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riversedge

(70,306 posts)
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 09:43 AM Apr 2019

Baylor women's basketball team visits WH: It was a creepy, cringeworthy, cheeseburger-filled affair.

I would not consider it an 'honor' to visit Trumpy in the Oval Office. NOPE#

















The Baylor women’s basketball team should not have accepted the White House invitation

https://thinkprogress.org/baylor-womens-basketball-team-white-house-invitation-bca098a939e0/


It was a creepy, cringeworthy, cheeseburger-filled affair.

Lindsay Gibbs
Apr 29, 2019, 6:40 pm


WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts the Baylor women’s NCAA championship basketball team in the Oval Office at the White House April 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. Although the NCAA champion University of Virginia men's basketball team is skipping a visit to the White House, the Baylor players visited the Oval Office three weeks after winning its third national title with an 82-81 victory over Notre Dame. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

On Monday afternoon in Washington, D.C., history took place. For the first time in his 27 months in office, President Donald Trump held a private ceremony for a championship-winning women’s sports team at the White House.

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First, in the continuation of a tradition that he started during the government shutdown with the Clemson football team, he served Baylor a smorgasbord of Chick-fil-A sandwiches, french fries, Big Macs, and pizza. “The lunch was good? You can’t do better than that,” he remarked to the players when they were crowded into the Oval Office for the photo op.


Then, when head coach Kim Mulkey presented him with the customary Baylor jersey with “Trump” on the back, Trump uttered the phrase: “I love the short sleeves, such beautiful arms. Great definition.”

Finally, when he was presented with a Baylor national championship hat, Trump joked about his hair being real: “Can I put it on? It will mess up my hair, but that’s okay. It is mine.”


But the most questionable moment..............
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Baylor women's basketball team visits WH: It was a creepy, cringeworthy, cheeseburger-filled affair. (Original Post) riversedge Apr 2019 OP
Kim Mulkey's grimace at the sight of a fast food spread for the Baylor Women's Basketball team's vis riversedge Apr 2019 #1
I can understand the disgust of the Baylor coach Gothmog Apr 2019 #7
Hilarious underpants Apr 2019 #13
She's the one who wanted to go. Eat up! jalan48 Apr 2019 #22
Bad move, Coach Mulkey. DinahMoeHum Apr 2019 #31
Yeah, I wouldn't eat any of that food... dubyadiprecession Apr 2019 #2
I once ate a room-temperature Big Mac out of desperation. MineralMan Apr 2019 #3
He's gotten fast food for every national champion since Clemson bearsfootball516 Apr 2019 #27
That's literally how I am w/ ALL fast food ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #30
I went to a concert at the Forum a while back. Initech Apr 2019 #38
This is on Kim Mulkey. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2019 #4
Consider where she coaches. underpants Apr 2019 #8
Home to former University President and Chancellor Kenneth Fucking Starr. 11 Bravo Apr 2019 #41
I did. Are_grits_groceries May 2019 #45
Very true underpants May 2019 #46
These honor-bound types need to realize that Trump is a man with zero honor. java108 Apr 2019 #17
Chumpy's hair is clearly coming unglued, like his brain. MoonRiver Apr 2019 #5
Arghh Gothmog Apr 2019 #6
As much as I hate Trump (A LOT), a compliment paid to women he'll never see again mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #37
It's an insult to serve this shit in the white supremacist house spanone Apr 2019 #9
I know! It's so degrading and disrespectful. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #12
I saw an article on The Root (I think) about the Clemson players that went underpants Apr 2019 #15
The players have said that nobody pushed them to go Are_grits_groceries Apr 2019 #23
kick riversedge Apr 2019 #44
They were in for a 'treat' per Faux SharonClark Apr 2019 #10
It's like everything he touches turns to shit! Initech Apr 2019 #11
+10000000 dewsgirl Apr 2019 #33
That's what they get for even going nini Apr 2019 #14
Well, that cold cheeseburger layout should just about shut the door on ANY further championship a kennedy Apr 2019 #16
Just once, I would like teams like the Baylor team to totally refuse to eat even one Nay Apr 2019 #18
+1 i was thinking that too Kurt V. Apr 2019 #26
They were starved before the feast so they would be hungry enough to eat anything. notdarkyet Apr 2019 #28
WTH were they thinking? Cha Apr 2019 #19
Wow - what a young, vibrant man! Vinca Apr 2019 #20
Look at it this way: It's the only meat they would take from the degenerate. CaptYossarian Apr 2019 #21
Classy. cwydro Apr 2019 #34
The team got to met someone with some class Gothmog Apr 2019 #24
what the HELL was wrong with that team?? they KNOW what that racist, sexist asshole is. niyad Apr 2019 #25
I'm surprised Racist Trump didn't serve them Bojangles' or Popeyes fried chicken sop Apr 2019 #29
I bet if we could read minds the short lady in the black top behind Don is thinking Vinca Apr 2019 #32
She is likely mumbling to herself.... magicarpet Apr 2019 #36
Gotta love star player Kalani Brown's remark. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2019 #35
What a disgusting display of food. gademocrat7 Apr 2019 #39
Another "What the McFuck" moment Blue Owl Apr 2019 #40
If Invited to the White House Teams Should Go erpowers Apr 2019 #42
Not unless they're waving picket signs. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2019 #43
For this thread Gothmog May 2019 #47
From my twitter feed Gothmog May 2019 #48

