Kareem Abdul-Jabbar skewers Donald Trump
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Anonymous
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/02/kareem-abdul-jabbar-this-is-the-difference-between-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders/
Americans may flirt with the preppy life of the frathouse partier because he’s poked sacred cows, said stuff we all wish we could say (except that reason keeps us from doing it), and acted buffoonishly entertaining. But when you wake up the next morning and he’s saying you’re now in a four-year relationship, reason comes rushing in, and it is time for the “it’s me, not you” speech. With over a year until the elections, there are too many Republican hopefuls that dilute the polls. Once the herd thins out (Rick Perry seems out of money; Bobby Jindal out of breath; Huckabee out of touch), other candidates with more substance will have their voices heard. And when it comes down to just three or four candidates, Trump’s blustering inarticulation and dodging of questions will seem untrustworthy. Although each absurd, uninformed or just plain incorrect statement seems to give Trump a bump in the polls, there are only so many times supporters can defend his outrageous assault on decency, truth and civility. Yes, a few will remain no matter what. (One 63-year-old woman told CNN that the Republicans were out to discredit Trump: “They twisted what the words were, because they’re trying to destroy him.” No one has to twist his words because what he says is twisted enough. He speaks fluent pretzel.) But voters will eventually see the light. |
Anonymous
| I love the college frat boy analogy. Girls in college may be attracted to guys like that when they're young, but if they're dumb enough to end up married to him they usually end up regretting it. |
Anonymous
| At least a Frat Boy is fun to hang out with. Trump is a sour person. |
Anonymous
Oh, I don’t know. I believe I would find him much more interesting to talk with then say, Hillary Clinton. |
Anonymous
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Very insightful. I had missed the veiled threat Trump made during the Republican debates.
Quote: ...when Megyn Kelly famously queried him about his attitude toward women (whom he has called “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs” and “animals”) he hit back by threatening the questioner: “I’ve been very nice to you, although I could probably maybe not be, based on the way you have treated me. But I wouldn’t do that.” |
Anonymous
So the moral of the story is that trumpism attracts women in their sexual prime? And you wonder why he is so popular? |
Anonymous
| Is he the one that slept with 1000 women and got AIDS? |
Anonymous
Er, no. That was Wilt Chamberlain. And Magic Johnson. |
Anonymous
Got it, thanks. I get them confused. |
Anonymous
all black people look the same to you, right? 
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Anonymous
| Karim is looking out for Muslim interests. |
Anonymous
| Karim was right. I don't know why, at this point, Idiot Trump doesn't have some staff or advisers stop him from his childish and defensive responses before they are made public. |
Anonymous
Because he's not real concerned with being politically correct. Why on earth would you want your politicians censored? |
Anonymous
Not censored, advised. Just like we want our presidents to have advisors who will help them avoid the occasional misstep. |
Anonymous
| It hasn't stopped Trump's momentum, not even slowed him down. Most young people do not even know who Abdul-Jabbar is and the rest of us do not care. |