People have wondered for thirty years: Does Donald Trump have small hands?
Frankly, I am more concerned about his refusal to release his tax returns than the size of his hands, but others are worried about his hands.
Marco Rubio brought it up during one of the debates, but he was not the first to ask this question.
This really bothers Trump. He insists his hands are not small. He doesn’t care what else you may say about him, but don’t say he has small hands!
But why have people raised this question again and again for thirty years?
Be sure to watch this video, produced by Americans Against Insecure Billionaires with Tiny Hands PAC.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Ultimately, this is just a public venting of frustration at the stupidity and immaturity of the candidate, at and the self-defeating futility of those supporting him. Obviously no one really cares (any more than anyone cares about “the other department,” the veiled reference to, well, I don’t even want to go into where our political dialogue has gone). But, as with the disturbing orange hue of the reality TV personality, criticism of his physical features is just something that clearly bothers Trump and is therefore levied not as an argument against his candidacy but as a mosquito bite to make him snap and scratch. Besides, talking about his “policies” (I hesitate even to use the word; I have voted for candidates from both sides of the aisle, but to call Trump’s ejaculations “policies” is an insult to the English language) takes the conversation into a place most of his supporters are unable and unwilling to go. They don’t care. We can use actual, cognitive arguments for the independent voter, for the voter who has too long inhaled repeated conservative “Big Lie”-type accusations against Clinton to embrace her, but still has a mind left and wants a good president who knows what he/she is doing. But for the Klan and the evangelicals, who don’t want to hear arguments using polysyllabic words and nuances, attacks on “Tiny Hands” and the “Orange-utan” are just meant to convey the public’s horror at the Trumpocalypse unfolding before us, and to convey the mass of opposition the candidate faces in November.
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Like you I could care less about small hands.
My worry: small integrity.
Would that he did have small intellect but like Hitler he knows how to get people to follow him. That there are so very many is a SAD commentary on our nation. I fear that he will engender even more hatred towards our country among those who wish to do us harm.
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Does Hillary Clinton have small ethics and no conscience?
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Does she have very large checks signed by Goldman-Sachs?
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I have real problems with Hillary, MUCH preferred Bernie but I find it very interesting that Hillary a VERY few years ago was one of the most admired women in the WORLD and now media has, with some justification, vilified her so that you see the kinds of postings above. Some of what is said is as I said justified and she frightens me also in ways suggested above but she is too often vilified in ways that to me are very unbecoming to educated people.
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There are stories on various “liberal” websites complaining about how the mainstream media is giving Trump a free ride while bashing Hillary Clinton unmercifully.
Are these folks looking at their OWN coverage? Are they looking with even vague fairness at the overall thrust of media coverage during the primaries of Clinton and Trump, versus the coverage of Sanders (when there was any at all)?
I can’t take anyone seriously who argues that on balance, things haven’t gone pretty much the way the RNC & DNC (particularly the latter) have wanted them to go regarding the major media. When else in history has a candidate with zero time in elected office gotten so much free publicity? When else has a non-incumbent, non-war hero candidate been given such a free ride and essentially nominated by acclimation of the MEDIA? Trump and Clinton should be kissing the feet of every media owner in the nation. And they probably already have done so, while the media has kissed their respective asses.
When several major outlets declared Clinton the winner of the whole shebang before the Tuesday of the California and NJ primaries (among others) after relentlessly adding in votes not to be cast until late July in her totals so as to pad her numbers and allow marginal justification of premature coronations, any pretense of a fair election that had already been well-rigged by the Clinton campaign and the DNC went out the window.
The lawsuits have started and will continue, but in all likelihood, we’re going to get the king of the GOP Klown Kar v. the she-wolf in the $12K Armani pantsuit to see which of the 1% gets to play toy soldiers with the world, while the most honest and decent candidate this nation has seen in my lifetime is mocked by Teabillies and smug pseudo-Democrats who have sold out to the neoliberal/neoconservative takeover.
Those here who back HRC better enjoy the hollow victories in July and perhaps November while they can, before she sells public education to her favorite Wall Street hedge-fund managers.
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Gordon
Although I may yet vote for her in the end depending on NY polls . . The more vilification of Clinton Policy stands the better .I don’t care about the emails . Nothing would be worse than Hillary thinking its time to return to business as usual at GovernmentSachs .
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Yes
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That is the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
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Beam me up, Scotty!
Scotty!? Now, Scotty! Beam me up, NOW!!
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_574dd1e4e4b0757eaeb0c134
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somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond
any experience,your eyes have their silence:
in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,
or which i cannot touch because they are too near
your slightest look easily will unclose me
though i have closed myself as fingers,
you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens
(touching skilfully,mysteriously)her first rose
or if your wish be to close me,i and
my life will shut very beautifully,suddenly,
as when the heart of this flower imagines
the snow carefully everywhere descending;
nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals
the power of your intense fragility:whose texture
compels me with the colour of its countries,
rendering death and forever with each breathing
(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens;only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody,not even the rain,has such small hands
E. E. Cummings
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“davey and arne and shelly and raj” (with apologies to e e cummings)
davey and arne and shelly and raj
went down to the white-house (to hodge a podge)
and arne discovered a race to the top
so helpful he couldn’t remember his troubles
and davey befriended a billionaire
whose dollars a billion fingers were;
and shelly was chased by a horrible thing*
which blogged snideways while bursting bubbles
and raj came home with an unsound study
As touted can be but as clear as the Muddy
For whatever we lose (like a test or a rule)
It’s always a dollar we find in the school
(*initials D.R.)
