"The Bully Proves My Point": Kareem updates on Trump's scrawled response to his WaPo opinion piece.

[kpete]

Here’s how Donald Trump responded to my essay about him
The bully proves my point.

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar September 2 at 4:56 PM

.................

This morning, an essay of mine was published titled, “This is the Difference Between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/02/kareem-abdul-jabbar-this-is-the-difference-between-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders/ Trump’s response to my piece is the best, though inelegant, support for my claims. Here again, he attacks a journalist who disagrees with him, not by disputing the points made but by hurling schoolyard insults such as “nobody likes you.” Look behind the nasty invective and you find an assault on the Constitution in the effort to silence the press through intimidation. The full text is below.

https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=1484


https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/02/heres-how-donald-trump-responded-to-my-essay-about-him/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/02/kareem-abdul-jabbar-this-is-the-difference-between-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders/

[think]

1. Trump proved Kareem's point quite well. /nt

[roguevalley]

20. he has someone search for his name in the media. someone yellow lined his name

Explains his drunk tweets

[Spitfire of ATJ]

37. You're Probably right....

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[Eleanors38]

50. Jeez, I'm getting nauseous looking at that.

[politicaljunkie41910]

24. Great article Kareem. Thank you. I particularly was impressed with the fact that although

you didn't graduate from the Wharton School of Business, you were able to complete a coherent thought without changing directions 10 times in the process. You didn't have to brag about your accomplishments, every other half sentence, and you didn't have to put someone else down in order to make yourself look good.

I get that Trump supporters are angry. I don't know what the hell they're angry about. They were the ones who bought the B.S. that their party was shoveling. So now they want someone who doesn't need a teleprompter. Well Trump's word salad speech makes Sarah Palin sound like the greatest orator of all time.

So Trump wants to turn what once was the greatest deliberative body in the world, and our democratic process into the WWF. Because if he succeeds in securing the GOP's nomination for the highest office in the land by being a boorish, arrogant bully, he will certainly spawn a next generation of boorish, arrogant bullies. This is a time when our nation needs solutions to what ales America; not some pampered frat boy who needs a new project to work on.

I heard someone today on TV say that Trump had two immigrant wives and four anchor babies of his own. Isn't it a shame how someone whose been given so much is blinded by his own stupidity. Or maybe he's just playing us.

[svpadgham]

29. What does the World Wildlife Fund have to do with this?

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

38. I think he means the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway

Or perhaps the Australian dockworkers union, formerly known as the Waterside Workers' Federation.

[politicaljunkie41910]

49. How about the (WWF) World Wrestling Federation?

[svpadgham]

51. That company no longer exists under that name.

They became WWE after the World Wildlife Fund sued over the letters.

[JackRiddler]

58. I don't believe that's true.

They became WWE prior to their IPO. They thought it prudent to acknowledge the actual nature of the business. The "entertainment" is an implicit admission that it's not really real.

[awoke_in_2003]

43. "I don't know what the hell they're angry about"

I do- the white male is becoming, due to demographics, becoming less and less politically powerful by the day. They HATE that, and know one day some shit is going to come back and bite them in the ass. Hell, we even have a black man in the White House now. This white male is laughing his ass off at them.

[adigal]

52. Only a percentage of the white males

A large percentage, yes, but not all. Not my flaming liberal/socialist for years husband.

And I'm 53, and I hope I'm alive the day that whites are no longer the majority in this country. Cause we haven't done a very good job at being the majority.

[awoke_in_2003]

54. True...

I wasn't totally clear, and hoped my use of "they" would convey what was going on in my head. I used to be one of them, but I grew the hell up. Things like having a gay sister, a Mexican American wife, and being (at the time) agnostic (at best) probably helped. During the run up to the Iraqui war I really started questioning everything I thought I believed, and realized most of it was built on bullshit and paranoia

[randys1]

2. TRump is a piece of shit, but he is just giving the teaparty moron assholes what they want.

Teaparty assholes need to hear hate on a daily basis.

