> DW> I guess it depends on how you take it. At the time, I took it as Trump
> DW> being hard on that particular person and not as a blanket implication of
> DW> disabled persons as a whole. However, I can easily see where others woul
> DW> take it that way, and I didn't think it was appropriate.
> While it is (much moreso now), and definitely was inappropriate.. I'd like to
> know how many people arguing about this as a reason not to vote for him, have
> ever called a friend of theirs a retard, or a short bus riding window licker,
> or slow, etc. Back in the 80s-90s you heard that crap every day, as it was ver
> common.
Yes, it was indeed. I suspect that any folks my age acting appalled about
it now used to say it a lot then.
> I think it has to do with people's skin getting much thinner over the years.
> People's feelings get hurt entirely too easily nowadays.
Indeed. Part of it is probably the way they are raised, but I also think
part of it is how much exposure (and at how young) people have to social
media these days. That opens a whole new door to not only information but
also to a place to have more hurt feelings.
> DW> When people say he "doesn't act 'Presidential,'" while they usually canno
> DW> define what that really means I can agree that is one time where he
> DW> definately didn't act so. Some of his attacks on John McCain were also
> DW> good examples of inappropriate, "un-Presidential" responses.
> He wasn't ever, nor wanted to be groomed to be president. He has always been a
> business owner and basically ran the country the same way - which was /very/
> successful, if I might add. It was definitely a nice break from the previous
> what, 20 years of Democrat presidents?
I don't think people realize how some politicians are groomed for that. I
remember reading years ago that the Kennedys were grooming their eldest for
an eventual Presidential run. He died, so they turned their focus on John.
He had already spent some time not being groomed which made things a little more
difficult.
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