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ksoze

(2,068 posts) Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:42 PM Dec 2017

"No collusion, no collusion". What's with the double speak?

When ever it comes up trump repeats the same repeating line, "no collusion, no collision". Has to be a tell of some kind, as he has never just said it once, it always is doubled up. Liar, liar?

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"No collusion, no collusion". What's with the double speak? (Original Post) ksoze Dec 2017 OP

No puppet, no puppet! unblock Dec 2017 #1

Exactly, exactly. dchill Dec 2017 #4

You're the puppet. nt Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2017 #16

Very, very. dalton99a Dec 2017 #2

Double negative Yes itsrobert Dec 2017 #3

Not looking good, not looking good. MrsCoffee Dec 2017 #5

That's the sound of each of his brain cells firing. Orrex Dec 2017 #6

... unblock Dec 2017 #13

Liar Liar spanone Dec 2017 #7

Repeating a lie radical noodle Dec 2017 #8

Extreme vetting. EXTREME vetting. Orsino Dec 2017 #9

Donny Two-Times C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #10

That's EXACTLY who I thought of.....lol! charlyvi Dec 2017 #14

It is how he talks about everything. He has a limited vocabulary and lacks control over his thought tblue37 Dec 2017 #11

He always does that NastyRiffraff Dec 2017 #12

Repetition of phrases is a hallmark of dementia. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #15

It's just an echo. There's nothing else in his brain to muffle it. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2017 #17

Its a very child-like speech pattern. procon Dec 2017 #18

unblock

(52,407 posts)

1. No puppet, no puppet!

Reply to ksoze (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:44 PM

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dchill

(38,578 posts)

4. Exactly, exactly.

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:47 PM

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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,223 posts)

16. You're the puppet. nt

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:14 PM

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dalton99a

(81,656 posts)

2. Very, very.

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:46 PM

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itsrobert

(14,157 posts)

3. Double negative Yes

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:47 PM

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MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)

5. Not looking good, not looking good.

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:47 PM

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Orrex

(63,246 posts)

6. That's the sound of each of his brain cells firing.

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:47 PM

Dec 2017

unblock

(52,407 posts)

13. ...

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 01:01 PM

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spanone

(135,911 posts)

7. Liar Liar

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:47 PM

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radical noodle

(8,016 posts)

8. Repeating a lie

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:48 PM

Dec 2017

several times, then clicking his heels together will make it true.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

9. Extreme vetting. EXTREME vetting.

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:49 PM

Dec 2017

He makes stuff up based on syllables he's heard, and repeats them to fill time, hoping to sound decisive.

C_U_L8R

(45,027 posts)

10. Donny Two-Times

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:50 PM

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charlyvi

(6,537 posts)

14. That's EXACTLY who I thought of.....lol!

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 01:01 PM

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tblue37

(65,502 posts)

11. It is how he talks about everything. He has a limited vocabulary and lacks control over his thought

Reply to ksoze (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:50 PM

Dec 2017

process because, I truly believe, he is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. I think the repetition both fills verbal space for him and also helps remind him of what he is talking about, like a cue.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

12. He always does that

Reply to ksoze (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:51 PM

Dec 2017

Maybe that's his way of emphasizing something. His vocabulary is extremely limited, so instead of being eloquent he just repeats things.

Irish_Dem

(47,564 posts)

15. Repetition of phrases is a hallmark of dementia. nt

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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:04 PM

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Buns_of_Fire

(17,202 posts)

17. It's just an echo. There's nothing else in his brain to muffle it.

Reply to ksoze (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:19 PM

Dec 2017

Really. Really.

procon

(15,805 posts)

18. Its a very child-like speech pattern.

Reply to ksoze (Original post)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 03:20 PM

Dec 2017

Trump talks just like the old Dick and Jane Readers. If you are old enough, like Trump, to remember those, you know know how they used repetitive phrases to teach vocabulary words.

Look, Dick, look!

Run, Spot, run, run, run!

Jump, jump, Jane!

Trump talks like a toddler. Since he's not a 4 or 5 years old, the only other reasonable explanation is his senility.

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