The cover of Newsweek (Page 2): What does that have to do with anything? My point is that he is NOT a racists as so many are accusing him of being these days.

EmilyD

acknowledgeurma wrote:

Wasn't that when he was supposedly a Democrat?

What does that have to do with anything? My point is that he is NOT a racists as so many are accusing him of being these days.

Lonewolf

bahmer wrote:

I also saw a video this AM of that horrible Simon ... (show quote)

acknowledgeurma

proud republican wrote:

You make absolutely 0 sense!!!...But im not surprised!!!

Well I'm not surprised either. To the deaf, sound makes no sense. To the blind, light makes no sense. To the senseless, sense makes no sense. But then again, perhaps I was a bit obscure. My partner often accuses me of reveling in my obscurity, a (metaphorical) child of the night. Let me see if I can come out of the shadows.

My post was meant to imply, that President Trump is a textbook narcissist. An implication not made without some justification. See:
https://www.uu.nl/en/node/541/donald-trump-textbook-narcissist
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/201608/does-trump-suffer-narcissistic-personality-disorder

Of course narcissists need love too, especially one's who are six year old boys.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/575962/donald-trump-tells-biographer-hes-same-now-first-grade

Sad.

acknowledgeurma

badbob85037 wrote:

He also paid over 300 men to dig out the World Trade Center. You know when the left said he was lying about being at the Trade Center on 9/11. What is not so funny was CBS called him a liar and they did an interview with him on 9/11 at ground zero.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/jul/30/donald-trump-says-he-spent-lot-time-911-responders/

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

acknowledgeurma wrote:

I think President Trump should be taken at his words when he says, "I haven't a racist bone in my body." I'm almost certain that every bone in his body support only Trump.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

acknowledgeurma wrote:

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/jul/30/donald-trump-says-he-spent-lot-time-911-responders/

Bernard Kerik was NYC Police Commissioner at the time the 9/11 attacks occurred.

After the Islamic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Donald Trump was “constantly” at Ground Zero “motivating” and “inspiring” first responders during their rescue efforts, confirmed Bernie Kerik — who served as New York City’s police commissioner at the time — in a Tuesday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour and special guest host John Hayward.

News media outlets such as CNN and Vox characterized Trump as mendacious following Trump’s recollection of 9/11 and its aftermath during public remarks on Monday regarding his signing into law an extension of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

“I was sitting there when he said that,” shared Kerik of Trump’s aforementioned remarks. “I didn’t think one thing of the remarks, because I know they’re true. … I must have seen Donald Trump down there — I don’t know — I want to say between five and ten times walking through Ground Zero, talking to the first responders — motivating, inspiring, whatever you want to call it — and he wasn’t the only one.”

LISTEN:

Kerik continued, “There’s a litany list of people, celebrities and sports figures … that came down to Ground Zero constantly. These are the people — the celebrities and sports figures — they went through there constantly trying to inspire the men and women that were down there.”

Politicians, added Kerik, “normally didn’t come down to Ground Zero unless there was a camera around.”

First responders worked 24/7 for six months at Ground Zero following the attacks, stated Kerik.

“Keep in mind, from the point of attack on, everybody was put on tours of twelve hours,” Kerik said. “You worked twelve hours on and twelve hours off. There were no days off. This was an around-the-clock operation that went on for six months. We needed all the support we could get. We needed inspiration and motivation for the people that were down there, and Donald Trump came down there constantly to show his support.”

Kerik went on, “I ran into Donald Trump numerous times. He thanked me. He thanked us for what we were doing, and then I heard his comments yesterday. I didn’t think a thing of it. I was sitting right in front of him, and then I saw an article last night written by somebody at CNN criticizing him for saying that he was there with an inference that he was not, which is a lie. He was there. … I was there at Ground Zero when Trump would walk through there and thank everybody he came across.”

Trump joined “hundreds” of other famous persons in “wanting to motivate and inspire the people that were down there [and] wanting to thank them,” Kerik remarked. “He went down there to thank them. Every time he went down there, he thanked them.”

Trump is “very supportive of law enforcement,” Kerik said. “Nobody has to tell me how supportive Donald Trump is of the men and women in law enforcement and the military. I know. I’ve known the guy 25 years.”

Kerik added, “In fact, what the article didn’t tell you is that Donald Trump sent a ton of people down there that worked for him to assist in the volunteer efforts.”

