Big Words<\/a>.\u00a0 Since it’s the MinnPost, you have to wade through the stage-setting lies to search for a possible grain of wisdom.<\/p>\nLie #1.\u00a0 Trump did not refer to Kaepernick as a son-of-a-bitch, Trump explicitly referred to present players who take the knee.<\/p>\n
Lie #2.\u00a0 Kneeling is not about “a persistent American injustice” since Kaepernick himself was quoted in the article saying it’s no longer about police brutality, it\u2019s about general unfairness.<\/p>\n
Lie #3.\u00a0 The world does not wonder if Trump seeks a return to pre-Jackie Robinson days, the author imputes that, groundlessly.<\/p>\n
Lie #4.\u00a0 Trump did not receive comeuppance from the players last week; viewership was down another 11% as fans heeded his advice to skip the game and owners now beg them to return.<\/p>\n
Lie #5.\u00a0 It\u2019s true that Trump was elected by a minority of Americans, just like every modern President.\u00a0 Half of Americans don\u2019t vote at all; the winner is the person who gets half of the half that do \u2013 meaning a quarter of the whole.\u00a0 The implication that Trump therefore lacks a mandate is not true, his quarter gives him the same mandate as Obama or Bush or Clinton.<\/p>\n
Lie #6.\u00a0 Trump\u2019s approval rating has not fallen as a result of these tweets, it\u2019s still hovering around 40% which is all he ever had<\/p>\n
Lie #7.\u00a0 Trump is not the person threatening the destroy the entire nation, that\u2019s Rocket Man, who was subsidized and enabled by prior administrations kicking the can down the road.<\/p>\n
After all those lies, what is the author left with?\u00a0 Wishful thinking about impeachment.\u00a0 Hope that Trump will get bored and quit (bad news \u2013 that doesn\u2019t get you Hillary, it gets you Pence).\u00a0 Exhortation to sit during the national anthem, because that\u2019ll show him.\u00a0 None of those will work and everybody knows it, even the author of the article.<\/p>\n
He urges us to pray. \u00a0I agree, but I\u2019m astonished MinnPost printed it.\u00a0 Pray?\u00a0 Pray to the God that Democrats repeatedly rejected at their convention, the God that Liberals have banned from schools, the God whose Commandments must be removed from the courthouse lawn?<\/p>\n
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn occasionally.\u00a0 I\u2019m thrilled this author found his.\u00a0 I\u2019m just sorry it cost him so many lies to get there.<\/p>\n
Joe Doakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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