MORE TRUMP STATEMENTS PROVING HE SHOULD LOOSE IN NOVEMBER

…Mark Foley, the disgraced Florida Congressman

 

A reader again shows more intelligence than the GOP nominee

 

One of my favorite activities when I am reviewing the different articles in the major newspapers is to read the comment section from the readers after the articles.  Some are very intelligent responses and some are pure garbage full of hate and expletives.

 

But I was recently impressed by one comment from a reader that was definitely not a fan of Donald Trump, and was apparently a Hillary supporter.  The comment was:

 

“Let's tally up the voting supporter blocks so far: 

In Hillary’s corner:  Democrats, women, minorities, moderate Republicans, LGBTQ, & sane human beings. 

In Trump’s corner: child molesters, the KKK, George Zimmerman, Roger Ailes, Ted Nugent, Gary Busey”

 

These comments were obviously shots at Trump after an article about his very stupid comment where at his rally, Trump actually stated that Seddique Mateen, the father of the man identified as the mass shooter at an Orlando nightclub in June was seen sitting in the group behind Clinton at her campaign rally in Florida.  Trump went on to say that Hillary’s campaign was aware that Mateen would actually be there.

 

Needless to say, the Clinton campaign said Mateen "wasn't invited as a guest, and the campaign was unaware of his attendance until after the event." Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said Clinton "disagrees with his [Mateen’s] views and disavows his support," this is according to the Associated Press.

 

Afterward, Mr. Mateen told a local TV station that coming there was his decision and that he was supporting Clinton over Trump.

 

Of course Trump’s statement at his rally was "Wasn't it terrible when the father of the animal that killed the wonderful people in Orlando was sitting with a big smile on his face right behind Hillary Clinton?"

 

But, let’s look again at the reader’s statement about Trump that started with the “child molester” statement from the comments section.

 

Talk about the “Pot calling the kettle black”.

 

Trump, who was speaking at his own rally in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., drew his own scrutiny over a recognizable figure in the crowd who was seated not far behind Trump.  It was the former congressman, Mark Foley, who had to resign in 2006 after he was found to have sent sexually explicit messages to underage male congressional pages.

The difference here was that Mr. Mateen had later admitted that he was not invited to sit in the group behind Hillary, but that he supported her and disagreed with Donald Trump’s position.  Also that he had gotten there early enough to get a good seat.

 

But for Mr. Foley, he told an MSNBC reporter that Trump was a longtime friend and one of his biggest former contributors. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show that Trump had made a number of donations to Foley over the years.

 

In addition, at his rally, Trump said that people attending campaign rallies, sitting in such close proximity to the candidate, often knew the candidate. To prove his point, he turned to the area where Foley, the former GOP Florida congressman was seated.  "How many of you people know me?  A lot of you people know me, right?" he asked.  Some, including Foley, raised their hands.

 

"When you get those seats you sort of know the campaign," Trump continued, but he didn’t stop there.

 

Trump then went on to level intense criticism against both Clinton and President Obama, falsely charging that the latter "founded" the Islamic State terrorist group because of Obama’s mismanagement of the situation in the Middle East. Clinton, he said, was of course the "co-founder."

 

The Republican presidential nominee repeated that President Obama, whom he referred to at one point by his full name, “Barack Hussein Obama and Clinton had botched policy in the Middle East and fueled the growth of terrorism there.”

 

Again he said, "He is the founder of ISIS," using the acronym for the Islamic State. He again added: "And I would say the co-founder is crooked Hillary Clinton."

 

Then Trump immediately changed the subject as he criticized the campaign press for its coverage of his comment that, "Second Amendment people might be able to take action if Clinton appoints anti-gun judges.  Look at the way they covered that story," he said.

 

I say, “Yes, everyone please look at the proper way the press covered an improper statement from someone that is not qualified to be the Commander-in-Chief and President of the United States.”

 

It continues to become more and more disgusting.

 

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