“Mitt Romney is not going to be running for president. So you know what that means. We are getting closer and closer to 'President Trump.'” KnowsMeanRunningPresidentTrumpRomney Author:David Letterman
“It is an assumption that there is always one single dimension for assessing persons and their actions that has canonical priority. This is the dimension of moral evaluation; "good/evil" is supposed always to trump any other form of evaluation, but that is an assumption, probably the result of the long history of the Christianisation and then gradual de-Christianisation of Europe, which one need not make. Evaluation need not mean moral evaluation, but might include assessments of efficiency, ... simplicity, perspicuousness, aesthetic appeal, and so on.” NeedsMeanPersonsLongMightActionFormEvilResultsMoralTrumpEuropeSimplicityPrioritiesAppealsAssumptionDimensionsAestheticEfficiencyAssessmentEvaluationGood EvilAssessing Author:Raymond Geuss
“Donald Trump announced today he is running for president of the United States. Traditionally that means six more weeks of comedy.” MeanStatesRunningTodayPresidentUnitedUnited StatesComedyWeekTrumpSix Author:Conan O'Brien
“Trump's last name is an omen that he'll win the Republican nomination, since "trump" means "triumph." One might suggest that this will constitute the triumph of insanity over reason, except that none of the other Republican candidates make any sense either. Trump just makes them seem less crazy by comparison.” MeanReasonSeemsMightLastsWinningNamesCrazyTrumpRepublicanTriumphInsanityCandidatesComparisonNominationsOmen Author:Michael R. Burch
“The establishment Republicans are beginning to say on the record what they had been whispering about in private for months: that Donald Trump at the top of the ticket could mean an electoral wipeout down the ballot.” MeanRecordsMonthsTrumpRepublicanEstablishmentTicketsWhisperingBallots Author:Dalia Mogahed
“The [Hillary] Clinton campaign posted a pretty clever online quiz that makes a similar point with the Republican presidential field. Who said it? Donald Trump or not Donald Trump? For example, quote, "I mean you can prove you are a Christian. You can`t prove it, then you err on the side of caution." That was not Donald Trump. It was this guy, who strongly denounced Trump`s proposed Muslim ban but supports a religious test for refugees.” MeanSaidChristianGuySidesReligiousSupportExampleFieldsTrumpRepublicanProveTestsClintonCampaignsCleverPresidentialOnlineRefugeeThis GuyCautionBansProve ItQuiz Author:Chris Hayes
“Lets us all have an open conversation about what this might mean if [Donald] Trump gets his way or how we might be able to adjust that and make American people safer.” PeopleIfsWayMeanMightAbleTrumpConversation Author:Ted Cruz
“If you unpack the statistics on who is supporting , Donald Trump, it means that there is a lot of people who hold very bigoted racist ideas and there is a lot of them.” PeopleIfsMeanIdeasTrumpRacistStatistics Author:Keith Ellison
“The question is, how do we keep America safe from terrorism? [Donald]Trump says we ought to close that Internet thing. The question really is, what does he mean by that? Like they do in North Korea? Like they do in China?” MeanDoeAmericaOughtTrumpInternetSafeChinaTerrorismKoreaNorth Korea Author:Rand Paul
“Because a part of the entire [Donald] Trump experience or whatever this last six months [of 2015] has been sort of feels like we`ve been living in a dream, but this is all actually happening.I mean, it`s great to be a political journalist in this time. It`s about the rhetoric. You hear his supporters on the campaign trail say we`re glad he`s not politically correct.” FeelsMeanHas BeensDreamLastsPoliticalMonthsTrumpSixHappeningsCampaignsGladJournalistRhetoricSupporterSix MonthsTrailsPolitically Correct Author:Greg Gutfeld
“My pick for Best Political Move of the Year, which is the decisive (ph) and this means it is actually the best political movement is Bill Clinton getting on the phone and encouraging Donald Trump to run for the president.” YearsMeanRunningMovingPoliticalPresidentMovementTrumpPicksBillsClintonPhonesPolitical MovementsBest Political Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“[Donald] Trump is still Trump, and that means he says things that politicians just don't say.” MeanStillsTrumpPolitician Author:Don Gonyea
“Each additional day together is a gift. The end of the day means the end of hostilities, the recognition that the underlying shared values and commitment to the relationship trump the need for one last dig or self-righteous justification.” NeedsMeanEndsSelfTogetherLastsValuesTrumpCommitmentRecognitionThe End Of The DayRighteousJustificationHostilitySelf RighteousShared Values Author:Daniel Kahneman
