What Is Wrong With President Trump’s Statements On Charlottesville?[with comment by Paul]

[endicom]

Power Line
John Hinderaker
Aug. 13, 2017

As Scott has noted, President Trump has come under fire for not singling out white supremacists for condemnation following the violent clashes in Charlottesville. Trump has made several statements about those events, both orally and on Twitter. He condemned “in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides.” He added: “It’s been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump. Not Barack Obama. It’s been going on for a long, long time.”

More... http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/08/what-is-wrong-with-president-trumps-statements-on-charlottesville.php


They get it.

[dfwgator]

 :thumbsup2:

[mystery-ak]

Power Line
John Hinderaker
Aug. 13, 2017

As Scott has noted, President Trump has come under fire for not singling out white supremacists for condemnation following the violent clashes in Charlottesville. Trump has made several statements about those events, both orally and on Twitter. He condemned “in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides.” He added: “It’s been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump. Not Barack Obama. It’s been going on for a long, long time.”

More... http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/08/what-is-wrong-with-president-trumps-statements-on-charlottesville.php


They get it.

I said this on another thread and I'll say it again here...I watched Trump live give the statement and I thought it was powerful and well said..I thought it was a good response and I just don't understand all this hullabaloo about it especially by members of Congress.

[driftdiver]

What's wrong?  He said it.  The crazy bastards would whine about anything he said. 

[dfwgator]

What's wrong?  He said it.  The crazy bastards would whine about anything he said.

Precisely.  If Trump walked on water, they would say, "See, he can't swim."

[bigheadfred]

I said this on another thread and I'll say it again here...I watched Trump live give the statement and I thought it was powerful and well said..I thought it was a good response and I just don't understand all this hullabaloo about it especially by members of Congress.

I agreed with the message Trump gave out.

and i ain't takin' back anything i said about those members of congress

[Wingnut]

What Is Wrong With President Trump’s Statements On Charlottesville

Nothing.

[Crazieman]

What Is Wrong With President Trump’s Statements On Charlottesville

Nothing.

He's not rounding up and executing whites, near as I can tell what is wrong.

[Wingnut]

He's not rounding up and executing whites, near as I can tell what is wrong.

Are you chocolate?

[Crazieman]

Are you chocolate?

Mixed, but meant my comment in obvious sarcasm.

I'm getting disturbed by the antics of self-hating whites.

[Wingnut]

Mixed, but meant my comment in obvious sarcasm.

I'm getting disturbed by the antics of self-hating whites.

Ah..  Your low post count threw me there.  But I shall keep my eye on you. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I too had no problem with what trump said and let's face it, whatever he would have said he'd get criticism for.

[Victoria33]

I said this on another thread and I'll say it again here...I watched Trump live give the statement and I thought it was powerful and well said..I thought it was a good response and I just don't understand all this hullabaloo about it especially by members of Congress.

@mystery-ak

There were so many groups there fighting each other, there was no way he could have laid the blame all on one group plus I think no one in govn. knew the names of each of those groups, until toward the end of the day, or today.  Pick your poison, they were all there.

[endicom]

I said this on another thread and I'll say it again here...I watched Trump live give the statement and I thought it was powerful and well said..I thought it was a good response and I just don't understand all this hullabaloo about it especially by members of Congress.

Those members of congress might help themselves by explaining the comment rather than panning it.

[HonestJohn]

When did conservatives suddenly find it hard to condemn outright Nazis?

This is a no-brainer.

If asked to condemn a Nazi, you *DO*.

And if you don't, then you probably have some measure of support for them.

[corbe]

Precisely.  If Trump walked on water, they would say, "See, he can't swim."

   No, @dfwgator us NT'ers would know it's some Reality TV BS from the get go.

[Oceander]

   No, @dfwgator us NT'ers would know it's some Reality TV BS from the get go.

[Free Vulcan]

What's wrong is that Trump included leftists in his condemnation of hate and violence. Only white nationalist groups can be criticized.

[Crazieman]

When did conservatives suddenly find it hard to condemn outright Nazis?

This is a no-brainer.

If asked to condemn a Nazi, you *DO*.

And if you don't, then you probably have some measure of support for them.

Because one has to make sure its a genuine Nazi or an MSM identified Nazi.  There's a difference.

[HonestJohn]

What's wrong is that Trump included leftists in his condemnation of hate and violence. Only white nationalist groups can be criticized.

When a neo-Nazi murders someone at a white supremacist, Klan, and neo-Nazi event... you condemn the white supremacists, Klan, and neo-Nazis.

When a violent leftest group injures/kills someone... then you condemn violent leftists.

You don't mix and match.  That is deflection.

[driftdiver]

When a neo-Nazi murders someone at a white supremacist, Klan, and neo-Nazi event... you condemn the white supremacists, Klan, and neo-Nazis.

When a violent leftest group injures/kills someone... then you condemn violent leftists.

You don't mix and match.  That is deflection.

Nonsense

[Free Vulcan]

When a neo-Nazi murders someone at a white supremacist, Klan, and neo-Nazi event... you condemn the white supremacists, Klan, and neo-Nazis.

When a violent leftest group injures/kills someone... then you condemn violent leftists.

You don't mix and match.  That is deflection.

If an armed burglar robs me at gunpoint, and I get the gun out of his hand, shoot and kill him as he runs away, should charges not be filed against me too?

[endicom]

What's wrong is that Trump included leftists in his condemnation of hate and violence. Only white nationalist groups can be criticized.

That's why I like that Trump went the route of inclusivity and diversity. Wait...what?

@Free Vulcan

[Free Vulcan]

That's why I like that Trump went the route of inclusivity and diversity. Wait...what?

Well played sir, well played.

[Oceander]

When a neo-Nazi murders someone at a white supremacist, Klan, and neo-Nazi event... you condemn the white supremacists, Klan, and neo-Nazis.

When a violent leftest group injures/kills someone... then you condemn violent leftists.

You don't mix and match.  That is deflection.

Not true at all.