Trump probably thinks he’s discouraging people from attacking him by insulting them — in crude but not uninformed fashion — when they do. But he’s having the opposite effect, I think. Getting attacked by Trump is what you want right now. It’s surely the best thing that’s happened to John McCain in a while. RIck Perry too — Perry may make the debates because Trump questioned his IQ. It’s the logic of trolling, writ large. … Trump’s fire would only be suppressive if his putdowns were so devastating the damage outweighted the publicity. But they aren’t. His best shot was probably the one against Mitt Romney — “He lost an election that should have easily been won against Obama” — because it put in words what most Republicans actually think. Even so, it was a net plus for Romney, I suspect. …
‘Attack Me, Donald. You Clown! I Said Clown!’ http://t.co/oRhOYHXXI5
Shhhhhh @kausmickey: ‘Attack Me, Donald. You Clown! I Said Clown!’ http://t.co/pYex4FYyUM
Does Trump think he’s actually discouraging people from attacking him by attacking them back? http://t.co/oRhOYHXXI5
‘Attack Me, Donald. You Clown! I Said Clown!’ http://t.co/5ehrt4zX5E People WANT to get attacked by Trump?
“Getting attacked by Trump is what you want right now” http://t.co/I6yMozAvGm Pants? I can’t even buy socks! C’mon Trump, insult me already!
pretty sure his response would be “Who ?”
maybe you don’t get it … when you attack Trump on a personal level he attacks back on a personal level and guess what … its wall to wall Trump on the news …