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TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 08:41 PM Jun 2018

There are huge differences between Trump and any Eagles player

Trump was born rich and he's rich now.
Nothing has ever changed for him.
Eagles players were born poor or middle class and are now rich or doing very well.
Life has changed for them but they remember where they came from.

Trump inherited his money from his daddy.
The Eagles are paid handsomely for their abilities and value to the team with a contract negotiated for them by agents and lawyers who are the best in the business and aggressively compete for their clients business.

Trump was given a job and career by his daddy.
Not a single Eagles player on the field got their job because their father owns the team.
To a man they all worked very hard their whole lives to become NFL players.

Too bad Trump passed on meeting even a few of these guys, he could've learned a lot from them.

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There are huge differences between Trump and any Eagles player (Original Post) TeamPooka Jun 2018 OP
Other presidents were born wealthy,JFK for one. virgogal Jun 2018 #1
To compare JFK and Trumps history like that is insulting. JFK served his country in WWII, TeamPooka Jun 2018 #2
For heaven's sake,I wasn't comparing their history-- virgogal Jun 2018 #5
how selective of you. TeamPooka Jun 2018 #6
And the ones who were born rich still do the right thing. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2018 #3
Football is a really hard game, and there isn't any way to fake it. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2018 #4
You missed: 300 pounds of blubber vs. 300 pounds of muscle. nt hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2018 #7
lol TeamPooka Jun 2018 #8
 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
1. Other presidents were born wealthy,JFK for one.
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 08:55 PM
Jun 2018

He got everything from his Daddy also,as did Ted and Bobby.

Can't blame someone just for being born rich.

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)
2. To compare JFK and Trumps history like that is insulting. JFK served his country in WWII,
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 09:04 PM
Jun 2018

he lived a life dedicated to public service, serving in several elected positions before becoming President.
Trump got deferments to avoid war with a fake injury
JFK got a lot more from his daddy than money.
He got a sense of duty to serve, in the Navy and in elected office.
All Trump got from his dad was the love of cash.

 

virgogal

(10,178 posts)
5. For heaven's sake,I wasn't comparing their history--
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 09:39 PM
Jun 2018

I was comparing ONE thing,being born rich----and that was the point being made by the OP.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,493 posts)
3. And the ones who were born rich still do the right thing.
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 09:18 PM
Jun 2018

Chris Long comes from a fabulously wealthy family. His father played in the NFL, he’s done tons of commercials and is an on air analyst. But Chris stands for all the right things and donated his entire year’s salary to charity.

Nick Foles comes from big time money, his family owns one of the biggest high end seafood chains in the country. But he also donates heavily to humanitarian causes and runs a ministry. He’s one of the super religious guys who acts in the tenets of the religion.

In general, you’re right. Many of these guys come from nothing and worked their way to their positions, unlike Тяцмр. But some of the players did have money and privilege and still do the right thing. He might have learned a more relatable lesson from them.

But who are we kidding? That asshole is incapable of learning anything valuable.

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
4. Football is a really hard game, and there isn't any way to fake it.
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 09:22 PM
Jun 2018

The worst player on the worst team in the league is a phenomenal athlete. Trump? He’s reasonably skilled at cheating those born with less socioeconomic status and power than him. That’s it.

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