“You don't want to be mean to people, but some people are real assholes. And you can't say that on TV - or, you can, but probably, as a celebrity, I can't get away with it. Trust me. Unless you're somebody who can say anything they want, I guess, like Donald Trump.” PeopleWantMeanI CanRealTvsTrumpGet AwaySay AnythingTrust Me Author:Jackee Harry
“Donald Trump is pulling off a world-class scam here. I mean, he's telling people he's all these things that he's never been his entire life. He says he's fighting for the little guy, the working class. He has spent his entire business career sticking it to working people.” PeopleWorldMeanLittlesGuyFightingClassCareersTrumpPullingWorking ClassWorld ClassScamsSticking It Author:Marco Rubio
“Donald Trump has the benefit of the fact that he's dominated media coverage, I mean, literally dominated media coverage because of the outrageous things he says and so forth. That's going to end here. There's going to be real fight now for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. And it is not - I will do whatever it takes to prevent it from being taken over by a con artist.” HeartMeanRealSoulEndsFactsArtistFightingPartyTakenMediaMovementTrumpRepublicanBenefitsConservativeBeing RealRepublican PartyOutrageousHeart And SoulCoverageWhatever It TakesCon ArtistMedia Coverage Author:Marco Rubio
“I think what it really means is a recognition that Donald Trump has the potential to take over the Republican Party and change it into something that`s very different than what it`s been in the past. I don`t just mean in terms of tone. I mean in terms of policy, I mean in terms of every respect.” ThinkingMeanDifferentPastTermPartyPolicyTrumpRepublicanRecognitionToneRepublican PartyReally Mean Author:Ben Domenech
“I predict, that if the establishment can't stop Donald Trump in the primary process, they will make an effort to stop him at the convention. I mean, Governor Mitt Romney has pretty much telegraphed this.” IfsMeanProcessEffortTrumpPrimariesConventionsGovernorsRomney Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Donald Trump is not stupid. He knows exactly what he's saying. And he's just saying out there - I mean, forget about Muslims. He said I could go down on Fifth Avenue in New York and shoot someone in the face and people - and the voters will have no problem with it. This transcends any kind of religion and any kind of belief. This is actually an offense and attack on human values. He's just saying out there I will shoot people in the face and people wouldn't care.” PeopleKnowsHumansKindMeanSaidProblemCareFacesValuesBeliefForgetStupidNew YorkTrumpVotersOffenseNo ProblemFifthAvenuesJust SayingHuman ValuesNot StupidFifth Avenue Author:Bassem Youssef
“If Donald Trump loses badly, it could mean the end of the GOP as one of the two significant parties.” IfsMeanTwoEndsLosesPartyTrumpSignificantGop Author:Chuck Klosterman
“If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we do want a diverse and inclusive judiciary - one that looks like the people that they serve. And we do recognize the value of having diverse backgrounds represented.” PeopleIfsWantLooksMeanWould BeValuesCasesRightsTrumpLogicBackgroundsCivil RightsDiverseBiasedJudiciary Author:Deborah Rhode
“It was primary election, but [Donald] Trump hasn't spent a lot of money. Not compared to - I mean, Jeb Bush had a $115 million super PAC, and he has six delegates. It's not a dream, but it's something I do think about.” ThinkingMeanDreamMillionsTrumpSixElectionPrimariesLots Of MoneyDelegatesPacs Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Democrats, the left has this 30-year playbook of how to destroy conservatives by simply exposing the horrible, the mean-spirited, insensitive things they say, but that isn't going to work on Trump the way it works on conservatives, for a whole host of reasons.” WayYearsMeanReasonWholeLeftTrumpDemocratHorribleHostGoing To WorkExposingSpiritedInsensitiveMean SpiritedPlaybooks Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I am not convinced that means [Donald] Trump is a lock to be the next president but it does suggest that what he has tapped into is both lasting and powerful.” MeanDoeNextPresidentPowerfulTrumpConvincedLastingLocks Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“I've had the opportunity to spend some time with Donald Trump. He is - he - as you can imagine, I mean, he's a very engaging man. He's - he puts on an image as a lot of candidates and I think all of us do when we're in front of a microphone that's really tough and combative.” ThinkingMenMeanOpportunityImagineFrontsTrumpToughCandidatesEngagingMicrophones Author:Rick Santorum
