Tweet Of The Day - Far Worse Trumpicane To Come? (UPDATED)

As a producer on seasons 1 & 2 of #theapprentice I assure you: when it comes to the #trumptapes there are far worse. #justthebegininng

— Bill Pruitt (@billpruitt) October 8, 2016

We await with our hazmat suits at the ready!

UPDATE:  And we bet he's not even referring to these slimy conversations when Rump was on the Howard Stern Show (NSFW & hazmat suits recommended).

Tweeting The Category 5 Trumpicane UPDATED)

Some of our favorites (so far - stay tuned for rolling updates):

"What is it going to take for Republicans to discover even the barest modicum of decency and respect?" - Harry Reid on GOP standing by Trump

— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) October 8, 2016

You apparently can say whatever you want about Mexicans, Hispanics & Black people, but the Republican Party draws the line on white women.

— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) October 8, 2016

Happening already: press treating this as pearl-clutching over “vulgarity” instead of anger at an assdouche who doesn’t see women as human.

— emily nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) October 7, 2016

2016 GOP autopsy: unqualified nominee who said a lot of racist stuff worked better than you'd think, but sexual assault jokes sunk us.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 8, 2016

It’s too bad for GOP elected officials that there was literally no way they could have known before today that Trump was a gross misogynist.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 8, 2016

This @realDonaldTrump video statement is about the most unconvincing piece of video by anyone not in an orange jumpsuit.

— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) October 8, 2016

Who will be the first to produce the hat "Make America Grope Again?"

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 8, 2016

Trump's a racist. Bigot. Misogynist. Boasts of grabbing a woman's pussy. What the hell else do GOP leaders need to renounce this guy? What??

— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) October 8, 2016

I know everyone is going to jump on Donald Trump for admitting to serial sexual battery on tape, but try to remember Hillary once had a cold

— Daniel Roberts (@DRobertsIMG) October 7, 2016

If Trump thought being a reality show star gave him licence to grab women's genitalia, what will being president allow him to do?

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) October 7, 2016

remember that this is the sack of shit insisting we can't let immigrant men in because they'll assault women

— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) October 7, 2016

Trump spoiler alert: There's worse stuff out there.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 8, 2016

"The Ultimate Gendered Election"

Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall has an excellent, must-read column on neo-fascist misogynist Donald "Rump" Trump's strategy of attacking Hillary Clinton in the most crude and bullying manner.  It's not a tactic or strategy of his; it's who he is and has been his entire adult life. Marshall's column concludes:

"This is the ultimate gendered election. As Frank Foer explained in March, denigrating attacks on women are the one consistent theme throughout Trump's entire public life. They're not tactical or opportunistic. They're part of his essence. What makes the general election contest more volatile and febrile is that not only is Trump basically the embodiment of 'dominance politics' and assertive violence. But Clinton, for all the toll the last two years has taken on her public popularity, is still seen as strong and a strong leader by a majority of the public.....You're missing the point in trying to make out the logic of Trump's attacks on Clinton. The attacks are the logic. He is trying to beat her by dominating her in the public sphere, brutalizing her, demonstrating that he can hurt her with impunity." (emphasis added)

This is also a feature of classic authoritarian fascism, and we don't use those words lightly. With Rump it's bravado, boasting, narcissism, bullying, violence at rallies, and nativist xenophobia. Themes of "strength" over "weakness," "them and us," with the undercurrent of sexual aggression and domination provide an ominous echo of monsters from the past. We're all in a world of hurt if he ever gets near the White House.