Posted on 10/16/2015 4:19:09 PM PDT by Starman417
Hey! What was the point? DOES S. Korea get a free ride or don’t they? Do they pay the U.S. nearly a $billion per year, or don’t they? And to clarify, exactly WHAT is the payment designated FOR? Are they paying it merely for our PRESENCE there, which I gather, is what Choe was claiming? Or is Trump correct, and the $800+ odd million$ are actually in payment for weapons, equipment and/or other defense materiel....which are a different matter altogether, and would blow Choe’s claim into a cocked hat.
Trump was right on the money. Look at the kid’s Twitter page. It’s in hangul as well as English. He talks about his summer job working for the National Assembly (Korea’s version of Congress). I would bet his parents are Korean, which makes him a Korean citizen under Korean law even if he was born in the U.S.
“No matter where I’m from, I like to get my facts straight, and I wanted to tell you that that’s not true. South Korea paid $861 million,” Choe said
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A drop in the bucket.
After watching video, I wouldn’t necessarily call the audience’s response to the student’s reply to Trump’s question where the student is from to be significant.
This reminds me of a previous thread where the author’s description of the audience’s response to a comment that Trump made about Rubio was likewise questionable.
Conservatives boo Trump after Rubio 'clown' insult
You’re getting pathetic.
His question was perfectly ok. The kid looks Korean, cares, apparently, only about Korean issues, and asks a question about Korea. If this is racism, this country is crazier than even I thought it was.
so lets live in the past...
this guy has opened the door...to some necessary discussion
a Statesmen he will never be
So if he was readily able to assume an ehtnic identlty... why did he feel the need to ask the question?
statesmen...REAL statesmen don’t respond is such a manner,,and our next Presidet had BETTER be an Authentic Stateman
I agree. I think that some people will see his statements as egregious faux pas. But it has been normal for many years.
what does the word korean refer to in this instance....his taste in ICE CREAM??
no? okay then...his sartorial choices?
maybe you might want to re read you message with “fresh eyes” as they say
all actions by the would be candidate from NYC...appear to be Sacrosanct to many.....
The question of origin was well within reason. The reaction is not.
Did you even watch the video? While Trump answered his question, that brat was busy talking to someone else.
And what the hell does ice cream have to do with anything? The Trump haters seem to be on benders today.
Trump Rules.. Dewdette!!
I thought that question was inappropriate, as it had no relevance to the issue at hand.
Even assuming this person was biased, the question and subsequent answer would all be based on facts which, by definition, are devoid of any bias.
To be fair to Mr. Trump, we don’t know what transpired before that to cause him to go that route. Nor do we know what his internals said about what GOPe/RNC plants may be in the crowd that he had to watch out for.
So without knowing the full story it is unwise to render judgement.
I’ll take it that you didn’t bother to watch the entire video. So why should I take anything YOU say seriously?
Yeah? And how much did WE pay?
okay lets see we covered the Ice Cream Choice question
his sartorial choices...were maybe Korean?
No His APPERANCE ?? yes BINGO
what about his appearance made him look korean?
Just PERHAPS it was his... Racial..Characteristics?
well there you have it,,,if you can SEE IT!!
“I’m married to a Chinese woman. Asian issues matter avove all others to most of them (sorry, but it’s true).”
You are correct
My wife makes it a point to tell other Asians that I speak Cantonese so that they don’t make disparaging remarks about her “Ghiweilo” husband around a table thinking I don’t know what they are saying.
But why does it matter why the kid asked the question? He asked the question, so why not just answer it?
...If this is racism, this country is crazier than even I thought it is...
Welcome to the 21st century and 2015 AD. Nothing makes sense
anymore.
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