You can read it as many ways and with inflection wherever you like. But even if the insult is indirect, I don't think most would feel better when told they "cou

You can read it as many ways and with inflection wherever you like. But even if the insult is indirect, I don't think most would feel better when told they "could" be an idiot as opposed to they "are" one. For me he could have made a more compelling argument without ever using the terms "dumdum", "idiot" or "moron".