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WHAT DID TRUMP SAY? (Original Post) MoonRiver Sep 2016 OP
Geezus... you're on the internet... click on *ANY* news site... Literally *ANY* news site scheming daemons Sep 2016 #1
I would prefer interpretations from DUers, rather than the MSM. GMAB. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #2
And you're here on DU. Help us out if you have time MineralMan Sep 2016 #5
I am helping you out. Type "cnn.com" into your address window on your browser. scheming daemons Sep 2016 #6
I know, and have known for about 20 years, how to access CNN.com MoonRiver Sep 2016 #11
People seem irritable, don't they? Sorry. Hortensis Sep 2016 #20
Everything seems to be in disarray! I don't understand. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #21
None of us understand just what's happened Hortensis Sep 2016 #22
Trump said Blue Idaho Sep 2016 #3
Thank you! MoonRiver Sep 2016 #4
For a little more context....... beaglelover Sep 2016 #14
Thank you. Very helpful summation. Shrike47 Sep 2016 #16
I think he said Obama was born in the US. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #7
Without an apology, it will not help him. eom MoonRiver Sep 2016 #8
With an apology he will piss off his base. nt. Blue Idaho Sep 2016 #9
He's such a scum bag. How about saying something that reflects his true feelings... MoonRiver Sep 2016 #10
I don't think it will help or hurt him either way. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #12
That is probably true. But it makes all those visits to AA communities irrelevant to his cause. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #15
I believe those visits already are irrelevant. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #17
He's playing to the white suburban women, not AAs. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #18
It was a publicity stunt so he could take the press on a tour of the new hotel. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2016 #13
Remember Howard Stern's book/movie where he referred to his radio boss spiderpig Sep 2016 #19
 

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
1. Geezus... you're on the internet... click on *ANY* news site... Literally *ANY* news site
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:13 PM
Sep 2016

You're here on DU, so you have access to the internet.

cnn.com
msnbc.com
apnews.com


Hell... twitter.


Do we really need to hold hands of people and show them how to use the freaking internet in 2016?

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
5. And you're here on DU. Help us out if you have time
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:18 PM
Sep 2016

to watch the news and comment on it. For pity's sake, write something about what you saw, instead of just a comment without context.

 

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
6. I am helping you out. Type "cnn.com" into your address window on your browser.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:19 PM
Sep 2016

Then read the top story.

it will give you everything Trump said, including the context.


Magical, huh?

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
20. People seem irritable, don't they? Sorry.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 01:05 PM
Sep 2016

On the plus side, the media are currently turning on Trump because he dissed one of their own by turning an editor away. So they've actually taking a "principled" stand by refusing to show pictures of his hotel.

They have a point -- they were going to allow him to use all the cable and network coverage as free, looong commercials for his hotel, and he should have shown them a little less contempt. Whether they deserve it or not.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
21. Everything seems to be in disarray! I don't understand.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 01:09 PM
Sep 2016

Only ONE candidate, Hillary, is qualified to be our president.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
22. None of us understand just what's happened
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 07:14 PM
Sep 2016

to "main-outlet" journalism. We only know it has.

I only turn on TV news to see what and how it's covering, and not covering, since it is an actor, not for the news itself.

A lot of days I check out the NY Times and WaPo for the number of articles about Clinton and Trump and how they're styled, both in their headlines (often extremely misleading, relentlessly negative for Clinton on average) and the article content itself, NY Times worse but both definitely biased. I've actually come to look more to the editorial pages and letters sections for info that might break our of their bias boxes.

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)
3. Trump said
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:17 PM
Sep 2016

He is opening a terrific new hotel, that he loves Medal of Honor winners, and that the President was born in America. Then he exited stage left as fast as he could. No time for questions...

beaglelover

(3,486 posts)
14. For a little more context.......
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:38 PM
Sep 2016

The event started at 11:04. He came out and talked about his beautiful new hotel and how it was opening on time and under budget. Then he turned it over to a bunch of retired military medal of honor recipients who each praised him one after the other. This went on for about 20 minutes. One after the other, praise, praise, praise.....all the while very network in the world is showing this live to millions of viewers. Finally, some of the networks realized something was up and they were being duped, so they cut away from the event. Then about 2 minutes later, they went back to the event since Trump was at the microphone again. He then gave a 31 second statement that basically said Hillary started the birther movement in 2008 (first lie) and that he ended it (second lie) and that Obama was born in the USA (wow, a true statement!) and that now we have to move onto the important issues and make america great again. Then he promptly left the stage to tour his new hotel and disinvited the press from attending the tour with him. He clearly thinks this is the end of the issue and he won't comment on it ever again.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
7. I think he said Obama was born in the US.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:20 PM
Sep 2016

I don't see how him actually making a sane comment is going to increase AA voter turnout for Democrats over that of what it will already be. I'm guessing this is what the context free ops are about.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
10. He's such a scum bag. How about saying something that reflects his true feelings...
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:26 PM
Sep 2016

oh wait, he's a birther POS. My bad.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
12. I don't think it will help or hurt him either way.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:31 PM
Sep 2016

What's he going to do? Apologize for being a racist just to continue being a racist. Politically insignificant at this point in time.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
17. I believe those visits already are irrelevant.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:45 PM
Sep 2016

They are far and few between. He just likes being able to say he did it. Those stops are just a grand version of "I have a black friend."

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
18. He's playing to the white suburban women, not AAs.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:51 PM
Sep 2016

I think he will be unsuccessful, speaking as a white suburban woman, lol.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
13. It was a publicity stunt so he could take the press on a tour of the new hotel.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:31 PM
Sep 2016

Photo ops encouraged; no questions allowed.

He did say that President Obama was born in the US.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
19. Remember Howard Stern's book/movie where he referred to his radio boss
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:53 PM
Sep 2016

as "Pig Vomit"? (Paul Giamatti was great in the film, BTW)

Trump has taken over the title.

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