Op-ed:
The Last Straw...Perhaps
And so the man...Donald J. Trump...who
in his 'it's all about me persona'...the man who has failed to even
mention the Constitution and our freedoms in any speech or interview
given...opened up a huge can of worms last Friday after the Wall
Street Journal published an interview in which he verbally attacked
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel...the very judge assigned to
one of the fraud lawsuits against Trump University.
Calling Curiel a “Mexican”
and a “hater” Trump chooses to forget the very fact that Curiel
was actually born in Indiana to parents who had legally immigrated to
the U.S. thus making him one hundred percent American. And why did he do
this...simply because he claims Curiel has been “outspoken” on
the immigration issue and is a “member of La Raza” the
radical Hispanic group. But
as usual Trump is wrong yet again as what Curiel is affiliated with is
the Hispanic bar association La Raza Lawyers of California,
two totally different things. Adding that Curiel is “too biased”
to hear his case...a case Trump has said “I should have won this
thing years ago”...Trump
clearly insinuated that Curiel's heritage would overshadow his
following the letter of the law when hearing said case, thus showing
a decidedly bigoted and racist side to the man who wants to be the
next president of these United States.
“I’m building a wall. It’s an inherent conflict of
interest,” whined Trump when he did not get the judge of his
choice...in other words not a Hispanic judge...let alone get the case
against him dismissed.
Failing to understand that the two issues...the wall and Trump
University...have absolutely nothing in common, Trump has now
basically let it be known that each and every person of Hispanic ancestry, not
just Mexican ancestry, is biased against him. And to make it even
worse Trump does not care that he continues to alienate Hispanics
from ever voting Republican no matter that he has over and over told
RNC Chairman Reince Preibus that he understands the party needs to
improve its standing with non-white voters.
Well, Trump best start caring about non-white voters as his
clearly bigoted words concerning Judge Curiel have raised the ire of
some of his own supporters, key influential supporters like Newt
Gingrich who said in an interview with the Washington Post that
Trump's “description of the judge in terms of his parentage is
completely unacceptable" and is “one of the worst
mistakes” he's made. Adding
that it's “inexcusable,” and that Trump needed to
start acting like "a potential leader of the United States,"
Gingrich clearly showed his
personal distaste for the man who thinks he's better than anyone
else.
And how did Trump respond,
“Gingrich's comment was out of line.” And
Trump's comment about the judge...a comment that truly had all the
earmarks of a bigoted individual apparently was not...oh really...actually Trump
needs his mouth washed out with a proverbial bar of soap if you ask
me. And now Newt best forget being Trump's VP pick as anyone who
speaks out against his 'Trumpness' needs to be prepared for an
onslaught of not only bully name calling comments being leveled
against them, but also of their being thrown by the wayside.
And others in the current
Republican hierarchy are now joining forces to rightfully condemn
Trump for his bigoted remarks, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell who said he "couldn't disagree more"
with Trump's comments questioning Curiel's impartiality. And further
calling Trump to task for his remarks, McConnell told Trump to stop
focusing on Curiel and to “make good on his promise”
to unite the still fractured Republican Party. Saying that "we're
all behind him now,” what
McConnell was actually saying was that uniting behind Trump might not
be the case for too much longer if he continues to run his mouth,
especially since he added that “it's a big mistake for
the Republican party to write off Latin Americans as they're an
important part of the country and soon to be the largest minority
group in the country."
A very important part for sure as
Trump's so controversial comments concerning Curiel could have a
'down-ballot' impact on state and local races...especially impacting
several Republican Senate and House candidates who need Hispanic
support in the key states of Florida, Texas, and Arizona. And this
possible scenario has even led Senator Bob Corker (TN), who has been
key in supporting Trump's foreign policy agenda...if you call foreign
policy sound-bytes an agenda...to call Trump out on his comments
about the judge. Saying on ABC's 'This Week,' "I
think that he's going to have to change," referring to
Trump's overall behavior and campaign tactics, Corker just might be
next on Trump's chopping block for how dare he too criticize and call
to task his 'Trumpness.'
Now add into the mix former presidential candidate, Florida
Senator Marco Rubio...who has said he would honor his pledge to vote
for the nominee. Saying in an interview that “I think it’s
wrong, [and] he [Trump]needs to stop saying it,” Rubio added
that “That man [Curiel] is an American, born in the United
States,”
finishing with that even if Curiel hadn’t been born
here, he was still “a judge who has earned that position and in
the end should be treated with the same level of respect as any other
officer of the court.”
But the thing that most do not get is
that Donald J. Trump does not respect anybody but Donald J. Trump as
can be witnessed by his retort to the media concerning said criticism
of Curiel. Saying ”I'm not changing” and that I'm not
“adjusting my approach” to this issue or any other issues
that may come up, Trump made it clear that, in his mind, what he says
goes...no ifs, ands, or buts allowed.
And if people's eyes were really open
they would see the true Donald J. Trump, a man who still has not said
anything of substance against Hillary Clinton except to give her the
moniker “Crooked Hillary.” Yet Trump is always on the
attack against his 'supposed' fellow Republicans, and that alone
should show even his die-hard, blind following supporters his true
nature and true party allegiance...an allegiance that is not
Republican and sure isn't Conservative...and they would see it if
they would put the 'Trump kool-aid' down for even just a minute.
And now as if to add insult to
injury, Monday on FOX News...and I personally heard it...Trump said
that “all Mexican judges” will be biased against
him. But what the clueless one doesn't get is that our judges are
American not Mexican for this is America not Mexico after all...but I
guess when he was busy playing sports in college after securing his
phony 'to get out of serving in Vietnam' medical deferment for a foot
injury, that he missed the required basic civics 101 class on
judicial appointments.