“But this is just another way to attack the president, and I think it’s pretty sickening,” concluded Kerik. “It demonstrates how low these people will go to attack him.”

Mansour concurred, “I assumed it was just a New Yorker talking about the significance of what happened there, and that he remembers going down there.”

rumitoid

Blade_Runner wrote:

Bernard Kerik was NYC Police Commissioner at the time the 9/11 attacks occurred.

After the Islamic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Donald Trump was “constantly” at Ground Zero “motivating” and “inspiring” first responders during their rescue efforts, confirmed Bernie Kerik — who served as New York City’s police commissioner at the time — in a Tuesday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour and special guest host John Hayward.

News media outlets such as CNN and Vox characterized Trump as mendacious following Trump’s recollection of 9/11 and its aftermath during public remarks on Monday regarding his signing into law an extension of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

“I was sitting there when he said that,” shared Kerik of Trump’s aforementioned remarks. “I didn’t think one thing of the remarks, because I know they’re true. … I must have seen Donald Trump down there — I don’t know — I want to say between five and ten times walking through Ground Zero, talking to the first responders — motivating, inspiring, whatever you want to call it — and he wasn’t the only one.”

LISTEN:

Kerik continued, “There’s a litany list of people, celebrities and sports figures … that came down to Ground Zero constantly. These are the people — the celebrities and sports figures — they went through there constantly trying to inspire the men and women that were down there.”

Politicians, added Kerik, “normally didn’t come down to Ground Zero unless there was a camera around.”

First responders worked 24/7 for six months at Ground Zero following the attacks, stated Kerik.

“Keep in mind, from the point of attack on, everybody was put on tours of twelve hours,” Kerik said. “You worked twelve hours on and twelve hours off. There were no days off. This was an around-the-clock operation that went on for six months. We needed all the support we could get. We needed inspiration and motivation for the people that were down there, and Donald Trump came down there constantly to show his support.”

Kerik went on, “I ran into Donald Trump numerous times. He thanked me. He thanked us for what we were doing, and then I heard his comments yesterday. I didn’t think a thing of it. I was sitting right in front of him, and then I saw an article last night written by somebody at CNN criticizing him for saying that he was there with an inference that he was not, which is a lie. He was there. … I was there at Ground Zero when Trump would walk through there and thank everybody he came across.”

Trump joined “hundreds” of other famous persons in “wanting to motivate and inspire the people that were down there [and] wanting to thank them,” Kerik remarked. “He went down there to thank them. Every time he went down there, he thanked them.”

Trump is “very supportive of law enforcement,” Kerik said. “Nobody has to tell me how supportive Donald Trump is of the men and women in law enforcement and the military. I know. I’ve known the guy 25 years.”

Kerik added, “In fact, what the article didn’t tell you is that Donald Trump sent a ton of people down there that worked for him to assist in the volunteer efforts.”

“But this is just another way to attack the president, and I think it’s pretty sickening,” concluded Kerik. “It demonstrates how low these people will go to attack him.”

Mansour concurred, “I assumed it was just a New Yorker talking about the significance of what happened there, and that he remembers going down there.”

Bernard Kerik was NYC Police Commissioner at the t... (show quote)

Sorry, I stole this response by you and created a thread.

acknowledgeurma

EmilyD wrote:

What does that have to do with anything? My point is that he is NOT a racists as so many are accusing him of being these days.

Well EmilyD, in your post you did write, "And Dems call him racist!! (This was in 2008, long before he became president.)" By "Dems" I inferred that you meant Democrats. I was just pointing out a possible bit of irony in your post.

As for President Trump being a racist, what is a racist? Many use racist to refer to individuals who think some "races" are superior to other "races". I prefer to think of racism as a systemic disorder in societies and not as a characteristic of individuals. (Individuals can either work against, support, or ignore these systemic features. You might technically call one who supports these systemic features, a racist, but they get so annoyed if you do.)

By either view (there are probably other views), I wouldn't say President Trump is a racist. Considering everything I've heard him say about himself, when I hear him say, "I don't have a racist bone in my body",
I understand him to be saying, "I don't feel superior to other races because I'm white, I feel superior (to everyone) because I'm Donald John Trump."

acknowledgeurma

Blade_Runner wrote:

Bernard Kerik was NYC Police Commissioner at the time the 9/11 attacks occurred.