“We've got people in the Republican Party that just believe that if you just cut taxes for corporations, and that you have more trade, and we just bring in more people from abroad, that this is going to help the average guy. Well, it's not. I mean, this is an honest dispute. We're going to have a dispute about it. The American people agree with [Donald] Trump and I agree with Trump on those things.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsMeanHelpingGuyPartyCuttingHonestTrumpRepublicanTaxesAgreeTradeAverageCorporationsRepublican PartyDisputesJust Believe Author:Jeff Sessions
“[Donald Trump] said we're going to have a big door. He means lawful immigration will continue, but we're not going to allow the nation to be at risk in this fashion.” MeanSaidBigsNationsRiskDoorsFashionTrumpImmigration Author:Jeff Sessions
“I have pretty thick skin. I've been in the arena a long time, and that means that I am not going to get down with [Donald Trump] and go insult for insult.” MeanLongTrumpLong TimeSkinsInsultThickArenaThick Skin Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think in terms of who can be trusted, I think the evidence is clear that there has been no candidate that I have ever seen who lies more often than does Donald Trump. I mean and that's just not me saying it, that's what any independent media analysis has shown. So in terms of trust, you really can't trust a word, I think, that Mr. Trump has to say.” ThinkingMeanDoeHas BeensLyingTermClearMediaTrumpEvidenceIndependentAnalysisCandidatesTrustedIndependent Media Author:Bernie Sanders
“That's what Donald Trump said when he starts talking about, "The Second Amendment people might have..." "You're not taking my guns. No matter who you appoint to the court, you're not taking my guns," is all it means, pure and simple. If everybody could just take a breath here and let's get back to who's really doing damage to our country.” PeopleIfsMeanSaidCountryMatterMightSimpleTalkingTrumpPureGunBreathsCourtOur CountryDamageGet BackAmendmentsSecond Amendment Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I don't want anybody to be under a misunderstanding. Donald Trump never even said the word "assassination." That was the word used by Hillary Clinton in 2008, which CNN is calling a gaffe. (impression) "But Trump meant it! Yeah, Trump, he meant it." With Hillary, "It was a gaffe! We all know Hillary Clinton, and we all know Hillary Clinton didn't really mean what she said." Yeah, right. Double standards.” KnowsWantMeanSaidUsedTrumpCallingStandardsYeahClintonImpressionMisunderstandingReally MeanAssassinationCnnDouble Standard Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Raising the federal minimum wage won't just put more money in the pocket of low-income families - it also means they spend more money at the businesses in their neighborhoods. [Donald] Trump's against that as well.” WellsMeanTrumpLowsIncomePocketsNeighborhoodMore MoneyMinimumMinimum WageLow Income Author:Hillary Clinton
“I'm not going to play pundit on Donald Trump and criticize him. I will say the media's treatment of that illustrates a very, very different - I mean, it dominated the news for a week to 10 days once he was the nominee. In the primary, it didn't get, seemingly, even 30 seconds of news.” MeanDifferentPlayWeekMediaTrumpNewsPrimariesTreatmentCriticizeSecondsPundits Author:Ted Cruz
“When they say [Donald Trump] is not "presidential": I asked myself what does it mean to be "presidential"? You wear a suit; you talk to the American people like you possess the character and the dignity of one who seeks the highest office in the land, and behind the door you're the worst criminal on the planet, plotting the overthrow of nations and governments, and regime change, and sending drones to kill people you don't like? That's presidential.” PeopleMeanDoeCharacterGovernmentNationsBehindsDoorsLandWorstPlanetsLike YouTrumpOfficeHighestDignityCriminalsSuitsPresidentialRegimesDronesSuits YouRegime Change Author:Louis Farrakhan
“Hillary Clinton should get a bounce out of her convention, I mean a bounce in the polls. I think it's probably conceded that Donald Trump got about a three-point bounce out of his conventions. He's closed the gap that much.” ThinkingShouldMeanThreeTrumpClintonGapsConventionsPollsBounceConceded Author:Mark Shields
