Posted on 11/27/2015 2:56:21 PM PST by EveningStar
...Mocking a disabled person for their disability has been universally passe since at least the 1950s, and so some of his supporters have been out on twitter over the last couple of days offering various defenses for Trump's behavior on this video. It is important to note that Trump himself has (as far as I know) offered only this by way of "explanation" for his actions:
Defense 1. Trump didn't know Koveleski was disabled...
So, to believe that Trump had no idea what Koveleski looked like or the particulars of his disability, you would have to believe a) that the entire written record of their numerous interactions is fabricated, and Koveleski in particular (the very person on whose word Trump is staking his 9/11 claims) is flat out lying b) that he said "the poor guy" when referring to Koveleski because... well, I have no idea what the "because" is even supposed to be on that one and c) Trump was able to pull off an imitation of Koveleski's specific physical deformity purely by chance...
2. "The Media" mocked Trig Palin for having Down's Syndrome, so they are fair game.
...if Tom Brokaw insulted Dick Cheney, that would not give Rick Santorum free license to punch Jake Tapper in the face. That's more or less exactly the defense that is being raised by Trump supporters, though.
3. No one is above mockery...
The problem comes when people are mocked, not for the things they've done, but for the physical conditions over which they have no control...
Trump has demonstrated time and time again that he simply is not suited for the office either by temperament or by judgment...
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
ESAD RedState!
idiots on parade
Blah, blah, blah as Jeb might say.
I still support The Donald and still think he wasn’t mocking some crippled (yet nasty) reporter.
How about the fricking reporter lied, specifically to smear Trump. The reporter’s grievance card is overdrawn.
Screw him.
Recent history says Trump will rise in polls when attacked.
If one works as a journalist then ipso facto they are not an object of pity. Trig on the other hand is a different story and the Left throws out all the rules when it comes to the Palins.
When did the reporter lie?
All mainstream media people are disabled. Mental illness is nothing to make jokes about.
“Stand up, Chuck!”
Good article. Seriously you Trumpers need to read this and get a wake up call about the guy you are supporting. Its getting crazier and crazier and ya’ll are better than this.
When he stated that there was no evidence that NJ muslims were celebrating on 9/11, despite his very own reporting on it in 2001.
Anyone who says they couldn’t tell Trump was mocking the dishonesty and intellectual weaseling of the idiot reporter is a liar.
Or, possibly, an idiot. But the burden’s on them to prove they are truly that stupid.
Not the same thing, and you know that.
Got it. Reporters can lie as long as they have a grievance card.
It’s absolutely adorable how outraged Red State is over a NYTimes journalist being insulted.
I think Trump has established that for him, the press is free game. He appears to be immune when attacking members of the press.
Enough said. Why is RedState just writing about the Gimp Card?
Trump is Raciss, so they can play the Raciss Card on him, too.
And don't forget the WarrenWimmins Card.
And the Stomping Big-Eyed Puppies & Cute Fuzzy Kittens Card.
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