riversedge

(70,306 posts)
1. Kim Mulkey's grimace at the sight of a fast food spread for the Baylor Women's Basketball team's vis
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 09:54 AM
Apr 2019




Kim Mulkey's grimace at the sight of a fast food spread for the Baylor Women's Basketball team's visit to the White House is worth a thousand words.














Replying to @gianmaster191 @ByJaySarkar

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13h13 hours ago

At the same time, she could have turned down the offer to the WH. The team photo with the icky orange thing is pretty telling.
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The Lady Red- the night is dark and full of terror
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8h8 hours ago

Baylor, a very Christian university, probably accepted for them. I'd like to hear from Kim or one of the team though...

dubyadiprecession

(5,722 posts)
2. Yeah, I wouldn't eat any of that food...
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 09:54 AM
Apr 2019

I’m sure there are many “spit burgers” on that table. Once those fast food places found out where the food was going, the saliva started flying.

MineralMan

(146,331 posts)
3. I once ate a room-temperature Big Mac out of desperation.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:08 AM
Apr 2019

It was a disgusting experience. I can tolerate a Big Mac if I can eat it hot, right out of the bag. Cooled down, it's really not an edible thing.

Disgusting. It is a deliberate insult on the part of Donald J. Trump. "Here," he is saying to the young women and coaches from Baylor, "this is what really I think of you."

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
27. He's gotten fast food for every national champion since Clemson
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 12:52 PM
Apr 2019

So I don't think it was intended to be a barb toward the Baylor women, specifically.

That being said, it's still classless.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
30. That's literally how I am w/ ALL fast food ...
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 12:59 PM
Apr 2019

I absolutely must eat it at the place, or immediately after getting it at the drive-thru. I live like 3 minutes from a bunch of Fast Food, and every time I wait to get home with it ... it's barely edible.

There's one exception to this, and that's things that take a while to cook in the fryer, thick items that have to fry for 3-5 minutes ... Jacks Chicken Strips & Egg Rolls, for example, those will be optimal temp when I get home in 3 mins. I have my Monster Taco in the car though. Taco Bell tacos, same way, they're good for like 1.5 minutes.

And FF Burgers? Like you say ... they must be eaten immediately, or they get gross, fast.

Then again, I don't like ANY food that's supposed to be eaten hot ... not hot. Some people like, for example, cold pizza, or cold fried chicken ... YUCK!

Initech

(100,104 posts)
38. I went to a concert at the Forum a while back.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:27 PM
Apr 2019

And I stopped at In N Out beforehand. But in the interest of saving time I got it to go. And by the time I got to the parking lot and parked my car and started to eat my burger, a total of about 15 minutes, it was, shall we say not so fresh. Oh wait, it was fucking inedible. Never again. I'll always eat it at the restaurant.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
4. This is on Kim Mulkey.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:09 AM
Apr 2019

She said when asked that she would be glad to go to the WH. It was said in the excitement of the win but that is no excuse.
She did not even consult her team. I also have no idea what they were told by the admin and the athletic department if they did not go.
Baylor’s athletic department has been a hot mess for a lot of reasons. This did not help their WBB program. I am waiting to see if she gets any blowback.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
41. Home to former University President and Chancellor Kenneth Fucking Starr.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:59 PM
Apr 2019

(On the other hand, they did beat Notre Dame, so YAY!)

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
45. I did.
Wed May 1, 2019, 07:22 AM
May 2019

She automatically said yes without a thought of her players.
I have followed her since she wore pigtails and was a terror at LaTech. The way she handled Britney Griner was not stellar either when it became known she was gay. I have been very disappointed in her.
Either she believes what Baylor sells or she remains there in spite of their stances. She could get a good job at some major schools.

underpants

(182,883 posts)
46. Very true
Wed May 1, 2019, 08:49 AM
May 2019

With a national championship she could go any number of places (depending on her contract). Gino isn’t going to be at UConn forever.

java108

(129 posts)
17. These honor-bound types need to realize that Trump is a man with zero honor.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:33 AM
Apr 2019

It doesn't matter which office he currently holds (hostage).

