Bob Franken: Naming Slights

Maybe Donald Trump needs help with his cognitive ability. That might explain his need to assign derogatory labels before recalling someone's name. Perhaps that's why he refers to "Crooked Hillary" Clinton. Same for "Little Marco" Rubio, or "Lyin' Ted" Cruz. Given his obsession with CNN, you'd think he wouldn't need "Fake News CNN" to jog his mind.

Another possibility is that he's plain old nasty, that he just needs to bully people, particularly those who might scratch his incredibly thin skin. Our president has such a fragile ego. That's right, fragile ego. His bravado is transparently phony,...