“The only way you can be comfortable about Donald Trump's foreign policy, is to think he doesn't really mean anything he says.” ThinkingWayMeanPolicyTrumpComfortableForeign PolicyReally Mean Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“"Kindness" can mean a lot of different things. In this case, I felt I had to present his [Donald Trump's] supporters in as fair a light as possible - many of them hadn't been interviewed before and that entailed some interviewer-courtesy in the editing and so on.” MeanDifferentLightFeltKindnessCasesTrumpFairsDifferent ThingsEditingSupporterCourtesyInterviewers Author:George Saunders
“There's no question that Donald Trump has said things that are very unsettling. I mean, whether it's comparing Mexicans to rapists, demonizing Muslim Americans, excoriating the federal judge who was handling the case.” MeanSaidCasesJudgingTrumpCompareFederal Judges Author:Donna Brazile
“Donald Trump business connections, which are really horrifying. I mean, they make Hillary Clinton look like small change when it comes to influence peddlin and really engaging the most nefarious forces around the world.” WorldLooksMeanForceInfluenceTrumpConnectionsClintonAround The WorldEngagingSmall Changes Author:Jill Stein
“I think it's important here to keep something in mind. I mean, when you're looking at last night and you see Matt Lauer unable to tell [Donald Trump], "Hey, you know what? You're lying here."” ThinkingKnowsMindMeanImportantLastsLyingNightTrumpHeyLast NightHey YouLying Here Author:Eric Bolling
“Something changed between the two men, namely [Donald ] Trump started slinging mud on Twitter about [Ted] Cruz`s wife, Heidi, including a mean comparing her looks unfavourably to his own.” MenLooksMeanTwoWifeChangedTrumpIncludingCompareMudCruzHeidi Author:Chris Hayes
“If [Donald Trump] is paid zero [taxes], that means zero for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health.” IfsMeanSchoolTrumpTaxesPaidZeroTroopsVets Author:Hillary Clinton
“We've got to do everything we can to vacuum up intelligence from Europe, from the Middle East. That means we've got to work more closely with our allies, and that's something that Donald [Trump] has been very dismissive of.” MeanHas BeensMiddleTrumpEuropeEastAlliesMiddle EastVacuums Author:Hillary Clinton
“I mean, the criticism of Donald Trump is that he could win this race, and that he was doing well and he was rebounding and his numbers in various states were rebounding - and then he went after Miss Universe and talked about her being too fat and talked about women's looks again, and women don't like that...” WellsLooksMeanStatesUniverseWinningNumbersRaceMissingTrumpCriticismVariousFats Author:Megyn Kelly
“Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are not themselves members of the middle class, not by a long shot, which means they've searched for other ways to prove to voters that they care about their concerns and understand what middle class workers are going through.” WayMeanLongCareClassMiddleTrumpProveMembersShotsConcernClintonWorkersMiddle ClassVotersLong Shots Author:Tamara Keith
“The vision Donald Trump has articulated to Make America Great Again means a stronger America at home and abroad.” MeanHomeAmericaVisionTrumpStronger Author:Mike Pence
“We've got the latest dump by WikiLeaks talking about what this really means in terms of Donald Trump's narrative of pay-for-play, so we've got the State Dept. and the FBI on defense saying this is not really an illumination of anything, how can Hillary Clinton and her team get in front of this?” MeanStatesPlayTermPayTalkingTeamFrontsTrumpClintonDefenseNarrativeReally MeanIlluminationFbiDumpWikileaks Author:Thomas Roberts
“The Big Trump is a historic figure. The Big Trump beat 16 other people for the nomination. The Big Trump is creating issues that make the establishment very uncomfortable. The Little Trump frankly gets out - is stupid. I mean, that comment just then is dumb. And I don't defend him when he wanders off; I've told him over and over.” PeopleMeanLittlesBigsIssuesStupidFiguresTrumpCreatingBeatsWanderDumbUncomfortableCommentEstablishmentHistoricNominations Author:Newt Gingrich
“Donald Trump said that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation. Now, here's what that means. It means you would have to have a massive law enforcement presence, where law enforcement officers would be going school to school, home to home, business to business, rounding up people who are undocumented. And we would then have to put them on trains, on buses to get them out of America.” PeopleMeanPersonsSaidHomeWould BeSchoolAmericaLawSubjectsTrumpTrainMassiveBusOfficersLaw EnforcementEnforcementDeportation Author:Hillary Clinton
“It looks like they [the Republicans] don't want to win if it means winning with [Donald] Trump. They must really hate Trump out there.” IfsWantLooksMeanHateWinningTrumpRepublican Author:Rush Limbaugh