Elijah Cummings attacks Trump. Uses race as basis.

[tall73]

I might be missing something. But I don't see how this statement is racist.

His previous tweet about the congresswomen going back to their countries was discriminatory on the basis of national origin. But this is talking about conditions in the district. What is racist about the statement?

 

[Aldebaran]

I might be missing seomthing. But I don't see how this statement is racist.

His previous tweet about the congresswomen going back to their countries was discriminatory on the basis of national origin. But this is talking about conditions in the district. What is racist about the statement?

White people aren't allowed to point out faults with a black person, or even a location where black people live. I guess that would include cities, and no doubt countries.

 

[Aldebaran]

Why does your headline say that Cummings attacked Trump? Seems to me it was the other way around.

Cummings is the one originally accusing Trump of being a racist simply because Trump said something against him and the job he's doing.
As of today, the Press is upping the ante, criticizing Trump's use of the word "infested", such as when he said "Crime infested country" (referring to Somalia), and "Rodent infested" (referring to Baltimore. The anchor on ABC news tonight claims that Trump was being racist by referring to the congresswomen and Elijah Cummings himself as being infested, and therefore less than human.

At least it gave me a good laugh! The Press is getting so desperate in their accusations against Trump that it's becoming more transparent every day! Imagine how desperate their attacks against Trump will be an entire year from now.

 

[Aldebaran]

Trying to use evidence on Trump supporters is futile. These are the same people that insisted that Trump didn’t mock a disabled journalist, when everyone other than the self deluded saw the evidence that he did.

They’ll explain away any action by Trump. He could be caught in a hotel room with a mountain of cocaine and a troop of Girl Scouts, and they’d find a way to justify it...

The evidence you refer to has been easily refuted. As for the so-called "evidence" of his Twitter postings, they have to be taken out of context and even have words added or subtracted when people use them to accuse him of racism. As I mentioned earlier, they're even trying to make the word "infested" look like a racist word. Pelosi decries Trump ‘racist attacks’ on lawmaker

I'm not sure how they could make themselves look any more desperate, but I'm hoping they keep trying!

 

[wing2000]

And it also seems he is operating within the law.....unless you believe there is something illegal with collecting debts that are owed?........

Did I say otherwise? You seemed to have missed the irony.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Cummings is the one originally accusing Trump of being a racist simply because Trump said something against him and the job he's doing.

Source? I thought Trump was reacting to Cummings issuing some subpoenas.

 

[civilwarbuff]

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of approximately 2.8 million votes. Trump wouldn't be the President right now if the Electoral College hadn't saved him from losing the election.

No, Trump would not have been president if HRC had been smart enough to understand how the Electoral College works. Trump was smarter than her; he understood it and played to its strengths.

 

[civilwarbuff]

Did I say otherwise? You seemed to have missed the irony.

Nope, you sure didn't.....you just didn't happen to include that little fact.....

 

[Shiloh Raven]

Replace that with “Republicans”, and you have my feelings exactly.

That's my sentiments as well.

 

[tall73]

I am almost sure that the majority of people by now are indifferent, numb, to the charge of racism, no matter who is the target. The word has lost all of its meaning and is rapidly losing what's left of its bite.

That is why Trump is now "worse than a racist"!

Cory Booker: Donald Trump is 'worse than a racist' - CNNPolitics

 

[Aldebaran]

That is why Trump is now "worse than a racist"!

Cory Booker: Donald Trump is 'worse than a racist' - CNNPolitics

They've got more than a year to come up with a word for that. One word is more catchy than a phrase. How about "Super-racist"? I guess that's one word if it's hyphenated.

 

[LostMarbels]

Ryan Saavedra on Twitter

Ryan Saavedra on Twitter

 

[tall73]

They've got more than a year to come up with a word for that. One word is more catchy than a phrase. How about "Super-racist"? I guess that's one word if it's hyphenated.

Archracist

arch-
/ärCH/

combining form
prefix: arch-

1. chief; principal.
   "archbishop"
   synonyms: chief, principal, foremost, leading, main, preeminent, cardinal, major, prime, premier, elite, star, outstanding, ultra-, super-; More
   top, highest, greatest, best, first, head;
   out-and-out, complete, utter, total;
   informalnumber-one, numero uno
   "archbishop"
   antonyms: minor, pseudo-
   • (in an unfavorable sense) preeminent of its kind; out-and-out.
     "archenemy"

Origin

via Latin from Greek arkhi-, from arkhos ‘chief’.

 

[Ave Maria]

I am getting quite tired of people playing the race card in issues where race is not a factor. President Trump's criticism of Baltimore had nothing to do with the racial makeup of the city.

 

[iluvatar5150]

I am getting quite tired of people playing the race card in issues where race is not a factor. President Trump's criticism of Baltimore had nothing to do with the racial makeup of the city.

You sure about that? When was the last time he complained about infestations in appalachia or the rust belt?

 

[wing2000]

Nope, you sure didn't.....you just didn't happen to include that little fact.....

Yes, a little fact. Let's ignore the multiple code violations.....violations that would not be in play if a landlord was acting ethically.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

You sure about that? When was the last time he complained about infestations in appalachia or the rust belt?

He has a long history of disparaging and demeaning non-white people. We already know what he thinks of Haiti, El Salvador, and all of Africa. I can't quote him because of the profanity he used.

 

[wing2000]

I am getting quite tired of people playing the race card in issues where race is not a factor. President Trump's criticism of Baltimore had nothing to do with the racial makeup of the city.

Race was an element but I personally think that isn't Trump's primary motivator.

Attacking urban areas has been an element of the far right for some time now. Trump is playing to the economic insecurity of rural areas that have been impacted over the last few decades. It's easy to exploit for political gain.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Race was an element but I personally think that isn't Trump's primary motivator.

I'm inclined to agree.

I live in Baltimore now, but I grew up in Trump country (the district where I grew up voted about 57% Trump, 43% Clinton; the nearby district where my folks now live was about 77% Trump). The density of squalor per square mile is certainly higher in the city, but I don't know that the severity of individual examples is any worse here. Back home, there are tons of dilapidated and vacant houses, with yards full of trash and broken down vehicles - and that region isn't remotely as poor as some of the places in the deep south or Appalachia. But when is Trump going to slam those regions?

And the more I zoom in on the MD congressional map, the more I see how factually inaccurate Trump's statement actually is. Yeah, within the city (which is a small fraction of his district), he's got most of the rough neighborhoods, but he's also got a bunch of solidly middle-class neighborhoods as well as the Inner Harbor, which is a big tourist trap.

Maryland Senators, Representatives, and Congressional District Maps - GovTrack.us

But hey, when does Trump care about accuracy?

 

[civilwarbuff]

Yes, a little fact. Let's ignore the multiple code violations.....violations that would not be in play if a landlord was acting ethically.

Just as you are ignoring (putting it mildly) his efforts to legally collect debts that are owed. BTW, did the article happen to quote evidence of these code violations from whatever office oversees these types of complaints?....That information is available to the public. It seems that the writer of the article would have used that avenue to bolster his position.