In "defiant" "manic" speech, the Don once AGAIN defends his anti-semitic anti-Hillary image.

[pnwmom]

He just can never, never back down.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Donald J. Trump on Wednesday offered a defiant defense of his campaign’s decision to publish an image widely viewed as anti-Semitic — saying he regretted deleting it — and vigorously reaffirmed his praise of Saddam Hussein, the murderous Iraqi dictator.

In the span of 30 minutes, an often-shouting Mr. Trump breathed new life into a controversy that was sparked on Saturday by his posting of an image on his Twitter account of a six-pointed star next to a picture of Hillary Clinton, with money seeming to rain down in the background. The image was quickly, and broadly, criticized for invoking stereotypes of Jews. Mr. Trump deleted it two hours later, and replaced the star image with a circle.

“ ‘You shouldn’t have taken it down,’ ” Mr. Trump recalled telling one of his campaign workers. “I said, ‘Too bad, you should have left it up.’ I would have rather defended it.”

“That’s just a star,” Mr. Trump said repeatedly.

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Mr. Trump had not discussed the Twitter message at length until Wednesday night, at his rally in Cincinnati, and his remarks seemed to clash with those of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, an Orthodox Jew, who earlier in the day had defended Mr. Trump in an unusual and candid op-ed article, suggesting that the Twitter post was “careless.”

[SaschaHM]

1. He will not be ignored.

[zazen]

2. I think the "stimulant" theory (in addition to his being a batterer) may be right n/t

[Rex]

3. He is the classic plutocrat.

A classic bully. A classic white supremacist. A classic bigot. Yet he has no class.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. He knows the game.

Who the fuck cares? It was a slur against Jews, the only people who care are Jews and a few supporters; other than those people, no one really gives two shits about anti-Semitism and he knows it. The Jews are not big republicans, there are a few, of course, but he can always sweet talk some of those types. It plays to those who are bigots and hate Jews. If anything, I think he is trying to rile up a base of complainers who do not vote, but might come out to vote for this POS. He has to balance his hate and given how much he has focused on Latinos, Mexicans in particular, and Muslims, he needed another group and Jews are always a popular target. Anti-Semitism on the right was always divided in two camps; the far-right which are never shy about their hate of us, and the ones closer to the center who "love" the Jews for Israel and money, so they have to balance their bigotry just right. It is the more moderate ones who will now drop much of their act and let that bigotry shine through, which will also allow for it to crop up on the left in a more open fashion, because if the right does it, as long as the left doesn't go "to far right", then it can always find an air of acceptability among the center and the left.

[pnwmom]

5. I hope you are wrong and many people will care about it. It's the same

as his slurs about blacks and Muslims and women and everyone should care.

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Everyone "should" care, but that isn't reality.

When all is said and done, this incident will not even be a blip on most people's radars except the neo-Nazis, a few other anti-Semites, and Jews and that will be about the extent of it.

[writes3000]

13. Well, this black gay dude sure gives a fuck!

Excuse my language but this blatant bigotry is disgusting beyond words. Trump and his entire campaign should be on their knees begging forgiveness for associating themselves with such vileness. I apologize for those people. I expect the media to continue hammering him over this. It's repulsive and unacceptable.

[Behind the Aegis]

14. It is appreciated!

And as for language, have you ever read any of my posts?!

I do know there are some out there who are concerned, even angry, and I am relieved to know it.

[grossproffit]

8. Many care and are outraged and are speaking up. There are only 16 million Jews worldwide and as long

as there's breath coming from my body I will speak up and speak up loudly.

Antisemitism, also isn't exclusive to the right. We've got a problem with it within our own party.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. For now.

As I said, there are some who do care, mainly Jews and a few supporters, but in the grand scheme, this means nothing to most people, nor do they actually care.

Antisemitism, also isn't exclusive to the right.

I never said it was, because I already know that "We've got a problem with it within our own party" to be true.

[grossproffit]

11. Then I'll just become more obnoxious to some, since I won't let up on this or forget about it. eom

[Behind the Aegis]

12. LOL! Works for me!

I have been at this for a long time. It isn't just because I am Jewish, I have actually studied anti-Semitism for years, and the hard truth is most barely know anything about it or Jews, for that matter. Some may see my words as "bitter", it isn't, it is simply reality as I see it and have seen it for years. I know there are some who do care and others willing to learn, but they are a small, select group.

[grossproffit]

7. I detest him. I abhor him.

[grossproffit]

9. Trump cites Disney's 'Frozen' in defense of controversial tweet.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-lashes-out-at-disneys-frozen-in-defense-of-controversial-tweet-225199#ixzz4Dgfv7WAf