4/27/11: Trump Says Obama Should ‘Get Off His Basketball Court’ and respond to gas prices

[apples and oranges]

TRUMP: If you look at what he’s doing in Libya, which is a total disaster. Nobody even knows what’s going on in Libya. If you look at what’s happening with gasoline prices where he said he has no control over prices, which he does if he gets on the phone or gets off his basketball court or whatever he is doing at the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGO16q1omsg&feature=player_embedded

Basketball court??? Really???

Obama, of course, has made many steps to reduce gas prices in recent weeks: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-forms-task-force-to-stop-gas-price-gouging/2011/04/21/AFV7BHKE_video.html

Many have alleged that Trump’s nonstop, unsubstantiated smears about Obama’s birth and legitimacy are coded racial language designed to inspire hatred against Obama’s identity. His recent comments about Obama’s “terrible grades” may be a hint to “resentful whites that this seemingly brilliant black man isn’t so smart after all,” writes Michelle Goldberg. Trump previously commented on the the “frightening” level of support that Obama enjoys from black voters and bragged that “I’ve always had a great relationship with the blacks.”

After Trump’s claims about Obama’s birth certificate were further discredited, he is moving on to even more transparent racist language. Will the media continue to provide a free platform to Trump’s hate-fueled publicity campaign?

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/27/trump-obama-basketball-court/

Trump is officially the George Wallace of the millennium!

[gkhouston]

1. I wonder if any of Trump's financial interests have been involved in oil speculation.

It might be a good idea for someone to look into that.

[tularetom]

2. I hope he keeps on pulling this crap and nobody shuts him up

He keeps digging the hole deeper and deeper and the entire republican party is falling in with him.

Why stop him now?

[qanda]

3. I knew he was by the way he treated Randal Pinkett on the Apprentice

I'm glad Randal stood up for himself and made Trump do the right thing by naming Randal the sole apprentice.

[Fire1]

12. I had the privilege of meeting Randall. Very nice guy.

Told him I was very proud of the way he handled Donald.

[bluestateguy]

4. Trump has no foreign policy experience

and it is giving direct aid and comfort to the enemy (Al Qaeda) to second guess the commander in chief at a time when we have troops in the field.

[MineralMan]

6. Yabbut he's got lots of bankruptcy experience...

:rofl:

[MineralMan]

5. I say we just let Trump rant on until we find out if he can get

nominated. If, on the chance he does, then we can recall all this nonsense for the campaign. He's an incredible moron and hypocrite. He's providing the perfect clips for the campaign every time he speaks.

Of course, I don't think he's actually serious about running and, even if he were, he'd not have much of a chance of getting nominated. But just on that off chance, he's providing plenty of ammo on himself right now.

[JoePhilly]

7. Trump thinks only "the blacks" like Basketball ... the dope.

[BobbyBoring]

15. Next it will be

Water Melons and fried Chicken!

[bullwinkle428]

8. Trump could have chosen to use "golf course", then he realized

he wouldn't allow Obama to play on any of the "prestigious" Trump network of courses!

"BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM CADDY FOR ME! IT WOULD BE HUUUUUUUUUUGE!"

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Question: How much money has Trump been making in oil speculation?

[LSK]

10. so in other words Trump wants Obama to tax speculators???

[Fire1]

11. "Good relationship with the blacks..." Really? We'll see. n/t

[spanone]

13. racist elitist....

[Hannah Bell]

14. imo, trump is a hired gun.