Foul-Mouthed and Proud of It on the ’16 Campaign Trail

Foul-Mouthed and Proud of It on the ’16 Campaign Trail

"Such frequent, deliberate cursing by presidential candidates addressing campaign audiences in this election cycle seems to be without modern precedent. It is a striking departure for a party whose 2012 nominee, Mitt Romney, let fly expressions like “H-E-double-hockey-sticks” when he wanted to be puckish."

This NY Times article probably tells you more about the Times than the candidates. They will print "ass" and
"damn," but will not spell out shit even when they are quoting somebody directly." In the most extreme case, Joe Biden's famous BFD, they call it "a 'big deal,' with a two-syllable modifier in between"