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Paris Train Hero Attacked as 'Small-minded Bigot' for Wearing Trump T-shirt
townhall.com ^ | 7/18/2016 | Cortney O'Brien

Posted on 07/18/2016 6:50:03 AM PDT by rktman

Alek Skarlatos was one of three young U.S. soldiers on the right vacation at the right time when a terrorist attempted to launch an attack on a train in Paris, France last summer. Skarlatos, along with friends Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler, successfully stopped the gunman and disarmed him from his weapon of choice, an AK 47. The heroics of these young men earned them praise from the people of France and the U.S., medals for bravery at the Pentagon and, in Skarlatos' case, celebrity status, as he competed on "Dancing with the Stars."

Yet, Skarlatos found out very quickly how people can turn on him. All he had to do was post a picture of himself on Instagram fishing and wearing a "Trump: Make America Great Again" T-shirt.

While some of his followers praised his presidential choice, others attacked him. "Racist" and "uneducated" were among the insults hurled at him. One especially nasty commenter called him a "small-minded bigot." That's not all he called him (but the graphic language is best not placed here.)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: heroes; liberalfascism; skarlatos; tshirt
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To: rktman

Liberals calling for tolerance and peace see no problem with calling for violence against those who don’t support their agenda.


21 posted on 07/18/2016 8:06:52 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
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To: GregoTX

Racist is the liberals’ go to insult.


22 posted on 07/18/2016 8:08:48 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

They are extremely intolerant of intolerance.


23 posted on 07/18/2016 8:15:15 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: gigster

“In this unfortunate, skewed world, the left hates the good for being good.”

Does that allow any conclusion other than that the left is evil?


24 posted on 07/18/2016 8:56:57 AM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: Lurker
We have gotten nothing but positive comments on our Trump shirts.

The obnoxious idiots seen on TV are largely paid astroturfers or just plain idiots. The people making awful comments about this heroic young man are only courageous when they are hiding behind the anonymity of the Internet.

25 posted on 07/18/2016 8:57:53 AM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: rktman

If you don’t fall in line with the party line, do exactly what we say, how we say it, and when to do it you’re a small minded bigot.


26 posted on 07/18/2016 9:13:31 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: rktman
Apparently, ain’t nobody “innocent”.

"How dare a Trump supporting small-minded bigot like him save lives !!!"

/s


27 posted on 07/18/2016 9:47:07 AM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: dsc
Does that allow any conclusion than that the left is evil? You can take it to the bank, buddy.
28 posted on 07/18/2016 10:26:22 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: rktman

I like your name for her:Hildabama.


29 posted on 07/18/2016 10:28:11 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: gigster

Not sure it’s ‘mine’ but, if the pants suit fits.


30 posted on 07/18/2016 10:31:40 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

Oh, boy!!!! I am a strong supporter of Donald Trump, so I must be an uneducated (Harvard, Ph.D.), bigoted, racist, fundamentalist (Orthodox Christian), warmonger (oppose all of Hillary’s wars, past and planned for the future).

Our Christian Brother Alek Skarlatos is a REAL HERO!!!!! Maybe those who are bashing him for supporting Trump need to rethink their views. And why are they supporting that dirty crook Hillary anyway?


31 posted on 07/18/2016 11:13:49 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Honorary Serb

You gonna change your handle to “Dr. racis’”? LOL!


32 posted on 07/18/2016 11:28:06 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

“Honorary Serb”—complete with my tagline—is bad enough for most Hillary supporters!!!!


33 posted on 07/18/2016 11:35:07 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Honorary Serb

Works for me. :)


34 posted on 07/18/2016 11:38:58 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Racist is the liberals’ go to insult.

I think the word needs to be cure by a fist to the teeth of anybody who uses it. Wear gloves.

35 posted on 07/18/2016 11:40:54 AM PDT by Stentor (Free the Rosenbergs--Oh wait. Nevermind.)
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To: gigster

“You can take it to the bank, buddy.”

It would be nice to have *something* in the bank.


36 posted on 07/19/2016 12:31:43 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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