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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:39 PM Jan 2017

Bravo Mr. Popovich. Bravo.

"The march today was great. The message is important. It could have been a whole lot of groups marching. Somebody said on TV, 'What's the message?' The message is obvious. Our president comes in with the lowest rating of anybody whoever came into the office. There's a majority of people out there, since Hillary won the popular vote, that don't buy his act.

"I just wish he was more ... had the ability to be mature enough to do something that really is inclusive, rather than just talking and saying, 'I'm going to include everyone.' He could talk to the groups that he disrespected and maligned during the primary and really make somebody believe it. But so far, you've gotten to the point where you really can't believe anything that comes out of his mouth. You really can't. All those thousands that were on the rooftops after 9/11? There were two. 'We went to Hawaii and checked his birth certificate and my investigators couldn't BELIEVE what they found.' There wasn't anything there. It's over and over again.

"The CIA today, instead of honoring the 117 people behind him where he was speaking, he talked about the size of the crowd. That's worrisome. That's worrisome. I'd just feel better if someone was in that position that showed the maturity and psychological and emotional level of someone that was his age. It's dangerous and it doesn't do us any good.

"I hope he does a great job. But there's a difference between respecting the office of the president and the person who occupies it. That respect has to be earned. It's hard to be respectful of someone when we all have kids, and we're watching him be misogynistic and xenophobic and racist and make fun of handicapped people.

"And what really bothers me are the people around him, the Sean Spicers, the Kellyanne Conways the Reince Preibuses, who know who he is and actually have the cynical approach and disingenuous attitude to really defend him and make him look like he didn't say what he said. When he's mad at the media for them reporting what he said, it just boggles my mind. When Kellyanne Conway said the other day he wasn't really making fun of the handicapped person. It's incredible. It really makes you wonder how far would someone go to actually cover for somebody that much. I think the comment was,' You have to look in his heart. You don't know what's in his heart. He wouldn't do that.' But he did it."And all the things he said during that time, if our children would have said it, we would have grounded them for six months. Without a doubt. But we ignore all that, because ... because why? That says something about all of us. And that's what's dangerous. That's what scares the hell out of me to this day and makes me uneasy.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/gregg-popovich-has-more-strong-words-about-the-trump-administration/

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Bravo Mr. Popovich. Bravo. (Original Post) kpete Jan 2017 OP
Pop is one of the greatest coaches in NBA history JPPaverage Jan 2017 #1
The alternate facts really can cover a lot of territory, can't they? shraby Jan 2017 #2
Thank you, kpete and Gregg Popovich saidsimplesimon Jan 2017 #3
"But we ignore all that, because ... because why? That says something about all of us." 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #4
Bump RT Atlanta Jan 2017 #5

JPPaverage

(508 posts)
1. Pop is one of the greatest coaches in NBA history
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:43 PM
Jan 2017

I'm not just saying that simply because of his political views. His record speaks for itself. It's great to see him speaking out like this because there is no way the Spurs will fire him. He's just too good and likely would have a players revolt if they did.

shraby

(21,946 posts)
2. The alternate facts really can cover a lot of territory, can't they?
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:46 PM
Jan 2017

We have to thank Ms. gish gallop for giving us a alternate name for lies.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
3. Thank you, kpete and Gregg Popovich
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:51 PM
Jan 2017

What scares the hell out of me is how many prominent Democrats are coming out in support of rump's picks. Take for example the former Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richarson. He said that lack of experience, knowledge and track record should not disqualify Perry for Dept. of Energy. Just how low is the bar? Let me guess....

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,983 posts)
4. "But we ignore all that, because ... because why? That says something about all of us."
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:54 PM
Jan 2017

SPEAK FOR YOUR FUCKING SELF.

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