[Magdalen] Our "sh*thole" president.

[Jay Weigel]

Rachel Maddow also did not use an asterisk, or a bleep, the first time she
spoke about this last night. You could tell how angry she was, although she
was very controlled. Likewise Joy Reid, who was filling in for Chris Hayes
(he's getting some paternity leave). Joy is of Congolese and Guyanese
parentage, so you can imagine how she feels about this. Joy may have used a
bleep; I only heard the last part of her program driving home from
religious instruction. Lawrence also declined to use the direct quote,
although growing up on Boston's streets you know he probably heard and used
it in his younger days; however, his anger came through in another way--the
Boston accent showed out occasionally, which it only does when he's mad.

I'm appalled but not surprised. The short-fingered vulgarian, as Eric+ has
occasionally referred to him, probably talks this way all the time. In
other words, it's normal, and what he says publicly is not.

/getting off the soapbox before I fall off

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:03 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, this was reported on NBC Nightly News. What an a**hole.
>
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 6:15 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> wrote:
>
> > [From the AP.  Note that the AP did NOT use an asterisk.]
> >
> > "President Donald Trump used profane language to disparage African
> nations
> > in a meeting with lawmakers about a proposed bipartisan deal on
> immigration.
> >
> > That's according to two people briefed on an Oval Office meeting held
> > Thursday.
> >
> > Trump made the remark after Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin told Trump
> that
> > under the proposal, a lottery for visas would be ended. Durbin said that
> in
> > exchange, people from African countries that have benefited from that
> > lottery would be given other access to visas.
> >
> > The people say Trump questioned why the U.S. would want to admit more
> > people from 'shithole countries.' They say Trump said the U.S. should
> allow
> > more immigrants from places like Norway.
> >
> > The two people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't
> > authorized to publicly discuss the Oval Office meeting."
> >
>
>
>
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>
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