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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 01:20 AM Aug 2016

Trump to black voters: ‘What the hell do you have to lose?

Source: MSN/USA Today

DIMONDALE, Mich. — On his second visit to Michigan in less than two weeks, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday blasted Democratic policies he said have destroyed Detroit and other urban centers and called for African Americans to support him, saying blacks cannot expect change otherwise.

Speaking to a predominantly all-white audience of about 6,000 people, Trump appealed directly to blacks for votes.

"You live in poverty," he said. "Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. What the hell do you have to lose?"

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Trump promised to bring back American jobs, build a wall on the Mexican border, cut taxes and improve education and health care. But he was short on details on how he would fix the last two areas, other than getting rid of the Common Core federal education guidelines and repealing the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-black-voters-%E2%80%98what-the-hell-do-you-have-to-lose%E2%80%99/ar-BBvPL2L

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Trump to black voters: ‘What the hell do you have to lose? (Original Post) TomCADem Aug 2016 OP
well to begin with, your dignity. olddad56 Aug 2016 #1
I'll be glad when this nightmare is over. trusty elf Aug 2016 #2
The Fact That Trump Is Such a Cheerleader for Racial Profiling... TomCADem Aug 2016 #3
Um, health coverage, voting rights, basic freedoms... SunSeeker Aug 2016 #4
K&r to expose the disgusting uppityperson Aug 2016 #5
what a way to ask for votes MFM008 Aug 2016 #6
Pickin cotton will be the new retro under President Trump OnDoutside Aug 2016 #7
Wow. Damn. That orange dye has pickled his brain. Solly Mack Aug 2016 #8
As an African-American voter, fuck you... Chicago1980 Aug 2016 #9
6,000 showed up to hear a stump speech that's been heard a thousand times? yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #10
Trump supporters seem to be grasping at straws. Kingofalldems Aug 2016 #14
That's all they got... sad. InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2016 #30
Trump to black voters: Bring your IDs, you're going to need them. nt TeamPooka Aug 2016 #11
Audience either "all-white" or "predominantly white", not both. :eyes: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #12
Yeah, you're already all losers, says the rich old white guy. Kablooie Aug 2016 #13
Let's see Coolest Ranger Aug 2016 #15
"What the hell do you have to lose, YOU LOSERS??!!?!?" hatrack Aug 2016 #16
Keep in mind though that the GOP isn't running Trump as their candidate cstanleytech Aug 2016 #21
"tRump 2016 - What have you got to lose!" Great campaign slogan. I hope he uses it. He'll win yuge. marble falls Aug 2016 #17
Sounds like a used Ford Pinto salesman! whistler162 Aug 2016 #18
Agree Matthew Rose Aug 2016 #26
Hey, you free loading welfare losers Cosmocat Aug 2016 #19
Was this written by his new guy from Breitbart? ck4829 Aug 2016 #20
tRump's full of BLACK4EVER Aug 2016 #22
good analysis patsimp Aug 2016 #24
"Trump appealed directly to blacks for votes." EL34x4 Aug 2016 #23
Bingo!!! Stellar Aug 2016 #25
.... And let the Church say BLACK4EVER Aug 2016 #35
Trump still sounds like bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #27
Just hold your breath until he delivers, then he will be happy. Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #28
The same thing they (and many others) lost during the Bush regime: forest444 Aug 2016 #29
My, my. What a positive and uplifting... 3catwoman3 Aug 2016 #31
Join me and my merry band of skinheads and white supremacists! Mc Mike Aug 2016 #32
In short, Orange Hitler, Everything. 47of74 Aug 2016 #33
Note he didn't actually go into Quayblue Aug 2016 #34

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
3. The Fact That Trump Is Such a Cheerleader for Racial Profiling...
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 01:57 AM
Aug 2016

...would sure create an awkward environment for many people of color. Look at how he handled an Indian American supporter at one of his rallies.

Chicago1980

(1,968 posts)
9. As an African-American voter, fuck you...
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 03:23 AM
Aug 2016

Secondly, suck my balls.

I'd never vote for you Donald, NEVER!!!

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,988 posts)
12. Audience either "all-white" or "predominantly white", not both. :eyes:
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 04:09 AM
Aug 2016

Repealing Obamacare is supposed to help poor inner city people? Nope. Doesn't work like that.

hatrack

(59,583 posts)
16. "What the hell do you have to lose, YOU LOSERS??!!?!?"
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:48 AM
Aug 2016

Well, other than self-respect, the tattered remnants of government accountability, the right to vote, drinkable water, and narrowing odds of emerging alive from even routine encounters with cops, not much.

Nice "outreach", you pandering fuck-clown.

cstanleytech

(26,281 posts)
21. Keep in mind though that the GOP isn't running Trump as their candidate
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 09:04 AM
Aug 2016

to win the Whitehouse rather they are running him as their candidate to rally their voting base so that they can atleast keep majority control of Congress.
Or atleast that is my opinion because I think that they are playing the long game of politics which they are pretty good at playing if that is what they are doing here, after all they can't play the game currently of actually being a good choice to run the country given their performance over the last 30+ years.

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
18. Sounds like a used Ford Pinto salesman!
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 08:23 AM
Aug 2016

The gas tank has a little rust on it, "What could happen?".

BLACK4EVER

(39 posts)
22. tRump's full of
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 09:05 AM
Aug 2016

bullshit. Black folks done "peeped his game from jump". We know that his last two speeches aimed at us were not for us BUT for the "white" moderate undecided voter. It's to show them how non-racist he is, how reasonable he is and how caring he is. There is nothing Trump can say or do to get my vote. He's already shown who and what he is over the course of his private life (and more so during this election season). A rich, spoiled, narcissistic _________ (you fill in the blank). . I almost feel sorry for the Republicans because they allowed their party to be "hi-jacked" by The Donald. When the polls show Trump has 1% of black voters supporting him, my question is "What in the hell is wrong the black people that make up the 1% ?????"

 

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)
23. "Trump appealed directly to blacks for votes."
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 09:57 AM
Aug 2016

No, he didn't. He's speaking to whites, trying to reassure them that he's not a racist so they won't be either if they vote for him.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)
25. Bingo!!!
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 10:18 AM
Aug 2016

...and that's the bottom line!

Forget about all the KKK members and skinheads betting on Trump. They don't want to be affiliated with them.

BLACK4EVER

(39 posts)
35. .... And let the Church say
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 01:59 PM
Aug 2016

Amen and Amen !!! I don't think the white moderate voters is going to fall for this BS from tRump either.

forest444

(5,902 posts)
29. The same thing they (and many others) lost during the Bush regime:
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 10:34 AM
Aug 2016

Half their hard-earned net worth - and in the case of African Americans even their voting rights because Hillary is the only chance we have of restoring the Voting Rights Act.

3catwoman3

(23,973 posts)
31. My, my. What a positive and uplifting...
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 12:06 PM
Aug 2016

...line of bullshit. That ought to bring voters over in droves.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
32. Join me and my merry band of skinheads and white supremacists!
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 12:45 PM
Aug 2016

A message that's sure to resonate in the Black community.

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