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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can't be bothered to read the entire thread and I'm firmly in the Trump is a dotard camp but objectively the phrase "he knew what he signed up for" in the appropriate context doesn't strike me as being outrageous.  Not sure what all the fuss is about when there are about 100 things this moron is doing that we should be fussing over.  Also, that congresswoman is a raging lunatic.  And I never knew the proper pronunciation of Niger until now.[/quote]

I agree with you. 
Does anyone seriously believe that President Trump called the family with the intent of insulting or disrespecting them? 
If Congresswoman was a decent person, she would have consoled Myeshia by telling her that the president meant no harm and just wanted her to know how much his service to his country was appreciated. 
But, instead, she saw an opportunity and pounced on it.  Couldn’t wait to go to the press.  
And, not sure how you know the proper pronunciation of Niger.  I have heard it pronounced about 10 different ways by the media/politicians.  [/quote]

Ha, it's funny that you're trying to defend Trump by saying that Wilson isn't a decent person. I mean, really, this whole thing is just another f-ck up by the White House because they can't help themselves. Self inflicted wound after self inflicted wound.[/quote]

Dana Perino, former WH spokesperson just said something that is worth noting.......

What Congresswoman Wilson should have done, if the call was not received well by the family, would be to privately call CoS Kelly, explain that the widow was upset by his phone call, and work it out from there.  But, she went public instead.  Why?  Why would a sitting Congresswoman go public with this?  What was her motivation?  [/quote]

When addressing the question of Trump's response [i]it does not matter[/i].  Could it have been handled differently across the board? Sure. But those are separate issues and that does not change AT ALL the fact that Trump can't just let it go and has proceeded to double down and make things worse at each step of the way.  That he seems constitutionally incapable of simply saying "I'm sorry if my words exacerbated your grief - that was not my intent, and on behalf of a grateful nation thank you for the great sacrifice of your family."

That Is. Not. Complicated.  And it shouldn't be hard.

According to Trump he's a Christian - perhaps he should go brush up on his Gospel to figure out how to handle such situations, starting with the Sermon on the Mount.
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And, it is clear you are going to blame Trump for the whole issue. 
I put a lot of the blame on Congresswoman Wilson because she actually started the entire scandal.  [/quote]

That's what you don't seem to get - it's not about apportioning blame. Life isn't all a series of win-lose exchanges.  It is about evaluating actions against objective standards. It is entirely possible to have situations where everyone is wrong. And in this case Trump has clearly behaved badly. Perhaps not at first, but in his response after the initial situation absolutlely.  And while I may have come to expect this kind of poor behavior from the Prsident **that does not make it OK.**

If you think it is OK and you also claim to be a Christian, then I will direct my suggestions for Gospel readings in your direction as well.[/quote]

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