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
5. Chumpy's hair is clearly coming unglued, like his brain.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:13 AM
Apr 2019

Also, McDonald's will soon have veggie burgers in all US locations, but don't expect Idiot to serve them up.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
37. As much as I hate Trump (A LOT), a compliment paid to women he'll never see again
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:15 PM
Apr 2019

regarding a portion of their physique not associated with sex ... does not constitute 'sexual harassment'.

It's lame and tacky AF, to be sure, but it's not sexual harassment. Calling it that denigrates real sexual harassment, IMHO. Had he said 'look at all these beautiful boobs!' ... that would be sexual harassment.

To me it's kinda like calling Joe Biden a sexual harasser for briefly rubbing a woman's shoulders in encouragement.

That being said, it IS an obvious reflection on how ingrained it is in his psyche to view/value women in terms of their physical attributes, and how they please him. And how unable he is to NOT blurt out stupid, lame comments of this nature, no matter how inappropriate the timing. Which is scary in and of itself. But we knew all that about him already, didn't we?

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
12. I know! It's so degrading and disrespectful.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:00 AM
Apr 2019

He is setting a precedent and making a mockery of inviting sports teams to the White House. Who does this? He's so tacky and low-brow.

Those basketball players look anything but thrilled to be there. I'm sure the coach dragged them there kicking and screaming.

:large

underpants

(182,883 posts)
15. I saw an article on The Root (I think) about the Clemson players that went
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:25 AM
Apr 2019

Almost all were a Freshman and Sophomores who want more playing time next year so they wanted to show loyalty to the coaches. The rising players already established and looking towards the pros were almost completely absent.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
23. The players have said that nobody pushed them to go
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 12:28 PM
Apr 2019

or talked about playing time. The Root was fishing..
I can guarantee you that Lindsey Graham was promising Trump the team would be there before the last whistle.
Clemson is a state school and our regressive legislature would love to whack them if they dissed Trump. It is a balancing act.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
10. They were in for a 'treat' per Faux
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:39 AM
Apr 2019

"Members of the victorious Baylor University Lady Bears basketball team were in for a treat during their White House visit on Monday — a buffet of McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s and Burger King classics."

Yuck, they never should have accepted.

Initech

(100,104 posts)
11. It's like everything he touches turns to shit!
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 10:41 AM
Apr 2019

Like some sort of reverse King Midas. And the deplorables cheerlead this.

nini

(16,672 posts)
14. That's what they get for even going
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:24 AM
Apr 2019

They should have taken the lead of the men's champs and just didn't enable that freak.

a kennedy

(29,709 posts)
16. Well, that cold cheeseburger layout should just about shut the door on ANY further championship
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:26 AM
Apr 2019

teams visiting the White House, eh??

Nay

(12,051 posts)
18. Just once, I would like teams like the Baylor team to totally refuse to eat even one
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:34 AM
Apr 2019

French fry from such a disgusting insult of a "meal" from this White House. Not one item. The team may have been forced to go the WH, but they don't have to eat this junk, and they shouldn't.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
21. Look at it this way: It's the only meat they would take from the degenerate.
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 12:23 PM
Apr 2019

And it didn't cost him or Michael Cohen $130,000.

sop

(10,253 posts)
29. I'm surprised Racist Trump didn't serve them Bojangles' or Popeyes fried chicken
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 12:58 PM
Apr 2019

He could have tossed out rolls of paper towels so they could wipe their hands. The guy is such an asshole.

Vinca

(50,304 posts)
32. I bet if we could read minds the short lady in the black top behind Don is thinking
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:01 PM
Apr 2019

"you stupid POS."

magicarpet

(14,175 posts)
36. She is likely mumbling to herself....
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:11 PM
Apr 2019

.... "I hope this piece of shit POTUS doesn't grab me by the feline."

DinahMoeHum

(21,809 posts)
35. Gotta love star player Kalani Brown's remark. . .
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 01:07 PM
Apr 2019

. . .after surveying the food. . .



“Okay, Donnie. Coooool.”

Notice she said "Donnie", NOT "Mister President"



She's headed to the WNBA (LA Sparks), BTW.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
42. If Invited to the White House Teams Should Go
Tue Apr 30, 2019, 02:34 PM
Apr 2019

I am not a Trump fan, but teams should go to the White House when they are invited.

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