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"Covering Donald Trump is

Michael Maiello — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 21:19:40 +0000

"Covering Donald Trump is exhausting. I have friends and acquaintances who make a decent living doing so, most are liberal, some are conservative, but almost all of them are worn out."

It's like some sort of prolonged hazing, really.

Here is a list of wingnuts

rmrd0000 — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:13:55 +0000

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Here is a list of wingnuts defending Trump.

https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2018/01/12/here-are-right-wing-media-figures-defending-trump-s-racist-shithole-comment/219065

DHS Secretary Kirsten Nielsen

rmrd0000 — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:10:30 +0000

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DHS Secretary Kirsten Nielsen is offended that people say Trump is racist. She was in the meeting where the Haiti/Africa comments were made and does not “recall” the word shithole.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kirstjen-nielsen-donald-trump-racist_us_5a5b68e5e4b04f3c55a36b45?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Rand Paul says if we keep calling Trump a racist, DACA is dead

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rand-paul-donald-trump-racist_us_5a5b839ee4b03c4189669449?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Obviously, Trump will give Democrats what they want if we don’t call Trump a racist.

I hear you, Danny. I haven't

Michael Wolraich — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:57:57 +0000

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I hear you, Danny. I haven't written virtually anything on politics since the election. Trump has sucked all the oxygen from the room.

Donald Trump provided shelter

rmrd0000 — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:14:51 +0000

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Donald Trump provided shelter for the murderous Papa Doc Duvalier. Duvalier is partly responsible for the poverty in Haiti today.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tower-dictators-home-away-from-home

Martin Luther King Jr. would be leading the yell in calling out Trump’s racism. King would be criticizing those who urged treating racists with kid gloves.

Edit to add:

We have to stop the Santa Clausification of Martin Luther King Jr. King was blunt when he spoke to white Conservatives and white Liberals.

https://rollingout.com/2010/01/18/stop-the-santa-claus-ification-of-martin-luther-king-pleads-dr-cornel-west/

How can Democrats negotiate with this racist? When a white supremacist killed a white woman in Charlottesville, Trump praised white supremacists but never mentioned Heather’s name.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017

Flavius — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 04:37:28 +0000

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/nyregion/bronx-fire-victims-died-fami...

White economic anxiety is not

rmrd0000 — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 03:06:23 +0000

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White economic anxiety is not an excuse for racism or an excuse for voting for a racism.

The white majority is not forgiven for voting for Trump.

There is no evidence of wholesale voter fraud.

Voter ID is a cover for Voter suppression

Blacks voters demand that Democrats address voter suppression scams and police abuse.

Democrats need to beg blacks for votes.

Addressing poverty and racism

rmrd0000 — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:22:40 +0000

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Addressing poverty and racism is important. Poverty overseas is important. Government is an important part of addressing poverty through policy. Trump is a racist. Republicans are making excuses for him. They are creating policies that attack the poor in the United States and overseas. Martin Luther King Jr. realized that we had to address poverty worldwide. Even from a domestic standpoint, we cannot ignore Trump’s words.. The shithole countries Trump despises are the homes of the parents of Mia Love, Barack Obama, Joy Reid, etc. Republican attacks are on all of us.

GOOD POINTS!

Richard Day — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 15:41:55 +0000

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GOOD POINTS!

Problem is that I am no longer 'shocked' by what our Esteemed Leader tweeks or says or....

And I must rebel from this position.

We all must speak up to authoritarian, racist, misogynist, ethnocentric crap.

By not responding, we may be perceived as condoning.

Oh I was viewing a speech by Schwartz again so I thought I might include this.

At the same time, even if

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 07:24:07 +0000

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At the same time, even if Trump & the Republicans went away tomorrow, much of the black future in America would still be crappy. That I think is more important to discuss than over and over "who put a wheel in our spokes". Not just "how did we get here" - "how do we get out"? It's awful the plight of foreigners in these "shitholes", but it's worse that with all our money we keep maintaining and deepening our own shitholes. Where's the exit?