Posted on 11/20/2017 9:38:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The father of one of the basketball players who had been facing shoplifting charges in China downplayed President Trumps role in having him released and Trumps response may be one of the worst Ive seen yet.
Now, to be fair, I certainly do understand why President Trump would have been upset by this. If you want to argue that LiAngelo Balls father, LaVar, should have shown gratitude instead of dismissal of President Trumps efforts, then Id say thats a fine argument. Whats not fine, however, is this:
Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017
I mean, really? These three players thanked you by name, but because one of their fathers said something that you didnt like, all three of them should have had to rot in a foreign jail? Theres really no appropriate response to a reaction like that except for, just, come on, man.
Of course, Im not saying that these players dont deserve any punishment. They do . . . and they deserve some ridicule, too. After all, not only is stealing wrong, but stealing in China also makes you kind of an idiot. These three embarrassed themselves, UCLA, their families, and our entire country but they still dont deserve to rot in a Chinese jail, and President Trump did the right thing by working to free them. Heres the thing, though: President Trump should have worked to free them simply because it was the right thing to do, and his tweet suggests he did it looking for admiration.
This wasnt presidential, and Im not using that word in the way that most people use it. After all, when most people criticize Trump for not being presidential, what they mean is that he doesnt conduct himself with the kind of decorum that they believe someone in his position should. This, however, goes so far beyond that: It suggests that President Trump does not understand that his role is to be a servant for the people of the United States of all of the people, whether they (or their fathers) like him or not.
Yes, what President Trump did was noble, but it wasnt extraordinary it was his job. This is America, and our presidents dont just leave U.S. citizens in foreign countries jails regardless of whether or not those citizens thought it was a good idea to steal luxury merchandise or not. President Trump should have done what he did because its the kind of thing he was elected to do, not in exchange for recognition from the players, their fathers, or anyone.
You make an excellent point, because of the design of the Trump international logo, being a "Capital T" coming up from the foundation of the world.
You can make this stuff up.
There is much written in the Jewish commentaries about this verse:
Proverbs 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Because it is read as "the Tzaddik is the foundation of the world", and thus is the yesod of Joseph.
The verse reminds me of another (10:25, 25:10) because it's on our own foundational symbol, the Liberty Bell:
Leviticus 25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
One of a zillion examples of where America *is* Bible prophecy, yet noone's looking there.
Mysteries of the universe are in what Solomon said. "The proverbs of Solomon" actually introduces not only chapter 1, but also 10 and 25. Must be something to that detail. God said to be observant. :)
The keyboard is really in a mood today, and my proof-reading skills are napping.
You *can’t* make this stuff up, sheesh.
Trumps post was obviously meant to show how ungrateful and idiotic the father acted. Yes, if Trump did not act those spoiled, selfish, ignorant and entitled primadonas could have rotted in jail. But Trump did act, unlike Obama who let a young student rot in a North Korean jail and be tortured to death.
Somehow Kat can only find fault with Trump. Let your hate go, Kat. Except it. Trump won and we voted for him because he does the right thing.
Another Jewish concept, that ungratefulness is a great sin.
The father looks like he is trying to demonstrate how poorly his son was raised. Likely to turn out to be a thief.
Which of the three was the leader?
National Review...nuff said.
Good point. Whoever was the leader, they are all ungrateful losers.
Thanks to the President’s kindness, everybody knows this. ;)
Best way to out evil, is to let it run its own mouth. Seeing yet another sure way to besmirch the President, evil can’t run to the mic fast enough.
This Timpf lady has little knowledge of Lavar Ball apparently.
These political writers have no clue, zip and still can't figure out what happened or why Trump won.
Ping
The elder Ball is a complete and utter loon and he shouldn't have bitten the hand that had just fed him. What's non-presidential about calling out this ingrate?
Trump wasn't my guy in the primaries but I quickly admired his ability to make the right enemies. I've become a fan as his performance in office deserves it and he has continued to make the right enemies, including the clowns at The National Review. From the pillar of logical political discourse to the level of the National Inquirer within one lifetime. Sad.
Maybe if our culture had the guts to shame bad behavior, there’d be no need for the president to have to deal with such matters. The cultural gatekeepers of the left have created a generation that has accepted the mainstreaming of anti-social behavior from certain protected groups. Our culture has become an obscene perversion of common decency and propriety. Now suddenly, when we have a president that has the guts to confront such indecency in plain language, the cultural gate keepers are concerned with propriety.
Go F yourself National Review.
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