Category: Trump bigotry

I support the Eagles

Trump’s behavior over the canceled Eagles visit to the White House is a disgrace.
Trump only cares about himself. He pushes the anthem issue because his base likes it. This is all about “winning”, not doing what is right.
Let’s review:
• Trump is a racist. I can give you many examples but the most prominent ones since he became president are calling some bigots in Charlottesville “very fine people” and not criticizing Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets. I’ll never forgive him.  I wouldn’t go to see him.  I support the players.
• No Eagles player kneeled during the 2017 regular season or postseason.
• Fox broadcast photos of Eagles kneeling but it was in prayer before the game. They later apologized
• Trump has a grudge against the NFL because of his USFL failure and not getting the Buffalo franchise.
• No Eagles players stayed in the locker room in 2017.  That was the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• The NFL caved in with their new policy but, with a bully like Trump, it is never enough. Now, he doesn’t want the players to be able to stay in the locker room.
• Trump said kneeling players were SOBs. He recently said that maybe they didn’t belong in the country.   That’s no way to talk about people expressing ideas.
• Trump has lied about the reason for the protests. It’s not against the military, it’s against racial injustice. Shouldn’t we believe the players who protested? They know why they did it. Trump is just trying to avoid discussing racial injustice and appeal to the many bigots who support him.

Here’s a video with a good summary.

 

 

Trump canceled the Eagles visit

Trump canceled the Super Bowl Champion Eagles visit to the White House tomorrow because not all players were going to attend.

This is strictly a political move to appeal to his base.

Here are tweets from Eagles player Torrey Smith.

Trump’s statement says “They disagree with their President because he insists they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military…”

That’s not why they disagree.  They don’t want to go because Trump is a racist.  The players were protesting against racial injustice.  It had nothing to do with the military.  Trump disregarded the reason for the protest and warped it into an anti-military protest.  We all support the military.  Unfortunately, Trump got the NFL to cave in. The league didn’t even consult with the players which is certainly wrong.

Public opinion is divided.  Notice the big difference depending on your party affiliation:

Making it an anti-military protest also means that Trump does not have to deal with the real issues raised by the players.  Many of his supporters are racists so they too prefer not to deal with the valid concerns raised by the players.  This is just one more way Trump is dividing the country instead of unifying it.  He only cares about his base.  He won the election but I don’t think of him as my president.  My president is not a liar or a bigot.  My president cares about all Americans.

Trump thinks of everything in terms of winning and losing instead of trying to compromise or see someone else’s point of view.  This article discussed what he told Cowboys owner Jerry Jones:  ““This is a very winning, strong issue for me,” the President told Jones, according to Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal. “Tell everybody, you can’t win this one. This one lifts me.””

Trump supporters will say that players went to see Obama even if they disagreed with him.  However, there’s a difference.  Trump is a bigot and Obama is not.  It’s not just disagreeing on political issues like taxes.  This is much more important and fundamental. I would not want my picture taken with a racist and I wouldn’t go to see Trump.

from the mayor of Philadelphia:

Here’s an excellent column by a former NFL player critical of the NFL policy.

Here are some good tweets on the new NFL policy:

 

It’s always about Trump

Trump did not condemn Roseanne Barr’s racists tweets.  Instead, he used it as an opportunity to make the issue about himself and demand apologies.

Trump is a racist as he has shown repeatedly so it’s not surprising he didn’t disagree with Barr’s tweets.   He has no interest in uniting the country.  He only cares about his base.

Not all Trump supporters are bigots but I think a lot of them are.  He didn’t attack Barr’s remarks so he wouldn’t offend them.  I don’t blame Trump for Barr’s tweets but he has created an environment where bigots are more open because of his encouragement.

Sad!

The death toll in Puerto Rico is much higher than we were told

The official total is 64 but the actual total is closer to 5,000.

Great tweet on Jack Johnson

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This tweet makes a great point.  Trump pardoned the late Jack Johnson but objects to protests by current Black athletes.

Background on why Obama didn’t pardon Johnson:

another good point:

Trump and Kanye West

An excellent tweet:

and this response:

Why Trump hasn’t spoken or tweeted about the Waffle House murders

An excellent opinion column that states:

“The explanation for Trump’s relative silence is obvious. Trump, his advisers, his political party and their media allies have thrived on their contempt for the humanity, dignity, and freedom of black and brown people. Honoring a black man for stopping an armed white man during what may have been a racially motivated killing spree runs counter to Donald Trump’s political worldview and personal morality.”

Sad!

 

Trump has said nothing about the Waffle House shooting

Trump has not tweeted or said anything about the Waffle House shooting or the hero who prevented more people from being killed.  It would be different if the killer was black and the victims were white.  It is so obvious Trump is a racist but his supporters either agree with him or ignore it.  Both responses are disgusting.

Trump did have time to offer sympathy for the victims in Toronto but won’t address issues in his own country.

There appear to be mental health issues with the alleged killer but this should also be considered an act of terrorism.

Trump could learn a lot from James Shaw Jr., the courageous and humble hero.  Instead, he won’t even acknowledge what he did.  Sad!

Update: The NRA said the hero should have used a gun

 

US colleges have problems getting foreign students because of Trump

US colleges are having a hard time attracting foreign students because of Trump.

The article states:

“Universities say they need to continue to attract the world’s brightest students for America to maintain its scientific edge. They argue foreign students often become important economic drivers, pointing to famous foreign-born entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, who grew up in South Africa and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. International students can also help with the bottom line, since they often pay full freight, and some universities charge them more to attend.”

Sad!

Trump’s latest racist comments on immigrants

Trump tweeted about a “breeding concept” in sanctuary cities.

From this CNN analysis:

“Taken literally, the most likely explanation is that he’s talking about sanctuary cities as places where undocumented immigrants breed.

If that’s right, there’s a racial undertone in the comment should slap you in the face.
Fear of immigrants from certain countries “breeding” has been a staple of nativist thought for hundreds of years. The “breeding” fear has been affixed to Jews from Eastern Europe, Catholics from Ireland and Italy, Chinese and, now, Latinos, Filipinos, Africans and Haitians. This is dog-whistle politics at its worst.
“Breeding” as a concept has an animalistic connotation. Dogs and horses are bred. So his use of it is, at best, dehumanizing to the immigrants he appears to be referring to.”
Sad!