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“Shelly” is Michelle Rhee, of course. “Campbell” also works
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Go Trump! I know I speak for many when I say end Liberal Fascism and elect Trump! There is a new book out by one of Hillary’s secret service agents. I advise you to read it before endorsing Hillary. It is very eye-opening, but exactly as I saw it. I didn’t need to read that book. Dr. Ravitch should read his book and take back her endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
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You don’t want to end society with it.
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End liberal fascism? Fascism is the opposite of liberal. Fascism is the epitome of the far right wing mentality. Trump is a demagogue through and through, he caters to the crudest lowest common denominator amongst us. There was nothing liberal about the fascists Franco or Pinochet.
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New York State has a law entitled “DASA – Dignity for All Students Act.” It is intended to protect the dignity of all students at all times, on school property and off, when involved in a school function. School curricula must include direct instruction in civility, citizenship, and character education by expanding the concepts of tolerance, respect for others and dignity. The consequences for infringing on student rights as outlined in the law are clearly laid out. Public school teachers are also required to view a training video on the Act in order to maintain their certification.
My latest question is this: How are we to factor in the impact of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign behavior on the behavior of our students? What if it becomes clear that an increase in school bullying is directly tied to unconscionable public bullying of women, ethnic groups, disabled Americans, the LGBT community, and more, by a man seeking the highest office in our land?
There is an actual law in the State of New York to address behaviors in children that we now witness daily from a man seeking to be President of the United States of America. How can we not hold this man accountable? How can any thinking, caring American support such behavior? What justification can there be for supporting a “candidate” who exemplifies undignified behavior? How can we instruct our children in rightful behavior when an adult seeking the very highest office in the land is an exemplar of discriminatory, intimidating, harassing, bullying behavior?
PLEASE, we need to speak truth to insanity. NOW.
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Clarification:
You don’t want to end society by trying to end Liberal Fascism.
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Joe,
William F. Buckley Jr. described the Koch’s as anarcho-totalitarians.
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Well, there is an old Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky joke that was bandied about back in the day. Is it relevant here? Well, since the topic is the size of the Donald’s hands (as it refers to the size of his….feet)…..feel free to delete, though I will phrase it as delicately as possible…
Monica said Bill had a small package; Bill, in response, said Monica had a big mouth.
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They’ve been described as pro-birth rather than pro-life.
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Joe, fascism can come from left or the right. Ever heard of Stalin? Political correctness is type of fascism. It tells people what they can and cannot say. Where is the freedom there? Everyone has to pretend to be politically correct, even if they don’t agree with it (and many don’t). That is why I like Trump. He says what he wants to. You may not like it, but what an admirable trait! I also just found out that George Carlin is quoted saying, “Political correctness is fascism.” Great minds think alike. I could always tell that George Carlin was a genius. Immanuel Kant always said that geniuses come to great ideas without having been taught. I just found the Carlin quote today. Most people are the “herd” or “masses”. People in the herd can’t see really think critically. They simply go along with whatever ideology is popular, etc. If most of the readers of this blog lived in Nazi Germany, you would be Nazis (true believers). Now you live in a time of liberal fascism, so you spout liberal, politically-correct crap. There is not much difference in the “herd”, no matter in what system you live. Not allowing people to express their opinions freely is fascism!! In Nazi Germany you would get decapitated, and in modern, idiot American you would lose your job or be “shamed”. We are living in a time of liberal, politically-correct fascism. People can’t think for themselves, and they accept many “non-truths” to be “truths.” It’s sad that more people aren’t free thinkers, but that is how it always was. Of course the media has manipulated and blinded many of you as well.
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George Carlin also said: “Have you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? It’s because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.”
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George Carlin also said: “Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren’t they? They’re all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you’re born, you’re on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don’t want to know about you. They don’t want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you’re preborn, you’re fine; if you’re preschool, you’re [blanked].”
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John, I’m no friend of supporter of Hillary Clinton, but you apparently don’t know your history or your political terminology, so I recommend you learn some before you continue embarrassing yourself here.
Stalin was a despot, killer and maniac, but he was not a fascist, and liberalism, however defined and whatever it’s shortcomings, is not and cannot remotely be confused with fascism.
Feel free to post your Dittohead comments among Donnie’s Army of Ignorance, but expect to get called out on it here.
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To all veteran educators:
IMHO, if a politician was popular by media that is controlled by big money, then that kind of popularity is to be questionable.
In the same vein, if a popular politician was suddenly accused of being bad by media that is controlled by big money, then there must be a set up for an accusation.
In short, being NOT ONLY educators, but veteran educators, please DO NOT blindly follow the media that is controlled by big money.
Each politician has his/her own true color, true personality, true attitude, true circle of both good and bad friends, or political advisers, or teachers from their young age up to university.
We can definitely analyze their leadership style and skills as well as their true patriotism in which people can trust them.
If they treat their spouses, family members, subordinates, colleagues, superiors without respect, consideration, kindness, caring for others’ welfare, then there will be WARFARE sooner or later due to their own selfishness, ego, and ignorance.
Being veteran educators, we could recognize the sign of trouble child/adult who was not nurtured by parental kindness and mutual respect among people in community/society.
Yes, apples did not fall far from its trees 99%. We did not count on the rarity or expect genius from cruelty or greediness. Back2basic
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This particular discourse began with the late, lamented Spy magazine, who used to call Donald Trump a “short-fingered vulgarian,” (and, if I remember those articles, Spy also called him a “short-fingered parvenu”). Marco Rubio did mention Trump’s hands in a speech and implied that the size of Trump’s hands spoke of the size of his, uh, manhood. Inevitably, of course, Trump riposted that there was no deficit in that part of his anatomy.
And thus did the penis size of the candidate enter the debates in a campaign for the presidency of the United States.
Oh, Mencken, where are you when we need you?
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