian college in the U.S. At one point during his speech, he said this phrase: “Two Corinthians, 3:17, that’s the whole ballgame.” Two Corinthians. I repeat: Two Corinthians. Not Second Corinthians—Two Corinthians (last time, I apologize). Now, I am no Biblical scholar, but come on, man. Is it that hard to know how to pronounce one of the most widely recognized books in the Bible? Also, equally funny, the verse reads, “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” Oh, what a handy verse to choose, sir. And what is the whole ballgame? I am so confused.

Finally, though not as recent and seemingly unrelated to his presidential run (but still definitely the most weird thing that he could possibly say), let us not forget that in 2006, Mr. Trump said in an interview with ABC talk show The View that “if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps, I would be dating her.” There are so many emojis I wish I could use right now. Maybe the straight-faced emoji, maybe the wide-mouth emoji or maybe even the emoji with no face, because I have no idea if I even have a face or expression to respond to that statement with. Like, why? Even though he was probably and hopefully joking (insert praying emoji), why would someone ever say that?

Though I would feel much more comfortable if I was watching him on a stage performing stand up comedy with this same material he has been using for the last year, I still hold some hope that the people of America will splash some water on their faces, brush their teeth, do some other normal morning stuff and wake up. And remember—we are gonna build a wall, and it’s gonna be a great wall.

Ethan is a junior english major from Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Filed Under: Opinion

Watch

Jacey Crawford discusses the latest developments on campus, including the creation of a new musical.

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Miles Morey discusses this week’s sports highlights.

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

More Video

Listen

Raven Watch 2020-12-07

On this episode of the Raven Watch Podcast, Jordan is joined by former Big Ten Player of the Year and Indiana Pacer Clark Kellogg as they discuss displaying your faith in sports, Clark’s career as a player and broadcaster and his game of “H.O.R.S.E.” with President Obama.

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Raven Watch 2020-12-03

On this episode, Jordan Yaney sits down with senior soccer player Drew Sonnefeldt to discuss his soccer career, trips to Europe, hobbies, and dreams of playing professional soccer

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Raven Watch 2020-09-24

In the third Raven Watch Podcast, Jordan Yaney talks with Hannah Hawkins, a senior basketball player, about starting her freshman year 0-25, becoming more of a leader on the team and facing their one-on-one battle on the court freshman year. Thanks to our sponsor, the Folgate Agency. Please contact Steve Folgate for Allstate insurance and […]

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Raven Watch 2020-09-18

In the second-ever Raven Watch Podcast, Jordan Yaney talks with Kennedy Parker, a senior baseball player, about finding out last season was canceled while the team was in Florida, why he decided to come back for a fifth year and play and what he expects out of this year’s team.

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

More Audio

Follow

andersonianAndersonian@andersonian·
2 Mar

Check out this week's video:

Reply on Twitter 1366814559072321537Retweet on Twitter 13668145590723215376Like on Twitter 136681455907232153711Twitter 1366814559072321537
Retweet on TwitterAndersonian Retweeted
AURavenWatchRaven Watch@AURavenWatch·
24 Feb

New Raven Watch is up now!

Tune in for highlights from this weekend’s basketball games, Rocket League playoffs, a volleyball update and more.

https://andersonian.com/2021/02/23/raven-watch-2021-02-23/

@AthleticsAU @andersonian @AURavensMBB @AURavensWBB @AUesports_ @Volleyball_AU @AndersonU @MilesMorey

Reply on Twitter 1364389375136714755Retweet on Twitter 13643893751367147554Like on Twitter 13643893751367147555Twitter 1364389375136714755
andersonianAndersonian@andersonian·
18 Feb

The AU Rocket League team has found success in their inaugural season.
Read more:
https://andersonian.com/2021/02/08/rocket-league-has-success-in-its-first-year/

Reply on Twitter 1362432324919517185Retweet on Twitter 13624323249195171851Like on Twitter 13624323249195171853Twitter 1362432324919517185
Load More...

The Andersonian, the student newspaper of Anderson University, Anderson, Ind., publishes a print edition and maintains this website. As a matter of institutional policy, the University administration does not review or edit Andersonian content prior to publication. The student editors are responsible for both print and online content. While the administration recognizes the role of the student press on a college campus and in journalism education, the views expressed in the Andersonian are not necessarily those of Anderson University.

© Andersonian 2017, All rights reserved · Site by Mere
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.