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Donald Trump: Mizzou Protests are 'Disgusting'
NBC News Online ^ | Nov 12 2015 | Carrie Dann

Posted on 11/12/2015 10:17:00 AM PST by nikos1121

Donald Trump called protests at the University of Missouri "disgraceful" and "disgusting" on Thursday, suggesting in an interview on FOX Business Network that the two university administrators who resigned in the wake of racially-charged incidents at the school should not have stepped down.

"I think the two people that resigned are weak, ineffective people," Trump said of University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe and chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, who both announced on Monday that they would step aside under pressure. "I think that when they resigned, they set something in motion that's gonna be a disaster for the next long period of time."

"Trump should have been the chancellor of that university," added the business mogul. "There would be no resignation."

The university has been rocked by charges that school administrators have failed to address simmering racial tensions on campus. Those complaints prompted a nationally-publicized boycott by players on the school's football team, who demanded that Wolfe step down.

Trump said that protesters have made unreasonable demands in the wake of the resignations. Leaders of the protest movement say the school must implement a "racial awareness and inclusion curriculum" and increase the share of black faculty on campus.

"Their demands are, like, crazy!" Trump said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: donald; elections; mizzou; trump
I seem to recall Reagan took a vastly different response than MISSOURI admin to the protests on the UCLA campus, similar to Trump.
1 posted on 11/12/2015 10:17:00 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

Trump to football team: “ You’re F I R E D !!


2 posted on 11/12/2015 10:19:44 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: nikos1121

If I were a parent of a Mizzou student, I would demand the football coach resign. He risked their standing, scholarships, the school’s reputation.


3 posted on 11/12/2015 10:21:19 AM PST by Kenny (RED)
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To: nikos1121

Did not Reagan call in the NG in the case of UCLA? Just wondering.


4 posted on 11/12/2015 10:23:40 AM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: nikos1121
Trump hits it out of the park yet again! And he does so using words Joe Six-Pack would use (minus Joe's swear words, of course).

Twenty years ago there were "Reagan democrats". We will see that repeated, this time with Trump.

5 posted on 11/12/2015 10:24:45 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Kenny

Why?


6 posted on 11/12/2015 10:25:41 AM PST by nikos1121 ("There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." Thoreau)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
They only scored 1 Touchdown in the last month.

They are dead last in the SEC East with 1 win.

I don't see them winning another game this year.

Even without this BS at Mizz

7 posted on 11/12/2015 10:25:46 AM PST by scooby321
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To: Kenny
He risked their standing, scholarships, the school’s reputation.

How does the football team impact non-player scholarships? And as for standing and reputation, that was established long ago.

8 posted on 11/12/2015 10:28:02 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: nikos1121
Missouri's Gary Pinkel: Players' coach or simply pragmatic?

"Coach," Sam told Gary Pinkel, "you are an amazing person." The head football coach at the University of Missouri made a historic decision over the weekend when he supported his players in their protest of racial inequality at their school. The team vowed not to practice or play until graduate student Jonathan Butler ended his hunger strike, and Pinkel chose to back them. In that instant, the student movement went from curious to serious in the national zeitgeist.

9 posted on 11/12/2015 10:32:12 AM PST by Kenny (RED)
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To: Kenny

Yeah, totally worthless. I can’t imagine Nick Sabine doing that.


10 posted on 11/12/2015 10:40:22 AM PST by nikos1121 ("There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." Thoreau)
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To: Biggirl

I lived through the riots of the 60s. Let’s call them and this what they are: Maoist revolution attempted coups of the US.


11 posted on 11/12/2015 10:42:05 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: nikos1121

(fanning my face with my hands...) I am SO offended. Microaggression! “SWAT, I want to report a terrorist attack...”


12 posted on 11/12/2015 10:44:17 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: combat_boots

They are simpy are handing a Presidential win to the Donald come next year.


13 posted on 11/12/2015 10:45:19 AM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Leaning Right

bump


14 posted on 11/12/2015 10:51:33 AM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: nikos1121

Has anyone every heard of this “Mizzou” place before?


15 posted on 11/12/2015 10:51:38 AM PST by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: nikos1121

The school should have told them that political discourse is welcome but you show up to play or you give up your athletic scholarship and free ride.

They just learned that extortion will get them what they want.


16 posted on 11/12/2015 10:53:04 AM PST by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: Mr. K

I heard that someone on TV thinks they are in the SEC.


17 posted on 11/12/2015 10:57:38 AM PST by The Toll
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To: Leaning Right

“Trump hits it out of the park yet again!”

He sure does. I expect his poll numbers to rise yet again.


18 posted on 11/12/2015 11:10:24 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Biggirl

You know what I find interesting? Trump is always the first guy, right out of the gate to comment on something. The others, go to their consultants and discuss what their position will be. Hillary does nothing without consulting someone, Obama too and most of the herd of republicans.

And Trump’s position is usually right where you want it to be.


19 posted on 11/12/2015 11:15:31 AM PST by nikos1121 ("There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." Thoreau)
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To: nikos1121

Once again, sayign what we are thinking, and the core of his appeal.


20 posted on 11/12/2015 2:04:58 PM PST by vpintheak (Death before disarmament!)
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