The Twump-Tweet

Yes, it's time to coin a new word for our troubled, challenging, but very interesting times.

You may not like the current president, but face it, he has invented a new sub-genre for the written word: the Twump-tweet.

It has its own literary structure, which was analyzed and identified over a year ago: usually three sentences or phrases, sometimes only two, the twump-tweet features a statement of (dubious) fact, a terse explanation, then a one or two word ejaculation of judgment.

Slate gives it a run:  http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/02/donald_trump_is_the_best_at_twitter_here_s_why.html

Moreover, a simple Google search will turn up dozens of templates where you can compose your own fake twump-tweet.

Here are some actual twump-tweets:

Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are not bad people, but their low rated show is dominated by their NBC bosses. Too bad!

Fake News CNN is looking at big management changes now that they got caught falsely pushing their phony Russian stories. Ratings way down!

I've helped pass and signed 38 Legislative Bills, mostly with no Democratic support, and gotten rid of massive amounts of regulations. Nice!

I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt

The Fake News Media has never been so wrong or so dirty. Purposely incorrect stories and phony sources to meet their agenda of hate. Sad!

I could go on, but you get the idea. Frankly, I can stomach only so much scrolling through Trump's twitter feed.

However, 'a door once opened can be walked through in both directions.'

It's time to out-tweet the Trumpster. Let's get busy. We could go for parody:

• Meeting with Putin at the G20 to deliver the mortgage payment on my properties. Relief!
• Gates et al. say robot workers will be ready in 24 months. No need for actual humans, no need for health care. Tax relief for billionaires.
• Fake news says I bragged about sexual assault. Oops, that was real news.

But the direct approach will be more effective:

• Afghan schoolgirls' robotics team denied entry to US for world competition. Why does this insecure Prez fear them? Sad.
• Minion-coconspirator Devos hires Wall Street exec to manage student loan portfolio. Manage? Rather, collect through any means possible. Criminal.
• Devos rips Title 1 funds away from schools to line the pockets of her billionaire friends. Corruption extraordinaire.
• Trump lashes out at media, conducts feud. Hatfield and McCoys weren't this bad. Pathetic.
• Bush 43 sought to restore honor to the office. Obama upheld same. But now? Pig trough.

You get the idea. Let's get trending. :)

Postscript: the twump-tweet. I am rolling the r into a w a la Baba Wawa, the brilliant Gilda Radner impression we watched in the 70s on Saturday Night. Trust me, the alliteration works.