[KT2000]

19. yes - they are junkies

they are hooked on the adrenaline of hate. It is what they need to feel alive. I hate to tell them what that is doing to their bodies.

[hamsterjill]

30. Exactly!

They are vicariously living through his bullying someone. It's what they all secretly wish they had the guts to do. No thoughts about facts, intelligence, honest debate, compassion, or humility. They just wanna be tough!

[Beaverhausen]

3. Trump is so childish

This is ridiculous.

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. Kareem: still posterizing people.

A debate between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Donald Trump would be only slightly more competitive than a game of one-on-one...and have the same outcome.

[JI7]

5. trumps attacks aren't even good. its like he never got out of

Teenage mentality.

[retrowire]

6. this is amazing. n/t

[abelenkpe]

7. That there are people who want this man

As our president is shameful.

[Delmette]

14. Shameful and scary.

Can you imagine Trump in an international conference with other heads of state?

[montana_hazeleyes]

48. Made me think of this.....

President Donald Trump - Cuban Missile Crisis =

[NBachers]

8. Right on time

[Fred Sanders]

9. And so the media summer ratings driven fling with Fascist Trump ends not with a bang, but the whimper of a cowardly lion.

That Kareem is the one to initiate the inevitable take down of Trump is doubly sweet...next up will be another fascist in the lineup of 17...that is all the GOP has to offer, numerical superiority with an abundance of fascists all in a row.

[Ford_Prefect]

10. Has anyone checked Donald's meds lately?

He seems to have some boundary issues...

[DrBulldog]

11. I hope to gawd that Donald's signature is actually . . .

. . . his electrocardiogram.

[dhill926]

28. haha....

[DrBulldog]

12. Remember, the horrible sad thing about our country is . . .

. . . that there are probably at least 50,000,000 Americans who would vote to put this lunatic into the White House.

[HuckleB]

13. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for PRESIDENT! NOW!

Don't get me wrong. Bernie is fine, but I think Kareem is better. Period.

[Brother Buzz]

15. I like him for the job he's got now:

Global Cultural Ambassador

http://eca.state.gov/video/kareem-abdul-jabbar-global-cultural-ambassador

[daleanime]

21. God knows, after showing our tRump to the world....

we need one.

[matt819]

16. I'm surprised trumped stop short

Of telling Kareem to go back home, like he did to American citizen Jorge Ramos. Kareem and I grew up in the same neighborhood, though he's a few years older.

[Indydem]

23. "Go back to Univision."

Not home.

[IDemo]

17. Who the heck is "Auunh Nuuuyd"?

[Still In Wisconsin]

18. This can mean only one thing:

Tomorrow Scott Walker will call Wilt Chamberlain a "stupid poopie pants" and Chris Christie will call Bill Russel a "loser who gets pushed down at recess."

[surrealAmerican]

22. Well, that was almost totally predictable.

I was expecting a nasty tweet, rather than a hand-written note.

One problem with Mr.Trump (and it is hardly the biggest problem) is that he's so easily manipulated.

[lovemydog]

25. Here's Jimmy Fallon's impression

of Donald Doofus:

[virtualobserver]

26. Trump is going to be on Fallon's show on the premiere date of Stephen Colbert's show

[YOHABLO]

35. We'll all be watching Colbert's new show. It's gonna be good.

[jtuck004]

27. The Buffoon writes. rofl. n/t

[pansypoo53219]

31. tivi gnewz makes you stooped. tRUMP has been pampered way too long.

[Maeve]

32. That does it--now I have to check out Kareem's books! eom

[merrily]

42. Seriously. He's a great writer.

[turbinetree]

33. Accomplishments........................

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. ; April 16, 1947)
I will forgive him for being a Los Angeles Laker (me-----------Boston Celtics)

Hall of Fame basketball center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time leading scorer. He won six NBA titles, five with the Los Angeles Lakers, over 20 years.

