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spanone

(135,844 posts)
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 06:06 PM Aug 2016

Trump pitches black voters: 'What the hell do you have to lose?

uh, like, everything.

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump on Friday continued his outreach to African-American voters, presenting them with a stark question: "What the hell do you have to lose?"

Speaking in Dimondale, Michigan, Trump lamented the collapse of American manufacturing and criticized free trade deals as he laced into Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, saying they had taken black voters for granted.

"You're living in poverty, your schools are no good, 58% of your youth are unemployed -- what the hell do you have to lose?" Trump asked the audience.

He accused Clinton of wanting to give jobs to refugees rather than unemployed African-Americans in the US, saying they have "become refugees in their own country.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/19/politics/donald-trump-african-american-voters/index.html
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Trump pitches black voters: 'What the hell do you have to lose? (Original Post) spanone Aug 2016 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #1
Make him stop please Person 2713 Aug 2016 #2
Seriously? He keeps proving himself more and more stupid all the time onecaliberal Aug 2016 #3
"Speaking in Dimondale, Michigan..." LOL. 2010 census = 93% white. Great outreach!!11!1 PSPS Aug 2016 #4
who does this racist POS think he's fooling! ... napkinz Aug 2016 #5
he's an embarrassment to humanity... spanone Aug 2016 #6
I lost count how many times he's said "African-American" this week napkinz Aug 2016 #8
He will give them a small hut to sleep in on a white person's property Doctor Jack Aug 2016 #7
Subtext of the remark gratuitous Aug 2016 #9

Response to spanone (Original post)

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
8. I lost count how many times he's said "African-American" this week
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 12:09 PM
Aug 2016

If feel sorry for anyone playing the drinking game. They've probably died of alcohol poisoning.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
7. He will give them a small hut to sleep in on a white person's property
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 09:20 PM
Aug 2016

in exchange for doing some work in the fields. It will be bigly great.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. Subtext of the remark
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 12:24 PM
Aug 2016

"From where I sit in my privileged position, you have nothing. Nothing! Since you obviously have nothing to lose, vote for me."

What a numbskull.

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