Trump's Remarks concerning Paralympics..

[busterbrown]

He found them "very tough to watch"

So many dumb insensitive aspects to his statement..
I don't know where to begin..

Hint Donald.. Perhaps build on the word "Inspiring" You idiot!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-paralympics-was-tough-to-watch?ref=home

[DonaldsRump]

1. Disgusting? Apalling? Pathetic?

Any of those seem to fit the bill.

[duforsure]

2. That's amusing...

Most people in this country and around the world find him most difficult and hard to watch.

[Hortensis]

6. Lol. Insensitive to admit, perhaps, but

the mental disabilities of this fraction of a man are painful to observe playing out.

The more Donnie reveals his appalling deficiencies as a human being and as a president without launching a missile, the better. This does not take intelligence or knowledge to understand, which makes it something of a missile itself aimed at the mental barriers of millions of conservatives.

INCOMING!

[gordianot]

3. A comment worthy of a malignant narcissist.

Says the rich man who has to pay prostitutes for services rendered.

[treestar]

12. Exactly, it is the effect on HIM that matters

He is the most reprehensible being on the planet.

[mountain grammy]

4. You know what's tough to watch, donnie?

YOU!

[Docreed2003]

5. Ugh..."tough to watch"??? Fuck you Donnie

And Fuck you for my brother as well...a hugely successful man with a gorgeous family who has CP, oh and despite the fact that he walks with obvious struggle, which I'm sure Donnie would find "hard to watch", that dude is in better shape than I am and runs 5Ks! So, again, fuck you Donnie

[onecent]

7. Dotard's opinion IS NO OPINION......i cannot stand him!!!

[loyalsister]

8. "inspiring" is at least as bad

The most common stereotypes driving bigotry towards disabled people are tiny Tim and the inspiring wheelchair user.

[busterbrown]

11. Huh

So watching a paralympics event if it inspires me to work harder to physically better my own physical problems.. Thats a bad thing? I am driving bigotry? What the hell?

[treestar]

13. Why go out of one's way to see that as bad?

People overcoming odds is inspiring.

[loyalsister]

19. Stereotypes are damaging

People with disabilities strive for some sense of ordinariness but with those stereotypes it's never good enough in the eyes of nondisabled people. But, people have to be charity cases or superhuman impressive to be valued enough to be useful to no disabled people. Either to Pat themselves on the back for giving or for finding something redeeming in the grotesque. Trump managed to do both in that statement.

[treestar]

22. I don't think anyone who says that intends such a thing

as to say "not good enough." There is no need to take it that way.

[loyalsister]

23. Yet when it is pointed out that the message reflects bigotry they defend it

Like when people continue to dismiss the bigotry beneath the compliment of "articulate" because the speaker was just trying to be nice.

[treestar]

24. I guess I am a pollyanna

Why put the worst interpretation possible on what people say. He

[John Fante]

29. The word "inspiring" is used for non-disabled Olympians ALL THE TIME.

Rulon Gardner, Kerri Strug, Derek Redmond, etc.

Is there are bigoted agenda behind that too?

[misanthrope]

34. As someone with a generally hidden disability, I disagree

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A few years ago, I was at the gym on a treadmill, portable oxygen, cannula and all. After I finished and was readying to leave, a woman walked up to me and told me she found me "inspiring," claiming my presence and diligence "inspired" her to push herself further when she felt like she wanted to stop.

I didn't take offense at all. In fact, it made me feel good. Moving around in public with some visual indication of a disability can make you very self-conscious. In a setting like a gym, it's even more so just by all the vagaries involved.

After she told me that, I didn't feel as out of place. I didn't feel the "wow, what's wrong with that guy" stares in the same way.

EDIT TO ADD:
I wasn't exactly running, but utilizing the treadmill to walk at a blistering 1.9 miles per hour. With some of the worst combination of heat and humidity, it's impossible for me to walk outside for a major portion of the year.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. I guarantee you this, I'll take the help and word of a ...

100 disabled persons over 1/100 of the help and word of a worthless POS like RUMP. No question about it.

Disgusting.

[dalton99a]

10. They're lucky he didn't mock them

[busterbrown]

14. Could you just imagine..

If any elected Dem to any office did this.... Gone! Forced to resign in a heartbeat.

Trump does it... "Ah come on he's a different type of guy fuck em all!

[dalton99a]

17. There is not one shred of decency or empathy in people who saw that video and still voted for him

[treestar]

15. He would if he heard one of them say anything

about him that he did not like.

[smirkymonkey]

16. He's such a repulsive piece of shit.

What is tough to watch is YOU! You fat, lying, corrupt excuse for a human being. Resign motherfucker!

[malaise]

18. He's despicable

vile, uncouth and is incapable of displaying one iota of empathy.

[Grammy23]

20. Anyone or anything that does not meet his high standards of perfection

Is not worthy of his attention. And might even bring on an insult like he did when mocking the journalist. He really is beneath contempt and to think he represents our country just sickens me. I know he is a sick man. He has displayed his issues for his whole life. But damn. How did we sink so low as to have THIS representing us? He must be removed. This cannot be allowed to go on. What do we have to do to make our congress do the right thing? How far will he be allowed to go before even they will say enough is enough??

[NastyRiffraff]

21. I guess we should all be thankful

that he didn't try to mimic them; he's been known to do that.

Then again, he deserves to be condemned and mocked without mercy.

[NCTraveler]

25. I would love for an athlete to come out and say...

“I find Trump to be very tough to watch”

[onecaliberal]

26. Words fail...

[C_U_L8R]

27. To make matters worse

It’s quite doubtful he even watched a minute. What a despicable turd.

[MineralMan]

28. Actually, he didn't watch a minute of it.

I'm sure of that.

[busterbrown]

30. Disagree...

Maybe 5 minutes on T.V. to protect himself..

[riversedge]

31. PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour
?Verified account @NewsHour

WATCH: During an event with Team USA Olympians and Paralympians at the White House, President Trump said, "What happened with the Paralympics was so incredible and so inspiring to me. And I watched — it's a little tough to watch too much, but I watched as much as I could."

Link to tweet

[lunatica]

32. Very revealing words regarding Trumps mind

And I doubt it was in the least painful to him. He’s trying to sound sympathetic but simply lacks the gene and is incapable of acting the part.

[misanthrope]

33. I'm sure he can use what he saw later

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

35. I'm surprised "inspiring" is in Trump's lexicon, especially when he's not talking about himself.