I once did an “narcissist” analysis on selected presidents. I took a look at their major speeches and counted the number of times they used a first-person personal pronoun: I, me, my, mine and computed the pronoun per thousand words ratio.
I used Abraham Lincoln as my standard. Carter and Nixon (!) came out rather low on the scale. Clinton and George W were the highest in this analysis (I stopped before Obama). It seemed presidents got worse as the years went along.
I’ll have to redo this analysis to bring it up to date and fill in with some “missing” presidents. I know that I will have to re-invent the scale for Trump.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
He was a royal PITA!
Walter Kocker Premium Member over 3 years ago
You’re talkin’ ’bout he who went, wee, wee, wee – all the way home.
GiantShetlandPony over 3 years ago
Yep.
Odon Premium Member over 3 years ago
Thankful for the royal flush.
The Love of Money is . . . over 3 years ago
A Royal "PAIN THE . . .ANKLE? . . . due to bone spurs.
Vermont Premium Member over 3 years ago
Trump was using the “Multipersonality We.”
dflak over 3 years ago
I once did an “narcissist” analysis on selected presidents. I took a look at their major speeches and counted the number of times they used a first-person personal pronoun: I, me, my, mine and computed the pronoun per thousand words ratio.
I used Abraham Lincoln as my standard. Carter and Nixon (!) came out rather low on the scale. Clinton and George W were the highest in this analysis (I stopped before Obama). It seemed presidents got worse as the years went along.
I’ll have to redo this analysis to bring it up to date and fill in with some “missing” presidents. I know that I will have to re-invent the scale for Trump.
charliekane over 3 years ago
And speak using complete thoughts and sentences.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 3 years ago
But it’s still early.. Time will tell if Joe’s version of propaganda will return America to something better, and not just different.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
The Trump Pity Party is over, Maga is dead, ding dong the Mitch is dead.
Bubba_Boo Premium Member over 3 years ago
There wasn’t one positive, memorable speech or phrase from Dump in 4 years. I do remember a few terrible ones though.
Sgt. Snorkle over 3 years ago
Trump’s middle name should have been ME ME ME!
Michael G. over 3 years ago
And who won’t “we” on everything in his path!
dflak over 3 years ago
Always looking our for number 2 while spewing number 2.https://imgur.com/a/tOOpmpk
Patjade over 3 years ago
And someone that doesn’t speak of themselves in the third person.
awesomesteeler over 3 years ago
Good Riddance @45/May the Impeachment proceedings Begin!!!
dflak over 3 years ago
Trump did use “we.”
“We are going to march to the Capitol …”
The mob does the dirty work while he watches on TV with his vat of buttered popcorn
wiatr over 3 years ago
That may just have been multiple personalites letting us know they are in there. Sadly, none of them are any good. /s
sandpiper over 3 years ago
they should have known when he was heard talking to himself in an otherwise empty room