Donald Trump says transgender people should be able to "use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate." On NBC's Today show Thursday morning, the GOP front-runner said he opposes North Carolina's "very strong" bathroom bill, which allows businesses to prohibit transgender people from doing just that.
You know, I really liked Trump. I really favored his stance on immigration, and trade. I felt he was pretty politically astute, and sharp.
But then he pissed in the cheerio's by supporting that pedophile football coach, now this. Why? Just to pick up a few votes from some damn football nuts, and now a few perverts.
I have had it with him. He has lost the votes of myself, and my whole family. We will most likely support the Constitution Party.
He better hope he picks up a lot of votes from all the perverts, to overcome all the votes he lost.
I'll just say that Paterno wasn't a pedophile and was always a decent person. Now he did have the pedophile on his staff. I'm not sure what Paterno knew, but he had to have some idea what was going on. My guess is he was embarrassed by it and just didn't know how to deal with it.
" I'll just say that Paterno wasn't a pedophile and was always a decent person. Now he did have the pedophile on his staff. "
Yes, I know. I apologize. I just expressed it that way, because it was easier. Still, he had the pedophile on his staff, and should have done something about it.
Still, he had the pedophile on his staff, and should have done something about it.
I think that what he should have done is let law enforcement take care of that sort of thing. There are no underaged children on college football teams.
" I think that what he should have done is let law enforcement take care of that sort of thing. "
I think so as well.
I think where we differ is that you seem to think that he was wrong to not report his suspicions to law enforcement.
I would say that depends completely on the depth of his suspicions.
I consider law enforcement to be corrupt and often criminal, and I reject any notion that one ever has a DUTY to go to law enforcement to report things.
If Paterno did not particularly suspect the coach of anything egregious, because he was focused on other things, I do not believe that he should be held "accountable" for anything - he did nothing wrong.
" you seem to think that he was wrong to not report his suspicions to law enforcement. "
If he suspected anything, then he would have been wrong to not do so.
Remember, these were young children, they & their parents apparently had faith that they would be safe. They were not.
" I reject any notion that one ever has a DUTY to go to law enforcement to report things. " ??? WTH ? I agreed with you, then you change your position ? Fine, and how would you react if the father of one of those young boys had taken the law into his own hands, and reacted as a Knight Templar, and dealt with that coach himself ? If my son had been one of those boys, that would be the end of that coach.
We will just have to agree to disagree counselor. To me, it appears you are simply trying to rationalize. This is not a court room. It may work in your mind, but not mine!
Paterno is dead. Whatever justice there is for him to face, is being meted out by God.
You're ready to change the economic system of America in order to punish Trump for stating his opinion that Paterno's STATUE should be put back up. If enough people agree with you and follow you, then the statue will stay down, and we will be a socialist country within 8 years.
If Trump wins, the statue will probably stay down - it's some local authority in Pennsylvania that will decide that, not Trump. But we will have a regulated free-market capitalist system.
You have taken the boob bait for Bubbas hook line and sinker.
To me, it's a free speech issue. And I'll sacrifice capitalism to keep free speech too.
So, it looks like Hillary. I'll still have free speech under Hillary. And the statue will stay down, so you win too. So, there's the answer. We divide and fight, Hillary wins, and we end up better off.
Here's another anecdotal public restroom story, to bring us back on topic.
A mother escorted her 5 or 6 year old son to the men's room. I was on my way to the head and observed this. I told the mother that I'd watch/guard the door so she could go in with him. She thanked me and declined. So I went in and did my bidness.
End of story. Simple things have simple solutions.
In my case, I attended the Belmont Stakes in 2014 when California Chrome was attempting the Triple Crown in horse racing. He fell short. 100,000+ in attendance.
Ladies restroom had a line about 100 feet long to enter. Men's room was busy too, but no line. More than a few ladies, some escorted by their man, entered the men's room to do their bidness.
Like the old saying states: if you gotta go you gotta go.
