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Old 08-29-2016, 08:19 AM
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
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It's not "crook". It's "crooked", the adjective. As in "deformed".
My Bad, Crooked, not crook. thanks for the correction.
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:20 AM
 
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well, the truth is truth.

they put two mentally ill people in a classroom of 30 students. Those 2 become 90% of the problems. And when we ask about the other students rights we get ... You are against special needs.

The reality is, they put 5 - 10 of them in there. Have you ever had a drunk parent of a mentally ill child yelling at you about how you suck and don't understand their child at 10am? Its quite an experience sitting there and pretending they have a valid point.

liberal are kicking us in the groin everyday. I think the country is dead anyway so at least we (rational thinkers) go down fighting.
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:23 AM
 
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Like when Obama made fun of The Special Olympics?
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:23 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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Please tell me this is parody.
it's certainly got Onion potential.

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Old 08-29-2016, 08:24 AM
 
Location: SE Asia
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But "crooked" also means:

definition:

crooked

(ˈkrʊkɪd) adj 1. bent, angled or winding
2. set at an angle; not straight
3. deformed or contorted



If "crooked" has two meanings, why be deliberately provocative? Why not not just say "dishonest"?
That describes Hillary perfectly
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:25 AM
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
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Hey op, what word will you be using to describe her?

I think she is Pragmatic, calculated, policy driven, entitled, corporate like I posted earlier, but if I have to use ONE word to describe her, then I really can't find a better word other than Crooked.
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:25 AM
 
Location: One of the 13 original colonies.
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You liberals are really getting desperate, aren't you? What a useless post.
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:30 AM
 
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It's not "crook". It's "crooked", the adjective. As in "deformed".
I have only ever heard the term Crooked used to describe someone who is corrupt. As in a crooked politician, or a crooked cop.
I am 100% sure they weren't using the term crooked to describe a cop with a bad back.
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:31 AM
 
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I think that bolsters my case. The title contains the word "crooked" and the man is described as "deformed" in the text. So there "crooked" is being used to describe someone with a disability.

So it's not a stretch to wonder how Trump is using the word.

It is actually quite a huuuuuge stretch you make here.

If he said that Hillary does not follow the "straight and narrow" instead you would try to translate that into a slight against the gays and the obese with your kind of reasoning.
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Old 08-29-2016, 08:31 AM
 
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I cringe every time Donald Trump uses the word "CROOKED" --- a euphemism for a physical condition--- to describe his opponent.

Trump is using the word "crooked" as a dog whistle against people with disabilities.

Trump sees the word as a way to describe people who, to him, are to be reviled and rejected, as he claims his political opponent should be reviled and rejected for being "crooked".

To Trump, people who are "crooked" are revolting, undesirable, flawed, unworthy, corrupt, no good and worthy of rejection.

Trump is using "Crooked" is a denigrating term meant to appeal purely to people's sight as a way to judge others.

This is how Trump sees people. If you're "crooked", you're automatically worthless and defective.

It reveals something about how Trump sees other people that he would choose a visually descriptive word to describe his opponent in negative light.

People with disabilities often have "crooked" limbs and if Trump finds that word useful in describing the alleged flaws and corruption of his political opponent, what is he thinking about people who are physically "crooked"?

My opinion is this is a man incapable of seeing people with disabilities. People with disabilities will become even more invisible under a Trump presidency than they are now.

What do you have against dogs? Do you hate animals?
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