Donald Trump accomplishments

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/19/donald-trumps-eminent-domain-nearly-cost-widow-houseupm

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/21-questions-trump-kickbacks-busting-unions-mob-corporate-welfare


Both of there names or on this list click on the name and see why they got a deferment:

http://www.nndb.com/event/806/000140386/

[red dog 1]

56. That Guardian link doesn't work

Try this one:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/19/donald-trumps-eminent-domain-nearly-cost-widow-house

[turbinetree]

61. See if this works --------------if not I will get..............

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/19/donald-trumps-eminent-domain-nearly-cost-widow-house

[Aldo Leopold]

34. Any local handwriting analysts care to check in at this point?

[jmowreader]

36. Trump's problem: Kareem knows exactly what must be done to make America great again

Trump's saving grace is it's a federal offense to build a functional guillotine.

[cynzke]

39. I Want To Hear......

From some writing experts. What does this example say about DT. It would be interesting to say the least. Not even sure this is actually a hand written note. It seems too precise. It could be computer scripted. If so, this would be deceptive. Faking a handwritten note. It is a bizarre way to respond. Can't respond normally, instead crafts this personal attack over the top of the editorial for dramatic effect. Sounds more like a teenage girl, than a mature, corporate business leader.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

40. Great point, but that's not Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

That's Roger Murdock. He's a co-pilot for the airlines.



In all seriousness, good on him. Smart guy.

Oh, and Donald Trump's still a giant douchebag without an original thought in his head.

[spooky3]

62. Ha! You may have to explain that for DUers

Too young to remember Airplane!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

63. Surely, it should be mandatory viewing.

[spooky3]

64. Don't call me Shirley!

[merrily]

41. I've read many article about Sanders. The two best by far, IMO, were Jabbar's and one by Rima Regas.

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-bias-mainstream-media-undermines-sanders-every-turn


Meanwhile, since Trump is the Republican frontrunner, I find it comforting that he at least prints neatly. Maybe, by next year, he'll even be able to master cursive.

Song: The Only One is Trump. (Know what I mean?)

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-bias-mainstream-media-undermines-sanders-every-turn

[awoke_in_2003]

44. My dad says

he doesn't work hard enough on defense

[underpants]

45. Novice handwriting analysis

Writes in all caps. I do too. It's GREAT!

Likes big T's. D's are so big. This could explain "The Donald"

Best Wishes - that is a weird B but my daughter had trouble with d's and b's.

I would never have figured that that signature represented his name.


BTW - Kareem was not well liked by the press or his teammates when he was retiring. Magic Johnson tried to raise money in the locker room to buy Kareem a Rolls and ..... He ended up paying for it himself. Kareem had a fit when not considered for coaching 3+ years ago. The NBA takes care of career guys but apparently not Kareem.

[Monk06]

46. His signature runs on like his mouth. He thinks in scribbles.

[Skittles]

47. imagine Trump as president

It boggles the mind

[adigal]

53. What a stupid, schoolyard response. No one likes you??? WTF????

I think Trump is insane. I can't wait until he breaks his "pledge" to not run 3rd party. You all know he won't be able to resist after the RNC gets rid of him.

[red dog 1]

55. "after the RNC gets rid of him?

How is that even possible?

He now beats everyone in the polls, even HRC.

[red dog 1]

57. K&R...Thanks for posting

[tavernier]

59. Trump has on occasion bragged about his IQ

being in the genius range. I know a number of people who are indeed exceptionally gifted with a high intelligence, and one truly feels when conversing with them, a certain exhilaration just to keep up with their thoughts and observations.

Never once have I experienced this while listening to Trump's speeches. If anything, I am amazed at how low his level of maturity seems to be, almost as though his emotional growth had been severely stilted at some age.

[Dont call me Shirley]

60. Kareem is keeping it classy, while trump is wallowing in the sewers.