Still holding firm and refusing to back away from his statement
that Curiel's parents being born in Mexico had left the judge “angry”
over his wanting to build a wall along our southern border thus
makes him “biased” against him in the Trump University
case. And Trump again spewed his bigotry and hate against anyone he
deems not worthy by saying on CBS' 'Face the Nation' that he'd have
“similar concerns” over a Muslim judge because of his
proposal to ban muslims from entering the United States.
So Donald tell me who's next...black judges because the KKK and
David Duke endorsed him...Jewish judges because he wants to remain
neutral in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict...Catholic judges because
some misguided souls who support him consider the Catholic church to
be a 'false' church...Oriental judges because heaven forbid they
might be of Chinese ancestry...or maybe women judges because Trump
has no respect for women as he went through girlfriends and now goes
through wives like candy... like I said who else will be on Trump's
'they are not worthy to judge me' list.
'They can't judge or speak ill of me but I sure as hell can judge
and speak ill of them' should be Trump's motto as judging and
speaking ill of others race, ethnicity, and religion is a hallmark
of the personal Donald J. Trump and goes back many years as witnessed
by documented comments about blacks, Jews, and Hispanics in the book
'Trumped' by John O'Donnell. O'Donnell, who was a president of Trump
Plaza Hotel & Casino for a year and who quit on his own accord to
work for Trump's competitors because he said Trump did not know how
to run a casino, stated in his book Trump's remarks that “And
isn’t it funny. I’ve got black accountants at Trump Castle and
Trump Plaza. Black guys counting my money! I hate it,” to be
followed up with Trump's stereotypical comment about Jews,“The
only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear
yarmulkes every day.” But I
guess in Trump's mind that's negated because he marched, as he
claims, in a Jewish parade.
And his remarks about black
people continued on in O'Donnell's book as witnessed by this
statement, “I think the guy is lazy,” Trump said
of a black employee. “And it’s probably not his fault because
laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is, I believe that. It’s
not anything they can control.” I
wonder if Trump has the nerve to say those words to Senator Tim
Scott, Congresswoman Mia Love, former presidential candidates Herman
Cain and Dr. Ben Carson, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas...the
list goes on and on as does Trump's racist and bigoted leanings
towards black people.
Bigoted leanings for sure for
remember back to 1973 when Trump was sued by the state of New York
for racial discrimination against black people looking to rent
apartments in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Trump settled the
case without admitting wrongdoing, but if he did nothing wrong why
did he settle instead of working to clear his name...just saying.
And his disdain for Hispanic
people in general is well-known and must not be swept under the rug
by his die-hard followers. Remember, Trump has numerous times lumped
all Mexicans together calling them rapists, crooks, and killers, and
has said that Mexico deliberately sends these people to us. Trump
even accused his former opponent Jeb Bush of liking “these
people” solely because he has
a “Mexican wife.” And
lest we forget the time not too long ago when Trump personally had
his security team kick award winning Hispanic journalist Jorge Ramos
out of his press conferences in Iowa for simply speaking out of turn
asking him a question about immigration...and what did Trump yell at
him as he was being led away...“Go back to Univision.”
And now finally some tangible and
rightful repercussions against Trump's big mouth and lack of decorum
have started...and have started in of all places with the media after
Trump's recent verbal tirade against them. The very media who have
supported him 24/7 since day one now has their reporters being called
“scum, sleaze, and bloodsuckers” all
because they dared to report on the brouhaha between his 'Trumpness'
and Judge Curiel.
In
fact, on June 1st,
press giant 'USA Today' said
Trump’s attacks on Curiel were “unashamedly
racist and dangerously dismissive,”
adding
that Trump’s
“outrageous behavior,” is
“unashamedly racist.”
Even the ubber liberal 'The New
York Times' editorial board harshly called Trump to task for
“steer[ing] his pirate ship into uncharted waters” and
“firing off personal and racially tinged attacks against a
federal judge hearing a case in which Mr. Trump is the defendant.”
Also saying that Trump's words
pose a “special danger…in that they emboled Mr. Trump’s
many followers to feel, and act, the same way,” as
in monkey see, monkey do, as witnessed by the many altercations at
Trump rallies.
And
in the May 31st
edition
of 'The New Yorker,' writer Jeffrey Toobin rightfully slammed Trump’s
comments, saying that Trump’s overall “style”
is
not
limited to judges, but is “bigoted
name-calling”
as opposed to
“reasoned critique.”
And
this is just the tip of the print backlash against Trump, but said
backlash is not limited to
just the print and
television media, but has crossed over into the internet media as
well as witnessed by this recent statement from internet giant
BuzzFeed's CEO Jonah Peretti who said, “...we don’t run
cigarette ads because they are hazardous to our health, and we won’t
accept Trump ads for the exact same reason,” as he terminated a
deal he had with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to run
political ads for Trump in the fall...ads that would have run right
up to the election...ads that would have brought into his company
millions of dollars.
And know this backlash against Trump will not simply go away as he
wishes as it's actually picking up steam daily. So what is Trump
doing to counter this, in his eyes, targeted assault against his
crybaby self...he's not apologizing that's for sure and has instead
chosen to, according to 'Bloomberg Politics,' instruct his surrogates
not only to continue to press that point about Curiel, but to
intensify their attacks on the judge, and to expand those attacks to
include the press.
“The people asking the questions, those are the racists,”
Trump said directly insinuating that any and all in the media who
helped create and fuel the so-called 'Trump train' are bigots. Bet
they all have egg on their faces now as should the millions of Trump
supporters who are left with the reality that their boy is the
epitome of and poster boy for bigotry and hate.
And so I remain as I have wisely been from the start #nevertrump
#neverhillary and #neverbernie.
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