After the Islamic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Donald Trump was “constantly” at Ground Zero “motivating” and “inspiring” first responders during their rescue efforts, confirmed Bernie Kerik — who served as New York City’s police commissioner at the time — in a Tuesday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour and special guest host John Hayward.

News media outlets such as CNN and Vox characterized Trump as mendacious following Trump’s recollection of 9/11 and its aftermath during public remarks on Monday regarding his signing into law an extension of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

“I was sitting there when he said that,” shared Kerik of Trump’s aforementioned remarks. “I didn’t think one thing of the remarks, because I know they’re true. … I must have seen Donald Trump down there — I don’t know — I want to say between five and ten times walking through Ground Zero, talking to the first responders — motivating, inspiring, whatever you want to call it — and he wasn’t the only one.”

LISTEN:

Kerik continued, “There’s a litany list of people, celebrities and sports figures … that came down to Ground Zero constantly. These are the people — the celebrities and sports figures — they went through there constantly trying to inspire the men and women that were down there.”

Politicians, added Kerik, “normally didn’t come down to Ground Zero unless there was a camera around.”

First responders worked 24/7 for six months at Ground Zero following the attacks, stated Kerik.

“Keep in mind, from the point of attack on, everybody was put on tours of twelve hours,” Kerik said. “You worked twelve hours on and twelve hours off. There were no days off. This was an around-the-clock operation that went on for six months. We needed all the support we could get. We needed inspiration and motivation for the people that were down there, and Donald Trump came down there constantly to show his support.”

Kerik went on, “I ran into Donald Trump numerous times. He thanked me. He thanked us for what we were doing, and then I heard his comments yesterday. I didn’t think a thing of it. I was sitting right in front of him, and then I saw an article last night written by somebody at CNN criticizing him for saying that he was there with an inference that he was not, which is a lie. He was there. … I was there at Ground Zero when Trump would walk through there and thank everybody he came across.”

Trump joined “hundreds” of other famous persons in “wanting to motivate and inspire the people that were down there [and] wanting to thank them,” Kerik remarked. “He went down there to thank them. Every time he went down there, he thanked them.”

Trump is “very supportive of law enforcement,” Kerik said. “Nobody has to tell me how supportive Donald Trump is of the men and women in law enforcement and the military. I know. I’ve known the guy 25 years.”

Kerik added, “In fact, what the article didn’t tell you is that Donald Trump sent a ton of people down there that worked for him to assist in the volunteer efforts.”

“But this is just another way to attack the president, and I think it’s pretty sickening,” concluded Kerik. “It demonstrates how low these people will go to attack him.”

Mansour concurred, “I assumed it was just a New Yorker talking about the significance of what happened there, and that he remembers going down there.”

Bernard Kerik was NYC Police Commissioner at the t... (show quote)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Kerik

EmilyD

acknowledgeurma wrote:

Well EmilyD, in your post you did write, "And... (show quote)

Well, acknowledgeurma, Trump says those things about himself because none of the main stream media would ever say it. He has done a lot of things to help non-white people in this country, and if you or anyone else tries to tell me otherwise, it will be a waste of your time. Trump IS superior to everyone else - he is the President of the greatest country in the world....how higher than that can he go?

emarine

bahmer wrote:

I also saw a video this AM of that horrible Simon ... (show quote)

Good post bahmer buddy … I have hope for humanity always but mostly with little proof... maybe Simons gift will fuel a trend worldwide ...

emarine

proud republican wrote:

You make absolutely 0 sense!!!...But im not surprised!!!

Come now proud... think about...

acknowledgeurma

EmilyD wrote:

Well, acknowledgeurma, Trump says those things about himself because none of the main stream media would ever say it. He has done a lot of things to help non-white people in this country, and if you or anyone else tries to tell me otherwise, it will be a waste of your time. Trump IS superior to everyone else - he is the President of the greatest country in the world....how higher than that can he go?

emarine

EmilyD wrote:

Well, acknowledgeurma, Trump says those things about himself because none of the main stream media would ever say it. He has done a lot of things to help non-white people in this country, and if you or anyone else tries to tell me otherwise, it will be a waste of your time. Trump IS superior to everyone else - he is the President of the greatest country in the world....how higher than that can he go?

What trump policy specifically helped black people ...

acknowledgeurma

emarine wrote:

What trump policy specifically helped black people ...

[Irony Alert] The tax cut on corporations?