Another Racist Tweet?

[Sparko]

I had pointed out elsewhere that he has also managed to get Democrats to vigorously defend failed cities and policies run by Democrats.

and to complain about putting immigrants in sanctuary cities they set up just to spite him! I thought that was the best one of all.

[JimL]

As I noted less than two weeks ago...

Still falling for that fake news I see, eh rogue?

[JimL]

Yeah, like the NAACP award he received.

Fake news Bill. Or did you know that when posting it?

[Bill the Cat]

Fake news Bill. Or did you know that when posting it?

Yeah right...

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tr...award-in-1986/

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[Charles]

A recent article that attempts to retroactively read racism into comments that were never considered racist before.

Very convincing.

Interestingly enough your criticism of the article seems to reveal you did not read it since it clearly does not apply to some of the examples given.

Let's look into it. Here is an example:

1973:

So when MM says: "attempts to retroactively read racism into comments that were never considered racist before" he is not even starting to adress the example. First of all it was not a comment. Second it was considered a discrimination of renters of color.

And here is another "comment":

2011:

When we actually get to the comments, it becomes clear to us that MM's description of them as "never considered racist before" could be doubted quite a lot:

1991:

But, of course, this was never considered racist according to MM.

Here you will find other examples from the article:

1980s

1989:

1992:

Very interesting article. And let's just repeat what MM wrote in an earlier post:

Funny thing is, Donald Trump has been in the public eye for decades, but nobody ever accused him of being racist until he dared to run for president. http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/sh...l=1#post654998

I allow myself to doubt it.

[Adrift]

I thought the whole Central Park Five thing was still controversial...and not just among racists, but among those personally involved in the case including the victim and the main prosecutor, even after the DNA analysis. The view, I believe, is that the five still had a part in the beating, even if they did not participate in the rape. The rest of the racist accusations against Trump seem, well, trumped up. He wasn't the only person accusing Obama of not being born in the US, and I don't think that had anything to do with the color of his skin as much as he thought it was a clever way of removing him from office (it wasn't). The only thing I think might stick is the 1971, not renting to black tenants issue. Maybe. Granted, that could have been his father's policy, and one that he just went along with.

I'm a Trump critic. I think he does plenty of things that are rotten and self-serving that can be held against him. And for all I know, racism may be part of all of that, but I don't find the current list all that compelling, even when taken as a whole.

[Mountain Man]

Let's look into it. Here is an example...

If you had bothered to pay attention, you would note that Trump didn't want to rent to welfare recipients, some of whom just happened to be black. I'm not defending his conduct, but it's not necessarily racist.

Two of the quotes you reference are hearsay from third-parties and not direct quotes from Trump.

Trump saying he believes the Central Park 5 are guilty is not racist any more my saying that I believe OJ Simpson is guilty is racist.

The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino has nothing to do with Trump. He didn't personally make the decision to move dealers.

So, yeah, BIG stretch to say that Trump has a history of racism, especially when he has received many accolades from the black community over the years.

[Charles]

If you had bothered to pay attention, you would note that Trump didn't want to rent to welfare recipients, some of whom just happened to be black. I'm not defending his conduct, but it's not necessarily racist.

Bothered to pay attention? You said it was comments which it clearly was not. You also said it was never considered racism which is highly doutbful at best. Did you read the article before you made that statement? If so, then why did you not describe it correctly?

And here is the example you talked about:

1973: The US Department of Justice — under the Nixon administration, out of all administrations — sued the Trump Management Corporation for violating the Fair Housing Act. Federal officials found evidence that Trump had refused to rent to black tenants and lied to black applicants about whether apartments were available, among other accusations. Trump said the federal government was trying to get him to rent to welfare recipients. In the aftermath, he signed an agreement in 1975 agreeing not to discriminate to renters of color without admitting to discriminating before.

Where are the "some of whom just happened to be black"?

Two of the quotes you reference are hearsay from third-parties and not direct quotes from Trump.

Again if you had read it, you would know that "Trump at first denied the remarks, but later said in a 1997 Playboy interview that “the stuff O’Donnell wrote about me is probably true.”"

Trump saying he believes the Central Park 5 are guilty is not racist any more my saying that I believe OJ Simpson is guilty is racist.

If it was not for all the other examples and statements your opinion would appear justified in this case.

The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino has nothing to do with Trump. He didn't personally make the decision to move dealers.

Usaully such decisions are taken based on an idea about how the man at the top wants you to act. Based on all the other examples, I have a feeling...

So, yeah, BIG stretch to say that Trump has a history of racism, especially when he has received many accolades from the black community over the years.

Let's just repeat. You said the article listed "comments" when it did much more than that. You said none of it were considered racist which is highly doubtful at best.

[JimL]

Yeah, like the NAACP award he received.

Gee, what happened to the link you posted here, Bill? It seems to have disappeared.

[JimL]

Yeah right...

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tr...award-in-1986/

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That's not an NAACP award is it Bill. Busted!

[Teallaura]

That's not an NAACP award is it Bill. Busted!

No, it was NECO - National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations

[Cow Poke]

Gee, what happened to the link you posted here, Bill? It seems to have disappeared.

MORE Irony from the Jimster!

[Cow Poke]

No, it was NECO - National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations

I used to love their wafers.

[seer]

I used to love their wafers.

I never did, they had a strange mouth feel...

[Jim B.]

You do realize that Trump has insulted scores of people with similar statement but you carefully cherry pick only those who are black so you can delude yourself into think it's racist.

He's insulted scores of people but not in the same way. His insults towards black and brown people all fit a remarkably similar pattern. He demanded to see Obama's transcripts, meaning he doubted Obama was smart enough to have gone to Harvard. He implied that Obama stole the presidency and perpetrated the greatest fraud in history. He and his father were sued for discriminatory housing practices against blacks. Just in the last few days he's issued the same exact tweets all against people of color: the 4 Congresswomen, John Lewis, and now Cummings. If you don't see it, you're a mark.

What if Obama had said the same things about white people? Imagine him rage tweeting against Republican Congressmen from poor white districts in Appalachia, saying, "Look at how squalid and disgusting these places are! No human being would want to live there!" Heads on the right would explode!