In 2012 David Letterman called Trump a dope and a racist. He wasn’t referring to the fact that Trump wouldn’t rent apartments to Blacks. Letterman wasn’t referring to making Black dealers leave the floor when Trump was in the casino. In 2012 Letterman hadn’t yet heard Trump call Haiti and other African countries “shithole countries.” Letterman was marveling at the audacity of suggesting the Obama was not a US citizen.
Most people realize Trump is a racist. Most people don’t even argue about it. The amazing thing is that Trump doesn’t even have the manners to pretend that he is not racist. He doesn’t have any black senior advisers at the White House. Trump confirmed these assumptions when he appointed Ben Carson the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Ben is a neurosurgeon and has no experience with housing or urban development. His only qualification is that he is ‘Black. Less than 50% of HUD housing are Black residents. The majority of HUD housing are elderly.
Yet Trump selected the only Black man he knew, Ben Carson, to run HUD.
Trump has attacked Don Lemmon, a black news commentator for CNN,
and LeBron James, the Icon of the NBA, who happens to be Black.
Trump appears to have a net worth of 2.8 Billion Dollars. LeBron James is estimated to be worth a fraction of that, 440,000 million. Yet LeBron has recently financed the opening of a new school called the “I Promise School.”
The I Promise School, which is part of the Akron Public Schools, opens Monday for 240 third- and fourth-graders. The school will expand year by year, going to second and fifth grades next year until it is grades 1-8 by 2022.
“Looking at reading data, we identified students who were a year, two years behind in reading,” said Keith Liechty, the Akron Public Schools’ liaison to James’ foundation. “From that, we had more than 120 kids. We had to put a cap on it so we could fit under one roof. We did a random selection of all students who met that criteria and got to make these awesome phone calls to parents and say, ‘How would you like to be part of something different, the I Promise School.”
- Kids who graduate from the school and meet specific standards will qualify for a full scholarship to the University of Akron, through the LeBron James Family Foundation.
- James has pledged to send up to 2,300 kids to school, potentially creating a $105 million commitment.
Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!
Don Lemon and LeBron James said nothing that was remotely ignorant or dumb. Trump’s attacks on their intelligence was clearly motivated by racism. Donald Trump is a festering pus-filled sore on the face of American. Any person who supports him, or even tolerates his insults, is not a patriotic American!
malialitman
The school James opened will hopefully be the first of many. If you look at the salaries the pro sports people make – perhaps some of them will be inspired to do the same. What an incredible thing to do for his community,
Trump simply can not help being the pig he is. I am so ashamed.
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Pat,
I think you are right! There is so much money that coulc be directed to help our youth! I’m volunteering once every week at the Dallas Children’s Hospital and it is a thrill for me to feel I am making a difference in the lives of these sick chilcren and their families. I dress up every week…A Minion, A Mermaid, Waldo, a Jester, Wonder Woman…etc. and give little toys to the kids. It’s just a small way to make them forget the terrible ailments from which they suffer. They don’t even notice that I’m riding around on a scooter because of my MS. It puts thing in perspective for me.
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Malia what a wonderful thoughtful weekly volunteer effort. You are clearly making a difference in the life of children. Just one moment without the thought of disease helps. Thank you for doing what many wish for the children.
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4 Justice,
I can’t change the horrors that the kids and their parents have to face…every day…but if for just a moment I can give the kids or their parents a reason to smile, it is all worth it!
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Inspiring bit of news about you. I am so proud of you!!
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Thanks Pat,
It’s very therapeutic for me! Nobody sees me as that poor lady with MS but instead everyone is anxious to see who I’ll be that week! People think of me as that lady who wears the costumes, rather than the lady on the scooter!
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Along with trumps pus filled distorted face he appears to be losing his hair heading to balden ohio rally today. You can only bleach it so much. The daddy daughter daily bleaching is harmful. There will not be bleach in prison for him and daughter. Orange jumpsuits, bald head and pus oozing from sores on face and rump.
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4 justice,
Yes, we can only imagine what he’d look like after 6 months in prison!
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Yes indeed, look at Manafort without the luxury threads and care. His wife and kids will clearly suffer too with no funding. T
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The title of your post is too ambivalent to determine your feelings or position!!
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Sat,
I’ll try to be more clear in the next one. I don’t want to leave anything to interpretation!
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Trump is looking like his liver is suffering. Along with pus dripping from his lying lips, his fatty liver has clearly affected his skin and foggy thought process. He really should resign his crimes and go home to his NY tower to deal with his thousands of lawsuits and crimes privately as much as possible.
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4 Justice,
Imagine the absurdity of Trump saying LeBron is dumb!
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